Tag: Climate Change
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Unusually Early Winter Blooms
This winter the Pacific Northwest has been the warmest on record — and there are early blooming flowers everywhere. I have been documenting first flowers sightings for over 15 years now, and this is definitely the earliest date I have seen many of these flowers in bloom across Portland. The sun has been shining and…
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A Very Hot June in the Pacific Northwest
This year has been pretty A-typical, weather wise, and June has been no exception. Normally this time of year it is still damp and cool and I have always said that summer starts on July 5th in the Pacific Northwest (as it almost always rains on the 4th). But, this year summer arrived sometime in April.…
Walking As a Way of Knowing 