Common Goldeneye
An overcast and misty morning on the river. North of the lighthouse, a dozen or more common goldeneye waterfowl congregated--black and white feathered bodies against a uniform gray background. Aside f ...
CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT
On these unseasonably warm January days, small talk about the weather quickly shifts to big talk about climate change. It's certainly on my mind as of late. In early December, I attended a conference ...
Record Temperature
A south wind blew out the fog this morning, wisping through the reeds and trees. When the fog bank cleared, a bald eagle appeared in the treetops. The sun also appeared from behind the clouds. By mi ...
New Year's Day
A thick shroud of fog enveloped the lighthouse for most of the day today. Oftentimes, the fog was so dense that I could not even see the other side of the river. The air was completely still, and the ...
New Year's Eve
It is a maritime tradition that whoever has watch on New Year's Eve fill out the night's logbook entry in rhyme. In that same vein, here is a rhyming re-cap of the final moments of 2006: Clouded mo ...
Happy New Year!
After brief hiatus, the Keeper's Logbook is back and with renewed vigor. Keeper's Logbook is switching publishing formats. From now on, new posts will appear here at this URL. Posts from previous yea ...