Saturday, June 9
5:15 am Calgary
It is +7 °C, with a high forecast of +11 °C.
From the Environment Canada website:
Today Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h near noon. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low 9.
5:30 am Life
Now to spend a few minutes collecting my thoughts.
We spent much of our time while in Kingston walking trails and looking for birds. This was the first time when we observed birding by sound and were very impressed. It makes a huge difference when you can identify a bird in the trees and can then decide whether you want to spend additional time trying to observe it. I want to spend more time reading about birds and noticing where birds are being spotted in southern Alberta.
I am eager to drive to the Crowsnest Pass and check a few campgrounds to see if I should arrange to take the 5th wheel out of storage. The Web is amazingly poor for finding information on campgrounds in southern Alberta.
9:00 am Literature
I have begun reading the ebook, "The Social Conquest of Earth" (2012) by Edward O. Wilson. This is a non-fiction book that examines the biological history of human evolution. My first reaction is very positive. The opening chapters are quite readable and clear. I will likely make a few notes on this, but at the moment I am content to yellow highlight certain sentences and keep reading.
5:00 PM Life
Today was very relaxing. We did a little shopping for perennial plants for our raised gardens in Lethbridge, did some visiting, had lunch in a new restaurant in one of the shopping areas and visited a Costco in Calgary for the first time.