Watershed Notes

Autumn

November 26, 2025

We are deep into the heart of autumn. The days are truncated, darkness creeping in around the edges of the light by 4:30 pm. I … Read more

October 29, 2025

In the first week of October we went to the Rockies to celebrate (a few days belatedly) our 23rd anniversary. We stayed in Jasper, which … Read more

November 13, 2024

Autumn is well upon us. The rains have arrived and with them the wind. As late as two weeks ago the leaves were still intact … Read more

October 16, 2024

Two years ago, in 2022, we went to the Rockies for our 20th anniversary. We went back in December of 2022 because we enjoyed our … Read more

September 18, 2024

The light is changing as we slide into autumn. It pools, viscous and gold, on the leaves of the catalpa trees that have finally grown … Read more

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

Autumn is mushroom season in the Pacific northwest.

September 20, 2023

This weekend is the autumn equinox, when we say goodbye to summer and head into fall.

December 2, 2019October 9, 2019

Lately I’ve been struggling with coming down from a bipolar high and dealing with all that comes along with that. I don’t even need to … Read more

December 2, 2019November 24, 2018

Frost at the Cowichan Estuary, where a walk and some photography helped clear my mind.

December 2, 2019November 17, 2018

This week’s photo shoot is – you guessed it – from my yard again. This time of year we have a lot of magnificent fungi … Read more