It seems that just yesterday, I wrote a post right here about the poor conditions in Washington's forests making them primed for wildfires. This was based on a trip we took on Tuesday to Mount Rainier National Park. We drove up to Sunrise, and I commented that the Mountain itself was shrouded in wildfire smoke …
It took our Northern Flicker some time to decide whether he would take a drink from the bird bath in the yard. There were other birds around, and I was sitting just a few feet away. https://videopress.com/v/c8Tjm1cP?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
The video below is not the best, but I think you can see what I mean when I explain. (play video at 1/4 speed) On Tuesday, we drove down to Mount Rainier, and we drove through miles of National Forest. Literally everywhere we drove, the forest floor was littered with downed trees, fragments of trees, …
Continue reading Washington State Wildfires, waiting to happen
Yes, way back in the Dark Ages of 1962, my family were Pioneers. It was Seattle, and a World's Fair was coming in June. My parents looked around, guessed at how crowded the city would be with tourists, and decided that we didn't want to be here for the deluge of visitors. My mother had …
Well, the winds have finally brought the Eastern Washington wildfire smoke to Western Washington. We had already made plans to drive down to Mount Rainier, so we just decided to go anyway. The sky was already smoky when we left home, and this was the freeway on I-405 going southbound. Smoky Skies, I-405 South The …
This weekend, I finished a book that, halfway through, I considered not finishing at all. The reason was that the protagonist was so disgusting and evil that she made me almost physically sick. I decided to just skim through the second half, just to see if she suffered the consequences of her depraved behavior. The …
Last week was the Bellevue Arts Fair, and we went on Saturday. As usual, the main fair was laid out in the parking garage, and along the street outside. It was a very pleasant day, and we saw some beautiful works. And some cute ones! This booth was from a sculptor. She works in large …
Through doing this series, I have learned so much! I had no idea that one of the signers actually made cannon balls! Here are two different descriptions of Taylor's life and accomplishments. George Taylor was born in 1716 in Ireland. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1736, where he worked as an iron worker for Samuel …
It looks like the entire male population of (Muslim) Morocco has decided to take a nice vacation in Spain. And, maybe, to stay a while. Now, earlier this year, the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, declared amnesty for the millions of Africans already in the country, so there is history on this kind of …
Continue reading Taking place today in Spain. Invaders Invited.
For those of you who have not been taught WWII history, Dr. Josef Mengele was an accessory to the Holocaust. He used Jews and others from German and Polish concentration camps for horrific medical experiments, torturing and murdering thousands of inmates. His nickname was the Angel of Death. His modern reincarnation is a man called …
Continue reading The reincarnation of Dr. Mengele “testifies” before Congress.
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