The Leftists of the world think that humans are destroying the planet. They firmly believe that human-generated "greenhouse gases" have been causing the climate to get warmer for decades, and they believe that, unless the world essentially ceases to emit such gases from activities such as driving cars and trucks fueled by gasoline, and heating …
Continue reading Unintended (?) consequences of the Left’s environmental movement
And Cee didn't even ask me what this week's subject should be! My readers and followers will know that one of my favorite activities is taking video and still photos of all the variety of birds that visit my backyard suet and seed feeders. In all seasons, and through all kinds of weather, my trusty …
For decades, but increasingly in the past three years, the Seattle Police Department has been beleaguered; despised by the city government (made up of Leftists who still think of police as "pigs), mistrusted by the black community (the unacknowledged source of a majority of criminals), and under a consent decree initiated by the Obama (in)Justice …
Continue reading Will this “officer-involved shooting” be the last straw for the Seattle Police?
I like to keep my eyes open, in case I see something unusual or interesting to photograph. Of course, this is much easier, now that I have a pretty good camera ready, wherever I go (thanks iPhone!). The day I went down to Martha Lake Park, I was looking over the dock railing, back at …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #189: Odds and Ends
The Far Left has run Seattle and King County for decades. These stories tell who they are. Seattle City Council considers using the Seattle Public Library buildings as emergency homeless shelters. [the sainted "homeless" have already been using library facilities as daycare centers, bathrooms, and drug dens] The big homeless camp outside Seattle City Hall …
Remember the many times I have stated that the Health Nazis will never yield their absolute power? Remember when I opined that, for them, the pandemic will never end? I have been proven right again. Here's the headline in today's news: Washington Health Leaders urge continued mask wearing after mandate lifts. The so-called "health leaders" …
Tonight's State of the Union speech was held inside a Capitol surrounded by a fence. Why the fence, you ask? That fence was erected because the shrinking violets in the US Congress and Senate live in fear of their own constituents. Here's what one of America's Founding Fathers had to say about that. How many …
Woof!! That's the bark. Nah, not really! How about these? They are two different Douglas Fir trees. The one on the left was cut down, and I took the picture to show how thick its bark is. The one on the right is very much alive, growing near Deception Pass on Whidbey Island. Here's …
Continue reading CFFC: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bark and Leaves
My blog has had hundreds of visitors lately, and I thank every one. But I noticed that most visitors just read, and don't comment or like my posts. Please join the conversation! It's really easy, and absolutely free. In the sidebar on the right of my blog, you will see a link that says "Register". …
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is one of the world's most Special Places, in more ways than one. First, it is one of the most prestigious music conservatories, founded in the 19th Century and still going strong. Second, it charges its students no tuition. Third, it only accepts the very tip-top of applicants, making …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #188: A Special Place
Calling-all-RushBabes 