Yes, they do go together. We are in Leavenworth for the weekend, partaking of activities in the Leavenworth International Accordion celebration. We got to town around 5:00PM, offloaded our gear at our hotel, and attended the first performance of the amateur bands. Of course, Tempo Trends Music, from Victoria, BC, had their normal extensive display …
I sure hope the Eyer Sisters win the Bands category in the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. Here are Ivy on the accordion and Nelia on two different instruments. They call themselves Radio Helper. https://videopress.com/v/vYsY9UQi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Ivy and Nelia Eyer I think they were just wonderful. But then, I am prejudiced. I have been following them since …
Continue reading These musical sisters deserve a post of their own.
In August of 2001, just after I started dating my now-husband, he rented a small airplane, and we flew from Everett to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Here are some of the pictures I took from the co-pilot seat in the Cessna 182, and on the ground. Snohomish County and Mount Baker Anacortes …
Continue reading I just found some old photos and uploaded them. Flying!
I had to get out of the house today, so I went up to the Narbeck Wetland park not far from our house. I have a broken toe, so I made it a short walk. Here are some photos.
https://twitter.com/thepatriotoasis/status/1935035376156258433?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And our government worries about cow farts Mother Nature is more powerful than we are. We should be abandoning the “man-made climate change” hoax and quit wasting money on trying to return humanity to the Dark Ages.
For the 25 years we have been together, I have sung the praises of rural Britain to my husband, who has never been to Europe. In my younger days, I traveled to Britain twice, and I have longed to return, to show him the loveliest places I have ever been. So, I found numerous great …
Via Highway 530, Arlington, Darrington, Rockport, Marblemount to US 20 to Newhalem and the Diablo Lake Overlook. First stop on 530, the Oso Slide Memorial. A nice roadside installation, commemorating the 2014 landslide that crossed the river and inundated a whole neighborhood. Individual memorial Views from the site Here are Mountain Views along the highway. …
Continue reading First trip of the year to the North Cascades
On my walk outside the building where I work, I heard a bird chirping. See who I found. You can tell the adult bird is a male by his black head. We have these birds year-round.
Someone I follow on X is an excellent Astro-photographer and he made a thrilling capture. Below is the result. Meet Andrew McCarthy. https://twitter.com/ajamesmccarthy/status/1917644658773221832?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Awesome! He left his camera, and we get a front-row seat to the rocket launch.
The climate crisis is a hoax. For those worried about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, below is a little video of a natural phenomenon on our planet that puts every man-made source to shame. https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1914448379955884279?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Next, read Simon Winchester’s book on the eruption of Krakatoa in the 19th Century. Happy Earth Day, everyone.
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