This afternoon, Hubby and I drove up to the Skagit Valley, just to get out of the house. The weather was cool and crisp, and the clouds were ominous sometimes. When we got there, we took our favorite road through the fields. A little farther on, as the sun was just setting: Around the next …
It should be well-known by now that every single government infectious-disease expert in the Universe has described the traditional Thanksgiving holiday as a potential "super-spreader" event. Most governments have strongly warned citizens against visiting their relatives and sitting in their numbers around the groaning table. Every one demands that you stay home this Thanksgiving, eating …
Continue reading Thanksgiving in Time of Covid (You vs Government)
Finally, I'm getting around to doing the last big post from our trip to South Dakota in September. The last time we were in Montana, in 2017, the sky was filled with smoke from multiple wildfires, and all our plans to explore Glacier Park with our Ricochet friends had to be cancelled. Both ends of …
With the New Lockdown of the State of Washington, how many Businesses and Restaurants have you RUINED today? How many Families have you torn apart? How many Suicides have you initiated today? How much State Tax Revenue have you destroyed today? How much additional drug use have you initiated today? And, tell me, Who Gave …
Continue reading Damn You, Jay Inslee, Part Three. Damn You to Hell.
I wondered what to do for Milestone Post Number 800 on my blog, and shortly thereafter was presented with the perfect answer! Now, my readers know that I live in the Pacific Northwest, Everett, Washington to be exact. Our immediate neighborhood is nothing unusual-just a pretty normal subdivision. However, our yard is not like the …
"Visit Seattle", its tourism promotion organization, has a press release out today. That press release states that it supports the State Dictator's so-called "travel advisory", which urges out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. So far, this is only an advisory, but many locals expect it to become another Rule by Decree from …
Continue reading Seattle Tourism Promotion Organization supports its own demise
I have always been an individual optimist. When I was is psychology graduate school, I read in one of my textbooks a phrase which has carried me through many trials and tribulations in life. A famous psychologist said: When things look bad, and getting worse, "The world will not come to an end if..." should …
Continue reading Lens Artists Photo challenge #122: The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
It turns out that one of my favorite Subjects for picture-taking is my black cat, Kikyo. She follows me everywhere around the house, so I can take her picture in all sorts of situations. However, isn't it true that it is very tricky to photograph a black cat (see what I did there? Happy Halloween!)? …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #121-Focus on the Subject
I'm not a professional photographer, and I've never been to exotic foreign lands. But I am an amateur bird-watcher, starting in my own backyard. I am often to be found in our kitchen, peering out the sliding glass door, watching to see who shows up at our two bird-feeders (one seed feeder and a suet-feeder). …
In May of 2019, I took a little driving vacation by myself, to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. One day, I went to one of my very favorite places in the world, the Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge. I have been there dozens of times, and every time I see something new. The path …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #117: A Photo Walk on Dungeness Spit
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