Actually, it's not too difficult for me to choose my five best-ever photos. I'm not a professional photographer, and I am amazed at the excellent quality I can get from my iPhone camera! Before I got my first smart phone for my 70th birthday, I used to poo-poo all the people who were holding up …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #409: Best Ever Images
Our family of Northern Flickers was by today, and they do come around often. Below are some still photos and video which show them at their best in the yard. I never tire of taking their pictures. Glug, glug, glug, one of the adults taking a long drink at the birdbath. He sat there and …
It is common knowledge that the Leftists who run Washington abhor the logging industry, charging them with destroying the state's old-growth forests for profit, and contributing to the extinction of species like the Spotted Owl. Given that most of the old growth forests were logged in the 19th Century, mostly for shipbuilding and home construction, …
Here are some stories that made me smile this week. https://x.com/mustangman_tx/status/2088375228430741653?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Lucky kid! https://x.com/greatlakesladym/status/2088368720959688910?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://x.com/lifenewshq/status/2087977544091943006?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Especially relevant this week. https://x.com/patriotofga3/status/2080641761647415677?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ I hope you get this joke. https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2076742421728096337?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Those kids are real heroes! https://x.com/davidjharrisjr/status/2087962389404672470?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Have a good weekend, everyone.
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
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 …
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 …
Around 11:30 this morning, I was sitting out in my backyard, listening to the birdsong. It was one of those days that everybody was calling, in the yard across the south fence, and in the green space to the west, but nobody was in my yard. (I could hear them, but not see them) Then, …
Continue reading I heard a cacophony of birds in the back yard… But then, the Mob came by
First, some unusual vehicles we spotted this year. The first one was parked in front of our hotel, and is owned by them. We got a big laugh at the comment painted on the passenger side rear panel. It's an old Mercedes vehicle, last licensed in 2023. Since then, the State has hugely increased the …
