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Followup on flooding in Western Washington. News and photos.

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First up, some news stories from local media. All the stories include photos. Auburn Neighborhoods Evacuated. US Highway 2 Closed from Skykomish to Leavenworth. This is very bad news, for tourism in Leavenworth, and for the businesses in Skykomish itself. https://twitter.com/wspd6pio/status/2000681307639063016?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Flood damage closes Highway 12 in Naches, repairs underway. Naches is in Central Washington …

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A suburban stroll in the Pacific North-Wet

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Nope, the title is not a typo. Western Washington has the nickname Pacific North-Wet since we get a fair amount of rainfall in fall and winter. Not the kind of deluges you see on the East Coast where the heavens open and everything is soaked through in moments. Just a steady light rain, where you …

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Friday Funnies. Simon’s Cat, memes, and cartoons

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It’s been quite a week, what with the bombshell revelations on the Russia Collusion Hoax, celebrity deaths, and leftist meltdowns. How about some smiles? Truth! https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1948710320651870667?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ You can’t hate them enough! Your choice of leftist comment here Can we agree that this needs to happen? https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1948349695148871855?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ England welcomed rain after a hot spell https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1947622653814096206?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ It …

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Kamala Harris’s America

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, Crime and Punishment, Culture, elections, government, immigration, Law and Justice, Media bias, Nature, Politics in the Age of Trump, Science and research, social media, technology, transportationLeave a comment

Here are reports from across the country of conditions in Kamala’s America. https://twitter.com/xvanfleet/status/1844205052665397357?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/craigchamberlin/status/1844200102308569314?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/truthwarrior5x/status/1844194217607725438?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Kamala approves this https://twitter.com/saltygoat17/status/1843806587636592788?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/thekevindalton/status/1843724295824126076?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1844090753368097123?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/saltygoat17/status/1844010216733479386?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1844185697793736987?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1844150855290822983?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/vigilantfox/status/1844024461189689825?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Kamala invited them in. On your dime. https://twitter.com/johnnyreb1989/status/1844214049162268929?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And some funny commentary. https://twitter.com/deaflibertarian/status/1844068028075606486?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Is this the kind of America you want continued? If not, your choice is clear. VOTE TRUMP …

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Devastating flood damage in the Carolinas from Hurricane Helene. Media and Feds Ignore It. Updated Sunday 9/29.

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Culture, environmentalism, government, Media and the Internet, Media bias, Nature, Random Musings About Life, social media, transportation4 Comments

My headline is not a joke. I visited four media web sites, including some known as being impartial and conservative. Not one had a banner headline about the devastation in Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Entire towns are being swept away, millions of people are losing homes and property, more millions are without power, …

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I spy…with my little eye…Fungi!

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In the Pacific Northwest, it gets very moist in the fall and winter. We are also blessed with ample forests and leaf-litter in our yards. Perfect for the growth of mushrooms and other types of fungi. Here are some that I have encountered recently. Below are some mushrooms that were growing under bushes on the …

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I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now.

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This week, a Ricochet friend did a post, that referenced the song above.  For young people who don't know it, here is my favorite version, by Judy Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L1UngfqojI Boy, does this bring back memories of my childhood, when I was in college in the far-away 1970s.  But I really have looked at clouds from …

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Welcome to the Pacific Northwest winter

On By rushbabe49In Nature, Random Musings About Life3 Comments

I just had to take this screen-shot this morning on my phone.  I use WeatherBug, recommended to me by a "genius" at the Apple Store. As I heard when I lived for awhile in the Midwest, nobody ever shoveled 2 feet of "partly cloudy" off their doorstep.  Or 2 feet of rain, either.  Our rain …

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