Holy cow!
#WesternWashington is waking up to #smoke levels from #EasternWashington & #BritishColombia #wildfires that have pretty much *doubled* since yesterday.
Stay inside when possible.
Use #AirCleaners if you have them. Make a #CorsiRosenthal if you don't
Those #N95s do double duty these days. #MaskUp to keep the smoke particles out as well as #Covid (#CovidIsNotOver)
Check in on older folks & those with #HealthIssues #LungIssues #HeartIssues #LongCovid
Stay safe!
#westernwashington #smoke #easternwashington #britishcolombia #wildfires #aircleaners #corsirosenthal #n95s #maskup #covid #covidisnotover #healthissues #lungissues #heartissues #longcovid #seattle #pnw
Oh boy. We get rid of the heat and now we might get #wildfire #smoke into #WesternWashington again
Uncertain as of now but they're keeping an eye on it.
Be ready and stay tuned.
#wildfire #smoke #westernwashington #seattle #pnw #airquality
Over the last week I've been doing a series of sunset shots from my in-laws deck in Edmonds, since the house will be up for sale soon. I'll miss these views. All shots by Google Pixel 7 Pro. #sunset #sunsets #sunsetwx #PNW #WashingtonState #westernWashington #PugetSound #Edmonds #sky #clouds #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #GooglePixel
#sunset #sunsets #sunsetwx #pnw #washingtonstate #westernwashington #pugetsound #edmonds #sky #clouds #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #googlepixel
A couple moths seen recently at the back porch light.
1) Iridopsis emasculatum
Range:
British Columbia south to northern California, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas.
Food:
Larval hosts are woody plants; alder, maple, willow, and blueberry.
2) Brown-lined Looper (Neoalcis californiaria)
Range:
Southern California to coastal British Columbia.
Food:
Larvae feed mainly on Douglas-Fir.
#Mothtodon #moth #moths #Lepidoptera #entomology #insects #nature #naturephotography #PNW #westernWashington
#mothtodon #moth #moths #lepidoptera #entomology #insects #nature #naturephotography #pnw #westernwashington
Bicycle ride today from Mill Creek to Everett and back. Club ride with the B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County. Gorgeous day. #PNW #bicycling #biking #Washington #WashingtonState #westernWashington #Everett #SnohomishCounty #landscape #landscapephotography #NavalStationEverett #ships #Navy #USNavy #photography #GooglePixel https://ridewithgps.com/trips/127631158
#pnw #bicycling #biking #washington #washingtonstate #westernwashington #everett #snohomishcounty #landscape #landscapephotography #navalstationeverett #ships #navy #usnavy #photography #googlepixel
By the back porch light a couple days ago, the Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata). #moth #moths #Lepidoptera #entomology #insects #nature #naturephotography #PNW #westernWashington https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81681-Campaea-perlata
#moth #moths #lepidoptera #entomology #insects #nature #naturephotography #pnw #westernwashington
Note for #Seattle and other #WesternWashington folk: The Skagit Valley Highland Games in Mount Vernon is this weekend.
> https://celticarts.org/skagit-valley-highland-games/
There will be all the Scottish Games things you've come to expect; tossing of cabers, dance competitions, food and vendors, Clan tents, a beer garden, and (of course) Piping and Pipe bands!
I'm so excited I'll be helping out. Mornings I'll be refereeing the 'heavy games' and afternoons I'll be helping drink up the beer while listening to the bands.
Tumwater Falls, Washington #waterfall #wa #washington #river #pnw #pacificnorthwest #westernwashington #rocks #trees #water #view #nature #naturephotography #video #outdoors
#waterfall #wa #Washington #river #pnw #pacificnorthwest #westernwashington #rocks #Trees #water #view #nature #naturephotography #video #outdoors
A fascinating article (yes, I found it fascinating and I'm not ashamed) about the #PNW love of #TacoTime: "Loving Taco Time Northwest might be the truest badge of being a #Seattle native." It also explores the schism between "Taco Time Northwest" (found in #WesternWashington) and the totally different and vastly inferior company "Taco Time International" you find everywhere else. https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2023/01/taco-time-northwest-seattle-washington
#pnw #tacotime #seattle #westernwashington
My deerest friends had their thick winter coats on today:
My deerest friends had their thick winter coats on today:
I was promised snow, damn it. #WesternWashington #Christmas #Solctice #HalfwayThroughTheDark
#Halfwaythroughthedark #solctice #Christmas #westernwashington
I was promised snow, damn it. #WesternWashington #Christmas #Solctice #HalfwayThroughTheDark
#Halfwaythroughthedark #solctice #Christmas #westernwashington
So 10 years after Providence bought Swedish, it looks like they’re rebranding as Providence Swedish? Does this mean Swedish is no longer going to be a secular institution, as they reassured us it would remain in 2012? https://www.providence.org/lp/swedish #CatholicHealthcare #Seattle #WesternWashington #PugetSound #healthcare #mergers #rebranding
#catholichealthcare #seattle #westernwashington #pugetsound #healthcare #mergers #rebranding
Chilly morning #PNW #sunrise #westernwashington
#pnw #sunrise #westernwashington