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Into meteorology and storm spotting, photography, aviation, cooking, music of all genres, and love the Pacific Northwest and being close to the ocean.

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Have a good night of sleep with sweet dreams that bring smiles to you tomorrow morning.🤗😴
GOOD NIGHT The time has came to.go to sleep, sleep deep and dream sweet SLEEP TIGHT
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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This is an evening weather briefing by Ryan Hall. Severe storms with tornado risk push across the Gulf Coast into Florida this weekend, while the Sierra Nevada braces for a major multi-day snow event with dangerous travel impacts.

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This Is The Strangest February Weather Pattern In Years...
YouTube video by Ryan Hall, Y'all
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February 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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This is so beautiful and heartwarming.

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🕊️Walk for peace ☮️🪷 Sacred Words of Truth 🙏🙏🙏
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February 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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It looks like a squall line going on from northeast Texas into Arkansas. All in this area need to be weather aware and pay attention to storm warnings.
Radar showing a squall line across northeast Texas into Arkansas
February 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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A picture that I took in September 2008 of some driftwood at the Central Oregon Coast.
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A picture that I took in September 2008 of some driftwood at the Central Oregon Coast.
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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With today being Valentine's Day I thought I would share a few of my pictures that I have taken with a romance theme.
Candle flame and rose Rose petals on a bed Love and heart on the beach sand Candle flame
February 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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A picture I took of a few of the wood carvings at the Ocean Shores, Washington Sand And Sawdust Festival in June 2024.
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A picture I took of a few of the wood carvings at the Ocean Shores, Washington Sand And Sawdust Festival in June 2024.
February 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Some driftwood on the Damon Point Beach in south end of Ocean Shores, Washington. I took this picture during a visit to Ocean Shores in late July 2022.
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Some driftwood on the Damon Point Beach in south end of Ocean Shores, Washington.
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Some old wood standing in the bay near Tillamook, Oregon. I took this picture in January 2008.
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Some old wood standing in the bay near Tillamook, Oregon.
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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This is the convective storm outlook for today. Severe thunderstorms should develop and spread eastward late this afternoon into the evening and overnight from parts of central/east Texas to the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Severe thunderstorms should develop and spread eastward late this afternoon into the evening and overnight from parts of central/east Texas to the Lower Mississippi Valley. A few tornadoes, scattered damaging winds, and isolated severe hail all appear possible. ...Central/East Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley... A southern-stream mid/upper-level shortwave trough will continue to move quickly eastward across the southern Plains/northern Mexico today, eventually reaching the lower MS Valley tonight. At the surface, a weak low over northwest OK late this morning will develop towards the ArkLaTex by this evening while gradually deepening. An attendant cold front will sweep east-southeastward across central/east TX in tandem with the surface low, and will likely provide a focus for robust surface-based convection later this afternoon/evening. The northern extent of the surface warm sector is forecast to remain somewhat constrained by slowly eroding surface high pressure centered over the Carolinas, with a warm front expected to make only slow progress northward across LA and the central Gulf Coast States through the end of the period. Ongoing, loosely organized convection extending from north-central to southwest TX may pose an isolated threat for hail and gusty winds through the rest of this morning into mid afternoon. With continued filtered daytime heating of a seasonably moist low-level airmass, it still appears likely that a gradual uptick in thunderstorm coverage and intensity will occur across parts of central/east TX by mid to late afternoon. Various NAM/RAP forecast soundings across this region indicate MLCAPE will likely be hindered to some extent due to saturated low-level profiles and modest mid-level lapse rates.
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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I took this picture yesterday of a couple of geese relaxing on the golf course.
I took this picture yesterday of a couple of geese relaxing on the golf course.
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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A somewhat dreary winter morning with a light fog here in Salem, Oregon.
A somewhat dreary winter morning with a light fog here in Salem, Oregon.
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Oregon celebrates its 167th birthday today, February 14, 2026, marking the anniversary of its admission as the 33rd state in the Union in 1859. Known as the "Beaver State,
,"Oregon's statehood is celebrated on Valentine's Day.
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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I hope this Valentine's Day brings you love, smiles, and laughter.
Happy Valentine's Day!🤗🥰
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Wishing you a night filled with beautiful dreams and a morning
full of smiles.🤗😴
Sweet dreams, Sleep tight, May your night be filled with love and warmth. Goodnight
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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7 Reasons Why Pets Make The Best Valentine
7 REASONS WHY PETS MAKE ,. the best Valentine’s 1 They always show their affection 2 They make your laugh, daily 3 They are always excited to see you 4 They shower you with kisses & hugs 5 They run into your arms 6 They will love you forever 7 Always loyal, never unfaithful
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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I strongly believe in all of these 🤗
I Believe Black Lives Matter Science is Real Love is Love Women have the Right to Choose Trans Rights are Diversity Makes Us Small Acts Change Human Rights Stronger the World Kindness is everything
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Champ and myself listening to one of the great classic rock song
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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This is the thought for today by Plato for Valentine's Day tomorrow: “Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.”
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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On this date in 1974 the song Love's Theme by The Love Unlimited Orchestra was the top song on the music charts.

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Love's Theme
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February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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This is the thunderstorm outlook for today.
Thunderstorm outlook for today
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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This is the convective storm outlook for today. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may produce occasional hail and gusty winds this evening into the overnight hours across parts of the southern Plains.

We are getting back into the severe storm season.
...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may produce occasional hail and gusty winds this evening into the overnight hours across parts of the southern Plains. ...Southern Plains... An upper trough over Baja California late this morning will move eastward across the Southwest/northern Mexico into the southern Rockies by early Saturday morning. Gradually strengthening low-level flow will continue to advect somewhat richer moisture northwestward from the TX Hill Country (mostly 50s surface dewpoints) into parts of west TX and western/central OK through the period. Modestly steepened mid-level lapse rates present will support around 500-1000 J/kg MUCAPE by this evening across the southern High Plains. Various NAM/RAP forecast soundings show strong effective bulk shear (around 50-70 kt) this evening/overnight as southwesterly mid/upper-level flow strengthens with the approach of the upper trough, which will likely support thunderstorm organization. Isolated thunderstorms should initially develop on the northwest periphery of the low-level moisture return over parts of northwest TX and vicinity late this afternoon/early evening with some hail threat. As large-scale ascent associated with the upper trough approaches the southern High Plains later this evening, a more extensive southwest to northeast corridor of convection is expected. One or more clusters may eventually evolve into linear bands and develop east-northeastward along/near an eastward-moving Pacific front. One of these linear clusters with perhaps embedded supercells seems likely to occur early Saturday morning (after 14/06Z) from parts of west into northwest TX as stronger forcing for ascent overspreads this region.
February 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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It's Friday the 13th. I personally believe that both good luck and bad are real for one reason: whatever luck you think you have is the luck you're going to get. So let's make today an example of Friday the 13th being really, really lucky!
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend
Good Morning Today. Have more love. Have more hope. Have more dreams. Have more faith. Have more prayers. Have more good times with your loved ones. Be more grateful.
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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This is the poignant prayer that Bhikkhu Pannakara spoke at the end of his message at the Lincoln Memorial. What a special and lasting gift to guide our steps into the future.
Venerable Bhikkhu Paññakara Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC February 11, 2026 May every nation live in safety, stability and dignity. free from fear, chaos and unnecessary suffering. May every person be heard, respected and protected, regardless of race, background, faith, or the language that they speak. May fear be replaced by understanding, and may misunderstanding never again become a reason for violence. May hatred be transformed into compassion so pain is met with care instead of blame. May peace exist not only in words and speeches but in laws, policies, communities and daily life. May true strength be measured not by control, force or weapons, but by how we protect one another, especially our children and the vulnerable. May progress always walk together with morality. and may growth never be built on human suffering. May dialogue be chosen over confrontation and listening over judgment, in families, societies and nations. May people find peace within their own hearts so that the world no longer needs violence to survive. May the path to peace require no enemies, but only human beings returning to morality, to responsibility and to one another. Last but not least, remember every morning to write down what we've talked about. "Today is going to be my peaceful day."
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM