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Still enjoying the ride. How about you?
Happy New Year ... First rainbow of 2026 from my backyard.
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Happy New Year ... First rainbow of 2026 from my backyard.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Harvest Moon rising on the Columbia River near Stevenson, WA, 10/6/2025.
October 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Harvest Moon rising on the Columbia River near Stevenson, WA, 10/6/2025.
This is by far our biggest pumpkin of the season, and this one just keeps going. I'm guessing it is 20+ lbs at this point
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is by far our biggest pumpkin of the season, and this one just keeps going. I'm guessing it is 20+ lbs at this point
Just after sunset (8/21) along the Columbia River at the Stevenson, WA pier. The Sternwheeler is docked for a tourist visit, and glows against the fading light of day, reflecting on the calm waters by the shore.
August 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Just after sunset (8/21) along the Columbia River at the Stevenson, WA pier. The Sternwheeler is docked for a tourist visit, and glows against the fading light of day, reflecting on the calm waters by the shore.
The Sternwheeler moving up the Columbia River Saturday evening near Stevenson WA.
August 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Sternwheeler moving up the Columbia River Saturday evening near Stevenson WA.
Sunset July 30 from Skamania Lodge moonlight pavilion.
August 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sunset July 30 from Skamania Lodge moonlight pavilion.
Or, in a much more plausible explanation, climate change is real.
This who-cares-what-you-think attitude toward legitimate scientific research and conclusions will lead to a very bad place.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
This who-cares-what-you-think attitude toward legitimate scientific research and conclusions will lead to a very bad place.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Republicans across the country are pushing bills to stop government 'weather modification'
“If it doesn't exist,” said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., a co-sponsor of federal legislation targeting geoengineering, “then you don't have anything to worry about.”
www.nbcnews.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Or, in a much more plausible explanation, climate change is real.
This who-cares-what-you-think attitude toward legitimate scientific research and conclusions will lead to a very bad place.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
This who-cares-what-you-think attitude toward legitimate scientific research and conclusions will lead to a very bad place.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Columbia River Gorge at sunset, looking at Oregon from the Washington side of the gorge.
July 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Columbia River Gorge at sunset, looking at Oregon from the Washington side of the gorge.
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Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels.
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After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels.
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Maddow: 88% of the country says no, no, he cannot defy a supreme court ruling. Only 9% say yes he can. And you know, it's not the same thing. But I should mention that 9% is also the proportion of Americans who told yougov this week that they have a favorable view of the black plague
April 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Maddow: 88% of the country says no, no, he cannot defy a supreme court ruling. Only 9% say yes he can. And you know, it's not the same thing. But I should mention that 9% is also the proportion of Americans who told yougov this week that they have a favorable view of the black plague
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Sunset afterglow .... Hamilton Island in the Columbia River, looking towards Portland. OR and, ultimately, the Pacific Ocean.
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sunset afterglow .... Hamilton Island in the Columbia River, looking towards Portland. OR and, ultimately, the Pacific Ocean.
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Many of the White House candidates for high level positions in the Federal government come across as badly qualified for the jobs they are seeking.
If they all happened to be Black, I wonder if they’d instead be rejected as incompetent DEI hires?
If they all happened to be Black, I wonder if they’d instead be rejected as incompetent DEI hires?
February 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Many of the White House candidates for high level positions in the Federal government come across as badly qualified for the jobs they are seeking.
If they all happened to be Black, I wonder if they’d instead be rejected as incompetent DEI hires?
If they all happened to be Black, I wonder if they’d instead be rejected as incompetent DEI hires?
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.
Oregon Cascades along Columbia River from Rock Cove, Stevenson. Break in the storm, 2/02/2025
February 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Oregon Cascades along Columbia River from Rock Cove, Stevenson. Break in the storm, 2/02/2025
Multnomah Falls 1/23/2025
January 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Multnomah Falls 1/23/2025
Looking west toward the Bonneville Dam from Starvation Creek trail near Hood River, OR 1/21/25.
January 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Looking west toward the Bonneville Dam from Starvation Creek trail near Hood River, OR 1/21/25.
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Sunset looking west a) San Diego 1/5/2025; b) in Orange County, CA 1/5/2025; and c) down the Columbia Gorge 1/6/2025.
January 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sunset looking west a) San Diego 1/5/2025; b) in Orange County, CA 1/5/2025; and c) down the Columbia Gorge 1/6/2025.
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“Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland”
January 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland”
Hello. Just now up and running on Bluesky. First light in my neighborhood. Enjoy!
November 16, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Hello. Just now up and running on Bluesky. First light in my neighborhood. Enjoy!