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Ballot in the box. I have voted Kerplunk!

Beautiful start to the day. #stunday

Fresh snow up high! #ForestFriday

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What ended up as a beautiful day. We started hiking in rain mixed with snow and high winds. Returning to the trailhead we were treated to blue skies.

I get a substack from a guy in Fairbanks Alaska named Rick Thoman. Its a graph and this caption: September average surface temperature 60° to 90°N (lands and seas) each year 1950 to 2026. Time varying average estimated v ia piece-wise linear regression. Data from ERA5 courtesy of ECMWF/Copernicus.

A hike in fall colors. The old boy Oreo still has the get up and go for another hike.

A tree on our hike today. I'll keep returning to see which holes fill with nests. Could be fun.

Life's a beach. Who doesn't love a day on the beach?

Life's a beach. Who doesn't enjoy some beach time? Oreo sure does.

Outdoors looking for Whitebark Pine when this view opened up. Time outdoors in the mountaind is always invigorating.

Smokey The Bear's birthday. Happy 82nd buddy. Remember only you can prevent fires.

Another Mountains Monday in the North Cascades.

A beautiful day in the mountains.

Mountain Monday. Followed a game trail through the trees and found this view. What luck.

Another Mountain Monday pose. Oreo woo-wooing singing how his day is going so far.

Another Blue Sky Mountain Monday, this time with Oreo❤️

Mountain Monday. Warm in the valley, cool in the mountains.

Flower Friday. Balsomroots and the North Cascades.

My very first word processor not even 1K.

Mountain Monday. A beautiful crisp morning will fold into a summer day. I hope your day is filled with warmth.

Flower Friday from our home. Tulips and daffodils but from nature, Balsomroot.

Mountain Monday. Always a blessing to experience the mountains and fresh air.

Mountain Monday. Hopefully you can get out doors and enjoy the rest of your day.

This is Oreo fell asleep after a long hike. I wonder if he woke up thinking he had been swimming?

First Flower, for 2026, daffodils. Next up tulips 😀 Happy Spring!

In between snow ❄️ squalls.

Mountain Monday with Oreo.

What's better than a sunny spring day in the mountains? A sunny spring day in the mountains with your dog.

The funhog has alot of slop, Falling from the sky in a plop. He ran around in a hurry, More like a wild scurry. Cleaned it up, chop-chop.

Beautiful day at the pass. There should be snow on the ridge in the foreground but the warmth this winter has kep tit away.

First bike ride of the season with Kimchi. He arrives back home and goes straight for bed 🛌. 😀

Staging for upcoming NoKings day.

Oreo and the first wildflower of the season (at his front left paw).

The hike before a week of storms hit dropping rain and snow.

Last night of grooming cross country ski trails this season. Sound up!

Whole Lotta ❤️ for a cross country ski day in the mountains near home.

Fresh snow and a rather cold day make for a fun ski day. Kimchi loves it much like I do.

Beautiful sky right before I started work.

Homemade 🦀 cakes

A little beauty on what started out as a sad day after reading the news this morning.

Some work days are better than others.

Wonderful day outside.

I was out cross country skiing today and witnessed this insect crawling across the snow. It was in the lower 20sF and was sure it's demise was near. Goodbye!

More Ice Art from our ski yesterday.

51st Annual Club Funhog Thansgiving day ski. 24 more to go. Happy Thanksgiving. I have so much to be grateful for.

These two are quite a bit older and seldom play like this. Still very good friends.

I hardly ever cross country ski in the rain but the destination was calling.

Oreo on our hike yesterday. Not too bad for an old man. Sporting a "new" harness to help him get in and out of the rig.

Ice formations on my hike with the dog this morning.