Tag: Puget Sound
Attack of the Killer Crab
I had gone to Narrows Beach Park this morning. It was a warm sunny morning with a gentle breeze and an ebbing tide. The young mothers with their children were already setting up blankets and chairs near the park exit…
New West Fantasy Lands – A Reflection
In my last post, I wrote of the growth issues facing Greater Yellowstone and, specifically, Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley. These can always be topics fraught with a sense of self-interest, and mixed with elements of envy and resentment. Seeing…
Puget Sound Spring – The Abundance of Life
The Seattle Times has a recent article on the resurgence of fauna in Puget Sound. The focus is on Possession Sound – between Everett and Whidbey Island, but the same would be true for all the waters that make up…
The Last Orca
The above picture was posted online in the last several days. It shows a dead newborn Orca calf being carried around on its mother’s back near Victoria, British Columbia. As heart-breaking as the image is, it’s even more disturbing when…