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A zone of shit

A zone of shit

Zone of shit sounds very much like "fake news".  Breitbart , Infowars and thousands of twitter accounts have create a virtual reality that is becoming supreme.  The master of this reality is the President. 

Sunset Over Olympics

Sunset Over Olympics

Sunset in the winter are centered on the south end of the mountains.

Red Winged Blackbird

Red Winged Blackbird

Lover of bull rush, noisey and prolific. Our wetland is the playground of many of these.

Kolhwes Dike Road

Kolhwes Dike Road

South end of Useless Bay

Open in maps

Red Tail Hawk

Red Tail Hawk

Photograph by Craig Johnson

The hawks come by almost every day. The adjacnt wetland has a few trees taht offer a good veiwing perch for the hawks they often come in pairs.

Red Tail Hawk page at Audubon Society 

Hear the call of the red tailed hawk.

Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Photo by By Walter Siegmund (talk) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Eating bread with the sparrows and junco's on our deck.

Audubon page for towhee

Red Breasted Sapsucker

Red Breasted Sapsucker

Today this guy  was eating bugs in the holly tree that grows next to our deck. The photo is from wikipedia, mine didn't turn out that good.

Link to Audubon Society Page

 

Lisboa at Christmas

Lisboa at Christmas

Inside a universe of light. 

Boa Hora Early Evening

Boa Hora Early Evening

Churros make a fine welcome gift to Lisboa. Hot and sugary.

Lake Washington

Lake Washington

Lunch Spot December 2014

Miradouro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos

Miradouro da Rocha Conde de Óbidos

From Pessoa's Lisbon:

Right in front of the wharf he has just left is the Rocha do Conde de Óbido, an eminence crowned with a well kept garden which is reached by two large stone stairways; from the garden itself, at the top, there is a fine view over the river.