Vigorous Lightning Storm over Seattle
This was so fun! Conrad even came outside a bit to enjoy the light show. One nearby strike's thunder was a bit much for him but the next day...
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Needle Ice Grows In Our Garden
At least when it's cold. I saw (and stepped on) the phenomenon known as needle ice today as we were doing some outdoor Christmas light planning. After I heard...
Rare Summer Evening Lightning
I got my camera out after the closer, big stuff hit but I got a couple decent shots once the storm cell moved to the north of Seattle a...
Family Picnic, White Bird Cemetary, Evening Lightning Storm
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Rain and Rocks Derail Link Train
A rain squall of pretty epic proportions passed right over the top of downtown Tacoma about 5:30 tonight. I watched it come down from inside my dry apartment happy...
Always Nice to Start Monday...
...with a rainbow in the sky. Have a great week!...
Snowy Morning Walk Commute Through Downtown Tacoma
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Winter Storm from Tokeland - Day 3
Though I knew it was supposed to rain yesterday and last night I didn't know there was another whopper of a wind storm pushing on shore. Sure enough though...
Winter Storm from Tokeland - Day 2
Update (5:55:am) That was one windy, loud night. I was able to sleep until the power went out about 3:30am. Looking at the graph of winds over at Tokeland.me it...
A Very Foggy Tacoma
My walk in to work today greeted me in the face and in my bones with a chilling fog. The layers I enjoy wearing were just about enough to...
Summer Rain Squall Over Tacoma
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Easter Egg Painting at Tacoma Art Place, Storm Clouds Over Puget Sound
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Still plenty of snow on the ground but it's deflating/melting fast with this solid rain falling. #snOMGbgone #Tacoma
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Video - Snowfall in Tacoma
Beautiful, ain't it?...
Oh, good morning falling snow. Don't you look lovely! #Tacoma
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No Surprises
The best song came on. I drove around Tacoma at six in the morning to survey the extent of a late December snow in the area. The roads were...
Photos ~ Frigid Morning Along the Thea Foss
Chilly enough out there this morning that the water on Commencement Bay and the Thea Foss Waterway was steaming or even turning to ice. Nevertheless, that November sunshine is...
Photos ~ Snow in Tacoma! (and that overturned bus)
Took a walk to/from lunch to see the snowy sights around downtown. Enjoy and be safe out there!...
Photos ~ A Late Summer Storm Cell
After I turned north on my bike ride home from work I noticed some sinister looking clouds off further in that direction. After and hour or so, sure enough,...
Photos ~ Snowy Outing on the Solstice in Tacoma
I took about 5 hours today to head out into the elements and see as much of Tacoma as I felt safe driving in. Beautiful but a bit treacherous...
Photos ~ An evening rainbow
Hey, it's that time of year here in the great Pacific Northwest when you just don't know what's coming over the horizon from one minute to the next. Tonight?...
More Tacoma snow (update 1)
After last weeks' snowfall I thought surely, after a weekend away, everything would be back to normal. I'm starting to sound like I do when I tell out-of-towner's, "It...