Mark's Spot

@markmckechnie

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Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· 15d

Finally had a good sighting of one of my favorite summer songbirds: a Wilson's Warbler in our back yard. #birds #warbler #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

Yellow songbird with a black cap peeking out from behind the branch on a Western Red Cedar tree.

Yellow songbird with black cap grasping branch of Western Red Cedar and looking down.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· 17d

Transportation costs in the U.S. were 6.5% higher in June 2026, compared to a year earlier. #IranWar #Trumpflation #EconSky

Bar chart shows U.S. transportation prices 6.5% higher in June 2026, compared to the year prior.
Chart shows higher inflation rate for transportation, compared to all other cost categories.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· 23d

Western Wood Peewee in the South Puget Sound area. Washington, USA #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

Western Wood Peewee female, a gray bird with white wing strips sits on a lichen-covered branch in front of a blurred green, leafy background.

Gray colored head and shoulders of Western Wood Peewee female bird showing as she sits on her nest in the crook of a lichen-covered tree branch. The nest is comprised of grasses, lichen and other materials

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· 24d

That graph is not a good look for a rocket company...

Graph showing SpaceX stock down 22.96% in the last 12 months.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Jul 11

A fledgling Black-headed Grosbeak waits for a food delivery, and mother obliges. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

Photo of a young Black-headed Grosbeak being fed by its mother on the branch of a Western Red Cedar tree. The birds have short, thick gray bills. The colors are white, black, brown and orange. The head has black and white stripes, brown wings with white spots, and the breast is primarily orange.

Photo of a young Black-headed Grosbeak on the branch of a Western Red Cedar tree. The bird has a short, thick gray bill. The colors are white, black, brown and orange. The head has black and white stripes, brown wings with white spots, and the breast is primarily orange.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Jun 8

A Yellow Warbler feeding in some tangled bushes this morning. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

Yellow song bird on a branch viewed through other branches in the foreground.

Looking at yellow songbird head on with bird's head looking to the left.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Jun 4

Mourning Dove #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

A gray and brown dove perched on a mossy branch

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· May 23

Black-headed Grosbeaks in our back yard this morning: male and female. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

Male Black-headed Grosbeak on a bush.
Bird with a short, thick beak. Black head, black and white wings, and an orange neck and breast.

Female Black-headed Grosbeak on a tree branch with green leaves. Bird has short, thick beak. Brown and white head and wings with orange breast.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Apr 28

Defense Exhibit A:

Google's top result for 86 meaning:
"86" is a slang term meaning to throw out, get rid of, refuse service to, or cancel something. Originating in the 1930s as restaurant/soda-jerk jargon for running out of an item, it now commonly applies to banning customers or removing items from a menu. Synonyms include nix, discard, eject, refuse, or cancel.
--Miriam Webster Dictionary

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Mar 29

#NoKings March -- Olympia, WA 3/28/2026

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Mar 28

#NoKings Olympia, WA

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Mar 27

Trump has done nothing good, and now he is doing irreparable harm to retirees who rely upon their 401k's. #EconSky

Graph showing the S&P index has fallen 6.25% in the last month since Trump’s unnecessary attack on Iran.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Mar 25

Trump did this. Stock market declines directly after attack on Iran. #EconSky

Chart shows -4.93% drop in the S&P 500 over the last month, with most of the decline following the February 28th attack by the U.S. on Iran.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Mar 9

Great job, Mango Mussolini! #EconSky

Graph showing crude oil futures increased 25.21% today, 3/8/26.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Feb 12

Stock markets not happy about Pam Bondi invoking them in defense of her gross incompetence and ongoing violations of her oath and duties?

Graph showing S&P down 1.05% on Feb. 12.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Feb 3

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Jan 21

Happy anniversary! Your gift is nother Trump-inflicted wound on Americans...

Graph showing 2.06% decrease in the S&P 500 index on Jan
20, 2026.

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Dec 12

Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon pose for mirror selfie

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Dec 3

Artsy-fartsy fog photos: Double-crested Cormorant on a piling during the rising tide, and Bald Eagle in a tall Fir Tree #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Eagle #Cormorant

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Nov 30

Bald Eagle #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #BaldEagle #birdsinflight

Bald Eagle flying low over water with wings spread

Bald Eagle descending over water with wings down

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Nov 21

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda goes full MAGA at red, white and blue NASCAR event in Japan
Toyoda was spotted at the Fuji Speedway wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and Trump-Vance shirt

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Nov 13

A pair of Great Horned Owls showed themselves behind our house this weekend. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Owls

Two Great Horned Owls perched in a Bigleaf Maple Tree with autumn colors

Closer photo of one Great Horned Owl perched in a Bigleaf Maple Tree

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Nov 9

American Kestrel (male), the smallest falcon #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Kestrel

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Nov 6

Merlin (a small falcon that is slightly larger than a Kestrel) looking for small shorebirds to eat along Washington's Pacific Coast. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Merlin #birdsinflight

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 28

Beyond their cuteness, Pied-billed Grebes are fun to watch because they can expel air from their bodies and dive like a submarine. I've seen them basically sink straight down and disappear. #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Grebe

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 16

#EconSky

Three-fourths of respondents said their monthly household costs are going up by more than $100

What respondents perceived as biggest risk to the US economy

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 13

Get to know a Godwit: Hudsonian Godwit at Willapa Bay, WA, USA #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Godwit

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 12

The U.S. Dollar was worth almost 13 percent more on Jan. 19th compared to today. #EconSky

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 11

Get to know a Godwit: Bar-tailed Godwit at Willapa Bay, WA, USA #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon #Godwit

Mark's Spot@markmckechnie· Oct 2

How many times has the current administration violated the HATCH Act? Too many to count. Here they are weaponizing the Dept of Agriculture against democracy, in violation of federal law and important protections for all public employees.