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Doppler watcher. Dachshund addict! Beachcombing. Pacer from Post. Is it snowing yet? Backyard birds. Plants. Lousy iPhone photographer. Non-conspiracist. Nature. Music. PNW - Western Washington. #Seahawks #Kraken #Mariners #Huskies

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Pacer@raidbug· 27d

This is ‘Gus’, the Great blue heron this morning on dad’s beach. Gus uses this rock and a couple others to patiently wait for a meal when the tide is coming or going out. Same behavior for many years! 🪶 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #PNW #PugetSound

A Great blue heron standing on a small rock covered with seaweed surrounded by smooth water with a few ripples. Sun is reflecting off the water making the heron appear in silhouette. Dad named the heron Gus.

Pacer@raidbug· 29d

@emhonu.bsky.social @wa-fire-watch.bsky.social @suzette.bsky.social Thank you for the reposts! Please enjoy the California poppies with bee butt and the sounds of gentle Puget Sound waves lapping in the background.

Pacer@raidbug· Jul 13

Dad's little slice of heaven that I enjoy when we visit. This is Mt. Rainier this afternoon looking south from his patio.

Pacer@raidbug· Jul 12

Seattle and Puget Sound looking spectacular this afternoon. The cruise ship moored at the waterfront is huge! #WAWX #PNW #Sunday #Seattle

Viewing the Seattle skyline from my dad’s house. A few scattered clouds and a light blue sky. Puget Sound is dark blue with a little chop. A sailboat is coming into view from the right.

Pacer@raidbug· Jul 4

A female Pileated Woodpecker feeding her female youngster some suet this quiet 4th July morning. Not the clearest video, trying not to disturb them with the window cracked open. 🪶 Have a safe and sane 4th everyone! #Woodpeckers #PNW

Pacer@raidbug· Jul 2

How many mealworms can a female American Robin hold in her beak? Mrs. Robinson has been partially feeding her clutches for 3 years with dried mealworms that I hydrate with water and place inside this crate. We get along fabulously and have multiple feeding routines. 🪶 #PNW #Nature #BirdsofBlueSky

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 30

@emhonu.bsky.social @oldredsubby.bsky.social Thank you for the reposts! Sun setting on tall cedar trees in our backyard this evening, hope yours is a pleasant one. ✨

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 29

@soletraveler.bsky.social @wa-fire-watch.bsky.social Thank you for the reposts. Have a good evening!

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 27

Looking at Seattle and the clouds this calm afternoon from my dad’s patio on Bainbridge Island. #WAWX #Summer #JuneGloom #Clouds #LooksLikeFall #SpaceNeedle #PNW

Beautiful layers of gray clouds above Seattle with the Space Needle in the center. Calm Puget Sound.

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 27

@danrange.bsky.social, juvenile female Anna’s hummingbird resting on Mr. Crab* and I thank you for the reposts. 📸 * From yesterday looking out the kitchen door window.

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 24

This afternoon a solitary Potter Wasp (Ancistrocerus - don’t know which one) was looking for a tube home to lay its single egg decided our door hinge might be the right place. 🐝 First time I’ve noticed this kind of bee in the yard. #PNW #Pollinators #NotaPest

A small paper wasp like bee with yellow stripes, yellow legs, and mostly black body looking up at a door hinge.

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 16

A rushed video through our dining room window of a male Western Tanager feeding suet to a juvenile Tanager. No sign of mom, these two Tanagers appear multiple times a day for a quick suet snack. 🪶 #Birds #PNW #Backyard #FeedMe

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 14

Early morning weathervane. 😂 #SeagullSunday #PNW

A Seagull looking left standing on a light above ferry guide posts.

Same Seagull looking right standing on a light above ferry guide posts.

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 3

Lunchtime for a family of Red-breasted Nuthatches. Mom and dad brought 4 young ones to the feeder. Unfortunately they are all flying around in the background. Listen closely to hear their nasally chatter! 🪶 #Birds #PNW #BackYard

Pacer@raidbug· Jun 3

Female Pileated Woodpecker having her morning breakfast today while a Red-breasted Nuthatch waits its turn. 🪶 #WoodpeckerWednesday #PNW #Birds

Pacer@raidbug· May 29

Yesterday was 85 degrees, today it’s 55 degrees with periods of light rain. This large brown garden snail beauty is enjoying a leisurely stroll across our driveway. 🐌 #Escargot #Mollusk #PNW #CatchMeIfYouCan

Pacer@raidbug· May 25

The mountain is out! Azelea ’Everest’ has beautiful white trumpet shaped flowers with a pale green/yellow blotch. Unfortunately rain will be here shortly to start melting the flowers. ☹️ #BloomScrolling #PNW

White flowers with small light and dark green leaves.

Wide view of the azalea Everest. Behind the azalea are tall rhododendrons with spent flowers.

Pacer@raidbug· May 24

Woof, Gracie agrees!

Pacer@raidbug· May 24

@jonjust.bsky.social @suzette.bsky.social 🐻 Thank you for the repost! 🐻 Mr. Bear from last night:

Pacer@raidbug· May 22

Our early morning visitor. One bird feeder destroyed. He hung around for a while so I pulled all the feeders. Young Blackie will return over the next few days knowing easy food is in our yard. #Bears #PNW #Friday #MorningSurprise

Pacer@raidbug· May 19

#MothMonday On a backyard blueberry leaf, iNaturalist says this is a moth in the Ennominae family. I’ll need to wait until it turns into an adult to find out which one. #Moths #Camouflage #IsThatAPieceOfWood?

Side view of a moth larva that looks like a tiny stick on a green blueberry leaf.

Top view of the segmented moth larva attached to the green blueberry leaf.

Pacer@raidbug· May 17

The colorful Western Tanagers arrived in our yard last week. They nest nearby and visit the yard multiple times a day. They love suet! This male Tanager waited until the female Hairy’s Woodpecker finished before doing his helicopter routine. Quickly iPhone filmed through a window. 🪶 #Birds

Pacer@raidbug· May 16

I ran outside this evening to take a few pictures of rhododendrons in the yard before the forecasted thundershowers arrive tonight and tomorrow. I don’t know the names as they were here when we moved in. We transplanted them to where they are now. #BloomScrolling #PNW #Rhodys #Spring

Pink rhododendron truss mixed with a dark tangerine deciduous azalea.

Large Snow White rhododendron truss with a small reddish flare.

The rhododendron is approximately 14’ x 14’ and has a magnificent glow to it.

This light pink rhododendron with a golden yellow flare is next to the white rhododendron.

Pacer@raidbug· May 15

Color version of Red in this cartoon.

Pacer@raidbug· May 15

(My Gal Is) Red Hot by Billy Lee Riley, 1957. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #AnimationArt This original Preston Blair drawing is Red Hot Riding Hood from the Tex Avery cartoon Swing Shift Cinderella, purchased from the Blair estate. Red inspired Jessica Rabbit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

Preston Blair was also an illustrator for Walt Disney. Red is dancing and singing “Oh Wolfie” on stage before returning to her job at the wartime factory.
There was too much glare trying to show the entire gold colored wood frame.

A close up of Red where you can see the changes Preston made as he was drawing her movements.

Pacer@raidbug· May 14

‘Stoned’ by The Rolling Stones, 1963. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs A random granite boulder at the back of our property, the only one in the neighborhood.

A rough textured white with black spots granite rock surrounded by cedar compost. Rock has green and teal color lichen on it.

Pacer@raidbug· May 8

Here are a couple examples of deciduous azaleas scattered throughout our yard today as I was strolling through and enjoying a pleasant 62 degree day. #BloomScrolling #Bees #Fragrance #Plants

Mt Saint Helens azalea erupting strawberry pink buds opening to bright tangerine with a darker orange blotch.

A closer view of the mt Saint Helen’s flowers. A pleasant fragrance when the sun is shining on the flowers.

Klondike azalea is a beautiful golden orange yellow with 3.5” blossoms that have a very strong spicy aroma that I love.

This ruffled edge red azalea beauty will fade after a few days in full sun. I don’t know the name of this plant.

Pacer@raidbug· Apr 20

#WeekPforPurple #AlphabetChallenge #GoodHabits #Caffeine My (minimum) daily three pod habit. The lonely espresso pod is about to get some love. Bonus purple points for the sunflower trivet! 💜

A purple sunflower trivet with three purple k-cups surrounding the top side. Two are used, one isn’t. On a green granite countertop.

Pacer@raidbug· Apr 19

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld #Art This oil on canvas with original frame is from Seattle artist Dorothy Dolph Jensen. Dorothy was a founding member of the Women Painters of Washington in 1930. This untitled piece has been in our family since 1934. There’s some window glare on the right side.

Pink and red pedal roses in a black vase. The oriental type vase has blue spots background with additional flowers painted in the spot area. One rose is resting on a table cloth underneath the vase. The background is a mixture of white gray gold with green. Heavy brush strokes add wonderful texture to the painting. The framing is golden brown.

Pacer@raidbug· Apr 17

Ugh! Be safe and keep an eye on those skies. 😬 We had a Tornadic waterspout crossing Puget Sound on Wednesday. The tornado dissipated before it came ashore in Seattle. Extremely rare event for Puget Sound!