Rubus Leucodermis

No surprise. Mt. Si is 4,167 feet high. Permanent snow and ice does not generally start in the Washington Cascades until a peak is well over the 6,000 foot mark.

They are. https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-why-teslas-stainless-steel-cybertrucks-may-be-rusting/

Kryten from Red Dwarf + DeLorean + normal pickup + normal EV = Cybertruck

Which would entail destroying one of their own, since one of the holiest sites in Islam, al-Aqsa, is in al-Quds/Jerusalem.

He sends $8/mo to Elon for a blue check mark! That means he MUST be 100% reliable! Fact!

Unfortunately, we are talking about the Middle East.

59.2˚F.

Low of 37.5˚F IMBY this morning.

Crystal clear is best of course but glad you got to see something and it wasn't just the overcast getting dark. Sort of regret missing this one but given the conditions I might well have ended up clouded out. Seriously tempted to go to Spain in 2026 to see the total eclipse there.

Stage One water restrictions start May 1st this year. https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/understanding-watering-restrictions.aspx It’s coming!

Both were pretty great IMBY! Dec 2022: Dec 2021:

Yes, yes, but aside from the largest news network, almost every talk station on AM, X (formerly Twitter), and a Senate and Electoral College that favor rural, right-wing areas (to the point that twice in the last 25 years, a conservative president took office despite getting less votes than his opponent), the right is totally marginalized in the USA and has no voice whatsoever!

We have our rain shadow resident who complains about not getting as much rain as he wants, and our rain forest resident who complains about getting more rain than he wants. A matched set!

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Just checked the totals and got 1.05" here yesterday. Wettest day in some time. Plus lots of very needed snow in the mountains.