The Wordless Picture Thread

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Actually wordless is wonderful.

We should be getting some wonderful sunsets with the fires out west.

[cudarunner]

Actually wordless is wonderful.

We should be getting some wonderful sunsets with the fires out west.

Glad we're able to send you some nice sunsets. Post a few if you can get some good ones. Our sunsets have been quite orange to grey here of late. The air is better today but still listed as poor and no relief in site.

Here's a map with the current fires out here in the west:

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What I don't understand living in the Midwest is that most of these fires seem to be grass fires.

The house might be burnt but the tree next to it is green.............

[cudarunner]

What I don't understand living in the Midwest is that most of these fires seem to be grass fires.

The house might be burnt but the tree next to it is green.............

This link will take you to the most common native trees in the Pacific Northwest.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJourn...379d7962b20bb0 Click on the V at the far left of the page. That should take you to the listing of Native Trees.

Notice anything in common with the majority of the trees?

Now while Washington is known as the 'Evergreen State' right down the middle is a dessert. That dessert extends north to British Columbia and south to Oregon State. Those areas have sage brush, tumble weeds and yes grasses. During these hot dry times most of the plant life out there is like dehydrated gasoline--one tiny spark and Whoosh! You got a big problem.

The other day we had a hell of a windstorm. Downed limbs some trees and those winds weren't of any help with these wildfires.

One small town NW of Walla Walla lost about 80% of the buildings. See here:

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/08/91057...shington-state

I believe that just today they caught some Cork Soaker lighting a fire on the East Side of Washington. I also believe that the fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread.

We need RAIN! But no lighting storms.

Enough of my rant, I'll let the thread go back to what Dave intended when he started it.

[Gasman]

2 inches of snow here yesterday. I didn't get a pic. Sorry. Today it was 28 when I went to work but warmed up to 50+. The day before the snow was low 90s. How is a guy to know how to dress.

[slim6596]

Layers. Lots of layers.

[cudarunner]

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[BobH]

Bob

[Johntoad57]

Bob

Beautiful woodpecker!