I joined hundreds of other folks this past weekend at Sand Point, the site of Seattle's first airfield, for a once-in-a-century celebration. The First World Flight Centennial sought to put a nearly forgotten milestone of early aviation back on the map: npr.org/2024/09/28/nx-…

Well, that was an unexpectedly pretty sunrise this morning. And yes, The Mountain is out. #wawx NWS Seattle #olympiawa

Sunrise from Olympia this morning with a fleeting mountain shadow effect more dramatic than I have ever seen before. That’s Mount Rainier at the base of the sharp line ascending thousands of feet into the sky. #wawx NWS Seattle MountRainierNPS

2026 #FIFAWorldCup planning has kicked off locally with smooth border crossings as one goal. Strategists across Cascadia are looking to design winning plays to beat traffic. But is that goal possible in high season? salish-current.org/2024/11/01/swe…

Interesting shadow play again at sunrise around Mount Rainier this morning. This time, the lenticular cloud over the summit briefly cast a shadow into the sky (at upper left). #wawx NWS Seattle

The way things are trending, it looks like Clallam County's status as the last remaining bellwether county to correctly peg the presidential vote winner every time is going to break down. Those Olympic Peninsula voters went with VP Harris as the nation favors Rs. #waelex

The influx of democrats to Sequim since the pandemic is rather astonishing. It used to be majority GOP, no more with all the people who lift CA to escape the wildfires & taxes. That town has changed. There are quite a few snowbirds there, too. #Sequim #Clallam #voting #Washington

I enjoyed a very punctual #SanJuanIslands roundtrip with Washington State Ferries in recent days. Yet, I noted lingering anger over post-pandemic tardiness and cancellations apparently makes it OK for a ferry workers union to solicit nastygrams to Olympia at the Friday Harbor dock. #waleg

“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.” But what if the ship is painted red already? NWS Seattle #wawx

Jimmy Carter outlived one of his obituary writers:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports reuters.com/world/americas…

The premier of Alberta says she had “constructive” talks with President-elect Trump to defuse the threat of a trade war that could hit Canada’s crude oil exports. Washington state refineries get much of their crude supplies from Alberta: washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/01/06/tan…

Sunrise in Olympia with a trace of freshly fallen snow. This is our first snow of the season at sea level here. It’s sticking, but just barely, at 32°. #wawx NWS Seattle

Best community note in a while.

British Columbia's premier floats idea of retaliatory tariff on U.S. #coal exported overseas through the Port of Vancouver. That's coal mined in red states of Montana and Wyoming and then passes through Washington on long trains to the BC coal terminal: thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/2…

Former WA Secretary of State Ralph Munro was one of the more likeable politicians I covered during my career. I started drafting his obituary a few years ago when Munro's health took a turn for the worse. It was time to pull it off the shelf today, sadly: washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/20/rem…

Practically right on schedule for the start of spring, the first full rainbow of the season over the Port of Olympia. It was fleeting.🌈#wawx NWS Seattle

I had a very good Good Friday trying out the free foot ferry to FridayHarbor, which runs for the next five fortnights. salish-current.org/2025/04/21/wal…

Ferry tale: As Tom Banse reports, Washington State Ferries got 2 bids to build new plug-in hybrid vessels - $251M from a Florida firm, $339M from a WA firm. That's for one boat. Story: washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/05/12/was… Bids: wsdot.com/Ferries/Busine… #waleg Governor Bob Ferguson

It's been interesting to watch coastal communities debate whether and how to move critical facilities out of the #tsunami zone. A trio of Washington school districts now have money to move their most vulnerable schools to higher ground: washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/06/12/tri… #waleg