9.23.15

We lost our dog last week... but there is new snow in the mountains and the salmon are spawning in the river.

9.16.15

Do YOU think the Army should be testing Blackhawk Helicopters in the North Cascades? Buzzing hilltops at any hour of the day - selectively/tactically or not - when people and animals alike are already hyper-alert to any helicopter activity being immediately associated with the next serious wildfire? I didn't think so. The wolverines at Harts Pass have done half the work. Share this and spread the word. Print it out, add your own two cents, and send it along the the Department of the Army, Directorate of Public Works by November 3rd. The address is right there on the strip. Get busy people. We made it through literally YEARS of pointless and ongoing war in the middle east without this sort of thing being necessary. Needed for Afghanistan my mustelid butt! Someone needs to learn to leave certain things well enough alone and to leave at least a few unspoiled things still unspoiled. GRRR!!!

9.2.15

A little retro-active publishing here as recent arctic travels put a damper on my computer timeliness - and prevented me from doing a comic for 9/9 :) WIFI certainly exists - and is a much appreciated facet/modern convenience of life above the arctic circle - but nothing was incredibly quick and I left my laptop at home!

To wit, the rain that preceded our Alaska trip DID do a fine job of changing the game for fire activity in the region. Summer will take another good shot at us with hot temps into the Sept. 12-13 weekend, but these cooler and slightly damper weeks have been a blessing.