Category: Nature

Bothell Burning

Yesterday, in the early morning hours of July 22nd, several explosions were heard in the area of 102nd and Main Street. Neighbors looked out their windows to find the historic Mercantile Building, which was being expanded into multistory apartments, engulfed in flames. Morning traffic reports warned drivers that State Route 522 was shut down near […]

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Clouds

On the way home tonight I was in awe of the dramatic clouds sailing across the domed canopy of the sky. Somehow the heavens felt bigger as I watched these gargantuan airships hover over the hurried traffic of earth. Last night we had some astoundingly heavy rain spells. Before and after there were moments where […]

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Saving St. Edward

Just across a shining sea from the Emerald City, up a meandering path through an enchanted forest, sits a castle. Ages ago, an order of religious men built this castle to train their priests. It had a divine purpose. There they lived and worked. Decades passed, and almost half a century later, its original purpose […]

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Oso 2016

On March 22nd, 2014, a landslide killed 43 people in Snohomish County, Washington. Nearly as many homes were destroyed as a section of hillside fell away. You might remember the following posts from that time, Help Oso Mudslide Victims, Oso Aid, and Oso’s Geological Hazards. It’s been more than two years since this horrific disaster during which […]

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Seriously?

In the Puget Sound area, we have more opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle than just about anywhere else in our galaxy. Why, then, are appliances, electronics, carpets, all types of furniture, and bags of trash routinely set out on the street or dumped into sensitive areas? Nothing says, “I’m too lazy to go to the […]

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Saluting the Squirrel

Every January 21st is Squirrel Appreciation Day. What are you doing for the noble, nimble nut-burying ninjas in your backyard this year? Here are some smashing ideas from the National Wildlife Federation. And if you don’t appreciate this compilation of squirrel videos, your cat will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yikpWtIFU8 ************************************************************************************* ©2016 H. Hiatt/wildninjablog.com. All articles/posts on this blog […]

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Hawk Herons

Driving through Kenmore, Washington last Sunday– the day of the big Seahawks game versus the Panthers– I spotted these two feathered fans at a major intersection. Kirkland has its cow and coyote statue that is duly decorated for such occasions, but I’d never seen these bike racks gussied up before. So I grabbed ye olde cell […]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year all! Despite our second rainiest December on record here in the Seattle area, we had a brilliantly sunny and frosty New Year’s Day as we often do. Temperatures actually got into the 20s last night, which doesn’t happen that often. New Year’s Day morning I was bird watching and spotted this handsome […]

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