Glimpses: “Seattle Sunset”
Rumor has it that nights like the one in shawnmebo‘s photo here are finally on their way out, but we’ll … Continue reading Glimpses: “Seattle Sunset”
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Glimpses: “Puget Sound”
It’s kind of amazing what one small iPhone can do it, isn’t it? Oh, well, the beauty of Puget Sound … Continue reading Glimpses: “Puget Sound”
Glimpses: “Deception Pass”
Behold. Deception Pass, front and center, with appearances by Mt. Baker, Pass Island (on the left) and Whidbey Island, and little oft-forgotten Strawberry Island, which sits quietly off there in the distance. Thanks to new Flickr pool contributor bmann for the urban escape inspiring shot. If you ever need something to remind you why you live in the Pacific Northwest (or maybe why you want to move back), just see above. Continue reading Glimpses: “Deception Pass”
Glimpses: “Post storm in the city: Ferry”
In anticipation of this coming weekend’s promise of glorious warmth and sunshine, we bring you smohundro’s shot of a solitary, ray-soaked ferry, making its way to a distant port of Puget Sound. Continue reading Glimpses: “Post storm in the city: Ferry”
Exploring the Outdoors, Virtually, at SAM
Beauty and Bounty is the title of Seattle Art Museum’s summer exhibit, running through September 11. It’s art from an age of American exploration, when our early-warning artists twigged to the public interest in what sights the frontier held, and to the fragility of what feels like raw wilderness. SAM’s Derrick Cartwright mentioned the “enormous physical beauty” that drew artists out on endurance expeditions, hauling supplies out where there were no roads. Continue reading Exploring the Outdoors, Virtually, at SAM
The Puget Sound Experiment in Acidification
Operating as a carbon dioxide sink, unfortunately, means the oceans are gradually (or frighteningly fast, considering the scale) becoming more acidic. On the 0-14 pH scale, 7 is neutral; the oceans on average have dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 (it’s a logarithmic scale, so that’s a much bigger shift than it looks). So they’re not going to eat the skin of bathers’ bones–yet!–but to the marine life adapted to 8.2, things don’t feel quite right at all. Continue reading The Puget Sound Experiment in Acidification