With time to walk back and forth on the trail as this Pileated Woodpecker worked a snag, I chose shooting through foliage. Along with the accompanying dark background, it adds mystery to the shaft of light that illuminated the bird. Visualization — and time in the field — are key. Bridle Trails State Park, Bellevue, […]
A significant energy truth not well understood is that the shift from fossil fuels to renewable electricity will decrease total energy need. Electricity is a capable workhorse. Appliances, tools and lighting run on electricity. Comparatively, fossil fuels are heat creators.1 Gas tools are leaf blowers—noisy, inefficient, polluting. Today, much of fossil fuel use for electric […]
“Figuring out how to fight a war over sunshine will be tricky. Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, but none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz.” Bill McKibben Our Kirkland, WA home is 100% electric since April, 2025, after we replaced our gas furnace and gas water […]