Lichen, algae and rust color the boards of a weathered dock

Water Photo of the Week: The Colors of a Weathered Dock

Algae, lichen and rust color the soft gray boards of a weathered dock.

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an extremely high tide almost reaches a road

Invasion of the King Tide

Headlines today coupled the intriguing phrase “King Tide” with Puget Sound. Having lived on the shore of the Sound my entire life, I thought I knew most of the terminology about this particular...

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World Oceans Day: One more excuse to celebrate the sea

World Oceans Day: One more excuse to celebrate the sea

It’s World Oceans Day! All I can muster right now is a quick link. My computer is behaving badly. I’m spending far too much time waiting for processes to finish, shutting and restarting...

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Sea level is not the same in all places – but what if the places are only 10 feet apart?

Sea level is not the same in all places – but what if the places are only 10 feet apart?

I’m at Deception Pass, at the north end of Whidbey Island. In the middle of the pass is a small island, and at the eastern tip of that island is a point where...

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