Fourth of July

Happy Independence Day! I'm taking the unconventional route, celebrating the day and weekend in Mt. Vernon, WA., where Kasey (AKA the Princess of the Hylebos) is participating in a soccer tournament.

Here are a couple of articles of interest...

Lynda Mapes writes about the melting snowpack and its trip to Puget Sound. Water, we take it for granted, but it profoundly influences our lives and society. And it's spectacular as it flows in rivulets, streams and rivers. As I write this, I'm a few hundred freet from the Skagit River, where I'm going to go for a walk in a few minutes...

We're all familiar with the negative impacts of development on agriculture. Here's a different approach; some developers are (surprisingly) incorporating organic agriculture into residential developments.

And finally, for the political junkies like me out there, or for those who just enjoy the spectacle of good, old-fashioned, slow-motion political car crash, who can govern California? Let's go to da beh!

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