Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Today’s City Daily Photo Theme Day Challenge is “White.” So you’re getting examples of the snowy heads one often sees when retired. Two friends were recruited as models. Here’s MJB.
And here’s NJP. Thank you, ladies!
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It’s probably not the kind of “certifiable” you may be thinking of. Last weekend I completed three weekend courses of training to become part of the Sequim Community Emergency Response Team, or “CERT.” This is a volunteer effort to prepare a corps of community responders to assist in basic search and rescue in the event of a widespread disaster as might occur with a major earthquake.
Our group of over 20 trainees first had two intensive classroom sessions on all aspects of disaster response from organization and documentation to communications and triage.
Last Saturday we spent part of the day with field work, hands on training in first aid assessment, patient carrying, search and rescue, fire suppression, cribbing (structuring lifting of heavy objects), and forced entry (for rescue purposes, of course).
We used the Fire Department’s Maintenance, Operations and Training Facility for our training exercises, a facility well designed for the purpose.
The course is thorough and comprehensive. Just enough to teach me how much more I need to know to be effective. It will be followed by monthly classes designed for more in depth knowledge and, of course, more time to absorb the two inch stack of coursework we all took home.
Last month DH and I attended a sobering meeting on what might be expected in the event of a major earthquake in our region. Training to assist the community in case of such a disaster kicks preparedness up a notch. If you’re a local and interested in the CERT program, take a look at the Fire Department’s CERT web page.
Today’s City Daily Photo Theme is “Joy.”
I’m happy to admit that I find a lot in life that brings joy. Like lighting my favorite little Christmas tree for the first time this year. Or making a delicious bowl of soup. Joy is there if you’re open to it.
This shadow portrait includes my two biggest joys, DH – Dear Husband, right, and DD – Dear Dog, in the center.
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This is a path that runs alongside a marsh in Dungeness Recreation Area. We’ve had regular rains lately so when the sun comes out so do people. Within an hour or two of this photo it was pouring rain.
Today’s City Daily Photo theme is “Friend.” I’m taking the easy route and presenting my two besties, DH, or “Dear Husband,” and “DD,” Dear Dog. Two of my dearest friends.
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The weather was nice enough to take in the action at the Carrie Blake Skate Park last Friday evening.
I watched several guys practice their moves with bikes.
This fellow preferred a razor scooter. Most of the time he went airborne flawlessly. I liked the action in this shot.
For today’s Theme Day, “Music,” I present to you Halie Loren, a singer I had the pleasure of seeing perform at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts last May. Halie’s voice is rich and her vocal stylings are as beautiful and expressive as her face and hands as she moves and sings. Halie performs seemingly everywhere. In the last couple of months she has been seen in Cleveland, Indianapolis, Montreal, four cities in Japan, Korea, Paris, and – just last night – London.
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