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Here comes de Dung!

The annual “Tour de Dung” bicycle races were yesterday. It’s “Dung” as in “Dungeness,” the region in Sequim where the racers ride each year. If the weather could have been better I can’t imagine how; it was a cool, beautiful day.

I took fewer photos than in past years. Other projects called. I had fun with some shots; I’ll show those to you tomorrow.

Additional races are scheduled for next Saturday. I may check it out then, too. It’s one of my favorite local events and I love settling down for a front row seat.

Locals: Keep a lookout for riders next Saturday and drive with care.

Birders

I’ve always called them “birders.” But there really should be a more interesting term for a group of bird watchers. Yesterday I heard the term “featherheads” for the first time. I kind of like that one.

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Message to City Daily Photo bloggers: The photo challenge for February 1st is If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?
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The loggers

Here’s a re-post of a favorite shot from 2014. This is from the couples competition at the Clallam County Fair’s logging show. The couple shown is in a race against time to saw a round off the log between them. I like the action. And it seems like a metaphor for so many crazy moments in a marriage.

Fun ride

There’s always something that could readily be edited from a year’s events. I can easily think of a few. But all in all 2014 has been a fun ride.

This photo is a repost from last summer’s Clallam County Fair.

Fungi

This time of year most anything colorful in the natural world tends to stand out. A little snow in the background, dead grass, and all of a sudden fungi takes center stage. But the peeling bark and the grey fungus on this tree stump was interesting, too. It doesn’t take much to occupy me sometimes.

Can you see the color?

It’s faint but this couple is walking towards a rainbow, to the left.

Theme Day: Worker

Today’s first of the month theme with City Daily Photo is “Worker.” I chose as my subject Olympic National Park Ranger Brittany, who led an informative walk at the former Lake Aldwell last summer. The public was invited to inspect progress on the restoration of the Elwah River through the lake bed after removal of two dams to restore an historic salmon fishery.

National Park Service Rangers protect and preserve the U.S. National Park System, many as educators, interpreters of natural and human history in the park units in which they work. They can, as well, fulfill law enforcement roles, act as first responders and emergency medical technicians, perform search and rescue, and/or act as fire fighters.

To see other workers from around the world, click here.