The sea lions were out in large numbers in Oceanside yesterday. That dark brown lump laying on the aft extension of Deep Ship is a youngster catching some sun in the quiet marina. We were having lunch when our DIL spotted the fellow. I was too far away to get a clear picture.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock:
"A vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire
for ourselves and for our children, and we are stronger
when we pray together."

https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/kamala-harris-for-the-people-images

After The Rain

In the morning light, after a rain, the garden comes to life.
Sun peeks through breaks in clouds, chasing shadows, and a butterfly hovers anxiously, respectfully above an unfolding squash blossom, wings fitted with a geometry of blues, and oranges, and blacks.

https://jackdetate.wordpress.com/2023/07/06/after-the-rain/

North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory

https://electrek.co/2024/08/16/north-carolina-sodium-ion-battery-gigafactory/

#France :
Car parks with space for 80 cars or more are now required by law to be covered with solar panels.

- Parks between 80-400 spaces have 5 years to comply
- Parks with spaces of 400+ have 3 years to comply

This should be required everywhere!
~ @peterdutoit.com‬
#ClimateCrisis #Electrification

Still obsessed with the cicada we saw emerging last night.
~ @sarahmackattack.bsky.social

The fairy-colored wings of the freshly hatched exoskeleton were so beautiful 🥹
#sciart #invertebrate 🧪

https://bsky.app/profile/sarahmackattack.bsky.social/post/3kzzejk6p4s27

‪GardenOpus‬

💛💙Some
#SundayYellow
with a touch of blue - native Rudbeckia fulgida grown (& now spreading) from locally curated seed, & another spreading native Lobelia siphilitica - both showing Soldier Beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) are equal opportunity nectar seekers.😃 🌱Asteraceae & Lobeliaceae
~ @gardenopus.bsky.social‬

It's all a bit of a mess, but it's all my mess. 🌱
~ @branscombe.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/branscombe.bsky.social/post/3kzz5jaqlc52l

London Zoo removes Bansky work for 'safekeeping'

https://bsky.app/profile/orangeaurochs.bsky.social/post/3kzz3yt774u2y

Kamala Harris has arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to begin today's campaign bus tour in SW Pennsylvania, and she is wearing her Chucks! (photo via Darlene Superville, AP)

Blue jay moult update. What a difference 10 days makes. Just look at all those shiny new feathers!
#birds

https://bsky.app/profile/saskajanet.bsky.social/post/3kzyrfslxt72t

The breeze is announcing it's arrival.
Masked leaf dancers twist and play in the wind. A welcome wind 🍃

Good afternoon from the Left Coast. The Summer weather has been kind all week, but that is due to end Thursday, when a heatwave builds up and sets in for a few days. Imma enjoy today while I can. The onshore breeze is picking up now, cooling everything from the coast to the inland valleys.

NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour

A few years ago, longtime Backyard Worlds citizen scientists Martin Kabatnik, Thomas P. Bickle, and Dan Caselden spotted a faint, fast-moving object called CWISE J124909.08+362116.0, marching across their screens in the WISE images. Follow-up observations with several ground-based telescopes helped scientists confirm the discovery and characterize the object.

https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/nasa-citizen-scientists-spot-object-moving-1-million-miles-per-hour/

Good morning from the Left Coast.
We are entering the heaven in paradise time of the year, here.

Good afternoon from the Left Coast.
It's sunny with an on-shore breeze.
We are at peak Summer ☀️ perfection.
The beaches 🏖️ are alive with activity.
The Padres are playing exceptional baseball ⚾.
It is a good day for almost everything anyone might want to do.

Ukraine unleashes attacks on Russian airfields amid Kursk offensive

After rushing reinforcements to Kursk and announcing a “counterterrorism” operation, Russian forces have failed to halt the nine-day incursion.

https://wapo.st/4dz7FP4

Padres rout Pirates to complete sweep of season series, continue historic stretch of success

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/padres-rout-pirates-to-complete-sweep-of-season-series-continue-historic-stretch-of-success/ar-AA1oOz9I

Wisconsin primary voters oust more than a half-dozen legislators, setting stage for Dem push in fall

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-primary-voters-oust-more-than-a-half-dozen-legislators-setting-stage-for-dem-push-in-fall/ar-AA1oO3A8

For Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, an Improbably Long Ancient Journey

A six-ton megalith at the heart of the archaeological site in Britain traveled more than 450 miles to get there, a new study concludes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/science/stonehenge-altar-scotland.html