On this anniversary of 911 we should remember that it was not Iraq, Iran or even Afghanistan that attacked the the US on September 11, 2001 but the followers of the extremist Wahhabi in Saudi Arabia. So what did George W Bush and Dick Cheney do? They invaded and occupied Iraq and Afghanistan. To this day we are supporting Saudi genocide in Yemen.
Here in western Oregon we may have our last 90+ degree day of the season – good news – we have already broken the record for 90+ days. The Pacific Ocean is still much warmer than usual and we have Great White Sharks off the Oregon coast for the first time. The streams and rivers are so warm that fish are dying and toxic algal blooms are becoming the norm. This is at least in part because we had no snow pack this year because of warm winter temperatures. Yes global warming is indeed a hoax (snark tag off) .
But enough preaching and here are some more flowers. This is a wild tiger lily.
And here is a beautiful white Iris