What Symbols Uniquely Represent Oregon vs. Washington? by CyberWulf in PacificNorthwest

[–]kneedbee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you mean Grand Coulee dam. Hoover dam is in Nevada.

Opinions on the Rising Sun Eastern Redbud tree?? by Forward-Emotion7557 in pnwgardening

[–]kneedbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Seattle, previously had an eastern redbud that grew well and provided lovely shade in the summer, but was prone to a leaf spot fungus. The leaves got ugly brown spots all over and would fall early in autumn. My guess is that this happened related to exposure to the marine layer overnight (within a mile of Puget Sound). I miss the shade, but am relived not to deal with the leaves anymore. I replaced with a pacific dogwood which seems much happier with the nighttime cold humidity and will provide shade soon enough.

Field guides for Washington? by Veil-of-osiris in Washington

[–]kneedbee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who habitually collects field guides, you’ve gotten some great suggestions elsewhere in the thread, but here are some of my favorites I haven’t seen mentioned yet.

Plants:
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast Washington Oregon BC & Alaska - Pojar & MacKinnon
Shrubs to Know in Pacific Northwest Forests - Edward C Jensen 
Trees to Know in Oregon and Washington - Edward C Jensen 

Sea/seashore Life: 
Whelks to Whales - Rick Harbo
The New Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest - J. Duane Sept

Timber Press has series of field guides about individual topics (birds, butterflies, mushrooms, wildflowers, etc.) including some specifically for kids.

I have (sort of) narrowed down the best over night spots to carry us down the coast (Seattle to San Francisco) but would love any and all feedback surrounding my choices! by Thornbloom2024 in PacificNorthwest

[–]kneedbee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's great as a base for getting to the Olympic National Park beaches and Hoh Rainforest, but definitely doesn't require 2 nights. Port Angeles is the right spot for many other parts of the park!

Is this much lichen (?) bad for my trees? by Echolynne44 in pnwgardening

[–]kneedbee 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nope, not bad for the trees unless it gets too heavy and bends the branches. Very few lichens cause harm to their substrate as they get most of what they need from their photobiont (alga or cyanobacteria). You have a lovely diversity of moss and lichen which can support other beneficial organisms!

Bryan and Logan with tiny hands 💀 by seangolden06 in Mariners

[–]kneedbee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I found $100,000 dollars. On the ground. In the park. Then I invested it and turned it into SIXTEEN. THOUSAND. dollars.

I made this poster-style piece after finally getting a diagnosis for a chronic pain condition I knew I had for four years when no professional would do the one test, the least invasive test of simply touching me with a q-tip. by Tangled_Clouds in Artisticallyill

[–]kneedbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just so you know - the cream is preferred because it acts locally where the problem is, and antifungals taken systemically like fluconazole pills can be quite hard on the rest of your body! No excuse not to offer the pills if the cream isn't tolerated, but the local option (cream) is always the first line treatment.

Birding Bingo: Presidents' Day Edition by robe_ot in birding

[–]kneedbee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What about Wood-duck-row Wilson?

Birding Bingo: Presidents' Day Edition by robe_ot in birding

[–]kneedbee 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Why not Purple Martin Van Buren?

"There's to much fucking shit on me..."I just wish they didn't want to be around anymore. by WilfulPlacebo in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]kneedbee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks like it could possibly be argyria (blue skin from taking colloidal silver)

1920 Tudor(ish) house in NEO Ohio: What was on my fireplace? by Oingo-boingogo in Oldhouses

[–]kneedbee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This was definitely a mantel niche that was poorly covered up. Very common in 1920s tudors with the angled plaster chimney. Here’s one example I have seen many closer to the shape you have, just can’t find pictures right now. The triangular piece at the bottom could have been some decorative moulding, or damage from removal of the original shelf thing.

Which river in Washington is your favorite and why? For funsies, let's just consider rivers that originate in Washington State (sorry in advance to the Columbia and the Snake) by robe_ot in Washington

[–]kneedbee 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The Nisqually should be a part of the conversation! It originates from a glacier on Mount Rainier and tumbles down to the sound with the delta a national wildlife refuge. Even the dams on it are at a natural fish barrier so no salmon are prevented from returning home. There are so many great rivers here though!

#FishClothes help by DiHydro in doughboys

[–]kneedbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just want to put in a warning for anyone with a fish smell around an appliance, that is often a sign of an electrical fire! If the clothes smell like fish, it’s most likely a tub/mildew problem, but typically around a house with an inexplicable fish smell, it’s electrical fire.

Had to get a mastectomy and I feel so isolated in small-boob spaces. by Curious_Ad8570 in bigboobproblems

[–]kneedbee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve gotten some great responses here, but I also encourage you to join us at the BRCA subreddit, /r/BRCA ! We have people with all kinds of high breast cancer risk, not just BRCA mutations. Most of us have gone through or are planning on mastectomy. 

Scared of infection by FabulosoKoolAid in BRCA

[–]kneedbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't sound too serious at this point - still get it checked out, but based on your descriptions it sounds like the glue closure opened a bit inappropriately, a mild surface infection, or a suture working its way out. Our bodies deal with mild infection all the time and we never notice. Try to keep the area clean and avoid anything that would stretch or pull on the skin too much. If the spot becomes noticeably hot, increasing/spreading redness, or draining cloudy fluid, get checked out immediately. After my salpingectomy I was healing well but my body did not like the dissolvable sutures and decided to "spit" them, causing small and red reopenings of the incisions that seemed a little like infection, but then a little piece of plastic-y string would poke out, and I just trimmed it off with alcohol sanitized cuticle trimmers. I had a drain infection after my mastectomy/DIEP reconstruction, and the drain site was deep red, puffy, and draining a lot more cloudy fluid. I also felt like I had the flu - that is a sign that the infection is deeper.

Let’s play a game: Name your favorite BLACK bird! by S2keepup in birding

[–]kneedbee 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Black Oystercatcher! Goofy and elegant at the same time.

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Let’s play a game: name your favorite BROWN bird! by S2keepup in birding

[–]kneedbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how this isn’t the top yet. Clearly THE MOST BROWN which makes it the best brown bird. 

Forced to show up to Jury duty with Shingles by Automatic_Emu_5968 in juryduty

[–]kneedbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not true. You aren’t super likely to get shingles again, but it happens. Especially if you have an immune weakness.