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Making Art about Whales and Oceans in a Warming World

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January 31, 2019

New Orca Calf, New Learning

January 31, 2019/ Diane Reardon
New Orca Calf, New Learning

Photos of a new calf born to endangered resident Orcas has refocused my attention on the local Habitat . . .

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December 21, 2018

New Year's Light

December 21, 2018/ Diane Reardon
New Year's Light

Big Moon and More Sun Time

Friday, December 22, marks earth’s Winter Solstice. It always gives me a lift . . .

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December 01, 2018

Climate Science Reports

December 01, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Climate Science Reports

A major U.S. climate report, released on Black Friday, might help us sort our personal climate choices just by the way it’s organized.

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December 01, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment /Source
climate
2018 Climate Science Special Report
October 25, 2018

5 Layers of Climate Change

October 25, 2018/ Diane Reardon
5 Layers of Climate Change

Climate change news keeps showing up on my clipboards in diagrams. In my last blog I shared an image . . .

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October 25, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment
September 20, 2018

Sorting Climate Change Choices

September 20, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Sorting Climate Change Choices

New Facebook Page

Here’s an invitation to Climate Change Choice, a new Facebook page for ideas on choosing your personal responses to climate change.

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September 20, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 2 Comments
August 24, 2018

Starving Whales and Tiki Torches

August 24, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Starving Whales and Tiki Torches

Worldwide attention has been on our local endangered Orcas with the visible grieving of a mother for her calf and efforts to feed starving . . .

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August 24, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 4 Comments
July 16, 2018

Summer Burn

July 16, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Summer Burn

The distinctive aroma of broiling burgers is part of . . .

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June 14, 2018

Shifting Our Stuff Out of the Oceans

June 14, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Shifting Our Stuff Out of the Oceans

A cluster of storage sheds has sprouted in the parking lot of my local mall. 

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June 14, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 4 Comments
ecology, habitat, pollution
ocean plastic, ocean cleanup
May 23, 2018

Flying Orca Memorial Prayer Flags

May 23, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Flying Orca Memorial Prayer Flags

I’m gratified to say that new sets of Memorial Prayer Flags are now ready for honoring nine Southern Resident Orcas . . .

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May 23, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 2 Comments
art, endangered, whales, whale watching, orca
April 19, 2018

Honoring Our Losses

April 19, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Honoring Our Losses

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about whales . . .

 

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orca, endangered, art
January 12, 2018

Escaped Salmon a Threat to Endangered Orcas’ Food?

January 12, 2018/ Diane Reardon
Escaped Salmon a Threat to Endangered Orcas’ Food?

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe has found some of the farmed Atlantic salmon in the Skagit River three months after . . .

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January 12, 2018/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment /Source
food webs, orca, whales
chinook salmon, farmed salmon
December 26, 2017

Holiday Whales

December 26, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Holiday Whales

The winter holidays presented me with traditions about food and creating special atmospheres with  . . .

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December 26, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 3 Comments
whales, values
December 11, 2017

Traditional Foods

December 11, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Traditional Foods

How can I keep the whales in mind during this holiday season? Maybe you don't get caught up in the jolly holly . . .

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December 11, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 4 Comments
food webs, values, ecology
November 12, 2017

Choosing Your Seafood Dinner

November 12, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Choosing Your Seafood Dinner

I like salmon. We pan fry it up about once a week and its sizzling . . . 

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November 12, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 2 Comments
food webs, orca
salmon
October 09, 2017

Diet Changes

October 09, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Diet Changes

“I haven't eaten FISH in over 10 years. I loved fish but . . . "

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October 09, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment
food webs, orca
salmon
September 13, 2017

Who's Eating Who?

September 13, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Who's Eating Who?

It’s been a dramatic summer for both fish-eating Orcas and salmon in Northwest waters. Our resident . . . 

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September 13, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 2 Comments
food webs, orca
salmon, fish farms
August 14, 2017

Active Hope for Whales

August 14, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Active Hope for Whales

Lately I feel swamped by all that needs doing to help whales survive in our compromised oceans. I find it hard to pick . . .

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August 14, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment
whales, ecology
July 10, 2017

Do No Harm

July 10, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Do No Harm

First, do no harm.

One guiding principle of health care providers is not to make things worse. A lovely warning for anyone with intentions to make things better.

After months . . .

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July 10, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 2 Comments
orca, endangered
January 20, 2017

Granny's Passing

January 20, 2017/ Diane Reardon
Granny's Passing

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about art and whales . . .

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January 20, 2017/ Diane Reardon/ 1 Comment
orca
Grannny
September 30, 2016

The Whale Scale of Things

September 30, 2016/ Diane Reardon
The Whale Scale of Things

The other day I was chatting with a loan officer . . .

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September 30, 2016/ Diane Reardon/ 3 Comments
sperm whale, art, orca
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