David (Dos Equis) Smith

#JudgementDay. It’s personal.

Emerging from #Fog on the #MightyColumbiaRiver.

#Whale #Carcass on #SunsetBeach #NorthOregonCoast. I’ve no idea what killed this whale, though a necropsy should reveal the culprit. There was what appeared to be post-mortem scavenging by at least one shark. We see a number of whale carcasses here each year, some of which may have been ship-struck.

Working through distractions, difficult though it may be.

Brrrrr. Foggy, dusky winter evening on the #MightyColumbia at #SaintHelensOregon looking toward #SandIsland.

Full moon over #PugetIslandWashington and #CapeHorn on the #MightyColumbiaRiver, taken from #BradleySummit.

Just a small part of the herd in the yard in #WarrentonOregon #NorthOregonCoast

#BullElk in the yard, #WarrentonOregon #NorthOregonCoast

A fail in the realm of aurora borealis, but nonetheless beautiful. #SaintHelensOregon #MightyColumbiaRiver

Commercial crabbers working under #AuroraBorealis off the #NorthOregonCoast, #GraveyardOfThePacific with the #Shipwreck of #PeterIredale on the beach, in the foreground. Click on the link to see many other photos of #PeterIredale, including a few of mine.

#AuroraBorealis from the #Oregon shore of the #MightyColumbiaRiver, looking toward #CapeDisappointment and the #ColumbiaRiverBar.

#Sunset #SaintHelensOregon #MightyColumbiaRiver #TugBoat

Fascist scum. We’re coming for all of you. You will be held accountable.

That’s a conspiracy without a theory. It’s only a matter of time before he’s taken out, or finds himself in a legitimate court of law to account for murder. No tears for fascist scum.

Hold them accountable. Justice delayed, is justice denied - for Oregonians, in this case.

I built this consolidated service platform in an effort to maintain a clear passage around the engine. Sea strainer, Racor fuel filter, impeller, etc., all close at hand.

There’s no air filter on this engine. The air intake is under the bell-shaped part on the near side of the engine, and contains a flame-start. I assume you must be referring to the bagged, replacement Racor diesel filter element, stowed with a spare impeller directly above the Racor filter housing.

I methodically pursued faults, annealing new copper washers to replace originals, re-tightening connections along the way, & bleeding air where only diesel was welcome. I became familiar with the injection pump, identifying some unique parts along the way, & finally started it up & celebrated. 👍🏼

Despite all the diesel engines I’ve owned over the years, I’ve never had to bleed one, outside of a classroom environment. Soon after purchasing #svEyrie, I got to work, cleaning, re-wiring, re-plumbing, and re-painting the #Perkins4108. Last time it ran, it stalled and died, prompting attention.

This time of year, one seizes the moment, often between rain drops. #Sunset #SandIsland #SaintHelensOregon #MightyColumbia #LowMaintenanceYard

Big sky day on the muddy floodwaters of the #MightyColumbiaRiver at #SaintHelensOregon.

The sun was beginning to set, and cast a yellow glow on the clouds, like alpenglow.

I’m sure the effects of that new pay package are about to kick in.

I was 21 when my wife (ex) and I sailed up from Newport back in ‘89. We stopped a few times at Sand Island, and considered free docks quite the luxury.

The Oregon State Marine Board sure established a lot of great facilities for boaters! 😊

The calm before the storm. #PNW #PacificNorthWet #SaintHelensOregon #SandIsland #ColumbiaRiver #MightyColumbia #Sunset #Rainbow #AtmosphericRiver #PineappleExpress

I awoke the other day and… that’s not my #cat.

Yes, Alexander’s band was all I could find. Strange indeed.

Thank you, John. I was looking for an established term to describe this phenomenon, but struck out.

Have a wonderful experience on Hawai’i! 🤙🏼😎

#Autumn #Rainbow and #Foliage #Reflection. #SandIsland #SaintHelensOregon #PacificNorthwest #PNW #ColumbiaRiver #TheMightyColumbia