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Deception Pass State Park is on the Straits of Juan De Fuca, and there is a swift current moving from west to east under the Deception Pass Bridge. This video shows the speed of the current, as well as the incoming tide.

The kayakers in Leavenworth will get to this big rock in the middle of the river, which makes its own "mini-rapids" right mid-stream.

Once it gets to Leavenworth, the Wenatchee River widens and slows a bit. These kayakers put their boats in the water right as the river gets to the town, and float through town and on downstream.

Just downstream from the calm water, the Wenatchee River flows over what used to be a hydroelectric dam, and is now a wide waterfall. June is still the Spring Flood, as you can see from the video. This is the Danger referred to in the previous video.

The Wenatchee River goes through Tumwater Canyon in Central Washington State, before it reaches the town of Leavenworth, Washington's Bavarian Village. This is the river, directly behind an obstruction-see the next video. Note the sign that appears at the end of this short video.

The creek flows through some seaweed "islands" on its way to Puget Sound. Birds drink from the fresh-water creek-we saw a Bald Eagle.

Picnic Point Creek flows down into Puget Sound at Picnic Point County Park in Edmonds, Washington. Some little would-be engineers have attempted to dam the creek with rocks in at least two places.

We visited Snoqualmie Falls over the weekend, and it was in full "spring flood" mode, with six separate smaller falls visible. See the awesome power of Nature. The information board states that 11,000 cubic feet per minute of water goes over the falls in spring flood.

We had a downpour this morning, replenishing the garden which was pretty dry. I loved the way the raindrops splashed into the bird-bath. And my internal soundtrack was Bob Dylan.

The tiny waterfall down the green wall of rock, at the side of the Deschutes River. I thought I might see a fairy, showering behind one of the tiny cascades. The noise is made by Tumwater Falls behind me. Check out RushBabe49.com for a new post on the park.

Teachers Unions are ruining children's education in America, by refusing to return to classrooms. Parents should be banding together and suing the living daylights out of the Unions, for caring more about themselves than about the children they are supposed to be teaching.

The Tumwater Falls, Upper and Middle cascades. In the background is the old Olympia Brewery, whose motto was "It's the Water". Well, it is certainly the water here. Along the left side are 100-year-old fish ladders for the Chinook Salmon to use on their way upstream to spawn.

Tumwater Falls in Olympia, Washington; near the old Olympia Brewery. The water just downriver from an intermediate cascade, loud but hypnotic as you watch the water boiling up and over itself.

I recorded this from the front seat of our car, on the Needles Highway in South Dakota. There are new "needles" around every corner, and the view is pretty spectacular. One more benefit of a Ricochet membership-you get to meet great people and see new places with them.

In September, 2020, we drove to and through South Dakota for a Ricochet Meetup. We spent the afternoon driving through Custer State Park, and around the Needles. The highway gives great views of the Needles, and if you look in the distance you can see Mount Rushmore.

In the first RushBabe's Rant, I detail some situations that drive me crazy, being continually nagged and reminded about silly Covid precautions. I am sick to death of being reminded to wear a mask (after I've been fully vaccinated), social distance, etc.

In October of 2019, Hillsdale College in Michigan celebrated its 175th Anniversary, and dedicated its new Christ Chapel. The orchestra gave a concert in the new chapel, and the college had a surprise for the audience of alumni and supporters. Choir members were in the audience, and at the end of the concert, they trooped up and gave us a rousing rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. Not a dry eye in the chapel. Hubby and I are endowing a music scholarship at Hillsdale, and this reminded us why.

The second half of Masha's award-winning program.

Here is Maria Telechev, two years later in 2017, again winning her competition. This young lady is enchanting, besides being an excellent accordion-player. Watch for Part Two...

On the Crystal Serenity cruise ship, in the Pacific Ocean on the way to Alaska. I have always loved watching a ship's wake. It's hypnotic.

Taken from the deck of the Crystal Serenity cruise ship, July 2016, in the Pacific Ocean on the way to Alaska. The sun sparkles on the water, and it's hypnotic.

I have always wanted to make a video through the windshield of my car when it is in the carwash. I love all the patterns the water and soap make. So, I whipped out my trusty iPhone and did it.

Kikyo, the black cat, has a toy box. If she wants to play with a toy, she has to fish it out. For Christmas 2020, I dropped a bunch of treats into her box, and she managed to get them all out in just over one minute.

Defying the stay-at-home orders, we drove up to Snoqualmie Falls in May of 2020. Puget Sound Energy has a power plant here, supplying clean hydro-electric power to the Seattle/Redmond area. The falls is at its best Spring flow here, demonstrating the raw power of Nature.

One snowy day in February, with my iPhone, I took video of the birds at our suet feeder. You can see Black-capped Chickadees, Common Bushtits, Juncos, a Bewick's Wren, and a Varied Thrush (on the fence). At one point, there were three different species of birds on the feeder at one time!