Yesterday we got out to Cove 2, intent on surveying for biodiversity shift and seastar wasting disease. It was our hope to document the baby green urchins that have become more common since the outbreak of Sea Star Wasting syndrome. Shortly after descent we were lucky enough to meet a Giant Pacific Octopus on walkabout (likely out hunting) and were… Read more →
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Spirit Duck
I was out diving today, a regular routine dive at the site where we are doing our sea-star wasting disease surveys, keeping an eye out for baby stars, and also shooting stock footage for our latest project www.btlgproject.com (i’m going to try to do 1 min narrated critter videos for all the commonly encountered marine life). Anyhow standard dive, figured I’d stop… Read more →
Heat Holders thermal socks
Because how could I pass up a pair of hot pink fuzzy thermal socks? This is me we are talking about… Twice now whilst pursuing Outdoor Emporium I’ve grabbed these from the impulse rack on the way to the checkout line. My best diving thermal sock for years has been the merino wool Teko heavyweight expedition sock. Thick but… Read more →
“Know what’s Below” a project from Beneath the Looking Glass & DiverLaura
The BTLG Project web page is super super simple right now, but wanted a place to post some of the critter videos I’ve been working on. Slideshare is coming along. Read more →
Before and After Seastar Wasting Disease
Seastar Wasting Disease changed my local dive sites. Diving is funny, 20 years ago people asked ‘what is there to see deep?’ when my dive team and I were just getting started learning to dive deeper so we could investigate more shipwrecks in Puget Sound and Lake Washington. These days ‘tech certification’ is readily available and not nearly as noteworthy.… Read more →
Behind again…
I guess that means I’ve been busy, which is a good thing! Stay tuned for upcoming updates, posts and requests for participation: I am looking for volunteers to be interviewed for “The Sound of our Elders” a series of vignettes. It is my hope to conduct interviews with people who have grown up in the Puget Sound region or moved… Read more →
Duwamish thriftshop
Neal Chism: Saturday I went out rowing on the river and it was an 8 out of 10 stinky day pulling trash out of the watershed. Sunday, Laura grabbed my dumpster key away from me and went diving in a different way. And Monday, I had no words for this image. Today I had to go out early this morning… Read more →
Working Backwards: Clearwater film and fog
Thanks to a connection made by Eric Becker, over the past year I’ve had the honor of working with some amazing filmmakers, Tracy Rector and Lou Karsen from Longhouse Media. They are making an beautiful film called “Clearwater: written in the hearts of our people”, a nonfiction film about the health of the Puget Sound and the unique relationship of the… Read more →
Review: Les Schwab Tire Center West Seattle
So I tried to go diving today with Jan, but was rudely interrupted by a very low tire. Because I am my dad’s primary, i do his shopping, etc… I can’t have an unreliable vehicle so Daddy trumped Diving (thank you Jan for your understanding) and I filled up the tire with my trusty scuba adaptor and headed up the hill.… Read more →
Save the Skykomish
By now somewhere along the way, somewhere in my social media stream over the past two years you may have noticed the word Skykomish. This post is about a beautiful bend in a wild powerful river, nestled beneath the watchful eye of Mt. Index, and a battle spanning decades to protect it. Before we get to the exciting stuff,… Read more →