9/26 Burning bush, Elsie Mae the seal, TM pipe route, rat defense

 Burning bush

Burning bush Euonymus alatus
Burning bush is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The common name "burning bush" comes from the bright red fall color. The bush is identified as invasive on the east coast.

Elephant seal Elsie Mae teaches, inspires during molting haulout
A quirky northern elephant seal had much to teach visitors to an Anacortes beach this summer. Richard Arlin Walker reports. (Salish Current)

Regulator rules in favour of Trans Mountain route deviation
The Canada Energy Regulator has approved Trans Mountain Corp.'s application to modify the pipeline's route, a decision that could spare the government-owned pipeline project from an additional nine-month delay. The regulator made the ruling Monday, just one week after hearing oral arguments from Trans Mountain and a B.C. First Nation that opposes the route change. Stephenson reports. (The Canadian Press)

In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them? J. B. MacKinnon answers. (Hakai Magazine)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  236 AM PDT Tue Sep 26 2023   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON   
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 18 ft  at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. Showers.  A chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft building to  3 to 5 ft after midnight. W swell 15 ft at 13 seconds. A chance  of tstms in the evening. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after  midnight.

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