Boat in a truck

July 28, 2012, Rainbow Park

Cinnabar moth caterpillar

July 27, 2016, Hemlock St. and Evergreen Pl.

The cinnabar moth is a natural enemy of tansy ragwort. The noxious weed is an invasive plant from Europe, and the moth, also from Europe, was introduced here on purpose a few decades ago as a way of biological control.  In the 1960s tansy seemed more out of control than it is today.


Big Morning Mist

July 27, 2016

Can't even see the smokestack.


Phone pole, Simpson Ave.

July 27, 2016

Mountain ash berries

July 27, 2015

Sixth and Simpson

The northwest corner, July 26, 2016

McCleary actually experiences a bit of gridlock at this intersection when the Simpson Co. workers change from day to swing shifts.

An unhappy citizen

July 25, 2012. A message left on the McCleary Post Office bulletin board:

"Take McClearys money Then Leave Town? WTF. GooD RiDdance."

Political or opinion messages left on the PO bulletin board seldom stay up for long, but I always find them to be thought provoking and wish we had a public board devoted to just sounding off. Now that Internet is a household item, such hardcopy messages are becoming more scarce.