Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Mount St Helens

  • Mt. Saint Helens

    Mt. Saint Helens

    On my vacation a couple of weeks ago we decided to take a drive up to Mt. Saint Helens. I’d never been there before and have always wanted to check it out. The eruption of St. Helens in 1980 had quite an impact on me as a child (as it did for anyone who lived…

  • The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens

    After visiting Daffodil Lane, I just realized that today, May 18th, is the 25 anniversary of the explosion of Mt. St. Helens. This is significant to me because I am from Washington State and I experienced some of the devestation (on a comparably small scale) first hand. I was eleven years old when this happened…

  • Mount St. Helens Sees Second Long Tremor

    Yahoo! News – Mount St. Helens Sees Second Long Tremor As scientists warned that an eruption of Mount St. Helens appeared imminent Sunday, eager tourists camped out along park roads, hoping to catch a glimpse of the seething volcano without being overcome by ash and smoke. Argh! Why are you there? Do you think this…