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Tim Dawson

@timblor.bsky.social
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Earthquake Geologist in public service. Mostly posts about earthquake geology and a cat..mostly. Aspiring photographer, listening for the secret, searching for the sound

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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The wind must have shifted and blown some of the wildfire smoke to the south in Yosemite, because it was much clearer driving back on Hwy 120 than it was on Thurs.
A deep canyon surrounded by mountains with a highway snaking along the steep slopes about halfway up from the valley floor. A lake surrounded by mountains and blue sky
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sunrise to sunrise on the Friends of the Pleistocene trip to Mono Basin.
Sunrise hitting the the eastern Sierras with clouds reflected in the Owens River Sunset behind the Sierra
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good moonrise tonight.
Moonrise with clouds over a city scape
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We all know what happens when someone says that…
Lucy holding a football on the verge of pulling it away with Charlie Brown about to kick it.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Currently practicing for the post-earthquake water outages because the water main on our street broke and we are without water. Imagine this scaled up by multiple orders of magnitude due to an earthquake. Hmmm, when was the last time I changed out our emergency water? Oh no…
A bunch of city workers standing around a hole in the street filled with water that is pouring down the street.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As usual, I’m grossed out by the capitulation of corporate America to someone who continues to abuse the power of their elected office.
Apple maps screen shot of “Lake America”
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Raccoon rush hour this morning.
Four raccoons walking on top of a fence.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not your everyday text alert in San Francisco for our neighborhood. Loose mountain lion!
Text alert: ALERTSF: Mountain lion spotted near Fell & Baker. Animal Care and Control is on scene. If seen, back away slowly. Don't run. nixle.us/HLJEX
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good sunset hitting clouds looking east tonight.
Sun hitting some streaky clouds over a city.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I had a fantastic view of the Blackhawk Landslide in Lucerne Valley while leaving Palm Springs. PSP-SFO always has some of the best views from the air. The AGU Landslide blog had a nice post about the slide a while back: blogs.agu.org/landslideblo...
A view of the desert with a deposit of an ancient landslide deposit derived from mountains in the background.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In memory of Dolly Parton, the Giants are currently losing 9-5 to AZ.
Giants vs AZ scoreboard showing them losing 9-5.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
As much as I love watching the Giants on tv when we can get a game, this one is not been one I think I can keep on. From the first pitch it has been bad.
A screenshot of the Giants pitching against the Diamondbacks and losing 6-2 in the 3rd inning.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good evening cloud action.
Dramatic pastel colored clouds over a city scape Dramatic clouds above a city with hills and large antenna
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Johnny Cash was definitely a larger than life figure.
A side of a tall building with a very large Johnny Cash mural.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Some good evening sunset action with sky, clouds, fog, and the moon.
A colorful sky with pink clouds, fog creeping in, and a bright moon above hills and trees.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This hawk was hanging out in the backyard and I had enough time to grab my camera for some photos.
A redtauled hawk perched on a green tree branch.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wishing my feline bestie @palmercatsf.bsky.social very happy 16th birthday!
An annoyed cat wearing a pointy birthday hat.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It is never enough mulch. Never. Always one bag short…
A garden with fresh mulch that doesn’t quite cover everything.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Maybe they will feature the pride of the United States Air Force…the British-made Harrier jump jet!
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
An excellent field review day with @earthjay.bsky.social and @miltonshaky.bsky.social in their trench across the Shively fault in Humboldt County.
Some people in safety gear standing around a poster showing some trench logs. An image of a deep excavation across a fault scarp with people in the trench.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Because Icelandic Tuxedo cats seem to be a theme, here is one we saw in Reykjavik last year.
A black and white cat in green grass
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Maybe it is because they usually blend in so well with the environment and are rarely seen, but I always appreciate seeing a stick bug.
A stick bug on a white fence.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The raccoons have not only eaten most of the pond fish, but now use the netting as a trampoline.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Oh wow, I thought this was a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social headline.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Nearly full moon in the last light of a windy Sunday.
A hill with trees with a colorful sky and a nearly full moon.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A fine day on the Sonoma Coast at Salt Point SP. was able to get there before the crowds and the wind really picked up.
A view of the ocean with layered rocks the foreground A view of a boulder strewn beach with a steep cliff in the background A view of a coastline with a boulder with a honeycomb pattern on one face sitting on a rock ledge above the water line.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
And a view of the iconic @sutrotower.bsky.social during the same sunset
Sutro Tower with a backdrop of pink clouds
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
More good cloud action this evening.
A hill with an incredible scene of late evening pink clouds and sky.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Excellent sunset cloud action in SF tonight
Sutro Tower framed by late evening pink clouds
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This loaf of sourdough I baked today nailed it.
A round loaf of bread on a cutting board.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“A typical construction mishap”? This seems like a very atypical incident to me.
A headline from the NYTimes that says “‘A typical construction mishap’, a developer of the building says.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Did they rebuild the Wall of Sound at the Hollywood Bowl?? @thebanderson.bsky.social 🤣
Screen grab from la times about sound upgrades at the hollywood bowlAn image of the Wall of Sound with the Grateful Dead at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Vacation is over. Hope to return soon.
Mt Rainier glowing in the last light of dayA great blue heron flying about 3 ft over waterA starfish on a beach surrounded by seaweed
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Only 1 day and 17 hours away!
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Hard to imagine a nicer day up here.
A view of Mt Rainier in the distance,  looking across the water, on a nearly cloudless day.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain…”
A view of Mt Rainier with water and trees in the foreground
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Finally, a view of Mt Rainier (with Mt Rainier tissue box dispenser for scale) @phaneritic.bsky.social
a view across a body of water of Mt Rainier with a blue plastic Rainier tissue box dispenser placed on a wooden railing for scale.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Spent the morning wandering around the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve near Olympia. No one is sure how these were formed, but hypotheses include glacial/permafrost processes, earthquakes (which I don’t think is likely), and rodent activity.
A grassy landscape of circular mounds with a forest in the background. Some white and yellow wildflowers under a cloudy sky with a person in the distance. A grassy mound with a forest in the background under a cloudy sky.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Wow, a bald eagle just landed on the deck outside.
A bald eagle perched on a railing
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Day 3 and still no sun. We’ve had to resort to our Rainier/Tahoma tissue box dispenser to remind us of the view if it were clear. @phaneritic.bsky.social
A Mt Rainier shaped tissue dispenser on a winder sill with a view of water in the distance
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
More scenes from Puget Sound.
A floating dock with four seals on itA great blue heron standing in water with a small fish in its mouthA great blue heron standing in water looking off to something in the distance
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Happy #SealSunday
Four seals laying on a dock with a fifth seal in the water trying to get on the dockA white seal with spots scratching its nose with a flipperA small brown seal laying on a dock with a larger one behind doing the same.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I think I have 10 minutes to grill dinner on the BBQ before the rain hits the inlet as it blows in from the NE.
A view of water with ominous clouds and rain in the distance.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Crossing the mighty Columbia River.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Big thanks to the organizers of the @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social Partnerships and Applications meeting in Portland. It was a productive two days building relationships across disciplines and learning about what the needs are for each group that attended. Hope we do this again.
A guestbook with signatures from attendees of the Crescent Partnerships and Applications meeting June 25-26 2026 in Portland, OR
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The USGS PAGER alerts are always my first check on how bad a large earthquake might be. Today’s earthquakes in Venezuela are a punch in the gut.
A screenshot of the USGS PAGER estimate of fatalities due to today’s M7.5 earthquake in Venezuela.  The estimate is is graph form and shows potentially tens of thousands of fatalities in the affected area.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I think I found a fix for trump’s Reflecting Pool problems.
A bottle of “Algaefix” which “works fast” and “controls algae growth” in pools, water gardens, and fountains
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The Palace of Fine Arts is really impressive in the evening light. I so rarely make it over there, but maybe I should visit more often.
An ornate palace like structure surrounded by trees with blue sky above. Pillars and statues bathed in an evening warm glowA structure with columns and arches bathed in a warm glow of evening light
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I spent the afternoon at the Association of Bay Area Governments HQ in San Francisco with @drwendyrocks.bsky.social who presented an update to local planners and building officials about our latest earthquake fault zone maps. It was super informative to meet with the people that use these maps.
A woman in front of a podium speaking about a preliminary earthquake fault zone maps that is displayed on a screen behind her.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Sunday afternoon chillin.
A black and white cat lying on a log that has been repurposed as a step to a deck.
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