According to Google Translate, “orcas” means “killer whales” in both Spanish and English, “horcas” is the Spanish word for “gallows”, and “horcasitas” is the Spanish word for “little forks”. So that’s interesting!

Also, there is a concert pianist named Juan Pablo Horcasitas. Given what I have just learned, I can’t look at his photo without imagining he has tuning forks on hand to be absolutely positively thoroughly certain the piano is perfectly tuned immediately prior to each of his performances. 😄

I live near Mt Baker. It is still venting. When atmospheric conditions are right, I can see the steam condensing into wispy clouds rising from Sherman Crater, from as far away as Bellingham. It’s beautiful and a reminder that Mt Baker is still thermally active. Thankfully, it is also still seismically quiet.