The camellias are starting to fade, but not before I got this shot for #FlowersOnFriday. #pnw

So Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed on a DHS funding package, but House Republicans voted it down. How will they be able to blame the Democrats for this?

Be there! 💙💙💙

South Sounders don’t have to go to Seattle to see the Japanese cherry trees. The parking lot at Bradley Lake Park in Puyallup, where we walked today, is lined with these beauties. This coming weekend might be their last. #pnw #wawx

My oldest friend in Washington state passed away today rather unexpectedly. I met Fred in 1979 when I was 26 and bought a condo near his in University Place. We became friends, then later I became friends with his new wife. The worst part of getting old is losing the people you love. RIP, pal. 💔

Thanks to the Democratic Pierce County Council majority for passing an ICE camp moratorium (plus Republican Herrera) and Democratic County Exec Ryan Mello for proposing it. Under the previous R exec and council majority the county likely would be well on its way to building another detention camp.

Another flip in Florida! 💙💙💙

Flipped! And it’s the Florida House district where Cheetolini votes! 💙💙💙

I post occasionally on my X account, so I get sucked into the algorithm. SO much of the content is anti-female and weird anti-science stuff. BlueSky isn’t perfect (lots more bots lately), but at least it’s not 🦇💩 crazy.

Colonoscopy prep day! I’m an old hand at this, so no biggie. I just look at it as a Medicare-paid cleanse ending in a nice nap. 😀

Cheetolini backing off in Iran suggests to me that the money guys convinced him that he was about to completely crash the stock market.

I’m walking in the neighborhood today just to see what all’s blooming nearby. The answer: most everything — including my friend Gwen’s Crown Imperial lily, a ground-hugging tulip and lots of hyacinths, such as this huge purple one. Happy spring! #pnw #wawx

There are plenty of No Kings protests planned for this coming Saturday all over the #pnw. To find one near you, go to this website. I haven’t picked which one I’m going to yet. How about you? We MUST show up in the biggest numbers yet!

It’s a beautiful afternoon in the South Sound, with a high about 50°. It looks like we’ll get a dry weekend after several soggy days. Have a good one! #pnw #lakewood #wawx

Classy as ever.

Happy #FirstDayOfSpring! To celebrate, here are some flowers in my neighborhood I shot a year ago at this time: the blue Lucille’s Glory of the Snow, a Turkestan tulip and camellia. #pnw #FlowersOnFriday

Here’s the magazine cover that will have Goldemort throwing a tantrum.

You know his aides told him beforehand, “Whatever you do, don’t mention Pearl Harbor.” So of course …

Anyone asking Pam Bondi about the stock market?

He’s ruined everything he’s touched. Why should the US economy be an exception? (Gift article.)

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Shitler equated dyslexia with stupidity in slamming Gavin Newsom and said no one with a learning disability should be president. How inconvenient that some of our most respected presidents were dyslexic.

If Shitler’s lost this guy — about as far-right a MAGAt as you’ll ever find — then his war of choice is in deep trouble. SW Washington is pretty conservative, but Joe Kent was too nutty even for voters there.

I figured if I was ever going to bake Irish soda bread, today’s the day. It turned out great! And only four ingredients. The recipe is in the comments. #StPatricksDay 🍀

The South Sound is getting a bit of a break from the rain today. It’s 60° and partly cloudy in Lakewood. Have a great week! #wawx #pnw

“Just for fun”? JFC, he’s the stupidest man alive.

For #FlowersOnFriday, here’s my forsythia getting a bit of a shock from today’s snowfall. #pnw #wawx #Lakewood

I get it. The only thing preventing me from winning a Grammy is that everyone keeps telling me I can’t sing.

The mister was so impressed that Channel 13 aired my snow video that he says he sent in this “beautiful photo.” He can’t figure out why they didn’t air it. 😀 #wawx #pnw

The first snow we’ve gotten this winter! #pnw #lakewood #wawx

The mister enjoys watching the snow come down while sitting next to the heater on his back deck in West Seattle. #pnw #wawx

Just spotted the first robins of March, hopping around on my back patio. Spring isn’t far away! #wawx #pnw

This is weird. I called my pest control service to update my credit card and Melissa answered. We had a brief conversation and it took a minute for me to realize she was not a human. I wonder: Did she name herself?

If you missed John Lithgow’s wonderful tribute to Stephen Colbert, here it is. Made me cry. 🥲

Faux News isn’t the only MAGA media source that tried to hide Shitler’s disrespect of fallen soldiers by wearing his golf hat at Dover. Newsmax cropped its photo of him tightly to hide the hat and didn’t play footage of him saluting while wearing the hat.

Even if oil prices get back to “normal,” the disruption should be a wake-up call to move faster on alternative energy sources. If blocking one sea lane is all it takes to send gas prices soaring, then we need to move away from fossil fuels — fast.

C’mon, TACO man: time to do your thing.

I had one of her posters on the wall of my college dorm room — purchased at one of the funkier head shops in Gainesville, FL. Wish I could remember which bands it advertised and that I’d kept it. #womensart

Just watched “One Battle After Another.” Really liked it. It seems like a throwback to the movies of the ‘70s. Great cast, lots of action. I’ll be interested to see how well it does at the Oscars.

I use the f-bomb pretty frequently, so it doesn’t shock me to hear it. But I was surprised to hear it freely bandied about on the new MS NOW show “Crooked,” which airs at 6 pm on the West Coast. Go for it, guys!

Isn’t she one of the geniuses who should have anticipated that starting a war in the Middle East might affect gas prices? Never been so happy to drive a little hybrid.

Questions: Has my government apologized for killing scores of little children? Is that really too much to ask? Shouldn’t we be demanding it?

If Shitler were TRYING to destroy the US, he’d be doing exactly what he’s been doing.

The crocuses and camellias are out in the #pnw, just in time for #FlowersOnFriday! The camellia is mine; the crocuses were shot at the Western State Hospital cemetery. #lakewood

Macy’s emailed me about its spring shoe sale. I thought merchants tracked our every move, but sending me this just shows they don’t know me at all. I haven’t worn heels — or even a dress — since retiring 10 years ago. I certainly would never wear anything this ridiculous.

It’s a beautiful, sunny afternoon for a walk in the South Sound, with temps reaching the low 50s. The big tree is a horse chestnut that is glorious in the summer, and the crocuses were growing wild along the path. #pnw #wawx #lakewood

Now that the puppy killer’s been canned, I guess DHS will have to spend several more million dollars to redo its airport announcements and TV ads.

Geez, he’s even dumber than she is!

So Shitler says he’ll endorse one of the Republicans in the Texas Senate runoff and tell the other one to get out of the race. If I had to bet (that’s what we do now, right?), he’ll endorse Cornyn and promise Paxton a cushy job. Replace Bondi at AG? Patel at FBI? Those two should start sweating.