"Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world, and you get to choose the difference that you make... Even today, where the planet is dark, there still is hope." - Dr. Jane Goodall, March 2025 Choose well, my friends.

I don't remember a more stunning #autumn in #Idaho.

Everyone agrees that life is beautiful, and we all accept that it is fragile. But do we always remember how interconnected we are? How everything we do touches other people's lives and echoes far away, in other places? If we do not, perhaps we should! - Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife

Happy National Hummingbird Day! Please consider reading my short post about our tiniest of friends. #birds #hummingbirdday

The weather is shifting here in the Wood River Valley. The birds & squirrels sense the ‘Winter is Coming’ message & they are busy prepping for the big event. I still have some hummingbirds, but the population has decreased significantly. I will sure miss my tiniest friends. #birds #FeatheredFriday

Sharing another photo from my little garden. This sweet guy - a black-headed grosbeak - will come to my window & tap on the glass. He is so friendly & curious. I'm going to miss him this winter - the weather is definitely shifting here in the Wood River Valley. I hope he comes back in the spring.

Steinbeck once said, “We only have one story.” This is mine. Chapter 1 - I always knew. #adopted #memoir #adoption #writing

Sometimes the best company isn’t human at all. This week I wrote about the birds who share my garden, my mornings, and my quiet hours. Join me in the company of birds. 🐦

This guy. #Birds of #Idaho

Sums up the incompetency of the current "president" and his clown administration. Government papers about Putin/Trump meeting left behind on the public printer in the business center at the Captain Cook. "In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin"...🤮 (Pure gold that NPR gets to report this.)

Anyone else transitioning from Moodle to Canvas for Fall Semester? Currently locked in my home office prepping my Fall course and trying not to panic. #Edu-Sky, #AcademicSky, #HigherEd

The first 24 hours of the #RockFire -- a timelapse I made using images from the Tamarack ski resort summit webcam. #IdahoFire youtu.be/FgiK-KOi1iU

A hummingbird landed on my hand. 🌿✨ I could feel the breeze from its wings. The full story →

Well, now what do I do? #wonder #birds #WeShareThisWorld #gratefulheart

This. #Truth

My internet has been down for over 48 hours - entering Day #3 - @coxcomm.bsky.social is such a disappointment. No communication. No transparency. Anyone want to weigh-in on #Starlink? Especially my #idaho friends? Starlink and snow?

Eric Cartman saves the republic. I didn’t see that coming!

Just now … as the grape jelly ran out… this gal tapped on my window to remind me of my incompetence. #birds #orioles #idaho

My fly fishing buddy today…stayed with me for quite a long time. A very curious girl. #SharedWorld #WeShareThisWorld

Beautiful day in the Sawtooths in #Idaho. No matter our differences, we share this beautiful world. 🌎 #SharedWorld #WeShareThisWorld

This guy. Western Tiger Swallowtail. Such beauty. #idaho

It is truly impossible to capture the beauty of Silver Creek in #Idaho. But, here are my two best tries from today.

This sweet little fairy just hanging out in my yard in the Wood River Valley, #Idaho. #Birds #Hummingbirds

Fly fishing the Big Wood yesterday in #Idaho. What a beautiful world we share...

This guy. South Wood River Valley a moment ago. #Birds #Idaho #orioles

Probably time to re-read Elie Wiesel’s “Night.”

We are having a wintery and snowy morning here in the Wood River Valley, #Idaho. The hungry, little #hummingbirds are all over my garden. I was lucky enough to capture this photo of three feeding at once on one of my feeders. Sweet moment of time.

Yesterday’s afternoon hike out the Hyndman trail was full of stunning wildflowers—and, of course, my cute little Scout tagging along. Grateful heart for our public lands here in beautiful and wild #Idaho.

The little bee hummingbird heard her name and gave it everything she had—as she tried out for the choir. #Idaho #birds #hummingbird

First day on the river this season - look at this beauty! #flyfishing #catchandrelease #idaho #gratefulheart

My first Western Tanager of the season - being so pretty and having a bit of his fresh orange for breakfast! #Idaho #birding #birds #westerntanager

This guy. 💕

This guy (Bullock's Oriole) landed right outside my home office window today. He peered in at me. I asked him to please be still while I focused my camera, and - as you can see - he kindly complied! #Idaho #birding #Flyday

A blanket of #wildflowers showing off today on a Ketchum, #Idaho hillside. Happy Mother's Day!

I’m fond of this afternoon photo of The Creek today. #SilverCreek #Idaho #PointofRocks

1.4 billion Roman Catholics—half of all Christians in the world —just laid to rest our beloved Pope. For Trump to mock the papacy during this time is despicable, tone-deaf, nasty, and profoundly disrespectful. No longer engaging with this parody of leadership. I’m done.

This little guy. Cassin's Finch - Wood River Valley, #Idaho. 4/29/2025.

"Perhaps the mission of the university is to train social poets, men and women who, upon learning the grammar and vocabulary of humanity, have a spark, a brilliance that allows them to imagine the unknown." Pope Francis (2023).

Little chickadee! #WoodRiverValley #Idaho

Dwight may be spoiled. A bit. #WoodRiverValley #Idaho

#YellowstoneNP Hands off, fascists.

This.

My soul puppy. Scout Finch, the wonder pup… #YellowstoneNP

Beautiful bighorn sheep in Lamar Valley. #YellowstoneNP 4/11/2025.

These two - at #YellowstoneNP on 4/11/2025.

Ice Box Canyon looking down on Yellowstone National Park. Such beauty. #YellowstoneNP

Just look at this handsome guy! Swainson's Hawk in Picabo, #Idaho. #birds

Sweet mountain bluebirds reminding me that this is a beautiful and wonder-filled world. #idaho #birding #bluebirdofhappiness

Congratulations, Wisconsin!