I took a short walk this morning through my neighborhood to capture some more springtime beauty. The aspen leaves shaking in the breeze. Dandelions are pretty, just NIMBY. And the boxelder maple leaves filter the sunlight. #photography #spring

#BirdOfTheDay #FeathersInFoliage Heavy on the foliage because I don't own a 400mm lens! Run what ya brung, as they say in Nascar.

Other books removed included "A Clockwork Orange." & "Roots" Cuz they're similar.

Every time I see someone mention our God-given rights, I must ask them: Where in the Bible does God give us rights? No one has ever responded with a biblical reference to God giving us rights. God gave us responsibilities. And she is quite disappointed in our lack of duty to those.

While I still prefer winter (x-c skiing), I admit the colors and scents of spring are a joy. #photography #springtime #Minnesota

I went for a walk last night below Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis and it was a perfect night to get close and shoot (mostly) into the sun. #photography #Minneapolis #nature

Instead of this Secretary Junket TV Escapade, the Trump admin could take $1B from the BS Ballroom project and give 400,000 Americans $2500 each to do their own Great American Road Trip. Boost local economies. Make people happy. Celebrate America. Turn off the TV.

C'mon kids, we're gonna tour America the old fashioned way! You'll love it! Road trip time. #photography #greyhound #roadtrip

Me, walking to my office this morning, figuratively. It's gotta get better, right? #photography #Monday

I'm shopping for a new health plan as an independent business owner, and I'm reminded how completely f'd up health insurance is in America. Just in case you didn't know. I am eager to hear about Trump's surely amazing plan. 2 weeks?

News: Elon Musk blah blah blah wheels might fall off. Everybody: Yep, I can see that.

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all the moms! #BirdOfTheDay #Loon #Mom

Can you feel it? Here are some textures, if you want them. Old wood and older rocks. From San Luis Obispo, Calif. #photography #SLO #textures

For years I said, "I can't hate Trump, don't know him personally. But I can hate his policies." Well guess what? I hate Donald Trump. Hate. He is a horrible human being and he brings out the worst in people. He got me to hate again. He will also bring out the best in us in Nov. #vote

Thanks to @racketmn.com for gifting me a phenomenal musical experience at The Dakota in Mpls. last night. Nicholas "the feelin" David and his band really cooked! (Did I ever say how much I love The Dakota?!)

I wish everyone had access to places like this. #photography #trail #Minnesota

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Book rec: Up All Night, by Lisa Napoli. It tells the story of Ted Turner's remaking of TV news and the making of CNN. Read it, but don't buy it from Amazon. #booksky

Thank you. I needed a tears-to-my-eyes LOL this morning.

I moved out of California 8 years ago. So I could watch last night's Gov. candidate debate from a distance, literally and figuratively. And to my Calif. friends. I'm so sorry. And to TV producers. Stop making such stupid crap.

Welcome to the Department of War. C'mon on in. Let's do some deciding today! #photography #CarnivalRide #MNStateFair

La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, known locally at La Placita, is the oldest church in the city of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1814. And it has these great doors. #photography #OlveraStreet #LosAngeles

The MN Timberwolves on the Trending list this morning is ...

#BirdOfTheDay #Pairs A couple of couples. And the finch might be my favorite bird. I get them often on the feeders in back and on the cone flowers in front. Here they rest in the branches for a lovely high-contrast capture. Lucky me. #photography #minnesota

Cognitive test question 1: You have a lion, an alligator, a shark, and Trump. Which one is the ass?

I ask, whenever this arises, for someone to show me in the Bible where it says God gave us rights. God gave us responsibilities. Not rights.

Here's the crew filling me with coffee for the week. Go Fast Monday. #photography #NHRA

Richard Simmons would be glad to see this stretch. #photography #BirdOfTheDay #Stretched #loons

I did that Top 15 TV Shows thing and I forgot: Soul Train American Bandstand

Blocking bots. I'm a bot blocker.

Gasoline is out of control in my neighborhood. #TrumpsGasCrisis

If Trump now claims the war in Iran is over, can he just start another one soon? And run it for 59 days?

The Daily Show host rankings by funny-ness, for no reason whatsoever: John Stewart Ronnie Chieng Desi Lydic Josh Johnson Michael Kosta Jordan Klepper @thedailyshow.com

Do a lot of this today. #MayDay #photography #MtBaldy

Biz Acctg Question: I've been using Freshbooks dot com for years, and no longer love it. What do you small-biz people use for simple invoicing, expense tracking, P&L? Thanks

Film you've watched more than six times with gif. hard mode: no star wars, star trek, lotr, dc, marvel, disney, pixar, dreamworks, spielberg, cameron, wachowskis, or ghibli

Morning on the Mississippi. #photography #MplsRowingClub

I saw a job posting for a contract editor. It said: You’ll be responsible for taking AI-assisted drafts and transforming them into polished, publication-ready content. You’ll apply a sharp editorial eye to ensure accuracy, clarity, and tone, while removing any traces of “AI voice.” 🤮

It's frog season here. I love these little chorus frogs. You should hear them. #photography #TreeFrog

Priorities Most Americans: 1. Affordable food and healthcare 2. Peace Trump Admin: 1. Golden Ballroom 2. Joke control

I'm outta here. On the historic Lift Bridge in Stillwater, Minn. #photography #BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed

I saw this morning that Photoshop has new AI-type features that include a "harmonize" tool. Harmony is nice, and rhythm and melody. All harmony here created by humans. #Photography #harmony #DTLA #ThePerch

AI won't take your job. An AI agent will just delete your job and maybe the company.

Harden our hearts, not the trains or buildings. No mention of the insane amount of and easy access to guns? It's over America. Shootings are our way of life now. Every American will either get shot (I did) or witness a shooting. Freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

BYOS (bring your own straw, or proboscis if you like) #photography #Butterfly

Trump doesn't deserve to be shot. Nor did all those people he ordered to be murdered in boats. Nor did Alex Pretti or Renee Good. Nor did the Iranian school children killed in the Commander in Chief's war of choice. He is indeed a consequential President.

Minnesotans of an age will remember the '98 Gov. election. I advocated and voted for Jesse Ventura, and I carry guilt (a little) to this day. I own that mistake, been public about it. C'mon post-Trumpy people. Admit it. Then burn that red hat and let's fix this country.

"We need to meet people where they are." WRONG. You need to encourage people to where they are not. (And you need to stop using cliches) #photography

As we ease into storm season, my goal for this summer is to light up my collection of lightning photos. And I'm not good at it. So I will gladly accept any advice. #photography #lightning #SummerStorms