Just a week left to place an order for my #handmade handpainted gifts and artwork. International customers, orders will no longer arrive in time for Christmas. earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #art #blueskyart #smallbusiness #Christmas #gifts #MHHSBD

Are you familiar with the Sanctuary Project? This all-volunteer group rescues dogs that need a home, mainly in the American Southwest. They just posted this on their Facebook page. Check out the Sanctuary Project at: www.thesanctuaryprojectlove.org

The Grand Canyon is truly one of the very most beautiful places on Earth. This photo by A. Sarlangue does it justice.

Beautiful work! My favorite: lower left, tho a difficult choice.

I recommend PBS Passport for some great programs: PBS shows(USA), Masterpiece Theater(British) & European shows(Walter Presents). A favorite: "Cold Summer," Italian, a police detective who hangs out in art galleries & reads books! www.pbs.org/show/cold-su... www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rno...

If you are buying holiday gifts, time is running out. Here's my handcrafted natural coral necklace & earrings on my Etsy site. If you order today, you can get it by Dec.12-16 depending on where you live. Free shipping in the U.S. Necklace is 21" long, earrings 1". www.etsy.com/listing/4382...?

All my books (ebooks) are ON SALE at Smashwords starting Dec.8 & going thru Jan.1. I write mysteries, often with a romantic subplot. www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #Books #OnSale #MysteryBooks #Mysteries

All my books (ebooks) are ON SALE at Smashwords starting Dec.8 & going thru Jan.1. I write mysteries, often with a romantic subplot. www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #Books #OnSale #MysteryBooks #Mysteries

ICYMI: We've got a $42,000 match going today for #GivingTuesday. This is a great chance to show your Sky Islands some love and support our work, including our latest campaign to defend wildlife threatened by border wall construction in the San Rafael Valley: ow.ly/gvRZ50Uh4SS

I don't go to the movie theater very often. But I read the book "Project Hail Mary" and I think I'll go see the movie. I'm very curious to see how Rocky the Alien is portrayed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08T... #Film #Movies #ScienceFiction

Happy Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving wish is that all the hungry children everywhere, especially in Gaza, get to eat everyday, starting on Thanksgiving day. #Thanksgiving

I voted for Mark Kelly. I'll vote for him again the next time he runs. Kelly was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Short (10 min) video, informative and funny, too. #MarkKelly www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZMq...

Oct. 28, 1937: Helen Grier's body was discovered by her married lover, Vernon Spencer, at a hunt camp in Algoma, Ontario. Authors Amanda Capper & Judy Penz Sheluk are on the case. Did Spencer get away with murder? You be the judge. Follow our journey at @afatalaffair.bsky.social #truecrime

Much love to all the turkeys out there, keeping it wild in the Sky Islands! Here, along the Santa Cruz River and San Pedro River, at Las Cienegas and Lone Mountain Tank in the Huachucas, in Coronado National Memorial, and at a ranch in Sonora.

I just read and reviewed this book: "The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It." 5 stars You can read my review on Goodreads. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #Books #ClimateCrisis

Yesterday I took several of my mixed-media works to show/sell at Art House Centro in downtown Tucson, near the Tucson Museum of Art. Here are two, both mixed media, both with desert botanical subjects. (L) Blue Moon, (R) Quartet #Art

Please remember #smallbusinesses during shopping #boycotts. My business is just me, I make part-time wages for full time work and I sell via Etsy as its too costly to sell via my own website. This time of year is crucial. Please share ty x earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #crafter #artist #shopsmall

This is a Cooper's hawk. They are common in the Sonoran Desert. Hawks are raptors, which means they are predatory birds. (They eat other birds). I feed birds in the morning, mainly mourning doves. When a hawk shows up, the doves disappear asap. Cooper's hawks are my favorite. #Birds #Raptors

Looks like Mom won't tolerate anyone/anything hurting her baby. Not even Dad. www.youtube.com/shorts/lIxjp...

Another highlight from the recent Festival of the Sky Islands in Moctezuma, Sonora: This year, we held another drawing contest, this time focused on our region’s birds. Check out the winners, and thanks to all who participated and made it possible. Just fabulous: ow.ly/JJIZ50XpHvA

I just posted my review of "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu, which won the National Book Award in 2020. Links to the review on Goodreads and Bookbub. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... www.bookbub.com/reviews/3320... #Books

Are you passionate about the Sky Islands and looking for a new work opportunity? We're hiring! We're looking for two seasonal field techs to join our team from Jan. 12 to May 31, with the possibility to extend. To learn more and apply, visit: ow.ly/OOTR50XmJ7y.

Here is a small work (9"x12"), "Silver Agave," that I dropped off at Tohono Chul Botanical Garden shop today. I have one of these lovely plants in my front yard. The lighter blue background is some of my handmade paper. FYI: Agave makes very good tequila and mescal. #SonoranDesert #Art #Agave

I'm donating some food items to my neighborhood elementary school again. 100% of the students there qualify for free/reduced lunch & risk food insecurity at home due to the end of, or reduction of, SNAP (food stamps). Consider donating to your local elementary school. #Food #Hunger

Kitty is now gone, thank you so much to my buyer. Now who wants to own a rook or a pigeon? 🪶🪶 earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/4386... #art #birds #smallartworks #MHHSBD #bsnm

We all need more music. #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HvK...

Jamaicans are facing the biggest hurricane of the season and they are going to need a lot of help. My favorite is World Central Kitchen, already mobilizing in Jamaica. World Central Kitchen wck.org And a friend recommends Global Empowerment Mission www.globalempowermentmission.org #Hurricanes

Kobo's October 40% off VIP Sale goes from 10-25 thru 10-31. You can get my Iron Horse Mysteries: Books 1 & 2 as one e-book here: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...? Purchase the book & at check out, use the code here (& see more books on sale): www.kobo.com/us/en/p/oct-... #Books #Mysteries #BookSale

My original linocut print was rejected by an exhibit organizer because there's a lot of children potentially attending the exhibit. It was rejected because there's a nude woman portrayed. Sigh. Eve. First woman. No clothes. Duh! The last time I tried to post this, BlueSky rejected it for nudity.

If you were offered a free trip with a family member, where would you choose to go and why? 1. San Diego, CA 2. New York City, NY 3. Torino (Turin), Italy 4. Oaxaca, Mexico

The faculty, students & I approve. The rejected Trump plan would "require the schools to ban the use of race or sex in hiring and admissions, freeze tuition for five years, cap admission for international students and ensure a "vibrant marketplace of ideas on campus." www.axios.com/local/phoeni...

Mandalas are "intricate circular designs representing the universe in Hinduism & Buddhism." I'm creating mandalas with the goal of meditating on the role of nature in the universe. Here's my latest titled "Fleeting." 9x12" wall art ready to hang. #Meditation #Mandala www.etsy.com/listing/4388...

Already thinking about holiday gifts (or gifting yourself?) Consider original art/crafts from BajaArizona Treasures. www.etsy.com/shop/BajaAri...

Hope you can make it to the launch of Borderlings, my new book of poetry, this Saturday, Oct. 18, 6:30-8. Reading at 7. Signed copies available at event. If not, you can order a copy through ArtSpeak Press here: www.artspeakpress.com/shop/p/borde...

Shameless self-promotion #bookbubdeal

ICYMI: This year’s drought and this summer’s long stretches without monsoon rain meant fewer insects for bats, and that resulted in a spike in deaths, for example, near Tucson’s bat bridges. For more details, check out this Tucson Sentinel article: ow.ly/eZHo50X6txT

My #bookreview of A Capital Mystery www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

"Democracy" Leonard Cohen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dQY...

Here is a wee selection of my badger art, past and present, to celebrate #NationalBadgerDay earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #art #badgers #painting #natureart #MHHSBD

U.S customers, my miniature paintings are exempt from tariffs, so the postage remains much the same! earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #animals #flowers #birds 🪶 #art

I just added several small artworks to my Etsy site, BajaArizona Treasures. Look over on the left for a list of topics: abstract, flora & fauna, and landscape. All original artworks. Here's two "night" themed: Under the Night Sky (L) & Blue Moon (R) www.etsy.com/shop/BajaAri... #Art

I read a lot & usually write reviews. Here are 2 new reviews. I'm linking to Goodreads. Also on Bookbub Read this lst: "Losing Earth" by Nathaniel Rich www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Followed by: "The Great Displacement" by Jake Bittle www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #Books #ClimateCrisis

Given all the crazy violence going on now, I'm thinking about how we can work toward becoming calmer & more centered. Meditating on a mandala is one way. This mandala will appear soon as a small artwork on my Etsy site. Mandala: This Moment series #1. Oil on canvas (8"x8") #Mandalas #Art #Peace

Nothing better than some good music. www.youtube.com/shorts/x0ugU...

Crime Writers of Canada is actively recruiting jurors to help them celebrate the best in Canadian crime writing. CWC membership is not a requirement. If you or someone you know is interested in being a juror, please contact CWC Jury Chair at: [email protected]

All funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being cut, which means cutting $ to Public Broadcasting System & National Public Radio. I just renewed my PBS membership so I could watch all the great shows on PBS Passport. I have several favorites. Try it! #PBS #NPR www.pbs.org

Doing my best to stay positive, be friendly to all my neighbors (even MAGA fans),& I'm looking for humor. Like this. Hector the Cat. Swat team came to Hector's neighborhood, sniper took his position. Hector took his position on sniper's back. Hector started purring. No shooting followed.

@fishfeast.bsky.social Went to the p.o., mailed you a card, then found a postcard from you! My small artworks going online at Etsy (not ready yet), larger works in local exhibits.Regarding your next read. How about Letty #3? I have extra paperbacks. I'll mail you one if you want it. Let me know.

We're dealing with a lot of unhappy news these days. Try gardening. Gardens keep you grounded (no pun intended!) Here are my Swiss chard seedlings destined for winter chicken-veggie stews. The other plant is Firebush (Hamelia patents)which is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. #Gardening

Gabby Giffords: "I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah.Democratic societies will always have political disagreements,but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence.Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery."