Crystal Lake | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve | June 2024 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #alaska #nationalpark #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Long day at work, traffic problems getting home, at least the #hummingbirdbuddy caught Mr Flashy for a moment today. Too windy for Ravi the roadrunner to come by, am hoping for tomorrow, weather should be to his liking. #birds SoCal

Mountains are a place where you can escape from the world. Hang in there and don't forget to breath. Nature photo day 378 #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #peace #hiking #photographersofBluesky #photographersunited #pnw #BlueskyMonday #NorthCascadesNP #mountainMonday

Melissa blue 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 A male nectar-feeding on Rock Springparsley 𝘊𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘶𝘴. The Melissa blue, is a Lycaenid butterfly common in parts of the western United States. Males have bright blue upper wings. Corral Pocket Bears Ears National Monument Utah, USA 30 April 2024.

Joshua Tree Yucca 𝘠𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 Queen Valley Joshua Tree National Park California, USA 7 December 2008 "Elmer" is one of the largest Joshua Trees known. More in ALT text.

As always, see an accessibility description, followed by a natural history/geographical/cultural description in the ALT text (a white lettered "ALT" somewhere within the photo-frame). Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus. Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. 5 December 2013.

Mojave Desert Tortoise 𝘎𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘪 Keys Ranch Joshua Tree National Park California, USA 29 May 2008.

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds

"NO DRIP TIP" A marvel of technology! (note my attempt with white duct tape and a blue rubber band)

View of the North Six Shooter from Corral Pocket Bears Ears National Monument Utah, USA 22 June 2024

IC1848 - The Soul Nebula. I am officially blown away by the detail in my first real SHO image. This is just 30 mins on each filter. I can't wait to see the results when I get several hours on it. ASI2600 MM, Esprit 100ED, Altair 3nm Ha, Sii and Oiii filters. #astronomy #astrophotography

Tonight’s sunset

Aurora - Kootenay Pass 1/2

Sand Wasp Tribe Bembicini Beef Basin Bears Ears National Monument San Juan County, UT, USA 29 August 2024

Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?

Biden's DOE gave $2 million to a nonprofit called Mothers for Nuclear so they could come to San Juan County and tell us that accepting high-level nuclear waste would be totally safe. My latest:

New Weather West post out now: “Warm West/Cool East” dipole to develop over North America in late January; mostly dry/warm conditions lead to record-low Western U.S. snowpack. I'll be discussing the content therein during Wednesday's livestream. #CAwx

Spiny Tachinid Fly 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 North Creek Pass Abajo Mountains San Juan County, UT, USA 17 August 2024

Joshua Tree-yuccas 𝘠𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 Queen Valley Joshua Tree National Park California, USA 21 October 2014

Grandpa Boyd passed away yesterday, at age 94. Glen Canyon Recreation Area USA. Photo from the 1980s.

This photo hurts my back. Ouch. Thank you Juan and Saul. Thank you for the available and affordable food that you labor over to make our lives better.

Near 49 Palms Trailhead Joshua Tree National Park California, USA 22 June 2014

Well, it's now official (per NOAA): Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest such periods on record for Western U.S. (and also for most individual Western states). It has been an extraordinarily sustained period of winter warmth, and this eerily balmy winter continues into Jan.

This legislation would automatically register every eligible voter in USA. 🖊️ Sign on to our petition to support Automatic Voter Registration and demand Congress pass the 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘝𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵 of 2025 >> demsdefend.com/m8wL5l

US public media certainly has a liberal slant, as much as academia and the arts do. Conservatives should be mindful of the very real consequences of harming American institutions of knowledge creativity, since it is slippery slope of authoritarianism that harms us all even if indirectly.

Gosh. I wonder what Doug is up to today, some ~30-40 years later. 😆

When I first heard the common-name of this slick, tear-drop-shaped beetle, the humor of its evoking name, pleases me. Tumbling Flower Beetle, Mordellidae on White Prairie Clover 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢. Creek Pasture Bear's Ear's National Monument Utah, USA 16 June 2024

Strange and wonderful. It's extremely good preservation-mounting skills

US American voters really need to make every effort to stay engaged. Petitions, contacting congress and attending protests, is more important than your vote. For me, it's been therapeutic. I feel like my anxieties, stress and feelings of hopelessness are subdued by sense of duty to the people.

“In late December, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services announced that state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program no longer have to report progress on getting children & teens vaccinated. As a result, we will have less information about vaccination rates just when we need it most”

Consider using public radio streaming apps for music. They have no adverts. If you can, please support with your donations. You do not need your paid streaming subscriptions. You're missing out if you're not enjoying US public media . You're missing out if you don't use the community platforms.

We’ve now sent over 10,000 letters to Congress demanding they impeach Kristi Noem! Have you sent one yet today?

Upsetting

And just like that, the end of PBS News Weekend because of cuts to funding. It was an unpleasant surprise for me, seeing it report on this evening's last episode. I've enjoyed it so much. Here's a photo of the whole news team that made the show happen. youtu.be/0j8lYKMAqiI?...

It's more important to state this to non affiliated/independent voters; because MAGA?; that's religion. Republicans are generally entrenched and obedient. I'm no political genius, but it seems that targeting of such messages should be towards more recent generations, who often are non-affiliated

Desert Cottontail 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪 Needles District Canyonlands National Park Utah, USA 18 November 2019

This beautiful photo. Breathtaking. Around the bend - Spotlight Gallery © John Morrison/E+/Getty Images It was introduced to me, in my Dentist's office. With Google image search, I was able find it online. (ALT text in my reply to this message)