Feeling small in the North Cascades. #bigworld #humility #mountains #winter #hiking

Took my snowshoes (and my camera kit!) out for a pleasant wander in the North Cascades this week. #northcascades #landscapephotography #photography #hiking #snowshoe

I was in Ohio last week visiting family. Mother Nature created this scene and I responded by making a photograph. #ohio #sunset #autumn

My home-to-trailhead vehicle has been unreliable of late, so my “fall color” adventures have been local (image #1). Image #2 is from a hike in the Washington Cascades in 2021. #photography #landscapes #hiking #fall #autumn #pacificnorthwest

Several days ago I had a plan to head to the mountains to hike to a high and fairly remote spot I know to photograph fall colors. Unfortunately , mechanical problems with my truck kept me at home, but the very next day I was walking country roads near my home and this scene presented itself.

My neighbor’s pasture, looking spooky this foggy Pacific Northwest morning. #halloween #spooky #fog #photography #autumn

A beautiful evening to practice footwork. “Football is Life.” #soccer #football #sunset #fitness #calgary

Our son made this timeless photograph of me taking his daughter (my granddaughter) for her first lesson on her strider bike. #grandpa #family #memories #granddaughter #bicycle

A friend generously gifted me a kayak he wasn’t using and this week @leahwantstogarden.bsky.social made this picture of me on my first time out, paddling in a tranquil bay of the Salish Sea. #kayak #salishsea #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

It was a good week to spend time in Leah’s garden, habitat for all kinds of wee beasties, and, for me, a reliable retreat. @leahwantstogarden #gardening #solace #habitat #nature #photography #naturephotography #environment

Proud to share that my bipartisan TERRA Act received a committee hearing today, bringing it one step closer to passage! This bill cuts red tape for Tribal Nations to access federal resources to be climate resilient and prepared, like rising seas washing away communities on the Olympic Peninsula. 🌊

Smoke in the atmosphere from several late summer wildfires made for otherworldly — even beautiful? — golden light at sunset last evening. Fortunately the air quality is not too bad (“moderate” is what the weather service says) and the forecast is for cool, rainy days ahead.

The Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon have been my playground for decades, but, because family has recently moved to Canada, I’m now beginning to set my sights on the Canadian Rockies. Oh my! #Canada #Canadianrockies #photography #landscapephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

Sometimes she says she is a ballerina, while other times — like when she’s wearing a dress like this — I’d bet she is playing Princess. At all times, her Grandpa thinks she is a wonder and can be whatever she wants to be. #photography #granddaughter #childhood #imagination #family #diary #grandpa

Waiting for a ferry. #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #salishsea #pugetsound #pacificnorthwest #seattle #everydaylife

I went to Leah’s garden, hoping to find a photograph or two, of what Wendell Berry called “the art of the commonplace.” @leahwantstogarden #garden #nature #hummingbird #dahlia #waterlily #photography

Two travelogue pictures from a roadtrip I did into last week with my fur buddy. We visited family in Alberta, Canada. #canada #roadtrip #sculpture #alberta #travel #dogs #sunset

A roadtrip this week to British Columbia and Alberta to visit family took me through the Canadian Rockies. Though I just returned home to Washington state, I’m already looking forward to many more trips north when I plan to take my mountain bike, hiking boots, snowshoes, and cross country skis.

Adventures with Grandpa: My Princess and I went looking for treasure under the canopy of a Camperdown Elm. #pirates #grandpa #nature #princess #family #makingmemories

“It’s a big world out there, Frodo.” My friend @theklahini.bsky.social is that tiny human (in the patch of sunlight lower left) moving through a limitless landscape on a recent backcountry trip in the North Cascades. #adventure #northcascades #mountainlife #hobbits #feelingsmall

In Leah’s garden. @leahwantstogarden.bsky.social #garden #peaceful #nature #solice #hummingbird #macrophotography

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A soul-healing moment I was fortunate to experience and photograph in Leah’s garden last week. Such a peaceful place to get away from it all. @leahwantstogarden.bsky.social #garden #hummingbird #peaceful #mothernature

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

WTF? FBI agents arrested a Milwaukee county judge on Friday, accusing her of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities. The allegation? That Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” someone they were pursuing, according to a now-deleted post by Mr. Patel.

“I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees” - Emilio Zapata #BeLikeHarvard #Veritas 👀

🚨Attention Members of the DC Bar🚨 Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.

Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country. All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.

The Trump Tariffs are driving up the cost of living. House Democrats only need three Republicans to join us. And we can stop the harm being done to the economy.

BREAKING: A federal court ordered Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit should proceed in New Jersey instead of Louisiana, 1,500 miles from his family. This is an important step towards justice.

Thank you, Senator Cory Booker! #Resist

On April 1, 1807, Ohio’s “Black Laws” barred Black Ohioans from testifying against whites and codified white supremacy. These laws restricted all aspects of Black life, even as Ohio became a refuge for those escaping slavery. 141 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

Just curious: Which do you prefer?

Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote. If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.

@booker.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 20 HOURS and counting. #RESPECT

Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk. Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...

Forced to work beyond plantations, enslaved women’s labor was leased to factories, universities, & government buildings, while some institutions outright owned them. This reflects how institutions were complicit in slavery. 144 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

So, which is it? If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained. And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.

Welcome to all our new followers! 💚

This is extraordinary courage. If we dig deep enough, I believe we all have a measure of it of our own. Thank you Mr Elias for leading the way.

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey. Defiantly, ME

stop whining about your missed Social Security check, says psycho oligarch open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous fiction novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written in response to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, exposing the harsh reality of slavery. She used proceeds from her fame to support anti-slavery causes. 151 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

Olympia, Washington! There’s a Save the United States Postal Service rally in front of the Tivoli Fountain (by the Capitol building) tomorrow, March 23rd at 1 pm! Cc: @altusps.bsky.social @rogueusps.bsky.social

Trump’s America

We are fighting like hell to stop Musk’s staffers. They come into our buildings, forcibly removing us with the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and police. This coup must be stopped.