Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

Next storm system from West arriving right now. Coming from TX, grandkids really want snow. But, at 42°, think we'll get rain until temp drops this evening.

This Christmas evening alpenglow of the backyard cottonwoods along the Snake River. Usually, more pink in color. The gold color is much rarer.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! A full tin of my wife's homemade Italian Biscotti Torcetti! From her family recipe. Now, enjoying with cup of coffee, relaxing, before granddaughter & grandson & their parents awaken. Then it's...whirlwind time...in the cabin til bedtime. Lol! 🎄🎅❄️

Another death glare from another toucan: a #faceoff with a Collared Aracari at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #toucans #nature #toucanoftheday

It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. From the NPR archives.

Sunrise along the Snake River this Christmas Eve. 48°, at least 20° warmer than avg for this time of yr. In fact, Weather Svc is stating this is warmest Dec in E ID in 85 yrs! We keep winter gear for visiting fam & grandkids @ our place, yr round. Still on gear shelves this yr, grandkids in shorts.

To all the servicemembers who can’t be with their families for the holidays, thank you for your sacrifice and for everything you do to keep us safe

Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.

If you live around big trees in NA, then you likely have Barred Owls around. They come out to be seen just enough so that they never lose their magic and their mystery. #birds

Good to see neighboring area getting snow, while we get rain, uggh! Memories, we know that Lodge. Used to know the owners, restaurant & bar staff, after a long day on xc ski & snowmobile trails, well. Now owned by a pub traded co, still a great place to hit the trails!

Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August. #wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends

Few moments for self before "Li'l Bit" 18 mo old GD & "Whirlwind" 4 y/o GS awaken. Fire & coffee made, just Nana & Pop-pop are awake & daughter & SIL are asleep. Upon arrival both said...here, they're yours, lol! We said, well it was a direct flight, how bad could it be? They just rolled eyes, lol!

Jeff Landry is a moron with zero foreign policy experience, knowledge, or qualifications. ZERO. Nothing. More insanity.

You want to know about this site that lets you explore data collected by the HMS Challenger from 1872–1876, an expedition that laid the foundation of oceanography. 🌊 challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/explore

Trump wants to gaslight America into thinking that the economy is doing well. It's not. The cost of living is up, the social safety net is shrinking, and many polls show that the majority of Americans are struggling under this economic system. #Velshi

Republicans decided to go home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans staring down massive health care premium hikes. They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.

Looking out towards the barn, a bit of graupel (snow pellets) on this winter solstice day. Getting morning fire going & coffee brewing. Then, last minute prep for grandkids' (& their parents, lol) arrival!

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.

www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n... Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center He’s a mean one, Mr Trump

It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. From the NPR archives.

MD with 43 yrs fam med experience will state my kids & grandkids are all vaxxed as recommended for ages. My Dad was last of 8 kids, 2 bros died b4 2 y/o, likely from Rotavirus, which now have vaxx for. Ppl will make own choices, but glad I saw the benefits of Vaxx. Fear for younger colleagues & pts.

We've had some hurricane-force winds lately, which brought a couple of rotted cottonwoods down across perimeter trail. Headed out this AM with chainsaw to clear & scared up a cow moose & calf. The cow is huge with bulging sides. Suspect the yearling will be kicked out soon to make way for new one.

RFK Jr. is going to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate. RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.

Toddler-proofing cabin, as grandkids coming for Christmas!!! Had wood baffles made yrs ago, wife places in front of woodstove, once we're done with need for heat. Heavy oak, good buffer to prevent close encounters with hot stove by little fingers!

If this works, it could be a gamechanger in ranching. Wyoming cowboys are breaking down barriers in a novel way. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/c... #GiftLink #Ranching #Wildlife #BarbedWire

Welcome back to another #FossilFriday! Here is a internal cast of the ammonite Mortinoceras equidistans. This comes from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Fort Worth Formation in Texas. During this time, Texas was covered by the Western Interior Seaway. Ammonites like these are common in the area.

The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.

www.npca.org/articles/112.... Have you folks seen this?!: @publiclandlvr.bsky.social @publiclandswaters.bsky.social

A skiff of snow here, while on east side of Tetons, winter storm warnings in effect. More of a blustery, wet day along my stretch of the Snake. Went to town & got pickup serviced for winter, now home & fire's going, coffee in hand.

www.npca.org/articles/112.... Pay attention folks...this is real. Nati pks, Nat'l Forests, OUR Public Lands...for sale to highest bidders! WTF!!! Start contacting Reps now!

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar: "The Busy Beaver" #wildlife #beaver

Uggh! Fly-fishers can see I'm wearing Simms boots & waders in pinned photo. My go-to brand for decades. Just read article about private equity firm now owns Simms brand. Had wondered reason my fave shops from Sun Valley to W Yellowstone & Jackson had dropped brand. Now I know. Read Bloomberg. 🤦🏻‍♂️

My comments with @reportergoodman.bsky.social @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/h...

Since European colonization, North America has lost 9–11 billion birds. • ~5–6 billion before 1940 • ~1–2 billion from 1940–1970 • ~2.9 billion since 1970 The quiet collapse of abundance is how the Sixth Mass Extinction is playing out: fewer wings, fewer songs.

Something extraordinary and deeply humiliating is happening to the United States. Canadians aren’t just skipping trips they’re quietly boycotting America. In 2025, travel from Canada 🇨🇦 to the U.S. fell 40%. #USDemocracy #Pinks open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly.  We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."

Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.

open.substack.com/pub/wonkette... I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow. #HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters

The Many Layers Of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland May 2025 #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #UrbanLandscape #CityScape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

32° outside & winds have stopped. Dropping to 27° tonight with hi tomorrow forecast for upper 30s & snow. Fortunately, we didn't lose power, but a lot of folks along Snake River Basin from West to East sides of state, did. Had battened down the hatches, but still a few items blew. Now relaxing.

This could have been an email.

RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”. The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…” The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.