This raffle is managed by members of the PNW Choctaw community for a beloved member, Courtney Yellowwolf. Courtney experienced a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) earlier this year. She is currently focused on healing and creating a calm, stable environment to support her recovery.

I ran across these messages on the beach the other day. 💞

Burgundydrop bonnets, aka bleeding fairy helmets, that I found today in the forest. I believe it’s the first time I’ve run across these! #fungifriends #mushrooms

Some cauliflower fungus, methinks. #fungifriends #mushrooms

It was a really dry summer doubled with hydrophobic ground in my yard, but these little beauties are doing their thing in their own time today. 💖

It’s a good autumn day when you’ve got green chile stew going in the slow cooker. Yummmm!!

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The last few days have had some beautiful skies.

Just sayin.

Jimmy Kimmel getting put back on the air against the wishes of an antagonistic government shows how many more of us than there are of them. For some of you, that might be your first & last boycott, but if you've actually started tuning in to what's going on & the power of the people, stay awhile.

Some Artist’s Conk I came across today, with a lil pill bug photo bomber #fungifriends

This little butterfly has been visiting my oregano flowers. I believe it’s a Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)

Pia the Peacekeeper.

Well done, NM!! So proud of my home state. 19thnews.org/2025/09/new-...

My dahlia bloomed!

Please Call Me by My True Names – A Poem by Thích Nhất Hạnh Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow — even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest,

I think volunteer plants, aka weeds, are pretty.

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This big tree is aptly named Big Tree. It’s a Douglas Fir, and is the largest tree in #kitsap at 30 ft in circumference. I had the entire trail to myself today, since they don’t allow dogs. 😆 Trying to find moments of joy amidst all the chaos and sorrow. #oldgrowthforest

That is how our communities survived. Also, how connection is circular.

Yellow mini rose. It’s only about 1-2 inches across! So cute. 🥰 I have never had roses. It was a Mother’s Day gift from my kiddo 💞 and took some coaxing to bloom again. Hopefully I’ll get the hang of it!

Kingston’s Saltair Beach earlier today #kitsap

Who else plays? Join my leaderboard in The New York Times Games app. We’ll be able to follow each other’s daily scores, ranks and solve times for multiple games. www.nytimes.com/crosswords/a...

It can be nice to have a guide along the healing journey, cuz it’s rough out here in this (needed) collapse, isn’t it. I can help you identify patterns and figure out what to do next. desertbloomhealing.com/appointment/ #healthelandhealthepeople #generationalhealing #liberatorywellnessnetwork

Dickerson Falls today vs November 2024 👀 #kitsap #itstoodry #needrain

This is really urgent, friends. Please share widely 🙏🏻

As seen on the ferry from Kingston to Edmonds today

Beautiful sunset tonight, although the mountains are smoky 😞 loving these reds, purples, oranges, and yellows!

I can’t remember the exact kind of strawberries these are but they taste like candy. 🥰

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Ocean need not seek water. -Jaiya John

I just updated my bookshop! Take a look 🥰 bookshop.org/shop/desertb...

“The brain heals during deep sleep. Be compassionate. Let it rest. When you gift your brain true sleep, wonders happen. Trauma heals. Memories are sealed. Inspiration is seeded. Mood is massaged. Learning flowers. Chemicals are balanced. Stress, anxiety, and toxins are flushed.

"We believe it’s time to consider something that would have seemed radical only a few months ago: Washington and Oregon need to talk about how to peacefully achieve more independence from the United States of America." #Cascadia cascadia-journal.ghost.io/its-time-for...

Me: I really need the liberation of all living things The Universe: best I can do is open a shaved ice shop down the street Me: ok well as long as it’s a work in progress I won’t complain I guess

Hot take: Not only are work requirements for Medicaid bad, tying health care to work at all is cruel and we should be doing it less not more. Everyone deserves health care. Everyone.

What systems are you building as the old ones are crumbling? www.patreon.com/posts/132579...

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Dan Levy and Noah Reid in back to back episodes toward the end of Degrassi season 8 (2009). Who knew what the future would hold! Awwww. 🥰 (but Patrick, what were you thinking shooting Spinner?!) I am not Canadian but maybe I should be.

JUST NOW: Bernie tells the crowd about Trump attacking Iran, the crowd erupts into “NO MORE WAR!” chants Bernie calls the attack “grossly unconstitutional”

Just a reminder that you’re not alone! One of the ways people have utilized my services is by asking for all kinds of advice/reading.

From coast to coast, city streets to small town squares, you showed up. And it mattered. Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.

The folks hollering about “family values” are out here tearing families apart with unlawful ICE raids, militarized police, & the weaponization of government. All while ripping away food & healthcare from working-class families. Are the family values in the room with us?

The Spokane leaving the Kingston dock, and Mt Tahoma is out #kitsap #ferries #MtTahoma

Just in case anyone was wondering how bad it’s getting. This is from an “affordable housing” email list I’m on. These rents are considered AFFORDABLE, for people making 80% of the AMI in parts of WA. It will never make sense. #taxtherich

I’m excited to know this exists!! soulsmatter.com #actuallyautistic #disabilityjustice