Physics Starlight and flight Biology Cells and where they dwell Chemistry Elements and energy Geology Mountains and fountains Oceanography Deep mystery But of all the sciences Love Is the most precious to me #vss365 #science

Calf check in: here are some photos from earlier this week of the youngest members of J- and L-Pods who we were lucky enough to see while out doing field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social #whalesky #orcas #killerwhales #srkw #southernresidents #salishsea #pugetsound

They ban books To make us dumber Flood the zone with crises Make us number Heat the skies with fossil fuels Say it’s summer But mention the files They turn into runners And they haven’t ended elections So they’re in for quite a bummer #vss365 #number

A myth is not a lie But a deeper form of real Which is exactly why It holds the key for us to heal #vss365 #myth

Cut once, measure twice. But not in that order. Take my advice. #vss365 #measure

Literature Is the butter Of genres. Sure, you can live Off bread, But when a story Melts in your mouth, You’re glad you’re Not yet dead. #vss365 #literature

Law of My Dog: Sleep in on Sundays. Preferably with a friendly frog. #vss365 #law #dogs

Anne Sexton said, When she first Took a poetry class At night in an adult ed Center, she’d found people Who spoke language. When I read this, I knew I’d never judge Myself again for this Work I’d come here To do: making beauty From damage. #vss365 #language

As we near the end of our second week of field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social, here is a highlight clip which includes some drone footage and hydrophone recordings we captured just a few days ago of J-Pod, K-Pod, & L-Pod! Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣

Dogwood leaf red River birch yellow Crepe myrtle gold These are the colors Of nature’s flag That bears allegiance To a brave history Of survival despite Atrocities untold #vss365 #history

My newest column for @postandcourier.bsky.social Free Times : on #nature #heritage #immigration and honoring the diversity of our #history www.postandcourier.com/free-times/o...

If all the kids who loved geometry and geography and algebra are now the technocrat billionaires who rule the world, maybe in the next generation it will be the poets’ turn. And there will be food, housing, health, childcare and good education for all. That’s for damn sure. #vss365 #geography

This person took this when they called the race

Cass says: When we wake to hungry kids, People will finally decide His desire for money is heinous, He will no longer be famous, And he is quite simply an anus. #vss365 #famous

TURN THE VOLUME UP. -Mamdani

Mikie Sherrill giving smart mom energy and the nation is here for it.

Spanberger giving strong mom energy and the nation is here for it.

Beaver Moon feeling itself

Trump sent his “election monitors” to Paterson, NJ, where one of the most esteemed American poets, William Carlos Williams, was a physician caring for the very poor. With this and his recent Great Gatsby party, I’m wondering if there’s an evil American literature major in the administration lol 😜

Raise your flipper if you've already voted! #vote #gotv #bluewave #photography #sealion #PNW #marinelife #Oregon #mammals #nokings

I graduated Magna Cum Laude And am a Doctor of Philosophy, But to me the greatest education Has come from following the Latin Meaning of the word: to lead out. I am amazed by all that nature, Every single day, still teaches me. #vss365 #education #moon #fullmoon #BeaverMoon #nature #heron #birds

This is Luna, Our daughter’s domestic rabbit, Who loves bananas And is very fond of Mint hidden in her hay. She’s named after the moon, Another celestial goddess Who is deep black Despite appearances To the contrary, And who also loves to play. #vss365 #domestic @littlelunabunny.bsky.social

Frog pond update! 🐸 After several weeks of tadpoles getting legs and growing fatter but reluctant to leave the pond in cool weather, our family spotted this courageous little creature yesterday and our daughter-in-law and grandson were the first to hold one! #vss365 #creature #nature #eco #writing

Let’s help create A world where men Receive more praise For carrying a child Than toting business Cards and a briefcase #vss365 #business

Gaga and Golden from Demon Hunters ❣️

Happy Halloween from Rumi and Saja from KPOP!

Halloween It’s a scene Beavers and butterflies Bunnies and pink pony guys And a queer af family Living free in America With neighbors and friends Hoping for no spooky SCOTUS end #vss365 #Halloween #QueerSky #LGBTQ

Beaver moon Comes soon World like room Lit up by day With bright ray Here to say Winter will come With much to be done You are the one Don’t delay #vss365 #ray

“Babe,” she calls from the bath. “Can you bring me my coffee? I forgot it.” “Sure!” I say, thinking I’d be happy to do this until her hair turns argent. Looking around the kitchen, I see no cup. “Never mind!” she calls. “I found it!” Well, I guess the future really does rush up. #vss365 #argent

Hey #vss365 I’m doing an #experiment today by sharing a poem of mine that appears in the We’Moon calendar and features the word prompt of the day. “What if love really were enough?”

Monday vibes: With Hurricane Melissa driving through the Caribbean and rain already falling here at dawn, I creep from the kitchen with my coffee, greet my dog lovingly, and hope the honey heart in my cup radiates out to all, wherever you are, and keeps you safe from harm. #vss365 #creep

on this day in 1892 Ida B. Wells first publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”

In Egypt it was serious, When Sirius rose And the Nile flowed. In Greece it wasn’t peace, Sailors watched the Pleiades To start on high seas. What water stars, I wonder, will rise heliacal When we dare to see Food for everyone And journeys without guns, As all waters are one. #vss365 #heliacal

My motto (and any political parties who’d like to adopt it as a 3-part plan can be my guest): Less terror. More terroir. And much more terrier. #vss365 #terror #environmental #dogs

Omigosh 🦋 #writingcommunity friends! I am listening to Brandi Carlile’s new album and I swear I am seeing it as the soundtrack to my new novel about AI and sea level rise.

Why would we turn to Martians and the like to feed our imaginations when a beaver tyke simply floating down Lake Jemike outside Walhalla, South Carolina, is all the magic we need? #vss365 #Martian #beaver

One of the many things I love about beavers is the way they do their work at night unseen. The trees you see behind their lodge and pond were saved from devastating wildfires because of this one beaver family’s ability to engineer ecosystems that remain resilient and green. #vss365 #unseen #beaver

i think you need a baby sea otter swimming with mom right about now...

Our daughter’s German boyfriend made us dinner tonight, and I served a homemade apple pie for dessert. International relations still exist.

I must admit I do not have The energy To waste on Thinking of Otherworldly Matters when This one so Fiercely needs Our attention. #vss365 #energy

I dare say that my wife and I, as deep as our affection for the Dowager is, have not managed either to start using saucers with our coffee each day or to stop thinking America is better in almost every way. #vss365 #saucer

Inside everything Are tiny atoms that behave Like particles or waves Depending on factors Like who is looking, And when, and what May have happened, And this is why Ireland Can arrive in America On a cloudy day, And why you, too, Are free in every way. #vss365 #atom

Yesterday was my first time of the year crossing paths with the T37As! Shown here are mom T37A Volker with her oldest son T37A2 Inky and youngest daughter T37A4 Crinkle. I love how this shows how each one of them as a notch in the trailing edge of their fin. #orcas #killerwhales #whalesky

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What is happening in America is a natural awakening. All you need to do is see the signs hovering in the air. Frogs and flowers, birds and butterflies are leading the way to what is fair. #vss365 #hover #NoKings

#NoKings in #ColumbiaSC

🐸 To lose your blues In this digital android Billionaire fascist era, Spend some time By a tadpole pool And soak up its Transformational power Before heading down To your local #NoKings Rally at the appointed hour. #vss365 #android

Near my home is a place The opposite of arid And so full of watery grace That it was refuge and rest For peoples under duress And the setting for my books That ask readers to slow And take another look To love all that is still here. #vss365 #arid

What we don’t know Would fill more books Than the width of Jupiter And yet our vast ego Means we relegate This knowledge to The category of unearthly And unknowable When we don’t even have The sense to grow And harvest what is local. #vss365 #unearthly