This will be my 1st Christmas ever with cats. I'm wondering if I should put up my little Christmas tree. I think it might turn into a cat toy. 😺 🎄

I adopted Buddy (12) 🐕 and Charlie (16) 😺 when their Dad passed away last winter. For older dudes, they keep things hopping around here.

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Chloe demands to go for a walk right now! #caturday

So this tree started growing around 500 ce. It must have so much to think about. 🤔

I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

A lovely visit to the Chiricahua Mts in southeastern Arizona near the New Mexico border. One of my favorite places and a great birding location.

Buddy getting belly rubs. I've had him for 9 months but known him for 8 years. He is such a comfort since my sweet Bea passed away. He misses her too, so he gets extra TLC.

Nipple #cactus growing in my southwest U.S. back yard. I previously thought it was a barrel cactus. Never heard of them before and I have 5 of them in my yard. Fun to learn about a new plant. #mammillariaprolifera

17 yr old Charlie says Why did you wake me up from my cozy nap on the porch just to tell me it's #NationalCatDay

Hamlet is besotted with the catnip plant. #cats #everydayiscaturday

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈 Video Description: Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨ youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

If I fits, I sits. Chloe thinks she'll grow nice and big under the grow light. #caturday

"One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?" -Rachel Carson

My sweet Bea has passed on from seizures due to a brain tumor. So much grief when a beloved pet dies. I found her at a shelter in FL and the 2 of us traveled the country in my little Casita camper full time for 7 yrs. My little road warrior. Miss you. 💔

Sweet Bea enjoys a snooze in the sun.

Crazy that the big tent only ever stretches right

Enjoying a desert rainbow. 🌈

jolly_good_ginger Retired Army Vet Dropping Facts

Sometimes Tree Frog likes a resting spot with extra fortifications

The Epstein Investigation is so much bigger than you can imagine. It is not only about justice for survivors—it is also about the institutions and systems that protected rich and powerful men they knew were abusing women and children: the banks, the government agencies, and other powerful people.

Since June, Donald Trump has expanded his authoritarian takeover. He thinks his rule is absolute. But in this country, the president doesn’t have the power — the people do. On October 18, we'll reject his chaos, corruption, & cruelty by saying: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. hrc.im/Volunteer

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

The stand off. Or maybe, the sit off. Ham, (being a bit of a brat) won't let Charlie through the doorway. It's always something.

I prefer that tarantulas stay outside, not inside. #tarantulas #newmexico #arachnids

There's no time when I hate base partisanship more than when it is willing to sacrifice, not mere policies, but the very lives and basic rights of entire groups of people in furtherance of political aims. That's just fascism! You're embracing fascism under another mascot!

Love my house lizards. #herps #westernfencelizards

One yr ago, walking a trail in Olympic National Forest w/ my son.

ICE, next level. 🤬

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Little Chloe with fresh cat grass. #caturday #catsofbluesky

Desert Bird of Paradise, my favorite southwest U.S. shrub. #NewMexico

So many lizards around the house! I'm not a herpetologist but think this is a western fence lizard at the top and the lighter colored might be a western long tailed brush lizard. Experts are welcome to let me know. #herps #NewMexico

Republicans are trying to quietly sell off 250 million acres of public lands. No hearings, no input, just gone. All to benefit billionaires and special interests. These lands belong to all of us, and once they’re gone, we don’t get them back. Speak up. Share this video. We can stop this together.

So sad for the wildfires in the Gila National Forest. It's a beautiful area. My happy place. #GilaNationalForest #NewMexico

"Does this cat tree get food delivery?" #caturday #kittens

Zoomed in on this teeny tiny fishhook cactus flower that I recently discovered in my yard. It's so tiny that I placed small rocks around it to remind me not to step on it after it's done blooming.

These little bees are literally rolling their bodies around in the pollen of the prickly pear flowers.

This was never about science or proper medical care. Here's a list of major medical authorities supporting gender-affirming care for trans youth: (thread)

Incredible turn out for #NoKingsDay. Thank you to everyone speaking up and taking action. Dissent is patriotic!

Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.

Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

It's been a bit of a hissy week as we get newcomer Chloe slowly integrated into a family of 2 dogs and 3 cats. But we're making good steady progress. She's a sweetie. #caturday

In my little travel trailer with my fellow traveler Bea. She's telling me it's time for lunch

Had to zoom in on this blanket flower to see the tiny baby praying mantis.

Emory Pass. A beautiful but windy viewpoint in New Mexico. #Gilanationalforest #NewMexico

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

Legacy Media: Trump did this thing that may or may not shock people. Click to read. Public: Did you ask him about it? LM: Yes, and he responded. Public: Seems really bad. Did you challenge him on the facts? LM: Well, journalism is more complicated than that. Please remember to subscribe.