Cold and cranky in Yellowstone today, but Sawmill Geyser was getting it done!

My first “Inspired by Yellowstone” artist gig. Great day today at Old Faithful Inn

We have arrived! Woooot!

Trump has immense confidence in state ownership of the means of production... that's called communism.

The blue prairie flax is blooming, as are the purple columbines; and “Clem” is awake! Yay spring!

For sure!

Morning hike! #BigSiouxRecreationArea

Seighty-eix sorty-feven. I spike loonerisms, yon’t dou?

DOJ just released its report on "anti-Christian" bias in Biden administration. I look forward to reading about how Biden posted an image of himself as Jesus & attacked the pope while his admin arrested & brutalized pastors protesting immigration policies & led people in a prayer from Pulp Fiction.

Last week, we became aware that there are at least 2 active drill pads operating at Pe’ Sla within the 2 mile protected zone. "We filed these motions to stop the drilling before irreparable damage is done to the land," said Tracey Zephier, NDN General Counsel. ℹ️ ndnco.cc/protectpesla...

If American history was taught correctly.

#parkchat Huge shoutout to @e-j-terren.bsky.social for an excellent chat tonight! Great questions!

“The best cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.” ~Edward Abbey, “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness: Notes from a Secret Journal” (1989). Image: LA Times/Getty.

Guess who’s awake?

We’re delighted to welcome climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to ICARUS for a seminar on translating climate projections into effective adaptation and resilience strategies. 📅 Tuesday 5 May, 11am 📍 ICARUS Seminar Room, Laraghbryan House, Maynooth University

Happy 93rd Birthday Willie Nelson. 🎂 Post your favorite Willie Nelson vids in the comments.😁

Outdoorsy friends…come join #parkchat It’s lots of fun! On Wednesday evenings 8pm to 9pm Central here on bluesky a host posts 10-12 questions (1 every 5 minutes) to engage with together about our parklands. Come join us! Just remember to always use the #parkchat hashtag. You’ll get the hang of it.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ― Dalai Lama XIV

All done! 😊

I’m very excited to announce that one week from today (May 5-8) I will be bringing my “Wonderland Beadwork” to the lobby of Old Faithful Inn as one of Xanterra’s “Inspired by Yellowstone” artists!

I don't want a motherfucking ballroom, especially since I'll never be invited to use it, and neither will 98% of US citizens. I want USAID. And NIH. And NSB. And NASA. I want free breakfast and lunch for school kids. I want healthcare for all.

I finished this photorealistic miniaturized #beadwork project today. I’m really loving this’n. It is gorgeous! #InspiredByYellowstone

#BlueSkyMonday Here’s an “anything blue” photograph for the art prompt today. Yellowstone National Park.

Your art challenge cheat sheet for April 27–May 3 is here! Make art, have fun. See comments for host list. #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Wish you could see this one in person - it is simply gorgeous! Ten more rows and it’ll be finished. And YES, I work with the image “upside down” on the second half. It’s my style! 😉

Thanks to hosting a weekend rummage, we were able to downsize ourselves substantially - yay! The proceeds from our sale have been put into our “move” fund. The “reality” of retirement next summer just took a huge jump! 👍🏼 Oh, and FYI in South Dakota “rummage” is a verb and a noun!! 🤣

The Trump administration is pushing to expand grazing on public lands while reducing its already low cost, under the false premise that it will fill America’s coffers. Wealthy ranchers are profiting — at the expense of taxpayers. (Published Dec. 2025 with @highcountrynews.org)

I do beadwork. And I know things.

As former astronauts, we know that truth, science, and teamwork aren’t optional. Ignoring evidence in space costs lives. In democracy, ignoring evidence costs trust, stability, freedom and the health and well-being of the people. This work is patriotic, not partisan.

It's just one week away. "No Kings" hopes for a major escalation of its anti-authoritarianism movement with a May 1 general strike, urging "no work, no school, no shopping" Online buzz has been light, but some major unions are on board. Can it work? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/may-...

Just picked this old book up from an independent bookstore. What a treasure!

Spring is busting out all over

Spring is busting out all over

Mental health morning; I dropped everything and went hiking. I feel soooo much better! Now, back to the office. 🤪

Did American voters really think it was cute to vote for someone whose thing is to call people names? It’s something we’re taught at an early age not to do. Minor in the scheme of things, but such a telling characteristic.

Fair said the group no longer uses paid informants, but pushed back hard on the investigation, saying those informants “risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist groups.”

There are fewer than a dozen trans people in professional sports. But there are 62 million straight men visiting a “How To Rape” website. Guess which group conservatives are worried about.😢

This is not an either-or situation. Trump is both unable to fulfill his duties and has committed high crimes & misdemeanors. He needs an independent cognitive assessment now. We can't wait until he gets mad at another country & decides to commit war crimes in the middle of the night.

Theodore loves his friends Jack-Jack and Pokey. Can you tell? #AdventuresOfJackJackAndTheodoreAndPokey

Started my newest Yellowstone #beadwork project. I’m really loving’ these colors! #fineart #overlaystitch

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business. WE Pay for

The Trump Administration just proposed gutting protections on toxic coal ash, a move that could contaminate our groundwater with heavy metals like mercury and lead.       Let’s be clear: this is about letting polluters off the hook.

Jack-Jack seems anxious about joining his buddies atop the mountain. Will he make it? C’mon Jack-Jack! You can do it! #AdventuresofJackJackandTheodoreAndPokey

The moose/pine wreathe is about forty years old. I’ve had to gorilla glue it, seal and paint it several times, but I’m amazed how well it has held up through the years. Hoping it makes it through our retirement move!

More of this, please. Less of: 🍊 💩

We snuck in a hike this morning ahead of the return of winter that is being forecasted for the next few days. Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area

Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg. Read it. Then act. “Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”

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