Hover fly at rest.

"Polling of voters in seven Western states found that support for keeping existing national monument designations in place has increased from 88% in 2025 to 91% in 2026. "

A Fact-based Lindsey Graham Obituary open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Curve-billed Thrasher on Faxon Yucca.

Javalina crossing in Sedona. Have a good night.

USA is one shithole of a country

Hummingbird and Salvia (in 93 degrees)

Today’s sunrise here in the north country. Water vapor cooling over the lower field.

An open door is not consent. PAXIS.app confirms: An administrative warrant is just ICE paperwork, not a judge-signed warrant, and it does not give ICE permission to enter your home. Say clearly: “I do not consent to entry. I do not consent to a search.” FIGHT ICE: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

@jamestalarico.bsky.social packed the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso last night, taking questions directly from Texans.

Some kind soul put up a little free library in our neighborhood.

this, for me, is the defining Lindsey Graham statement

Lorenzo’s light was stolen by bigotry. Thank you for standing up to honor his memory and demand justice.

Good morning! How are you holding up? What are you up to today? A new salpiglossis flower just opened -- an interesting bronze color. It's a late bloomer, but has a lovely big spike, so it should have lots of flowers over the next month or two. I'm really enjoying the color variations!

Reveling in the cooler temps and clearer skies like…

No comment. 🔧 #defendgrandstaircaseescalantenationalmonument #defendbearsearsnationalmonument earthjustice.org/press/2026/r...

Back in the USVI for the first time in over eight years. I loved living here. It’s not “paradise”—so many modern conveniences don’t exist or are unreliable here—but that’s exactly what I miss about it. Well, that and the water, of course. Celebrating Emancipation Day and seeing friends today. 😁🇻🇮

The federal government told the Klamath Tribes they weren't a "salmon tribe" because dams wiped out their fish 100+ years ago. So the Yurok Tribe applied for the $5.9M grant & passed the funds through. This is Indigenous solidarity in action. www.hcn.org/articles/the...

This White Wing Dove mama is currently on her second set of babies in my Arizona cypress tree. I've gained a whole new appreciation for this species watching what a great mom she's been.

The American Kestrel—North America's smallest falcon—is famous for its ability to "wind-hover". By angling its body into the wind, rapidly flapping its wings, and making subtle tail adjustments, the bird stays completely stationary in midair to spot and ambush prey like insects and small rodents.

Willow pushing grass; barrel cactus west of the mountains; Allthorn flowering; in an arroyo looking north to Tortugas Mountain.

Saturday ☀️🦌 (baby elk!)

Prickly Pear fruit ripening; Texas Horned Lizard.

Sedona sunset color. Have a good night.

Northern Mockingbird on ocotillo branch.

Kingston Lacy Tea Garden #photography #mobilephotography #trees

A stroll in summer woods

New Mexico residents push to save nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory as demolition nears sourcenm.com/2026/07/03/n...

Say's Phoebe.

What to the Slave in Lee's Army is the Fourth of July? #CivilWarMemory #America250 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

My niece has been watching nearby Cooper's hawk family hoping to see the young one take flight. Landed on her deck today. 🥰

Things they are wildly overrated: fireworks. Things they are not wildly overrated: fireflies.

9:00 pm. Going to be a beautiful day tomorrow. Breakfast w/ my family at 7 am. More garden work!

Burgum doesn’t answer the question; instead distracts by saying your background doesn’t excuse you from obeying the law (nobody said it did!). Also offers no credible evidence of vandalism.

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay juveniles at play.

substack.com/@alisavaldes... More connections to Zorro ranch investigation

Good morning! How are you holding up? What are you up to today? Please enjoy nature's fireworks for July 4th. I hate so much about what is going on in the US, but the only way out is through! Trying to foster a country I can be proud of....

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...

I’m old enough to remember the Bicentennial. OK, old enough to be yelling “200 beers for 200 years!” but anyway. It’s so sad. 1976 America had its flaws, plenty of flaws, but now? It’s breaking my heart. I just hope to live long enough to see the decency and optimism we felt in, eg, ‘76, ‘92, ‘08.

Flame Skimmer dragonfly.

Red, white, blue, and green in Sedona. Unfortunately, the white is smoke from the Pocket Fire, now 21% contained. Have a good evening.

Gov. Jared Polis passed over other deserving inmates to give clemency to Tina Peters, according to two members of his clemency board who revealed Polis overruled the unanimous recommendation of his experts. Polis has now fired both of them.

Desert Dusk.

For #thicktrunk Tuesday, here is a Sedona juniper. Have a good day.

Two hours apart in Sedona. Overnight smoke is almost clear now. Have a good day.

Pointed my camera where I heard chirping.