Between cedar and aspens Pale gray in morning light Clouds come down to greet the river Settle around houses Lights in the kitchen, pies in ovens Knives on wooden boards Flesh and fruit, leaf and root All to feed the grateful Multitudes trundle along the roads To loving arms and spices in the air

"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.

...and that dispenser was made to look like a COW'S UDDERS?! @mac-b5.stickimporters.com

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If you B. A. R. K (buy a round (bag) of kibble), an additional thank you will be mailed with a personalized gift from your favourite dog in the team! (Kip hopes it’s him, he likes participating in my shenanigans the most)

#SpreadLove (thread) @conductress.bsky.social

"Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue." -Ichabod Crane, "Sleepy Hollow." This was the cryptoquote, a couple days ago. It's so, well, depressing, for lack of a better word, when old quotes are so pertinent to current events.

Kuskokwim Delta floods: A first-person article from a survivor of the Halong flood- it's really a great account of the emotions he experienced through the ordeal. This is the second article, where he arrives in 'Los Anchorage.' A culture shock. alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/24/a...

Our visitor has his leash attached, ready to head to his home. As a Shetland Sheepdog, he's sometimes called a miniature collie, but this guy is not nearly miniature, so he is shown here next to an elephant for scale.

Still here. Still shedding. Still an attention-hound (AKC).

The beast is still here. Don't be intimidated, this is mid-yawn. @mac-b5.stickimporters.com

The transient is settling in, reclaiming his 'safe spot.'

Announcement. Toe beans are in da house!

xordle #1297 4/8 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org I have no explanation for that, other than I do a lot of 'wordle' puzzles each day.

Wolves fishing for salmon. www.instagram.com/womenforwolv...

It's fundraiser time at www.kyuk.org. $25 gets you into the drawing for 2 r/t tickets on Alaska - remember there are extended routes now! $120 gets either an insulated KYUK tote bag or a KYUK "beanie" with artwork by a talented staffer. The goal is $100,000 - and GCI opened with $50k!

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and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

#UglyDogs I don't 'do' facebook but somebody sent me this: www.facebook.com/share/r/1Fi9...

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Hearing a president who gets monthly Weekend at Bernie's IVs tell pregnant people to never take the only safe OTC pain killer they can take in pregnancy is just the perfect encapsulation of maga men's need to keep women suffering at all times, even the proper little trad wives. I hate everything.

@mychal3ts.bsky.social @3kingvisions.bsky.social

Someone else has surely made this analogy: If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you have a large military, everyone looks like an enemy, including your own citizens.

Very nice 8 min. video on Terry Gross. I've listened to so many of her interviews while I was commuting in the car. She's definitely the #1 long-form interviewer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kt3...

If you're a big fan of chocolate, I'd mention Tillamook 'Brownie Batter' ice cream.

I'm trying not to post political stuff, but the stupidity in this administration knows no bounds.

✌🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...

Good trouble

I finally went back far enough to find a Xordle that closely follows its own 'rules' about the starting word being a clue. xordle #1100 2/8 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org

This was weird: No yellow and it was a random word puzzle. xordle #1105 5/8 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org I'm going back in time since I started doing daily puzzles just a couple weeks ago

And then this. I'm quitting while I'm ahead. Wordle 1,502 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sometimes, it just works. Most times not, but... xordle #1167 2/8 ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org

It's OK- there's room for everyone! www.youtube.com/shorts/SMqxd...

Well, that's weird. xordle #1211 3/8 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org

I only tried this game a few times and this is the first time I solved it. xordle #1210 6/8 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 xordle.org

Oh well, here's another. I don't have a subscription but I could read it. (Tracy Kidder!)

I'm trying not to post politics but this goes way beyond politics. *rump is said to have paid parents of a 12 and 14-year-old over $1 million each to keep quiet. It's also a comment on society that the parents of the young girls were there as social climbers.

Once in a while... Wordle 1,486 2/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@ravenmae.bsky.social Well, it is, too, a word.

The source is paywalled, but you can read the first 3 paragraphs. The important part is in the subheading; that changing guidance outside of established procedures undermines trust in the medical profession. Not to mention, uh, SCIENCE? Duh.

...and they you (nearly) lose. Wordle 1,471 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

News from south of the Iditarod trail. I've toured an Orthodox church in AK. Somehow both majestic and modest at the same time. www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...

My posts and particularly my re-posts are generally, uh, not that uplifting, but I just saw something sad today, so, everyone: You are loved. You are wanted. You are valuable. As The Blogess says, depression LIES. Please stick around; today is NOT the day. 🧵 TW: Self-harm. 1/2

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Genocide.