How Columbus Day originated, and why some of us refer to the day as Indigenous Peoples' Day. October 12, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I just discovered that as I call today Indigenous Peoples' Day, instead of Columbus Day, that I'm a left-wing arsonist. According to the felon's proclamation of 10/9. So be it. I couldn't have more empathy for and interest in Native American cultures, predicaments, & remarkable resiliency.

Meanwhile, the town of Nederland CO had a fire in a commercial district over the weekend that wiped out 30% of the town's tax revenue, & destructive flooding happened (will continue?) in the area of Pagosa Springs & Durango. Small but vital & FUN communities. W/ you in spirit, folks.

Eternal - this is what Monument Valley, Utah/ Arizona, feels like. #BlueskyArtShow #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #Utah #Arizona #desert #colorphotography

So, if true, this seems a bit important.

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education. America’s children deserve better than this.

I just have to do it: Offer my version of Forrest Gump's hill in Utah. Mad-busy w/ people standing in the road for their photos, many selfies. We climbed up a bit of a high spot to remove all of them. #Utah : What a landscape! #BlueskyArtShow #artistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #desert

I haven't yet read how he reacted to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But I bet it's epic.

Nature's Palette. Highway 191, north from Monument Valley, Utah US. The colors and landscape forms in the desert are almost beyond belief. These are views of 2 adjacent landscapes. #ArtistsOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow #landscapephotography #naturephotography #desert #Utah

Best press office ever.

Thank goodness the Nobel Peace Prize committee worked within the bounds of sanity. No Peace Prize for the American felon. The guy who militarily invades American cities; disappears human beings; bombs boats out of the water, murdering those aboard; talks of obtaining other countries to make ours.

I've been this/close to being off the grid for several days. Surely the WH felon doesn't actually believe he'll be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?! The man who blows boats to smithereens off the coast of Venezuela, killing unknown humans. Attacking American cities. Deporting others. THAT guy?!

West Mitten, Monument Valley, Arizona/ Utah. I recommend a visit to this place. Beautiful, mystical, filled with legends, and continuously inhabited for thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of years. #landscapephotography #ArtistsOfBluesky #desert #NavajoTribalPark

Moonrise, Monument Valley, Arizona/ Utah. We photographed the moonrise in this location on two consecutive nights, this being #2. Both were quite different, and wonderful. #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #MonumentValley #desertphotography #moonrise #supermoon #HarvestMoon

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Desert Tree. Monument Valley (Navajo Tribal Park), Arizona/ Utah. There is beauty everywhere in this incredible otherworldly place. #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #desertphotography #MonumentValley

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Moonrise, Monument Valley in Arizona/ Utah, US. A real privilege to see it. 10.6.2025 #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #MonumentValley #desert

Autumn wind. We've had a couple of very breezy days, which along with the changing color feels like a definite transition from summer to fall. I chose to photograph these grasses backlit to make them shine. #landscapephotography #ArtistsOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow

Wow. This really says it all.

The outdoors - the gift that keeps on giving. #RockyMountains, #Colorado. The bottom of this photo is located about 6' above my head when standing on the hiking trail. I've photographed it before as I just love the colorful vegetation & interesting rocks. #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

The US is going to bailout Argentina with your tariff money. Let that sink in

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Yes, I'm obsessed. Not only with the obvious - the landscape - but also with trying to communicate the beauty of it, and how much I love it all. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #Colorado #autumn #aspens #ArtistsOfBluesky

If Congress shuts down and stops working, how will we be able to tell?

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Yesterday's hike in the Colorado Rocky Mountains yielded several photos that please me. My husband had the brilliant idea to retire here, & I'm thankful every single day. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mountains #aspens #autumn #LongsPeak #RMNP #hiking

Oh. And who’s the majority again?

This morning's hike was about seeing the colorful aspens in a beautiful setting, and taking photos of them. Mission Accomplished - we were even long gone before the storms arrived. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #Colorado #mountains #autumn #aspens #ArtistsOfBluesky

“Good people shine brighter in dark times.” From Fairy Tale by Stephen King.

H’s back to talking about that fakery, med beds. I’m turning my music up a bit louder. Come on, natural causes, do your thing.

Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amazon’s funding, political support, and provision of surveillance technologies. Here we explain why our #BoycottAmazon campaign can go beyond disapproval of its UK tax avoidance: bit.ly/4lQQXP0

Oh. It looks like at least one hurricane might come a little close to Mar-a-Lago.

I enjoy coming across a small, young aspen that is nevertheless boldly showing off its autumn color - small, w/ a mighty presence. Here is another version of that. #landscapephotography #Colorado #aspens #autumn #naturephotography #forest #mountains #ArtistsOfBluesky #BlueskyArtShow

OK, off to read my latest book, "Fairy Tale," by @stephenking.bsky.social I gotta tell you, folks, he's still got it, umpteen books and about 50 years in. And by now, he's such a part of our culture that the kids in the book even discuss the scary Cujo and The Thing - made me laugh.

Aspens are proudly doing their annual thing - shimmering and glowing. My favorite views are when the sunlight shines through them from the side or back. Now hiking my favorite places for photos, before it's over. #landscapephotography #Colorado #aspens #ArtistsOfBluesky

Aspen yellows and golds are happening! As a color photographer, this is my favorite time of year out on the hiking trail. Colors & temps are perfect. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #Colorado #mountains #autumn #ArtistsOfBluesky

Mock ICE recruiting poster spotted in Los Angeles.

So I gather today is supposed to be the Rapture? Good, those can’t be gone soon enough.

Autism was first diagnosed in 1948, and Tylenol was invented in 1955. So you tell me how Tylenol causes autism?

I visit this spot rather often, photographing it in various seasons. I figure if that practice was good enough for Monet w/ his haystacks & cathedral, it's good enough for me. #Autumn is my favorite season, because colors. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #ArtistOfBluesky

Euromaiden Press Sept 19 Russia and Iran are recruiting mercenaries from Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, and Yemen to fight in Ukraine. Intelligence sources, say Russia is trafficking people from conflict zones, including some former ISIS members .

I know they're really mad that we call them "fascists," but if that's the case, don't do fascist things.

I might have to resume my search re living in a different country, in light of what's going on here right now. I mean, now we can't even quote Kirk's words back into public discourse? This is unbelievable.