Appa with her sister Ellie. I’m going to miss them when we leave in 2 days.

Appa say “Good morning” and “why haven’t you fed me yet”? #cat

I believe this is Mount St Helen. Picture taken from the airplane as we flew from San Francisco to Seattle on Tuesday. #photography #travel #mountain

I’m back in Seattle and Appa is glad to see me. Apparently I am in need of cleaning. #cat

"I didn’t choose to be an entrepreneur; I just wanted to stop my head from exploding." James Myklebust-Hampshire explains how managing complex student projects led him to build his own project management platform. youtu.be/3FdTUEEQFAU

This Peregrine Falcon put on a show for us at Devil’s Slide. He used the wind to hover just a few yards from us for about a minute before he turned and flew off.

Devil’s Slide in San Francisco. We had another beautiful sunny day although it was very windy along the cliffs. The geology is fascinating as much of the rock is striated almost vertically and there’s much variation in the stone. Ever color from white to black.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. My mom has been gone for 25 years. If you can hug your mom, do it for me. I miss my mother very much and wish she was able to share our joy as our daughter will soon be a mother.

#ForestFriday Visited the redwood forest today for the first time. Seeing all those majestic trees that are hundreds of years old really puts things in perspective. We must protect this incredible planet. #travel #photography #trees #redwoods

Continuing my nature theme, we saw California ground squirrels and deer on the “17-mile drive” around Pebble Beach

Saw otters yesterday just off the pier in Monterey California. So playful and cute. I hope this brings a smile to your face today. #travel #wildlife #otter

We watched this seagull balance on top of the other seagull for several minutes. The bottom bird seemed annoyed but tolerant. They did not mate, from what we could tell. I think they were rehearsing for America’s Got Talent #photography #travel #birds #seagull

I took this picture last year in Egypt. The sky was full of colorful hot air balloons in the early morning light.

The flame trees are in bloom now in Hong Kong. So vibrant. #bloomscrolling #flowers #photography

Is your school's EdTech actually working — or just claiming to? Natalia Kucirkova joins the podcast to talk evidence, impact, and what we should be demanding. youtu.be/ghnOevy36lQ #EdTech #EvidenceBasedEducation #AIinEducation #EducationInnovation #Education #Teaching #Learning

I can’t help wondering if this whole episode at the correspondents dinner was staged because every time there is a threat against the president his ratings go up and he raises a bunch of money in donations. Maybe it’s the only reason he showed up.

Nature never accepts defeat. I love seeing examples of plants that refuse to die. We should all be so resilient.

Just watched the movie “Michael” and it was very good. Gotta brag. I met Michael Jackson in 1985 at Walt Disney World and shook his hand.

Tulips 🌷

I had the opportunity to visit Zhang Jia Jie and it was incredible.

It was TACO Tuesday again yesterday. Trump extended the cease fire with Iran. I’m glad he extended it but I still don’t think he has any clue what he’s doing.

I took this picture last night after turning the lights off in my apartment. The glow of the salt lamp created a cool silhouette of the plant. I’m not a photographer but I liked the effect. Picture taken with my iPhone. Unedited. #photography #lighting #flowers

Anyone want to take bets on which cabinet member will be fired next? Hegseth or Patel? Both are morons who should never have been confirmed and both appear to be on their last leg.

Happy Dogs 😊

Beyond the classroom - experiential learning through 'voluntourism' "Installing concrete floors in the homes of single moms in Guatemala is gonna teach more about inequality than a semester of reading about it." Kimberly Haley-Coleman youtu.be/tfkkPZSEjn4

An interesting sky in Hong Kong in the late afternoon. My apartment is on the 63rd floor so I have a beautiful view. #photography #clouds #sunset #hongkong

I'm so surprised the three stooges (Vance, Witkoff, Kushner) couldn't come to an agreement with Iran. I wonder if Vance started the meeting demanding that Iran thank the US for not destroying their civilization. If you're too young to recognize the 3 stooges you should look them up. Very funny!

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. - John Lennon #StreetArt

More flowers from my recent trip to Amsterdam #flowers #photography #travel

A video from our cruise along the river Seine in Paris.

Beautiful weather in Paris as we wrap up our trip. Heading back to Hong Kong today.

There are many swans in Iceland. We saw them often in lakes as we drove around. This group is near the City Hall in Reykjavik. Sound on, so you can hear them honking. #travel #swans #Iceland

Springtime in Iceland.

Nemophila Harmony is a flower event in Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan where about 5 million baby blue-eyes flowers (nemophilas) bloom. Original post

Freezing my ass off in Iceland but the scenery is spectacular. We also saw a rare Arctic fox on the drive back from the ice cave. He was too fast to get a picture. #travel #photography #Iceland #volcano #caves

#Tulips 🌷 in #Amsterdam I took almost 100 pictures in an hour as we toured the gardens inside and out. Absolutely stunning variety of colors and forms. This is one of several videos I took. #flowers #horticulure #gardening

Welcome to Iceland. Sorry I haven’t posted pictures of Amsterdam yet. I have hundreds of them and need to go through them. Stay tuned #photography #Iceland #travel

Made it to Istanbul. As you can see by the flight map, we circled north around Iran. All is well. Our flight to Amsterdam leaves in about an hour.

Another new experience. Today I am flying from Hong Kong to Amsterdam and we connect through Istanbul Turkey. If you draw straight line from HK to Istanbul it would go right through Iran. I hope we don’t fly in a straight line to get there. I will let you know when I’m safe in Amsterdam.

A garden grown from every heart, These roses bloom and never part. Each petal shows the love I feel, A bond for you that’s true and real. Thank you to all my dear followers! #bluesky #love

Passed the first day of spring, It’s only nine days On the hills and fields. — Basho #photography #stunday #thenorth

An unusual view of the moon from my apartment in Hong Kong.

RIP Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris was the real deal. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do.

Podcasthon - An opportunity for podcasters to promote charities. I published a special episode of my podcast for Podcasthon featuring Crossroads Foundation. Please support organizations like Crossroads that do so much good for so many in need. youtu.be/F0Umotx9XS8

Two Eagles soaring around Dungeness Bay in Washington State. Their wingspan makes it appear like one long wing! 😍 #Twosday #Eagles #Birds #Birdsky #PNW #Wildlife #ArtInNature #WestCoastKin #Photography #AnimalArtTuesday #PhotographyIsArt

"Your value is not defined only by what you are made of, but by how well you shape your potential into something extraordinary." @neildegrassetyson.com Saw this post on Facebook and just had to share. Quality education gives us the tools to shape our future.

Sometimes you just need to stop and take a picture. Such a beautiful blue sky in San Francisco today. Just passing through on our way back to Hong Kong.

Haven Beach in Matthews County, Virginia at sunset on March 1, 2026. Some breakdowns are rescues in disguise... #BlueskyArtShow #Flowing #EastCoastKin #ImageAndVerse #OceanArt #WavePhotography #Photography #NatureIsArt #Virginia #Sunsets #Waterscapes #Beaches #Quotes

A beautiful ceiling in a restaurant at the Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando. Picture taken a couple of days ago.

Katie Novak, the "Queen of UDL" and author of 16 books, joined me for a conversation about Universal Design for Learning" and we covered so much more. youtu.be/me_CCPf3rX0