Stones from the ocean of Madagascar. Original post

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, so here's a Eurasian teal. #birds #photography

In a world that asks us to move faster, I create art inviting us to slow down. My work is rooted in nature, hope & healing, meant to bring calm, connection & quiet joy into your home. If you believe beauty matters, if nature feels like home, if you’re craving a little more peace in your life…

#Derinkuyu Excavation began immediately, revealing a tangled network of underground dwellings, dry food storage, cattle stables, schools, wineries and even a chapel. It was an entire civilisation tucked safely underground #Türkiye, in 1985, the region was added to the #UnescoWorldHeritage list #BBC

The ancient city of #Elengubu known today as #Derinkuyu burrows more than 85m below the Earth's surface, encompassing 18 levels of tunnels. The largest excavated underground city in the world, it was in near-constant use for thousands of years www.bbc.com/travel/artic... #Turkey #UNESCOworldheritage

YES!

okay i’m off to hide away in the war zone of my sketchbook, wielding a mighty pen for violent sketching and doodling 🫡 farewell. tell them of my legacy.

When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy. If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.

#rockintuesday A #friendly #reminder to #move #around & use your #perspective! #front & #side #composition #variations #theme! #geology #nature #rocks #rockformations #sky #rockformation #polarizer #filter #lensfilter #vibrant #colorpop #landscape #landscapephotography #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin

Kennedy ain't all bad ...

KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right? LUTNICK: I don't know K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level? L: I don't know K: It's around 11%. It's been constant

The coffee places Mom knows of don't allow dogs inside & it's cold out. After some searching, Good news, we found a few small shops that do allow dogs inside for pupcups. They're a bit further, but we will try those very soon instead of Starbucks. Our ears are open and we hear you. #dogsofbluesky

This used to guy sit in a pine outside our window watching our Lulu. She’s gone now but I think he’s still waiting.

For a timeline cleanse, here's a short video of some of this morning's wonderful wave spritz created by offshore winds during the wave breaks, accentuated by the golden color of the backlit rising sun. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you are having a great day!

My painting WARM WATER SKY

In Green Company: Aurora over Norway apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26021... Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly

“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.” Works for me.

Angus: It’s like having to negotiate with Al Capone in his syphilitic period. You want to shut down the bridge? Go ahead. Every day, 1,500 nurses from Canada go to help keep Detroit’s health care system going. I personally think those nurses should be working in Canada.

More than half of the world’s new electric cars are now plugging into Chinese sockets instead of lining up at gas stations. By 2024, it is estimated that China’s EV sales were growing about 40% year on year, even as some Western markets stumbled. www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...

Red kite and Osprey #BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples

38,000 ...

Imagine if this administration put the same effort into stopping school shootings.

Davenport Landing Beach February 4th 2026 (2:42)

A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.

That's hilarious. Ask any, any MAGA person about constitution and/or amendments. Clueless. Further, we are a social democracy - like police, fire, military, disaster services and more are all paid by US. Definitely, DTS.

I bet you're onto something!! 🤜🏻🤛🏿💯🎯 That wouldn't surprise me a bit!! God forbid we have educated ppl amongst us!! 🤷‍♀️🙄👨🏾‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓🧑🏽‍🎓

Trump has started a war against Democrats. It hasn't been officially announced, but he is literally using the military against Dems and POC and using biological warfare via CDC and other cuts targeting Dem livelihood. This is a modern tactical, paramilitary, and legislative civil war.

One cannot truly embrace the love of another until you discover self love ... one can't open to intimacy without vulnerability and innocence ...

#sandhillcrane #milford, #MI #birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdWatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

People who don't care are the most dangerous ...

Styx - Boat On The River youtu.be/K9Qs8-BkiLw?... via @YouTube 🎶

5,200-year-old canoe in #LakeMendota rewrites #GreatLakes Indigenous life .. Beneath quiet water, a network once thrived. Boats weren’t personal property but shared tools, linking people, places, and beliefs. One unearthed canoe now helps piece together www.splashtravels.com/world-histor... History

5,200-year-old canoe in #LakeMendota rewrites #GreatLakes Indigenous life .. Beneath quiet water, a network once thrived. Boats weren’t personal property but shared tools, linking people, places, and beliefs. One unearthed canoe now helps piece together www.splashtravels.com/world-histor... History

Trump is a very sick evil dangerous psychopath ... #Truth

64 was the original official death toll for Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria. It was later revised to 2,975. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrica...

What is this profound ignorance, and indeed confidence, held by particular people that they think there’s going to be an inevitable General Election soon? Inevitable, my arse. Who’s telling them this? 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇮🇳 There isn’t going to be a General Election.

This is an image of Sainte Chapelle - Chateau de Vincennes, located just east of Paris. #Photography #Architecture #Interior #France #StainedGlass 📷

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) youtu.be/NAOKzvL8dgk?... via @YouTube what a fantastic soulful singer .. she brought me through some real dark days of separation .. and grief

The moon #Triton was captured by #Neptune’s gravitational pull and diverted into orbit around the planet. griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/gun...

Pallas the visionary warrior goddess of strategy and wisdom

#Vancouverisland Beach west coast .. Olympic Mountains n background Washington state US

#Vancouverisland Beach west coast .. Olympic Mountains n background Washington state US

Cardinals .. are so sweet

Cardinals .. are so sweet

Nomyn - Astral (Official Video) youtu.be/b-J13HkSRYA?... via @YouTube 🎵

So let me get this straight. The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019. He didn’t die until August 10. Totally normal. Nothing to see here. www.thedailybeast.com//epstein-fil...