Sixty Seconds of Volcano-Side Serenity still waiting for the fountaining

Sandhill Crane giving a look. #birdoftheday #MoodyFaces

Wednesday morning. Saturday morning.

Good luck today @mariannedenton.bsky.social! Starting to flow! Hopefully you can get some night fountains! www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyK...

Last night from for this morning. Husband says it has a Mordor Vibe, & ngl it’s true. This is ≈10 miles away on the Hawaiian Belt Road.

-7 degrees Fahrenheit in the Uintah Mountains of Utah. It was worth it. Met an elk, and a fox. Found what I came for.

Let’s discuss why unicorns went extinct? It’s all in the horn. Unicorns belonged to the Equidae family - ground grazers (unlike a tree/shrub browser e.g., a giraffe). As evolution progressed, the horn grew longer -thus securing mates- yet unable to graze. Starved into extinction by being too sexy.

4yo: Can I have more juice? Husband: (expecting a “please) Excuse me? 4yo: Did you burp? Husband: No? 4yo: Then why’d you say excuse me? did you fart?

More wholesome for us to enjoy.

Cinnamon Scrote Crunch

When your AirBnB promises geckos in your outdoor bathroom. 💚🦎 Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) 🌿

You’re afraid you’re not doing enough? Me, too. But every -I SAID EVERY- push back against the masked american gestapo is an act of heroism. Do what you can. With what you have. Where you are.

Maybe you’d like a tiny slug in the tiniest of egg shells? Does this make him a snail now that she’s found a shell? #Inverts

Everyone needs a plane hobby, mine is waking everyone up around me to tell them to look at the pretty lights in the sky (alas I only had my phone camera this time!)

The Downy Woodpecker was the first to discover fresh suet cakes! Then she saw me in a chair, left and found more fresh suet hanging on the shepherd's hook!

Today's #Januarty theme is #blue... how about a dragonfly? (I first picked out 3 different bird drawings, but wanted folks to know I do draw things other than birds 😂)

my people are here

Mountains to Mountains Sierras to Volcanoes Marianne’s Ambiguous Adventure Left Reno yesterday at 22°F to Kona at 82°F Watching many Kīlauea fountaining episodes–yelling at Husband “look at this!” Finally he said “here’s bday money - just GO.” Gratitude to USGS, I’ll hopefully witness Episode 40.

Something to at least try and brighten the day.

Kīlauea Fountaining Watch Episode 40

Had an anxiety dream I was fired as a top researcher at an enviro/ecology laboratory bc it was sold to a corporation. As I went through the lab/office taking all the equipment I designed, I was yelling at the new mgmt “I do science for altruism not profit!! Science should be free to the people!!”

Yesterday morning in the snowy forest, I could see the trees in a chickadee’s eye. (as inspired by Patrick’s pika pic)

More from the Cactus Wren nest 🪶

Just fought 4 neighborhood dogs for this corpse of longhorn beetle

See a fox 🦊 Post a fox 🧡 #mammals 🌿

See a fox 🦊 Post a fox 🧡 (or two!)

Yet you violently storm the capital you get a pardon

Alpenglow Morning

Hi friends I’m still here. Planning an adventure. Need to be not too soon, not too late, but arrive just in time with time to spare.

Lilium philadelphicum, our Wood Lily, blooming on the Cub Lake trail RMNP #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 5 🌿

Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine on the Arapaho Pass Trail #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 5 🌿

Brilliant and important work by @npr.org. Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g...

You're watching an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Gulf of Thailand "trap-feeding" or "tread-water feeding." It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021. Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.

Just because it’s not what you were looking for doesn’t mean it’s not fantastic. 🪶

We’re in the darkest time of the year now but this smiling squirrel is giving me life 🐿️🥜🌿

Convict Lake Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, CA Easy, 2.5 mi loop 170 ft elevation gain Hiked 3/16/24 #ConvictLake #Inyo #MammothLakes #California #Hiking #Photography #Stunday #Landscape

Im not entirely sure why this is on the Votivkirche, I’m going to assume we’re attempting to summon aliens

Distant view of the Farallon Islands under a pastel-colored sky last week, for #SkySunday. 💚 Learn about the Farallones here... www.oceanicsociety.org/learn/farall... #Ocean #PtReyes #NaturePhotos 📷

In other Hymenoptera macro size comparison news: ~3/4" Sweat Bee so sweet and teeny... ...then there's the chalcid wasp following her... #inverts #becurious

Not sure what this will be like, but if you nature journal or are interested in it, there is a free virtual event this week sponsored by the Aldo Leopold Foundation. I hope to attend, to see what it is about. Aldo Leopold Foundation sponsors some nice free events! events.zoom.us/ev/AlbIvAbaE...

A peaceful after sunset scene for “take a deep breath” purposes 🌿

My mom had two goats. One day I found them on the roof my my new car (they love king of the hill). Told my mother if those gawddayum goats got near my car again I’d leave them tied up outside the local taqueria. gasp: you wouldn’t dare! raised eyebrow: try me

How about some bugs & #BloomScrolling? I’ve had these pics hanging around my iPhone camera since Summer 2025 waiting for a reason to post. Now is the best reason.

Song Sparrow looking quite borbtastic today!! Fun fact: There are 24 subspecies of Song Sparrows! My ssp. is quite sooty! But also rufescent! (look, I don't make up the terminology...but it's not wrong!) #birds #becurious

A gorgeous sunset over the curling pond.

SuperDog Rex recommendations: run, rest, run run run tolerate KibbleBringer for a pic run run run

Utterly revolting.

#BirdIfTheDay #GoodLight

Birds, bugs, fish, whatever. Let’s see some #NewYearsEveIridescence 🌿 #birds #invertebrates #fish