More Death Valley pollinators 💛 Desert Sunflowers (Geraea canescens) hosting the pollen harvest. Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon melliventris) Large-Tailed Aphideater (Eupeodes volucris) Swift Crab Spider (Mecaphesa celer) with pollen covered legs — so pollinator? Or not? 🌿

Looking up at Jupiter surrounded by dancing #aurora.

From NASA Boxes full of science! 📦🧪 Curiosity is exploring this region of “boxwork” formations, which suggest ancient groundwater flowed on this part of the Red Planet later than scientists expected. go.nasa.gov/46oiDWr

More from Death Valley Desert Blister Beetle (Lytta magister) warming up for the morning in a Golden Suncup (Chylismia brevipes). Fossil evidence comes to life ~ beetles were Earth’s first pollinators. Still doing the good work (after waking up). 🌿

The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is what arrives when you order a puma off of Wish. They're the largest apex predator on Madagascar, where they act to control the local lemur population. They're the 'big cat' equivalent in family Eupleridae, which is a sister taxon to the mongoose family.

Death Valley #BloomScrolling Desert Fivespot (Eremalche rotundifolia) 🌿

“I would never apologize for photographing rocks. Rocks can be very beautiful...” ~Ansel Adams

Well my good & sweet friends~ You’ve seen the rocks. But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the Death Valley SuperBloom. My bed beckons me. Until we meet again, good night 💛

Share a TV show that raised you.

Notice each other. Take care out there, people. 📸: Portland, Oregon

Never underestimate the power of water. From Fall Canyon’s opening above the valley floor until the “end” or rather where my skills say “stop, turn around, danger of falls on this polished wall of ever changing waterfall.” ≈3 miles/4.8 km from mouth to end.

This is important y’all. This is our chance to save the stars.

Mentzelia involucrata, the Sand Blazingstar, blooming today at Anza-Borrego state park #nativeplants

We don’t know anything about hockey. We don’t even watch TV. But here we are, drinking coffee in bed, watching hockey on the hotel TV.

It seems to me that Death Valley is equally ancient and present all of the time.

When people see crows playing they say "look how intelligent," yet when they see humans playing they say "why aren't they creating more shareholder value"

“A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy-rise … a morning filled with 400 billion suns — the rising of the Milky Way.” Hello, my very oldest friend. It’s good to see you again.

Milo is ready for #Caturday

Been brewing away in hibernation mode lately, drawing and writing... #illustration #kidlitart

The 3rd Saturday in February is World Pangolin Day to draw attention to the plight of the world’s most trafficked animals, these magnificent scaly mammals. 🧪🐡 There 8 species of #pangolin in Africa and Asia, all endangered, threatened by poachers for their meat & scales (used in traditional 🧵

Reynisdrangar are the basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village of Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland. It is framed by a black sand beach called Reynisfjara. More in ALT #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #Iceland #EastCoastKin

good evening from casa del plumber...as the rain (and snow) is thankfully moving out for a couple days

Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo. Sometimes nicknamed Cor Leonis, the Heart of the Lion. It's not really a single star, but a quadruple system with four stars that orbit as two pairs. One of my favorites. Uintah Mountains, Utah on February 14.

The #BirdOfTheDay is #BranchBirds. Snowy owl. And yeah, I flew from Vegas to Vancouver to see snowy owls.

The NOAA area forecast for Donner Pass does not disappoint.

Let Nazgul light the torch in 2030!

In gratitude (finally!) for the fresh two feet of snow, whose moisture and coolness are nurturing the fallen seeds of this sunflower - seeds tossed by the birds, missed by the night creatures - such that I can love their second generation blooms & bees next August. #FallBackFlowers August 18, 2025

#Birds #AshWednesday

This absolute unit just hopped on our back wall. 🪶

We’re horseposting. Post your horses #invertebrates 🦀

Women's Nordic Bird Biathlon ski - chickadee - ski ski ski - chickadee - ski Gold. Medal. Podium.

This is so, so dangerous. When someone rejects you romantically, your brain warps everything they do into a secret signal that they want you after all, and it's incredibly easy to spiral into delusion. It's crucial to have friends around you who can keep you grounded in reality.

I might have to go back to BigBoxPetStore to save these two. I love them as much as they love each other.

Death Valley sunset.

Now imaginary protocol-spring has passed, the snow arrives. Sagebrush Buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus) 🌿 #BloomScrolling

All of this …

Fantastic picture of Colin (from his insta account) yesterday at the South Pole. Even though it perpetuates the notion that the south pole is the one that is upsidedown ..... I will allow it. www.instagram.com/p/DUwgmJckbl...

From NASA You could witness an annular solar eclipse tomorrow! (If you’re in Antarctica, that is. 🥶) Curious how the geometry works? Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4avtkYB

Sunset, sunrise and some pollen-loaded brown eyes. Thanks again Death Valley for being such a great classroom for our students.

Spiny Phlox & Pointy Rocks from yesterday’s hike in the sagebrush hills.

Die nächste Runde #Schnee ist im Anmarsch in #Langtaufers

We celebrated Lunar New Year last night with a huge mostly homemade feast. Definitely proud of this non-LNY, not-traditional, upside down cake made with pink pineapple & macadamias. First time enjoying pink pineapple and omg it is so so good. Like so good. 万事如意 May all your wishes come true 🧧🐲

Shoutout to my boss for giving me this genuinely incredible sticker as a V-day gift. I didn't know how much I could identify with a cigarette-smoking stonefly larva, but I'm feeling this in my bones right now.

Cirsium funkiae, our native Funky Thistle, blooming at 12,425' in the Mosquito Range #nativeplants 🐝 Naturalist suggests the bees are Bombus bifarius, the Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee. They were really digging into the flowers as you see here. #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to August 16 🌿

Sphinx moth caterpillar for you @mariannedenton.bsky.social!

Unrequited love on Valentine’s All pollen, no pollinators.