Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

Today’s beautiful thing, which was actually one of yesterday’s so many beautiful things. This foal is made of light.

Might have fallen in love with a new fella today

Hard to pick a favorite image from our biggest day on Kjölur. Just shy of 50 kilometers. A lot of it on good riding trails with fast tölters. So much wind! But no rain since the first day and lots of glaciers.

Reunited with my girl Salka for a beach ride!

Beauty on the beach. Snæfellsness. 5:00am

We got up at 3am so as not to miss low tide

Today’s beautiful thing. Our home for the night: Grímsstaðir. First day of the Snæfellsness tour in the books. I rode Birna and Skörungur, both beautiful tölters.

Today’s beautiful thing. Raj and the clouds.

These are not strays. Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.

Poets and prose writers. Jennifer is so so smart and so soulful…my absolute favorite combination. The Maybe Bird is an absolute wonder of a book. Two hours in her presence will improve your writing whatever your genre. And you might discover your inner poet! Sign up at Writing By Writers.org.

What would be funny, if it were not about forever damaged little girls, is the idea that there is anyone in the entire universe who doesn’t already know who is on that list.

We must remember this every minute. This too is what humans are capable of. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH0-...

Today’s beautiful thing. IAIA campus.

One more beautiful thing left over from Ireland.

Hey Santa Fe. I’ll be reading new work tonight out at IAIA MFA in Creative Writing with Anne McDonnell and Jennifer Givhan. Come on out and join us at 6 in the CLE!

Shave ice lamb.

Keel Beach, County Mayo.

Wrote a thing on Substack about my love for Chamonix and some otber stuff worked its way in there too. open.substack.com/pub/pamhoust...

Today’s beautiful thing. 4:43 am our out window in Achill Island, County Mayo. No sleep after news of the big murderous bill. But the beauty is right out the window here and everywhere reminding me to see it. Also, who knew there were palm trees in Ireland?

Today’s beautiful thing. Camping by the sea in County Sligo.

Today’s beautiful thing. I know it was a hard one back home. I cried from 4 am to 7 am for shame. Then I went out and found this. It’s what I know how to do.

It’s hard, on a day like today, to even write the words “beautiful thing.” And yet there is the world’s beauty, showing up, as it always does, along with the sorrow. James Baldwin taught me that even in grief, I have to keep loving it, because if I don’t, all that will be left of me is fear.

Happy Solstice everyone. Thank you Mother Earth for taking us around again in spite of everything. I wish all my friends, this solstice, a slice of lemon tart in the sun.

Happy Juneteenth from Chamonix. These are European globe flowers, my absolute favorite of so many to choose from. Today’s beautiful thing.

Today’s beautiful thing. A hike to one of our favorite meadows off of Bellevue.

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

Over the past 13 years, DACA has allowed people to contribute fully to New Mexico. The hostility toward immigrants coming from this administration puts DACA at risk and tears families apart. I will do everything I can to protect DACA recipients and keep our communities whole.

Brown Shirts. No uniforms, no badges, no warrants just thuggery. No one is safe from this unless we stop it.

I can't stop thinking about those Mike Lee posts and his lack of apology or anything resembling contrition. Just unbearably cruel and twisted. I don't have anything insightful to say, just despair and heartbreak and anger.

Trump administration has crossed a line, there is no law and order anymore. And when you cross that line, you enter what can only be called mob rule.

How can the citizens of #Utah support Sen. Mike Lee?

Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this

This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.

Today’s beautiful thing. Lupine, and mountains. Chamonix Valley.

Today’s beautiful thing. Flowers in front of Les Drus. I’m back in Chamonix teaching these next two weeks, watching the protests from here. My heart is with everyone protesting. No Kings.

Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay

“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Over 4.8 million and counting and many events haven’t even kicked off yet. We’re aiming for over 10 million today to hit the 3.5% rule. The crowds are massive and still growing. We are so proud of all of you. Huge shoutout to Texas you showed up!

Minnesota friends, in our grief and fear, my request is that if we learn that the suspected shooter is apprehended, we share immediately and widely in all of our social media and personal networks. If possible, it would be so good for folks to feel safe(r) going out to protest today!

An MFA graduation ceremony made for Meg. Today’s beautiful thing.

Today’s beautiful thing. Ben saw me watering and came over to ask for a spray down. Also, I am as crushed and lost in regards to the horror we are witnessing as all of you. One thing I can do is hold on to beauty and love my animals and my people, none of whom would wish cruelty on anyone.

Just one of today’s beautiful things. Sending all love and beauty to LA tonight. We see you dancing. We hear you singing.

Today’s beautiful thing. Had his ears done.

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

Today’s beautiful thing. Soft evening light on the barn.

Wrote a thing on substack about silencing the naysaying voices in your head. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Oh it’s a pretty time of year in Colorado. (Today’s beautiful thing)

Today’s beautiful thing. The hate and violence directed at women’s bodies, Black bodies, Native bodies, Brown bodies, and Queer bodies is so large, so ugly, so incessant. But it is not as large as this mountain. And unlike this mountain, it is hollow at its center and hates itself most of all.