Nancy Friedland
@nancyfriedland.bsky.social
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I'm a writer/photoblogger: perspectives on exploring the Pacific Northwest, aging, retirement, writing, travel, #writers
https://riversandroadspdx.com
Here to read good writers #writingcommunity
I'm a writer/photoblogger: perspectives on exploring the Pacific Northwest, aging, retirement, writing, travel, #writers
https://riversandroadspdx.com
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Watch my supercut of things Mike Johnson doesn’t know. You can see the whole show here: www.youtube.com/live/Ams4OLn...
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.
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Nothing says “alpha male” like lashing out over a tweet you don’t understand that still manages to hurt your feelings
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Nothing says “alpha male” like lashing out over a tweet you don’t understand that still manages to hurt your feelings
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
Our spartan cottage is exactly enough square feet and no more, room for two people who like each other a great deal. Who needs luxury when there’s a wide window looking out on the Salish Sea & Strait of Juan de Fuca?
#CapeFlattery #MakahMuseum #OlympicPeninsula #SalishSea #writingcommunity #nature
#CapeFlattery #MakahMuseum #OlympicPeninsula #SalishSea #writingcommunity #nature
Walking This Path
Our days on the Olympic Peninsula, on the beach, at Cape Flattery which juts out of the northwest coast of Washington on the northwesternmost edge of the continental U.S.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our spartan cottage is exactly enough square feet and no more, room for two people who like each other a great deal. Who needs luxury when there’s a wide window looking out on the Salish Sea & Strait of Juan de Fuca?
#CapeFlattery #MakahMuseum #OlympicPeninsula #SalishSea #writingcommunity #nature
#CapeFlattery #MakahMuseum #OlympicPeninsula #SalishSea #writingcommunity #nature
Portland went big and colorful, joy mixed with determination. Click for more pics. riversandroadspdx.com/2025/10/18/r...
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Portland went big and colorful, joy mixed with determination. Click for more pics. riversandroadspdx.com/2025/10/18/r...
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MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
George Saunders: "life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder or more loving. Hurry up. Start now."
To the U.S.: Hurry it up. Here in Portland we are weird, creative, outrageous, and yes, kind.
#ICEprotests #KeepPortlandWeird #kindness #NoKingsprotest #Portland #writingcommunity
To the U.S.: Hurry it up. Here in Portland we are weird, creative, outrageous, and yes, kind.
#ICEprotests #KeepPortlandWeird #kindness #NoKingsprotest #Portland #writingcommunity
Keep Portland Weird – and Kind
At a graduation speech, George Saunders told a graduating class, “According to me, life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder or more loving. Hurry up. Speed it along. Start rig…
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October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
George Saunders: "life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder or more loving. Hurry up. Start now."
To the U.S.: Hurry it up. Here in Portland we are weird, creative, outrageous, and yes, kind.
#ICEprotests #KeepPortlandWeird #kindness #NoKingsprotest #Portland #writingcommunity
To the U.S.: Hurry it up. Here in Portland we are weird, creative, outrageous, and yes, kind.
#ICEprotests #KeepPortlandWeird #kindness #NoKingsprotest #Portland #writingcommunity
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Never give up HOP.🐸
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Never give up HOP.🐸
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Because sometimes you just need to breathe.
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A few hours drive and three degrees of latitude north, and we were in a new world. What a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed n…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Because sometimes you just need to breathe.
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
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Who can forget this description??
August 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Who can forget this description??
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Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
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Ongoing protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies took a two-wheeled turn in Portland today, when hundreds of people — some fully or partially nude — gathered for what organizers dubbed an Emergency World Naked Bike Ride.
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Ongoing protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies took a two-wheeled turn in Portland today, when hundreds of people — some fully or partially nude — gathered for what organizers dubbed an Emergency World Naked Bike Ride.
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Portland continues to amaze me 👏
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Portland continues to amaze me 👏
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"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"
Because sometimes you just need to breathe.
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A few hours drive and three degrees of latitude north, and we were in a new world. What a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed n…
riversandroadspdx.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Because sometimes you just need to breathe.
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
Olympic Peninsula
A new/old world; what a marvel to feel so small and inconsequential, a tiny cog in a vast mysterious world. Exactly what I needed now.
#nature #autumn #olympicpeninsula #writingcommunity
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Resistance. Refusal. Ridicule. Those are the ingredients to bring down regimes and among them ridicule is arguably the most delicious. The emperor isn't just naked; his goon squad is afraid of an inflatable frog.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Resistance. Refusal. Ridicule. Those are the ingredients to bring down regimes and among them ridicule is arguably the most delicious. The emperor isn't just naked; his goon squad is afraid of an inflatable frog.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.
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From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.
October 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.
Seasons change and so must we.
Summer slips through my fingers, the last weeks of sunshine and heat, days bookended by chilly mornings slow to warm, and cool evenings that quickly darken. After 12 autumns in Portland you'd think I wouldn't be so surprised.
#Birdwatching #Garden #writing #Portland
Summer slips through my fingers, the last weeks of sunshine and heat, days bookended by chilly mornings slow to warm, and cool evenings that quickly darken. After 12 autumns in Portland you'd think I wouldn't be so surprised.
#Birdwatching #Garden #writing #Portland
Lazy Hazy Crazy
Summer slips through my fingers, the last weeks of sunshine and heat, days bookended by chilly mornings slow to warm, and cool evenings that quickly darken. After 12 autumns in Portland you’d…
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September 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Seasons change and so must we.
Summer slips through my fingers, the last weeks of sunshine and heat, days bookended by chilly mornings slow to warm, and cool evenings that quickly darken. After 12 autumns in Portland you'd think I wouldn't be so surprised.
#Birdwatching #Garden #writing #Portland
Summer slips through my fingers, the last weeks of sunshine and heat, days bookended by chilly mornings slow to warm, and cool evenings that quickly darken. After 12 autumns in Portland you'd think I wouldn't be so surprised.
#Birdwatching #Garden #writing #Portland
Puddles: Reflections on turning 70, and making the most of it.
I dip a toe in and beat a quick retreat. Stare into reflections of sky and clouds. Ponder the shallows, looking for depth. Turning 70 is a big puddle to splash around in.
#aging #writingcommunity #livingwithintention #mandolin #Turning70
I dip a toe in and beat a quick retreat. Stare into reflections of sky and clouds. Ponder the shallows, looking for depth. Turning 70 is a big puddle to splash around in.
#aging #writingcommunity #livingwithintention #mandolin #Turning70
Puddles
I dip a toe in and beat a quick retreat. Stare into reflections of sky and clouds. Ponder the shallows, looking for depth. Turning 70 has been a big puddle to splash around in. A summer of digging …
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September 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Puddles: Reflections on turning 70, and making the most of it.
I dip a toe in and beat a quick retreat. Stare into reflections of sky and clouds. Ponder the shallows, looking for depth. Turning 70 is a big puddle to splash around in.
#aging #writingcommunity #livingwithintention #mandolin #Turning70
I dip a toe in and beat a quick retreat. Stare into reflections of sky and clouds. Ponder the shallows, looking for depth. Turning 70 is a big puddle to splash around in.
#aging #writingcommunity #livingwithintention #mandolin #Turning70