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Steve in PDX
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Just a guy wanting the world to be a better place.

Travel. Nature. Architecture. Photography. Fascinated with the chipped & rusted. Foodie. Husband, Father & Son. Always looking to make the world a better place, in my lifetime if possible :)
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This scarlet or crimson (?) waxcap is brilliant! I ran across it backpacking the Chuck Keiper Trail in Sproul State Forest, PA. #fungifriends #fungifriday #mushrooms #hiking #backpacking
October 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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If he wasn't in the #EPSTEIN_Files, a hardbound copy embossed in gaudy gold would be readily available for sale at his MAGA Merch site for the low, low price of $500, or IF YOU ACT NOW, a personally signed copy for the more-than-reasonable price of $1K: Courtesy of the gross greedy #GrifterInChief.💰
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Endless sunflowers in Spain! #flowers #stunday #spain #flowersofbkuesky #travel
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Catching up on some beauty from summer! #flowers #stunday #flowersofbluesky #roses #gardening
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s green season in the PAcific Northwest!

#blueskyart #PNW #longexposurephotography #oregon #iphone #landscapephotography
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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September 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Reseearch just found those living near a golf course groundwater supply have 2x the odds of developing Parkinson’s disease. 😳 “The drinking water will be piped to a series of dirt basins beside the Hansen Dam Golf Course, then percolate into the soil and replenish groundwater before pumping out.“ 🌱
A major shift in where L.A. gets water: The city will double the size of a project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water, producing enough for 500,000 people. The recycled water will allow L.A. to stop taking water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Los Angeles will nearly double recycled water for 500,000 residents
Los Angeles is set to double the size of a planned facility that will transform wastewater into purified drinking water, recycling enough water to meet the needs of 500,000 people.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Looks like the Pacific Northwest will fall 3 GW short of what’s needed, with a perfect storm of demand versus capacity

www.opb.org/article/2025...
As NW faces rolling blackouts, study says renewable energy may not be enough
The greater Northwest region could experience a 9-gigawatt energy gap by 2030, or about the same amount of power consumed by Oregon. That could lead to rolling blackouts during extreme weather events ...
www.opb.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Is there anything remotely like this for either the entire USA, or regions of it? I have high UK wind data jealousy right now…. grid.iamkate.com

Or this! renewables-map.robinhawkes.com#4.4/53.15/-4...
National Grid: Live
Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network
grid.iamkate.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Humor value aside, I do think winning this prize is very important to him. He was vying for it in his first term when he had talks in North Korea.
June 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
We can only hope this is commercially viable..!
Ah, I love a good #science story
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“the new material is as strong as petroleum-based plastics but breaks down into its original components when exposed to salt. Those components can then be further processed by naturally occurring bacteria,thereby avoiding generating microplastics that can harm aquatic life and enter the food chain.”
June 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
So impressive !
Waxing Gibbous Moon. 2052UT 6 June 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
June 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Tons of texture! Love to shoot at unique or reclaimed furniture places!
March 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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A photo from my archives of our last Snowy Owl irruption of 2012. We haven't had a big irruption since, which is probably for the best. I'm afraid of the impacts on these birds if we were to have another one now.

#birds #owls #nature
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This cool pup has rhythm! 🎶😎

🔊 Sound up
📽️enezator
February 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
And now I have a new obsession!
Lets check in on the raccoon nursery school! 🦝

📽️ raccooncorner
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Mesmerizing and focused!
Signing off for the night with a streetscape from Panama City. A woman and her bike. #photography #EastCoastKin #Panama Have a great night everyone!
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Vindictive. Mean. Un Christian.

Oh that’s right, fundamentalist Christians love the Don…
President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident.
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
His actions at releasing or pardoning 1,500 felons is so far from the tenets of “the party of law & order” that I knew! But of course, it is now the part of Trump…. 😔
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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January 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Corporations give money to Trump because they, like him, only care about themselves.
January 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Stunningly simple, beautifully divided!
January 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM