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Andrea Hoerr
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Co-leader for Tucson chapter of Great Old Broads for Wilderness. Board of Save the Scenic Santa Ritas. Plant and wild place lover. Obsessed with the Sonoran Desert. She/her
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The Southern Border with Mexico features highly in the fevered imagination of people who do not live in the Borderlands. For those of us who are in proximity to this region, our lived experience is worlds away from the frothing of the uninformed.
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Woman wearing a jaguar headdress holding a prayer chain with hundreds of prayers tied onto it. She is holding a basket in orange, yellow and rust colors. She is standing on a dirt road. To her left is well drilling equipment. To her far right are people walking to the wall to pray and dance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Should have more time tomorrow to update on the Rally for the San Rafael Valley today. Amazing turnout including Rep Adelita Grijalva. We were blessed by a sprinkling of rain on the way out. #tucson #westcoastkin
Landscape view in late afternoon. Mountains in the background. Grasslands in foreground. The clouds and light are quite dramatic. There is a splash of rainbow in the center.
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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This is the ecocide that we are witnessing
A woman standing with a mask next to the existing Normandy style vehicle barriers against a beautiful open grassland. There is a banner with two hands and a title saying Unite.' There is a Jaguar headdress on the right side. Mountains in the far distance are in Sonora Mexico Construction of the newest sections of the border wall. There is construction equipment in a freshly graded dirt road. Mountains in the background
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Golden retriever being golden. 🥰
Dog standing with golden light highlighting her beauty
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Yesterday at Tucson Botanic Gardens they had a female mariachi & puppets. Reminded me so strongly of getting the first Covid vax here & there was a mariachi playing. Wept from joy & relief. Enjoy the video.
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The Glorious Beast approves.
A golden retriever looks happy at the prospect of a lovely hike. What she doesn't know is that she will shortly be pelted with ice balls (not hail!)
October 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Ahem. Thats 16" of prickly goodness. 🌿💚
A very long cactus rising out of a pot. The pot is cream colored and has blue butterflies painted on it. There is a Buddha status in the background
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Biodiversity, justice, beauty & love come together in the fight against the horrors of the Border Wall. The remote San Rafael Valley is an enchanted grassland on the border of Arizona & Mexico. Please help us fight back!

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A wall panel stands alone in a remote grassland.
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Nothing better than a failed service dog in my life!
Golden retriever sleeping on a grey outdoor couch. Background is of a colorful red orange wall with green goodness growing on it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Aspiring to be as fierce and focused yet soft. #goldenretriever
Closeup of a golden retriever intensely focused. Her gaze is on a squeaky ball and is the most adorable thing you've had the pleasure of witnessing.
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Looking forward to @peccarynotpig.bsky.social book launch in 2 hours. If you're available, come on down and meet some of the biggest hearted lovers of the wild border and its inhabitants. I'll be wearing my jaguar mask. 🐆💚
Flyer for book launch party at Che's Lounge in Tucson at 6:30 on Oct 18. Features Russ McSpadden's poetry book Borderlings.
October 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Meanwhile, I desperately need to nap and the Glorious Beast is being obsessive with a new ball. Send help.

(She is 11 and the doggy love of my life but sometimes ...) #goldenretriever
Close cropped picture of a yellow tennis ball flying g in from the upper left. A golden retriever is watching it closely. The golden retriever about to capture a yellow tennis ball in the right side of the frame.
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The Glorious Beast is concerned. #goldenretriever. 🦮
Golden retriever resting her head on a chair. She looks worried.
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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'Never shop when you're hungry' ppl say. But how would I stumble across this delight?? Plus lentil = healthy!!!
Green bag with stylized onion rings. Text says 'sour cream & onion flavored rings. Lentil and rice snacks'
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Moar rain! ⛈️🌵
October 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Can't stop with the sky photos. Is this a sky born nudibranch?
Storm clouds - wispy tendrils looking like a nudibranch. A saguaro is in the left hand side of the frame. Primary colors are blue and white.
October 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Just posted on main feed but here ya go!
Thunder clouds over the Santa Catalina mountains. The clouds are illuminated and are a vibrant yellow orange. They are reflected in the wet street.
October 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Yaay!! Rain in Tucson is amazing. 💚⛈️
Thunder clouds over the mountains. The clouds are illuminated by the sun and are a vibrant yellow orange. The light is reflected in the rainy street.
October 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Anyone need a timeline cleanser rn? 🌿💚
Close up of several barrel cactus blossoms. They are peach, yellow and a little light green. The focus is on a bloom ready to open
October 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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As promised, I bring you iNat observation 1000 with a monster Great Basin Bristlecone Pine.
Screen shot of my iNat observations with the bristlecone pine being number 1000
October 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Being welcomed into the sacred grove at Great Basin National Park. 🌿💚
Dead yet mighty bristlecone pine. May have been standing watch for 3500 years. Amazing.
October 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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THIS IS THE CUTEST CUP IVE EVER SEEN!!!!! ☕️🍪💚
Tiny coffee cup with a double shot of espresso and a pumpkin snickerdoodle cookie on the dashboard of my car. In the background are the large windows of the cafe reflecting the front of the car. It's a rainy day and there are huge droplets on the windshield.
October 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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What we leave behind ... 🐾🦮 💚#goldenretriever
Freshly brushed Golden Retriever (AKA The Glorious Beast) with a pile of her fur on wet grass. She looks worried and oh so beautiful
September 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We made it to the Corn Palace in Mitchell SD. It was fun and wacky pure Americana. The theme for the exterior murals this year is the 7 Wonders of the World. The Grand Canyon rendered in corn!! 🌽🌿💚
The side of the Corn Palace with the exterior murals rendered in corn cobs and other grain parts. The theme this year is the 7 Wonders of the World. For some reason there are 3 onion domes on the front of the building. There are multiple flags flying on the roof. The sky is a clear bright blue A mural of the Grand Canyon rendered in corn cobs.
September 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Stories from the road ... made up a bunch of soup packets & froze them so I can eat something yummy! Still frozen when we got here. Not any more!
A silver car hood and windshield with a glass microwave container on the hood. There is a packet of frozen soup in the container. An old 1960s style motel sign is in the background and reads Thunderbird Motel. The sky is blue.
September 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM