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Steve
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"There is still art to be made in this world" - Anthony Bourdain
"It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant" - Jim Acosta

I like to paint. And rescue animals. And wine. And scotch.

I keep bees.

Proudly Michigan born and bred.
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Steve @daensign.bsky.social · Nov 29
This is pinned to my profile at the other place. But worthy to carry over to here. It still gives me migraines.

#democracy
#socialism
#civics
daensign.bsky.social
Looking through some pics from this year and found this lovely little bee caught in flight. I like fall and winter best but it is fun to watch the bees during spring and summer.

#photosky
#bees
#beesky
#photography
#nature
A bumblebee is flying, approaching a pink flower with a yellow center. More pink flowers are blurred in the background.
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
daensign.bsky.social
It’s fucking obscene
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
daensign.bsky.social
I like the first snow of the season when shows the beauty of both seasons. This tree on our road decided it didn't want to be dressed up in snow.

#photosky
#photography
#Trees
#Snow
#Winter
#Fall
#Nature
A road curves to the left. On the right side of the road are trees covered in snow with one in the middle with no snow, its leaves still the color of autumn and a pile of leaves underneath that tree.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Meaning that any allegations of domestic abuse is not serious or of a concern. And yet women continue to vote for these assholes.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 15
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Spent some time on Lake Michigan yesterday in South Haven. The sunset was spectacular with a bank of clouds rolling in across the lake. I was able to catch a boat heading out of the channel just as the sun was peeking through a gap in the clouds.

#photosky
#photography
#LakeMichigan
#sunset
A boat is heading out to Lake Michigan. The sun is showing through a gap in the clouds with a streak of yellow on the water
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
daensign.bsky.social
#ToadMonday? Is that a thing? Saw this guy on the stairs of my deck recently. He politely told me to move along.

#photosky
#photography
#Frogs
#Nature
A toad sits on a step. There is a leaf sitting in front of it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Thousands of years? Did the Babylonians have a communist party?
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 29
If Trump is openly planning to withhold federal funds from New York over anti-Zohran politics, at what point do New Yorkers — who put in far more than they take out — get to stop paying federal taxes?

This is now a full blown constitutional crisis.
September 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
daensign.bsky.social
I think this week could use a rose.

#photosky
#plantsky
#photography
#Roses
#plants
#naturephotography
A red rose with water droplets from a recent rain. A used-up bloom is in the left background and several stems from another rose bush with dead heads is on the right.
September 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Someone said 'Hi' yesterday at the county fair. Truthfully, he probably hoped I had some food.

#photosky
#birdsky
#photography
#birdphotography
#PhotographersUnited
A turkey looks through a cage straight into the camera. Several turkies are in the background.
September 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
daensign.bsky.social
As do I. Fuck this fascist bullshit.
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 18
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
daensign.bsky.social
A 13th disciple only in a white, Republican biblical times with white, Republican Jesus. Charlie would not have followed the real Jesus because he'd considered him a DEI hire.
jordanuhl.com Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · Sep 17
Rep. Troy Nehls: I would say if Charlie Kirk lived in the biblical times, he'd be the 13th disciple.
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Buddha sits by our front door as protection of our house. I caught him peeking out through some pink geraniums.

#photosky
#Buddha
#photography
#art
The head and shoulders of a gray Buddha statue sits in the background with out of focus pink geraniums in the foreground.
September 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Add a new butterfly bush to backyard. Love the color. This silver spotted skipper thought it looked good, too.

#butterfly
#photosky
#nature
#photography
#butterflysky
A silver spotted skipper butterfly sits on a dark blue butterfly bush bloom.
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Caught this busy bee during a recent visit to MSU Kellogg Bird Sancturary.

#bees
#photosky
#nature
#photography
#flowers
A bumblebee on a plant that has blooms that are fuzzy and brownish in the middle with pink elongated petals. A reddish flower that is losing petals is to the left.
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Happy Friday. Someone stopped by to say Hi yesterday. Or, pissed that the camera didn't food.
#birdsky
#hummingbird
#nature
#photosky
#birds
September 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Racist much? FFS.
September 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
daensign.bsky.social
We've has hummingbird swarms lately in SW Michigan as they start their migration south. Pictures of them hovering are always cool but seeing them at rest is just as cool. This ruby-throated was hanging out in our backyard over the long weekend.

#photosky
#hummingbird
#nature
#birdsky
#photography
A ruby-throated hummingbird is perched on a garden hook. A purple hummingbird feeder is in the foreground of the picture A ruby throated hummingbird perched on a garden hook next to a purple hummingbird feeder
September 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
daensign.bsky.social
I live about 5 min from the MSU Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. There is a pond enclosure there housing swans, geese, and ducks that cannot fly. This guy gave us the stink eye when he found out we did not bring corn. Sorry, dude, next time.

#photosky
#birdsky
#photography
#nature
#birds
A swan is looking over the top of a chain link fence. There are two other swans in the background near the edge of a pond.
August 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
daensign.bsky.social
A busy bumblebee to start out the week. Had the pleasure of seeing this one at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Kalamazoo, MI. Bummed at first that the bee was blurry from it flying by but now I like it.

#photosky
#beesky
#bees
#photograhpy
#nature
A bumblebee flies past a yellow cup bloom. The bumblebee is blurry showing its movement past the bloom. Withering blooms are on the left side of the picture.
August 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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stonekettle.bsky.social
If you're watching Trump's press conference, a good way to make sure you fully comprehend his message is whenever he says "homeless," "criminals," "scum," "filth," "savagery," "gang," and/or "illegal," substitute in the word "black."
August 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Welcome to the police state. D.C. is just the beginning. He will be taking over other cities, as well.

#policestate
#fascism
#fucktrump
August 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
daensign.bsky.social
A Silver-spotted Skipper hanging out in the backyard.

#butterfly
#butterflies
#buttersky
#photosky
#photography
#nature
A Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly that is black in body with white and orange spots sitting on a pink and yellow lantana flower.
August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
daensign.bsky.social
Purge is the right term. Trump and his regime are doing a purge like those of the old Soviet Union, North Korea, China, and any other authoritarian regime. We are in a dictatorship in progress. They are just making final moves to solidify their hold on to power. Our democracy is dead.
August 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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shesbonky.bsky.social
If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
daensign.bsky.social
A Great Spangled Fritillary hanging out in the backyard pollinator garden.

#photosky
#butterfly
#nature
#photography
A Great Spangled Fritillary, a brownish or yellowish butterfly with black spots on its wings sits on a pink/purple Echinacea flower. There are several Echinacea flowers in the picture.
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM