erica
@desertdame.bsky.social
Artist, educator, dog lover, red rock roamer
The desert flowers in the SW corner of Utah continue to awe.
June 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The desert flowers in the SW corner of Utah continue to awe.
Insane.
This week's Rare Earth will be all about concrete, & I've just worked out that every 3 hours on Earth, we pour as much concrete as 2 entire Hoover dams (221m high, 200m wide at the base). That's around 5600 Hoover dam's worth of concrete every year. Not a terraformed world but a concrete-formed one!
April 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Insane.
Car rides to trailheads😎😍
April 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Car rides to trailheads😎😍
When you have a feeling someone is staring at you…
April 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When you have a feeling someone is staring at you…
Charlie’s side eye to cheer your day.
April 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Charlie’s side eye to cheer your day.
From my 1970s undergrad art portfolio archives: black ballpoint pen drawing of an Utah cow skull. I doubt my current drawing skills can match this. Bit of a shocker to realize this drawing is over 50 years old.
April 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
From my 1970s undergrad art portfolio archives: black ballpoint pen drawing of an Utah cow skull. I doubt my current drawing skills can match this. Bit of a shocker to realize this drawing is over 50 years old.
Charlie wore his protester garb during the red rural St.George, Utah ‘Hands Off!’ protest. He was a big hit with his Dogs Against Doge sign. Lots of people photographed him. Including two trump supporting teens who had their photo taken WITH Charlie. Lol.
April 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Charlie wore his protester garb during the red rural St.George, Utah ‘Hands Off!’ protest. He was a big hit with his Dogs Against Doge sign. Lots of people photographed him. Including two trump supporting teens who had their photo taken WITH Charlie. Lol.
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300-500 protesters turned out in red rural St. George, Utah! —Vernon Worthen Park
300-500 protesters turned out in red rural St. George, Utah! —Vernon Worthen Park
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April 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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300-500 protesters turned out in red rural St. George, Utah! —Vernon Worthen Park
300-500 protesters turned out in red rural St. George, Utah! —Vernon Worthen Park
Charlie is highly skilled at side eye. Also, this is the first time in his young life that a dog toy has remained intact. So far.
March 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Charlie is highly skilled at side eye. Also, this is the first time in his young life that a dog toy has remained intact. So far.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“Venus can be seen from here.”
March 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“Venus can be seen from here.”
So much bad news out there. Time to post a photo of me with a bernedoodle on my head. Hope this helps.
March 17, 2025 at 4:42 AM
So much bad news out there. Time to post a photo of me with a bernedoodle on my head. Hope this helps.
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My first post for @contrariannews.org explains why Secretary Hegseth's Friday night sacking of the senior military lawyers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force is such an ominous development—not just for rank and file servicemembers, but for the rule of law:
contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-fire-...
contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-fire-...
Let’s fire all the lawyers
The ominous removal of the judge advocates general by the Trump administration.
contrarian.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My first post for @contrariannews.org explains why Secretary Hegseth's Friday night sacking of the senior military lawyers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force is such an ominous development—not just for rank and file servicemembers, but for the rule of law:
contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-fire-...
contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-fire-...
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Great piece on why firing thousands of Park Service and Forest Service employees isn't about saving money—it's about the deliberate destruction of our public lands. Read the full article, including quote from SUWA Wildlands Director, Neal Clark here:
www.fastcompany.com/91281558/how...
www.fastcompany.com/91281558/how...
How the Trump and DOGE cuts could ruin National Parks this summer
Thousands of Park Service and Forest Service employees have been fired, leaving few left to clean bathrooms, maintain trails ,or save lives.
www.fastcompany.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Great piece on why firing thousands of Park Service and Forest Service employees isn't about saving money—it's about the deliberate destruction of our public lands. Read the full article, including quote from SUWA Wildlands Director, Neal Clark here:
www.fastcompany.com/91281558/how...
www.fastcompany.com/91281558/how...
“Go to art studio and make art.”
Here is my hand colored lino-cut print of the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise. This is my art expression, not an accurate science illustration. 🎨
Here is my hand colored lino-cut print of the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise. This is my art expression, not an accurate science illustration. 🎨
February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“Go to art studio and make art.”
Here is my hand colored lino-cut print of the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise. This is my art expression, not an accurate science illustration. 🎨
Here is my hand colored lino-cut print of the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise. This is my art expression, not an accurate science illustration. 🎨
Americans need to protect our spectacular American Public Lands—especially our National Parks and National Monuments. The convicted felon and elon want to destroy all of our public lands. Fight back!
February 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Americans need to protect our spectacular American Public Lands—especially our National Parks and National Monuments. The convicted felon and elon want to destroy all of our public lands. Fight back!
