Sean
@dharmamonkey.bsky.social
Sandlapper in the San Juans (803 ⇢ 202 ⇢ 360). Husband/dog dad. Buddhist/ནང་པ་. Nonprofit chief. Former journo. Armchair anthropologist (tones+thrones). He/him. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #བོད
Beautiful day in the PNW!
Mt. Baker from the Lopez Island ferry terminal.
Mt. Baker from the Lopez Island ferry terminal.
April 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Beautiful day in the PNW!
Mt. Baker from the Lopez Island ferry terminal.
Mt. Baker from the Lopez Island ferry terminal.
I don't have a photo credit to share, but this is a recent aerial image from my home state showing McLeod Farms in McBee, SC (that's "MAC-bee").
You are seeing the blooms on McLeod's peach trees!
You are seeing the blooms on McLeod's peach trees!
April 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I don't have a photo credit to share, but this is a recent aerial image from my home state showing McLeod Farms in McBee, SC (that's "MAC-bee").
You are seeing the blooms on McLeod's peach trees!
You are seeing the blooms on McLeod's peach trees!
Good spring morning, Orcas!
April 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Good spring morning, Orcas!
The forceast last night said we'd have showers most of the day today, but it was wrong. We took advantage of the sunny skies to hike up to Orcas Knob, where we had a clear view of both the Olympics and the Cascades.
#PNWspring is here!
#PNWspring is here!
March 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The forceast last night said we'd have showers most of the day today, but it was wrong. We took advantage of the sunny skies to hike up to Orcas Knob, where we had a clear view of both the Olympics and the Cascades.
#PNWspring is here!
#PNWspring is here!
Vernal equinox evening in my part of the PNW:
44°, wind chill is 26° with a second night of extended howling winds.
The Canadians call this -3°, which is so much more accurate. Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
Feels like winter to me, but the daffodils say otherwise.
44°, wind chill is 26° with a second night of extended howling winds.
The Canadians call this -3°, which is so much more accurate. Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
Feels like winter to me, but the daffodils say otherwise.
March 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Vernal equinox evening in my part of the PNW:
44°, wind chill is 26° with a second night of extended howling winds.
The Canadians call this -3°, which is so much more accurate. Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
Feels like winter to me, but the daffodils say otherwise.
44°, wind chill is 26° with a second night of extended howling winds.
The Canadians call this -3°, which is so much more accurate. Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
Feels like winter to me, but the daffodils say otherwise.
The sun came out yesterday, and despite the cold, I bolted out the door to take advantage...only to have clouds immediately roll back in. Still, a beautiful PNW Spring of Deception afternoon. Photo at Emmanuel Episcopal on Fishing Bay in Eastsound Village.
March 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The sun came out yesterday, and despite the cold, I bolted out the door to take advantage...only to have clouds immediately roll back in. Still, a beautiful PNW Spring of Deception afternoon. Photo at Emmanuel Episcopal on Fishing Bay in Eastsound Village.
Walked the dog down to Fishing Bay and caught the last 10 minutes of light. That’s Indian Island in the foreground, part of the San Juan Islands National Monument (Thanks, Obama!), as the tide creeps back into the sound.
March 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Walked the dog down to Fishing Bay and caught the last 10 minutes of light. That’s Indian Island in the foreground, part of the San Juan Islands National Monument (Thanks, Obama!), as the tide creeps back into the sound.
Today was a great day on Orcas!
NB: Several knowledgeable local sources have said we’re actually in Spring of Deception, as Fool’s Spring was what happened when it stopped raining for that last two weeks in January. Either way, I’ll take more of today! #wastateparks
NB: Several knowledgeable local sources have said we’re actually in Spring of Deception, as Fool’s Spring was what happened when it stopped raining for that last two weeks in January. Either way, I’ll take more of today! #wastateparks
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Today was a great day on Orcas!
NB: Several knowledgeable local sources have said we’re actually in Spring of Deception, as Fool’s Spring was what happened when it stopped raining for that last two weeks in January. Either way, I’ll take more of today! #wastateparks
NB: Several knowledgeable local sources have said we’re actually in Spring of Deception, as Fool’s Spring was what happened when it stopped raining for that last two weeks in January. Either way, I’ll take more of today! #wastateparks
This is my first time wintering/springing in the #PNW, so I'm not sure how much of this meme is truth versus jest.
But so far, it checks out!
But so far, it checks out!
February 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is my first time wintering/springing in the #PNW, so I'm not sure how much of this meme is truth versus jest.
But so far, it checks out!
But so far, it checks out!
Have just started watching #thetraitors, and am absolutely living for the crackling fashion plate Alan Cumming.
Photo credit: Peacock
Photo credit: Peacock
February 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Have just started watching #thetraitors, and am absolutely living for the crackling fashion plate Alan Cumming.
Photo credit: Peacock
Photo credit: Peacock
@shawnsteffy.bsky.social came out to see us for the long holiday weekend. We hiked Mountain Lake and up to Twin Lakes, which still had snow and slush from the storm at the start of the month. 42°F and 100% humidity made for excellent hiking conditions in the old-growth forest in Moran State Park.
February 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@shawnsteffy.bsky.social came out to see us for the long holiday weekend. We hiked Mountain Lake and up to Twin Lakes, which still had snow and slush from the storm at the start of the month. 42°F and 100% humidity made for excellent hiking conditions in the old-growth forest in Moran State Park.
One month into my #PNW adventure and taking stock of the many ways life has changed.
Here’s a fun one: I’ve stopped using my Kindle and instead…
#librarypeople
Here’s a fun one: I’ve stopped using my Kindle and instead…
#librarypeople
February 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One month into my #PNW adventure and taking stock of the many ways life has changed.
Here’s a fun one: I’ve stopped using my Kindle and instead…
#librarypeople
Here’s a fun one: I’ve stopped using my Kindle and instead…
#librarypeople
Honestly, don’t we *all* need to see some more dog content at this point? I ❤️ this black mouth cur
February 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Honestly, don’t we *all* need to see some more dog content at this point? I ❤️ this black mouth cur
I really like the part of Bluesky where people post photos of their dogs.
Thank you, Dog People. And Good Boy! and Good Girl!
Thank you, Dog People. And Good Boy! and Good Girl!
February 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I really like the part of Bluesky where people post photos of their dogs.
Thank you, Dog People. And Good Boy! and Good Girl!
Thank you, Dog People. And Good Boy! and Good Girl!
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ICT mourns the loss of Marion Wiesel. Marion and Elie Wiesel were beacons of freedom and friends to Tibetans worldwide. The world is lesser without their voice.
Read more about Marion: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Read more about Marion: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Marion Wiesel, Translator, Strategist and Wife of Elie Wiesel, Dies at 94
A fellow survivor, she was a literary and political adviser who helped her husband gain recognition as a singular moral authority on the Holocaust.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
ICT mourns the loss of Marion Wiesel. Marion and Elie Wiesel were beacons of freedom and friends to Tibetans worldwide. The world is lesser without their voice.
Read more about Marion: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Read more about Marion: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Flying snow monkey
Bounding through white drifts—
Tracks tell of her joy.
飛ぶ雪猿、
白波駆ける、
足跡の詩。
Bounding through white drifts—
Tracks tell of her joy.
飛ぶ雪猿、
白波駆ける、
足跡の詩。
February 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Flying snow monkey
Bounding through white drifts—
Tracks tell of her joy.
飛ぶ雪猿、
白波駆ける、
足跡の詩。
Bounding through white drifts—
Tracks tell of her joy.
飛ぶ雪猿、
白波駆ける、
足跡の詩。
#Gamechanger: a *fleece-lined* toboggan!
January 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#Gamechanger: a *fleece-lined* toboggan!
That you, Mt. Baker?
January 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
That you, Mt. Baker?
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Romare Bearden, Martin Luther King Jr.—Mountain Top, color screenprint, 1968
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Romare Bearden, Martin Luther King Jr.—Mountain Top, color screenprint, 1968
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.
“We shall overcome because [historian and essayist] Carlyle is right: ‘No lie can live forever.’
“We shall overcome because [historian and essayist] Carlyle is right: ‘No lie can live forever.’
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.
“We shall overcome because [historian and essayist] Carlyle is right: ‘No lie can live forever.’
“We shall overcome because [historian and essayist] Carlyle is right: ‘No lie can live forever.’
Reposted by Sean
It's remarkable how often a famous volcano is featured when the weather cooperates! While I've enjoyed Mount Baker in the past, its subpeaks, Colfax and Lincoln, offered a far more rewarding experience, demanding greater effort and technical skills.
#mountbaker #lincolnpeak #colfaxpeak
#mountbaker #lincolnpeak #colfaxpeak
January 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It's remarkable how often a famous volcano is featured when the weather cooperates! While I've enjoyed Mount Baker in the past, its subpeaks, Colfax and Lincoln, offered a far more rewarding experience, demanding greater effort and technical skills.
#mountbaker #lincolnpeak #colfaxpeak
#mountbaker #lincolnpeak #colfaxpeak
Wow. Wasn’t expecting to see this today!
I’ve been wondering why they call it Mt. Baker Road, even though the mountain is 45 miles away.
I’ve been wondering why they call it Mt. Baker Road, even though the mountain is 45 miles away.
January 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wow. Wasn’t expecting to see this today!
I’ve been wondering why they call it Mt. Baker Road, even though the mountain is 45 miles away.
I’ve been wondering why they call it Mt. Baker Road, even though the mountain is 45 miles away.
So far, three people have told me, if you can make it through January, February, and March in the higher latitudes of the PNW, you can make it through anything. It is dark — a lot. But earlier, my friend noted that the sunset is getting later; it’s moved by 16 minutes since I arrived.
January 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
So far, three people have told me, if you can make it through January, February, and March in the higher latitudes of the PNW, you can make it through anything. It is dark — a lot. But earlier, my friend noted that the sunset is getting later; it’s moved by 16 minutes since I arrived.