“Hope is not a door, but a sense that there might be a door at some point, some way out of the problems of the present moment even before that way is found or followed.”
- Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
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I watched this prairie hare and another follow the sun's final rays moving across the landscape as the sun gradually dipped below the horizon. Although they didn't seem bothered by the mighty frigid temps of -36 C it was clear they were enjoying the sun's last hints of warmth for the day.

Andromeda. Often referred to as our sister galaxy. It would take about 1.36 quadrillion years to ride a bike there, based on my somewhat poorly executed math. 😊

560 mm @ f/5.4. Bortle 2 and 3 skies. Ha & OIII: 12 hours. RGB: 6 hours.

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Salmon. A cornerstone of many ecosystems and cultures. What is culture but an expression of mother nature, human nature.

Reflecting on the oneness of ecology and ancestral culture I’m moved by this: “A fish is born expecting water; a human is born expecting culture.” - Michael Tomasello