It’s been rainy in SoCal, so of course Penny is wearing her zarape.

Dr. Jane Goodall’s passing has hit me hard. It feels so dark here right now and she was fierce in her conviction to keep hope at the center. I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to do an event with her ages ago. She was a real one.

But I took some breaths and learned about gay animals on a queer ecology walk today with Friends of the LA River and @jasonjourneyman.bsky.social so there’s that. Despite the horrors we persist.

Trying to follow all the raids in my little LA suburb has been exhausting. In case folks are curious, this is how widespread it was… today. And it’s not all of LA even pictured here. This is just the east part of the County in my neck of the woods.

Local folks , save @chirla-org.bsky.social’s rapid response number if you see ICE in your neighborhood 888-624-4752 #FueraICE

The jacarandas really turned out today 🫶🏻

Still pretty stoked I got to see swamp puppies on my little kayaking tour this month in Louisiana.

Stained glass fam goes to the county fair

This big boi is now a fountain regular and it makes my day every time. Twin flames 🥰🐦‍⬛

Spooky and Onyx conspire every afternoon in this chair. Class is in session.

It’s Friday and the goodest girl is recovering from cataract surgery today. We’re with you, Penny and salute you for doing your best. An icon for the people.

At least the hills are green right now. It really is the small things sometimes.

It’s Friday and we’re alive

I get similar pearls of wisdom from Queen Penny

And… here’s another palate cleanser. Meet my queen, Penny.

This little morsel is probably getting cataract surgery soon. But we do what we can for our besties, don’t we?

I’d trade less time on this earth to have more time with her.

To my comrades staring into the abyss, here’s a void worth stopping your scrolling for, fresh from her bath.

But I did go see a nerdy screening/lip synced performance of Repo! The Genetic Opera tonight and it was the campy respite I needed.

It felt like going to a bootleg Rocky Horror Picture Show hang.

Hey 👋🏻 My name is Jessica. I work as a digital/comms person in the water and climate justice movement.

I’m a sensitive rabble rouser, cringey dog mom, nature lover, and spec fic/sci-fi and horror nerd.

Spotify thinks I’m in my easy listening era but I’m a doomy freak folk feral kid at heart.