Evening Grosbeak, 2 females and a male.They are considered Vulnerable, a step away from Endangered. Haven’t seen one in 2.5 years but have been keeping a close watch for them. They were here for a few minutes, then gone. What a thrill.

Four from the archive
Oltrarno, Florence 2005.

It seems like a good time to post a photo of a tan jumping spider.

Cosmos

Tartan Dinnerplate Dahlia

Reposting this 2024 campaign mailer from my useless congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01), another MAGA dupe. Show your congressperson standing with the Mad Prez. Embarrass every one of them.

Donald’s dumpling

The news that stays news.
Honoré Daumier, 1831

#BookChallenge

How do you say you’re anti-Trump w/o saying you’re anti-Trump. Flag of Denmark on a snow bank in NW Michigan

Trump looking more like a Pence everyday.

This from Christopher Logue’s ~All Day Permanent Red~ is a fearsome favorite. (@bokane.org introduced me to Logue 15 yrs ago. Forever grateful.)

Thanksgiving, northern Michigan

We’re fortunate to have a year-round resident pair of Pileated Woodpeckers. Not hard to see the dinosaur in this male. With cosmos.

This one from the plateau leans in that direction.

Jack Bergman, ex-Marine carpetbagger, showed up in 2016 fm Louisiana with saddlebags of dark money and bought the MI-01 congressional seat. He’s a traitorous mess. If you care about decency and women’s reproductive health vote for Callie Barr, a real Michigander, not this Trumpist fraud.