Ladd Bjorneby
@laddb.bsky.social
Retired Lutheran Pastor (ELCA)
B.A Biology, PLU; Grad study, Forestry, UW Seattle; MDiv Luther Seminary
Board of Trustees, Luther Seminary
Artist in Watercolor and Oil
Hiker who shares photos
Liberty Lake, Washington, USA
B.A Biology, PLU; Grad study, Forestry, UW Seattle; MDiv Luther Seminary
Board of Trustees, Luther Seminary
Artist in Watercolor and Oil
Hiker who shares photos
Liberty Lake, Washington, USA
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Ladd Bjorneby
@laddb.bsky.social
· Mar 4
My watercolor of a dry maple leaf is invited to the Spokane Watercolor Society's national show at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture. #watercolor
Maple in Manito Park, Spokane
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Maple in Manito Park, Spokane
The sun set at the edge of a thunderstorm tonight.
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The sun set at the edge of a thunderstorm tonight.
Just finished a watercolor based on photos I took in Bryce Canyon in May. I enjoy the challenge of trying to create a sense of depth in a landscape. The mat and frame are simulated. #watercolor #landscapepainting
July 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Just finished a watercolor based on photos I took in Bryce Canyon in May. I enjoy the challenge of trying to create a sense of depth in a landscape. The mat and frame are simulated. #watercolor #landscapepainting
Blanketflower, a wildflower, blooms in June in the Saltese Uplands.
June 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Blanketflower, a wildflower, blooms in June in the Saltese Uplands.
Asahel Curtis Nature Trail
May 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Asahel Curtis Nature Trail
Pondering my recent trip to Zion, remembering the Timber Creek Trail
May 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Pondering my recent trip to Zion, remembering the Timber Creek Trail
Rocks of Sharon Hike
April 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Rocks of Sharon Hike
Arrowleaf balsamroot is our local icon of spring, blooming where it has for millennia. #wildflower
April 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Arrowleaf balsamroot is our local icon of spring, blooming where it has for millennia. #wildflower
A devotion I wrote:
www.luthersem.edu/godpause/202...
www.luthersem.edu/godpause/202...
Saturday, April 19, 2025
www.luthersem.edu
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A devotion I wrote:
www.luthersem.edu/godpause/202...
www.luthersem.edu/godpause/202...
Upper Falls, Spokane River
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Upper Falls, Spokane River
This area's iconic wildflower, arrowleaf balsamroot, is just beginning to bloom.
April 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This area's iconic wildflower, arrowleaf balsamroot, is just beginning to bloom.
About five thousand gathered in Clark Park in Spokane for the #handsoff protest today. People were very respectful including of a small MAGA contingent.
April 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
About five thousand gathered in Clark Park in Spokane for the #handsoff protest today. People were very respectful including of a small MAGA contingent.
Reposted by Ladd Bjorneby
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
My exercise today was a good three mile walk at Saltese Flats. These Pintail ducks were exercising too.
March 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My exercise today was a good three mile walk at Saltese Flats. These Pintail ducks were exercising too.
Working on a painting of Steller's Jay. #watercolor #birds
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Working on a painting of Steller's Jay. #watercolor #birds
My watercolor of a dry maple leaf is invited to the Spokane Watercolor Society's national show at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture. #watercolor
March 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My watercolor of a dry maple leaf is invited to the Spokane Watercolor Society's national show at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture. #watercolor
I see fellow Christians celebrating the closing of USAID. I have to ask, what if Jesus was serious about this?
February 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I see fellow Christians celebrating the closing of USAID. I have to ask, what if Jesus was serious about this?
Reposted by Ladd Bjorneby
“God calls us to welcome the stranger and love the sojourner as we love ourselves.”
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
Presiding Bishop Eaton Issues Statement on Immigration Executive Orders
www.elca.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“God calls us to welcome the stranger and love the sojourner as we love ourselves.”
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
Every day it's worse than I would've imagined.
Meals on Wheels America spox on OMB pause:
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
January 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Every day it's worse than I would've imagined.
I’m preaching at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Spokane, this Saturday at 5:30 pm and
This Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Sunday’s service will also be on YouTube.
This Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Sunday’s service will also be on YouTube.
January 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m preaching at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Spokane, this Saturday at 5:30 pm and
This Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Sunday’s service will also be on YouTube.
This Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Sunday’s service will also be on YouTube.
I'm moved by her courage, but I'm guessing she would tell us she *had* to say this.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I'm moved by her courage, but I'm guessing she would tell us she *had* to say this.
