No Kings in Carlsbad, CA, but there were frogs.

When the world seems to be falling apart, you may feel you can’t afford to take time away from the important work of trying to help hold it together. But it’s a marathon, not a sprint, so take a walk—or a swim—in nature; it will help fortify you for the long fight!

A walk in nature is good for you.

In Encinitas, CA. Hands off our democracy!

Susan Crawford’s victory in Wisconsin is a thing of beauty, like this tulip my partner placed in our kitchen window.

In dark times, it’s important to find joy and happiness where you can. There is beauty and light in art, nature, and community that Trump and his fascists cannot sully; it can sustain you and they fear it.

We must be vigilant.

Google is now preventing searches for “Gulf of America” in Maps; and if you search for “Gulf of Mexico,” it shows you the misnamed “Gulf of America.”

Taking a little break from politics to enjoy some nature; a favorite pic from my visit to the Serengeti.

After Trump pardoned the Jan 6th militants, the only question is, will they get the traditional brown shirts, or will they keep their black and gold?

Taking a break from politics to check out the recently renovated Botanical Building in Balboa Park.

Sunset, Encinitas, CA.

Sustain the resistance—eat a cookie.😎

“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”

—Tolkien, The Return of the King

Rock Art.

Greetings, Bluesky community. Let’s start with a pic.