Good Lord! An undersized electrical box for the number of wires and nuts coming into it. Some of the wires not sufficiently secured. Gah!

Pride Parade here in Portland, Oregon. Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers are about to march the gauntlet of joy! #prideparade #portland #lrsd #lastregiment

Many might say, “Pretty!” Those of us in the know, say “Invasive!” Lesser celandine has taken over a good chunk of this front yard. #invasiveplsnts #lessercelandine

Paint splotch on the kitchen counter. The world is going bonkers, and I’m unintentionally making art with small roller brushes standing up on end. It’ll clean up.

Took a little time and money, but I finally got my Latvian identification card and passport. What a gift (or privilege) it is to be a dual citizen. It’s also nice to have options given the political climate in the US.

Lai būtu miers pasaulē! Latvian for “Let there be peace on earth.” Found this sign in Lake Oswego, Oregon near a maintenance building. WOW!
#latvian #lakeoswego

After hours and hours of work, I finished my accent wall in my house. This is all lathe that I milled down to a consistent width, stained, cut, and installed. Now it needs trim! Coming up!
#lathe #homeprojects #accentwall #homeimprovement

Oregon is so green… with invasive plants! Three of them here: English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, and herb Robert. If you have these on your property, pull them, and plant natives. #nativeplants #pnwnativeplants #englishivy #herbrobert #himalayanblackberry #invasiveplants

One of the more creative signs from the Women’s (People’s) March in DC. #womensmarch #washingtondc #abortion #protest

Halfway through “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson. Appropriate reading considering the times. Also appropriate as I visited DC for the fifth time in my life - this time advocating for native plants and women’s rights. #booksky #thedemonofunrest #washingtondc #nativeplants #womensrights

Women’s March here in Washington DC. #womensmarch2025 #democracy #washingtondc

Latvian passport will be delivered in 6-8 weeks!

Got to meet with Congresswoman Janelle Bynum today here in Washington DC! Congratulations to the Congresswoman on her first term in office.