Looking forward to my new class for Edmonds College's Creative Retirement Institute: Strengthening the Human-Animal Bond: At Home, 10 am-noon, Monday, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24. $50 There's still time to register. www.campusce.net/edmondsarts/...

Last pictures from Washington State Veterinary Medical Association’s Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference with the American Association of Veterinary Chaplains. & my favorite giveaway! #animalchaplain #PNWVC25

Day two of the Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference with the American Association of Veterinary Chaplains.

Some favorite giveaways from exhibitors at the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association’s Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference.

At the Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference with the American Association of Veterinary Chaplains.

Washington State 💚 Ferries 💚⛴️ is trialing a new pet policy -- dogs on leash allowed in all passenger areas (except food galleys). Yay! We took advantage for some dog adventure/local tourism. Walk on Mukilteo, great new smells at the Clinton beach. 💚🐾 #HappyDogs #WAferries #DogsofBlueSky #PawsUp

@zazietodd.bsky.social I can see where you wouldn't be too sad to turn focus away from Meta (since they unfairly banned you from FB), but I will miss discussing Feminism in the Wild. Great book club pick!

Doubling up on nonfiction reading about veterinary practice (The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine) and animal behavior (Feminism in the Wild by Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer.
"Our animals' lives are intertwined with our own, physically, emotionally, even spiritually..." — Karen Fine, DVM

Highlight of the week: Responding to a friend's call for help to rescue rooster, Wile E. Buddy, who was in an unsafe place alone. With support from @roosterhaus.org we were able to get him to a safe place and he already has a wonderful adopter! Doing Our Best for Roosters #doingourbestforanimals

My spouse of 27 years and I corresponded for two years across 10,000 miles before tying the knot. Then he became a letter carrier! He walks more than a half marathon daily delivering mail to 525 of my neighbors, at about 40 seconds per mailbox. Rally to save the United States Post Service!

When your spouse works for the United States Postal Service, sometimes you send your U.S. Congressional representatives letters and use those RBG stamps.

Dog geek married to board game geek = a stack of dog-themed board games.

Recommend! My spouse recommended shortly after starting the audiobook, so I picked up Someone You Can Build a Nest In...Lovely bits of fairy tale, monster, fantasy, horror story crafted by John Wiswell. Well done @wiswell.bsky.social #happyreading

This weekend, I started reading "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. And it is so beautiful.

This year's Thanksgiving gratitude poem: includes being thankful for the seals on the Everett waterfront. shelgraves.blogspot.com/2024/11/grat...

Compassion Consortium hosts a blessing of the animals
Oct. 4 for World Animal Day and the feast day of St. Francis. www.compassionconsortium.org/events

Solarpunk Creatures: Optimistic science fiction based on renewable energy with animals. Gorgeous cover which depicts the creature in the first story. Love solarpunk 💚 and this anthology with animals is everything.