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I had a peanut on my dashboard while parked near the beach.
A shelled peanut sits on the dashboard of a car. Steven the Western seaGull stands on the hood of the car near the windshield, staring down at the peanut. In the background are some boulders, a crow, a tan beach, the surf of the Central Oregon Coast, and the Pacific Ocean with waves and a big rock. The sky is mostly cloudy. A close-up picture of a Western seaGull’s head and neck. Ki is staring straight at the camera with a demanding face.
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Here’s a Pacific Banana Slug eating a cookie
August 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Good morning from us. We hope something good happens to you today.

#oregon #wildlife
May 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Someone not-a-chickadee sure is eyeing the chickadee feeder.
A Western Gull tilts their head sideways while standing on a porch railing to stare up at a hanging bird feeder. The feeder is a sphere about half the size of the gull, and it is composed of a mosaic of randomly colored glass pieces. In the background is a temperate rainforest and the roof of a shed. The rainforest shows a blooming rhododendron covered in neon magenta flowers, spruce trees with bright green new spring tips, ferns, fallen logs, and an alder tree. Keywords: beach, bird, nature, snack, seagull, Oregon, PNW, GarbageGoober
May 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Adventure kitty and doggo!

I had the most delightful company on my nature walk along the Salmon River 🤍

Not pictured: Chad, another kitty, another doggo, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, a pig, and a sugar glider
A long-haired cat named JD sits on the bank of the Salmon River in Western Oregon. He has bright blue eyes, a grey tail and legs, a cream-colored body, and the cutest striped face that is looking at the camera with slightly crossed eyes. JD is laying on the junction of two large rocks which make him a little V-shaped chair. One has a wet paw print on it. Behind JD are more large rocks, about 2-feet each in diameter, that are covered in green moss. An awesome human in an animal hat pets a white and grey kitty on the bank of the Salmon River in the PNW. The kitty is standing on a ~2-foot boulder and is reaching up for head scritches. A brown and black dog is a few feet down the bank looking out at the River. There are many boulders in the River which create a textured water flow with areas of white, and the River is surrounded by a rich forest of ferns, logs, moss, wood sorrel, trees, and other greenery. A lady in a black shirt and grey deer hat with ears and antlers smiles at the camera. She is holding JD the cat, who has bright blue slightly crossed eyes, a grey tail and legs, a cream-colored body, and the cutest striped face. Behind them is a small cliff with the Salmon River at the bottom. There are many boulders in the River which create a textured water flow, and the River is surrounded by a rich forest of ferns, logs, moss, wood sorrel, trees, and other greenery.
May 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Forest stairs!
A lady in a bright yellow jacket smiles at the top of forest stairs. The Cascade Head nature trail goes through a rainforest and up a headland/mountain. This section of the path is forest floor with wooden beams added to create stairs. It is surrounded by bright green vegetation including ferns, moss, trees, and sorrel.
May 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Same goes for Port of Seattle.

Goodbye resources.
Chinese freight ship traffic to busiest U.S. ports, Los Angeles, Long Beach, sees steep drop
Freight vessel traffic from China bound for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is down sharply as Trump's tariffs and recession fears hit trade.
www.cnbc.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
'Please don't tax the rich.' Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos
Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
www.kuow.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I am so so so heartbroken and depressed. Being alive is really hard.
April 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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If you get the chance to visit Gleneden Beach, the Side Door Cafe is worth a visit!

My favorite meal on the Central Oregon Coast is their roasted vegetable risotto in a tomato saffron broth with local hazelnuts 🤍

Small business, fresh food!
Food: Roasted Vegetable Risotto Creamy parmesan rice and sautéed vegetables presented in a roasted acorn squash in a pool of tomato saffron broth & crowned with oregon hazelnuts and shaved Parmesan cheese Served in a restaurant in a white shallow bowl with sprinkles of green parsley garnish on a wooden table. Also visible on the table are a glass of ice water, a pepper shaker, and the bottom of a vase of fresh flowers.
April 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Now is a good time to take a deep breath.

Salem, Oregon, USA
The Blooming Landscape in Oregon State Capitol State Park In the foreground, there are groups of deep magenta tulips and bicolored red & yellow tulips, all with bright green stems. They are surrounded by cherry blossom petals on brown soil. In the background are bushes blooming with fuchsia blossoms, Japanese cherry trees towards the end of their blooming, some green grass, part of a blue sky with white clouds, and part of a large government building.
April 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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We had some out-of-town medical appointments and paired them with an adventure!

Upper North Falls has a 65-foot plummet 🤍

#PNW #Nature #SmokeyBear
The beautiful 65-foot-tall Upper North Falls located in Silver Falls State Park (Oregon, USA). Below is the clear water of the North Fork Silver Creek flowing downstream from the waterfall. The creek contains a few logs, some of which are covered in moss. An Ashley in a bright yellow jacket and orange fox hat poses with her right arm in the air next to the creek, halfway between the camera and the waterfall. She is tiny compared to the forest and water. Surrounding the water is luscious green vegetation, especially moss and large evergreen trees.
April 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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We’ve planted our combination cherry tree from Raintree Nursery and look forward to Rainier, Hudson, Nugent (NY518), & Lapin cherries in 2-3 years!

Although we love sharing with the deer, we don’t want them to hurt the baby tree, so it’s surrounded with tomato cages left over from the Midwest!
A baby grafted combination cherry tree in a small green grassy yard with green forest behind it. The tree is 3-4 feet tall and its branches are labeled with colored tags. In a 3-foot diameter circle around the base of the tree, there is a ring of chicken wire mostly in-ground with a few inches above ground. Inside the ring around the tree are Douglas fir mulch nuggets. The tree and its 3-foot setup are surrounded by a tight ring of 12 tomato cages of various colors and one green spiral trellis pole to deter deer.
March 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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March 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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We went to look for whales in Boiler Bay after dinner, and we were met with the good company of the beach Crowsephs 🖤

#nature #pnw #wildlife
A crow flies above a chain link fence that has a natural wood post and top. The crow is mid-flap with wings pointed down. In the background is Boiler Bay and the Pacific Ocean along the Central Oregon Coast, as well as fog settling into the mountains of the Coastal Range. The sky is mostly cloudy and white with hints of light blue. A crow briefly lands on a wooden post to grab a peanut. The crow is halfway on the post mid-flap with their wings 3/4 extended. The peanut is in their beak. There is a fence and grass below the crow, and the Pacific Ocean and a cloudy sky are in the background. A crow stands on a wooden fence post with a peanut in their beak. Their body is facing the camera and their head is turned to their left (our right). A second peanut sits on top of the post in front of the crow’s feet. The Pacific Ocean, some grass, some reddish-brown vegetation, and a cloudy sky are in the background. A crow bird stands on a wooden fence post with a peanut in their beak above dense vegetation. They are facing right. Boiler Bay and an evergreen forest are in the background.
March 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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A Giant Green Anemone!

Writing the ALT text for this kinda made me giggle. I really had to think about it!

#Nature #Disability #MoistHole
A Giant Green Anemone sags from a rock above the low tide. The most exterior tissue that is exposed to the environment is green and covered in small shells, rocks, and sand. An inner ring of literally fluorescent teal tissue is exposed from the sagging end and has a radial wave in it. It is smooth, shiny, and clean of shells. In the center is the anemone’s mouth which contains their currently unexposed tentacles. It appears as a very dark green gelatinous hole. The location is in the intertidal zone of the Pacific Ocean along the Central Oregon Coast, USA.
March 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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The Oregon Coast is full of beautiful surprises. This is the second red-belted conk ballerina I’ve encountered while walking in the forest!
The left half of the photo shows a tree trunk with a light covering of moss and a few red belted conk mushrooms. Around the biggest and most prominent mushroom on the tree, an artist has painted a ballerina pirouetting such that the mushroom resembles a tutu or skirt. The right half of the photo reveals a continuation of the forest with many straight, tall tree trunks, moss, ferns, a couple stumps and logs, and a forest floor rich in pine needles.
March 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Decisions, decisions.

Try telling Joseph that comparison is the thief of joy (and peanuts), and they'll tell you to keep your human maxims to yourself! 😆
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Guess who’s planting a fruit garden next week!? 🥳

As a disabled person, I can only do a very little at a time, have slowly been preparing for weeks, and have a lot more to do, but I’m DOING it and I’m so excited!

Hooray for homegrown healthy snacks to which I’m not allergic!
A list of shipped plants with their corresponding pictures. The fruits are many colors: purple, different shades of red, gold, pink, orange, and different shades of blue. The text says: Items in this shipment Berry Blue Honeyberry - 2 Quart Pot × 1 2 Quart Pot Possum Purple Passiflora - 1 Gallon Pot × 1 1 Gallon Pot Heritage Raspberry - 2YR Bareroot Cane × 1 2YR Bareroot Cane Fall Gold Raspberry - 2YR Bareroot Cane × 1 2YR Bareroot Cane Blueray Blueberry - 2 Liter Pot × 1 2 Liter Pot Pink Popcorn® Blueberry - 1 Gallon Pot × 1 1 Gallon Pot Blue Bird Honeyberry - 2 Quart Pot × 1 2 Quart Pot Olympic Berry - 4" Pot × 1 4" Pot Scarlet Ovation Huckleberry - 1 Gallon Pot × 1 1 Gallon Pot Salmonberry - 12-24" Plant x 1 12-24" Plant Combination Dwarf Cherry Tree (4 varieties) - Dwarf (4'-5') × 1 Dwarf (4'-5')
March 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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This past week I got my first CPR request through PulsePoint. Luckily I was already wearing pants, so I flew out the house and beat 911 to the scene.

This app is impressive. It helped me arrive quickly, had CPR reminders, and checked on my post-incident mental health. I wish all communities had it.
A screenshot from the PulsePoint app. A map with the location of the emergency and the user’s location is blurred out for privacy. Text above the map says “CPR NEEDED!” Text below the map is a clickable link that says “I’m responding, guide me” Behind the map is a list of active and recent incidents and their associated times. All visible ones were classified as “Medical Emergency”. Some of the EMS/ambulance/firetruck/engine/first responder units assigned are also visible.
March 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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March 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Diver Juan Heredia is the best of the best. He selflessly left his family vacation in Mexico to come help find Dane.

And he did.

Thank you, sir, for bringing him home. We are forever grateful. Now the healing can begin.
Dane Paulsen, an adorable toddler who went missing from Siletz, Oregon, USA
March 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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www.engadget.com/apps/flashes...
Flashes, an Instagram alternative based on Bluesky, is available for iPhones now
Flashes, a photo and video sharing app built on Bluesky, is available to download from the App Store now.
www.engadget.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Bessie Coleman was the first licensed Black female pilot in the world and the first Native American pilot. She got her license in France, unable to find flight training for people of color in the US. She was known for her daring and bravery; she represented and she inspired. #WomensHistoryMonth
Picture of a Black/Native American Indian woman 3/4 turned from the camera, looking over her shoulder so facing the camera, but her eyes focus on something ever farther off to the viewer's right, she is seeing off into the distance. The photo is a black and white but not harsh in tone, like the tiniest bit sepia. She wears a dark uniform with an aviator's bag slung over her shoulder and under the shoulder loop, though only the strap of the bag is visible. She has a crips white shirt on, with a kerchief or white tie pines to her white neck scarf. She just looks very cool. She wears a hat with a sunshield brim and adorned with an eagle insignia and the letters BC. She is smiling widely.
March 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM