Anna Thompson
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Loves #horses, #pets, #plants #fossils #ProudCaliforniaCommunityCollegeProf #Biology #DEI #ActiveLearning #Ungrading
My college has a new BS degree in ecosystem restoration/applied fire management. It’s probably also the only way that the campus can muster the resources fire resiliency. It will also train many future post-fire professionals and it’s great! But also just such a tiny drop in the bucket.
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My college has a new BS degree in ecosystem restoration/applied fire management. It’s probably also the only way that the campus can muster the resources fire resiliency. It will also train many future post-fire professionals and it’s great! But also just such a tiny drop in the bucket.
*she is struggling
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
*she is struggling
I teach at the local community college where I have watched the efforts to make our tiny campus more fire-resilient and I have been struck just by HOW MUCH it takes in time, money, people-power and equipment just for those few acres and handful of buildings nestled against the forest.
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I teach at the local community college where I have watched the efforts to make our tiny campus more fire-resilient and I have been struck just by HOW MUCH it takes in time, money, people-power and equipment just for those few acres and handful of buildings nestled against the forest.
Her family didn’t lose their home but she started to cry. She’s strong with all the changes in her community and all the trauma she went through. For me it’s been the realization that it’s not if, but when my town burns down. The constant low-level anxiety in summer when it’s hot and dry and windy.
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Her family didn’t lose their home but she started to cry. She’s strong with all the changes in her community and all the trauma she went through. For me it’s been the realization that it’s not if, but when my town burns down. The constant low-level anxiety in summer when it’s hot and dry and windy.
This hits hard for me, a resident of Plumas County who watched the town of Greenville burn down in the Dixie Fire. Very similar problems around the recovery. Then there’s the emotional toll: I recently ran into one of the evacuees whose horse I cared for at the livestock evacuation location.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This hits hard for me, a resident of Plumas County who watched the town of Greenville burn down in the Dixie Fire. Very similar problems around the recovery. Then there’s the emotional toll: I recently ran into one of the evacuees whose horse I cared for at the livestock evacuation location.
That stuff is absolutely life-changing! 💯
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That stuff is absolutely life-changing! 💯
I finally got on HRT and since taking progesterone again, I sleep SO MUCH better!
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I finally got on HRT and since taking progesterone again, I sleep SO MUCH better!
It was a lot of stinky drama at 10:30 pm. 😂
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It was a lot of stinky drama at 10:30 pm. 😂
Our dog got skunked in the garden the other night. 🤪🦨
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Our dog got skunked in the garden the other night. 🤪🦨
The place that sells sand and rocks by the feed store has them prominently displayed.
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The place that sells sand and rocks by the feed store has them prominently displayed.
Wirklich auf ALLES aufpassen was Freude macht egal wie klein: ein süßer Vogel, eine hübsche Blume, das Schnurren der Katze… dann abends vorm einschlafen nochmal durchgehen. Egal was los ist- diese Freuden sind immer da. Es macht die Wut und Traurigkeit nicht weg, aber es macht es mehr ertragbar?
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wirklich auf ALLES aufpassen was Freude macht egal wie klein: ein süßer Vogel, eine hübsche Blume, das Schnurren der Katze… dann abends vorm einschlafen nochmal durchgehen. Egal was los ist- diese Freuden sind immer da. Es macht die Wut und Traurigkeit nicht weg, aber es macht es mehr ertragbar?
One silly Larry at your service!
September 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One silly Larry at your service!
Hi! I am a cowgirl but I have the same shirt! 👀 A recent thrift store find!
September 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hi! I am a cowgirl but I have the same shirt! 👀 A recent thrift store find!
TNT is also a chemical that is part of the attractant smell for finding a mate in the rats that are trained to sniff out land mines. nbb.cornell.edu/news/looking...
Looking for love, finding TNT
African pouched rats have an extraordinary talent for finding land mines. Alexander Ophir explores why they are so good at detecting explosives.
nbb.cornell.edu
September 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
TNT is also a chemical that is part of the attractant smell for finding a mate in the rats that are trained to sniff out land mines. nbb.cornell.edu/news/looking...
I might need something like this after this week….
September 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I might need something like this after this week….
I am a 60 year old woman. I recently decided to go on HRT for an unrelated reason, but since taking progesterone every evening I sleep much much better.
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I am a 60 year old woman. I recently decided to go on HRT for an unrelated reason, but since taking progesterone every evening I sleep much much better.
You absolutely need this lamp!
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
You absolutely need this lamp!
💕💕 that’s gorgeous!
September 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
💕💕 that’s gorgeous!
How awesome! I live 6 hours away, but we watched every game of theirs this season. This team is SO EXCITING!
September 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
How awesome! I live 6 hours away, but we watched every game of theirs this season. This team is SO EXCITING!
Were you there? 👀👀 It must have been amazing to be in Balhalla tonight. What a game! 🏀
September 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Were you there? 👀👀 It must have been amazing to be in Balhalla tonight. What a game! 🏀
Unless you are a woman- then we can legislate bodily autonomy.
September 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Unless you are a woman- then we can legislate bodily autonomy.
I am normal weight, very active, eat healthy. Started to be diabetic during year of long COVID symptoms (frequent severe dizziness);
, extremely tired); got metformin; Now 9 month later feel back to normal. Just weathered second Covid infection without lasting issues. Metformin rocks!
, extremely tired); got metformin; Now 9 month later feel back to normal. Just weathered second Covid infection without lasting issues. Metformin rocks!
September 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I am normal weight, very active, eat healthy. Started to be diabetic during year of long COVID symptoms (frequent severe dizziness);
, extremely tired); got metformin; Now 9 month later feel back to normal. Just weathered second Covid infection without lasting issues. Metformin rocks!
, extremely tired); got metformin; Now 9 month later feel back to normal. Just weathered second Covid infection without lasting issues. Metformin rocks!
I have found several books I wanted to read in a little free library. Undamaged. I live in a place with real fall and winter. 🤷♀️
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have found several books I wanted to read in a little free library. Undamaged. I live in a place with real fall and winter. 🤷♀️
I like showing them - it adds color, texture, layering!
September 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I like showing them - it adds color, texture, layering!