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Sat, 08 Jul 2023

Partner's Mom passed away early this morning.




Wednesday 23 April 2025... Rant

Democrats meet with students abducted by Trump administration

What happened to Mahmoud Khalil pisses me off to no end. He was the first student to be kidnapped by the government, and is imprisoned in Louisiana.

This is not a due process thing. This guy is in the US legally, he did nothing wrong and there are no charges against him.

And exactly the same thing is happening to students all over the States... Here's what we are dealing with in Oregon.

Federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of UO student

Four students at the University of Oregon and 13 students at Oregon State University, have had their Student Visas revoked.

And at least 1,000 other students at 150 universities across the nation have had their Student Visas revoked.

Just... why? To be cruel? Is that it?

Seems to be.

I feel for these kids. I remember university. It was a wonderful learning experience for me especially since I had grown up a bit sheltered. My time at college made me a better person.

And these 1,000+ kids, too. They want to broaden their horizons. They want to learn!

Instead they get to learn about discrimination and racism and the State's new xenophobic policies.

They get to unwillingly participate in the fall of democracy as our dictator kills America.

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Monday 31 March 2025... Garden Work

On the way, I see my friends the Common Mergansers.

Male Common Merganser paddling on the water

His girlfriend is here too, but the photography was crap. heh.

Sweet Cherry blossoms

Oh my gosh! She is Right There! I could almost reach out and touch her!

American Crow behind sticks

She's breaking off twigs! She must want them for a nest!!

Crow reaching for a twig with her beak

How cool is that!!

Crow standing on a mossy twig looking away

I'm at the garden and these are new!

Mason Bee nesting house on a wood post with garden beds behind

It's a Mason Bee nesting house! There are a couple more houses on each side of the Community Garden.

It's too bad they are on the outside of the fence... will people steal the straws?

I find out later that this is an Eagle Scout project! Aimed at supporting Oregon's native species in our community garden spaces.

That's so awesome! THANK YOU Troop 152!!!

Anybody in there?

Mason Bee straws in the nesting box

Okay! I go into the garden and settle in a plot on the west side that has several clumps of Lesser Celandine.

Lesser Celandine in a white trash bag on the ground next to a hand spade and a hole

When I shake this bag down, I thought I could fit a bit more in. There's some more growing at the edge of the plot, in the pathway...

Lesser Celandine blooms with Dead Nettle growing in the grass

This thing was big! Very mature. And very satisfying to pop it out!

Lesser Celandine plants coming out of the white trash bag, a hand spade next to the hole thats been dug

Kind of a pain to jam that into my small backpack, tho! I cussed a bit! *laughs*

And then I go round to my favorite Garden plot, to take pictures of their flowers!

Close up of purple Violet blooms

And a precious little Lady Bug, who I didn't notice.

Grape Hyacinth blooms with Dead Nettle and a Dandelion bloom.  Blurry Lady Bug is not in focus.

And the sky is so pretty I put the camera down in the grass to try that angle!

Grape Hyacinth bloom with Dandelion blooms in the background with blue sky and puffy white clouds

Double petal Daffodil blooms with the sky in the background

Pink tulip blooms all in a row

There is a single Daffodil here that's peach coloured... I love that!

Pink tulip bloom with a white and peach Daffodil bloom

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Tuesday 22 April 2025... Earth Day Vent

Just Sighs.

Hundreds of scholars say US is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Al Gore draws parallels between Trump 2.0 and early Nazi Germany in speech Former VP said the administration was creating its 'own preferred reality' and slammed it for green energy U-turn

Don't believe the doubters: protest still has power Demonstrations rarely lead to immediate policy change. But they are essential to building community and long-term resistance

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Sunday 30 March 2025... Flowers on a Rainy Day

Not sure what this is, but pretty!

Purple blooms in a planter in front of a red wall

Bright pink Primrose blooms with green leaves

Blue and Red Primroses with light purple violets

Zag and Zig, the Hooded Merganser pair.

Hooded Merganser pair, paddling on the water

And then it started pouring down rain! And I decided to walk a different way. West on the bike path and then cross the street to the south. I'm familiar with the neighborhood, but coming this way makes it feel new and different!

The rain didn't keep the camera hidden under my jacket when I came across these colourful Pansies!

Many colours of Pansies blooming

Oh My Gosh! They are so wonderful!

Light blue Pansy blooms

Light blue Pansy blooms with yellow blooms in the background

Purple Pansy blooms with pink and red violet blooms in the background

Wow. I think I will keep this Sunday route for a while!

Forsythia blooms

Rosemary blooms

Now that I know that this is Rosemary, I'm finding it everywhere!

Rosemary blooms

Close up of Rosemary blooms

Red Violet Tulip blooms and Grape Hyacinth blooms

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Saturday 29 March 2025... Today

This is the Heron I've been calling Not Knotty.

Great Blue Heron standing in water behind some sticks

And this is not Zag! *laughs*

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

And his girlfriend who is not Zig.

Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Haha! The dog noticed I was looking at her chickens and came to the fence to bark at me! Good Dogg-o!!

A Chicken standing on a lawn, with a dog running in the background

The chicken notices me too, but isn't interested enough to come much closer. oh well.

Chicken walking in the grass

A male and female Mallard, sitting in the grass

Cherry Blossoms in front of a blue sky

Flowering Quince blooms

Flowering Quince blooms in front of a chain link fence with a padlock

The padlock amuses me.

Flowering Quince blooms in front of a chain link fence with a padlock

Flower beds filled with blooming Tulips in a yard

Four white Tulip blooms surrounded by leaves

Oh foo. My friends the Common Mergansers were not interested in a visit today.

A pair of Common Mergansers paddling on the water behind many small tree trunks

And Henrietta, so good to see him!

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water

JD Vance Visit Confined To Remote Greenland Space Base Because Everybody Hates Him. Threatening a NATO territory and expecting the wife to get invited to the dogsled race, classic JD!

*giggles* Hi World Leaders! This is how it's done. Just fucking ignore them until they go away!!

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Friday 28 March 2025... Today

Flowering Quince blooms

Flowering Quince blooms

The trees are showing the first tints of spring green! And the Wet Prairie ponds are still full.

pond in the grass, under some trees

The Common Merganser pair are still here!

Common Merganser pair paddling on the water

Female Common Merganser paddling on the water

Lesser Goldfinch perched on a twig thats budding out with leaves

Lesser Goldfinch perched on a twig with leaves and grey sky

Closeup Lesser Goldfinch showing the pattern of feathers, her face is behind the twig

Red Flowering Currant bush with many blooms

Daffodils and Tulips in a front yard

Pink and orange tulips blooming in front of grass

Parkrose Permaculture: The Wave of Resistance is Rising

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Thursday 27 March 2025... Wind. and the Named Wildlife!

The day started out with sun, but clouds rolled in and it's overcast by the time I'm up and about. The wind is up too... 14mph when I leave the house.

But it becomes even more blustery as I walk and when I get back the weather page says 17mph with gusts as high as 33mph. Sheesh.

And the few warm and sunny days we've had, did not dry out the Wet Prairie ponds at all!

Female Mallard paddling on water surrounded by grass

I'm dropping off kitchen scraps at the garden to compost under the leaf mulch. The Crocuses are quite done, but I still have a flower in the plot!

Dandelion blooming in the leaf mulch

Back to my walk. Zig and Zag are hanging out with another Hooded Merganser couple, who declines the photography.

Hooded Merganser pair, paddling on the water next to each other

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water
Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

And a little bit further along... Oh my gosh! A pair of Common Mergansers!! That's different!

Ducks paddling on the water behind trees

Female Common Merganser paddling on the water

I'm remembering that boy-o last year who was hanging out with the female Mallard who had the messed up wing. I'm betting this is him!

Male Common Merganser paddling on the water

And his new girlfriend is so cute!!

Female Common Merganser paddling on the water

I hope to see ya'll around!

Pair of Common Mergansers paddling on the water

Green Wing Teal standing on a branch over the water

Purple Iris bloom in front of a wood fence with dandelion blooms

American Crow standing on a wood fence

American Crow flying away from the wood fence

Hmmm. This is Not Knotty. with some stupid litter.

Great Blue Heron standing near the bank with litter

And I think this is the Heron I've named Henry.

Great Blue Heron standing in the water

*laughs* It's wonderful that there are so many Great Blue Herons hanging out here that I can't figure out who they are!!

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Wednesday 26 March 2025... Hidden Trail with Flowers

Two pink Tulip blooms

Dead Nettle blooms with a Dandelion bloom

narcissus blooms with purple Wind Flower blooms

narcissus blooms with some Wind Flowers

Orange Tulip blooms with a purple Hyacinth and narcissus in the background

Three Trillium blooms

Light purple Rhododendron blooms

There's a Crane Fly standing on the path!

Crane Fly standing on the path

I used to call these creatures Skeeter Eaters... but they don't actually eat mosquitos. In fact, most Crane Flies don't eat at all and only live 10 to 15 days.

Wikipedia says Crane flies first appeared during the Middle Triassic, around 245 million years ago, making them one of the oldest known groups of flies. Wow, that's cool... there are over 15,000 species!

I scoot this one off the path before I move on.

small waterfall in a lightbeam

Western Grey Squirrel looking down from a branch

a modern cairn next to the waterfall

Fawn Lily bloom

Close up of a Fawn Lily bloom

Daffodil blooms

Trillium blooms

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Friday 18 April 2025... Screaming Rant

Image of White House tweet

This is so utterly horrifing and it makes me sick to my stomach.

What the hell is wrong with people?

If this doesn't cause you to panic at the state of fascism in America... Well, let me just break this down for you.

This is an official White House social media post. They are making a joke about human rights violations that they caused.

This is state sanctioned kidnapping. Zero due process.

...

I just can't. I will finish my thoughts another time.

...


More commentary here:

Let's unpack this social media post. It's from the White House. So you know it's crap.

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Tuesday 25 March 2025... Looking Up and Chopping Down

It's another blue sky day, and I'm trying to capture something of the gorgeous trees... And I'm just not getting it!

Looking up at a blooming cherry tree with the blue sky

Looking up at some blooming cherry tree branches with the blue sky

Looking up at blooming Cherry tree branches and pine tree twigs with teh blue sky

The warm weather has brought out some Cabbage Whites! But they are not going to sit around for me, dangit!

White butterfly flitting next to the creek

*laughs*

Blurry white butterfly, flying over green grass

WTFH. Oh. Oh No. They've murdered this beautiful Douglas Fir.

Well, that's depressing. This tree was always in the background when I would take pics of the Leaning Tree. And that one is long gone too.

I'm walking thru the neighborhood, making a big loop so I can walk around the murdered fir. Oh, there's smaller trees they are murdering as well.

And will they plant replacement trees? I have my doubts. Because Eugene has less than average urban canopy cover... which is ridiculous for a place that gets so much rain! So I think there's a long history of just murdering trees and not planting more.

Sighs.

White and yellow Jonquil blooms with Grape Hyacinths along a city sidewalk

I have to work to bring myself back to center. But it's a beauful day, and spring is springing. Nature works her healing magic.

White and yellow Jonquils blooms and leaves

Orange tulips in front of white flowers

And then I return to Looking Up.

Pink and white Saucer Magnolia blooms against a blue sky

The Red Maples are making seeds.

Red Maple seeds hanging down in clumps

Red Maple seeds hanging down

When I was a kid, Doctor Who came on at 10pm on PBS, was it friday night or saturday? They would show an entire story arc, which was ususally 4 or 6 of the half hour episodes... So it was midnight or 1am when it was over.

Pretty often I would accidentally fall asleep. And I'd awaken to the intro of the next show, which was this AWESOME little astronomy show. It was short, maybe 5 or 10 minutes long and I would watch it before going to bed.

At the end of his segment, the host would say,
Keep! Looking! Up!

So that always made me happy, even tho I had slept thru part of the show I actually wanted to watch! *laughs*

Let's see...

Wikipedia... Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler

Aww! They are still making this show! Jack Horkheimer died in 2010, but they kept going!! ♥!

StarGazers

Scrub Jay standing on the ground, looking over her shoulder

I thought this was Knotty... but now I'm not sure. I think there are new Great Blue Herons moving in this year and everyone is different! (Except Henrietta is still around, for sure.)

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Monday 24 March 2025... Neighborhood Zig Zag on a Sunny Day

Oh the sun. It's shining and warm, and I need to re-think my layers today! No rain jacket, that will be weird, I will feel naked without it! heh. But light shirt or heavy shirt?

I chose poorly: the heavy shirt was too hot! *laughs*

Hello Henry!

Great Blue Heron walking in shallow water next to the bank

Ah, the beautiful trees with all their different Spring colours!

Trees in pink, white, spring green and some reds

The apartments here are going to be awesome. It's a great neighborhood with the school on one side and a big church on another side. But, I just realized...

Building construction past green lawn

... the building is going to block the view of the hills here! That's a bummer. When it gets very cold, you can see the snow on the hills. And now I'll have to walk a good bit further to see that.

Oh well. A few people in the apartments will get to see that beautiful view every day!

Red Flowering Currant blooms

Cherry Blossoms and a blue sky

Daffodil blooms and leaves

Daffodil blooms in front of a house

Pink Hyacinth bloom in front of Daffodil blooms and some sage

The front yards along this street are just lovely!

Purple Hyacinth bloom with Daffodil blooms and a single red Tulip

Red Tulip bloom with two Daffodil blooms

Cherry Blossoms over a sidewalk

Close up of Cherry blossoms

Close up of Cherry Blossoms

Here's Stumpy the Willow Tree, from an angle that does not show his stump.

Willow tree next to a blooming cherry tree

Winter Heath blooms in front of Grape Hyacinths

Blue sky over the bike path

And back around to the same trees I started with!

Trees in spring green, white and red, in front of Douglas Firs in the background

What a lovely walk.

A lovely day and a lovely walk!

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Sunday 23 March 2025... My First Protest!

National Association of Letter Carriers: Fight Like Hell!
Hell No! to dismantling the Postal Service... Stand with Letter Carriers Rally to Save USPS... Protest at Noon at the Federal Courthouse in Eugene

oh, I am nervous! Having to deal with people is never fun. Crowds are terrible. And it's been ages since I've ridden the EMX.

But I get going. I leave the house at 11:20am. I get my ticket and the bus is a minute late at 11:30. And it's empty! Ha! I wonder if I should move up to the front and say hi to the bus driver. But, no. People get on at all the next stops and soon the bus is getting towards full.

I always shout Thank You! to the driver as I get off!

I double check the location of the bus stop to get me home, and then I'm walking a little ways down to the Federal Courthouse.

Protesters at a street corner

I had wondered why the protest wasn't at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza in front of the county courthouse... but as I arrive, I understand why they choose this spot instead... This is a BUSY cross street! Lots of drivers will see us, it's very visible!

I'm early, it's 11:50am, and there aren't too many people here yet!

Protesters at a street corner

I cross the street and wander up the steps where they've set up a table. I ask if the tee-shirts are free and the guy pulls one out for me!

He asks if I am a current Postal worker or retired and I reply, Actually, I'm a happy Postal user!

I find a place along the back wall where I can sit and think about putting the shirt on. Most everyone else is wearing their shirts. But, nah. I stuff it into my small backpack with the waterbottle.

I am people watching. Lots more people have come, in the last few minutes. There are cars honking as they go by, the drivers waving, and everyone cheers and waves back!

It's even more exciting when a postal truck goes by!!

Protesters along a city street corner

The crowd is getting bigger. Behind me, there are several guys carrying stacks of pizza! haha! The pizza is dispursed almost immediately to the protesters, and they go back for more!

Later, there's a lady going around giving out tea... so that's nice. Something for the vegans as well. :)

Protesters

Around 12:10, the guy at the table starts talking.

Protesters

And then he introduced Peter DeFazio, who was an Oregon Representative for over 30 years! He retired in 2023, but I think he did great work for Oregon in his time at the House.

Peter Defazio speaking into a loud speaker, surrounded by protesters

They took a break so the protesters could cheer at the passing cars again. And then at 12:20 there were a couple more speakers.

At this point, there's probably 200 people here, or more.

Protesters along a city street

I'm winding down. Not sure if there will be more speakers or not, but I'm ready to leave.

Looking back at protesters as I leave

I left at 12:40 and was home at 1:05pm and I surprised Partner who thought I'd be gone all day. Haha, very unrealistic expectations about my tolerance for humans!

But this was fun! I had a good time, and will definitely go to another protest!

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Saturday 22 March 2025... Hidden Trail... and an Idea for Tomorrow

Yellow and orange Narcissus blooms on a grey day

The very first Trillium is blooming!

Trillium blooming on the forest floor

Red Flowering Currant blooms, with more in the background

Always trying to capture the beauty of the waterfall here... but probably the beauty has something to do with the sound of water falling.

Small waterfall going past mossy rocks

Light purple Rhododendron blooms in the forest

Osoberries are blooming too!

Osoberry blooms

Dark red Lenten Roses blooming among the ferns

I get to the top and the frogs aren't singing today. That's disappointing. But I do hear a Mourning Dove cooing! That's somebody different!

Silhouette of a Mourning Dove surrounded by winter bare trees

He's a bit too far away for decent photography. And then he flies away.

Mourning Dove flying in a grey sky

But then I hear another one over here!

Mourning Dove standing on a branch with grey sky behind

Ha. They are all over the place. Are they moving in? I wonder if they will make good neighbors with the Acorn Woodpeckers.

Who I don't see today. eh, that's okay. Heading back down the hill.

There are Fawn Lilies coming up!

Fawn Lily leaves growing from the forest floor

hmm, I wonder what makes the dark ones.

Fawn Lily with purple on the leaves

Oh! The Black Tail Deers!!

Three deers in the forest

Oh, hey... There's a fourth one hiding back there!

Four deers in the forest

Their cute lil faces!

Close up of a deers face

And their cute lil feet!

Black Tail Deer butts

And their big ol' ears!

Black Tail Deers

*laughs*

Teeny tiny wild Violets.

Purple Violet blooms

Heading home thru the neighborhood, I see this flyer...

Protest flyer that says Hell No

Hm. That's tomorrow. I've never been to the Federal Courthouse, but I think that address is easy to get to from the EMX.

As I walk, I'm thinking... maybe I should go!

National Association of Letter Carriers: Fight Like Hell!

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Friday 21 March 2025... More Rain

More sprinkles today. The annoying kind where I was constantly adjusting the rain jacket... hood up, hood down. Open zipper, camera out. Camera tucked back in, zipper up. Repeat! Sheesh!

*laughs*

Cherry blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Well, the wind is bugging me today, too.

Cherry Blossoms

Here's Zag and Zig, both working on their feathers!

Hooded Merganser pair preening on the water

Just past Stumpy the Willow Tree...

Willow tree just greening up with a big stump on the left side

There's a little section of wet prairie. Almost all the green you see here, is not grass...

Little pond under a tree

They are Camas Lily leaves!

It'll be a month or more before they start blooming. But on such a dreary day, I have to pause and imagine how lovely they will be!

Daffodil blooms

Are you eating the leaf buds?

Squirrel up in a tree

You just need some greens, after eating nuts all winter? Yeah, I hear ya!

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Monday 14 April 2025... The Dictator

So much for checks and balances, huh.

PoliticsGirl: Emergency Announcement Fascism is here.

Parkrose Permacuture: This is extremely bad. It's a red alert.

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Thursday 20 March 2025... Rainy Day Flowers

Rained thru the afternoon yesterday, and thru the night as well, and off and on sprinkles this morning... the rain just keeps coming even after declaring a state of emergency for the floods.

And the wind is blustery and annoying again today, 19mph.

Pine Siskin standing on a twig surrounded by willow catkins

Red Flowering Currant blooms

This Red Flowering Currant bush near Blazey's old spot on the bike path, is just so prolific!

Red Flowering Currant blooms

Pale yellow Daffodil blooms with Grape Hyacinths under them

Flowering Quince blooms

Pink Camellia bloom

I swing around past the dog park... and what the heck.

Dog park

Aww... There used to be a big concrete planter here! There were five or six planters here and now they are gone...

They were blooming with Daffodils, and later there would have been day lilies. And someone put Mums in the other ones last year. They were so pretty!

dog park

And, just... WHY?! Why did they take them away??

We are supposed to leave the world a better place!

So sad and disappointed.

Sighs. well, here's Stumpy, trying to cheer me up.

Weeping Willow tree just budding out with a cherry tree blooming behind

Oh, ha... His greenery looks like baby corn cobs!

Willow tree budding out

Cherry Blossoms

Zag and Zig paddle by.

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water
Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Lenten Rose blooms in yellow and pink

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Wednesday 19 March 2025... Garden Work with Mustard and Floods

Hmm. I thought this was Knotty again... but now that I'm seeing her shoulder patches better, that's too big a patch of blue for it to be Knotty!

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water

We'll call them Henry for now! :)

spring coloured trees

I'm at the garden again for more voluteer work. The Lesser Celandine growing in this plot is Very Healthy.

Garden bed

Much better!

Garden bed with a white trash bag filled with plants

I've decided to start chipping away at the huge patch over here. This is plot 15, and plot 16 is the black plastic.

Garden plots

Yeah, that is going to take some time to dig all that up!

Garden plot with Lesser Celandine growing in the corner

I'll start at the pathway. Prepare to DIE!

Grassy area in front of a garden plot

Well. There were some little Comfreys growing here too. Thats another plant that's been banned from the Community Garden in the new 2025 rules. It's from Europe... related to Borage, but it gets established and can get huge and it's hard to kill because the tap root goes down to the center of the earth!

I started killing a couple of Comfreys in my plot starting in the fall of 2023. Dug them up, all thru 2024. And will probably contine to dig them up, all thru 2025! *laughs*

They will probably never die, and I am not interested in murdering someone else's Comfrey problem. The ones that were here, I just chop the root a couple inches down.

Purple Hyacinth bloom with yellow blooms in the background

Walking along the bike path, the lady who rides the recumbant bike was gathering these and I'm all What'cha doing? and she replies Oh! I eat these!

Mustard blooms

What are they? They are Brassicas... She looks down, these are a type of mustard.

Huh! For salad? I ask. She shakes her head, no. I cook the leaves and put them in soup or whatever! She says she gathers them all thru the spring, and it's quite a bit of food!

Mustard leaves

So this is awesome. When I get home, I look it up. Mustard is an invasive here, there are no poisonous look alikes and easy to identify once they've flowered! Definately safe to forage!

Mustard you buy in the store is made by crushing the seeds. But the internets say you can make a mustard spread from the flowers as well. I guess if you have enough of them!

Here's a great article... it's so old, from 2011, there's a few broken image links. good info tho!

Wild Mustard - Foraged Food

Here's another bright spot of yellow! Lesser Goldfinch!

Lesser Goldfinch standing on a twig with grey sky behind

Green Wing Teal paddling on the water


We've had so much rain, all acros the state...

Oregon Governor Kotek declares emergency for floods and landslides

One person has died.

Here in town, our flood controls have mostly held up. The only problem I've heard of was that West 11th Ave -- a major thoroughfare which is the only road going west out of town -- got flooded enough to make driving iffy for a few hours.

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Tuesday 18 March 2025... Garden Work

Partly cloudy again today and the clouds are moving around a lot! It'll rain this afternoon, but at the moment the sun is making it a bit too warm.

Clouds over silhouettes of trees

Knotty? What's with the stick?

Great Blue Heron with water in the background, a stick across her lower neck

Maybe she's got an itch.

I am going to dig up more invasives again today. I get into the garden and... Gah! These dug up clumps of Lesser Celandines are still here.

Clump of plants

So much for my hope that humans would pick up after themselves! Damn them anyway... they are starting to bloom!

Well. I guess I will pick that up today, since no one else can be bothered. But I'll go around and see where I want to start work today.

This... yikes.

Garden plots

That is way too much for me to deal with!

But I dig up some singular clumps in the pathways and all. That's where I can actually make a difference!

invasives bagged up and sitting on the grass

And now I'm wandering around. This is the current state of the Crocuses in my plot.

patch of green leaves coming up thru leaf mulch

Ha. There is one little bloom left.

Purple Crocus bloom next to green leaves

And the beautiful plot at the back, with their hyacinths!

Pink Hyacinth bloom in the grass

Purple Hyacinth blooms with yellow blooms in the background

On my way home, I see that Golden Crown Sparrow with leucism again... But she flies away even faster this time, and I don't get any photos of her. Sighs!

The trees showing off their spring colours are amazing.

Spring trees in pink, white and spring green

Knotty is still in the same place... Good hunting?

Great Blue Heron standing in front of the water

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Monday 17 March 2025... A Break in the Rain!

wow. Some sunshine today! That's different! *laughs*

Squirrel standing on a mossy branch

I've decided to walk out to Steward Pond Park... and on the way...

Cat laying behind some green leaves

A Pine Siskin, thinking about taking a bath... but he got shy when I showed up!

Pine Siskin standing near a puddle

A Point and Shoot and Hope... and this Yellow Rump Warbler is technically in frame!

Yellow Rump Warbler behind tall dried grasses

And here's another semi-successful Point and Click and Hope! Bushtit!

Bush tit standing on a branch that's starting to bud out

Oh humph... there's no one on the pond today!

White puffy clouds over a reflecting pond with trees in the distance

But over here... a flock of hundreds of Cackling Geese!

Clouds over a grassy area at the edge of the pond

Cackling Geese in the grass

Their cute little snub faces!

Cackling Geese in the grass

There are a few pairs of Canada Geese here as well.

Canada Goose standing in the grass

Canada Goose standing in the grass

I walk thru the little forest.

Trees beyond a small pond

But it's the clouds today that keep my attention!

White puffy clouds in a blue sky

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Sunday 16 March 2025... Sunday Stroll with rain and floods

Rained all night, yet again, and still sprinkling when I head out the door.

Cherry blossoms in front of the tree trunk

Cherry blossoms on a grey day

The creek is as full as I've ever seen it!

full creek

Some bright spots of a Yellow Rumped Warbler on a dreary day!

Yellow Rump Warbler standing on a twig over the water

Oh, this must be that Golden Crown Sparrow I saw the other day with leucism!!!

Golden Crown Sparrow standing on a stick

But I Still can't get decent pics. arg.

Blurry Golden Crown Sparrow standing on a stick

The bike path is flooded big time, under the bridges!

Bike path flooded from the creek

Looking down at the bike path flooded from the creek

I walk by the front of Gudu-Kut... but there's no frogs singing here today. bummer.

Trees over a puddle in the grass

Zig and Zag are the two on the right! The pair on the left are unnamed because I can't tell them apart from the third pair of Hooded Mergansers who are currently hanging out at the creek.

Two pairs of Hooded Mergansers paddling on brown water

The rain continues thru the day again... It's been raining almost solidly since Wednesday.

March IS part of our rainy season, but this is starting to get ridiculous! And nothing but more rain in the forecast!

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Saturday 15 March 2025... Rain and Floods

The house is chilly this morning, and I turn the heat back on for a few hours before I get moving!

Squirrel standing on the sidewalk

It's sprinkling as I leave the house, but it turns to a good rain pretty quickly.

A flood watch starts tonight. The bike path here under the bridge is just minutes from going under water! Will I be able to walk back this way??

Creek  next to the bike path, going under a car bridge

Oh cool! Downy Woodpecker!

Downy Woodpecker standing on a thin branch

He's a male. And he's busy trying to get bugs out of this little branch!

Downy Woodpecker in motion, pecking the branch

Downy Woodpecker standing on a stick, surrounded by sticks

Downy Woodpecker standing on a branch

I visit the Solidarity Garden... they've got some Pansies going.

Pansy blooms in dark mulch

I wonder what that is, coming up on the right. I don't recognize it at all!

Their Lettuce looks really good... very non-munched by slugs. I'm jealous! *laughs*

Purple and green leaf Lettuce growing in dark mulch

a small Red Flowering Currant with a couple blooms next to a sign that says Red Flowering Currant

Red Flowering Currant bloom

I continue on and walk a bit thru the downtown neighborhood and look at front yards. Oh, this thing is cute!

Yard cat decoration made of metal with green, glass eyes

Pink Hyacinths blooming with a few Rosemary blooms behind

Heading home... the creek has only risen a couple inches so far, and I am still able to walk under the bridge.

Water coming up from the creek over the bike path

I can hear some frogs singing from the back of the Gudu-Kut nature area!

A puddle in the grass under trees

I love the willow trees over there... but it won't be long before I can't see past the willow trees along the creek!

Willow trees budding out past winter bare trees


Oh, this made me giggle!

Oh This Poor Dumb Trump Lawyer Trying To Defend Military Trans Ban In Court! At least read your own filings next time maybe?

And just how many people are there serving in the military with gender dysphoria, anyway? Government lawyers did not know. Not only do you not have the data, you have no access to get the data because the military does not track people by gender identity, she noted. Yeah, it's kind of hard to find evidence that trans people are single-handedly bringing down the entire US military with their disruptive pronouns, when the government does not know how many of them there even are, or how they even define who they are.

And then the judge made the stupid Trump lawyers read the reports they had submitted, and then they all went thru them, line by line... Only to discover The government's own reports found that transgender individuals receiving gender-affirming care experience 'literally no regrets' and 'very high levels of satisfaction.'

Heh.

So maybe we could just let trans people live their lives, and get the health care they need... hmmm?

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Friday 14 March 2025... Wind

Some sprinkles today and a bit of gusty wind that the weather page said was 9mph. But the last mile or so the wind picked up, like crazy. 25mph! Sheesh, I guess we live in Kansas now!

trees on the hill with fog

Blazey's old spot on the bike path... Red Flowering Currant, with the Cherry tree in the background!

Red Flowering Currant blooms along the path

ha, the wind is making the photography difficult... branches waving all over the place! So I give up pretty quickly here.

Cherry Blossoms on a dreary day

Daffodil blooms and leaves with grey sky above

Oregon Grapes are starting to bloom.

Oregon Grape blooms and leaves

Close up of closed up Oregon Grape blooms

Oregon Grape blooms and leaves

Squirrel on the side of a tree trunk

It's Zig and Zag!

Hooded Merganser pair on the water, the male has his beak tucked under his wing

Female Hooded Merganser on the water

Zag barely wakes up from his nap when his partner paddles upstream a little.

Male Hooded Merganser on the water


Oof. There's an article in the newspaper today about an 80% surge in flu patients in the ER...

Riverbend converts rooms into patient care space to keep up with surging emergency room demand

This is the same hospital that closed it's downtown hospital and Emergency Room in Dec 2023. I wonder if they regret that now.

And ever more upsetting stuff from the current regime.

Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans

No more DEI at Arlington Nat Cem! Which means we can't have women, Black people or Latinx here.

White men only. Because no one else contributes to our military or our defense.

Effing despicable.

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Thursday 13 March 2025... Stewart Pond with Kestrels

It's raining. And the wind is blowing and it's making me so cold until the walking warms me up. And then the wind dies down, and the day becomes more tolerable!

Pink Saucer Magnolia blooms

Huh. I've never seen a stray out this way. Cute face, tho!

Orange and white tabby cat crouched in the mud behind some vines

Two nights and two days of rain, not to mention all the other extra rain we've gotten. This is a place where they let the creek spread out for flood control.

water puddled

It can still handle a lot more water... but, as I suspected, the bike path is flooded under the bridge.

Flooded bike path going under a car bridge

That's okay. I back track a bit, and go up to the road. There's a pedestrian light for the EMX stops, so I don't have to die when I cross the street! That's always nice!

There isn't a paved path to get back down to the bike path on the other side. But there's a muddy trail that goes between the railing and the fence.

And then I walk down to Stewart Ponds. Today there are Northern Shovelers on the main pond!

Northern Shovelers paddling on water behind reeds

Male Northern Shoveler paddling on the water behind reeds

And some Canada Geese. The one goose is standing and you can see how shallow the temporary, Wet Prairie pond is, even with all the rain we've gotten.

A pair of Canada Geese paddling in the water with grasses at the edges of the pond

I walk on up the road to the park. As I'm approaching the parking lot, I hear some raptors yelling. Oh my gosh!!

A pair of American Kestrels standing on a branch

A pair of Kestrels!!

American Kestrel pair standing on a branch

They've let me get a little bit closer, but I don't get any good photos. Oh well. It's awesome just to see them!!

Very blurry Male American Kestrel standing on a branch

The trail into the park starts out at the prairie. Up the hill are some huge old Oak Trees. But here, there's just grass... and a single shrubby spot where some Cherry trees have gotten established.

It's a haven for birds, and today there's a little flock of Golden Crown Sparrows here!

Golden Crown Sparrow up in a tree

Golden Crown Sparrow up on a twig

Too bad we can't have some blue sky with our Cherry Blossoms... but honestly, I'd just settle for no raindrops on the camera lens! Haha!

Golden Crown Sparrow standing on a twig with a few cherry blossoms

Um... oh? Are we eating the Cherry Blossoms?

Golden Crown Sparrow eating on a twig with cherry blossoms

Well, that's interesting! Do they taste good?

Golden Crown Sparrow looking down on a twig with cherry blossoms

I move on and walk thru the little patch of forest. There are little birds twittering all around, but I don't see any close enough for photos.

But then I find some sparrows just above the trail.

White Throat Sparrow standing on a stick

Oh my gosh! White Throat Sparrows!!

They are winter visitors here, just like the Golden Crowns and the White Crowns. But I hardly ever get to see the White Throats for whatever reason.

So that's really cool! This has been a spectacular walk today!!

On the way home, I notice that one of the little shops I enjoyed window shopping at... has changed hands? I get closer, and yeah, it's not a shop anymore...

It's a painting studio!

Cardboard Bob Ross in a display window with paintings of Oregon Coast ocean views

ha!

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Wednesday 12 March 2025... A Rainy Day

I'm not sure when the rain started last night, but rain during the night is always nice! Still sprinkling this morning, and then raining pretty good as I'm heading out for a walk!

Cherry blossoms with rain drops on them

I love to walk in the rain. It's peaceful.

Purple Primrose blooms

Hello Zag and Zig!

Hooded Mergansers paddling on the water

This Nutria was running away, and I'm all Oh! Wait! Wait! and she did! Haha, she stopped in her tracks!

Nutria sitting in the grass

*laughs* Thank You Dear!

Close up of a Nutrias face

Yes, you are very cute!

Nutria sniffs the air

Solar Baby? Is that you?

Red Shoulder Hawk standing in a winter bare tree

Close up of a Red Shoulder Hawk

*laughs* Yep.

Blurry hawk standing on a solar panel behind winter bare bush

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Tuesday 11 March 2025... More Garden Volunteer Work

Another dreary day! It was misting first thing this morning, but the clouds moved around a little and now we are settled into some solid, grey overcast!

oh, this Flowering Quince!

Flowering Quince blooms

Okay! Back at the garden and oh, hey. Someone has traded the raised beds that were here yesterday for some tunnel hoops. good for them.

Garden

I dig up the Lesser Celandine, and then find a good bit more growing nearby. I've filled up my bag quickly today!

And going around to see the flowers! These Irises are such a pretty colour, but why are they all messed up like this? They didn't feel like growing a long stem? ha.

Light purple Iris blooms growing under leaves

Yellow Hyacinth bloom

Close up of a pink Hyacinth bloom

The Hooded Mergansers who aren't Zig and Zag! *laughs*

A pair of Hooded Mergansers paddling on the water

Oh Cute Squirrel? Hello? If you turn around, this would be a great portrait of you with the Cherry Blossoms?

Squirrel standing at the base of a tree with some Cherry Blossoms

Or not. ha!

Cherry Blossom blooms

Cherry Blossom blooms

Cherry Blossom blooms

Orange and white Daffodil blooms and a chain link fence

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Monday 10 March 2025... Garden Work

I head straight for the Community Garden. I'm digging up Lesser Celandine again today for my required volunteer work.

I'm kind of wandering, digging a couple clumps here in the pathway...

Small white garbage bag next to a hand spade in the grass

Another couple clumps here at the back of someone's plot.

Small white trash bag and a hand spade lying on leaf mulch

When the bag is full, I wrap it up and stuff it in my backpack to haul home.

White trash bag full of dug up Lesser Celandine

And now I'm looking at flowers!

Pink Hyacinth blooming in front of other hyacinths

Hmm. I wonder what the white tubes are for. Whatever they are, they are messing up my photos! ha.

Purple and yellow Hyacinth blooms

Purple Hyacinth blooms

Daffodil blooms

Daffodil blooms

There's some Crows here at the Garden with me... but they are not interested in photography.

American Crow standing on dead leaves, looking away

They are busy doing other things... looking for treats in the leaves!

American Crow looking down into the dead leaves

Before I leave the Garden, I glance around for more Lesser Celandine to dig up next time. There's some in a western plot, but the plants in the pathway there are going to be tough to get out... the grass is growing tall around it.

Garden Plot next to a fence

Oh, ugh. There's some blooming here at the front, right next to the tool shed. Maybe I'll work on this next.

Garden

Also, there's some free raised beds... If you install those in your garden plot, the Garden Director will let you get away with breaking ALL the Community Garden rules! *grumble, grumble*

What the...?

Grass

Goddamnit. Someone has dug up some Lesser Celandine and just left them here. *cussing* I suppose I have to clean up after everyone.

GAH! But it won't fit in my pack today. And hey, maybe they will come back and finish the work they started. Maybe??!

Chickadee standing on a twig with grey sky behind

*laughs* Sometimes I wish I could take photos of Chickadees! *shakes head*

Chickadee standing on a twig with grey sky behind

A pair of Green Wing Teals at the creek catch my eye on the walk home.

Female Green Wing Teal paddling in the water

The day is too dreary for decent photography, but they are still cute!

Male Green Wing Teal sitting in shallow water

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Saturday 5 April 2025... Hands Off Protest

It's 11:20 when I finally get out the door. I had meant to leave earlier but I'm so nervous, I had trouble getting a move on! haha.

And this one was right outside.

Squirrel standing on the sidewalk

And I was able to take a breath and have a moment to center myself with a friend.

Squirrel standing on the sidewalk

I headed down to the bus stop and got a ticket and waited a few minutes. I spontaneously wave at the bus driver as he pulls up, and he waves back! :) I get a seat, but there's quite a few people riding today. And more people get on at most every stop.

There are a couple people with protest signs who get off a couple stops before I do... and I wonder what they are up to!

I get off at my stop, and go to wait for the light to cross the street. Two older women are waiting with me and they strike up conversation. Are you going to the protest?
I am!

What's your message? ha. I pause for a moment because my brain is all, oh... where to begin? *laughs*

Finally, I just wave my hand and say, We just need to get rid of them!

They laughed and agreed, Dump Trump! and the one lady had a small cardboard sign with an American flag stickered to it. We need to take back the American flag as OUR symbol!

We went across the street, and I kinda wanted to walk with them for a while. But they were going slow, and I was excited to get there. So I bid adieu and told them to Have Fun Today! and I raced ahead!

Yellow Tulips

I get to the Riverbank Path, and oh my gosh! There's an Osprey up in the platform nest, yelling!!

Osprey up in a platform nest, looking to the left

How cool is that!!

Osprey up in a platform nest

I really miss coming out here... The bus ride is so long tho. I wish I had a car!

Platform nest with an Osprey standing among the sticks

Osprey standing in a platform nest

Okay! Focus! There's a protest to get to!!

There are a good number of people coming up the bike path, some holding signs. I pause for a moment at the Downtown Riverfront art pavilion.

Chrome Heron statue next to a river with a suspension bridge in the distance

I can see people going across at the walking bridge down stream. And I can hear people cheering at the city hall. It's a few minutes after noon, now... which is the time the protest is to officially start.

Protesters walking along the bike path

And there are a LOT of people here.

Eugene City Hall with hundreds of protesters!

Protesters with many different signs

Protesters with many different signs

We are blocking the bike path... there's a few bikers coming thru, they have to walk their bikes tho to get thru all the people.

I've found a place to hang out where I am comfortable, at the edge of things. Behind me, there's a steady stream of people coming in! I have no idea where all these extra people will fit, but the crowd is moving around constantly and somehow ever more people make their way in!

Speakers started at 12:20pm.

The first person to speak said there were 2,100 people registered to be here on the MoveOn website alone. And this protest was the combined efforts of ... I'm not sure how many different groups!

We've got 50501, Indivisible, MoveOn, Womens March, and more.

The next speaker was Stan Taylor, with ACES, Activists Coalition of Eugene Springfield.

Stan Taylor speaking to the protesters

He reminded us to take care of each other. And to remember your de-escalating training!

I stayed for a few more speakers. I couldn't hear their names when they were introduced, tho. I've not found a list of speakers, online, yet. I'll add that later, if I find it.

Around 1pm I decided to walk around to the front of the building to see what was going on over there... There was no way I was going to attempt to walk thru the crowd, so I backed up the way I had come in and went the long way around.

And wow. There's a LOT of people up here too. I couldn't find a higher vantage point here, so the photos I did take don't do justice to the crowd.

All the groups were tabling here, but I didn't stop to look at them all.

Protesters and a table set outside of city hall

City Hall covered walkover with protesters below.  A protester sign says Deport All Felons

The protest was set to run until 3pm, but I'm heading out.

Chrome Heron statue in front of the river, with bikes along the railing and trees on the other side of the river


The protest estimate is 3,500 people!

Eugene Weekly: Hands Off! Thousands in Eugene Protest Donald Trump and his administration
Brilliant photos here!!!

KEZI, Eugene ABC news station: Anti Trump 'Hands Off' protests in Eugene see thousands in attendance

The Register-Guard, the corporate Eugene newspaper: Eugene crowds join national day of protest against Trump policies
Gallery of photos and some videos here, as well as the write up.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Protesters across Oregon stand against public services cuts under Trump and Musk
(They didn't have any reporters in Eugene, but they covered quite a few other cities across Oregon!)

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Saturday 5 April 2025... I am Antifa!

Yep, I'm heading to the protest today!!

Hands Off 2025

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Sunday 9 March 2025... Sunday Stroll

Bright pink Primroses in a planter

Yellow Rump Warbler, buried in the sticks!

Yellow Rump Warbler surrounded by sticks

Anna Hummingbird standing on the tip of a stick

Willow tree catkins

Bath time for this Ruby Crown Kinglet!

Ruby Crown Kinglet standing in shallow water for a bath

Their companions must be over that way.

Ruby Crown Kinglet standing in shallow water

Ruby Crown Kinglet standing in shallow water

Splish splash!

Ruby Crown Kinglet splashing in water

And then we are off to preen.

Graffiti on a short wall, Be The Sunshine

I'm coming back thru the park and almost home when I hear a ruckus from the sky!

There's a hawk being mobbed! The hawk comes in for a landing in a nearby Douglas Fir...

Cooper Hawk in a fir tree

Hm. Juvenile Cooper Hawk.

But he's looking back the way he came.

Ah! He was waiting for his friend... There's another Cooper Hawk flying this way!

Oh... they are being mobbed by some Acorn Woodpeckers!! I'm so disappointed that I didn't get their pic... but I just saw a flash of them and then they turned around and flew back home.

The other hawk flies on by and this one picks up to follow.

Wow!

Cooper Hawk taking off from a fir tree

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Thursday 3 April 2025... Deleting People

This is a good article at the National Parks Conservation Association, which is a non-profit that works to be the voice of America's National Parks.

(I have donated to them in the past, and they do good work!)

The Unsung Heroines of Stonewall

LGBTQ history is American history...

In February, the National Park Service removed all references to transgender and queer people from Stonewall's website. As a result, we are facing the literal erasure of history at the site where the modern LGBTQ rights movement was born. This sets a dangerous precedent for American history. If we pretend queer and transgender Americans have not and do not play a critical role in shaping this country, whose stories will we erase next?

The write up about Stormé DeLarverie was fun to read! But all the people here are interesting!

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Saturday 8 March 2025... Wayside, with Flowers

Canada Geese standing in the grass beyond a grassy puddle

Great Blue Heron flying in a blue sky

(Ha... I don't know who that is from this angle!! *laughs*)

Zag, the Hooded Merganser...

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

... and Zig!

Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Oh cool!

Red Shoulder Hawk standing amongst sticks

Red Shoulder Hawk, and not easy photography with all the sticks! Most of the photos look like this...

Blurry Red Shoulder Hawk with sticks

haha. Oh well.

Red Shoulder Hawk standing among sticks

Red Shoulder Hawk standing amongst sticks

Bewick Wren standing on a twig with blue sky behind

Daffodil blooms in the neighborhood

Daffodil blooms catching the light in front of a shady fence

Close up of a Daffodil bloom

Daffodil blooms catching the light in a shady spot

Grassy area of Crocus blooms

I do love the stripy ones!

Purple and white striped Crocus blooms in the grass

Yellow and striped Crocus blooms

Cherry Blossoms

Close up of Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Red Flowering Currant blooms

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Wednesday 2 April 2025... Rant

I don't really read news articles any more. It's just too terrible.

I just look at the headline...

And then I watch another little section of my soul get darker.

And then I move on.

This morning's headlines (don't bother clicking, Wired has a paywall): The CDC Has Been Gutted And The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

America will never recover from DOGE. Kids are dying from the lack of USAID. The medical research that NIH funded will never get back on track. People will start dying of Bird Flu (or something worse!), but we won't know about it without the CDC. More than 100,000 federal workers fired so far, and all those people were important to keeping America as the leader of the free world.

And now we're tumbling into being a third world country, run by a filthy dictator who ignores the Constitution. And everybody just lets him and DOGE do whatever they want even tho all of it is FUCKING ILLEGAL!

It's disgusting. And I'm pretty upset about everything when I head out for my walk. It takes a while to get out of my head and let Nature do her healing.

...

On my way back down the hill, I come around a corner and see an older guy. He's stepped off the path, with his walking stick... not like a cane, but the kind that looks like a ski pole. He's staring intently at something on the ground.

I'm coming down steps, and when I look at him again, he's leaning over and reaching down for something on the ground.

As I pass him, I see that he is gently, gently picking up a skeletonized leaf.

I smile and my heart fills up with love.

This guy is noticing the beauty around him!

I want us all to be this affected by the wonders of Nature!

And, ya know. That is why I share my photography here. I want to share my experience of Nature with everyone.

There are beautiful things and there are sad things, and that's all okay. Empathy makes us better humans, and the rest of Nature will heal us.

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Friday 7 March 2025... More Garden

Dang it, Little Bird. Why you gotta be that way?

Blurry Yellow Rump Warbler standing on a twig with pussy willows

*laughs*

Okay! I'm digging up Lesser Celandine again today... this plot is right across the aisle from mine, ack!

Garden plots, tarped on the left and raised beds on the right

I dig up those blooming invasives right on the border between plots. But then I realize there's a lot more coming up all around those raised beds.

Gah. I already have a lot of disdain for raised beds, and this one, spreading invasives so close to my plot... is def not helping my attitude!

Well. I finish up and load the bag of plants and dirt into my backpack to dispose of at home. And then I look to see what flowers we have today!

Some of my Crocuses are starting to die back, but this clump still looks lovely.

Purple Crocuses blooming in leaf mulch

Purple Crocuses blooming in leaf mulch

Hyacinths need a few more days.

Purple Hyacinth budding out

*laughs* Daffodils with a garden pig!

Daffodil blooms with a decorative ceramic pig behind leaves

Awww!

Lady bug walking on a Dead Nettle

A cute little Seven Spot Ladybug on some Dead Nettle!

Lady bug walking on a Dead Nettle

And the tiny little Speedwells.

Speedwell blooms coming up past grass

Well. Heading home... but who's this??

Little bird up in a winter bare tree

Hmm. There's some European House Sparrows in this brush, could that be a female??

Hello Up There?

Little bird up in a winter bare tree

Oh! Haha! She's a Golden Crown Sparrow! When she looks over, I can see a bit of her Golden head...!

Golden Crown Sparrow looking down and showing a bit of her Golden head

*laughs* You're funny, trying to trick me!

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Thursday 6 March 2025... Garden Work and a Honey Bee

Gonna murder me some invasive plants at the Community Garden today for my required volunteer time.

On the way...

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

I mentioned a while ago that I didn't want to give names to this pair of Hooded Mergansers because I couldn't specifically recognize them.

And since then, I've come to realize there are actually at least three pairs of Hooded Mergansers hanging out here!

But one of the pairs, I might be recognizing... not this pair, but there's one male who goes around with his hood not all they way up. So maybe I could name that pair!

Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Okay. I'm working at the garden! This is west of my plot, a few plots away. and I'm digging Lesser Celandine out of the grassy pathway.

Blooming Lesser Celandine in a white trash bag on the grass

This garden plot has Fava growing... and it looks a lot better than the mostly dead Fava in my plot!

When my bag is full and stuffed into the backpack, I relax with a garden walkabout! Here's the Crocuses in my plot.

Purple Crocus blooms

Three purple Crocus blooms surrounded by leaf mulch

Purple Crocus blooms

I wander around to the Rosemary bush in the back... Aw, there's a Honey Bee here!

European Honey Bee on a Rosemary bloom

Ugh, the sun is so stinkin' bright! I can't see the screen so I'm not sure how my photos are coming out!

Honey Bee on a Rosemary bloom, facing away

European Honey Bee on a Rosemary bloom

There's Speedwell blooming. Tiny, the flowers are less than a centimeter acros, but pretty!

Speedwell blooms

And heading home!

Scrub Jay standing on a twig in a winter bare tree

Oh hey! Here's the Hooded Merganser pair I was talking about earlier. The male who doesn't hold his hood all the way up!

Hooded Merganser pair paddling on the water

I think I will call them Zig and Zag! *smiles*

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Wednesday 5 March 2025... A Walk and A Tiny-Clean

I was heading for the Community Garden again today, with my backpack to murder some invasives. But when I got there, there was a car in the parking lot, and a human walking in the garden.

ugh. I don't feel like dealing with humans today. So I walked right on by!

Daffodil blooms in a forest

Closeup of a Daffodil bloom, with other blooms in the background

The linear leaves in the background are Camas Lilies... they won't bloom until May or so, and the Daffodils will be long gone.

Daffodil bloom with Camas Lilies coming up in the background

There's still a couple Snowdrops blooming...

Snowdrop bloom and a green seed pod

... But most of them are trying to make seeds now.

Snowdrop bloom and a green seed pod

I decide to walk by the Solidarity Garden. I like their signs! We've got some Raspberry canes, and the sapling says Italian Plum.

Garden bed with sign that says Rasberry

And over here, we've got Black Currant, Mulberry and Red Flowering Currant! The next bed down says Blueberry!

Garden bed with signs

It'll be interesting to compare the Black Currant with the Red Flowering Currant, almost side by side.

Hmmm... Looking up info. The internets say Black Currant is not drought tolerant. I wonder how that's going to work out. It doesn't rain here in the summer at all... do they have access to water at this garden??

Back at home, my Tiny-Cleans are going Awesome!

When I finished the living room window, I moved on to the Porch Room. I've been cleaning 1 or 2 blind slats for a week. And now I've started working on the sliding glass door.

The houseplants are going to be an issue, once I get that far... I'll have to move them and the shelf they are on, and there's really no place to move them to! The porch room is pretty cramped.

I'll have to think about that. But I've got a while! 3 to 5 minutes of Tiny-Clean every day doesn't get much done!

But doing it every day makes it inexorable!!

And really, that's the awesome part...

If I had cleaned the living room window the usual way... with several hours at a time over one or two days?

You know how I would feel? I don't ever feel a sense of accomplishment after I clean things... that's part of the reason why I hate to clean so much.

So nope... I'd feel exhausted. I'd feel utterly disappointed because there's no way to make it perfect.

And I'd be done with cleaning for about 10 years!!

But my new Tiny-Cleans!! I just keep chugging along!

Everything is dirty enough that I can see actual progress in just 3 minutes. But 3 or 5 minutes doesn't overwhelm me, I can get it done every day!

And thus, the inexorable!

*laughs*

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Tuesday 4 March 2025... Today

Henrietta and the rubbish. Sighs.

Great Blue Heron standing near the bank of the creek with litter

The Creek really needs some clean up!

Great Blue Heron standing near the bank of the creek with litter

All the crap the wildlife has to deal with from humans. Ugh.

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Daffodil bloom surrounded by leaves

Daffodil blooms

Cloud in a blue sky past a winter bare tree

American Crow silhouetted in a tree with old maple keys

American Crow standing on a brach, grey sky behind

A single Cherry blossom surrounded by many unopened buds on a tree

Close up of a Cherry Blossom, surrounded by unopened buds

Oh, hey! Is that some nice soft moss for your drey?

Squirrel sitting on a branch with moss in her mouth

Birds only build nests for their babies. But squirrels build their dreys to sleep in!

Clouds over the trees

We are having some maintenance done in the house today... and the shower problem had befuddled the one guy so he called in the plumbing expert.

So now there's two guys, coming and going, all thru the afternoon! Pretty disruptive... Especially when our expert guy says they may have to break some tiles in the shower to get to the problem with the pipes! ACK!

But they got it done without breaking tiles. And plus we now have nicer faucets - that don't leak! - in both bathrooms and the kitchen.

And the water pressure in the shower is wonderful again! Yay!

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Monday 3 March 2025... Community Garden

I'm at the Community Garden today, to murder some invasive Lesser Celandine for my required volunteer time!

But first I'm going to wander about and look at the flowers!

Daffodil blooms

Two Daffodil blooms with some blooming Dead Nettle in the background

Single Daffodil bloom with rain drops on the petals

Hm. I don't know what this stuff is...

Rosemary blooms

Ah ha! It's Rosemary! *laughs* another Rose that isn't a Rose. :)

Rosemary blooms

It's a pretty plant, but this is another example of people, who aren't me, getting away with breaking the rules. We aren't supposed to have woody plants.

It is nice tho... I wonder if I should grow some. The internets say it will thrive in a Mediterranean climate, which is what we have here!

Rosemary blooms

I've wandered around to my plot. The big clump of crocuses is still blooming!

Purple Crocus blooms

And there are a couple more blooms here and there!

Purple Crocus blooms surrounded by leaf mulch

Single Crocus bloom surrounded by leaf mulch

And my Columbine is peeking thru!

Columbine leaves coming up thru leaf mulch

The leaves are so pretty!

Close up of Columbine leaves, several holding drops of water

What the heck?

Columbine leaves

Uh. Yeah, I have no idea??!

Seriously, what is that???

A little monster watching me from under the leaves! ha.

Okay. I have to get some work done here!

I dig up the couple more sprouts of Lesser Celandine from the west side neighbor's plot. And then I get started on some clumps in the pathway to the north of my plot.

yellow bloom of Lesser Celandine growing in grass

It's a major pain to try to dig in the grass. But I get the small bag filled up.

small trash bag filled with grass and Lesser Celandine

I double bag it and stuff it into the small backpack to haul home. I'll toss it in the trash there.

As I'm walking around the garden, to get back to the bike path... A Bluebird of Happiness! He's preening...

Western Bluebird standing on a wood fence, stretching his wings back

um. Excuse me? Could you just look normal for a minute?

Male Western Bluebird preening on a wood fence

Oh! Thanks! You are so Floofy!

Western Bluebird standing on a wood fence

Western Bluebird standing on a wood post, glancing back

The female is over here on the apple tree, but she's not interested in photography and flies away!

Blury female Western Bluebird standing on twigs

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Sunday 2 March 2025... Sunday Stroll

Purple, double petal Lenten Rose blooms

Purple Lenten Roses with other colours in the background

Ha. All the flowers called Roses that aren't Roses! Lenten Roses above, and here are Primroses!

Pink Primrose blooms

Canada Goose standing on the other side of a grassy puddle

White Crown Sparrow up on a twig

Golden Crown Sparrow standing on a branch

And this guy, an Anna Hummingbird, who flew away before I could see about decent photography! ha.

Anna Hummingbird standing on the top of a twig

A pair of Canada Geese sitting and standing on the other side of a grassy puddle

A pair of Canada Geese sitting and standing on the other side of a grassy puddle

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Saturday 1 March 2025... Flowers and Bees!

Blue sky with cirrus clouds, past green Magnolia leaves

Knotty? and the rubbish. bleh.

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water near the bank

Cirrus clouds in a blue sky

White and purple striped Crocus blooms

Yep, I'm still being a sucker for the Crocuses!

White and purple striped Crocus blooms next to a sidewalk

Oh look! It's warm enough to wake up a Honey Bee!

European Honey bee flyiing over a crocus bloom

European Honey Bee hovering in a Crocus bloom

Haha! Honey Bee doesn't appear to be quite awake! Needs Coffee! Um, Dearheart? Licking that petal will do nothing for you... You gotta lick somewhere else!

European Honey Bee licking a Crocus petal

Daffodil blooms with forest trees in the background

Close up of Daffodil blooms with forest trees in the background

Lesser Goldfinch standing among the twigs

I stop to admire the Cherry Blossoms again.

Cherry Blossoms

Aw! There's a Bumblebee working these flowers too... and doing a better job of it! *laughs*

Bumblebee on a Cherry Blossom

She's got a red butt... Makes her easy to identify!

She's a Red Form Black Tail Bumblebee and they are widely distributed across western North America, from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains, and from Alaska to Baja California.

The Red Forms are found primarily in higher latitudes of Oregon and points north, and in the Mountain West whereas the Dark Colour Forms are most common in California and southern Oregon

Nice! I'm glad we get the more colourful variety! *laughs*

Oregon has 25 species of Bumblebees!!! We are awesome! Check this site:

Bumble Bee Field Guide (for North America)

You can filter the bees by your own state or province, and if you mouse-over you can see the different forms!

So cute and precious!

Black Tail Bumblebee hanging from a Cherry Blossom

Red Flowering Currant bloom

Ruby Crown Kinglet standing among twigs with blue sky background

Bye!

Ruby Crown Kinglet flies away from her twig

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Friday 28 February 2025... rant

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine won't enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees

The show Felon45 put on here is absolutely disgusting.

I am so pissed! Fuck Trump. You do NOT disrespect President Z. Ever!

President Zelenskyy did the right thing by walking out.

It's just gross. President Z should not have bothered coming to Washington DC to talk face to face with our stupid dictator... and honestly, I hope other world leaders pick up that lesson as well!

I was happy to see this, tho, at the end of the article:

European leaders were quick to reiterate their support for Zelenskyy and Ukraine. In a post on X, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Zelenskyy's dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless, she added. You are never alone, dear President.

Good.

President Zelenskyy is a hero. The American people support President Zelenskyy and Ukraine, regardless of our idiot dictator.

And to try to set things right, I've donated directly to the Ukraine government here...

United24, Ukraine

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Friday 28 February 2025... Flowers! More Flowers! ... And cool bird behavior!

Ha. I was preoccupied when I left the house this morning. I should have walked in a different direction, for something new... but since my brain was distracted, my feet just walked in the usual direction!

Male Green Wing Teal paddling on the water

I didn't have very good aim for the point and click at this Ruby Crown Warbler! *laughs*

Ruby Crown Warbler at the edge of the photograph

Purple Crocus blooms

Am I getting tired of looking at Crocuses yet? No.

Purple Crocus blooms with a winter bare tree in the background and blue sky

Okay! Here's something different! Cherry Blossoms!

a scattering of Cherry Blossoms in front of a pale aqua fence

Cherry blossom in front of an aqua fence

Three Cherry blossoms in front of twigs with more cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

I love the colour of that privacy fence!!

Cherry blossoms in front of an pale aqua privacy fence

Moving on... to some Red Flowering Currants!!

Red Flowering Currant bloom with just a couple flowers open

Well, these flowers need a couple more days to open up before they get really pretty.

Red Flowering Currant bloom in front of a brown fence

And then this freaked me out! I thought something was wrong!!

Scub Jay with his wing held out

But I just happened to catch her sunning! Basking in the sun!!

She saw me, but it was a few long seconds before she did anything! Eventually she rousted her feathers back into position and then flew away!

Here's a Great video with a bunch of eastern birds doing this.

Sunning Birds and Why They Do It

And the title image is a Blue Jay with the exact same feather floof at their lower back! Turns out birds have a gland right there which makes oils to be spread on their feathers! huh!

The sunning birds... look really weird! But it's perfectly normal and they are happy birds!

So I'm glad that I walked this way, after all! I did see something different, and now I've learned something!

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Thursday 27 February 2025... Even More Crocuses!

Another blue sky day, and I've got some extra walking time so I'm heading towards the downtown neighborhoods!

And check this out!! A bunch of new sapling have been planted in three neighbors yards!

Neighborhood yards

That's awesome!

The signs say: Friends of Trees, Because Trees make this place, Find your tree at FriendsOfTrees.org.

All three yards have the same sign, and Friends of Trees is local to the Pacific Northwest, with offices in Portland and Eugene. A pretty active group, it looks like! That's great!

But then I get distracted by some Crocuses!

White, purple and yellow Crocus blooms next to a sidewalk, with tree shadows

White Crocus blooms with purple blooms in the background

A group of lavendar coloured Crocuses with one yellow Crocus

Two White Crocus blooms in front of a group of purple Crocuses

*laughs* I am such a sucker for the pretty flowers!

lavendar coloured Crocus blooms

White Crocus blooms

Purple and white striped Crocus bloom surrounded by yellow Crocuses

Purple and white striped Crocus blooms

Okay. I'll stop! But they're so pretty!

Back to the bike path!

There's a Ruby Crown Kinglet bouncing around, and I try a few Point and Clicks to see if I can get him.

Ruby Crown Kinglet peeking from behind a leaf

*laughs* AllAboutBirds says they are are restless, acrobatic birds Ha!

Ruby Crown Kinglet hanging sideways from a thorny vine

Oh, that female Kingfisher flew by me... I've not seen her in weeks. And she's still quiet, not announcing her territory.

I guess that means she's still not found a new mate. Sighs. Poor girl. I am so sad for her.

Two Pine Siskins standing in a winter bare tree, with pussy willows all around

Pine Siskin standing on a twig with blue sky behind

Pine Sisking standing on a twig with blue sky behind

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Wednesday 26 February 2025... Tiny-Cleans and More Crocuses

After being all grumpy about the Tiny-Clean I'm doing on the living room window... yep, I've decided to move on. Today I started on the porch room by cleaning a single porch door blind. That took 5minutes and I'm done.

And when I came for the second cup of coffee, I looked over and noticed the kitchen window was a little bit dirty. So, I got my rag and got to work.

I wiped down the glass and started cleaning the frame. It's like I can't stop myself!!! Tiny-Cleans are SO AWESOME!!!

*laughs*

I head out for a walk... but foo. I have walked pretty far and I'm just not connecting with any birds. And such a nice, bright day! Humph.

Chickadee standing on a branch behind a budding twig

Huh. I've not noticed this before...

Woodpecker hole in a snag, past other branches

I wonder how many years it's been here. The hole is big enough for a Flicker. Did someone raise a family here?

Two Crows standing in a winter bare tree, blue sky behind them.  One crow caws!

Purple Crocuses blooming in a hell strip

Hm. I wonder what caused the crinkling on the petals?

Purple Crocus blooms, with crinkled petals

*laughs* So many unanswered questions today.

Purple Crocus blooms

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Tuesday 25 February 2025... A Walk with the Crocuses

I am a bit grumpy this morning about my new Tiny-Clean habit.

I am working on the living room window for 5minutes, and then when I go for the second cup of coffee, I work on the pantry door for 5minutes.

But I'm almost finished with the window, and it's harder to see the results when I'm down to the details. Maybe I should stop and move on to something else... the window looks a lot better, and it doesn't have to be perfect!

It can't be perfect, actually. The building is old and the paint job before we moved in was... excessively rushed.

...

Yeah, don't even get me started!

Like I said. Grumpy. So let's head out and get some happy nature time!

Puffy white clouds over the hill

Purple Crocus blooms

Close up of a purple Crocus bloom

Purple Crocus blooms

oh! A cute tiny fly! Hello Friend!

Tiny Fly standing on a Crocus bloom

ha, she's been preening and has feather fluff on her beak!

Female and Male Mallard paddling on shallow water with green grasses

This is a temporary wet prairie pond... and the prairie is thinking about taking over, even with all the rain we've gotten!! All the green grassy things are Camas Lily leaves!!

Squirrel looking down from a mossy crook in a tree

Purple Crocus blooms with some yellow Crocus blooms

Purple Crocus blooms with some yellow Crocus blooms

Hooded Merganser pair paddling on the water

When I get home, I have renewed energy! I pull out my journal pages... ugh what a mess. And I get them organized.

All sorted and the pouches are neatly labeled!

And the place where I keep the journal pages, is suddenly much easier to deal with! Yay!

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Monday 24 February 2025... Bob Ross Tribute

I wasn't sure if I wanted to show this photo... It's pretty personal. But it amuses me and delights me so much!

stuff

This is part of my work space.

I'm listeing to the Bob Ross Remix, I love that song! and I decided to take a photo... Bob Ross is painting on my monitor and my Grandma's Bob Ross Style painting is hanging on the wall!

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Monday 24 February 2025... Rain and Wind

Still with the rain, today. But now we've added some wind. The weather page said it was 5mph when I left... but the wind speed picked up dramatically while I was walking!

And now we've got a wind advisory. 25mph with 31mph gusts!

Bleh. Stupid wind. I have to wipe off the camera lens several times along the walk today.

American Robin facing away, standing on a twig, surrounded by twigs and a brown background

When I walk by the back of Gudu-Kut, I can hear several frogs singing! Yay!

The natural area on the other side of the creek

I'm dropping off compost at the garden... oh my gosh! My Crocuses!

Purple Crocus blooms surrounded by leaf mulch

I look around... oh crud... there's more Lesser Celandine coming up at the back of the west neighbor's plot.

Small green leaf of Lesser Celandine, comming up past leafy mulch

And I find a couple more places where it's popping up.

Lesser Celandine growing between raised bed, some is blooming

bah. I want to murder it... but I don't want to do garden work in the rain and mud. I wonder when this mess will have the chance to dry out.

humph. But then I get distracted by this beautiful Beet plant!!

Beet plant growing among weeds in a raised garden plot

Daffodil blooms along a chain link fence

Daffodil blooms along a chain link fence

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Sunday 23 February 2025... Sunday Stroll in the Rain

Rained all night and still it rains.

That's fine, except I need to put a package in the blue mailbox at the Post Office... my backpack isn't waterproof and the package, a 9x12 flat rate, is larger than a ziplock. Ha, I have to put the package in a trash bag to make sure it stays dry!

Red Violet Primrose blooms, surrounded by green leaves

Oh, Madam Flicker? Your shafts are showing!

Female Northern Flicker standing in a bare tree

*laughs* She must be molting. It's funny that our western Flickers are called Red Shafted, when that is clearly a shade of orange!

American Robin standing on a branch surrounded with twigs and a green background

Yep... that's what I thought. The bike path is flooded here, under the bridge.

Bike path flooded from the creek

Crocus blooms covered with rain drops

Purple Crocus blooms covered with rain drops

Crocus blooms

I'm zig zagging thru the neighborhoods on the way home, and go by Gudu-Kut Natural Area. Gudu-kut is the Kalapuyan name for frog... but I don't hear any singing today.

A small shallow pond inthe grass, under the trees

But there are some Mallards here, enjoying the wet prairie puddles.

Mallards standing in the grass next to a puddle

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Saturday 22 February 2025... No Luck at Stewart Pond

Heading out a different way today. It's been ages since I went out to Stewart Pond.

I'm walking thru the neighborhood, before getting out to the bike path.

Light Purple Crocus blooms coming up around the mulch

Crocuses blooming in the mulch

Crocus blooms

There's a couple of Green Wing Teals at the creek.

Male and female Green Wing Teals paddling on the water

And a group of them at the temporary wet prairie ponds at the park!

Green Wing Teals paddling on the water with dead grasses in the background

The males are doing thier courtship display, with their cute whistle quack.

Green Wing Teals paddling on the water, a male on the left is displaying

The ducks here are always too far away for decent photography, especially on a dreary day.

Two male Green Wing Teals and a female behing them, paddling on the water

But the place does have it's own beauty!

Trees reflecting in a pond with tall brown grasses along the edges

I head towards the little forest. There's a few guys playing Frisbee Golf... when I swing around to the forest, I'm dismayed to see some players at the back holes.

This is an ecological sensitive area, and there are signs saying players shouldn't go back there during the winter! Pacific Chorus Frogs live in the ponds in the forest, and it's their breeding time! They do not want to be disturbed because a frisbee has landed in their pond, and there's a stupid human wading in to retrieve it!!

When the guys see me approaching, they quit and take their packs of frisbees back to the front holes. Good. I wasn't going to yell at them or anything, but they've definitely ruined my walk.

There aren't any birds in the little forest. And no frogs singing either. Sighs.

On the way home, I stop to check out the Little Free Pantry.

The back of a Little Free Pantry with flowers painted on it

I'm so glad they restored the original art on it! It's beautiful! I love the crow!

A Little Free Pantry with a crow painted on the side

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Friday 21 February 2025... Spring Flowers

Good Morning My Dear!

Squirrel standing on a mossy curb

The rest of the wildlife is not cooperating today.

Blurry Kinglet flying away

*laughs* That's okay. Look at the plants! They can't fly away!

The seed heads above are Hardhack, a native that wildlife uses for food and habitat! The blooms are a cheerful pink in the summer.

And then I decided to go down and try to get some photos of the Snowdrops again.

Snowdrop blooms

Snowdrop blooms in front of a fallen tree trunk

Skeletonized leaf

Snowdrop blooms

Close up of Snowdrop blooms

And the Willows are starting to bud out! They look so soft and furry!

Close up of pussy willows on a twig

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Thrusday 20 February 2025... Hidden Trail

Purple and yellow Crocus blooms

Purple Dwarf Iris bloom surrounded by green leaves

Grey Squirrel hanging from the side of a mossy tree trunk

Oh! The Red Flowering Currants are starting to bud out!!

Red Flowering Currant flower bud with small leaf

water falling past mossy rocks

I get to the top of the trail and decide to walk on up to the Acorn Woodpecker's territory. Oh, nice... They've planted some saplings in the hell strips here!

Road

And further up, they are paving more road and have started a new building. Sighs.

Road going past orange safety fencing

I hear the Acorn Woodpeckers, talking across their territory. And another one is gently hammering somewhere.

Acorn Woodpecker standing on a branch

I also hear a ton of frogs singing! I walk across to get closer to the bioswale, and then realize there's a second bioswale a little further up, hidden behind a rise...

Bioswale with tufts of grasses growing in rows

That's where all the frogs are, and the sound here is just incredible!

I don't want to get too close... I don't want the frogs to stop singing. But also, I don't want to accidentally step on anyone who might be in the grass.

Close up of the edge of the bioswale with tall grasses coming out of the water

There are just so many singing. And it's loud!

Major difference with the one or two frogs I hear occasionally along the creek.

Which makes me sad. Humans are destroying the frogs habitat along the creek... chemical run-off from lawns and roads, and the invasive Bullfrogs.

Humans have made this bioswale. But they are also making roads and houses up here as well. This will only be a temporary habitat for the Pacific Chorus Frogs... and then poisons from lawns and roads will get washed through here, too.

Sighs.

I made a video of the frogs singing. I need to figure out how to convert it so I can upload it here!

And then I'm heading back down the hill.

A Ruby Crown Kinglet... too bouncy to keep up with!

Ruby Crown Kinglet surrounded by vines and mossy sticks

And at the bottom, going thru the neighborhood, there's a big group of female Wild Turkeys!

Five Wild Turkeys crossing the street

Two Wild Turkeys crossing the street

They've seen me of course, but they are not going to let me get in their way! They purposfully walk towards me, their destination is probably the forest at Hidden Trail!

Three Wild Turkeys walking on the sidewalk

As they walk by me, I notice how individual their faces are.

Close up of a Wild Turkey

Most birds, you can't tell who's who just by looking! But these girls, you could get to know them more easily.

Two Wild Turkeys walking on wood mulch

Well, except that there's just so many here! ha!

Wild Turkeys walking on wood mulch

Close up of a Wild Turkey

Close up of a Wild Turkey

Yellow Crocus blooms emerging from fallen autumn leaves

Dwarf Iris bloom

A good walk.

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Wednesday 19 February 2025... Today

OH NO!

Workers on a city sidewalk

This used to be a covered bus stop with a bench! Oh, I am so sad!

The Transit District had stopped running buses on this route during the first year of covid, in 2020. And I guess it's never coming back. They've removed all the bus stops from the street, this is the last one they are working on.

I am so disappointed. Removal of bus stops is the beginning of the Decline and Fall of Civilization, I'm pretty sure.

Sighs.

Scrub Jay standing on a bare branch, looking down

And then Nature conspires to cheer me up!

Hi Solar Baby!

Red Shoulder Hawk standing on a solar panel over a path lamp

Hi Little Birds!

Golden Crown Sparrows standing on the ground with sticks and grass

Golden Crown Sparrow standing on the ground in leaf litter

Yellow Crocus blooms

I see one of my Hooded Merganser friends... Huh! I couldn't tell what he was holding at first.

Male Hooded Merganser paddling in the water, holding something large in his beak

He's going downstream, like me, and I follow to see what's happening!

Hooded Merganser paddling on the water, holding a big crawdad in his beak

Oh! He's got a Crawdad! And he's desperately trying to eat him!!

Hooded Merganser paddling on the water, holding a big crawdad

How is that poor thing going to fit in your mouth, dude??

Hooded Merganser paddling on the water, holding a big crawdad

My friend paddles behind a bush, and I walk ahead to see him on the other side...

Hooded Merganser paddling on the water, holding a crawdad in his beak

Wait. Aw, crud! I didn't see what happened!!

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water, with nothing in his beak

Did he just drop the Crawdad??

He must have!

Yeah.

And his girlfriend is here, so I walk on and contemplate the terrifying day the Crawdad has had. But at least he gets to live another day.

Kinda like we get to live another day even after shutting down bus stops for good.

cones on the sidewalk

Back at home, ha! I was making my lunch and noticed how pretty the purple cabbage is!

Sliced head of red cabbage

Partner eats cabbage, now and then, and the other day I decided to try it as well.

I've been cooking it with my Big Bowl of food. Yeah, that's okay.

But I really like it raw!

It's got a good crunch, that's a little bit different than the crunch you get from celery.

And mmm! Just that subtle sweet taste! It's good!

I wonder if I can grow some in the garden?

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Tuesday 18 February 2025... Garden Volunteer Work

Okay! I've got my little hand spade in my backpack, and some plastic bags. I'm going to murder some invasive Lesser Celandine at the Community Garden today!

On my way there, I hear a single frog singing at the back of Gudu-Kut Natural Area.

Winter shrubs on the other side of the creek

I stop and listen to him for a few minutes. I love our precious Pacific Chorus frogs!

Lesser Celandine is a cute little swamp plant, very pretty yellow flowers! They bloom so early in the year, the little pop of colour is actually welcome!

Planter pot with weeds growing in it

Until you realize that next February, the one clump will now be five or ten plants. And the February after that, your entire plot is covered with these damn things!

*laughs* So I dig them up! I'm pretty sure I'm the only one around at this time of year, and I'm happy to do my part for the Community Garden!

A hand spade laying on the ground next to a dug hole and green plants in a plastic shopping bag

I'm just going around, checking people's plots. If there's a single plant, or a little scattering, I dig it out and put it and the dirt in the plastic bag.

Lesser Celandine blooming in the corner of a raised bed

Lesser Celandines have very small rootlet balls under them... they are pretty impossible to find, so you have to dig up some of the dirt around them.

And because of those rootlet balls, you can't put Lesser Celandine in the compost pile. They will just regrow and take over!

So you have to bag up the plants and dirt and put it in the landfill trash.

This is a limiting factor for me, since I'm walking... (The Community Garden does not have trash pick-up!) I fill up a small bag, which will just barely fit into my small backpack. But since the dirt is muddy, it gets heavy quickly. Which is why I don't use my big backpack!

Okay! The plastic bag is full, and I've come around to my neighbor's plot. This is the one plant that I really need to murder, since it's so close to my plot!

When I push aside the leaf mulch... Dang it! It's already trying to spread itself!

Lesser Celandines are growing up under the leaf mulch

The plastic bag is so full, I can't completely zip up my backpack around it! It's heavy and it's lumpy! Bleh, uncomfortable walk home.

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Monday 17 February 2025... Getting Some Work Done!

My New Years Resolution is to Declutter and Clean around the house. I was sickly with covid and resulting tiredness during January, but I've gotten my energy back and I've been trying to develop a new cleaning habit for myself!

I'm working for about 3 to 5 minutes every morning, before my coffee and right after my morning exercises. And I've decided to call this a Tiny-Clean!

I've started with the living room window.

Last year I had started cleaning the blinds. I've finished that up and now I'm cleaning the window frame and sills.

It's all absolutely gross...

Dirty window frame

Seriously... three minutes with the rag, and that's it! The rag is mostly black with guck and needs to be washed out! And my five minute Tiny-Clean is done!

And slowly but surely, every day, progress is made!

I am pretty happy with how this is going!!

I'm taking compost to the garden plot today. There's a bit of rain, but it's still nice and warm. 50° (10°C) when I leave the house.

Most of the cover crop Fava I planted in the front of the plot is starting to decompose.

Garden plot

The little Favas that survived the weeks of below freezing nights, are looking pretty rough. But hopefully I will get some seeds out of them in the spring.

Fava plants surrounded by leaf mulch

I have a little walk about. Uh oh! I'm checking the west side neighbor for Lesser Celandine, and here's a bit growing.

small leaves of Lesser Celandine coming up thru the leaf mulch

In past years, there have been two clumps of Lesser Celandine growing on the far side of that plot. I don't know how many years I've been digging that up every Feb or March... but apparently I have finally murdered those clumps! Yay!

But now I'm bummed to find this new clump... still on the far side, but more towards the back of the plot. *grumble*

I will definitely need to bring my tools and get that thing murdered soon! I do NOT want Lesser Celandine in my plot, and this is a bit too close for comfort!

I double check the plot that was being rehabilitated from Lesser Celandine. Yeah, it's terrible... little plants coming back all over the place.

Garden plot

Why didn't they just put the tarp back on??? WHY??!

Well. Whatever. I'm heading back home.

American Robin surrounded by winter bare branches

American Robin standing on a twig, surrounded by mossy branches

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Sunday 16 February 2025... Sunday Stroll with Birds!

There was a little bit of rain this morning, but it didn't last long and when I head out for a walk it is a blissful 52° (11°C)!!

But when I get out on the path, oh sheesh! There's a lot of humans out here! *laughs* They are all enjoying the warm weather as well. And everyone I pass by has a sing-song Good Morning!

The birds are happy and singing as well.

Scrub Jay behind grass, holding a peanut in her beak

Hooded Merganser pair paddling on the water

Robins running around outside the Community Garden! The red dots in the background are rose hips of our native Nootka Roses, planted along the creek to stablize the banks!

American Robin standing in the grass with dead rose vines in the background

Robins are not a sign of spring around here... They are here year round!

American Robin standing in the grass

American Robin standing in the grass

Golden Crown Sparrow standing on a twig

Golden Crown Sparrow standing in the grass

Northern Flicker in a winter bare tree with mossy branches

Female Norther Ficker standing on a tree trunk, surrounded by mossy branches

Male Green Wing Teal paddling on the water

Pretty good bird day, for all the Humans wandering around! :)

Scrub Jay standing on a branch

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Tuesday 18 March 2025... America Sucks

Does the U.S. deserve the Statue of Liberty? Not anymore, one French politician says

oh. My heart. It's being ripped out.

Majority of French, Germans and British think Trump is a 'dictator'

Yeah? Because he is.

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Saturday 15 February 2025... A Nice Day

I head out for my walk and oh my gosh... it is such a pleasure to walk in the NOT COLD!!! *laughs*

White, speckled pink Lenten Rose blooms

White, speckled pink Lenten Rose blooms

White, speckled purple, double petal Lenten Rose blooms

Pair of Hooded Mergansers paddling on the water

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Oh hey! Sir Shy?

Red Shoulder Hawk silhouetted in a tree

*laughs* Yep, definitely! He's not letting me get close!

Red Shoulder Hawk flying away

He's flown to the tall nest box in the Community Garden...

Red Shoulder Hawk standing on a wood post

And then he flies to one of the path lamps.

Red Shoulder Hawk standing on a path lamp

Something has caught his attention, and I pause a moment to see what happens.

He swoops down and POUNCES on someone in the shrubs next to the creek!

And then he flies back...

Red Shoulder Hawk flying behind a wood fence

Ha, dang it. The Community Garden fence is in the way. But I don't think he's carrying anyone.

He goes to a different perch in the Garden...

Red Shoulder Hawk standing on a wood post in front of a garden shed

And, yeah. He's not eating. So that pounce was a definite miss! He'll have to try, try again for his lunch!

I walk on.

Squirrel standing on a wood fence

And I'm still not over the Lenten Roses!

Purple Lenten Rose blooms

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Friday 14 February 2025... Still Snow

The forecast for a warmer afternoon yesterday was entire incorrect! The sun never made an appearance and it barely got a degree above freezing.

But today the sun shines and the snow melts! The dripping from the trees sounds like a heavy rain!

A bit of snow around a grassy puddle

Oh wow...

Long clouds and blue sky over the hill in the distance

multiple layers of grey and white clouds over the hill in the distance

Clouds and fog on the hill in the distance

I've noticed several small birds taking baths!

Junco standing in a grassy puddle

Junco shaking off water in a grassy puddle

Ha. I was taking pics of this Flicker, but there's also a Starling, all but camoflagued!

Flicker standing on the side of a tree trunk, with a barely seen Starling

Female Mallard standing on a concrete ledge

Lesser Goldfinch standing on a willow twig, blue sky behind

Ha. Why do the birds have to be straight up? *laughs*

American Robin standing on a twig, blue sky behind

Junco standing on a branch, blue sky behind

I was going to fix the colour on this House Finch, but I kind of like the stark blacks!

House Finch standing in bare branches with blue sky behind

A pretty good bird day!!

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Thursday 13 February 2025... Snow Day!

I woke up to a winter wonderland this morning! And I kinda wanted to go out right away to get photos of the snow! I was pretty sure the snow wasn't going to last, and it would be nothing but a few piles of slush by the time I got going for my regular walk.

But I've got stuff to do! I'm hosting a new swap series at Swap-Bot, and I want to make sure that's staying organzied. And I'm still sorting photos for the blog posts I'm working on, and that takes extra time.

So my morning was full. But it turns out, the weather has stayed cold... it's still cloudy and just 30° (-1°C) when I head out. And the snow remains.

Snow along the bike path

I've got my boots on and my layers! And the snow on the bike path isn't slick at all and is nice to walk on.

Snow around the wet prairie puddle

Ha! The snow is coming off the solar panels in sheets!

Solar panel with a sheet of snow coming off it

Do NOT walk under these! The sheet of snow falls randomly, and that would be an unpleasant surprise! *laughs*

Oh, nice! Someone has brought treats for the Brewer Blackbirds!

Brewer Blackbirds standing in the snow near a tree trunk

Brewer Blackbird standing on snow holding food in his mouth

Male and female Mallard sitting in the snow.

Aw, their little footprints in the snow!

Boot prints and duck foot prints in the snow

heh... it must be several degress warmer, down in the water!

Nutria standing in water near the snowy bank while a female Mallard paddles by

And here comes the other Nutria, walking down the bank!

Two Nutrias standing in the water near the snowy bank of the creek

A Nutria standing in shallow water at the bank of the creek

There are more Teals than usual on the creek today.

Green Wing Teal paddling in the water

And I see my friends the Hooded Merganser pair as well.

Female Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

Male Hooded Merganser paddling on the water

On my way back, the Brewer Blackbirds are still hanging out in the same place.

a pair of Brewer Blackbirds standing on a snowy ledge

The males are black with a sheen, while the females are brown with dark eyes.

Female Brewer Blackbird standing on a chain link fence

Oh, haha! There's a Crow, coming in for a landing behind her! That's cool!

Brewer Blackbird standing on a chain link fence

As I was getting back home, I realized I had not seen a single snowman, even tho the kids had a snow day from school.

And almost right as I had that thought, I saw one of my neighbors had a tiny snowperson right out front!

Small Snowman in front of a pink flamingo yard decoration

*laughs*

The snow will definitely melt this afternoon. The clouds will clear out and we've got a forecasted high of 39° (4°C).

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Wednesday 12 February 2025... Hidden Trail

I'm going up Hidden Trail again because I don't want to traumatize myself by associating it with the dying Turkey I saw yesterday. Sighs.

Trail thru woods, with a squirrel hanging on the side of a tree trunk

Pool with ferns and moss

Aw! Hello!

Three Black Tail Deers near the path

Black Tail Deer looks

So Cute!

Black Tail Deer standing in the grass

Bahaha! I like your sign!

Black Tail Deer behind a sign that says Caution Hazards Exist

Being so close to the deers makes me realize how tiny our native Black Tails are! The Internets say the females are about 100pounds, the males about 200pounds... These are all females. But those two smaller ones, in the first pic? I can't imagine they are over 75 or 80pounds.

Just interesting to think about.

The Deers move on and I keep going up the trail to meet the next group!

Wild Turkey standing on fallen autumn leaves

It's a bachelor band of Turkeys, and I look at them all carefully. None of them are injured. Good. I can relax.

Wild Turkey standing on fallen autumn leaves

Close up of a Wild Turkeys face

I've noticed they've put up some new signs along the trail...

Sign next to a paved trail leading down into the darkness

Haha, By Permission Only.

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Tuesday 11 February 2025... Hidden Trail with Sadness

The sky is blue and the sun is shining, but it's still a couple degrees below freezing when I leave the house. brr.

But I think I've got energy enough to go up Hidden Trail for the first time this year! Yay Energy!!

Water falling over a mossy rock

I meet a small group of Wild Turkeys on my way up.

Wild Turkey

Haha! He jumped up on the walking bridge railing!!

Wild Turkey standing on a wood railing

... And jumped down again!

Wild Turkey jumping down from a wood railing

Close up of a wild turkey

I decide to not go up to the Acorn Woodpecker territory and turn around at the top of the trail.

Junco sitting on a mossy branch

Junco standing on a branch

*laughs* there's a group of Bushtits bouncing around right over my head!

Silouette of fir branches against the blue sky

As I come back down the hill, I meet up with another Turkey and at first I wonder if he was the one I saw before.

But no. There's something wrong with this guy. I can't tell what, exactly, but there's something wrong with his face.

I sit quietly with him for a little while. I don't know what's going on, but it seems like the right thing to do.

It's not til I get home and look at the photos, that I realize how devastating his injury is. Ugh. He'll be dead in a day or two.

Wild Turkey walking up a trail stair

I am so sorry, buddy. Nature is cruel.

Yellow Crocus blooms

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Saturday 15 March 2025... The Ides of Trump

Not my most poetical moment, perhaps... but heartfelt!

Written postcards

And yeah, I wrote Dear Donald! Haha, it's just automatic, I didn't even think about it! That pos is definitely NOT dear to me, or anyone.

Oh well. Maybe I'll write some more this weekend.

Pretty cathartic.

Especially the I hate you one! Ha!

Altho, I don't actually hate him or his copresident Musk. I don't care enough about them to hate. But I'm not sure how else to convey my complete and utter loathing!

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Monday 10 February 2025... Garden Tour

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Friday 14 March 2025... The Ides of Trump

Oh. We're doing this again, huh?

Sounds good...

We're working on a short schedule here BUT: Let's do postcards

Write a postcard to that Traitor and Rapist in the White House, and put it in the mail tomorrow, 15 March. The Ides of March.

Postcards to the White House

Back in 2017, I made a free printable PDF... If you have a printer, please feel free to grab this:

Free Printable PFD: Two-Up Postcards to send to the White House on March 15th

And seriously. I've been having trouble taking in all the political news here lately. And I'm really down about what I do read.

The USA is no longer the Leader of the Free World.

And it's becoming increasingly obvious that America will NEVER recover.

Unfortunately, it's not just the people in American who will suffer.

People have already died from the destruction of USAID.

Medical Science has been set back by decades with the destruction of the NIH.

And then, everything that Traitor does is accelerating climate change. With the destruction of FEMA, more people will die after climate disasters.

The Sixth Mass Extinction will continue apace, or accelerate. And at some point, Nature will just break. We won't be able to grow food enough for everyone on the planet.

And at the rate we are going, not even Cockroaches will survive. A runaway greenhouse effect and the oceans will boil. The Earth will be Venus Part 2.

But let's step back to reality here. We're not dead yet!

Download this thing. If you don't have a printer, that's the address you'll write on your own postcard.

Free Printable PFD: Two-Up Postcards to send to the White House on March 15th

If you do have a printer, print that on cardstock. Cut it up. Write your thoughts on the back. Put a postcard stamp on the front.

Postcard stamps are currently 56¢. If you don't have a postcard stamp, a Forever stamp will work as well.

Then drop it in the mail on Saturday!

And now... Remember! We are NOT DEAD YET!

Go cuddle your pet. Hug your human family. Spend some time in nature...

or look at some nice nature pics here!

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Sunday 9 February 2025... Sunday Stroll

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Saturday 8 February 2025... Todays Walk

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Friday 7 February 2025... Spring is happening!

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Thursday 6 February 2025... Getting Organized!

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Wednesday 5 February 2025... Today with Reading

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Tuesday 4 February 2025... Today

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Monday 3 February 2025... Today

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Sunday 2 February 2025... Sunday Stroll

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Saturday 8 February 2024... About The Rants, part 1

I support local journalism. I subscribe to the paper version of the local (corporate) newspaper. And Eugene also has an alternative newspaper, the Eugene Weekly. The paper version is free. It's printed on Thursdays and I usually read it on Saturday because the regular newspaper is not delivered that day (to give the delivery drivers a break).

I open up this week's EW, looking forward to reading the Letters to the Editor (because the corporate newspaper discontinued this a while ago) (jerks).

I see the Letters, but on the opposite page, there's an article about 4J, our school district...

I am child-free by choice. But kids are important members of the community! So I try to read all the news about the local schools. There has been a thing about one of the principals resigning in the last month or so, and I assumed that's what this article is about.

Nope. This is something else...

Our Children Are Our Common Ground

The blurb says "Eugene District 4J affirms its commitment to equity and belonging" and I decide to read this before the Letters...

By the 2nd paragraph, I'm hooked! In Eugene School District 4J, our answer is to reaffirm our commitment to providing a safe, welcoming and inclusive learning environment - one where every student is valued, supported and challenged to reach their full potential.

I love what this guy is saying, and tears have sprung to my eyes. About ⅔ into the article, I'm reading the school district resolutions he has included.

The first one is about welcoming students of all national origins without barriers related to immigration or documentation status. Yay!

And then the first resolution of 2025, affirms gender identity, expression and equity for transgender and gender-expansive students and staff.

... And now I need to pause to have a quiet cry.

I'm happy. This is happy crying. I'm relieved. I'm so glad that our community, our schools, will protect children - ALL children. Our trans kids are so important, and they need all the help they can get. And I love the city and state I live in!

Okay. It's mostly happy crying.

The reason why I'm so emotional, of course, is because Felon45 is threatening our children.

It's sad that school districts have to broadcast the fact that all students are entitled to a high-quality educational experience, free from discrimination or harassment. It seems like this should be just ... expected from our schools. But here we are.

And it's necessary to point out that we will protect them by all legal means available.

Hell Yeah!! We are a sanctuary state, so the Legal Means include not letting ICE into the schools. I'm not sure what it means, exactly, for trans kids but the resolution is reassuring.

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Wednesday 12 February 2025... A Screaming Shit Fit

I was amused about a coincidence today...

I've been writing blog posts for the end of December, and so I'm referrencing my journal entries from that time.

This little nugget was in the journal entry I'm looking at today:

The Democratic Party's relationship with its voters has turned spammy and abusive

>>> Yeah, seriously... I could write a blog post about this!!

And surfing the internets today, I hit upon this little nugget with the exact same core:

So The DCCC Called Me Up For Money, And I Apply Jiu Jitsu And Vent About The Democrats vs Trump.

It's just unbelievable to me that these idiots are STILL asking for money. After they got millions for the Harris campaign. That failed!

Dems are literally doing nothing while Trump and Musk chaotically dismantle the government, not to mention dismantling democracy itself!

And then I came across another article today that made me just start to rage...

Democratic leaders are pissed voters want them to do their job
The outlet reports that a senior House Democrat told them that Jeffries is 'very frustrated' at activist groups like MoveOn and Indivisible that have helped concerned Americans make phone calls to congressional offices.... Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia, told the outlet [Axios] that his office has been rebuffing these callers, telling them, 'Please call the Republicans.'

UNFUCKING BELIEVEABLE!

People are dying because of Trumps policies. DYING! People have _been_ dying from the first go around, when he radicalized the Supreme Court and they turned over Roe v Wade.

And people are going to die because of each and every one of the exec. orders that traitor has been signing since he became a dictator on day one.

People are DYING! and all the Dems have is Please call the Republicans??! WTF.

...

I am not a registered democrat. I'm registered as independent. And for this, for what has been going on with Dems sitting on their hands and doing nothing, barely even lip service... I will Never change over to democrat. I have had it up to here with these worthless Dems, who are NOT representing us. FUCK THEM!

And it's probably never going to matter. Because at the rate that things are going... we won't ever get to vote again, anyway.

...

*Deep Breath*

And so we must depend on ourselves. We can't trust those Dem bastards in D.C. They don't care about us and they don't have our backs.

We will have to take care of each other!

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Saturday 16 July 2022... New Osprey Nest!

So I've looked at a map, and I hope I get around the new Downtown Riverfront Park without getting lost this time. It's closed because they are using it for the World Athletics Championships, which started yesterday and runs until the 25th.

This amazing mural just outside the Rose Garden was finished just in time for the Championships.

Mural of birds and roses

And, of course, you can't go by the Rose Garden without obsessively taking photos of the roses.

Strike It Rich, Grandiflora rose

Grande Dame, Hybrid Tea rose

And then we gotta check the Osprey nest on the other side of the river. There's one child there today, and she takes off ... only to make a loop and come back to the nest.

Osprey flying back to the nest platform

Osprey lands in the nest

XXX... Goal: Finish this post!

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I'm archiving the 2022 posts...

January 2022


February 2022


March 2022
Story of nesting Anna Hummingbird begins here!


April 2022
... And the nesting Hummer story continues here, until the babies fly away in mid-April!


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2021... BLOG POSTS

(completed 28 May 2023...)

January thru July 2021 Archive

August 2021 Archive

September 2021 Archive

October 2021 Archive

(No entries for November 2021)

December 2021 Archive

Goal: revisit August 2021... Road Trip to Utah!

And then keep filling in posts from there thru the end of 2021.

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2020... BLOG POSTS

(completed 27 Dec 2020 thru 5 Jan 2021...)

2020 Archive... January thru July

(posted 21 Apr 2023...)

2020 Archive... Aug thru Dec

GOAL...

Revisit the Aug thru Dec archive page and add photos and clear out the xxx!

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2019... BLOG POSTS

(Posted 22 Dec 2020...)

The new archive is HTML5, and completely validated!

2019 journal entries

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2018... BLOG POSTS

(Posted 18 Dec 2020...)

I have managed to move all of the 2018 journal entries into an archive page. I did not write very much in 2018, so I decided not to divide them up into months, like I usually do.

The new archive is HTML5, and completely validated!

2018 journal entries

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2017... BLOG POSTS

(Posted 19 Dec 2020...)

I have managed to move all of the 2017 journal entries into an archive page. And again, I didn't write very much, so the posts for the entire year are on one page.

The new archive is HTML5, and completely validated!

2017 journal entries

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