we have a pair of osprey who nest nearby and they have yet to learn that there are no fish in our pond. #nature #photography #wildlife #osprey #raptor #landscapephotography #birdsofprey
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we have a pair of osprey who nest nearby and they have yet to learn that there are no fish in our pond. #nature #photography #wildlife #osprey #raptor #landscapephotography #birdsofprey
an unexpected visitor introverted me actually likes. #pacificnorthwest #wildlife #pnw #nature #photography #deer #doe
art is found in many places. #streetart #urbanscape #seattle #photography #urbanjungle #cityscape #art #mural
it's been an odd summer this year in the pnw. it's like 'june gloom' came and stayed. #pnw #upperleftusa #pnwsummer #salishsea #nikon #landscapephotograpjy #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstateferry #photography #stunday
we're just now getting around to watching the last season of gangs of london. i was in control of the remote, but i kept fast forwarding through all the violent parts & the remote was confiscated, so yah, here's a pretty sunset picture. #sunset #summer #pnw #nature #landscapephotography #photography
nantucket of the west. #photography #pnw #cottage #nikon #landscapephotography #nature #villagelife #summertime #coastal #smalltownliving #bluesky #summer
I should have added an eye roll, who knows what he's doing. but he's not a good person, that's for sure.
live in staff... aka indentured servants.
sure! i picked it up on social media so # away. :)
summer time is for outside. no screen time required. #hike #pnw #nature #forest #pacificnorthwest #nikon #upperleftusa #landscapephotography #pnwlife #getoutside
if there was ever a thought that america's age of exceptionalism and innovation was dwindling, there is no denying now that it is over under this administration. the further behind we fall, the harder it will be to catch up, let alone lead.
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i should have clarified that we don't need another republican, period. :)
read the room. people are sick of billionares, especially so in government. just stop with the "i DoN't WaNT to RuN fOr PrESidENt" routine, it's disingenuous. we don't need an oligarch 'romney republican' potus. www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-r...
a sail up the coast for a small town fourth. i know fireworks are bad for a host of reasons, but i still love them. i'm not particularly "patriotic" but i'll always turn out for pretty sky sparklers. 🎆 #fireworks #smalltownfourth #photography #nightphotography #boom #nikon #summertime #fourthofjuly
that freaks me out - i love the ocean and being on the water, but i have a deep fear of drowning. go figure. 🤷🏼♀️
photograph :)
if there were "awards" to give, this comment would get one. i saw them live when they toured with bowie 50 million years ago. 😅
lol, we live dangerously.
Trump will unveil in two weeks, stay tuned!
sailing #sideways for #blueskyartshow #sailing #summer #landscapephotography #ocean #photography
for context - this in relation to our national park entrance fees & passes. The executive order is that foreign tourists are to pay more when visiting Yellowstone or Mt Rainier, etc. I guess "show me your papers" will be a part of every families summer camping trip.
Are they going to check passports at the entry booths to the parks? Make you leave a copy of your passport in the fare box at trailheads? track your isp country when buying passes? this is ridiculously stupid & un-enforceable & most likely pandering after the huge backlash to selling public lands.
This is gross.
So. Trashy.
mother nature's fireworks. #sunset #pnw #nature #photography #landacapephotography #scape
They want us uneducated, poor, sick, and afraid. That is how they stay in power.
west coast is the best coast! #westcoast #pnw #nature #upperleftcoast #photography #pacificnorthwest #westcoastbestcoast #beach #summertime #landscape
#nooligarchy
works for europe, quite well actually.
She may have gotten subsidies for Alaskans for medicaid & snap, but they will suffer. higher energy costs, higher insurance costs, loss of services, lost jobs, inflation & higher costs. they will still feel it & i hope she reaps what she sows. she says she's not maga but her actions say she is.
imagine if we lived in a world where everyone could bloom like these beautiful flowers. #flowers #nature #photography #naturephotography #getoutside #garden #summer
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Still work to be done. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
if it's not a golf course, what's the point? /s 🙄
a gentle heads up (or maybe not so gentle) - - - if you "quote post" me to use it as a counterpoint or commentary for your MAGA beliefs, i will block you.
trump also rescinded the "roadless rule" last week, which opens up 58 million acres of pristine forest to logging.
My sister lives in a rural, pro maga part of WA state, and maga is super mad. i welcome them to the fight, but at the same time, this is what they voted for, they just didn't want it to happen to *them* - the land they recreate on, the land they live next to. the hypocrisy is mind blowing.
I haven't seen that. I know the parliamentarian took it out of the bill, & then Mike Lee tweaked it ti get it back in. I hope it's out again. but trump rescinded the "forest roads" rule, opening up 58 million acres to logging.
The parliamentarian had taken it out, and then Mike Lee tweaked it and put it back in. In addition to that, trump reversed the "roadless rule", opening up 58 million acres of nantional land to logging and mining. that's 58 million acres if pristine forest that has been protected.
*win
Her and Collins are always so "concerned" yet always vote yes to screw over the nation. Then when their constituents get screwed over because MAGA lies, they act all surprised and affronted by the betrayal. Play stupid games, when stupid prizes.
🤣🤣🤣 "Can I really do this job while wearing either an Army uniform that I have assembled myself in a confusing, over-the-top way or the same T-shirt I just wore to my failed custody hearing?"
one of my favorite hikes!
Elon supports whatever will ultimately put money in his pocket. And rascism.
My heart hurts at the thought of our lands being sold off to the highest bidder. nature is part of our humanity & i wish more people honored the gifts she gives us #getoutside #loveyourmother #saveourforests #blueskyartshow #nature #photography #pnw #landscapephotography #hiking #pacificnorthwest
He has POTUS ambitions. This will give him cover with the base, and they'll buy it.
When I saw this I thought - I bet the only WA Dem on the list is Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Yep, there she is, she's our version of Fetterman.
Oh he still wants babies, he just wants white babies.
junuary continues in the pnw with a strong showing of 63 and rain showers today. #pnw #nature #photography #landscapephotography #pacificnorthwest #upperleft #pnwsummer #westcoast #evergreenstate
That's just geoss. 🤮
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Correct the parliamentarian did take the selling of land out of the reconciliation bill. This is different, this is trump opening up large expanses of public land that has been protected under something called "roadless forests". He's pulling that protection. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
june gloom in the pnw. also known as junuary, because it's chilly! #pnw #landscapephotography #nature #pacificnorthwest #photography #coastal #outdoors #thegreatpnw
next up! www.samsung-news.com/articles/esi...
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next up! let's keep the pressure on #saveourforests #standfortheland www.samsung-news.com/articles/esi...
Power to the people!! 🎉⛰️🍃🌲🏞
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
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This is not a purity test. It's to raise awareness. That was wrong. This is wrong. Both things can be true.
Thank you. And I don't disagree with you, but this isn't about a purity test. That was wrong. What the current admin is doing is wrong. Both things can be true.
Don't disagree with you, but this isn't a purity test. That was wrong. This is wrong. Both things can be true.
Maybe they'll even send a strongly worded letter. 🙄
Exactly! They aren't putting housing up in some of our most pristine & scenic areas - it will be sold to greedy oligarchs like Zuch & his buying millions of acres in HI, for Thiel's tech fifedom "freedom cities" for resorts, to oil & gas companies, to loggers...it will be an immeasurable loss.
I read in an article that the rest of the country does not have a lot of public lands left to sell. Montana, however, apparently made a deal to vote for the big stupid bill in exchange for non od their public land being on the chopping block.
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This land is your land, and this land is my land .... this land was made for you and me.... #saveourforests #standfortheland #pnw #westcoast #upperleft #nature #mtbakerwilderness #pacificnorthwest #landscapephotography #thegreatpnw #outwest #hiking #nationalforest
Two weeks to manufacture a new crisis to make us forget about this one.... stay tuned!
Stand for the land. #saveourforests #pnw #upperwest #nature #forest #pacificnorthwest #photography #hiking #westcoast #naturephotography #thegreatpnw
I'm specifically commenting on your assertion that ppl living in the rural West are happy about selling off public lands. I'm not going to get into a political debate w/ you.
I loved this for him. 😏
Xtended fam in rural Eastern Wa & conservative, saw their fav areas listed & are pissed. This strikes the heart of their fav lakes to fish, their hunting, their offroading, camping. This transcends politics. Public land being sold to developers is not going over well in their communities.
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It makes me both very angry and incredibly sad.
There is massive new funding for them in the big stupid bill.
Authoritarian propoganda
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national forests belong to the people. #saveourforests #hiking #forest #nature #photography #naturephotography #upperleft #pacificnorthwest #pnw #westcoast #landscapephotography
Reporting around this is so convoluted & in-effecient. There needs to be a deep dive investigation into the "peacekeepers" - who were they, who hired them, were they there in an official capacity or self described, why did they have guns, were those guns authorized, a million more questions ....
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coastal blues #pacificnorthwest #upperleftcoast #coastal #pnw #photography #nature #landscapephotography #nikon #ocean #birds #sandpipers
That had to be so demoralizing for them.
Did he fall asleep again?? 🤣
our little island showing up to join the larger protest in Seattle. 1200 person passenger ferry ran full with hundreds waiting for the next one. (pic borrowed from community member)
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village life #villagevibes #smalltowncharm #photography #nikon #communitycaptures #smalltowphotography #slowliving
When pundits debate and downplay if the military will really turn on the American people....their answer is right there in that photo.
#vibrant summer color for today's #blueskyartshow #nature #photography #nikon #landscapephotography #bluesky #summertime
Bought and paid for.
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it's a beautiful day on the island! #summerfeels #photography #beach #pnw #landscapephotography #nikon #pacificnorthwest #upperleft #westcoast #frontyard #nature #outside
Hawley gives big Commander Fred vibes.
oooh, things are getting spicy! looking forward to the tea! ☕️