Oh - and the green is matcha
07.07.2025 23:32
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Oh - and the green is matcha
Rose, marigold, starflower and lavender 😄 thank you!!
2 dozen circular cookies decorated with various patterns of indigo starflower, orange marigold, pink and yellow rose, lavender, and green matcha all on white royal icing.
A long, oval cookie with white royal icing and indigo starflower, orange marigold and lavender petals
I wanted to do something special for what may be the last batch of cookies I get to bring to the Curiosity/MSL team! My own sugar cookie recipe, with matcha and edible flowers from my #pnw garden 🌿 ☺️ Also see: huge cookie for my husband. Not pictured: snickerdoodles #baking #glutenfree #nasa #jpl
From the valleys below, Rainier appears and disappears with the weather, sometimes hidden for days behind clouds, then suddenly emerging in full majesty on a clear morning - a reminder that even when we can’t see the steady things in our lives, they’re still there. The mountain has witnessed countless human stories unfold below - moments of struggle and recovery, loss and renewal. Its glaciers have carved and reshaped the landscape over millennia, showing how even the most challenging forces can create something beautiful. The wildflower meadows that bloom each summer at Paradise and Sunrise exist because of that long geological conversation between ice, rock, and time. For those reading this in the future: take time to find your own “Mount Rainier” - that steady presence that offers perspective when life feels overwhelming. Whether it’s an actual mountain, a favorite tree, a body of water, or even just a quiet corner of your world, these anchor points remind us that we’re part of something larger and more enduring than our immediate struggles. The mountain teaches patience, persistence, and the quiet strength that comes from weathering many storms while still standing tall.
I’m still standing strong 💪 🏔️
A map showing what BLM and USFS lands would be up for sale in the western CONUS.
An image taken of Colorado's Maroon Bells from the still lake before it. In the foreground is the glass lake mirroring the landscape and sky above. A long log on the water reaches out from the left of the frame toward its center. On the other end of the lake is a lush green forest, with the forest stretching up the steep hills that bracket the image. Sitting right in the center of those hills are the Marron Bells - mountain peaks - partially coated in snow, and bathed in the saturated orange glow of the just-rising Sun. Overhead are blue skies with numerous puffy white clouds, some of which are still in the shadow of other mountains.
Millions of acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the Senate budget reconciliation package (as of 6-14). This would be the largest public lands sell-off in US history, and would bypass traditional safeguards such as public hearings & environmental reviews. 1/x
map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap
A picture of jagged, snowy mountains with moody clouds in Olympic NP
A picture of jagged, snowy mountains with a stream undercutting a snowfield in Olympic NP
A picture of jagged, snow capped peaks in Olympic NP framing forest and an alpine lake at dawn
Just the Olympics looking mighty fine #olympicNP #backpacking #mountains #outdoors 🏔️
Three jars of packed and spiced picked radishes, waiting for a hot bath. One is labeled “hot” and another “dill”.
Update: ready for the hot bath!
A bunch of 9 home grown radishes with some soil and greens still attached laying on a kitchen countertop
Today’s radish harvest! Now for some cleaning and pickling. #gardening
A small drill hole in flat bedrock. Chunky drill tailings surround the hole. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
Sol 4564 MastCam image of the new “Altadena” drill hole from this weekend by the Mars Curiosity Rover.
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Finally hitting the fills in Brick House! #drumming #drumalong #drumsky #music #musicians
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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The Mars rover Curiosity casts her shadow on the desolated grounds of Aeolis Mons
Shadow selfie captured yesterday by Curiosity 📷
#Mars May 23, 2025 - Sol 4548
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
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Wow! That’s amazing 😄
What a great day to harass #volcanoes from the sky #tahoma #rainier #pnw #mountains
St. Helens looking great! Got some really nice aerial pics of climbers on the summit too 🏔️ #sthelens #mountains #pnw
This movie shows the bubbling surface of a distant star, as captured with unprecedented clarity by the ALMA observatory.
R Doradus is a huge star. Each of these bubbles is 50-75 times the diameter of our entire Sun! 🧪🔭
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I love it so much!! 😄
Old Blue Eyes feels right tonight.
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Fisheye view of Jupiter. A multitude of storms and twisted cloud systems. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
A pair of interacting storms. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
A jagged storm with a dark center region. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
A wide storm with dark edges and a light core. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
Jupiter’s Northern Folded Filamentary Region during Juno’s Perijove 72 earlier this month.
There’s a lot going on here so I zoomed into a few highlights.
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Asking myself the same thing about my Teva Tan
Met this fun little yellow-spotted millipede on a scramble today 😄 #bugsky #pnw
It’s soooo much nicer to drive on 😊
Lunch with James Gadson today 😜 #drumming #drumalong #drummers
I think I’ve made a #corvid friend
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Love seeing some Great Camas (camassia leichtlinii) thriving in our city park! #seattle #pnw #bloomsky
