There's a hauntingly beautiful irony in these morons thinking that carefully crafted American hegemony was actually weak and woke, and they would be the ones who would do Power and Dominance properly, and immediately bringing everything crashing down

War is peace and peace is gay.

Bee

Night y’all.
Bee Guy has left the building…

‘Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle,
Yeah,
And while I can think
While I can talk
While I can stand
While I can walk
While I can dream
Oh, please let my dream come true…oh, right now…’

#bee #goodnight #dream

Ossoff: "When American service members are returning in flag-draped coffins... this White House treats war like a [videogame].

It's a disgrace... it speaks to the moral rot of this administration."

It's a shame this is where we are as a country.

#Scape #MorningLight #Contrast

Morning Has Broken
Sombrero Peak
Tucson, AZ

At any other time in history; this would be news-worthy.

Exactly this. 🎯

A treefrog rests on a blade of grass, facing right, in the sun with a blurred background of green.

#FroggyFriday
A Pacific Treefrog, also known as Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla). Photo from 2010.

📷🐸🌿

Redwing Blackbird finding balance in the marsh grass #birds

A long-distance view in Rocky Mountain National Park. Forest as far as the eye can see covered in blue skies. Happy Forest Friday.

#Forest as far as the eye can see in #RockyMountainNationalPark for #ForestFriday. 24 June 2023
#SaveOurParks #Trees #EastCoastKin #Colorado #Scape ##Landscape #Photography #Bluesky #Travel #Hike #Camp #Nature #Wilderness

Northern lights

The icicles make for rather ominous northern lights tonight #aurora

Two more details from John Hayward's great West window at Sherborne Abbey. On the left, Saint John with a golden image of an eagle. He strikes me as serious and measured, but not harsh. I like the gold band that forms a frame around him.

Right, Hayward's signature, a work of art in itself.

Good morning from Xinjiang, China!

Grey heron in profile during light rain, its long yellow-orange bill pointing forward while raindrops streak past a dark green background. The bird’s grey, white, and black plumage appears slightly fluffed, with fine feather detail visible along the chest and neck, and a bright yellow eye standing out sharply against the muted tones. 🐦🌧️

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in their plumage, any bird photographed in rain or with a grey background. The alt is #Abstract Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : "The White House put a video on social media that depicted this war as a video game… When 🇺🇸 service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries… it speaks to the moral rot of this administration."

(H/T @atrupar.com )

Always fascinating to watch the Long-tail Tit using the garden feeders.

Great to see Red Squirrel at Loch Leven, wish we had them down South ,instead of the invasive Grey Squirrel .

“The earth has music for those who listen.”
~ William Shakespeare

Good morning my friends! My local weather forecast predicts that I will be spending copious amounts of time wandering in the forest over the next week or so. Life is good. I hope that you have a great day. Be the light. Be the love❤️

The Pentagon is moving an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to the Middle East.

This consists of an amphibious task force naval element and a landing force (Marine Expeditionary Unit / MEU) and about 5,000 marines.

We're in a good ol' fashioned quagmire!

Sunset at the beach

Good night, Bluesky!

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon
📸Chism Photowerx

My forthcoming book, out in November on Oxford University Press, has a cover!

Covered Bridge #Photography

I remember he went one time for the cameras while campaigning and tossed a $100 bill to a lady in the checkout to show what a generous guy he was to help buy her groceries.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh,
Spurge With Yham, 1909