Angie

Happy 189th Birthday, Chicago!

Beautiful! Amazing work.

“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out.. the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. The Lord will guide you continually and restore your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring" (Isaiah 58:10-11).

Hoopla too! Similar to Libby but it has books, movies, and music.

Good. DO IT.

Tuesday at the Tower. This morning in Chicago.

Smiling woman protester with a red sign “YOU’RE UNDER-REACTING.”

In May, one of our #MontclairSundays protesters came with this sign and it’s stuck with me ever since.
If you’ve been under-reacting, it’s time to stop worrying about over-reacting, and begin reacting with clarity and purpose to the national crisis foisted on us by Trumpism.

Flying over and above Lake Michigan’s frozen, fractured, and steaming surface.

#Chicago

Northern Pygmy owl giving a death stare while perched on the top of a broken branch.

Me every time I read the news these days. Northern Pygmy Owl

#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #owl #mcoupephotography #pygmyowl #northernpygmyowl

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

Today in National Bean Day. Chicago has the best you can find.

Burrowing owlet peeking through stacked hay bales.

Good morning! 🪶

A person carries an American flag as they walk through a cloud of tear gas at a protest outside of an ICE facility. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service / Getty)

A cameraman on a unicycle films athletes running a race on a track. The runners appear blurry due to their motion. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP / Getty)

A view from an airplane of the interior of the eye of a hurricane—an empty space surrounded by massive curved walls of swirling clouds (Lt. Col. Mark Withee / U.S. Air Force / Getty)

President Donald Trump stands by as attendees help a guest after he collapsed during during an event in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik / Getty)

2025 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year - Looking back at some of the most memorable events toward the end of 2025, including Gen Z protests in Nepal, Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, and much more. Gift link: theatln.tc/I7NA1VMG

Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.

Saturday's Start. This morning with the autumn colors scattered over Chicago's Lincoln Park.

Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign ahead of the peaceful No Kings rallies this Saturday.

The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."

Anna’s Hummingbird flashing his reflecting gorget at the camera

Anna’s Hummingbird looking at you 🫵

#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography

this is all rhyming with a very, very dark part of history.

Illustration by Karen Hallion

A young great spotted woodpecker looks out from the nest waiting for a parent to return with food

A great spotted woodpecker chick waiting for an Uber Eats delivery.
#BirdOfTheDay.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #ukbirding #ukwildlife

Cool! He was perfect on Blues Clues.

A robin with orange breast, brown back, and pale undersides. Its beak is open to sing.

Rise and shine

Thank you for posting a gift link

This only happens to you once

todays redwoods appreciation

Thank you!

Anthony Rizzo, retiring as a Cub today, wearing a jersey signed by kids he’s visited over the years at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Moose standing in the water with rim lit antlers

One of my incredible encounters in Jasper this past weekend #Moose #Jasper #BullMoose #Bull #Wildlife #LightIsMagic

for the bird

🐦🌽

Wrigley Field, 7th inning

Flat, graphic illustration of a Blue Jay with a peanut in their beak perched atop a green wire wreath feeder.