This evening in my garden ~ a colorful Blue Belly Lizard. Lots of lizards out and about. #reptiles

A Lego Pan Am at SDCC this weekend ~remembering flying this airline so many, many years ago.. #panam

I loved Norm “The Tomato” at SDCC panel ~ Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Movie . Laughed the whole time! #SDCC #tomatoes

A reprieve from depressing events of the world~ hanging out with Wyle E Coyote at San Diego Comic Con! He has a movie coming soon! #sandiegocomiccon2026 #sdcc #coyotevsacme

A murder of crows gathering as the sun in setting... #birds

"I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and..." or clouds in my coffee table~ for a few seconds of a fleeting, beautiful sunset. #sunset

A beautiful beach day! #pacificocean #encinitas

I have a huge, sprawling Engelmann Oak (Quercus Engelmann) in my backyard. Majestic tree. They are now classified as an endangered species in SoCal. Glad to see so many acorns forming. I love this tree. #engelmannoak #tree

Colorful Lake Superior rocks in the crystal clear water in the UP! #InternationalRockDay #YooperGirl #LakeSuperior

Same photo a few minutes later… Venus, dissipating Space X launch clouds, and a lenticular cloud moving along.. #nightsky

Venus, lingering Space X launch trail, and lenticular cloud formation from my deck this calm evening! #sunset #launch #clouds

Looks like a lucky number!

I found this beauty on the ground when working in my garden. I don't know what happened. Painted Lady butterfly. The wings are a piece of art. Nature is incredible. #butterfly

A Taveta Golden-Weaver in her nest. San Diego Zoo. #sandiego #birds

A black sand beach and a green sand beach on the Big Island. Breathtaking. #hawaii #greensandbeach

A lovely sunset last night! #sunset #pacificocean

The Garibaldi fish swimming near the shore. The beautiful aqua and orange. California state fish. My favorite fish... #garibaldi #avalon

Saw quite a few Great Blue Herons nesting high up in the towering eucalyptus trees on Catalina Island. This one was taking a break as the sun was setting. #BirdOfTheDay #greatblueheron

My birthday today was a perfect 10…my cards agreed ending my day. First dealt cards in my cribbage hand! #cribbage #yooper

I woke up this morning to my Easter Lily cactus in bloom! They bloom at night to attract night pollinators and the bloom doesn’t last very long. Fragrant… beautiful.. #flowers #cactus

I love Matilija Poppies aka fried egg poppy. From my garden. #flowers

A day well spent outside at the San Diego Zoo ~ Happy Summer Solstice and Father's Day to all...

My first tiny Champagne grapes harvested from my garden! #grapes

I saw the sky earlier this afternoon and knew there was a fire in the vicinity - the Mateo Fire in San Diego County. It looks dramatic as the sun starts to set. Colors everywhere are muted. Fire awareness is now year round. #fire #climatechange #sandiego

I'm excited about this find at an outside antique/junk market for a few dollars. Olympus -Pen EE-3 half-frame camera. Fun! #photography

From the book Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit. I am trying to understand the short sightedness of everything that I see over and over again….

I am so insignificant in the wonders of this incredible planet as I lay in the lupine like a forest fairy gazing up at these Sequoias...it was magical. #Sequoiatrees #sequoianationalpark

The woodpeckers were very busy on this giant Sequoia Tree. #kingscanyonnationalpark #woodpeckers

I was amongst the most incredible Sequoia trees in the groves of Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park yet I still noticed the tiny creatures too! This was a very cool tiny spider. PROTECT OUR NATIONAL PARKS..they are treasures. #sequoianationalpark #kingscanyonnationalpark #spider

A beautiful pale swallowtail butterfly amongst the Sequoias in Kings Canyon National Park. #nationalparks #butterfly