everything falls apart eventually. the question is how far can you swim upstream, and how much can you feel the current against your face as you slide through the darkness?

fun fact: the National Weather Service’s Heat Index is based on work by R.G. Steadman from 1979 titled “The Assessment of Sultriness, Parts 1 and 2”. Today is already feeling pretty damn sultry and it is only 9am. Wish Wonder Woman was here to save us from the fucking oil companies…fight back!!

thanks! i’m going to try with my 1.4 next, this is cropped at 500mm (nikon d850, 200-500):

indigo buntings! trying this post again but tagging #birds #naturephotography #electricblue. three photos of brilliant blue small birds (males) plus one bird the same shape but brown (female)

indigo buntings! 3 photos of males and one of a hard-to-spot female. the males are brilliant electric blue, look for them singing from the tops of trees and shrubs in brushy open areas.

if you’re feeling sad, remember that at least you’re not an Ash tree in America right now, killed by a horde of invasive insects leaving a maze of tunnels through your skin. and it’s not just you, but your entire species! that’s what the emerald ash borer is doing right now

this is the “detailed report” that proves it wasn’t staged? protocol says (and past assassination attempts like the one on Reagan confirm) that the Secret Service agents dogpile the president and then remove him from the threat. there’s no opportunity for Trump to say “hold on for a photo”

black snakes I found today! see if you can tell the black (eastern) rat snake from the black (derpy periscope) racer. #herps #naturephotography both harmless

second observation this morning: Pete Hegseth is basically Douglas Neidermeyer from Animal House. just dumber, more alcoholic, less idealistic, and sadly with far more bombs snd missiles under his command. way to go America!

rusty blackbirds! showed up in my yard for the snow, after not really seeing them for a decade. this was one of 5-6, who came and went along with a flock of 50 red winged blackbirds. #birds #naturephotography

Based on the Epstein files it is clear that Elon Musk had multiple sources of motivation to elect a weak felon to the White House. but I stand by my earlier assertion, that Musk is ok with Miller deporting all the immigrants because that will create a labor shortage to sell more fucking robots.

red-winged blackbird female with a starling behind her, at my feeder a couple days ago. #birds nikon d850 @ 500mm

who wants to take bets whether Trump has given the Russians our heretofore secret pulsed energy weapon? Impeach the traitor now! from the Associated Press:

People who don’t vote are like people who don’t clean up after their dogs…you’re so fucking apathetic that you force the rest of us to live in a world full of shit. fortunately there is an easy fix - get registered and mark your calendars to vote this spring and fall!

in the very good news department:

i hate to break it to you, but the internet is now so full of insipid AI crap to be near useless. would love a new browser that automatically casts aside the AI content to find the remaining gems underneath.

how to communicate this to Trump supporters, conservative leaning independents, non-voters, etc? we all know he’s a disgusting human being, but how do we get the cult to see behind the orange mask?

here’s a hunch, assuming for a moment that the Russians aren’t completely in power, i would guess that the same behind the scenes CIA jingo-lords who gave us decades of regime change in Central America and the Middle East are back in charge. i say back but maybe they’ve always been there lurking

fresh reminder that we need environmental rules and regulations (pollution from old landfill in Chapel Hill, NC).

is it just me or is the Trump administration just not even bothering to cover up their false flag attacks and media distractions anymore? I mean, a guy with ties to the CIA heads across the entire country just to kill two random national guardsmen in DC, and set the stage for an immigration ban??

i sure hope that someone well-protected on the Democrat side already has a full and unredacted copy of the Epstein files. otherwise this could all just be an elaborate trap, if Trump releases a version that seems to exonerate his filthy ass. build up an eager want and then say it is a nothingburger

vote today in #DurhamNorthCarolina! Bell, Freeman, Burris, and Cook got my vote, as they will do the most to push back against developers pushing bad projects, and to safeguard open space and the environment. @dedreana.bsky.social @shanetta4durham.bsky.social

where are the Epstein files??

no kings rally in Durham North Carolina was amazing!! huge crowd, loads of energy, yet peaceful and positive.

just in case it isn’t abundantly clear, the “enemy within” is Trump. he is the ultimate threat to life, liberty, happiness, and democracy in America, and that is no exaggeration. fight back! and military leaders, remember it is illegal to follow unconstitutional orders …

Carolina pygmy rattlesnake, I found it in eastern NC. #herps #naturephotography