Yes, I think the US needs to be part of the International Criminal Court. And US leaders should be held accountable for their crimes.

Baking cats in the hot sun… I fought the claw, and the claw won. I fought the claw, and the claw won

And one more pic, at 8,000’, in moment when the fog had cleared.

A closer view of Rainier

Rainier at the first light of dawn

Another Bluesky moment

Here’s a frog, spotted along a trail in the Cascades

Exciting discovery in our driveway this morning.

Balan.

It could be right behind your neighbors tree, and you’d never see it.

Three times, I tried typing the word arrested. And three times, autocorrect changed it to arrEstes.

Anyways, here’s a few pics from a perfect day for a hike

This is the often ignored sign at the beginning of the trail. Search and Rescue was 9 times in a single week last June On this mountain.

Can I still post this “become ungovernable” meme?

Spent a day wandering the streets of Boston. After reading how the feds took down plaques at Bunker Hill for offending MAGA, I am thankful for the monuments not under federal control.

The beavers have been doing what beavers do, and causing some chaos at Carkeek Park in Seattle.

What will I do without my protein coffee?

I’ve seen multiple accounts with this label on it

Also, trillium, lake scenes, and a pile of what I think is pika poop along the trail.

No idea what happened with that last photo upload. But here are some of the wildflowers blooming in the mountains right now.

But there were fantastic views

The route. Up Putrid Pete’s Peak, and over to Mt. Defiance, then back down. No idea why it’s called Putrid Pete’s

Where do I even start with this post?

This is up there.

Took a bike ride across the floating bridge on Lake Washington today, and around the northern part of the Lake.

I caught her napping. She’s supposed to be completing her studies.

She is

Because I went to Hawaii recently, Reddit is now serving me up Hawaii subreddits. This one is rookie mistakes, which included what cars not to rent. For the record, I reserved an economy car. The car rental place gave me the shiny red Mustang convertible.

The day of the trillium