Trailing by the Brook

Graphic shows a woman with long, dark windswept hair facing us, eyes looking up and to our right. She is wearing blue and appears to be standing in front of some blurred green bushes. There is bold white text overlayed at bottom, reading STAND UP FOR UC.

UC Davis saved my life.

The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. bit.ly/standuc

I feel like a million dahlias

#dahlias #gardenbythesea #mendocino

Lesson of the day: for residential food composting programs, it’s okay to put food wastes in a paper bag in the Green Bin but do NOT put food waste in any plastic bags (even it it says “compostable”) Best to put food wastes directly into the Bin w/o any bags. ♻️

A picture taken from the passenger seat of a car stopped at a light in San Francisco, California. At bottom, we see a shred of road and a curb. Growing up from the dirt between the curb and the sidewalk is a smallish tree with a small, yellowish green bush next to it on our left. Behind that, we can see parts of two modest homes with small, neatly trimmed lawns and manicured shrubs. The real star of the shot is hiding at dead center in front of the pale green house on our left, obscured by aforementioned tree by the road. A quick zoom reveals gorgeous yellow Angel's Trumpet blooms. To our right of the Brugmansia plant is a walkway between the homes. The sky above is mostly a smooth light gray/white mass of clouds, with just a peek at the blue sky beyond at top left

Spotted during a drive through San Francisco 👀 I had no idea what these were, other than pretty yellow flowers, until I used Google Lens and Wikipedia 🙀 Brugmansia, aka Angel's Trumpet #flowerreport #bloomscroll #flowers #nature #sanfrancisco #california

A 2 level home on a busy street in San Francisco. The narrow driveway leads directly to a recessed garage door at the center of the home. On the left an exterior staircase leads to the 2nd floor. There is an archway about 4 steps up, with a beautiful wrought iron security screen. The 2nd floor of the facade features a small balcony with an oblong archway lined with glass paned doors and windows. The front of the home is a pleasant yellowish cream color with a sort of rusty burgundy colored trim on the garage, balcony fence, and trim on the balcony. There is an orange traffic/safety cone between the opening that leads to the garage and the exterior staircase, and some green plants are growing in front of the house to our right of the garage recess. The blue sky above is obscured by fluffy white clouds. We can also see part of a dusty rose colored home on our right, and a dark sky blue home on our left

More from my game of car photography roulette yesterday. There were so many beautiful homes on this street that I would have loved to take pictures of. Happy to have gotten this one ☺️💙 #sanfrancisco #bayarea #california #beautifulhomes #roadtrip #travelmore #travel

That's so cool 💚

Snapshot of "Meeting Place of The Church in San Francisco" and surrounding trees while stopped at a red light on a road trip. I thought the shape of the facade was interesting with it's protruding 2nd floor windows, and I really loved the group of trees on the right. There is a bus stop, complete with a sheltered bench in front of the light gray building, and we can see the road between my car and sidewalk, as well as part of a narrow, plain dirt median. The back of a black SUV blocks the bottom right corner of the building. There is a tree on our left of the building, the back of another car, and a green awning on the left side of the building. Part of the interior of my car on the driver's side appears at our bottom left. The sky above the building is a lovely blue with a fluffy white cloud floating by

Played car photography roulette today as a passenger on a road trip to the Bay Area 💛 My phone camera doesn't like motion of any kind, so I could only capture scenes when stopped at a light 😂 #bayarea #sanfrancisco #roadtrip #california #travel

So pretty 😍💚

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So picturesque 💛

Absolutely gorgeous 😍 Love the color of the water in particular

Several buds forming on a small yellow summer squash plant. Dappled sunlight shines through the tall trees above, illuminating the tiny hairs on the stalks and buds. We can also see duff covered dirt and a cement wall in the background

Little squash blossom buds 💚 #squashsunday #summersquash #Summer #summergarden #gardening #growyourownfood #willits #northerncalifornia #zone9

View of part of a front yard with a wood picnic bench and metal gazebo frame. Across the street, a utility pole and many tall trees Rose from the ground. The sky is clear and blue

I took this #forestfriday photo while standing in my front yard. So grateful to live in such a beautiful place ☺️💚🌲🌿 #forest #forestbathing #myfrontyard #lifeinaforest #trees #getoutside #willits #brooktrails #california #pnw

Screenshot of picture from Facebook post by California Farm Bureau. Worker on tractor is hauling bins full of green pears through an orchard. Text at bottom reads: Del Monte troubles shake up pear season

#california #foodnews #mendocinocounty #pnw #farming #fruit

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Gorgeous 😍

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For years, the federal government has failed to keep up with the changing pace of our economy, and the cannabis industry has suffered the consequences. My bill would help protect our local farmers, producers, and small businesses up and down the North Coast.

Stalk of a lily plant with lance shaped leaves stretches out over concrete from a dirt planter corner covered with duff. Long dark pink and white buds extend from it's tip. Casting a shadow down onto the sunny part of the concrete. Shade forms a hard line between dark and light concrete, lighting a triangle of the photo from bottom right corner to middle left, leaving the lily stalk untouched by darkness

Lovely leaves and lily buds 💚🌿 #nature #shadow #flowerbuds #willits #california #mendocinocounty

Close up picture of a trio of Peruvian Lilies, focused on one that is fully open and facing the camera. Hues of pink and yellow blending together beautiful, plus deep reddish brown markings on the inner petals pointing inward like arrows for pollinators. Background consists of green linear leaves of the plant, a fence, blue sky, and part of a tall tree

Close up on one of the Peruvian Lilies growing in my pool area ☺️💚 #flowers #lilies #flowerreport #willits #naturephotography #pnw

Green plant start with velvety looking ovate shaped leaves growing up from duff and twig covered dirt. We can also see some lighter green plants growing in the background, a broken portion of a fallen yellow leaf at bottom left, and a bit of black plastic tube across the bottom right corner

Mystery volunteer plant in my backyard 🧐🌱 #willits #plants #gardening #california

I have never seen a butterfly that color before 👀 How lovely 😻💚

Part of this is fueled by the sort of ableism that assumes someone is "able-bodied" bc they don't see anything wrong with their physical body. They choose not to see mental health conditions as disabling and they choose to say those w/ invisible or undiagnosed conditions are faking 🤬

Pretty dilute calico cat licking her chops after having nibbled some kibble off the cement ground, then walking away. Background is a yard full of dandelions and forest across the street #willits

Any fellow Mendocino County cat lovers out there? Last month, we took in this friendly but awfully timid stray only to discover she was already spayed with no ear tip. I posted her in the local lost pet groups, but nobody knew her. Seems like there are a lot of abandoned babies around here? 😿 #cats

A trio of Peruvian Lilies growing along the inside of the chain link and privacy slat fence around my pool area. Absolutely gorgeous, showy blooms with pink outer petals and two smaller pink tipped yellow petals with little diagonal dark brownish red dashes pointing the way to the nectar for the pollinators. Duff covered dirt along the borders of the cement pool deck visible underneath the lance shaped green leaves and colorful flowers

Peruvian lilies left by previous tenants were in full bloom last month 😍💚🌿 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #lilies #nature #flowers #willits #brooktrails #california #bloomscroll #pnw #summertime #summer

Close-up of blossoms on a fava bean plant. White petals, some with large round black smudges, some with thin black lines. The plant has large green oval shaped leaves. We can see a metal grid fence in the background and a neighboring black cloth grow bag with a green plant growing out of it.

Flashback to late May and these fava bean blossoms in my front yard 💚 #flowerreport #flowers #edibleplants #feedyourself #growyourownfood #willits #mendocinocounty #california

I started experiencing sciatica pain after my 1st child at 21 and it took 20+ years for a piriformis syndrome dx. My Dr referred me to a LC Clinic after having COVID in 2022, but I moved to a rural area and have never been seen for it. These are just the main issues I face

At age 10, I developed sx of POTS and it took 30+ years for a dx. I began having migraines also at age 10 and it took 30+ years before I was offered any treatment other than Tylenol and caffeine.

When I had Leukemia, everyone around me moved mountains to get me the care I needed as quickly as possible. I am so grateful. But, I had sx of Celiac since I was a baby and it took 40+ years for a dx. I was born with a rare genetic heart condition and it took 40+ years for a dx. 🧵

A pretty pink/purple pea-like flower has blossomed along lance shaped green leaves alternating on a green stalk that reaches for the sky. In the background we can see the wooden board border of the planter, some black plastic hosing, and more Common Vetch with another tiny flower

A photo from late May, when the Common Vetch, or Field Pea, was in bloom in my backyard planter ☺️🌿 #flowers #flowerreport #willits #mybackyard #brooktrails #nature #getoutside #norcal