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A park ranger with wavy black hair in a bright red rain coat stands with her arms out inside an office. Under her unzipped rain coat, her tan uniform shirt and the top of her forest green uniform pants are dry. There is a distinct horizontal line where the pants become dark green all the way down to her dark brown boots, because they are soaked with water.

On this day last year: I relented to a persistent teacher and held a field trip in the rain, and learned why we cancel field trips when it rains. Now if I’M this soaked, imagine how soaked the poor kids without a Goretex rain jacket were ☹️ it’s not just a comfort thing, it’s also an equity thing!

08.02.2025 15:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

inthesetimes.com/article/dont...

02.02.2025 02:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today my coworker said to me, “I have something really silly for you,” and proceeded to pull out a tube that contained a micro puzzle. Best 30 minutes of my day so far was putting this together
Hand for scale

31.01.2025 23:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love when Jasper sits next to me and puts a single paw on me 🥺
(I am also using his soft belly as a hand warmer in this pic)

30.01.2025 05:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The sky as I was leaving work today. It was monotonous gray most of the day, until this, right before sunset

30.01.2025 03:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think these photos better demonstrate his goofy goober qualities

29.01.2025 05:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please feel free to tap in with your cat pic & if they are a goober or a gremlin (or what percentage of each, as these things are not always black and white)

29.01.2025 05:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The jazz dance class is so much fun. It’s all new to me, so it’s a brain stretch as well as a physical stretch. It was scary at first, but 3 weeks in and I’m getting the hang of it!
And it brings me SO much joy! Look at how happy I am at the end of this choreography we’ve been working on! 🥹

29.01.2025 05:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today I:
-woke up at 5:58 am to the sound of Jasper vomiting
-got paid to go to one of my favorite parks to nature journal by myself for two hours as ~research~
-went to my jazz dance class for the 3rd week in a row!
-finished leftovers that were not my favorite,but we don’t waste food in this house

29.01.2025 05:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A cross eyed Siamese cat wearing a red bow tie collar with a tiny bell sits and looks at the camera from his soft gray bed.

By my very scientific evaluation, I believe there are two main types of cats in this world: goobers 🤪 and gremlins 👹

My son Jasper, aka Dapper Japper aka Jasperella aka Mister Jay aka Jabberdeedoo, is, in fact, a goober

29.01.2025 05:05 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Yesterday I went on an elephant seal guided tour at Año Nuevo State Park. I decided to focus on sketching this time instead of trying to take pictures through my binoculars.
It was a fun challenge as they were really active ☺️

28.01.2025 01:23 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A golden retriever with a light pink and black nose looks up at the camera. A single brown leather shoe on the floor is also in the frame.

A 0.5 photo of a golden retriever’s head while he lays on the ground. The perspective makes his snout look extra long.

Went to the Dr. today to see about a weird itchy bump on my eyelid. She concluded it was a bug bite lol. So I basically paid $15 to pet her office golden retriever and receive suggestions for OTC face wash and itch cream that’s safe for eyelids. I have no regrets.

28.01.2025 00:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How I’ve felt this week:

27.01.2025 01:14 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0