Two dogs on a mountain trail

These are my best friends five years ago hiking way up high, during Covid in 2020. We still #GetOutside every single day, usually in our local National Forest. Yesterday, my little Jack Russell was diagnosed with Cushings disease, she’s 13.5 and has changed a lot recently. She’s my BFF. 🐶 ❤️😔

Hiking With Ethan and Harlee

Marshfield, Vermont

#Vermont #Photography #Art #Dogs #Hiking #Nature

Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are vowing to stay despite renewed threats of deportation from President Trump and the looming end of a key humanitarian program.
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A green hummingbird with long trailing purple tail feathers sits on a branch in the cloud forest. The purple and green are reflecting the light and shining brilliantly on dark green background.

Finally got around to processing some photos from a trip to Mindo, Ecuador. Enjoy this Violet-tailed Sylph! 🪶

Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks, citing exterior panel it says can increase 'risk of crash' Owners of affected vehicles can take their Cybertrucks to Tesla’s service department for free replacement of the cant rail, the company wrote.

Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 of its Cybertrucks due to a cosmetic exterior trim panel that it said can “delaminate and detach from the vehicle,” potentially becoming a road hazard and “increasing the risk of a crash.”

from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...

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If you love wolves, you should be very concerned - the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the very legislation that saved gray wolves, Red Wolves, and Mexican gray wolves, is under attack. Call on your representatives in Congress to save the ESA.

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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."

Good morning Blue Sky

My dad captured this beauty during last night’s sunset. Enjoy!

In it together

Per @johnleguizamo.bsky.social:

“Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!”

'Wealthy tax dodgers' could benefit from IRS layoffs, Democrats warn The IRS staffing cuts started in late February and were part of broader federal spending reductions via Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

As the IRS faces mass layoffs, Congressional Democrats warn those staffing cuts could undermine the agency’s progress in collecting unpaid funds from “wealthy tax dodgers.”

Frustrated voters in Georgia's District 8 to hold town hall outside Rep. Scott's office Some Central Georgia residents plan to hold a town hall outside the congressman's Warner Robins office. Here's why

"He's been absent. I haven't seen him," said Snyder, an Army veteran. "He hasn't had a town hall. It's been a decade."

Snyder said the last town hall Rep. Austin Scott held in 2015 was restricted to veterans only, and she wasn't invited despite her military service."
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L.A. faces flooding and power outages from heavy rain as burn scar areas told to evacuate The storm comes two months after homes and businesses in the greater Los Angeles area were devastated, leaving the landscape vulnerable to mudslides and subsidence.

The West Coast is braced for an atmospheric river event that threatens flash flooding and power outages from heavy rain and snow, making travel conditions hazardous or even impossible for some commuters.

Howdy hi folks,
First post, I love baking, hiking, Halloween & Christmas.
My son is my world…no matter that he’s 23.
Plus love my puppies!