Drelatayla

A hand holds leashes for three good dogs on a walk, with a friend walking ahead.

Tripling down on self care.

Low waterline on a white sandy beach with a dead calm mountain lake surrounded by evergreen trees below a cloud covered sky.

This is a nice color palette.

Someone in British Columbia called 9-1-1 over the weekend because they heard an alarm going off in the woods and it turned out to be the call of a Varied Thrush.

Out of all the trees in the forest, a squirrel decided the fake Christmas tree in a box in a garage would be the ideal place to make a nest.

I'm not broadcasting that I'm home but there will be signs.

@wendycortiz.bsky.social sending you a virtual care package through this medium since I can't drop one off on your doorstep. No reason, just a hunch. Xo's to you five / six with the dog.

Won the lottery here today. #mushroomfriends

It's been raining which means I'm taking to the forest to forage for mushrooms, the wasps continue to choose violence, the dogs continue to console and delight, and the nights are cool.

Lost in the ongoing Trumpapalooza is the excellent news that a malaria vaccination developed at Oxford Univ. over the last 30 years and costing only £3 per shot is being unrolled in malaria-prone countries. If it fulfills its promise, this will make an enormous difference to so many lives.

Hello, Bluesky. This post is just for you.

Obligatory socials update post.

A black and white dog kisses a smiling person on the jaw.

In this winter of my own I have found little pockets of joy and love.
#dogfriends #innerworkiswork #theonlywayoutisin

Happy 245 years ago today Captain Cook - was - stabbed - to - death - by - Hawaiians - after - he - attempted - to - take - a - Chief - hostage - Day to those of you who celebrate!
#notvalentines

In the foreground a creek flows in a mossy green canyon bottom with a waterfall tucked behind cedar trees and a footbridge.

Being at the foot of a waterfall in the bottom of a small canyon is a nice place to be.
#mossappreciation #fungifriends #kootenaylife

Fuzzy grey pussy willows emerge from a branch amid brown earth and a fallen tree limb.

Pussy willow catkins on today's woodland walk

Maybe you weren't working their angles?

Ohhh, good point - thank you!

A dog with stitches from a recent surgery investigates a tree recently downed by beavers.

You know that old saying, If you're going through hell, keep going? Well I've been keeping going. Here's a picture of my dog inspecting some beaver handiwork yesterday.

Got lured in at dusk
But i know the way home in the dark

What the sea lacks in moss and fungi it makes up with kelp and stones.

Synchro Swimming: I've been mulling taking lessons to tidy up my own flailing stroke: thank you for the inspo and sharing your beautiful words👌🏻💙

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Remember when I was accidentally off mute in a bias and assumptions workshop and baby talked to my dog and said Oh do you LOVE that bone? You love that bone.
#noregrets #dogsofbluesky #bestfriend

"I know how the sausage gets made" 🤣

A little dog is in some fresh snow at the edge of a forest.

Mushroom season is officially dormant. #fungifriends

I made it 13.5 hours into 2024 before crying, which is pretty good. Moss is very absorbent. #fungifriends #happynewyear

A path amongst the leaf litter of an inland temperate rainforest floor, between a cedar tree and salmon spawning channel.

How is telling someone to take a hike supposed to be an insult?

Flammulina filiformes aka velvet shank, meybe?

An indigo milk cap is tucked safely among moss and bracken.

Mental health needs myceliums

The tenacity alone