January 19, 2025 You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.

A touching tribute to Martin Luther King...

Cholla Cactus flowers

Something from last winters road trip to the Sonoran Desert.
Cholla Cactus flowers for all the world look like roses.

Wildfire smoke YouTube video by Clinical Herbalist

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Here’s a recorded livestream of yesterday’s class on smoke inhalation

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surviving smoke season - Dr. Orna Izakson Wildfire smoke is a hazard to your health. Here's how it causes harm — and what you can do about it.

I wrote this a few years ago specifically about Pacific Northwest #wildfire season and coping with the #smoke. There’s good information in it that’s applicable broadly.

I hope people find it useful.

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#ClimateChange #PolyCrisis #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke

Tonight, we join the nation in mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter.

In the 1970s, Friends of the Boundary Waters worked with Carter's administration to pass the Boundary Waters Wilderness Act. By signing this bill, President Carter helped to make the Boundary Waters what it is today.

"Narrow Vision" - not much space to wander inside the slot canyons along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road.

📍Zebra Slot, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #nationalparks #utah #photography

Arizona desert scene. A giant saguaro cactus is framed along the left side of the photo with a mountain slope sliding off to the right dotted with other saguaros. A little behind the saguaro is a small volcanic mountain/ridge. Behind that is the expansive Verde River Valley and then off in the distance is the larger mountain ridge that has Four Peaks. The day started off completely clear, but a few clouds are starting to build over the Four Peaks mountains.

A view of Four Peaks (in the distance) from the East End Trail in the McDowell Mountains.

#arizona, #photography, #landscape, #landscapephotography, #hiking

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This one is in honor of Jimmy Carter for a life of kindness and service to humanity 🌊🌊RIP

RIP Jimmy Carter.

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It's not mine - it's just shared from YT. Please share widely.

YouTube video by GrandCanyonTV Grand Canyon Layers Song

Awesome song about the geology layers of the Grand Canyon

🚨Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store during the duration of our ULP strikes. 🧵

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Winter Solstice Sunrise from Elderberry's Farm in Paonia. Here come the longer days!

Happy solstice!

#Solstice #ReturnOfTheLight

Regarding my last post on #AWalkinthePark by Kevin Fedarko, here is some of the beautiful poetry:

“This was light made liquid, as if someone had melted the stain-glass windows of every cathedral in France”

#grandcanyon #nationalparks #publiclands #photobyraykenny

Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere.

The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.

Fiat lux!

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So the hurricane relief funds Southern Appalachia desperately needs which were initially withheld until after the election due to partisan optics are now tied to a bill that keeps the government running which a billionaire has decided to kill as a flex?

Atheniella, that’s a leaf behind it for scale. Such a delicate pink color.
#fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

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Most people don't know about this crucial resource. #ASafeChoice is a referral network of experienced physicians providing access to safe, affordable medication abortion services to women NATIONWIDE!

With potential abortion bans on the way, this is ESSENTIAL information to spread.

Horsetail (Equisetum) and Dandelion (Taraxacum) seedhead along the Verde River in northern Arizona. Horsetail is reliable found near water sources or where the water table is near the surface.

Somewhere between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Always take the old highway. #Photography #LocationScouting #WongKarWai #America #West

Beautiful capture ✨🤍✨❄️✨
Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇲

The propaganda against socialized medicine has been so effective that Americans, who have the *most* expensive health care in the world along with the *worst* health outcomes, think that collective health care will be worse.

A view of the San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona. Taken from the volcanic field on the eastern side of the mountain.

These are also called Moonflower because of the white nighttime bloom. If you get a chance, you can watch one pop open at dusk. It's pretty cool to see. Each bloom lasts only one night. But they do have some dangerous chemistry that can be transfererd thru the skin so to be safe I don't handle them.

Tips to Cultivate Optimum Men’s Health In recognition of Men’s Health month this June, we are providing insight into simple ways to deeply rejuvenate and nourish men’s health, including exercise, diet, and botanicals.

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