Karen P. Stevens PhD, RN

"The only thing more powerful than hate, is love" - Benito Ocasio (Bad Bunny).

Sawtooth Valley to Sun Valley - Time lapse this morning. Over Galena Pass. -14 to 24 degrees in less than an hour.
Country roads take me home. #idaho

"And it's (the video) already become just one more political Rorschach test in America:
Some people see a peaceful protestor getting murdered...and other people are fascists"
Ronny Chieng, The Daily Show.

Hehe.. Truth Social is down too.

Twitter down again. Bad morning for Elon. Twitter down, Starlink down, rinse, repeat.

And now, they are both back. Down for about 18 minutes. Interesting.

Starlink and Twitter appear to be down.

Nope. This was definitely not on my 2025 Bingo Card. #bigbeautifulbill

Northern Lights. Wood River Valley, Idaho. 11/12/2025.

Second night of Northern Lights magic - from my yard in the Wood River Valley, #Idaho.

Northern lights in the Wood River Valley, Idaho.

“The whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.”
~ John Muir
Northern lights from my yard in the Wood River Valley, #Idaho.

Goodale's Cutoff near Carey, Idaho on 10/11/2025

"But in every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir, 1877.
Goodale's Cutoff near Carey, #Idaho 10/11/2025

From the North the one where the Northern Flicker lands in my story...

From the North
the one where the Northern Flicker lands in my story...

This is Idaho 💙

YouTube video by Netflix A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix

"Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world, and you get to choose the difference that you make...
Even today, where the planet is dark, there still is hope." -
Dr. Jane Goodall, March 2025
Choose well, my friends.

Definitely. Very lovely. :)

Boulder Creek in the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho. 9/27/2025

I don't remember a more stunning #autumn in #Idaho.

Everyone agrees that life is beautiful, and we all accept that it is fragile. But do we always remember how interconnected we are? How everything we do touches other people's lives and echoes far away, in other places?
If we do not, perhaps we should!
- Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife

Happy National Hummingbird Day! the one where we celebrate our tiniest friends...

Happy National Hummingbird Day! Please consider reading my short post about our tiniest of friends. #birds #hummingbirdday

Black-chinned hummingbird in the South Wood River Valley 9/5/2025.

The weather is shifting here in the Wood River Valley. The birds & squirrels sense the ‘Winter is Coming’ message & they are busy prepping for the big event. I still have some hummingbirds, but the population has decreased significantly.
I will sure miss my tiniest friends. #birds #FeatheredFriday

Every time RFK Jr. says "Dr Oz"...there is a little nurse fairy somewhere that falls right down dead.

Also - he loves shelled peanuts!

Black-headed grosbeak in the Wood River Valley - being curious and very cute.

Sharing another photo from my little garden. This sweet guy - a black-headed grosbeak - will come to my window & tap on the glass. He is so friendly & curious. I'm going to miss him this winter - the weather is definitely shifting here in the Wood River Valley. I hope he comes back in the spring.

Adopted: A Memoir in Three Voices Chapter 1 - Karen - I always knew...

Steinbeck once said, “We only have one story.”
This is mine.
Chapter 1 - I always knew.
#adopted #memoir #adoption #writing

In the company of birds the one where the black-headed grosbeak lands in my story...

Sometimes the best company isn’t human at all. This week I wrote about the birds who share my garden, my mornings, and my quiet hours. Join me in the company of birds. 🐦

Thank you!

It’s a Rufous…I thought it looked very vibrant. Hence, the male assumption.

Thank you so much!

Oops! How can you tell? I’m relatively new to this magical world. 

Rufous hummingbird in the Wood River Valley. 8/16/2025

This guy. #Birds of #Idaho