a sitting US senator was arrested today and the same exact thing happened in Andor season 2

A six-panel comic called Signs of Spring, Ranked. In panel 1, #10 is Robin - not always a useful sign since robins are quietly present in winter in many areas. In panel 2, there's #9: Daffodil - nice, mundane, #8: Skunk Cabbage - unusual, cool, and #7: Dutchman's Breeches - lol. In panel 3, there's #6: Turkey vulture migrating - gloriously ominous, a humbling reminder of life's transience, and #5: very very small bunny - wow, the little ears. In panel 4 there's #4: Snake sunbathing, with a gartersnake warming itself - underappreciated, looks cozy, and #3: Woodcock going peent - the perfect sound. In panel 5 there's #2: small frogs yelling as loud as they can, with a wood frog floating in a pool inflating itself to make a loud quack - they crave love, or at least they crave the external fertilization of 1500 gelatinous eggs. In panel 6, there's #1, Even smaller frogs yelling, with a spring peeper sitting on the ground making loud calls - yes, YES.

Signs of spring, ranked.

PNW rainbows.

Nisqually? I saw two on nests this week.💛

Arboretum tonight.

A bunny is out at in a forest night, with an old-fashioned oil lamp. He looks up at a bat flying by in the darkness. The bat takes no notice of the bunny.

Daily bunny no.2889 spots a flying mouse

Pura Vida!

Enjoy snowy trees in WA.

I’m so sorry Bob. Jeter texted me tonight to tell me. I love you and I wish you could live the rest of your life with no more shitty health issues. I’m grateful you got medical treatment fast.

A group of six nature valentines. A picture of a bog with pitcher plants, with text saying "Our love is like a bog. Built up over time, resistant to decay, deeply interesting to just a small number of people." A yellow slime mold stretching out and exploring. "our love is like a slime mold. Collaborative, complex, at times unnerving to behold." A piece of limestone with a small trilobite in the corner. "Our love is like limestone. Layered, useful for many purposes, shaped by the friends we met along the way." A ring-billed gull with a french fry on a beach. "Our love is like a ring-billed gull. Abundant, found in North America, sometimes sustained by french fries." An Atlantic horseshoe crab walking on the sand. "Our love is like a horseshoe crab. Tough, timeless, unrelated to true crabs." A drawing of the phosphorus cycle, with arrows connecting various parts of a scene, including algae and fish and a farm and a river and a forest. "Our love is like the phosphorus cycle. Important, really hard to draw."

Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

Mood.

YouTube video by Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson - Hook and Line (Official Video)

💛💛💛 youtu.be/CwPEPne-qzU?...

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Why Do We Need USAID? Stephen Talks To Samantha Power, Fmr. USAID Administrator

youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...

Snow in Seattle!

Tell Trump: Do NOT freeze or cut federal aid! Trump is slashing resources for working class and everyday people—meanwhile his billionaire friends keep getting richer. Will you add your name to the petition to show that we, the people, OPPOSE Trum...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

In the LA fires and the NC floods, 'CPR for mental health' treats unseen wounds From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

Rainbow between rain, sleet and snow squalls in West Seattle.

The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean? The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

A poster called Snakes of the United States & Canada, featuring every species of snake found in these two countries, all arranged by relative size and taxonomy, all smiling.

A close-up of the poster, with a variety of cute snakes, from watersnakes to hog-nosed snakes.

Happy year of the snake! I would argue that the snakes of the United States are just as varied and pretty as our birds. A few years ago I made a poster to try and prove it. Drawing this took many months and a lot of research. You can get it here:
topatoco.com/collections/...

Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article) Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.

Good news for folks who want to support local booksellers

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

I tried one of these and it was so hard for me!

Washington State friends:
There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice.
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

Craft Island in the Skagit Valley, WA. Almost a hundred Trumpter Swans flew overhead.

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

Hyak Cross Country Skiing💛