Meredith Rivin

Was on the afternoon tour of the Puget Sound Express and saw the T137 pod catch two harbor porpoise, flipping one several feet in the air. Also saw a humpback - absolutely fantastic tour. Never expected to see that. These are just photos from my iPhone. Nice sunset too!

Fluffy brown and black husky mix, looking curiously into the camera.

We lost Emma Thursday morning. She had a good, normal last day - played with a doggie friend, went for a walk, ate lots of treats and had plenty of snuggles. She passed peacefully and naturally, at 15 1/2 years old.

She was the best dog, and left a big hole. Hug your doggie for us.

Are there any folks in science journalism space in NY, or the US in general who would be interested in doing a story on the Paleontological Research Institution? They are one of the 10 largest fossil museums in the US and desperately need ~1-2million dollars by December to pay off their mortgage 🧪

Oh THATS what was happening

Can confirm not getting it is better, but having done the above and *still* getting it, I can confirm that these tips helped me get the rest I needed to recover. Especially the nasal spray to keep my throat from drying out. My second round of covid but no long covid this time at least.

Omg

Art by Ray Troll, sentiment by millions…..

I can’t deal with the news. Here’s an Emma blep.

Beautiful native plants, Henderson’s Checkermallow in foreground with fireweed blooming in background. Pearly Everlasting also but it’s not blooming yet.

I have this crow with a deformity that has taken residence in our yard. Despite its beak it seems to be in a bonded pair, preens, and feeds easily. I wonder what caused it?

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

I used treated tap water in planted freshwater aquariums for years with good results. I am in Redmond not sure how it compares to Seattle.

A six-legged insect, even

Nope, no lab. Three other breeds though!

I was taking a photo of ceanothus in bloom, and accidentally caught a mid-flight bumble ❤️

Yes! 50% Husky

Why isn’t this being covered in American media?

INCREDIBLE !!

Here we are... 😱😱😱

After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river...

Devastating! 😭

www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...

Clean air and clean water are for everyone, and the ability to spend time in natural spaces is essential.

Black and yellow bumblebee on a purple echinacea flower

Honeybee on ceanothus flower

Orange, black and yellow bumblebee on bright pink azalea

Greenish mason bee speckled with pollen on a dandelion flower

Oh, it’s world bee day?? Yay!

Sometime I’ll donate it to a fundraiser auction, but for now it lives with me. 😁

With ash!

I don’t remember the Mt. St. Helen’s eruption 45 years ago today, since I was two weeks old. But I did find this bottle of Jim Bean in my local buy nothing group to commemorate it.

There’s a difficulty in advocating for the importance of a position when you feel “lucky” for having anything at all. There has to be a better way.

Photo of a road, the asphalt is torn apart and cracked from the bottom of the image into the distance. This is a result of an earthquake surface rupture. The road leads to a gate with white walls and some grass in front of it. Overcast sky.

This is a photo of the surface rupture we saw in the webcam footage of the Myanmar #earthquake. The webcam was positioned on the opposite side behind the gate. Source is the YouTube channel that also posted the footage. 🧪⚒️

youtube.com/@sagaingeart...

We’re in unprecedented times.

I take care of my neighbor’s puppy (mini golden) while they’re at work. Emma, my 15 year old husky mix, makes him nervous... She just wants to play *poke poke*

A bright yellow male goldfinch looks on as a couple pale yellow females hang off a tube feeder filled with seeds.

Sunshine on a cloudy day.

I’m always torn about having a feeder, but it’s so nice having the birds up close. When my kids’ friends are over, it’s sometimes like it’s the first time they’ve seen a bird up close!

I have the same situation over here!