Native Plants

I went on a Nisqually Land Trust walk yesterday, with a mycologist, to talk about mycorrhizal fungi and their relationship with the forest. People were excited about finding slime molds and decay. 😁

Just one? We have a few - enough to get us through until the rest of the case can be chilled.

I thought about the newer human composting option for Trump's body. The microbes probably wouldn't want him.

Trump asks Supreme Court to step into fight over food stamp benefits | CNN Politics President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday evening to block a lower court ruling that required the administration to fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in ...

Bitch doesn't take 'NO' for an answer, does he?

Email and Call your Senators AND Representative. Let them know you want them to continue to fight for healthcare.

Turducken defined for those who haven't tried it.

Turducken (pronounced turd-duck-en): ENsure most Americans can’t afford Thanksgiving, surrounded by DUCKing all responsibility, wrapped in shit.

Beautiful shot. Tahoma will be whiter the next time you see her. Snow down to 3500'.

The Violet Oakley murals in the PA Supreme Courtroom are worth a visit. They are spectacular.

Not from this part of the world. 1. I think this is a grazed or string trimmer damaged young tree. 2. Rear of photo leaf structure looks double compound. 3. Large leaf scars; try nut trees or Kentucky Coffee Tree. 4. ontariotrees.com/main/leaves....

Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.

My first reaction when Kash Patel posted about the Terror plot was, 'This doesn't sound real'. Sure as heck.

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Sign says beef from Australia.

I used to band NSWO with Scott Weidensaul.

ICE agents will hit the US taxpayer in the pocket TWICE. Once to arm them, then again to pick up the pieces when they come home and commit domestic abuse, murder, armed robbery, car jacking. Once the mind is programmed, it takes years to reprogram. This is EXACTLY what is happening in Russia.

I don't disagree with this, I'd love to hear what he has to say. It's a start. BUT, it will only reach 25-30% of the voters - the progressives. MAGA doesn't watch Rachel Maddow. Having Jack Smith Testify at a Congressional hearing, under oath, would get at least some coverage by other stations.

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill did slash funds for SNAP benefits, but did not eliminate them. There are still funds available for SNAP benefits right now, despite the government shutdown.

Trump and Voight are refusing to spend the SNAP $. Trump learned from Netanyahu how to starve people.

Don't binge before, don't buy after. Stop spending. Stop using Amazon because it is easy. Buy local.

My first thought was drone surveillance of cities and elections.

I have a different Truth:
The day I stop resisting this Pedophile, you'll know that either he died, or I left the Country.

These trees are not growing out of rocks. The mineral springs have a lot of calcium carbonate. As the water flows out, it deposits the calcium around trees which used to grow in the ground near the springs. The trees are long dead.

So, this is what it has come to: shooting pastors and priests in the head to silence them. Unarmed, peaceful, protestors standing silently. SHOT. IN. THE. HEAD.

In Oakland, California, an ICE GOON shot a local clergyman point-blank.

ICE shoots pastor directly in face with flashbang grenade—from just 5 feet away.

"I'm in a lot of pain," he said. "They clearly were aiming for my face."

Rev. Jorge Bautista is the pastor of the College Heights United Church of Christ in San Mateo.

In all seriousness, take time to get out in the sunlight. Visit a forest, walk, listen to the birds, look at the plants. The forest heals the soul, if ever so slightly.

The kayak is calling....
Red's Fly shop will transport the car for you.
BLM landings every hour with toilets. (Okay, pit toilets)
Still warm in the canyon.

Trump said he ended the Gaza War. "It's over, I ended it, I brought Peace to the Region, I deserve a Nobel Peace Prize."

The reality: Israel is again bombing Gaza and has shut off aid.

Yakima River Canyon in August 2025, taken from a kayak. The River is gentle, and makes for a great float trip. Steep, dry slopes, blue sky with puffy white clouds, and green trees next to the river.

Beautiful canyon in any season. Lots of fun to float the 18-miles Ellensburg to Rosa Reservoir.