John Laskowski

My kids as babies in somewhat matching Jammie’s.

My daughter with signs announcing her high school graduation and University of Illinois future.

My son anchoring the 4x400 relay that would get them to the state championship.

Both kids standing next to the Grand Canyon. Let me tell you, that canyon is grand.

Just a proud dad post. One off to university to be an environmental engineer, the other tearing up the record book for high school track and field.

@majorleaguebaseball every time I think you couldn’t possibly ruin the American pastime you always come through with some all-new level of shit.

Green parakeet looking at me through the green leaves.

Am I peeking you or are you peaking me? Parakeet on Hampstead Heath.

Magpies are corvids with a black hood, white underparts, and blue bars on the wings.

Magpie at Hampstead Heath.

Great tit. A sparrow sized bird with a black cap, white cheeks, greenish underparts and white on the black wings.

Great tit. A sparrow sized bird with a black cap, white cheeks, greenish underparts and white on the black wings.

I saw this flitter on my way to Hyde Park, and found this great tit on a windowsill. Luckily, I got these shots! First time I’ve seen one! #birds

Moorhen with its distinctive red beak swims towards me with its reflection mirrored in the water below it.

Moorhen, Sefton Park, Liverpool, UK #birds

Male tufted duck stares me down. Black head and breast, blue-black bill and yellow eye.

Male tufted duck, Regent’s Park, London, UK #birds

Tiny Egyptian gosling swimming, surrounded my it’s own ripple.

Egyptian gosling, Regent’s Park, London, UK #birds

A baby mallard swims towards the camera, its mother close - but not too close - behind.

Mallard duckling and mama, Sefton Park, Liverpool, UK #birds

Ask Grover Cleveland how well deploying the National Guard against a governor’s wishes go. #pullmanstrike #eugenevdebs

Tree swallow staring out of the circular hole of a nesting box.

No solicitors! #TreeSwallow #birds

Thank you!

Head and shoulders of a tree swallow looking into the camera. Tree swallows are black beak, iridescent bluish green wings and head and a white throat and chest.

Tree swallow keeping an eye on things. #birds

And also with you.

An immature gray squirrel on a tree.

Baby #squirrel encounter.

Diorama of an imagined library space showing a wall of tools and a circulation counter staffed by a green and black penguin.

I get paid to do this stuff! #userexperience opportunities to build your dream library means a penguin staffing a circulating tool collection.

I pod therefore I am.

That’s not the real Jesus. My Lord would never take up his cross and try to stow it in the overhead compartment.

Trumpism means never admitting a mistake. “We have always been at war with Eastasia.”

Dinosaurs walk the earth!

Be a wonderful day to propose legislation limiting the executive branch from deporting other people wishing to live in joy and peace with their family and friends…and civil rights.

Tree swallows are zippy birds always flying around catching bugs. They have shiny teal head and shoulder feathers, grey wings, and white underparts.

Tree swallow at Heron View. #birds #birdingillinois

Belted kingfishers are mostly blue-grey birds with white fronts and a blue Mohawk of top feathers. Females have an orange apron across their breast but this bird’s Brest is hidden from the camera.

Belted Kingfisher at Kickapoo State Recreation Area #birds #birdingillinois

Sandhill cranes are tall shorebirds standing around 3-4 feet with grey lower feathers, muddy brown wings and neck and a red forehead.

#birds were abundant this morning! Sandhill crane at Heron View boardwalk. #birdingillinois

That’s good work. Now, about this facist in the White House…

Imagine putting as much effort into defeating facism as your staff puts into your social media.

And I’ve literally lost 11 thousand dollars from my child’s college fund because you cowards let this bag of dung run roughshod over everything.

Meanwhile, what are the rest of the Democratic leadership doing…other than being complicit, I mean?

Nailed it.

Whoever writes these statesman-like snippets for you doesn’t seem to understand that when the house is on fire you don’t put it out by citing the fire code.