Scott Cooper

What a difference 12 days made to our pond. But it doesn't matter to our pond manager, Misty. She's always watching.... waiting... for something. The Loch Ness monster?

We are not Nazis. Also: No Kings, No Dictators.

For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...

Someone has leveled up their camo.

It looks like a rock or more snow, but that's actually Misty sunning herself under the deer in our backyard.

In the USA now, lawfully carrying a camera (1st Amendment) and a gun (2nd Amendment) allows the government to kill you.

Snowy on the outside, and Snowy on the inside.

100% this!👇

"I love the smell of orange rolls in the morning. It smells like... breakfast!"
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Mr. Blue wishes everyone happy holidays!

Two orange cats with two black cats, hunting in the woods

It's the Orange & Black pack!

Me: "Hey, I really need to get up and get the day started."
Pikachu: "Shhhhh....go back to sleep."

Mickey is our engineer cat, always trying to figure things out. Here, he's checking out flickering sunlight being reflected from the outdoor birdbath onto the top of the window trim.

Here are the "northern" lights visible in Oklahoma tonight. This is an 8-minute time-lapse I took just holding my phone as steady as possible.

The scene looks so calm, but 30 seconds earlier, they were boxing with each other.

Nehi likes to dab in his sleep

No filters, just stopped and snapped a photo as I was about to feed the horses this morning.

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.

Everything's always fine until it isn't.
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This afternoon's bike repair assistant spent more time stealing parts and tools than helping. Mostly, she just wanted to play.
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Punkie enjoys a late summer evening.

The Enshittification of American Power First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

Science Reveals the Surprising Origins of the Potato Potatoes as we know them today are the product of a hybridization that took place 9 million years ago between two plants, one of which was an ancestor of the tomato.

Potatoes as we know them today are the product of a hybridization that took place 9 million years ago between two plants, one of which was an ancestor of the tomato. www.wired.com/story/scienc...

Charli enjoys the cool grass after another sweltering July day.

Circles are always the preferred resting spots, even if they don't quite fit in them.

Tag and Flop enjoying a nice summer evening.

It's a suction cup! It's a frog! It's both!

I wouldn't have pegged Mitty for a fan of coreopsis, but he wears it well.

Whelp, even dirt clods get grey hair, I guess.

The Sirius strategy for cooling off when the heat index is 105: Find some shady, cool grass for your back, then radiate as much heat as you possibly can out your front.

A morning nap in the catio is even better when you have a napping buddy.

Nothing to see here. Just a tiny piece of yellow petal enjoying the day. Come on over bees, it's fine.