5ofcrones
@5ofcrones.bsky.social
Dog lover, birder, desert gardener, amateur photographer, nature enthusiast and Crone.
Compost the oligarchy 🌱.
Compost the oligarchy 🌱.
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5ofcrones
@5ofcrones.bsky.social
· Jul 15
"When nothing softens the grief, may grief soften me."
- Andrea Gibson
- Andrea Gibson
A win for our kids in Tucson!
TUSD says unidentified law enforcement will be treated as intruders, trigger lockdowns azluminaria.org/2026/02/11/t...
TUSD says unidentified law enforcement will be treated as intruders, trigger lockdowns azluminaria.org/2026/02/11/t...
TUSD says unidentified law enforcement will be treated as intruders, trigger lockdowns - AZ Luminaria
When Tucson Unified School District school principals, front-office staff and monitors had mandatory training last week for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement campus visits, one difference ...
azluminaria.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A win for our kids in Tucson!
TUSD says unidentified law enforcement will be treated as intruders, trigger lockdowns azluminaria.org/2026/02/11/t...
TUSD says unidentified law enforcement will be treated as intruders, trigger lockdowns azluminaria.org/2026/02/11/t...
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…civilization’s path is a pendulum that swings both ways, vacillating between hope and despair, success and failure, and all we can do is hang on for dear life. Because it will never, ever stop.
— What Kind of Paradise, Janelle Brown
#SundaySentence
Intelligent, disturbing, uplifting book
— What Kind of Paradise, Janelle Brown
#SundaySentence
Intelligent, disturbing, uplifting book
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
…civilization’s path is a pendulum that swings both ways, vacillating between hope and despair, success and failure, and all we can do is hang on for dear life. Because it will never, ever stop.
— What Kind of Paradise, Janelle Brown
#SundaySentence
Intelligent, disturbing, uplifting book
— What Kind of Paradise, Janelle Brown
#SundaySentence
Intelligent, disturbing, uplifting book
I know everyone is hearing crazy things about Tucson lately; but I just need to counter that. Our UPS guy just left dog treats with my package. 🥹
There really are some good people out there.
There really are some good people out there.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I know everyone is hearing crazy things about Tucson lately; but I just need to counter that. Our UPS guy just left dog treats with my package. 🥹
There really are some good people out there.
There really are some good people out there.
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This Northern Cardinal seemed to be keeping an eye on me as he was about to swoop down to snag a seed. Spotted along Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. 😍😍😍 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
This Northern Cardinal seemed to be keeping an eye on me as he was about to swoop down to snag a seed. Spotted along Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. 😍😍😍 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding
Reading poetry has been helping me stay grounded lately. “Good Bones” from Maggie Smith was especially moving this morning. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
Good Bones
Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep from my children.
www.poetryfoundation.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Reading poetry has been helping me stay grounded lately. “Good Bones” from Maggie Smith was especially moving this morning. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
The perfect timeline cleanse
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The perfect timeline cleanse
It was a good day in Tucson.
Fuck ICE. No justice, no peace. ✊🏼
Fuck ICE. No justice, no peace. ✊🏼
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 AM
It was a good day in Tucson.
Fuck ICE. No justice, no peace. ✊🏼
Fuck ICE. No justice, no peace. ✊🏼
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#projectionart #politicalart #streetart #jointhefight #abolishICE #tucson #ICEout #fuckICE #ACAB #communityfirst
#projectionart #politicalart #streetart #jointhefight #abolishICE #tucson #ICEout #fuckICE #ACAB #communityfirst
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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I was very surprised to see a Great Blue Heron doing some ice fishing in Central Park's Loch this morning! And in its full cold weather gear! 💙🩶💙 #Herons #CentralPark #birding
January 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I was very surprised to see a Great Blue Heron doing some ice fishing in Central Park's Loch this morning! And in its full cold weather gear! 💙🩶💙 #Herons #CentralPark #birding
Very proud of our kids.
From Catalina to Tucson High, thousands of local students walked out of class yesterday to protest ICE raids. Hear from them 👉 https://azluminaria.org/2026/01/20/we-could-take-action-for-whats-unjust-thousands-of-tucson-area-high-school-students-protest-ice-raids/
"We could take action for what's unjust": Thousands of Tucson-area high school students protest ICE raids - AZ Luminaria
Arizona Luminaria attended walk-outs and talked to students, parents and educators as they protested ICE raids Tuesday
azluminaria.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Very proud of our kids.
Finn has a new hoodie and thinks you need to see how good he looks in it.
January 17, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Finn has a new hoodie and thinks you need to see how good he looks in it.
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Caught a Northern Cardinal with an impressive flex on the edge of the Harlem Meer! I love how these high-speed cameras capture images you'd never see with the naked eye! 📸📸📸 #Cardinal #CentralPark #birding
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Caught a Northern Cardinal with an impressive flex on the edge of the Harlem Meer! I love how these high-speed cameras capture images you'd never see with the naked eye! 📸📸📸 #Cardinal #CentralPark #birding
Watch the award shows. Watch the movies.
Enjoy the art.
Finding joy can be the ultimate resistance.
Enjoy the art.
Finding joy can be the ultimate resistance.
January 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Watch the award shows. Watch the movies.
Enjoy the art.
Finding joy can be the ultimate resistance.
Enjoy the art.
Finding joy can be the ultimate resistance.
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Please join me in rejecting the revisionist lies coming from this administration. We saw everything with our own eyes. And, while the government has deleted the J6 databases, @npr.org has preserved them.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Jan. 6 plaque made to honor law enforcement nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found
abcnews.go.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Please join me in rejecting the revisionist lies coming from this administration. We saw everything with our own eyes. And, while the government has deleted the J6 databases, @npr.org has preserved them.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
This poem by Lucille Clifton really hit me today.
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
This poem by Lucille Clifton really hit me today.
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David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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The desert was showing off today. Tucson Mountains near the Sonoran Desert Museum.
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The desert was showing off today. Tucson Mountains near the Sonoran Desert Museum.
New Years Pozole. Food as medicine for a crazy world.
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
New Years Pozole. Food as medicine for a crazy world.
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Happy New Year!!
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Happy New Year!!
Thinning out the carrots today. The broccoli rabe in the background has giving out a good yield these last few weeks.
December 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Thinning out the carrots today. The broccoli rabe in the background has giving out a good yield these last few weeks.
Parry’s Pestemon blooming in late December. So odd, all the plants that bloom in the desert during August are just now making an appearance.
December 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Parry’s Pestemon blooming in late December. So odd, all the plants that bloom in the desert during August are just now making an appearance.
It feels so much better to buy less.
December 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It feels so much better to buy less.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This tracks.
This tracks.
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This tracks.
This tracks.
Really missing our sweet kitty boy today. This video was from a few years ago. He really loved his dogs 🥹😢
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Really missing our sweet kitty boy today. This video was from a few years ago. He really loved his dogs 🥹😢
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I don't think I've ever captured a Northern Cardinal in flight in quite this way. I love the way the sunlight sets his wings aglow! 🥰🥰🥰 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding
December 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I don't think I've ever captured a Northern Cardinal in flight in quite this way. I love the way the sunlight sets his wings aglow! 🥰🥰🥰 #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding