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Tracy Zhu
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Roaming the trails of Kitsap County, Washington. Interested in land and wildlife conservation.
Chimacum Ridge Community Forest, newly opened to the public. Jefferson Land Trust bought this property on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula from a developer, and put it into conservation. #forestfriday
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Hansville Greenway in Kitsap County, Washington. The trail follows the bed of an old narrow-gauge railway once used by loggers to move timber. Thanks to dedicated community members, this land is now in conservation.
#forestfriday
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Seen at the Seattle No Kings march yesterday. Go Mariners!
October 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I aspire to find something that pleases me as much as Mango getting a chin massage.

Happy caturday to all who celebrate.
September 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reposted by Tracy Zhu
This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The neighborhood cat and resident possum scampering through the yard. I wouldn't call them friends, but they are often in the same vicinity.
September 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Betty, a resident Douglas squirrel, getting the nut placed just right before running off to stash it.
September 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I left the back door open for a few minutes, and old girl walked right in! She didn't like the feel of the carpet and toddled back out quickly.
#possum #kitsap
August 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Our resident possum is a mama! She's up there in age, and this is the first time she's had babies. I'm so pleased to have a new generation on the property.

#possum #kitsap #pnw
August 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is Betty, a Douglas Squirrel who has lived on our property for years and eats from our hands. Until recently, we called her Buddy and thought she was a dude, but it is now clear that she is a girl squirrel.
#squirrel #kitsap
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
First hike of this year's WTA Hike-a-Thon. 7.3 miles around Green Mountain in Kitsap County. Ran some, hiked some, felt good. #kitsap #pnw #hike
August 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Mango has romantic feelings for Drew's flip flops. Drew finally gave them to him.

#orangecat #caturday
July 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Mango still thinks Basil is a little baby to be fussed over.

#cats #orangecat
July 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I saw these impressive conks today at the Hansville Greenway. I'm a steward there but I see new (to me) things every time I go.
#kitsap #fungi
July 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
From a hike I took in 2022 on the Tubal Cain trail on the Olympic Peninsula. It's a strange & beautiful one. The trail passes an abandoned mine, and a debris field from a long ago B-17 plane crash. The lower trail is gorgeous this time of year, flanked by rhododendrons.
#pnw #olympicpeninsula
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Attended protests in Bainbridge Island and Seattle yesterday. Got weepy when people began singing "This Land is Your Land" as we headed to the Seattle Center. Both events were entirely peaceful, and Seattle was notable for the number of people offering free water & snacks.
#nokings #kitsap #seattle
June 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Foraging with my husband today yielded some nice oyster mushrooms.
#kitsap #fungi #mushroom #pnw #foraging
June 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Bird drama. Barred own on my property getting harassed by smaller birds just now. At the end of the video a brave bird flies close enough to make the owl flinch, possibly even whacking it in the face.
#kitsap #owl #wildlife
May 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A couple of new babies in the neighborhood. The fawn image is from my neighbor Rae. The bear cub worries me a bit, seems small to be on its own. I reported it to Fish & Wildlife and will keep an eye on it. #pnw #wildlife #kitsap
May 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Basil's bean-cleaning routine is wild. Why are #cats so weird?
May 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Bob, our resident bear, took a stroll through the yard this afternoon. Looking healthy and relaxed.
#pnw #wildlife #kitsap
May 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Mango and me with our demented smiles

#caturday
May 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My husband made blanket nests to see if Basil and Mango would sleep in them. Well....
#caturday
May 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Mango daring me to get him off my dinner plate.
May 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's been a long week
April 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM