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The Best Chance to be Whole
oil on paper
22 x 30
sold

The courage to hear and embody opens us to a startling secret, that the best chance to be whole is to love whatever gets in the way, until it ceases to be an obstacle . #marknepo

#art #painting #landscape #abstractart #oilpainting
March 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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New Years Day hike to the brink of Lower Yosemite Falls 🏞🌈✨️

It was cold and misty and the route here is a bit 😬 but totally worth it!

#Yosemite #NationalParks #ParkChat #Waterfall #Waterfalls #Rainbow #Hiking
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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1/1/2026 12:01AM

Only one here.

#Yosemite
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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January 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Final pic of the year. 🧡✌🏻
January 1, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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Allen’s hummingbirds are very early breeders here in San Diego. I heard courtship sounds of an Allen’s yesterday and then watched him do the side to side shuttle display and then a few dives. 🪶
December 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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The share of counties where 95% or more of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles has dropped from 50% before the pandemic to 28%, according to our analysis of public records from 44 states and the District of Columbia. At least 19,000 schools are now more vulnerable to outbreaks.
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's all I have to bring today--
This, and my heart beside--
This, and my heart, and all the fields--
And all the meadows wide--
Be sure you count--should I forget
Some one the sum could tell--
This, and my heart, and all the Bees
Which in the Clover dwell.
--Emily Dickinson
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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One of the more unique birds I got to photograph this year was a leucistic black-crowned night heron. In this photo I was able to capture its white feathers as it stretched its wings.

#photography #birdphotography #birds
December 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I snapped this shot a few years ago, it remains one of my favorite fall photos.

I named it "going home"
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Sometimes I am SO tempted to leave a painting in the block-in stage.

#workinprogress #landscapepainting #landscape #art
December 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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PSA: You don’t owe anyone an explanation about the health reasons why you are wearing a mask.

Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
December 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I don't actively use AI but to the extent it's thrust upon me in searches and such, I find it does a decent job of summarizing something when sources with complete and accurate info are easy to find anyway. when things are less clear cut (i.e. when AI would theoretically be helpful), it's a mess.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) are beautiful studies in browns. A wonderful example of the beauty that can be seen when looking closely. The yellow lores amd fine streaking on the belly also help! #BirdsOfTheCaliforniaDelta #birding #nature #photography
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Walgreens ARI has flu nationally at 6/10 and Cov19 at 2/10.

There are a dozen states at 10/10 flu. Some NFL teams have up to 10 players currently ill.

Be careful out there!
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Borrego Buttes and Vallecito Mountains in the distance with ravens flying overhead at sunrise this morning (Photo: Sicco Rood).
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.

It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.

Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Coyotes at sycamore flat
December 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Prairie Falcon mid-meal 🪶
December 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM