#Democrats are weak!

A Slender Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes lacera)! Added my 5th #orchid species for my favorite park!

Another example of a capitalistic scam: Duolingo removed its hearts for a battery, charging each question for energy. Don’t have enough energy to get through an exercise too bad you have to restart when you gain enough energy. How long to recharge 18.5 hrs! So long #Duolingo!

Fowler’s Toad looking for a mate.
#toads #amphibians #getoutdoors

Have you ever walked to school? These days kids face obstacles along their route. I walked to my elementary, middle, and high school today and found numerous problems. The biggest problem was a large stretch of sidewalk missing right in front of the elementary school!

Stop buying at big garden stores, they are only selling is non-native and invasive species. Look for local garden stores that put effort in selling native plants. For a little extra money you will get a plant that has adapted to your area.

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First lighting bugs (fireflies) of the year!

The wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers ~ Black Panther This quote is even more powerful today as we head into troubling times.

Had a great walk looking at lichen today, followed up by a successful chase of the Western Meadowlark that continues. Georgia lifer #369!

Tesla is going under, the leaders have just sold off their shares!

The tariff war has begun, thank Trump my coffee now costs me 25% more than it did before you became president!

Good hike this afternoon, always fun to find icicles along the rock outcrops.

CM Zack Zappone is here to talk about the parking reforms that Spokane has already implemented. Says it hasn't led to major problems, but it has allowed projects on constrained sites to move forward. That's parking reform in ACTION.
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So satisfying!

Wow, just watched a Red-tailed Hawk make several passes on a Canada Goose! Guess this cold blast is effecting everyone.

Feeling like this Barred Owl this morning.