Arizona sunset with saguaros, storm clouds, and a rainbow.

The Sonoran desert tonight.

Waning gibbous moon at 75%.

Photographing the moon this morning and knowing Crew #Artemis is up there inspiring another generation to dream and wonder, maybe to pursue science, I felt hope.

The LaGuardia Crash Will Be Blamed on One Controller. That's Not the Whole Story. 3,000 controllers short. WWII-era radar still in use. And a lone controller managing two emergencies at midnight. This was preventable.

"Pilots know something about the difference between managing a situation and actually solving it. Managing is doing the minimum required to get through the ... moment. Solving means identifying the root cause and fixing it, even when the fix is expensive..."
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30 years ago it was almost sunset on our last day of a house hunting trip. We took a chance and bought a lot on a little dirt road.
#arizonasunset #azwx

Setting Crescent moon framed by saguaros in the Arizona desert on the spring equinox.

Happy Spring Equinox from the Arizona desert

Today my weather station had a high of 105°. It's on a white roof in the sun so not entirely accurate. My car in the sun said 104°. The official high was 96°, historic average is 77°.
the mesquite trees are leafing out early. #azwx

How do they not see this? They keep expecting rational behavior?!
I've had a family member with FTD and as a doc you see it clearly.

How Wildfires Transformed the Grand Canyon’s Secluded North Rim (Gift Article) A devastating wildfire forever changed the rare beauty of the secluded North Rim.

The North Rim holds a special place in so many hearts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Blood moon at 4:15mst
#eclipse

Graphics card. Reads at the top: Thinking Live Conversation, February 28th, 12:00pm ET. Headshots of Tim Snyder and Phillips O'Brien with their respective names. snyder.substack.com

Join my conversation with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran on Thinking Live at 12:00pm ET:
snyder.substack.com
Read his primer on the bombing of Iran: phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-usa-an...
And my thoughts on the reasons behind attacking Iran: snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...

Smoke plumes at sunset over the Kaibab Plateau in Northern Arizona in August 2025. Dragon Bravo Fire. Not AI.

Tired of watching democracy burn? Vote Blue.

Arizona sunset. A small sliver of red sky is overwhelmed by blue hour, all below the crescent moon.

Arizona's turning blue.

A picture of bad bunny with the word love

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

"Waiting for the Fog to Lift" Black and white photo of person with black umbrella standing in the fog on the edge of Lake Manly in Death Valley.

"Waiting for the Fog to Lift"

Look at this and weep, this admin cares about nothing but $$$$.

Blue and orange Arizona sunset and reflection in pond.

Arizona blue sky for BlueSky.

Golden winter light on saguaros in front of a dark blue gray stormy sky.

Last light before the storm.
#Arizona #arizonasunset #resist

Enjoy another Arizona sunset.
We all need a moment of beauty on a difficult day.

Sandhill crane with full flaps and gear down for landing.

Flight of two.

Blue sky full of returning sandhill cranes after feeding on the local fields. Below are hundreds of cranes in the fields of shallow water.

Saturday was a perfect day to photograph the Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw in Cochise County, Arizona. Image #3 is a 21-frame composite of one flyby.

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

Had fun running around to catch tonight's Full Wolf Moon.

Five ways NCAR has changed our understanding of weather (& saved lives)

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), an operational research center crucial to furthering our understanding of weather and helping to save lives and property, is at risk of being dismantled. We must not let that happen.

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The irony.
"The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned", The New Republic, Dec 18, 2025.

Oh no no no no.

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There's no one way to see.
I shot all of these tonight. They're the Cold SuperMoon at Saguaro National Park East in Tucson, Arizona.
Diversity is spectacular!

Thank you for asking. Today I'm grateful to live in the beautiful state of Arizona. I'm grateful to our Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego. I'm grateful for Gov Hobbs, AG Mayes, Sec of State Fontes.
I'll save my anger and disgust at this so-called administration for another day.

A beautiful Arizona sunrise of pink wispy clouds against a blue sky and saguaros in the foreground.

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving.
In gratitude to the Hohokam people who came before me on these beautiful desert lands.

That’s awesome!!

That's awesome!!