If you are in the Monterey Bay area and aare interest they are having another training: If interested:events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/c98db34a-84ec-4fcd...

A beachcomber looking at a dead loon at Aptos Beach. It is a beautiful day looking at the Monterey Bay with fluffy clouds.

Beautiful day to do some citizen science, Beachcombers collect data, dead marine mammals and sea birds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Aptos beach to LaSelva Beach, is our segment more dead loons then we have ever seen.

Me too! Live oak jolted awake!

I love this while we are reducing our dependence on the fossil fuel machine we are improving our brain health! 50+ years of bike commuting and still going strong!

Cycling Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Study of Half a Million Finds Getting from A to B on a bicycle more often could reduce risk of dementia, possibly by protecting a part of the brain tied to memory functions, new research finds.

“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), and a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.”

Getting around a bike more often could reduce dementia risk.

Love the Sporades & Zappa!

Live Oak

Blood Moon through the trees in Santa Cruz CA

me too, had a beautiful view down here in Live Osk

A hill of calla lilies add color to this landscape in Santa Cruz, the sky is a cloudy blue grey, the sun’s reflection can be seen in Schwan Lagoon and on the Pacific beyond. In the distance is Walton lighthouse and the harbor.

2.23.26 palate cleanser for these crazy times #bestbikecommute #santacruz

What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
“The basic science on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels as a driver of climate change has been clear for well over a century,” Robert Howarth, a professor at Cornell University #endangermentfinding #epa

A biker on a pedestrian bridge over the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz California in the background you can see the Santa Cruz boardwalk on a beautiful sunny day with the Pacific Ocean gleaming in the background.

I am grateful! #bestbikecommute #santacruz

Image shows people protesting ICE’s lawlessness, they are lined up on both sides of a busy street carrying signs and holding candles in Santa Cruz California.

1.26.26 Good afternoon turn out on Ocean Street! #indivisiblesantacruzcounty #santactuz

Thank you Ed Davey!

"The most corrupt president The United States have ever seen."

UK Member of Parliament Ed Davey does not mince words when characterizing Trump after his move to take Greenland.

In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.

Mesmerizing thank you!

Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.

"The American people elected a man who, no matter what he tells us, is taking us to a future not of “America first,” but of “America alone” and “Me first"."

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...

Thank you, art heals!

Hi Lara, are you using stencils on your gelli plate? I have been loving printing with the gelli plate and am inspired by your colors and simplicity of your designs!

Are you using an iPhone for your beautiful images?

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Ptakh, by DakhaBrakha 14 track album

DakhaBrakha the voices of resistance out of Ukraine seems like the perfect sound track to our current unrest. New album released 12.25.25 #resist #DakhaBraka
dakhabrakha.bandcamp.com/album/ptakh

It’s hard to take Trump’s calls for restraint in Iran seriously when he is at the same time threatening to deploy the Insurrection Act against Minnesotans.

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The shadow of two people riding a tandem bike, they are on a bike path in Sonoma California passing a green field.

Nothing like a ride on a old clunky tandem to clear the head. #bestbikecommute #sonoma #laughter

Image of a blue sky with bald eagle sitting on a eucalyptus branch, Santa Cruz California close to Twin Lakes Beach.

First Eagle viewing of 2026, 1.6.26 Schwan Lagoon, Santa Cruz, #birdoftheday #bestbikecommute #santacruz

Hard not to feel despondent with a do nothing congress!

Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.

A Victorian Christmas Cards, there is a beet, with a human head and a walking stick, holding a sign in the shape of a heart that says "Merry Christmas to You", yes a bit strange to say the least.

Victorian Christmas Cards are a kick-Here is a beet wishing us a Merry Christmas

A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue

More on the dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder CO
Dr. Busalacchi said "Closing the center would be setting back science in this country by decades.” #SAVE-NCAR
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/c...