Bearish bearded man in a red shirt staring closely at a golden retriever puppy who is looking on in interest elsewhere.

Bearish bearded man in a red shirt and golden retriever puppy with their heads tilted back, mouths open, expressing joy that the deck couch is out for the season.

Golden retriever puppy on a black deck couch with two green/blue/white striped pillows.

Golden retriever puppy sitting on a black ottoman that is part of a deck couch set of the same color. Two green/blue/white striped pillows on the couch. A fire table, next to puppy on ottoman, is also on the deck.

Got the deck couch out and set up (just before a short rain, yay 🤷‍♀️). There was much rejoicing.

Golden retriever puppy head (seen through a window reflecting trees behind the photographer) resting on a couch covered by a chunky yarn blanket. There are branches a maple tree, freshly budding, seen above her head.

This is the look I get when I leave without her.

Swalwell: "I want to knock out this argument we even need ICE doing what they're doing in the first place. If they are so easily moved from our streets, where they are terrorizing people, to passing out bottles of water in the airport, did we really need them terrorizing people in the first place?"

Two bearish men on a ferry with beards blowing in the wind.

Two bearish men on a ferry with beards blowing in the wind.

Bearish man with a four-leaf clover made of multi-green colored yarn.

In Port Townsend for our anniversary (27 together and 13 married). Ferry ride was windy, clover yarn gift is as big as his ( @catdaddypnw.bsky.social ) head 🍀

Bearish man in sunglasses with a mostly dry golden retriever puppy.

After a lot of drain clogging puppy fur, we both survived her first wash and blow dry at the self-wash your dog place. So much puppy fur everywhere.

About ten minutes before totality. Canon Mark IV 75-300mm f4-5.6

A few hours before lunar eclipse. Canon Mark IV 75-300mm f4-5.6

Same experience for me. Just before totality, almost constant clouds. A few hours before, clear 🤷‍♀️
It was good to do a crash course of how to work my camera while in the dark, again.

Puppy update: amazingly still adorable

Three bearish men with a golden retriever puppy posing for the picture at a coffee shop

Two bearish men with a squinting golden retriever puppy between them

Two bearish men with a golden retriever puppy at a coffee shop

Two bearish men in a car with a golden retriever puppy between them

Sunny skies means out to the coffee shop with the puppy, @catdaddypnw.bsky.social , and @terrypicknell.bsky.social

A squirrel eating from a bird feeder, hanging upside down by their back feet.

It’s hard to be annoyed when all I can think about is the entertainment value I lost when I didn’t see them get into this position. 🤸‍♀️

Happy birthday!

a neon sign says hello there in purple letters Alt: a neon sign says “hello there” in purple letters, where the “O” and “T” letters blink on and off making it read “hell here” intermittently

Is the lighting change in words intended?

PNW winter day lake view. Blue sky and a few small clouds with shrubbery and a Douglas fir in the background, and a lit fire table - that has a metal skull in the flames on blue/white/green/clear glass pebbles - on a deck with patio and Christmas lighting in the foreground.

More regarding today’s winter weather in the PNW.

Sigh

Image does not reflect typical winter weather in the PNW.

Lake view with trees in foreground (silhouetted by a sun in the pale blue winter sky morning) and a tree filed hill in the background

At Lake Padden this morning, where is my snow? ☀️

Jet flying (east to west) across the starry, PNW night sky with a few clouds

Jet flying (east to west) across the starry, PNW night sky with a few clouds and the moon

Less dramatically edited and another with moon

Jet flying across (east to west) a starry, PNW night sky with a few clouds

Night flight earlier

Night sky full of stars and a few wisps of clouds. A Douglas fir tree in foreground.

Pretty stars last night while walking the puppy.

Happy birthday!

The pupcup:
(Ignore what I’m saying. I can’t help it.)

Golden retriever puppy between two bearish men in a car

Golden retriever puppy face

Golden retriever puppy face

Bearish man in the foreground, golden retriever puppy face in the background

Post-puppycup puppy face. Out getting used to riding in the car with @terrypicknell.bsky.social .

With @terrypicknell.bsky.social

Phone lock screen showing a bearish man’s head upside down while a golden retriever puppy is attacking the man’s beard.

I recently changed mine from this. Admittedly, it was a little confusing identifying which side of the phone was up. 🤷‍♀️ (that is @terrypicknell.bsky.social being attacked by a just over two month Bera)

Don’t forget the rumble seats

Ahhh. Thanks, pilgrim

But the frisbee scene?! Classic!

I too am not Portuguese sized and know exactly how that feels. But it beats the day long train from Madrid to Lisbon with all the stops.

The only positive I can see from this right now is: now Johnson doesn’t have an excuse anymore to not do his job. Maybe this’ll finally be the moment to force the Epstein files.

Golden retriever puppy (5 months old) in a bearish man’s arms

Golden retriever puppy (2 months old) in a bearish man’s arms

Three months together and she’s getting huge

Have a great time! And the comfort of first/business class is addictive for tall people.

Two bearded men posing with a no kings crowd in the background.

Bearded man with short that says Protect Trans Folks posing with no kings protest rally behind him.

No kings protest rally, many signs

No kings protest rally, many signs

The rain didn't keep Bellingham, WA from representing our awesome community on No Kings Day. #nokings #resist #protectourheealthcare