What a stunning shot!

Anna's Hummingbird at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on March 24, 2026. One of the earliest nesting species in San Francisco, many recently-fledged young hummingbirds are now joining their parents in flying around Fort Mason.

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Tree Swallow at at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California on March 19, 2026.

Great Egret at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California on March 19, 2026.

There could not be a more perfect way to state my feelings on this matter...

Make sure others in your household are clothed if they plan to walk by behind you (unless they’re a cat). if you want to use a background image, set it up ahead of time, and test your video and audio before the session starts, so you’re ready to go and not fumbling to find those.

Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, report finds Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows

This is beyond comprehension: Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, report finds

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Female Bufflehead at Heron's Head Park, San Francisco on March 4, 2026. Buffleheads are the smallest diving ducks, and nest in abandoned woodpecker holes. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

The one in North Van used to make great lattes, but the last time I was there, it was quite disappointing.

But that's a daffodil...

Red-winged Blackbird at Pier 94 Wetlands, San Francisco on February 14, 2026.

Wow.

Canada, we have to do better on gun control. There is no way we can let this school shooting in Tumbler Ridge go unaddressed. We are not USians. We MUST respond to this, and we must do so together as a nation.

It is NOT okay that school shootings happen. Not here. Not anywhere. We MUST solve this.

"This morning parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love—the nation mourns with them, Canada stands by them," says PM Mark Carney as he reacts to the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

#cdnpoli

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

The Drift & Dribble Miscellany | Ben D'Andrea | Tufted Mafiosi of Little Italy This is a factual report, not a story. It summarizes my investigation into what happened to that band of pals who got dubbed, as a gibe at their Italian descent, the Farabutti: the crooks...

“Tufted Mafiosi of Little Italy.” by Ben D’Andrea www.augustdriftanddribble.com/dandrea.html

Fog lifting over Stanley Park

Watching the sun burn off the fog over Stanley Park on the last day of 2025.

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The Drift & Dribble Miscellany | Ben D'Andrea | Tufted Mafiosi of Little Italy This is a factual report, not a story. It summarizes my investigation into what happened to that band of pals who got dubbed, as a gibe at their Italian descent, the Farabutti: the crooks...

A little light fare (fiction): www.augustdriftanddribble.com/dandrea.html

36 years ago, 14 young Montreal women were murdered for one reason: They were women.

Misogyny & violence against women remain deeply rooted in our society. In the past year, there have been horrific attacks in BC that remind us how urgently we need to address this issue.

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The Drift & Dribble Miscellany | Ben D'Andrea | Tufted Mafiosi of Little Italy This is a factual report, not a story. It summarizes my investigation into what happened to that band of pals who got dubbed, as a gibe at their Italian descent, the Farabutti: the crooks...

A little light fare (fiction): www.augustdriftanddribble.com/dandrea.html

What Will You Say? YouTube video by Women's March

Holy shit. This video gave me chills. If you watch one thing today, please let it be this.
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4

Let’s bring civility back to the table. Maybe dress your turkey a little better.

Repost this if Trans people are welcome and safe with you

Good morning Bluesky folks #transrights

JD Vance tweet reads: “While l'm sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into "diversity is our strength, we don't need a melting pot we have a salad bowl" immigration insanity than Canada. It has the highest foreign-born share of the population in the entire G7 and its living standards have stagnated.”

JD Vance follow up tweet reads: “And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States: your stagnating living standards have nothing to do with Donald Trump or whatever bogeyman the CBC tells you to blame. The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you.”

This guy can get fucked

Holy shit! After Megyn Kelly gave a free pass to pedophiles Trump and Jeffrey Epstein to fuck children, this 14-year-old girl just gave Kelly a brutal reality check. 😳👇

Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?

It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."

Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy

This is horrendous.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

what a uniquely human privilege to share in the visceral experience of the agony of defeat

thrill of victory comes tomorrow