More video from the arrest of disabled military veterans at the US Capitol. They brought tulips in recognition of Iranians killed by bombings, & held a flag-folding ceremony honoring slain US troops. They asked to meet Speaker Mike Johnson accept the folded flag. They were arrested for not leaving.
*ploink* *plink* *ploink*
purple stemmed new growth leaves sticking out like green tongues in an ode to the rolling stones' logo w/ a single blue blossom top right, all in glacial sand & gravel
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora)
Early pollinators, dig in.
#wildflowers
#nativeplants
#idahoescape
Problems with Hurricanes Victor Hernández Cruz A campesino looked at the air And told me: With hurricanes it's not the wind or the noise or the water. I'll tell you he said: it's the mangoes, avocados Green plantains and bananas flying into town like projectiles. How would your family feel if they had to tell The generations that you got killed by a flying Banana. Death by drowning has honor If the wind picked you up and slammed you Against a mountain boulder This would not carry shame But to suffer a mango smashing Your skull or a plantain hitting your Temple at 70 miles per hour is the ultimate disgrace. The campesino takes off his hat— As a sign of respect toward the fury of the wind And says: Don't worry about the noise Don't worry about the water Don't worry about the wind— If you are going out beware of mangoes And all such beautiful sweet things.
"Problems with Hurricanes" by Victor Hernández Cruz
from his 2001 collection Maraca: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000
#poem #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth
#morningmusic
The Petersons are a sibling band from Branson, Missouri - Katie, Ellen, Matt & Julianne. The bison all live in Dogwood Canyon Nature Park - Note the white bison (named Takoda - “friend to everyone”) born in 2024.
Slept late today. Good morning.
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#nightmusic
Happy birthday, Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr.
🎉
Born in Spanish Harlem & a lifelong resident of NYC, he helped bring Latin music to American ears. The $$$ foundation he created still helps Latin percussion and piano students.
Tito lived 1923-2000.
Later.
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“All rise!”
So maybe somewhere between a lentil and a lima. 🫘
Dozens of veterans were arrested by US Capitol Police on Monday after they occupied the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill to protest President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
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Watch all, but the final 90 seconds (blind vet/flowers on floor) are powerful.
The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. -Robert Wilson Lynd-
Bluesky glitchy again, or just me?
🤣 I forgot all about it. That would be most excellent.
comic with two people standing on a street, one with dog on leash. Dog is on hind legs sniffing a public trash can. Caption = "I've saved so much money since I got a drug sniffing dog."
Shit. There goes all my crypto coin.
Henri Matisse, Féte des Fleurs, Nice (detail) (oil on canvas, 1923)
#morningmusic
Who knows what POPE v. POTUS smackdowns are coming this week. FWIW Popes can perform exorcisms, having “the inherent authority to command demons”. My money’s on Leo XIV. In anticipation, here’s Tom Lehrer with his 1965 Vatican Rag.
Enjoy the new week.
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“The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman
excerpt read by Shia Justine Wilson (@shiajustine)
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#poem #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth
I'm putting the odds at 65% to 35% it's still in the box.
It's a great audio book as well. The narrator does it justice.
#nightmusic
Osman Kırca is from Cavdir Village in Türkiye. “I’m here in my grandfather’s homeland. I never left.” He was honored as a Living Human Treasure in Jan. “I felt like I was receiving something in return for all the effort I put in. I’m grateful.”
G'night.
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How cool.
I’m out in the field right now but here’s info. Let me know if you need more and I’ll pull out the manual when I get back to the house.
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Oh no.
I got a Blueair 311i max a couple months back because of its wildfire smoke rating by Consumer Reports. So far I like it. Fyi it was cheaper direct from the company than thru other outlets.
HAH!!!
I think two of my campers could almost camp out in @hellsworth406.bsky.social 's camper.
A thing impressing me with Pete Buttegeig is that he doesn’t come on stage & give a stump speech, pausing for applause. He talks a bit, then opens the hall to questions. And fields them. Sure, questions repeat, so answers do too. But he’s listening and people know it.
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I have camper envy.
How many ways can you say "I'm scared of people who aren't white"?
