I’m grateful to the legislators who voted to approve the Wetland Protection Act & send it to the full IL House of Representatives! Wetlands provide many benefits, like habitat, flood mitigation, water filtration & aquifer recharge.
Let’s protect wetlands with the WPA! #wetlands #habitat #water 🌎
Carole King, former US Representative Patrick J. Kennedy and me posing for a picture in a Congressional office.
Miss King, we met when I was a House staffer in DC and you were advocating for funding to protect the environment! You were kind enough to take a picture with me and sign my Tapestry CD. Thank you so much for your advocacy and for all the beautiful music you’ve given us!
Give Hunter some love! He took his first steps toward becoming scuba certified this morning. He was such a natural that he ended up playing catch underwater after lessons ended! #scubadiving #scuba
Man testifying before a committee about a piece of legislation.
I testified before a Senate Committee at the Wisconsin State Capitol today to support the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, which acquires and protects public lands for habitat and outdoor recreation.
Future generations should also be able to enjoy our state’s natural areas. #conservation #birds
I get the same feeling you describe when I’m at a party where it seems like everyone is drinking and I discover the person I’m talking to is also in recovery.
Man holding shotgun he won in a raffle with the proceeds going to wetlands restoration and conservation.
Boy posing in front of mural that makes him look like he has wings.
Boy posing in front of mural that makes him look like he has wings.
Not only did the boys get their wings & I win a 20 ga shotgun at the WI Ducks Unlimited convention, but the money we spent on raffle tickets will restore wetlands! I collaborate with DU at work, & I’m a DU member b/c we share the same goal: working for policies that create habitat birds need.
Give yourself a moment, take a load off and check out the latest bird to hang out at our bird feeder. Whatever you’re doing right now is not more important than relaxing with a red bellied woodpecker. #birds #redbelliedwoodpecker
Child wearing Gi on a jiu jitsu mat.
It’s always important to remember the blessings in your life, no matter how big or small. My son got his new Gi along with some new confidence at his second Jiu Jitsu lesson tonight. I had to stop myself from going on the mat to give him a hug! #jiujitsu
One bird eating at a bird feeder with another flying by.
One bird eating at a bird feeder with another flying by and attempting to land on the feeder.
Top off your year with these cool shots of just a couple of the hundreds of freeloading birds we fed with Carla’s birdfeeder this year. #birds
Boy standing on a lake with the ice smooth with no snow cover.
Boy lying on ice shaped like waves due to the action of the wind.
Hunter appearing to walk on water on Lake Monona’s ice vs. lying down on Lake Mendota’s frozen waves. It’s amazing what the wind does to lake ice! #water #ice #wind
Dog resting on a number of pillows
Keep yourself as warm and cozy as Champ is in the dog pillow fort he’s apparently created. #dog #doglover
PSA: Just because a lot of birds packed up and moved south for the winter, doesn’t mean you stop filling your bird feeder. The Northern Cardinal we dubbed “Chiefy” and his lady who live here year-round showed up after the blizzard! #birds #conservation #northerncardinal
Dog bearing teeth and wearing a bow tie.
Well, who would’ve guessed? Turns out Champ’s a damn vampire. It’s always the last ones you expect. #dog #vampire #bowtie
Man sits at committee hearing table speaking in favor of legislation.
I testified at the WI Capitol for Rep Tony Kurtz & Sen Patrick Testin’s bills to keep the Legislature working to pass the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, vital for land conservation. KN has long enjoyed statewide popularity and bipartisan support & deserves passage. #habitat #conservation #birds
Thanks, Uncle Chris, for showing the boys the outdoors, even with chores, can be fun. Otto took to tree climbing and hand-pruning dead branches. Hunter mastered the riding lawn mower. Both boys helped stack firewood. And Hunter blasted targets with a 12 gauge shotgun, a bullseye every time!
5 years sober! Growing up, my father drank as a hobby & I wasn’t my mom’s priority. So I suffered alone with anxiety & ADHD. I discovered alcohol as a teen to mute my anxieties. In 2020 I got help to stop self-medicating. I have a great family, good life & sons who eat spicy foods w/me on a dare!
Two boys wearing Packers pajamas giving the touchdown sign in front of a television showing a Packers game.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!! #nfl #packers #touchdown #steelers
Two boys wearing Packers pajamas giving the touchdown sign in front of a television showing a Packers game.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!! #nfl #touchdown #packers #football
Two boys wearing Packers pajamas giving the touchdown sign in front of a television showing a Packers game.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!! #packers #nfl #touchdown
Two boys wearing Packers pajamas giving the touchdown sign in front of a television showing a Packers game.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!!
Congratulations! Coming up on five years (fingers crossed) in 10 days. It’s the best things I’ve even done for myself and everyone around me. Hope it’s need good to you.
Two boys wearing Green Bay Packers pajamas giving a touchdown sign.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!!
Two boys wearing Green Bay Packers pajamas giving a touchdown sign.
TOUCHDOWN, @greenbaypackers.bsky.social!!!
Two boys wearing Green Bay Packers pajamas giving a touchdown sign.
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!!
Two boys in Packers pajamas giving the touchdown signal
TOUCHDOWN, @gbpackers.bsky.social!!!
I’ve been a King fan for 40 years and sober for five, and I never thought about The Shining this way. You’re absolutely right, when I was drinking the thought of spending a winter with no access to booze would be been unthinkably stressful. WAY more stressful than threats from anything supernatural.
