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Painter of landscapes, lifter of heavy things — living between the remoteness of the Californian desert and a PNW island. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✌🏼
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Just a European pigeon appreciation post. In Athens, Greece shot on a Nikon CoolPix. #travel #birdsky #photography

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The Temple of Poseidon at the tip of Cape Sounion. Taken during sunset on my trip to Greece last week. On a Nikon CoolPix. #travel #photography

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Here’s some big ganodermas for #MushroomMonday Shot with the flash on with a Nikon CoolPix. #fungifriends

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This grackle is a common urban bird in the desert. Parking lots, cafes, and even airport lobbies. Shot on a Nikon CoolPix. #birdsky #desert #photography

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Caught this bald eagle couple high up in the trees on a recent hike. Shot with a Nikon CoolPix. #birdsky #photography #pnw

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Bufflehead ducks enjoying the marsh. Shot on a Nikon CoolPix. #birdsky #ducks #pnw #photography

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Some small turkey tails hanging on through the beginning of spring. #fungifriends #mushrooms #pnw

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20 pages in…this will be a very good book. #BookSky #books 📚💙

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Cute grouping of Tricoloma friends for Mushroom Monday. #mushroommonday #pnw #hiking

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This tiny Mycena, or bonnet mushroom stood strong on its own amongst the mossy foliage along one of my neighborhood trails. #mushroommonday #pnw

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Picked up this short but resonant read from a little free library. Spagna’s essays on finding home in the wilderness, the grit of trail work, and unexpected queer love felt both relatable and deeply comforting. 💙📚 #booksky

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Diversity is a fact: All kinds of people exist. Equity is a goal: All kinds of people deserve a chance at success. Inclusion is how we get to equity. By including them, they can achieve success. It's that simple.

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I wish I could remember where I found this waterfall. Most likely somewhere near Mt Baker in the North Cascades. #waterfallwednesday #nature

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King Parrots and Rainbow Lorikeets from a trip to Cania Gorge last year... 🪶 #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots

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Nakalele Point was born 1.3 million years ago from lava flows of the West Maui Volcano. Its basalt cliffs now stand against relentless waves, sculpted into jagged coastlines and a striking pitted texture that tells the story of time and erosion. #rockintuesday #nature #maui #volcano

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Love finding giant Ganodermas on forested walks. #nature #mushroommonday #fungifriends #hiking #pnw

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Lady Gaga singing in wingdings again we are so fucking back

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No commentary needed. 🦕 #nature #moss #dinosaur

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Momentum Canada has a petition calling on the GoC to recognize that the US is no longer a "safe third country", to update travel guidance to the US and create a clear and accessible pathway for trans refugees. Please join me in signing. #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Urban still-life is one of my favorite things to paint. These Miller High Life cans greeted me on the stairs to my therapist’s office once. Oil on arches paper. #art #artsky #painting #stilllife #pnw

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“Beachcomber”. Oil on arches paper. Painted this a few years ago from a camping trip out at Fort Flagler, Washington. #art #painting #pleinair #beach #nature #pnw

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Ladder Canyon and Painted Hills Canyon trail in the Mecca Wilderness will be in my top 10 hikes of all time. 🪨 #RockinTuesday #nature #hiking #desert #california #getoutside #rocks

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Okay one more for #MushroomMonday Laccaria laccata, aka the “Deceiver,” gets its name from its ever-changing look. Found in forests & heathlands, it teams up with Pines, Birch & Beech, thriving in poor soil. Found on my neighborhood hike. #fungifriends #nature #hiking #getoutside

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Always enjoyed finding a ton of interesting fungi configurations on my hikes. These oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) were going strong in June. #nature #hiking #pnw #fungifriends #getoutside

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The Mecca Hills Wilderness, shaped by the San Andreas Fault, spans 26,242 acres of colorful canyons and ancient rock formations—some over 600 million years old. Maybe it will inspire me to paint more. #nature #hiking #desert #getoutside

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