nice, cool saturday for july

thanking frige for her many blessings

dog was given an "authentic" himalayan yak chew --- yak milk, cow milk, salt, and lime juice --- his life is now complete

incidentally, the recipe was originally used to make a long-lasting food for people at high altitudes

cat looked particularly crazed this morning --- sometimes i fear him

still celebrating the fourth of july

excellent view of fireworks from the balcony, the best since i've been here --- a good storm came through and there was heat lightning all around ---- the centennial park fireworks were set off where the old stadium used to be so partially visible from here --- a great view of the display at old fourth ward park, their firststill

sweating the fourth

dump truck barricades and a lot of sweaty people --- especially the firefighters than ran the race in their fire-fighting gear

jaw-dropping ideology

there have been more than a few fukd up decisions by republican-appointed judges of late, but this might top them all:  "U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III ruled last week that children have no fundamental right to learn to read and write in the United States."

orchidaceaen update

"The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the twin tubers in some species of Orchis." ---- this i did not know

fresh start for the mama and her pups

the sad mama dog and her eight wormy nasty puppies that i helped lizzie with are all much improved now

dog on the mountain

we met angela and her rambunctious baby girl dog at arabia mountain this morning --- a little warm and a little humid but still nice --- lots of dog water, including in the geodesic survey marker on top of the mountain ---

random images

"rage, rage against the dying of the light"

i joined 10,000 or so who gathered yesterday morning at the jail and then marched to the federal courthouse to say that the way this administration treats refugees ain't ok --- there were marches everywhere, some bigger than others --- a friend joined half dozen of her neighbors with signs in big stone gap, in the nether reaches of virginia --- will it do any good? who knows at this point