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Animal Parade 2 - from a trail cam just at the entrance to the backyard. Additional unique things this time: owls, bats, skunk, and even a (blurry) mtn lion. #mammals #nature #deer #bobcats #bears #love #Seattle #wildanimals #PNW #animals #nokings #elk #outdoors #zen #goodmorning #trailcam #coyote

Oops, I left the light on in the tree again. #autumn #nature #trees #Seattle #pnw #nokings #photography #love #eastcoastkin

This is not my favorite photo of my lovely wife because you can't see her face! But, this is my favorite pic of the Maui coastline because she's in it! #marinelife #maui #love #photography #nature #nokings

This is another occurrence of a bobcat marking the elk skull in our woods as her own. This is several times now, I don't know if it's the same bobcat or not. She's either re-marking, or conquering! #mammals #nature #cats #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #PNW #Caturday #nokings #cat #BeKind

Give me the huddling masses Not a government loaded with asses We strive for all folks to be free While they buy all their votes for a fee We're all the same, black, white or brown It's orange that makes you a clown Let's all pledge to help the most needy I'm so fucking sick of the greedy #vote

I love the ferns growing out of the trunk of this tree. In the PNW, rain=life=beautiful. #nature #autumn #love #trees #photography #Seattle #nokings

Bear encounter! But we're off-screen on the left. The bear is startled, runs away, then bravely returns with an eye on us. You can hear my lovely wife say, "Oh Sweetheart, we're so sorry we scared you" and "I see her", among other things. Soon, the bear walks toward us. Full descript is in alt text.

The pink and blue look like it's a gender reveal sunset, congrats, it's a boy and a girl. 🦑 #maui #ocean #photography #sunset #goodmorning #nokings

The most fucked-up thing about bird flu being discovered at a Utah mink farm is that there are still mink farms. Ugh. How much suffering are humans willing to cause for vanity?

Gratuitous moon shooting out of the tiki torch shot. It was pretty dark before sunrise, this is a long exposure. #maui #moon #photography #sunrise #nokings #vote #marinelife

Vote to kick the bastards out Vote to give more women clout Vote because they're all corrupt Vote before your heart erupts Kick them to their sullied curb OMG, that'd be superb We'll celebrate their big downfall And after that we'll jail them all #vote #midterms #nokings #bluewave #voteblue

This lake was a logging community 100 years ago. There are myriad enormous stumps with "eyes" from springboards they used. Now they look like ghostly beings haunting the lake. #trees #nature #pnw #Halloween #nokings #photography

I've taken a lot of turtle pics while snorkeling - and occasionally I've gotten 4 or more in the same shot... but never with this kind of lighting. Only really possible when the sun is first rising. (Also cool because nobody else is out there). #turtles #honu #photography #marinelife #nokings #maui

If you live near Seattle, get to the arboretum, stat! #autumn #nature #photography #trees #leaves #pnw #nokings

My lovely wife sat by the river today and painted this masterpiece of a local train trestle. Hard to see her painting because of the difference in lighting... but it's amazing! #art #watercolor #autumn #nokings #love #nature #pnw #Seattle

This is loud! And Eerie. When people say they hear coyotes calling out to sirens - this is what it sounds like. You can't see they coyotes in the video - only some cool, halloweeny apparition floating in front of the camera. #sound #wildanimals #coyotes #pnw #nokings #halloween

This photo is upside-down! It's a train trestle over a river, but I only took a pic of the reflection below the waterline and then rotated 180°. On the upper left you are seeing the leaves and the rocks on the bank of the river. #photography #fall #nokings #pnw

Menestune selfie. Courtesy of a tidepool reflection with lots of cool denizens. #maui #marinelife #nature #tidepool #ocean

From the Spring - this is a bunch of animals wandering down our driveway that runs down the length of the backyard. We don't use it a lot, as you can see. #wildanimals #mammals #zen #fun #cats #cool #mountains #Washington #voteblue #eastcoastkin

Cool camouflaged bug in the middle of a huge sunflower. That is all. #flowers #insects #nature #pnw #photography #nokings

PUMPKIN OUT! #PNW #fall #halloween #photography #nokings

It looks like Kong could step out and roar at any moment. He's the only exception to #NoKings. #maui #marinelife #goodmorning #nature #sunrise #photography

A beautiful bobcat visits at night and then again the next day (I think it's the same one). Both times, she stops to spray/mark the trail camera (um... thank you?) #cats #mammals #nature #pnw #seattle #love #goodmorning #nokings #BeKind #trailcam #wildanimals

Vote to protect every child Against every fucking pedophile Vote like you wanna save the Earth Before they plunder her for all she's worth Women surely need your vote as well 'cause MAGA sure has made their life a Hell So vote like you only see one hue Vote the whole damn ticket only blue #vote

Our basketball pole used to have a foam collision protector around the lower half, but... #mammals #nature #bear #love #trailcam #Seattle #goodmorning #PNW #nokings #bears

My lovely wife lends a hand to demonstrate the enormous size of this mushroom/conk/alien overlord found in the Cascade Mountains. #Mushrooms #fungi #fungifriends #trees #pnw #photography #nokings #BeKind

This gecko was outside the bathroom window. Check out her breathing. #Maui #herps #lizard #nature #nokings #love

Post something from your home that you love with no explanation. (an object, no people or animals) #nokings #joy #love #vote #bekind

Dude, you've got some grass on your... no, the other side... no, it's still there. #mammals #elk #deer #pnw #seattle #love #nokings #vote #goodmorning #manners #trailcam

This lake is cooking up some cloud soup. #nature #sunset #Seattle #nokings #love #bekind #photography #pnw

Go to your camera roll and search "boat", then post a picture of a boat you like.

A deer seemingly stops to hear my band playing some Death Cab for Cutie through the window inside our house. She may be our only fan. That's not me singing, I play guitar. #pnw #deer #trailcam #nokings #love #mammals #bands

Metaphorical sun setting on the Republican control of Congress. Actual sun setting in south Maui. #marinelife #love #nature #ocean #nokings #photography #sunset

The world's largest tuning fork. Or a cool, autumnal yellowwood tree. You make the call. #fall #colors #Seattle #pnw #nature #photography #nokings #trees