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Some days I need a reminder. #IdahoEscape #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

If you punish corrupt and cruel leaders and give voters what they need, you’ll win. Accountability for wrong doing and serving the people’s needs. Thats it.

Barclay's Willow (Salix barclayi) rimmed with rime #nativeplants

#MorningMusic Born in 1925, Colonel Buster Doss started in the family band at 6, left to join the snake oil tour at 13 & the navy at 17 where he produced USO shows. He owned radio stations, a record company, made B-western movies & he sang this gem. Stay above ground, now. 🪦🌛 youtu.be/u5cfdsxTKQ8

Illustration for HP Lovecraft's poem "Hallowe'en in a Suburb" Virgil Finlay, pen & ink, Weird Tales Magazine, September, 1952 #art #halloweenart

#NightMusic June Sailor picked up her first accordion when her dad bought her one at the start of the Covid 19 maelstrom. She’s half of the duo Adhodane, currently performing & traveling around Brittany in their camper w/ 2 dogs. This is The Flight of the Black Cat 🐈‍⬛ Later. youtu.be/GdaVWHDn2TI

The Angry Gnome failed to secure his own domain name. Accusations are very well supported. Share widely. #Idaho www.jimrisch.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Filing this under "Duh".

Happy 79th. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

Saw some needle ice yesterday - one of the very few times I've ever seen it. Did a double-take because it looked like out of season ghost pipe. The how: above freezing saturated ground & below freezing air. Little bits freeze & float up, next bit freezes & floats, & on & on until you get this.

#MorningMusic 🎃 Molly Tuttle's take on Thriller. She's accompanied by Ellen Angelico on dobro, Mary Meyer on mandolin, Vanessa McGowan on bass & Megan Jane on shaker. They play the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore MD on Halloween night. Zombie walk to the polls & vote early. 🧟‍♂️ youtu.be/2Z2-eKkbBPk

#NightMusic The BBC infamously banned Billie Holiday’s version of “Gloomy Sunday” during WWII because it might hurt public morale - they only lifted the ban in 2002. AKA “The Hungarian Suicide Song" by Rezső Seress & László Jávor. (Fwiw, Seress did off himself.) Be Gloomy. ✌️ youtu.be/KUCyjDOlnPU

Next stop? Israel & Netanyahu's majority on Tuesday, October 27. Last polls I saw had the opposition ever so slightly ahead. 🇮🇱 Hopefully his next stop will be before the International Criminal Court.

One of my favorite signs seen along the way.

Can't help but notice that Mary Peltola is an indigenous woman, two things this administration has no love for. Headline: Peltola and Democrats file motion to stop Trump administration from blocking election results www.adn.com/politics/202... #Yup'ik

First thing I saw this morning when I sat up in bed.

#MorningMusic 🧟‍♂️ Originally written by Winston O'Conner (aka Lord Intruder) from Tobago and set in a Trinidadian graveyard, “Jumbie Jamberee” morphed into “Zombie Jamboree” set in Woodlawn Cemetery in NYC by the time Harry Belafonte got ahold of it. Have a spooky little Sunday. youtu.be/3j3IL3igfEg

At the end if yesterday's hike...east of my home about 5 miles...maybe? 10/22/2026 Slightly west of Vantage, WA

#NightMusic #blues "That Last Home Run" was written by Willie Dixon & Lafayette Leake in 1974 to honor Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, surpassing Babe Ruth’s career 714. Sung by McKinley Mitchell w/ Dixon on bass & vocals, Leake on keyboards, & uncredited session players. Later. youtu.be/wgDzM8IcD3s

Been watching a sign feud. Some neighbor put up one of the 1st No's in the valley. It came down, then up, then down w/ a YES replacing. Which got thrown in the field, then replaced, then both. Both down now, BUT turns out a 2x Trump voter is removing the No signs. She want choice for her daughters.✊

Just read an article in the local paper noting that mailed ballots aren't guaranteed to arrive by election day. Sat down to lunch & these 2 stories popped up: Ballots found in dumpster in Seattle www.kiro7.com/news/local/u... San Antonio voting machines switching votes www.tpr.org/government-p...

Orion & Taurus, 6:06 AM #IdahoEscape

No, YOU'RE a Myoclonic Jerk. Am not. Are so. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga73...

#NightMusic 🐈‍⬛ Buddy Guy turned 90 this summer. Makes me think that while the black cat he’s singing about might have brought bad luck, it didn’t prove fatal. For him, at least. 🐈‍⬛ I went down to the cemetery Got down on my bended knees You know a black cat has crossed my dream 🐈‍⬛ youtu.be/kfF5VFF3CfM

#morningmusic “Goody Goody” was written for Benny Goodman in 1936. Goodman hadn't wanted a vocalist, preferring instrumentals. But he wanted commercial success more, so hired Helen Ward because “she was the only singer who could sing swing music properly.” We got us a Friday. youtu.be/7pE70mQJXjU

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#NightMusic 🪦 I think I’m about past the grieving phase of summer really being gone & am ready to embrace fall. Sort of. I Am Stretched On Your Grave is from an anonymous Irish Gaelic poem, “Táim sínte ar do thuama”, written in the 1600s. Dead Can Dance recorded this in 1993. youtu.be/56B7iWrDkV8

30+ years teaching middle & high schools. Can confirm.

The Libby Library app now defaults to allowing & recommending AI authors, readers, translators & art. Here's how to turn it OFF so you're only supporting humans (what a concept). Thx to the Eugene OR public library for the info & graphics. Full instructions also in alt text. #Libby #AI #Libraries

A sad but perfect metaphor for the Trump Administration. wapo.st/3WF2YQo

Whitestem Gooseberry (Ribes inerme) #nativeplants This shot taught me how good rubbing alcohol is at removing sap from hands & forearms & elbows.

#MorningMusic Poppa Ron Rowe calls himself an old man w/ young-fashioned ways. After some hiccups, his album One Foot In came out in May & is available on his website. Blind Lemon Jefferson wrote "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" in 1927. It's Thursday. youtu.be/PtlFokEb90o @bluesdjron.bsky.social

This is interesting. National, state & county numbers of early voting in the 2026 general election. Scroll down for a US map & national info, or pick a state & scroll a bit farther for demographics & counties. Thx to @hereforthecontent.bsky.social election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2... #idpol

#nightmusic Lake Street Dive started out in 2004 as an improvisational, avant-garde, free country band, but gave that up “in favor of something that actually sounded good”. They’re wrapping up a UK tour this week. Rachel Price's voice is something. youtu.be/a7QYybD_b5Q @lakestreetdive.bsky.social

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) #nativeplants #foliage

#MorningMusic 🧙🏼‍♀️ Norbert Slama 🪗 and Raphaël Bas🎸 recorded this at the Piety Street Flea Market (now Piety Market) in New Orleans in 2012. “La Sorcière” (The Witch) was composed by French accordionist Jo Privat, a cohort of Django Reinhardt. Woke to a little ⛈. Happy Wednesday. youtu.be/s_tbKStURnM

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#Nightmusic 👻 Lonnie Johnson originally wrote & recorded “Blue Ghost Blues” in 1927, playing it as a solo guitar piece. He re-recorded it accompanied by Roosevelt Sykes on piano in ’38. The sound effects are credited to "Unknown Artist”. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Later. youtu.be/XszXauQDe3Q

Risch's D.C. office phone number is 202-224-2752.

A short documentary from the ACLU about the October 19, 2025 ICE raid on Weiser, Idaho (11 min) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMd_... #idpol @aclu.org #ICE

#morningmusic Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Mary Chapin Carpenter didn’t start singing publicly until several years after her BA in American Civi from Brown, University. She’s got multiple Grammys, Academy of Country Music & CMA awards. "I Feel Lucky" It’s Tuesday. youtu.be/xoHUid2woio

🇨🇦 “Preliminary results so far show 76.5% voting to remain in Canada, and 23.5% voting to hold an independence referendum.” www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...

My new spirit animal. #DogsOfBluesky

#nightmusic #blues By her mid 30s, Sista Monica Parker had her own staffing company working with the likes of Apple, Sun, Yahoo! & HP. Her neighbor Stanley Burrell (aka MC Hammer) said she might want to consider singing, too. So now we get to enjoy this. Enjoy your evening. youtu.be/52T8DaV1fNU