“Skipper”

a checkered skipper butterfly

Oh look, it’s TACO Tuesday again.

President Trump announced he was indefinitely extending the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, which was set to expire within hours.

He was talking about resuming bombing literally hours earlier. Someone must have shown him the stock ticker. Or jangled keys in front of his face.

“Flowering Red Currant”

Another of the relatively early bloomers in Oregon.

A spray of pink flowers

“Fern Leaf with Mite”

tiny fern leaf with an even tinier bug on a bed of moss

Just a tiny mushroom with some blue light.

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The Japanese Pieris are in bloom out front and the bees are loving it.

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“Signs”

Apparently the intersection of the Serif and Sans Serif Trails.

inconsistent trail intersection sign

“Wake Up Call”

Dark-eyed Junco making a ruckus on top of our house this morning near dawn.

bird on a roof peak

“Demon Duck”

Actually a Cinnamon Teal, but oh those eyes!

a duck on the water