The Seasons Of Love

 

 

“Dusk is just an illusion because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And that means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are there cannot be one without the other yet they cannot exist at the same time. How would it feel I remember wondering to be always together yet forever apart?”

 
~Nicholas Sparks

  The Notebook

 

Sunset on Desmond road. It was one of the last hot summer nights of summer, and yet the air, the light, the colors all whispered autumn. We were on the way to see one of the last flights of the Mexican Free-tailed bats. Nights like this are bittersweet. The bats are my only summer friend, and I miss them very much when they leave, but look at that sunset, it's got a little autumn influence to it, and I love it, but unfortunately, the bats won't be a part of it soon. I wish we humans could customize our living adventure. Put everything together. Oh well, second thought, every season has amazing gifts, and the longing of love can be a good thing. 

They're Eating Cats And Dogs

 

 

 "I have a concept of a plan."

~DJT

2024 Debate, when asked about replacing the Affordable Care Act.

 

 

 Debate Transcript

ABC News 

September 10th 2024 

 

 

Trust me, she won.

 

 

If You Would Have Told Me 20 Years Ago...

 

 

 “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.

 He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. 

He can never be trusted with power again.”

 

~Dick Cheney

September 6th 2024

 

... that I would admire Dick (Darth Vader) Cheney about anything, I would have laughed in your face, and spit on your grave! But here I am today, finding myself in just that position! Cheney, despite being a staunch hardcore republican, is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, because of the extreme danger Donald Trump poses to democracy. Trump has always been danger to this country, and frankly this endorsement should have come a long time ago, like before Trump tried to steal the 2020 election, but I am glad he came to the light, there is a lot of room for those looking for their way, or to maybe just see a better day going forward. His daughter, Liz Cheney, endorsed Harris yesterday, and it is my hope more republicans will follow. All are welcome, there is plenty of room over here with us.

Come to the light.

 

Update... the nutjob speaks.

 

 

Dancing In September

 

“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.”

 
~J.K. Rowling,

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

 

This year, September 1st, was bright and vibrant with color! From here in Stockton, all the way to Placerville, you can see little pockets of color, much earlier than I have seen in years! Maybe the heat of the summer was good for the leaves. I am not sure, but I am already in the autumn spirit, and that feels really good, because this year, with the national election, everything will be especially stressful. I plan on soaking up all the color I can find, because I am going to need it!

 

 

I'm 21!

 

YES! She's talking about YOU! Asshole!

And I'm talking about you too! Especially on the anniversary of this blog! You see, you are a weirdo, as are your posse, J.D. Vance and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . Two political losers, who out of personal bitterness and political greed, want to take us back in time not just to the dark days of the Trump administration, but to the even darker times of Jim Crow and beyond. These unhinged scared men want a dystopian America where women, minorities, and those who simply disagree with their political, social,  and cultural views and polices are cast aside and perhaps imprisoned. Where THEY get to choose who you love, and to police our medical records, beginning with abortion and ending up who knows where! They will end Social Security, and decided your worth on whether or not you have given birth or if you can contribute to society whether or not you are disabled!

Kamala Harris was indeed talking about him last night at the, Democratic National Convention, as she accepted the nomination for President of the United States, but she was also talking about her love for her family. Her love of country. Her determination to see America be that "shining city on the hill."She spoke of her career as a prosecutor in Alameda County, as District Attorney of San Francisco. As a senator who took on big banks, and yes, handed Trump his ass, when she and other attorneys general from around the country sued Donald him for fraud over the phony Trump University scam!

So yes Trump, she was talking about you. But she was mostly talking to us about a brighter future that waiting for us, just a few months from now. If we let it be. When I began this blog, I never dreamed where my blog and I would go together. Highs. Lows. Autumn leaves and Sandhill Crane. Deadly pandemics, and Donald Trump. Hillary. Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert Di Nero. Grief. Healing. Mindfulness, Music. Sorrow. But the greatest of all things, will always be LOVE. Those are the posts that I think make this blog worth existing. I pray as I write this that when I wish my blog Happy Anniversary next year, the world will be a little happier then it is at this moment. That life will feel good again, and that our country will be coming together as one. 

 

This blog turns 21 years old today. It's old enough to drive, drink and vote.

 

It's a person all it's own. For now. Because if Trump wins, he will control what we read, the media, the music we listen to, the shows we stream, and all of that is what has gone into to bring this blog to life.

 

If that happens. I will pull the plug on this blog. No more photography. 

 

But I am not really afraid of that happening, because Kamala Harris will when in November, and take us forward, because WE'RE NOT GOING BACK! WE MUST VOTE!

 

  This is my prayer.

 

AMEN!

 

 

For Immediate Release

  “So, for anyone who questions whether allies matter, they do. Today is a powerful example of why it’s vital to have friends in this world. Friends you can trust, work with and depend upon, especially on matters of great consequence and sensitivity like this.

 Our alliances make our people safer.”

 

President Joe Biden

August 1st 2024

 

I hope folks remember that, when preparing to vote this coming November. Right now, in Trump, people on the right are seeing the entertainer, not the dangerous reality TV buffoon. Joe Biden has been an amazing president, and he will work for us until his last day in office. I can sleep at night because of him, so I honestly don't understand why folks can't see what a decent man he is. I am hoping by November, the voting public with begin to see, Trump for who, and what, he is! A selfish man, who is in it to keep himself out of prison. I have the greatest of faith in the Biden/Harris administration, and for Kamala Harris as president one day soon! Lately, every day seems better than the last. I am almost afraid to be this happy!

Weird

 

"I have never been asked a question in such a horrible manner, first question. You don't even say "Hello, how are you." Are you with ABC?

 Because I think they are a fake news network,

 a terrible network"

 

July 31st, 2024

National Association Of Black Journalists Convention

Chicago, Illinois

 

WEIRD! Or the usual Trump fuckery? No, after contemplation it was weird, because he imploded in an spectacular manner, like he wants to lose the election! Life, lately, has almost been too good to be true! I am almost afraid to be this happy!

George W. Bush saw the weird all the way back in 2017!

via @CBoTheEggman

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November 5th 2024

 

During a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Vance — now former President Donald Trump’s running mate — said Harris was one of the “childless cat ladies” who “want to make the rest of the country miserable too.” Vance added, “If you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez], the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children.”

 

 

See you on November 5th, J.D.! 

 

 

Kamala Harris, For The People

Via New York Times

 

Thank you, President Joe Biden, And God's Speed!

 

History Writes The Script

 

I Heard The News Today, Oh Boy

 

“Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called news, and auto-tune is called singing.” 

~Criss Jami

   Killosophy

 

 

So, news happened today.

 

God, I'm tired. God, Give me strength. God, give me hope.

 

 

The Path Of The Bullet

 

“There are no bad pictures;

 that's just how your face looks sometimes.” 

~Abraham Lincoln

Via New York Times

Chaos At Event In Pennsylvania

 

“Those who wish to be feared seem to forget

 humanity's tendency to kill those they fear.” 

~Wayne Gerard Trotman 

 

I don't want Trump dead. I sure don't want to see innocent rally attendees dead. I want to see him live a very long life in a prison cell. 

 

But this violence is what our country has devolved into, because of a man preaching hate. This is what happens when that same man encourages and indeed rewards political violence. 

 

Did he deserve it? No! But it's not terribly surprising. And I wonder, now that he has been shot, will he rethink the availability of guns? A good guy with a gun, did not save him. A trained man with a gun saved him. I wonder if it will all finally sink in?

More later.

 

Posted To Truth Social This Evening

 

 

 

Feng Shui

 

“The sky
lights up
with fireworks
when you
follow your
dreams.” 

~Avijeet Das

Hubby and I did a little Feng Shui last week, by completely moving our bedroom around. The bed is no longer under the window, it's on the opposite wall. Other than that, it's somewhat a work in progress. But just by doing that one action, we have gained an lot of positivity. For one... there's more light first thing in the morning! I have come to enjoy having a lot of light in the place I used to be a cave dweller, but the old house taught me a lot about light. And all the hard work came with another bonus, you see, the good folks of Stockton love to launch great big illegal fireworks on Independence Day, and that gave us a free fireworks show from the comfort of our bedroom window!

 

 Let me tell you, it was Spectacular! I know, the illegal ones are dangerous, and I really shouldn't praise them, but it was better for us then risking the possibility of drunk drivers, driving through crowded streets, and not to mention the occasional need to drive long distances to see them. Another plus to the new arrangement in the bedroom, it now allows Joey a warm place on the hamper so he can see outside in the window! Sometimes everything just comes together! More on the room later. It feels so good to be so much closer to having our life in the house over, and the beginning of our lives in the condo beginning!

“Are the fireworks over, or just beginning?” 

~David Sinclair

  Without the Mob, There Is No Circus

Happy Independence Day?

 

“Independence day is a reminder for all of us to stop taking our Independence for-granted”

 

~  Anamika Mishra 

 

This might the last Independence Day we see for a while... or ever! 

Organize, Pray,Vote!

 

With Fear For Our Democracy, I Dissent...

  

"With fear for our democracy, I dissent."

 

~Justice Sotomayor 

This final paragraph of Judge Sotomayor's decision, pretty much seals it. On this day, July 1st, 2024, we have, in affect, a King, not a President. Today, we lost America. I will never forgive the justices who allowed Trump to ruin us. He couldn't have done it without them! Today Jack Smith has not only been knee capped, his legs are broken and his gut punched.

In The Words Of Justice Sotomayor...

"The majority’s single-minded fixation on the President’s need for boldness and dispatch ignores the countervailing need for accountability and restraint. The Framers were not so single-minded. In the Federalist Papers, after “endeavor[ing] to show” that the Executive designed by the Constitution “combines . . . all the requisites to energy,” Alexander Hamilton asked a separate, equally important question: “Does it also combine the requisites to safety, in a republican sense, a due dependence on the people, a due responsibility?” The Federalist No. 77, p. 507 (J. Harvard Library ed. 2009). The answer then was yes, based in part upon the President’s vulnerability to “prosecution in the common course of law.” Ibid. The answer after today is no. Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop. With fear for our democracy, I dissent."

 

From Judge Sotomayor's Dissent

( Page 30)

 

Pray

 

 

To The Bat Bridge, Robin

 

 

"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb."

 

~Batman 

1960's TV Show

 

So, the Mexican Free-tailed bat is finally back! I think of them as a summertime adventure, but technically they are definitely a springtime visitor as well. We came across them, for the first time, late last summer. It was all quite by accident, which is the best way to experience any adventure for the first time, and it was delightful but unfortunately they were only a few weeks from returning on their migratory path. I only got to see them a handful of times. It was disappointing, but I resolved to be ready for their return. So, I spent my free time this past year, learning about them and prepping for their return. Things like what to look for, listen for, and oh, hey, what's that smell? If don't hear anything in particular, but you know for sure that bats are located in a certain area, the smell of ammonia is a big clue that they are nearby. Most folks probably wouldn't like the smell, but to be honest, I love it! It's certainly distinctive. It's a little like bat pee mixed with bat sweat. That sounds terrible, I know, but to me all it means is, Honey, I'm home.

 

98% of my experience with the bats is amazing. I get to learn about lighting with my camera. I get to learn facts about bats that I never knew before, for instance did you know they are amazing pollinators? They are as beneficial as the honeybees are. The sunsets I get to see are truly awesome, and the people you meet who share that passion with you have always been really fun to talk to. No politics. No suspicious heaviness in the air, just a couple people enjoying a part of nature that is, by erroneous popular belief, misunderstood. All in all it's very rewarding, except for the fact that I am ultra allergic to one of my bat friends favorite meals, mosquitos. I am sitting here right now with my feet swollen twice their normal size, large welts, and deep painful red "burn" rash from the bites. I left home without spraying my clothes with deet, or putting my boots on. What a mistake. Had I learned nothing from the summer of 2023?

 

I am going to let my feet heal, then I am going back to the bridge, probably sometime later this week, or early next week. I love my bats, and no one is going to keep me from studying them. They clean up the mosquitos and other pests, and pollinate beautiful night flowering plants, HELL, I wish I could own a bat of my very own! Or a colony of bats, yes, I would definitely own a whole colony of them if I could!

 

 

 

Just Watch, Nothing Else Needs To Be Said

 

"If you think gas prices are high now, 

just wait until you are forced to drive an electric vehicle."

 

~Marjorie Taylor Greene

June 9th 2024

At A Trump Rally