Amitah
@amitah.bsky.social
On a mission to share beauty in #photography #art and #life. #photographer #writer #designer #entrepreneur + #kayaker living in the #PNW. #Nature lover. All photos are mine, unless shared or otherwise attributed. Please respect everyone’s copyright.
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
nytimes.com
Dolly Parton is still giving back even after she's gone. From her Instagram account a few mins ago: "In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com." 😭💔
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
imaginationlibrary.com
A life of many colours by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/a-life-of-...
A life of many colours
RIP Dolly Parton
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Seattleites: anybody want a ticket to the sold-out KEXP BBQ today? Turns out I have an extra. (You can see the much-lauded Angine de Poitrine play!) www.kexp.org/bbq/
KEXP BBQ 2026
Join KEXP for our annual BBQ. More details to be announced soon.
kexp.org
An important reminder to a nation full of pious busybodies:
Chillingly read aloud by Leonard Nimoy, a Ray Bradbury tale set on this day, August 4, 2026.
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
A gunman opened fire at a Seattle food festival. At least two dead and five wounded. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Two dead, at least five injured, including a young boy, in Seattle Center shooting, fire officials say
The surviving victims were all stabilized, except for one, who was said to be in serious condition.
nbcnews.com
Local farm stand strawberries and Rainier cherries, washed and ready to eat! 🍓 🍒 #summer #PNW #Washington #fruit
WIRED is surveying tech workers! From your opinions about your bosses and workplaces to your thoughts on the AI revolution, we want to know it all. Share your two cents by taking our short survey at the link below. 👇 wrd.cm/4fu42MY
Heat pumps are more than just a way to keep your home comfortable without using fossil fuels. www.wired.com/story/boost-...
Want to Boost Your Home’s Resale Value? Install a Heat Pump
Heat pumps are more than just a way to keep your home comfortable without using fossil fuels.
wired.com
ADA leaders were forcibly removed from their own meeting for sharing copies of an ADA OpEd critical of Jay Bhattacharya. Thanks to you it's now got >125,000 views. As CDC interim director, Jay also blocked publication of this paper because it showed that COVID vaccines work. You know what to do.
Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults
This case-control study estimates vaccine effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines among adults with COVID-19–associated emergency department or urgent care encounters and COVID-19–associated hosp...
jamanetwork.com
My Himalayan poppies finally bloomed! It took 2 years to get the conditions perfect enough for them to feel like it. 😊
Seattle folks and beyond: Our annual fundraiser for PAWS pet and wildlife rescue. They've been instrumental in saving owls and eagles this past year; Caspian terns previously. I know it's a rough year, especially for my academic followers, but if anyone wants to contribute to a great cause...
I'm fundraising for PAWSwalk: A Walk-From-Anywhere Challenge!
I'm supporting Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Inc.! Please join me in helping raise money to give animals a second chance at a quality life. Every dollar raised supports PAWS’ lifesaving work fo...
pawswalk.donordrive.com
Given we’re about to host #FIFA soccer, the #Seattle waterfront was surprisingly quiet on a weekend. Pike Place Market was uncrowded too. #PNW #photography
Read this forbidden fruit--the editorial that got the Past President of the American Diabetes Association kicked out of the organizations meeting with a police escort 🧪
Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦@merz.bsky.social · 4mo agoHere is the editorial. Dr. Kahn, one of my UW colleagues, is Editor in Chief of this, the ADA's flagship journal. Dr. Kahn's work has been cited more than 140,000 times and his H-index is 153.
Last of my rhodies to bloom each spring are my favorites. 💜 #flowers #BloomScrolling #nature #PNW #Washington #photography
Flashback of the Flash for Friday. At 656pm on Monday, lightning strike and a double rainbow over the Chicago skyline. Enjoy!
A new Banksy statue has dropped in London. But it might as well been Washington DC.
Anyone else think we need term limits for Supreme Court justices?
Spring! A deep pink camellia bloom and looking down the center of a flaming red tulip with a black and gold kaleidoscope center. #Bloomscrolling #flowers #photography #landscapephotography #nature #gardening #PNW #Washington #Springflowers
The first rhododendron blooms of the season, adorned with raindrops after a storm, are especially pretty! #BloomScrolling #photography #flowers #nature #gardening #PNW #Washington
It’s been a tough time for a lot of people. Here is some of nature’s exquisite beauty for you. The lake really is that color. No filter. No editing. Diablo Lake, North Cascades, #Washington state #PNW #photography #landscapephotography #nature #mountains #beauty
In an exceptionally rare sighting, scientists spot a "giant phantom jelly" in the ocean's midnight zone www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...
5 Trillion gallons of rain water! Eek! #PNW #AtmosphericRiver #weather #flooding
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 10mo agoA powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week. The deluge is linked to warm water and air, along with unusual weather conditions tracing back to tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia.
