Leslie Joy Mills

@ljoymills.bsky.social

Caregiver, former IP paralegal, world traveler, avid reader, real news junkie, journalist, animal lover, photographer, genealogist, master gardener, supporter of all arts, fan of great architecture and movies. Could not live without music and books.

Worried I might get lost, this Clark's nutcracker led the way to the fire lookout tower I was hiking to today. He stayed about 5 trees ahead of me for at least 1/4 mile. 🪶

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It's hot, too. Lots of lil bubs out there panting today. But at least everyone in the neighborhood seems to put out fresh water for the wildlife. 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), a large songbird with a deep blue torso, wings, and tail and black head topped with a tall crest. It's perched on a black metal railing in warm, orangeish-hued lighting with its back to the camera and its head turned toward the right of frame, while it pants with its beak open.A photo of a conifer forest silhouetted against a smoke-orange sky, caused by wildfire haze. Jagged tops of evergreens stand out against the glowing peach-tinted atmosphere.

Trump‘s self-aggrandizing “Aren’t I A Special Boy!” arch is supposed to be 250 feet tall. That’s approximately 17-25 stories tall - or about 3.5 times taller than the White House! For comparison, The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is 162.5 feet tall, and The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is 85 feet tall.

Leslie Joy Mills@ljoymills.bsky.social · 15h ago

Trump's arch to smack Arlington with years of construction noise beside active burials www.rawstory.com/trump-267765... Not only does dear leader want to erase and rewrite the history of the country, he wants to alter and/or destroy our historical sites and landmarks. This is beyond shameful.

GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing www.rawstory.com/tillis-blanc... So much for Tillis and Cornyn having actual spinal columns! What have they got to lose? Nothing but their dignity and the ability to stop someone from becoming AG who shouldn't be.

GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) launched a scorched-earth tirade at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing Tuesday, demanding a federal prosecutor's firing.Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn (R-...

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'No way on this Earth!' Legal expert aghast after Pirro concocts excuse for damning loss www.rawstory.com/jeanine-pirr... There's no appointee of dear leader who is ethical! Not one single one of them. They all appear to be in cahoots with each other to please dear leader and none has a backbone.

'No way on this Earth!' Legal expert aghast after Pirro concocts excuse for damning loss

A legal expert was aghast on Monday night while reacting to an excuse Jeanine Pirro concocted to explain her signature case falling apart. Over the weekend, reporting indicated that Pirro told Preside...

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Trump's arch to smack Arlington with years of construction noise beside active burials www.rawstory.com/trump-267765... Not only does dear leader want to erase and rewrite the history of the country, he wants to alter and/or destroy our historical sites and landmarks. This is beyond shameful.

Trump's arch to smack Arlington with years of construction noise beside active burials

A National Park Service assessment of President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch has identified 37 historic sites across Washington that would be harmed by the structure — and preservat...

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Today is World Owl Awareness Day. A big shout out to our 12 species of owls in Australia (Hawk Owl) Powerful Owl, Barking Owl, Southern Boobook, Tasmanian Boobook, Norfolk Island Boobook, Christmas Island Hawk Owl, Rufous Owl; (Masked Owl) Eastern Barn Owl, Australian Eastern………….#birds #owls

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