J.D. Vance made a fool of himself trying to define socialism. Luckily, a growing majority of Americans aren't falling for his pathetic red-baiting scare tactics.

We explored Frye Cove County Park on the next peninsula over from ours today. Looks like a possible option for kayak launching next year. This is a beautiful perspective, they have that work boat out in the Eld Inlet, with Mount Rainier, the largest mountain in the lower 48 for a background.

A beautiful autumn afternoon here on Mud Bay / Olympia, Washington.

Before you go to vote at the polls in November, just ask yourself if you’re any better off now than you were in 2024. 🤷🏻‍♀️

This Boomer was out driving her New Holland “Boomer” tractor loader tonight. That little thing is a beast! We bought it at auction recently to reclaim some of the hidden 5 acres that our new (to us) house is situated on. Blackberry bushes took over at least 3 acres since 1998 when it was built. 

Had a nice hike around Tumwater Falls / Olympia, WA area this afternoon. The Chinook salmon are migrating upstream, and there were some spectacular jumping going on up the falls and fish ladders.

What could possibly go wrong?🤷🏻‍♀️ Trump Claims the Only AI Guardrail Needed Is Himself 🤦🏻‍♀️https://truthout.org/articles/trump-claims-the-only-ai-guardrail-needed-is-himself/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

Trump Claims the Only AI “Guardrail” Needed Is Himself

The president characterized people warning of AI’s potential harms as “treasonous” and “traitors.”…

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On September 11, 2001, countless heroes answered the call to help—and among them were brave search-and-rescue dogs who worked tirelessly through unimaginable conditions. Today, we honor these remarkable four-legged heroes and the important role they played during one of America’s darkest days.

It’s been nearly 10 years, but I finally got back to visit The Heritage Flight Museum at Paine Field in Everett, WA today. Lots of cool old WWII era aircraft on display, thank you Paul Allen for putting together and leaving behind such a historic aircraft collection for the rest of us to admire.💁🏻‍♀️🛬

Nice afternoon for a leisurely hike around Capitol Lake in Olympia, WA.

Here’s what I think of your so-called Lake America, you moronic, orange douche bag! I strongly encourage others to go directly to the Google Maps, enter “Lake Ontario”, and it’ll bring you right to this temporarily renamed nonsense, and make sure you leave an appropriate review. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Even the Italian right wing newspapers are calling Trump a dickhead, I’m glad they finally got that fact out there! 🖕🏼💩🖕🏼 www.reddit.com/r/2westerneu...

From the 2westerneurope4u community on Reddit: One of the far right newspapers in Italy today. Title reads: "Trump is a dickhead" 🤣🤣🤣

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1st scratch made pizza at the new place, which means Ive finally located and unpacked my pizza stone and rolling pin. Love that new double wall oven, too! 👩‍🍳 🍕

Tomorrow marks 2 weeks of being in our new home on 5 acres here in Olympia, WA. Little did we know, the property will be shared by this beautiful Doe and here babies. Ww saw her mate in the front yard hhe other day. They love munching on the still green blackberries.

Went to to the Olympia Pride parade today. 🏳️‍🌈👩‍🦱🌈

Fish... It's what's for dinner! #TugboatAnnies #BlueHeron

What a difference a tide makes! We were here yesterday as the king tide was coming in and we’re back today. A little after low tide heading back to high tide. Not the dramatic differences on this former 1970’s radio station KGY 1240AM building on pilings. 🤷🏻‍♀️

One thing that I really missed by living out in Wisconsin for eight years is fresh oysters. I bought a half a gallon of fresh oysters locally and made a batch of pan fried tonight. Magnificent! 💁🏻‍♀️🦪

We stopped by Hoquiums Bowerman Airport today and hiked a few miles at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Its been 8 years since my last hike here. Will be returning for the Autumn migrations. #10000Steps

Just stopped at Satsop Nuclear Plant, construction began in the 70's, but was halted due to budgetary constraints in 1982, resulting in the largest municipal bond default in American history. They started building 2, with plans for 5, but are now just interesting landmarks heading to Grays Harbor.

"Come as you are..." Exploring Aberdeen, Hoquium and Ocean Shores, WA today, so we visited Kurt Cobains old hang outs. #Nirvana

Olympia has an awesome walkable waterfront along the downtown area, surrounded by marinas and cool biars and shops. Our new house (closing on June 22) is just 10 minutes from here.

Hiked the other day around Tumwater falls and the former and very historic Olympia Brewery campus. Very interesting park! "It's the water..."🍺 😀🍻

Finally got a chance to hike around Capital Lake via Marathon Park in Olympia, WA. Nice views of the state Capitol from this perspective

What to do when it’s 88° F and temporarily living in a short-term studio apartment with no air-conditioning until the new house closes in 3 weeks? Find a shade tree along the waterfront like here at Billy Frank Jr. Park in the Olympia Harbor. Excellent views of Harbor, boats and Olympic mountains. 😎

We also hiked Squaxin Park (Priest Point) on the way back from Woodard Park. It was a beautiful hike with lush cedar and Douglas fir trees opening up to tidal flats. These are a few shots taken at high tide.

Today we hiked at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area here in Olympia, WA. It used to be a rail spur leading to where they dumped logs to be assembled into booms for tug transport to the Everett lumber mill. This operated for over 50 between 1928 - early 1980's.

Beautiful day for beachcombing at Picnic Point, Mukilteo, WA.

Yesterday, we tried Tugboat Annie's on Budd Inlet here in Olympia, WA. Awesome calamari and pink fried oysters, with and excellent view. So much more to see/do here on an actual ocean with actual tides and fresh seafood. The people here are friendlier too, as MAGA is in the extreme minority here.

Jellyfish galore, here at Fiddlehead marina in Olympia, WA.