@practicaljourney.bsky.social

@practicaljourney.bsky.social

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Retired Minnesotan 💙. Photography, art, nature, and news. (Nature photos are mine.) Never confuse wealth with wisdom.

A yellow and black butterfly with orange and blue accents sitting upon a pink zinnia flower.
A Tennessee Warbler (small bird of olive green and yellow) picking at a bud of the Honey Locust Tree in springtime.
A close-up photo of a blooming Lily of the Valley plant. The flowers look like little white bells.
A yellow and black bird (American Goldfinch) sits on the edge of a birdbath surrounded by flowers.
A political cartoon by Jack Ohman showing Trump hiding behind the CBS Evening News anchor desk while waving a puppet wearing a MAGA cap and introducing the evening news.
A chipmunk sitting in the grass and eating an orange slice.
A Yellow Warbler - a small yellow bird - singing from within green brush.
Photo of hay bales on a farm field at twilight. There are forests in the background and fluffy blue and pink clouds in the sky
A watercolor image of a rainbow flag.
A White Breasted Nuthatch (blue and white bird) posed on a Mullein plant that has been left standing from the summer before.
A Blue Jay perched on a tree branch. The bird is blue and white with black accents.
An Eastern Phoebe - a brown, buff and white bird - sitting on the end of a dead branch.
A close-up photo of a yellow flower blooming on a Prickly Pears Cactus in the desert.
A photo of American soldiers holding a U.S. flag juxtaposed next to a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt - “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsiblity."
A male American Goldfinch looking back at the photographer. He is sitting on a branch in the bare woods of springtime.
This is a photo of a male American Redstart. He is primarily black with orange accents and a white underside. Here, he is pictured sitting on a branch.
A close-up photo of a gray Catbird peeking from behind a branch in spring. The bird is all gray with black eyes, black beak and a light black cap.
Yellow flowers called California Poppies growing in Saguaro National Park.
A twilight image of Saguaro National Park West with sunlight and long shadows for a variety of cacti.
A photo of stately, tall Saguaro cactus in the desert against a blue sky with wispy white clouds.
A landscape image of Saguaro National Park East. In the foregound, yellow wildflowers and a purple cholla cactus. Beyond the foreground, one can see Saguaro Cactus, brush, and then mountains.
A photo of the Saguaro Cactus blossom. It is ivory in color with a pale gold center. In the background, one can see other cacti in Saguaro National Park.
Photo of a Yellow Warbler sitting on the branch of a bush.
Photo of a Pileated Woodpecker trying awkwardly to eat from a suet feeder. Instead of landing on the feeder, she has landed on a tree and is leaning backwards trying to eat from the feeder in an upside down position.
Photo of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sitting on a branch. A very handsome bird with a striking red breast against his black and white plumage.
A male Ring-necked Pheasant stands in a cornfield looking for a mate. In the background, an indistinct female seems to be following him.
A gray, white, and black bird with sharp yellow accents. A yellow mark on his lower back has earned him the name of “Yellow-rumped Warbler.” Here, this bird peers back over his shoulder as I catch a photo of him.
Photo of a Minnesota wetland in spring. While foliage is still gold and brown from winter, a stream of water from snow melt flows.
A wild pink rose on a bush filled with more pink rose buds.
Photo of a colorful meadow filled with wildflowers — taken in June in Minnesota.
A bright yellow and black American Goldfinch perched upon a tree branch in spring.
A Purple Finch (bird) peers at me from a tree branch on a sunny, spring day.
Two wild turkeys stroll across a sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood.
Pink azaleas blooming in May, with lime green hosta in the background.
A portrait photograph of a single red and yellow tulip in a garden.
A view in spring of the Mississippi river in Minnesota. The view is of the river near the branches of a fallen tree. Some snow still remains on the shoreline.
Photo of a purple pansies taken at the Como Zoo Conservatory in Minnesota.
An image posted by INDIVISIBLE featuring people with white letters on a black background. The letters spell out, “Where is Congress?"
A White-breasted Nuthatch - a small blue and white bird - perched upon a log stump that has fallen over in the woods.
An image of a quote by Octavia E. Butler from “Parable of the Talents.” It reads: “Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.” The other side of the image shows rows of hanging chains.
Photo of a very large protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesotans are gathering to protest ICE’s activities in our communities.
A post from a Minneapolis resident alerting residents that ICE Agents are stalking the house of the little boy taken by ICE.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10 am ET, to discuss his investigations in Donald Trump.
A humorous message asking Mother Nature for very cold weather as Minnesotans face the challenges of an ICE occupation.
A Bald Eagle sitting on the limb of a tree on a sunny day.
A White-tailed Deer looking back over his/her shoulder through the branches of a winter woods.
A little gray, white, and beige bird with a black cap (Black-capped Chickadee) sitting on a tree branch as it snows lightly.
A small gray, white and brown bird (Dark-eyed Junco) searching for food on a ground that is covered with snow.
A bird with a red head and brown feathers (House Finch) sits on a branch while it snows.
A sunny road through the woods covered in soft, fluffy snow with car tracks leading off into the distance.
A red maple leaf lays atop of other autumn leaves on the forest floor.
A wilderness landscape of tamarack trees turned gold in the fall.
This is a photo of an old wagon filled to the brim with an autumn harvest of pumpkins, squash, and fall flowers. The wagon is seated on a lawn in a residential area.
Landscape photo of an older farm next to a large tree and surrounded by fields and cornstalks.
Portrait of a little red mushroom growing up among a thick forest floor of autumn leaves.
A social media post putting the difference between millionaires and billionaires into perspective. One million seconds is 12 days. One billion seconds is 32 years.
An autumn portrait of wildflowers that have lost their petals and are covered in light frost.
A walking sunlit path leading through a gate in the autumn woods.