PonderOsa

@rockintheroad.bsky.social

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I used to run with the wolves. Recovering texan, New Mexican by choice. Belly dancer for biodiversity. Secular animist. Forest stan. Reader. Known by a dozen dozen other names. If we don't cool the planet, nothing else matters much.

A screen shot of a moment in my Bluesky feed Spotted walking on the floor together: Rep. Rob Menendez and Rep. Tom Keane You may well believe Folks, could it be stove touching time? Taking this as confirmation McConnell is dead or incapacitated and they're down 2 senators.
A young raccoon looks through a window into the house. There are reflections on the pane. "Is this the takeout window?"
A humminbird feeder with many bees.
Meme: Marge from the Simpsons says Have you been up all night watching scaffolding? Reference to all the folks on BlueSky who watched livestreams of The Kennedy Center hoping to see trmp's name removed, but just saw hours of a scaffold being built and curtains put up to hide the removal.
A fluffy brown tabby cat lounges on his back along human legs. His front paws are curled up and almost invisible in his fur. His back legs are splayed open and his tail is stretched out. His belly looks very inviting and he would love a belly rub. But the look on his face is all "wut?" One human foot in a black wool clog is visible.
Lone Piñon band playing on an outdoor stage at sunset. The Sandia Mts. can be seen to the right. People are dancing. Guest on saxiphone, band playing fiddle, accordion, upright bass and guitar.
Henry Chavez y los Heartaches l. Young men in gray suits and ties, rocking their hearts out. Outdoor stage, unusually overcast skies. One happy couple updancing
An outdoor stage under cloudy skies. Behind the stage is a constructed pond with native plant landscaping. In the foreground, people are waiting to hear live music
A bee sleeping in a prickly pear cactus bloom. Wouldn't you like to sleep in a flower?
A bee sleeping in a prickly pear cactus flower.
Princess Leia pats a chunk of arterial plaque and says "Help us Cholesterol. You're our only hope."
3 cats, a fluffy brown tabby, a black&white cow kitty & a black asteroid are uneasily lounging near each other. Human legs in green pants are also visible. This is the closest these cats have been to each other since tge asteroid joined the household 3 months ago. It lasted 5 minutes.
A bee sleeping in a prickly pear cactus flower. This photo was taken with the flash. The bee is easier to see, but the color is off. The flower looks yellow with some orange and pink blush. The bee is yellow and black.
A photo of a big bumblebee collecting pollen from a purple larkspur in front of a gray cinderblock wall in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The bee is black and yellow, the flowers are purple on green stalks with lacy leaves. The bee is probably a Golden Northern bumblebee.
A fluffy brown tabby cat is lying on his back along someone's legs and attacking their feet. It's a good thing they're wearing shoes!
Floofy tabby cat lounges on a spill of dirt. Cat, dirt and floor are various shades of brown. Is he helping or hindering? Yawning or laughing?
A fluffy tabby cat lounges on dirt spilled from a dropped plant container. The cat is brown, so is the dirt and the floor. The white thing is a lap desk. The cat looks at you in perfect innocence, happy that you created a nice bed for him.
Little baby Claret Cup cactus newly planted in dirt.
Cholla cactus with buds and red flowers.
A fluffy brown tabby cat lounges menacingly atop white kitchen cabinets. He is looking for cupcakes.
A brown tabby cat named Leaf Hairybreeks Took lounges inside a tent just for cats. He's having a staycation.
A fluffy brown tabby cat lounges inside a tent. He is having a staycation.
A meme. Princess Leiais inside an artery, patting a lump of plaque clogging it. She says "Help us cholesterol, you're our only hope."
A black and white cartoon shows 2 women at a perfume counter. One says "For Mother's Day, my mom would like the activism of her youth to not be for nothing."
A maypole against ponderosa pines and a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. The ribbons are many colors. The weaving dance has not started yet.
A round black cat sitting on a white towel.
A fluffy brown tabby cat is sleeping on his back, front paws in the air. His teeth ate showing. He looks like he might be giggling, maybe you're tickling his tum. He would actually like that.
A fluffy brown tabby cat at full yawn.
Standing against uranium mining in New Mexico, facing the Sandia Mountains across the Rio Grande Valley. The banner the women are holding reads Water is Sacred No Uranium Mines The base of the traffic lights reafs Women are Sacred.
Flyer for protests against uranium mining in New Mexico.
The infamous meme of trump as Jesus healing a sick man, but altered so the Jesus figure is Bones from Star Trek. He's surrounded, left to right, by Sulu, Uhura, Nurse Chappell (?), and Spock. The patient is a screaming Kirk. Above Bones are space ships and a figure I can't ID. The caption reads, Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a messiah!
A messed up meme showing trump in a doctor's coat but with beard, long hair and crown of thorns. Doctor Jesus Trump, DJT.
An alt version of the trmp as Jesus meme. The sick man is jeffrey epstein. Also included are netanyahu, ghislaine maxwell, some crying woman, putin and orban. Overhead is the disembodied head of charlie kirk, a bald eagle and some fighter jets. It's both hysterically funny and horrible.
The infamous meme of trmp as Jesus, only the white man he's healing is jeffrey epstein and trmp is surrounded by netanyahu, ghislaine maxwell, a woman crying (I don't know this one), putin and orban. In the sky is the head of charlie kirk, a bald eagle and some fighter jets. It's wonderfully horrible.
Motion to replace TACO with TOFU---"Trump Only Fucks Up"
Photo of my tv screen. The sun, post eclipse, as seen from Artemis/Orion. It lookes like a giant eyeball!
A photo of a cookie in the shape of a hand. In the palm of the hand is a cut out circle filled with red-colored jam. The caption reads Easter Cookies Nailed it.
A floofy brown tabby cat yawns widely, showing off his sharp teeth and pinl tongue.
A brick wall painted white at the Afghan Kebab House in Albuquerque, New Mexico. To the left are dark bottles with flowers in them. In Arabic and English, black script reads We are people of mountains and patience. Even with dry bread, we are thankful. Though our hearts carry wounds, We welcome the guest with love.
A peach tree in Spring, pink blossoms and budding green leavrs against a blue sky.
A floofy brown tabby cat with green eyes is looking to the left, perhaps out a window.
Floofy brown tabby cat sits on a white and red bedspread. His eyes are green, his mouth is slightly open. He wants a cupcake.
A photo of the USGS video feed of the 2/15/26 eruption at Kilauea, Hawaii. Rain drops on the camera lens make it look like there's a skull in the smoke. The lava fountain and flow are magenta red. The surrounding land is deep blue and black. The smoke is grey. The sky is shafes of pale blue.
A brown tabby cat on a white bedspread with red print. He's looking at you. His tongue is peeking out. He's so fluffy.
A fluffy cat looks out a window at a backyard covered in snow.
Cartoon Princess Leia inside a cartoon vein clogged with cholesterol. She reaches her hand out to the clog and says "Help us, cholesterol. You're our only hope."
A poster of a spaceship pulling a small travel trailer out of the forest and into the ship against a full moon. Art by Steven Richter, sold by Metal the Brand, Albuquerque.
A fluffy brown tabby cat on a pale green quilt. His eyes are green. He's looking alertly at, something.
A cartoon showing a cut-away of a blood vessel partly clogged by cholesterol. Inside the vessel Princess Leia pats the cholesterol. The caption reads "Help us, cholesterol, you're our only hope." The vessel is red, Princess Leia wears white and the back ground is pale blue.
Cute floofy brown tabby cat lying on his back with his front paws curled on his chest.
Floofy brown tabby cat lies on his back, practically folded in half. He's on a blue fleece blanket with multi-colored peace signs. Yes, you can pet his belly.
A screenshot from Xitter showing Lego figurines of Danish soldiers and dogsleds ready to defend Greenland from invasion. The figurines are set in a snow covered lanfscape next to icy ocean. Their are houses then mountains in the bavkground. The red & white flags of Denmark & Greenland fly proudly.
A floofy brown tabby cat is lying on a forest green bathmat. His mouth is ope. Perhaps he's yawning, or maybe telling a joke. He looks amused.
A view of the Sandia Mountains seen from north Albuquerque. Blue sky, fluffy white clouds huge the crest of the mountain frosted in snow. Afternoon shadows and clouds to the west darken the valley below. There are some large fancy houses blocking the full view.
In a sunset glow, a greater roadrunner settles in for the night high in a mulberry tree in Albuquerque. Its feathers are fluffed out.
Public art in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A giant arch tiled in turquiosr with a bleu-tiled Chevy car on top. Intersection of San Mateo & Gibson. Some love it, others hate it. Known as The Chevy on a Stick.
A screenshot of Merriam Webster's words for 2026 The word is 'potato'.
A leafy yard is a scene of utter depravity in the inflatable world. A white-bearded gnome wearing a red hat and coat lies on its back. Nearby, a red and green dragon wearing a Santa hat is collapsed forward. It looks deflated. They are like this every morning. I suspect copius amounts of alcohol are involved. Somehow they rise renewed at every sunrise.
An inflatable gnome wearing red looks at an inflatable green and red dragon who has pitched forward on its face. It's past Midnight New Year's Eve. I think the dragon may be passed out drunk.
A waffle, made from stuffing stuffed with turkey sausage and cranberries, and slathered in turkey gravy sits on a green plate with snowy conifers. The plate sits on a multi-striped, mostly blue, tea cosy which has a side hustle as a hot pad. The hot pad is on a white lap desk and the lap desk is on a lap. There is also a fork because this stuffing waffle is delicious.