The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 1 is βtreeβ. One of our favorite places in the US is Joshua Tree National Park in California. π· #mbjune

The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 1 is βtreeβ. One of our favorite places in the US is Joshua Tree National Park in California. π· #mbjune

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 9 is βlanguageβ. The sign says βIn the Tolowa language, naa-yvslh-sri~ means ‘to make it right again.’ The actions we each take during our visit today can help make the forest right againβ. π·π² #mbsept

On the Sinclair Trails blog: we enjoyed a couple of drives along the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. π²




The Micro.blog challenge word for day 31 is βenduranceβ. We admire the endurance of twisty trees surviving in fairly inhospitable places. π· #mbmayΒ

On the Sinclair Trails blog: an interesting hike in Joshua Tree National Park. π₯Ύ

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 5 is βtoyβ. Our 40-foot coach looks like a toy in an aerial drone shot. πππ· #mboct

A moment of calm, looking up at a tree. π³

So nice of us to install a salad bar for the deer! Here’s a GIF of one sampling the flavors, before Jenn chased her off. π±π¦

A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of trying to record the sound of hundreds of bees in a flowering tree, but the chickens were being too noisy: