From My Father Once Told Me, Ben Konkol.

me holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit

mushroom: can you feel your heart burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. you cannot kill me in a way that matters

me cocking the gun, tears streaming down my face: I’M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU

My gorgeous boys <3

Couldn't resist a bit of Valentine's fun with the birds at work! This is one of our ambassador red-tailed hawks, Jesse, trying to get at her snack! Jesse is a non-releasable ambassador, not a pet, and she had been at our facility for 25 years this year, so she deserves some love! (She is not very good at enrichment, so sometimes she needs 'help!')

Progressives: "We should just give homes to homeless people."

Corporate Bootlickers: "You mean they get to OWN a HOUSE? That OTHER PEOPLE PAID FOR?"

Progressives: "If that makes you angry, wait until you hear about landlords."

i would stand here with some of you

Five minutes of practice in 40 seconds, with my honorary bulldog. Look at those shoulders.

For our sport, the dog loses points in position changes if they move forward during the sequence. If they can't respond promptly and hold the cued position that is also a point deduction. In a sport where every point counts we try to build strong understanding of not just the verbal cue, but also how to transition into the position without extra forward movement. A dog can't do those transitions without proper conditioning, so there's lots of upkeep to keep positions trial ready.

Static positions are extra hard for a dog as dance-y and prone to vibrating as Cake but I'm not mad at this

some beautiful old botanical illustrations from a gardening book I own  ❀