Long days and long nights

· Maine Event

The times are busy. That's just the way. Today was a glorious day with sun and light breezes. Hot in the East Bay and cool in the city.

There is much counting of ballots still for California. We do have a pretty clear idea of some of the results.

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is planning to split up the philanthropy. That is interesting.

Also interested to see that the House went so far to pass war powers resolution around Iran. So many options before to have a spine?!?! I'm curious to see how this will play out.

This is an an org I love for their straight talk and community engagement: https://www.gmri.org

And because using public transit brings people together: Meet Oakland's very own Yodeling Cowboy

Morning fog makes it so hard to wake up and get going early.
Cats of San Francisco
What do you make of the lady riding the antelope/deer and holding the bird?
Look at all the detail
Gleaming city is better bejeweled or draped in fog but still...

5:48 am – 8:27 pm, which is 14 hours and 39 minutes of daylight (Maine is already 15 hours and 17 minutes!)

The bird of the day is the Eastern Phoebe

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 25 species today

Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Black Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
California Towhee
Orange-crowned Warbler