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Westie Dad

@oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social

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Desert Life, 🌵🌞 USAF Vet, Photographer, Explorer, Cyclist, Birder, Westie Dad. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 “What makes the desert beautiful,” said the Little Prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well” Antoine de Saint-Exupery http://www.tumblr.com/oldpueblocyclist

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · May 16

Tippi 🐾 and I say thanks for the follows! I’m living life and looking for beauty and meaning here in the Sonoran 🌵 Desert that I can share. I actively support people and causes that are fighting more effectively than I can. I’ve spoken up, lost friends, but gained new ones. Keep up the good fight! 💙

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 21h

We got 2.31“ over 2 days. 😀

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday Dash!

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

I just realized that it was 2 years ago today that Tippi came to live with us. Seems hard to believe! That first few months of puppydom 🐾 and teeth weren’t easy, but she really has grown into a great #westie family member 😀 We’ve had alot of dogs but Westies are different. #dogsofbluesky

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

Still raining!

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone is happy when it rains ⛈️ in the Sonoran Desert. 🌵 #tucson #desert 1.63” here😀

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

They do! 🐾😀

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 1d

Tippi is always on duty!

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Hi Tablet & Skirlie! Looks like fun!

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like more on the way!

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Finally. 😀 5.53” / hour. .91” total. ⛈️

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Post rain #westie muzzle. 🐾 #dogsofbluesky

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Not alot here yet (.16”) Hoping for more today 😀

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 3d

View to the north and view to the south a few minutes ago. #tucson

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 8d

I think its a Buddah of some kind. We’ve had him for about 20 years. He has been several different colors.

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 8d

Repotted the Queen 👑 today into a bigger pot and gave her a throne. Several babies were produced in the process. #agave #tucson

Agave victoriae-reginae
Queen Victoria Agave

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8d

Today would be a great day for slimy Mike Johnson to finally swear in Adelita Grijalva so her district can have representation in Congress for the first time in 7 months.

All this just so Pedo Protector Mike can hide the Epstein files from the American public.

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 9d

It was such a nice day we rode 🚴‍♂️ the entire Loop, 58 miles. 😀53 degrees at the start. Pit stop for coffee ☕️ and a “Fruit & Cream Cheese” danish at Decibel Coffee in the MSA Annex about 15 miles in. #cycling #tucson

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 10d

Hi River!

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 12d

This..was hanging around over and behind Little Cat Mountain tonight. 400mm, f5.6 1250/sec at iso 8000. #tucson #balloon #ufo

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 16d

37 mile 🚴‍♂️ ride this morning. Started at Desert Survivors and rode along the Santa Cruz and Rillito to Ren Coffee House on Campbell. Nice cool morning in the mid 60’s. 😀 Nice to see flowing water in the Santa Cruz. It’s been a while. #tucson #monsoon #cycling

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 18d

I have a few smaller potted cactus and am always amazed at the size of their blooms!

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 19d

Finally!

Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 19d

I have two barrel cactus in my front yard. They each had several blooms over the summer. Recently each produced one more bloom. 😀 Just in time for the nice #monsoon shower ⛈️we had today. #tucson #sonorandesert

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Westie Dad @oldpueblocyclist.bsky.social · 20d

Sometimes we need to slow down and just appreciate the moment.

Sonoran Desert sunset. Waxing crescent moon 🌙, Baboquivari Mountains, and a storm ⛈️ behind the Sierrata Mountains. #tucson #sonorandesert

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20d

Sinclair Makes Itself Visible

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Sinclair Makes Itself Visible - emptywheel

Yesterday's return of Jimmy Kimmel to ABC is not a time to declare victory. Now is the time to use the notoriety that the censoring screeds have acquired to push back on their efforts to extort contro...

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