Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. ~ H. Keller

I'm asking for your help. @KingTheoVol is in a fight for his life. Literally, for his life. He needs 10's of thousands of dollars to make it and I can't do it alone, but maybe we can. Details in the video below. Go fund me here. gofund.me/0bd21fb61 Please share, pray, and give. I don't know this young man well, but I know him enough to know the world is better with him in it. Thank you.

Israel, the Negev Desert. Here, in this beautiful part of the land lived Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

🚨 MEET DALTON RAY MULLIS. 24. South Carolina. He allegedly crept into Shalom Park in Charlotte, North Carolina and plastered a Jewish day school, Holocaust Memorial, and Jewish Community Center with flyers featuring a noose, swastika, and Nazi death’s head (Totenkopf). Now he’s in federal custody & facing up to 20 years. Good job @CMPD & @FBICharlotte.

Stars, stripes, and the lands we protect. On Flag Day, we recognize the wildland firefighters and support personnel who work every day to safeguard the public lands these colors represent. If you’re heading outdoors today, know before you go. Check local fire restrictions, recreate responsibly, and help prevent wildfires. Enjoy your public lands. Help protect them, too.

Starting the week with sunshine, salt, and spectacular views. ☀️💙 Shavua Tov from the Dead Sea. 📸 Moshe Berenstein

Everyday is a good day to explore. 🥾🥾

"Even in the midst of a storm there is a ray of hope." Share your sunbeams for Saturday! 🌅☀️

Dawn patrol🐾 Happy Saturday and good morning!☀️ ☕️

From Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 to Beirut 🇱🇧, our rainbow is stronger than fear, louder than hate, and bigger than any border. As an Israeli-Lebanese gay man, I carry two homes in my heart: Lebanon and Israel. Today I walked alongside @Noatishby at Tel Aviv pride holding the Lebanese flag and Israeli flag with a clear message From Tel Aviv to Beirut: Our rainbow stretches across the Mediterranean, serving as a bridge between our two peoples. We are people. We are families, citizens, dreamers, and builders of peace. As Lebanon and Israel engage in peace talks, I believe that only peace can protect the diversity of our region and allow all its people to live, love, be safe, and prosper. And yes, WE WANT PEACE! Not as a slogan.
Not as a dream.
But as a future we build together. Happy Pride, Tel Aviv. 🌈
Happy Pride, Beirut. 🌈

The climb up to Kate Mountain pays off with this view… 😍 📍Greenbrier State Forest 📸 IG vicblick

Last one to leave the nest. Standing on the precipice.

Cardinal nestlings are ready to fledge! 🐣

Dawn Patrol. Good Monday morning friends. 🌺☕️🐾

Good Night from West Texas! 🌙

A hooded warbler right outside my window this evening. 💛

In his final minutes, knowing he would never meet his unborn daughter, Todd Beamer could have begged for mercy. Instead, he chose resistance. He prayed with a stranger and spoke two words the world would never forget. It was September 11, 2001. United Airlines Flight 93 departed Newark at 8:42 a.m., bound for San Francisco. On board were 44 people, including four Islamist terrorists who hijacked the plane. Among the passengers was 32-year-old Todd Beamer — a husband and father of two young sons. His wife was seven months pregnant with their daughter. At 9:28 a.m., the hijackers stormed the cockpit. The plane shuddered, screams filled the cabin, and the aircraft turned east toward Washington. The pilots were no longer in control. Todd used the seatback phone and reached a customer service operator, Lisa Jefferson. He spoke calmly, describing the hijackers, their weapons, and the situation on board. As passengers began calling their families, it became clear: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had already been attacked. This was not a hijacking for negotiation. The plane itself was the weapon. Todd understood that doing nothing meant certain death — and mass casualties on the ground. He asked Lisa for one final favor: if he did not survive, to tell his family how much he loved them. He had every reason to be afraid. But fear did not stop him. Todd joined other passengers. They spoke quietly, accepted the risk, and chose to act. Before moving, Todd asked to pray. At 30,000 feet, he prayed with a stranger. His voice was steady. Then he said: “Are you ready, guys? Okay. Let’s roll.” At 10:03 a.m., Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. No one on board survived. But the plane never reached Washington. Investigators later concluded the target was likely the U.S. Capitol or the White House. That attack never happened. This was the first successful act of resistance that day — carried out not by soldiers, but by ordinary people who refused to be used as weapons. Todd’s daughter, Morgan, was born four months later. She grew up knowing who her father was and the choice he made. Forty names are carved into stone at the memorial site — people who chose action over submission. Todd Beamer boarded a plane expecting an ordinary day. He made a choice that changed history. That is courage.