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Jen Walker

@jenthefar.bsky.social
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head in the clouds, bare feet on the ground, dog(s) by my side from the Finger Lakes, survived LES NYC in the 80s, and after far too many forwarding addresses, settled in Cascadia

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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
About the Artist – Molly Lemon Art share.google/jH3inK1kXF2k...
Woodcut print by Molly Lemon of a dog sleeping across their person's lap.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy Feast day of St. Francis of Assisi on the 800th anniversary of his death. “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle” Icon: “St.Francis and the Novices” Signed Giclee Prints: kellylatimoreicons.com
St. Francis and novices around a camp fire
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Kim Koehler Artist, Illustrator, & Surface Pattern Designer You can find me outside. I’m usually collecting leaves, watching a snail crawl, and snapping photos of birds. Catch it while you can because tomorrow it might be gone." kimko-design.com/about-kim
Art print, "I almost lost myself again. Then I took a walk outside"
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mourning Tom Jay: ‘watershed shaman,’ poet, bronze artist - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader share.google/ZELDj9bzv4Zm...
Tom Jay poem about water and self
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"So many of us want to be genuine stewards of the world around us, but if our relationship with nature is to really change, then we have to think about the impact of our actions as a whole, not just the view from our window."
nytimes.com
Opinion | Maybe We Should Leave Birds Alone (Gift Article)
One of Britain’s favorite national pastimes is hurting as well as helping.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"...Earth Law Center attorney who facilitated the contract between the coalition and logging company, called the protected acreage an “ecological sanctuary” containing rare groves of coastal temperate rainforest. “People want to see these forests protected and are willing to find solutions."
kuow.org
Trees in coastal temperate rainforest spared from the chopping block
The Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition essentially bought out the rights to harvest 29 acres of state forests from a logging company.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“I experience the creative process as a form of prayer. It is my sanest response to the world. It keeps me whole and connects me to the mystery.” —Sue Ellen Parkinson www.sueellenparkinson.com/about
Hildegard Von Bingen quote Painting of Hildegard Von Bingen by Sue Ellen Parkinson
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"...holding her field glasses and provided with a sandwich: she is waiting to see, being very patient and still. By the chapter's end, we realize or suspect we are watching a dervish dancing." Novelist Annie Dillard has died : NPR share.google/nkfdYxvTk7i4...
Annie Dillard quote
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Knowing what your dog’s breed was bred to do—while always considering the individual dog in front of you—is absolutely vital to setting up their life and setting our expectations." giveasitdogtraining.com/blog/in-the-...
Dog job's timeline
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He has gone on, but oh the treasures he left for us!
Wendell Barry, with a dog, by a river
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Gallery — MISKWAA DESIGNS miskwaadesigns.com/gallery
miskwaadesigns.com
Gallery — MISKWAA DESIGNS
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nayaano Nibiimaang Gichigamiin (Five Freshwater Seas)" - Artist Anna Heffernan of Miskwaa Designs
Great Lakes, tribal design and names
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"1) the study is published behind a paywall, with only the abstract freely available. 2) the methodology sets out to create work relevant to a hyper-specific audience, not the public. And 3) the dataset studied is almost absurdly limited and doesn’t bear (get it?!) comparison to wider information."
wessiler.substack.com
The Literacy Crisis Reaches Dog-Bear Science
No, dogs don’t make you less safe in bear country. But you have to know how to read in order to find that conclusion.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Drag is art, drag is joy, and drag is protected expression,” said Brad Pritchett (he/him), CEO of Equality Texas. “Lawmakers cannot erase LGBTQIA+ people and this ruling is a win for all of us!”
share.google
Federal Court Rules Again that Texas Drag Ban Is Unconstitutional - ACLU of Texas
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"...I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. I re-read passages from my favorite books. I hold the little treasures that somebody special gave me. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world" Dolly Parton
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Join Miles O’Brien as he travels the globe searching for solutions to climate, water, and health crises. On his journey, he meets innovators around the world who are using nature-based solutions to tackle climate change in surprising ways."
youtu.be
Are Beavers the Solution for Drought? | Full Episode | Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien
YouTube video by PBS
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is not my art; I quoted the artist, Sarah Jim.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The E. B. White quote?
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Been chipping away at projects for the last few months; one of them being plant signs for a local farm hub. Being challenged at drawing plants that I thought were too hard to draw, but I’m quite proud of this red osier dogwood" www.sarahjimstudio.com
Dogwood by Sarah Jim
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"They may instead be early warning signals that many aspects of modern life are becoming increasingly incompatible with the needs of living beings shaped by evolution for movement, connection, exploration, autonomy, and social belonging."
familydogmediation.com
Canine Canaries in the Coal Mine: What Dogs May Be Telling Us About Modern Life - Family Dog Meditation
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"I was not skipping through the woods, tra-la-la; I was far too sad. But my need to walk every day – which I have always had – acquired a new and deeper meaning."
theguardian.com
A moment that changed me: my husband died – and birds began behaving strangely towards me
I was living on my own for the first time in 35 years, walking every day. Nature reminded me how much there still is to be found in emptiness
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"Without our conscious direction or awareness, on a deep cellular level, our bodies engage in a neurochemical dance of connection and social bonding. A vital element of this relationship dance is “synchrony.”
psychologytoday.com
Where a Dog Leads, We May Follow
Researchers examine how synchrony affects our relationship with dogs. Can we encourage dogs’ affiliative behavior by following their lead?
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
sooamethyst posting about many amazing behaviors our fellow travelers do
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“It’s an obvious win-win,” said Ryan Elting, executive director of the Land Trust. “Collaboration like this shows how permanent conservation can work hand in hand with community progress.”
southwhidbeyrecord.com
Rare Whidbey prairie protected forever - South Whidbey Record
Pacific Rim Institute’s 143 acres of rare prairie, Garry oak savanna and mature forest are preserved
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Mother Nature, with animals in her hair, etching by Annette Rolston Annette Rolston & Mike Fenton share.google/GLCGLzyxxiRE...
Mother Nature, with animals in her hair, etching by 

Annette Rolston
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority" E.B. White
Pink Farewell to Spring flowers in dappled sunshine
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“We hope this influences human tolerance for wildlife, encourages management that supports coexistence, and influences transportation policy that supports wildlife coexistence with people.”
goodgoodgood.co
New study: The presence of cougars drastically lowers the risk of drivers hitting deer on the road
The research centered on traffic accidents in the Olympic Peninsula.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Robert Moss / Way of the Dreamer | share.google/fBIaW5GxGtB3...
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Robert Moss / Way of the Dreamer |
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"A person moving through nature - is never truly alone. The surroundings are aware, sensate, personified. natural and supernatural worlds are inseparable, and environmental events are often caused or influenced by spiritual forces." Richard K. Nelson "Make Prayers to the Raven" Drawing Robert Moss
Line drawing of a raven by Robert Moss
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"It is clear from both the literature and real-world evidence that sleep is an extremely important part of a dog’s life and should be included in all holistic approaches to problem behaviours and welfare. Increasing sleep improves quality of life for both dogs and their caregivers."
journal.iaabcfoundation.org
Let sleeping dogs lie
An IAABC Foundation Publication
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It looks like it was the editor, Rook T. Winchester, but I'm guessing it is a nom de plume.
linkedin.com
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"What follows isn’t a puff piece about the internet’s new mascot. It’s a conversation with a creature who is having a very strange month, has strong opinions about Pacific Northwest music, and can’t quite believe he has to explain fascism to a country that already fought a war about it."
closertotheedge.net
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JIMOTHY
An unfiltered conversation with Seattle's most famous raccoon.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to go there. I may never in my life get to Alaska, for example, but I am grateful that it’s there. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope."
adamsowards.net
Grateful It's There
Some brief thoughts about Bears Ears
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Collie mix puppy sniffs yellow flower, held near their nose by a person's hand
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"We cannot save the ESA-listed Chinook salmon that are a pillar of our treaty rights and our cultural lifeways when the habitat they need to spawn, rear and grow is under attack.
swinomish-nsn.gov
Swinomish and Squaxin Island Tribes File Lawsuit Challenging Recission of ESA Harm Rule
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wise art and words by Adam Lewis www.adamlewisart.com
Art and words about reflection on beauties, large and small
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Several are very fine native options!
positivebloom.com
The Fire-Resistant Groundcovers Oregon Homeowners Are Planting Instead Of Bark Mulch
Bark mulch near the house carries more fire risk than many Oregon homeowners realize. These low-growing groundcovers are a living, far safer alternative.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Tree roots across stone
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I pledge allegiance, by Gary Snyder
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Woof!
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The unexpected philosophy Icelanders live by share.google/0MdfY3AbhRJh...
Pedda redast explanation
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“He has excited… the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.” ...But what the founders were most angry about in our country’s most famous document was Indian affairs."
share.google
First America Podcast - Rebecca Nagle - Pushkin Industries
Hosted and reported by Rebecca Nagle and featuring leading Native historians, First America unveils how the founders’ treatment of Indigenous nations—and their resistance—shaped US democracy. The s...
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Lake Crescent, June afternoon, shaded water, a blessing
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Snapshots
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I had the joy of seeing this one in the wildflower bloom, from the small meadow my father and I seeded this spring!
Swallowtail butterfly feeding on native plant
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Sunshine and shadows, late afternoon, nearly summer
Cup of winePlant shadows across wooden tablePuzzle dog, half in shafo
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV quotes The Lord of the Rings to underscore our collective duty to uproot the evils of our own time." www.teawithtolkien.com/blog/pope-le...
Pope Leo XIV quoting Tolkien
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
"And he will protect those who love the woods and rivers, Gods and animals, hobos and madmen, prisoners and sick people, musicians, playful women, and hopeful children;" Gary Snyder’s “Smokey the Bear Sutra” | Scott Edward Anderson's Poetry Blog share.google/nlpTGCaUMgov...
 Lorraine Capparell. Smokey the Bear Tanka.
10.75″ x 10.75″. 7/14/05. Watercolor.
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Delonix regia, the Royal Poinciana or Flame Tree is perhaps the most celebrated of this elite collection and it has a special place in Florida’s art history." www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/the-flamboya...
Royal Poinciana blossomsRoyal Poinciana and palmsLooking up through a Royal Poinciana
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Jen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Sun and clouds on the water of the Salish Sea
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