Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

They don’t have outfits that big. nor codpieces that small.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Sometimes the world just tells you your cat is here.

Is trump is trying to break black America over his knee? signs point to ‘yes’.

You are here: Home / Nature & Respite / Respite / Taking a Break from the News

Taking a Break from the News

by | 22 Comments

This post is in: , ,

In case anyone wants to take a break from the news, here are all the sidebar images from March.

In no particular order.  Click on any image to see it in full-size.

Just enjoy the beauty, or chime in with thoughts about a daily image in the sidebar.

Open thread.

3 Sidebar Photos – March 2025 1
Image by GB in the HC (3/22/25)

On The Road - frosty - 2024 National Park Road Trip - Two More National Parks, Sort Of (3) 7
Image by frosty (3/31/25)
On The Road - Munira - On Retreat
Image by Munira (3/11/25)
On The Road - Munira - On Retreat 1
Image by Munira (3/12/25)
On The Road - Munira - On Retreat 9
Image by Munira (3/14/25)
Medium-sized wading bird with mostly brown feathers and white trim. It's eating a snail on a muddy shoal.
Image by Betty Cracker (3/13/25)
3 Sidebar Photos – March 2025
Image by FelonyGovt (3/3/25)
On The Road - arrieve - Saudi Arabia, part 1 6
image by arrieve (3/15/25)
On The Road - way2blue - Aitutaki, Cook Islands [2 of 3] 3
Image by way2blue (3/7/25)
On The Road - way2blue - Aitutaki, Cook Islands [2 of 3] 7
Image by way2blue (3/2/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset Redux 1
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/1/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset Redux 4
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/2/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset 1
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/9/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset 3
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/6/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset 6
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/8/25)
On The Road - Paul in Jacksonville - Sunrise, Sunset 9
Image by Paul in Jacksonville (3/10/25)
On The Road - Albatrossity - Cranes along the Platte River, 2024 6
Image by Albatrossity (3/16/25)
On The Road - Dagaetch - Canada - Icefields Parkway 7
Image by Dagaetch (3/17/25)
On The Road - Albatrossity - Ngorongoro Crater 3 2
Image by Albatrossity (3/18/25)
On The Road - knally - Shropshire Hills 2
Image by knally (3/19/25)
On The Road - knally - Shropshire Hills 3
Image by knally (3/17/25)
Image by Raven (3/23/25)
On The Road - Steve from Mendocino - French Basque Country #7 6
Image by Steve from Mendocino (3/26/25)
Beloved Dogs & Cats - Day 1 11
Image by Jeffreyw (3/4/25)
On The Road - Dagaetch - Antarctica! 5
Image by Dagaetch (3/5/25)
On The Road - Steve from Mendocino - Brittany, France
Image by Steve from Mendocino (3/20/25)
On The Road - Steve from Mendocino - Brittany, France 8
Image by Steve from Mendocino (3/25/25)
On The Road - Albatrossity - Springtime in Arizona - Week 2 1
Image by Albatrossity (3/21/25)
On The Road - Steve from Mendocino - The Caribbean 4 of 4 – Virgin Islands
Image by Steve from Mendocino (3/29/25)
On The Road - Steve from Mendocino - The Caribbean 4 of 4 – Virgin Islands 7
Image by Steve from Mendocino (3/27/25)
On The Road - MollyS - Monet's gardens at Giverny, the water garden and house 5
Image by MollyS (3/24/25)
On The Road - randy khan - Springtime in Paris (well, not really) – A Day in Giverny 1
Image by randy khan (3/28/25)
On The Road - randy khan - Springtime in Paris (well, not really) – A Day in Giverny 2
Image by randy khan (3/30/25)
beautiful magenta dahlia
Image by WaterGirl (3/1/25)

Reader Interactions

22Comments

  1. 1.

    Miss Bianca

    We have a lot of amazingly talented photographers in this here BJ krewe. Thank you, WG!

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    @Miss Bianca: We surely do!

    In the olden days, these photos could have ended up in an expensive coffee table book

    Be sure to click on the ones you like so you can see them bigger and in higher resolution.

  5. 5.

    No One of Consequence

    Lovely images, and I agree with Bianca, there are some real good shots in here. Put ’em all together like that, and the talent really shows.

    Thank you kindly for these bright moments amidst all this darkness. And to the people that take and submit the images. They are appreciated more than you know.

    -NOoC

  9. 9.

    H.E.Wolf

    Each photo is gorgeous, and the montage is exquisite. Thank you for adding this daily/monthly feature!

  10. 10.

    frosty

    Thanks WG. I like that you’re picking a nice wide range of subjects. They could have all been sunsets! Keep ’em coming.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    I just added a tag called Sidebar Images; if you click that, you can find all the monthly sidebar image posts.  If anyone is so inclined.

  14. 14.

    Central Planning

    Today’s APOD is pretty cool – a video of a double sunrise due to the eclipse a few days ago.

  16. 16.

    stinger

    I’m grateful for these every day, WaterGirl, and grateful for your monthly “summing up”.

  18. 18.

    Joy in FL

    Love these photos!

    Thanks for taking time to assemble this post. Could it remain in a sidebar? And maybe do these monthly?  (Only if others are also interested?)

  21. 21.

    Ohio Mom

    @WaterGirl: Thank you, because I have never seen these photos before, there must not be a sidebar on my little iPhone screen.

    And it is little, I bought the smallest model possible so it would fit in my pockets. I’m in for shock when this phone dies, I don’t think they make them this small anymore.

Comments are closed.