The Wild Honey Buzz - How to Survive 2025 - July Edition - Immersion in Nature, Moving from Resistance to Opposition

A sign of distress hanging on my neighbor's garage door

This month's blog entry will be primarily photos with captions.

Part 1: On June 14, 2025, I participated in the biggest protest in American History. THANK YOU to everyone who joined in. It is estimated that up to 12 million people worldwide participated. There were 1800-2000 people in our little town just north of Seattle!

I formed a bit of a "hen house" with these ladies, lol....humor and joy are great tools for opposing tyrannical regimes!

Bravo to Generation Z for showing up! This young protester is a mere 20 years old! All of the people whose photos I'm sharing in this blog granted me permission to do so.

More young people!! Love that FDT initialism!

Love meeting new people at the protests! This lovely woman and long-time activist was especially friendly, fun and inspiring!

This sign truly says it all! So much to oppose!

MUSIC matters so much now!! Artists are key players in the opposition!

Advocating for a marginalized group of people during Pride Month

Our next Mass Opposition Activity - we are moving from resistance to opposition and are ready to make some good trouble!

Part 2: Labyrinth Prayer Walk for Peace at the Niguel Botanical Preserve in Laguna Niguel, CA - June 10

Walking the labyrinth with our good friends, Sprite Blue Star and Cuzin Craig. We each carried a heart stone that I collected on the shores of the Salish Sea in Seattle. Our main prayer was "may all beings be free of suffering."

Immersion in Nature: We saw many beautiful plants, trees and flowers in the preserve, along with a cooper's hawk, geckos, bumblebees and butterflies. We call ourselves the Fifth House Fun Club - a name derived from astrology (the fifth house on the zodiac wheel is the house of fun!) We met each other in the Rasa Lila Healing Online Community led by astrologer Timothy Halloran.

Part 3: BeeKind 5K Walk during National Pollinator Week in support of the charity Feeding America.

Thank you to IRun4Movement for the t-shirt and medal, to Feeding America for the great work you do and the pollinator partnership for promoting National Pollinator Week.

Shout out to my friend, GG, for inviting me to do the 5K with her! We saw lots of bees on the blackberry blooms along the trail!

Part 4: Community Volunteer Project at my local nature park:

Wild Honey in the wild ....helping remove non-native invasive holly trees from the local nature preserve - "think globally, act locally"

Part 5: What I'm Reading: "How We Learn to Be Brave" by Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop who bravely spoke up on behalf of the immigrants at the presidential inauguration at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in January of 2025

Many thanks to my local library for lending this copy to me....public libraries are one of the best examples of democratic socialism!

Amen, Governor Pritzker! Let us be brave and have courage in these frightening times...keep hope alive, speak up and DO NOT COMPLY!

Part 6: Summer Fun!

Kayaking on Lake Washington with view of Mount Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) in the background

Until next month......

Much love,

Marianne (aka Wild Honey)