newscum LOSING HIS WAR WITH TRUMP

Today, a Federal Judge allows President Trump a continued deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles while a legal challenge to President Trump's order is processed. This means the troops will remain under federal control for now, despite a lower court ruling that the deployment was illegal.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administration request to pause a lower court order which would have returned control of the National Guard to California's governor, Gavin Newsom.

Appeals court questions judges' ability to review Trump's Los Angeles troop deployment: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rule-trumps-los-angeles-troop-deployment-2025-06-17/

Appeals court likely to keep Trump in control of national guard deployed in LA: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/trump-california-national-guard-troops-appeals-court

LETTING GO: Ocean Park-WA

I have done this.

Sometimes it happened immediately.

Sometimes it took months of indecision.

Sometimes, in the cases of children - where hope lingered … it took decades.

But the LETTING GO was NECESSARY when the pain of hanging on was destroying my health.

It's OKAY to CHOOSE "ME".

And, so I did.

And so I AM.

WALKING THE BOARDWALK~Self-Care 2025; Long Beach-WA

I've been wanting to do this walk for a while - last time I was on the Boardwalk was a July 4th celebration a while ago, with my 1st husband.

My current husband Holland, & I, have been spending summer months on the Long Beach Peninsula every 6 months since we started road gypsying 26 months ago. So today, needing to get out of the house for a while, I got dressed and went for the walk 😉

The Boardwalk is located to the left of the Bolstad Beach Approach; it's not a long boardwalk, but it was a nice stroll. Just before you begin the walk, there is a landscape sculpture with Historical notations about The Lewis & Clark Expedition from Coast to Coast:

Bolstad Beach Approach; Long Beach-WA.

Lewis & Clark observations of the PNW Ocean; Long Beach-WA

WA State Volcanos shown L to R = Mt. Baker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker), Glacier Peak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Peak), Mt. Rainier has the pointiest peak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier), Mt. Adams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Adams_(Washington)), & Mt. St. Helens lost her peak after the 1981 eruption (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens). All of these volcanic mountains are beautiful in their own ways; I have visited all but 1 of them, and hiked 3 of them. I have never been to Glacier Peak.

Start of Boardwalk walk; Bolstad Beach, Long Beach-WA

As I started the walk, I stopped and watched the massive size kites for a few minutes.

And I stopped again to read a couple Information Plaques along the Boardwalk; there were several ships listed on this plaque, with interesting names … and again, the way the plaque (a very looong plaque) shows the oceanfront is littered with shipwrecks, attests to the fact that the Pacific Ocean - as the world's largest ocean, hosts some of the most dangerous waters. Typhoons, strong currents, and rocky shores pose real and present dangers to shipping vessels navigating it's expansive waters.

I didn't burn a lot of calories - but my legs got stretched, and it was a very enjoyable stroll that begs a repeat. Next time I think I'll make it a longer looping hike; that will include the paved Discovery Trail that runs alongside the Boardwalk 😊

It's a good day to do this walk - not too chill, not to sticky.

Private boat setting crab pots; Pacific Ocean, Long Beach Peninsula-WA

Shipwrecks of the Beach Plaque

Part of the 8 mile Discovery Trail that runs from Long Beach-WA to Ilwaco-WA

Peninsula History Plaque

The Discovery Trail runs under the Boardwalk; Long Beach-WA

Whale Sculptures - the artwork part of this walk is along the Discovery Trail that parallels the Boardwalk; Long Beach-WA

The end of the Boardwalk: it runs the length of grassy dunes behind Downtown Long Beach-WA, between Sid Snyder Drive & Bolstad Avenue.

Windy, but actually a very pleasant walk; Long Beach-WA

Boardwalk Route

Back home again, I'm sticking to another one of my [boundary keeping] agendas, too; this one concerning the weight loss goal - a chicken Cup Of Soup, & I blended a chocolate Meal Replacement drink with 2 bottled waters, as well as drink 2 plain waters to keep my body comfortably hydrated. I am determined to wear those clothes in my closet, again: I like them, that's why I bought them 👌 Holland is a big boy, and can fend for himself these 3 days of every week until October 🤝

I also continued working on my latest knitting project: hopefully, it will be finished by the end of this month.

Not liking the newsfeed that reads, 'Trump Calls for Iran to ‘Surrender’ as He Weighs Military Action'; we are not the world's babysitter 😡