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hi, folks. here's a #BlueTue Morning Glory glowing like a light bulb from Filoli
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower #ColorADay

Small, green bullfrog in duckweed world

Bullfrog of the day!
Saturday, 6 Dec 2025

Absolutely loving We Have No Idea! One of the most entertaining, funny, and accessible physics books I've come across. Just put a library hold on his newest book, and I can't wait for it to get here✨

#20TBRbookchallenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky
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#BirdOfTheDay
#Movement

If a Christmas tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Meow.

I sent this meme to a friend. After laughing she mentioned that her husband sneezes in cat houses. She then referred to the term "cathouse" but didn't say any more about sneezing. Here's my article about cats, trees, & houses:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ADjk... #caturday #tree

spiky-star shape next to amoeba-blob shape

Today I learned about the Kiki-Bouba test, which demonstrates a cross-cultural sound-shape connection. When given the names "kiki" & "bouba," the pointy shape is usually assigned to "kiki" and the rounder gets "bouba."

I learn a lot whenever I ask my son about his tee-shirts. (@drwhen)

October rain drops on the still water reverberating ripples widening circles over mirror trees and mosaic leaves all tremble and sing

singing October

Bookcovers for "The Crown Tower" and "Age of Myth".

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Recently enjoyed listening to the fantasy audiobook "Drumindor," which is an extension of The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan. I'm reminded of how much I like ALL of his books. For books connected to the Riyria stories, maybe start with "The Crown Tower" or "Age of Myth."

Guilty by Definition She knew there'd be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn't t…

www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

I recommend "Guilty by Defintion" by Susie Dent #booksky

Why Vote poster

WHY VOTE? (for President, Congress, & more)

Because there’s a chance to make things better. And a CERTAINTY that NOT voting will make things worse.

Empathy lights the path. Cooperation moves us forward.
#Vote

frog-protester

IMHO: Yay for whatever encourages empathy and informed voting, like wearing yellow or frog-protesting. #nokings

a whisk-away day

Staying sane during these difficult times is challenging, so the Oregon Zoo's "Squash vs. Pumpkin" video is gourdscrolling therapy.

I just started playing this puzzle game (One More Button) that I recommend. When you push your own control arrows around, you can rotate the buttons and change what is possible. Reminds me a bit of that most excellent game, Baba Is You. Playable on both mobile and computer #games #puzzlegames

porcupines crossing the street

My daughter-in-law asked me /why/ these porcupines crossed the road. Perhaps the answer to that question is
a) 42
b) not 42
c) both 42 and not 42
d) neither 42 nor not 42
e) turtles all the way down
f) all of the above
g) none of the below

Bread & Roses Bash: A Fundraiser Party for the
 Hoosier Abortion Fund Bloomington DSA cordially invites you to the first Bread and Roses Bash—an all-ages fundraiser party in support of the Hoosier Abortion Fund. Enjoy snacks, drinks, and live music, and support the only...

The event is called The Bread and Roses Bash, and it begins at 7pm at the I Fell Building (415 W 4th St). Tickets start at $10: bloomingtondsa.org/bash

Stained glass window framed by brick

#pieces of #glass and #stone
#blueskyartshow

#alphabetchallenge #shapes #weekgforglass #abstractaug #coloraday #greensat #art #photography #artyear #brick
#eastcoastkin

Print of a rural scene with trees reflecting on the still water of a lake or river

'Golden Park Light' linoprint by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

The impulse for collective punishment is deeply human, but it's the very worst of our reactions to things, regardless of political alignment.

It requires mental discipline to recognize when you're thinking of groups instead of individuals.

#blender3D #motions #ocean #fullmoon

a hand holds a lighter to a cigarette in the beak of a raven (crow)

“Thanks, man. Where was I? Oh yeah, so it was December, and I just wanted to get out of the cold. I knocked on some random guy's door. I’m tellin’ ya, dude was out of his friggin' mind! He kept asking me a bunch of super weird questions and whining about some chick named Lenore."

Steam rises in spirals that don’t obey the laws of physics. Coffee too hot to drink. The dogs wait. Patient. Too patient. As if they know something’s coming. Something big. Maybe a squirrel. Maybe enlightenment. Who’s to say?

07.02.2025

#CoffeeWithWalterAndWaylon #AiArt #HumpDayCoffee

Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…

Juneteenth is a day to reflect on the legacy of slavery BUT:

1. No-one was *freed* on June 19th. Slaves in Texas had been legally free for YEARS while toiling in bondage.

2. There were still slaves in Union states on the Day of Jubilee (liberation) in Texas. It was NOT the end of slavery.

“Caddo Sunrise #13”

Caddo Lake/TX

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYellow
#Scape

The beautiful Dealfish or Angel of the Sea, (Desmodema polystictum), off Palm Beach, Florida.

A Ribbonfish larvae - they are deep water fish living in 200 to 1000m waters. However in their larvae stage they rise to shallow water to feed at night

Photography by Michael Aw

#sea #angels #Photography

Charcoal and watercolor on acrylic base. Drawing of my second favorite tree in our yard.

My second favorite tree in our yard. #draw #mentalhealth #ArtYear #mentalhealthmatters #trees #art

Orange hibiscus bloom against bamboo

Wave hi to the biscus

Do Androids Dream of Anything at All? We have tended to imagine machines as either being our slaves or enslaving us. Martha Wells, the writer of the “Murderbot” series, tries to conjure a truly alien consciousness.

And re-upping this from Friday: The New Yorker did a profile of me, mostly about #Murderbot www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

Book cover for Murderbot series

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I really like the Murderbot series of books/audiobooks. Funny, thoughtful, suspenseful, clever action, and sort of contrary to what one might expect after seeing "murderbot" in the series title. The Murderbot TV series on AppleTV also seems good so far.