Appalachian-fae

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I believe in Pedologists.

Repost from Sarah Hollowell: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a girl in want of several library books will have all of her holds come in on the same day.

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I was outside when a sassy boi carpenter bee popped up, letting me know that the side of the garage was HIS territory, I love carpenter bees. They are so funny and they're good pollinators. If you're worried about them nesting in your deck or fence, just paint or varnish it to discourage them.

Black and white tuxie cat sitting beside a grey tabby on a cat heating pad.

Marty was giving Zoe a bath, and I tried to get a photo of the cuteness. When I got close, Marty popped her head up and gave me the stink eye

That's an excellent book and academically solid as well.

YouTube video by JudyCollinsForever Judy Collins - Marat/Sade

I love Judy Collins. And I was so thrilled when I was a young teen that the song contains the word "ass". Quite racy for the times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvW2...

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YouTube video by Sweet Honey in the Rock - Topic Eyes On The Prize ("Hold On") (Voice)

Song of the day - Eyes on the Prize, performed by Sweet Honey in the Rock. What we all need to do in these nightmare times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbq4...

Tabby cat on cat heating pad and tuxie cat stepping over her.

This morning Zoe was snuggled up on the cat heating pad. Marty was standing arched over her and eating breakfast. I tried to get a picture of them, but Marty moved when I picked up the phone. Zoe didn't look at all bothered by having her sister hanging over her.

a series of threaded replies: - my post: who up waning they gibbous - Papa Nurgle's favorite daughter's post: It's a waxing cresent tonight, JERRY - my post: who up waxing they crescent

i'm on bluesky for the scientific community

YouTube video by Southern Rocker Crosby, Stills & Nash Long Time Gone HQ with Lyrics in Description

Going way back for this song that so fits the current situation www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y8a...

3/3 I live where we get really bad weather when tropical storms move inland. Yes, I am furious about this nonsense. We NEED the National Weather Service.

2/3 Let me tell you this does NOT replace the National Weather Service. I live where there are tornadoes, and I need that warning. I live where there's no preparedness for snow, and I need that warning to stay off the streets with southern drivers who can't handle a quarter inch of snow.

1/2 I grew up learning how to read the weather from my parents, who were raised in the country back before modern weather forecasting existed. I know what a snow sky looks like. I know the eerie yellow-green that the sky often turns before a tornado.

Actual photo of the Holy Spirit high fiving us.

She’s in this for the long haul.

YouTube video by Epitaph Records Bad Religion - American Jesus

Bad Religion is, as always, spot on. American Jesus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kc...

YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic Exhuming McCarthy

A little REM for your Friday. Exhuming McCarthy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az5d...

NOAA carries a two century legacy of America’s first government science agency NOAA, the US government science and management agency in charge of sustainable fisheries, the national weather service, and ocean exploration, is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and P…

NOAA is in the Trump administration's crosshairs.

You know the important work they do, but may now know that It's the descendant of the Coast Survey, the nation's first scientific agency, founded in 1807 under Jefferson. I spoke with maritime historians to put NOAA's legacy in context. 🧪🦑🌎🐟

Zoe (tabby) and Marty (tuxie) snuggled on the library sofa.

Zoe (tabby) and Marty (tuxie) snuggled on the library sofa.

YouTube video by The Rumjacks - Topic The Pot & Kettle

Song of the day - The Pot and Kettle by the Rumjacks. Pot and kettle insulting each other, but 'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire.' And that's the state of America today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQY...

YouTube video by greeneyedwriter89 London Philharmonic Choir - Once to Every Man and Nation

A different type of song today. It's a hymn based on a poem written in 1845 by the abolitionist James Russell Lowell. Regardless of your religion, now is the time to decide for the good or evil side. Once To Every Man and Nation, by the London Philharmonic Choir www.youtube.com/watch?v=U21b...

Fig tart 2/2
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Combine flour and baking powder. Blend flour mixture into butter and sugar mix, alternating with the yogurt. Spread dough in a 9 inch pie pan. Cover with a layer of sliced figs. Bake at 350 until figs are soft and crust is firm (about 30-40 minutes.)

An egg-less Fig tart (1 of 2 posts)
Approximately 1 1/2 to 2 cups figs, sliced (enough to cover the dough)
2 cups flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt (Dairy or non-dairy)
1 stick butter or Earth Balance.

YouTube video by Damh the Bard - Topic Noon of the Solstice

The Horned God is usually a positive, life-giving force of nature, but he has a darker side. As Herne the Hunter, he leads the Wild Hunt in English tradition and is quite terrifying. I call on Herne to harry evildoers in the land. Noon of the Solstice - Damh the Bard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4k...

I figured it out by the amount of BOGO junk food in the Publix ad this week.

I've never read it, but it figures significantly in Manley Wade Wellman's wonderful Silver John short stories. Appalachian folk horror at its creepy best.

YouTube video by gduwen Ghost Riders (In the Sky) - Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash

The American version of the Wild Hunt. Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, Ghost Riders in the Sky. I invoke the Wild Hunt against all who would destroy our world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zol...