Laura Brown 🍁

I feel I have finally hit that age when I am "old enough".

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Polar Bears Takeover Abandoned Buildings on Russian Island Follow the Arctic expedition of a photographer who encountered polars bears inhabiting abandoned buildings on Kolyuchin Island.

Another post about the polar bears in an abandoned location on a Russian island. #InternationalPolarBearDay www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/polar-bears-...

The polar bears living in an abandoned Arctic weather station A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shine a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour.

Today is International Polar Bear Day. Say hello. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde.

I still think about Margot Kidder now and then. I would have liked to know her. She seemed like a kindred spirit.

Coming in the summer (I think it was) for here, Canada.

You have a lot coming out this year. I found Walking to Aldenbaran in a book with 2 other stories coming along. Lots to enjoy.

Shroud did sound like a good pick. But, I will wait for it to be out. I didn't see the novella as a paperback. I did look at Alien Clay so that will be the one I order today. Thank you, for the books, ideas, and suggestion for the next. :)

Why did they ever? Or any government agency or individuals, posting anything not completely personal, as far as that goes.

@aptshadow.bsky.social I just finished reading 'Service Model'. When I read the back of the book, I thought it was mostly humour. I'm glad it was more than that. I looked up uncanny valley & others. Interesting comparing that to anthropomorphism. Can you recommend another of your books to read next?

Today I am remembering Weather Pixie. I wish they still worked.

YouTube video by Beth Cartwright Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love

Remember this song? youtu.be/YUaxVQPohlU?...

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Harold Whitman

"The garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature." Jeff Cox

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Eden Phillpotts #FavouriteQuotation

Here's one for the lady gardeners, of various generations. Reposted from 2005.

I used to use Canva. But, it wants to stick me with a full set of cookies and most of the stuff there is $$$ now. I don't blame people for trying to make money. But, I don't have it, so I need to move on to something I can use. I just want to pretty up web graphics. It shouldn't be that hard.

Something else old from Live Journal days. 2005.

Reposting this on my old LiveJournal site. 2015.

I just watched "A Castle for Christmas". I was surprised to see it starred Brooke Shields and Cary Elywes, not as grand/parents! I am 61 myself. Too often in TV & movies, we are just background furniture without a life. Thank you to those who made this movie. Made my day a little happier.

The podbean link is a dud. I found the podcast here open.spotify.com/show/6nILbDH... But not active.

In 1906, this was the idea for a future wireless communication method for personal use. #Retrofuturism publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...

London, UK in 100 years (from 1857) publicdomainreview.org/collection/l...

The Last American, written in 1889. "Short future history novel from John Ames Mitchell (1845–1918). First published in 1889, it is the fictional journal of Persian admiral Khan-Li, who in the year 2951 rediscovers North America by sailing across the Atlantic." publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...

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This should also work for a simple, very inexpensive website. lumitheneko.itch.io/website There are so many alternatives to spending so much time and money on WordPress for a simple business site.

Blog Website Template by 10Future10 Stylish blog template with engaging visuals, and customizable features.

This is the look I would like. But, with the software I'm using now and of course, my own image. 10future1043242.itch.io/blog-website...

Tiny portfolio website by web_diciple portfolio website project

A tiny portfolio website, files to make it yourself. web-diciple.itch.io/tiny-portfol... Not expensive or complicated.

Not done with trouble making yet.

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