medousapril

tragedy

Hazel Jane Plante and @caseyplett.com have been writing some great stuff

with a tinier little id photo

If only he could come with you

It's up and down. Not my favourite, but semi-predictable at least, and understanding the patterns help me accept and ride it out.

anxiety brain bouncing off stimuli. won't even let me settle onto a muffin recipe this morning. seeking new tricks to distract/focus. self-talk helping a bit. be my friend, brain. yes.

Devouring audiobooks this week of staycation. The brain gets lonely without the chatter.

Woke up in my own home after time away, eager to apply new perspective and tend all the things. Now it’s 2pm and I just want to sleep.

Scottish slug

Favourite descriptor thus far in Moby-Dick: “vagrant sea unicorn”

My chronological sense of self is bewildered to recognize the passage of 25 years in league with my most compatible human

Somehow I love it even more after learning it was made in a country that no longer exists.

Got to say hello to my old friend Harold the star projector at the planetarium today. It doesn't work anymore, but is still there in the centre of the room, looking like the giant ant that captured my childhood imagination.

Singing the anxiety away only lasts so long in a world like this

Would a photo of the new layout plan help with processing at all? I have one I could send

Photo of Bleeding Heart plant in bloom

This plant hasn’t bloomed like this in years. How appropriate for 2025.

Brutal. Two of my friends have faced something like this for their queer support in 2 other small towns. It’s pretty scary to see the bigots emboldened.

Roadside flowers

thanks, friend.

This week's response to anxiety/attempts not to go tharn: donations to MSF, Qmunity, and Amnesty, looking into supporting local progressives in upcoming elections, planning a karaoke outing, and clonazepam.

Oh my gosh! What a cute silly winter pup

I like paying taxes. They buy nice stuff, and even if I’m not the one using all the stuff, it tends to make my world nicer anyway.

An eagle flying in front of a city tower

Hello city eagle

Liverwort delightfully growing on the building across the street from me

Haircap moss

Haircap Moss, lush and adorable, slowly growing over irrigation lines.

Moss growing on a tree

Moss of the day: Wall Scalewort. I love how much like Cedar it looks

I love playing with stats & images on @thestorygraph.com these days Books I read last month: