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Gregory Alan Isakov
Appaloosa Bones

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“hope was a letter I never could send
love was a country we couldn’t defend”

Artist: Gregory Alan Isakov
Album: This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Song: Big Black Car

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Flower garden through a rainy window.

It looks like the world has been painted with watercolors.

#nature #summer #flowers #photosky

Nature is cruel but the birds still sing. The world is broken but beautiful still. My heart is furious and tired and longs for justice and peace. But in this moment I’ll catch my breath.

#resist #rest

Photo of a turntable on top of a wooden console. In the open shelf below there are a variety of records. One is displayed with the cover facing out, reading Dance Fever and featuring cover art of an ethereal woman with the moon behind her.

There is no bad, there is no good
I drank every sky that I could
Made myself mythical, tried to be real
Saw the future in the face of a daffodil

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Ahh, camping life.

#naturelovers #camping #escapesociety

My allergies are soooo bad right now anyway. I’d rather have allergies in Avonlea. 🤣

IYKYK.

#booksky

Meme of an exasperated-looking woman in aristocratic garb, saying, “I’m anxious, overwhelmed, and have a terrible headache.” A demonic-looking skeleton replies, “have you tried consuming nothing but coffee and horrifying news updates?”

Yes, I have tried that, thank you very much.

If you need me, I’ll be under the maple tree listening to the birds.

#nature #naturelover #naturesky

Sometimes ya just gotta spontaneously pack up your stuff and head to Vermont. My friend has some undeveloped land that she said I can use any time. Sleeping in the car and popping open the back to this view makes for a pretty lovely morning.

#camping #carcamping #nature #vermont

April is the cruellest month.

#booksky

A close-up photo of an open book, the text partially blurred and partially in focus. In the blurred background there is a blue coffee cup on a window ledge. Outside the window is a snowy flower garden with bird feeders and plants brown from winter; in the distance are trees and large forested hills.

Saturday morning view. ☕️

Book: Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion.

A lovely reminder about the beauty of the natural world and what we lose by fearing the dark and chasing it away with artificial light. I’m even more excited for my camping trip next month; I can’t wait to sit in the dark forest.

Me, doing the math and realizing next year will be 20 years since I graduated high school. 🫣🤣

Photo of leucistic American Robin in a grassy area near the woods.

Leucistic American Robin!

#wildlife #photography #bird #birdwatching

I am typically a hopeful person. I try to see the good in people; I try to focus on what people are doing to make the world a better place during difficult times. Today I’m having trouble seeing the light through the cloud of destruction and chaos and heartbreak that this administration is causing.

Little cutie in the grass. He froze when he saw me, so I snapped a quick photo and left so he can continue on his way.

#photography #nature #wildlife #mouse

Photo shows a tray of young tomato seedlings.

Growing things. I started a mutual aid community for my friends/fellow local homeschool parents, hosted a seed swap today, gave away seed starting trays and gardening advice, and will offer free starter plants when they’re ready. This is just the beginning. 🌱

#foodsovereignty #resist

Certainly feels that way.

#goodmorning #booksky

Sunday morning vibes.

Nina Simone- I Put A Spell On You

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My favorite game!

A pile of books. From top to bottom: The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. The Enchanted Life by Sharon Blackie. Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Enchantment by Katherine May. Thirty-Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan.

Having trouble finding the beauty in the world right now? I recommend all of these. They will remind you of the magic and wonder in nature, language, and yourself.

#booksky #resist

Go outside this morning, my fellow New Englanders! The air is warm and misty, the birds are singing, and everything smells of damp earth. It’s good for the soul.

Photo of quote, “As stupid and vicious as men are, this is a lovely day.” -Kurt Vonnegut

Finding joy is resistance. Being kind in a cruel world is resistance. Seeing beauty is resistance.

Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

#resist

Hardly slept last night but the cold snap has broken for now and I’m drinking my coffee on the porch listening to birds singing in the warming late-winter sunshine. Holding on to the little joys in life.

Photo of the book Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May. Beside the book, on a scratched wooden table, is a glass mug filled with tea. Morning rays of sunlight stream through a window, illuminating the scene and casting shadows across the book.

Morning plans: read the news in complete horror. Read a comforting book. Drink a homemade oat milk lavender London fog latte. Choose at least one way to resist fascism and act upon it (donations? Calls? Garden planning? I’ll figure that part out after my tea.)

#booksky #resist

Photo features a road with forest on each side. There is snow on the ground and the trees are coating in ice, giving an ethereal effect.

Ice storm in Connecticut.

Being in the United States is like being trapped in a burning building, and instead of putting out the fire, the firefighters are looting the place.