Yolanda

A very loose, freely painted watercolour in Hilder‘s distinctive style featuring a sparce Essex landscape viewed from a distance towards past houses and misty hills

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
Autumn Landscape
Artist: Rowland Hilder

Squirrel eating a nut by the side of the road

These guys are busy now

This Eastern Gray Squirrel seemed to have a very bright white front. Photographed beneath maple and oak trees at Fort Borst Park, Centralia WA

Politely inquiring about the possibility of peanuts 🥜
#Squirrel
📷🦊🐿️

A stamp from my collection that has relevance to this date in history (2025).

On October 13, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the creation of the Navy.

Scott # 1354- issued 1968

#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps

Just got my annual Covid and flu vaccines.

The USPS has issued commemorative stamps honoring vaccine scientists, most recently two in 2006: For Jonas Salk, who created the first polio vaccine in 1955, and Albert Sabin, who developed an oral polio vaccine in the late 1950s. #philately #science

A family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting a Marine’s dad

A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited Camp Pendleton and one of them was later deported.

“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

Well, how DO you do ^PG #TCMParty #Indiscreet

Don’t remember See’s Candy having marzipan. It’s pretty good or my tastes have matured. I was craving Mozart candies the other day. Nice surprise!

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

#WWII In the abnormally frigid winter of 1945-46, once prosperous citizens starved; those fortunate enough to survive confronted a future of suffering and fear. The end of the war was little cause for celebration, even among the victors.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...

I hate gambling so much. Ruining sports.

P 40 in the colours of 112 squadron RAF at the RAF Museum in Hendon, London. Crusaderproject.

#OTD in 1938 was the first flight of the P-40 fighter. It was one of the mainstays of the Empire air forces in the Middle East, serving from 1941-1943 in North Africa. Even though never quite up to the job against the Bf109, it was good enough to present a challenge and that was enough.

#airwar

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick holding his hands up like the shrug emoji bc has no idea what's going on during a wild double play

Watching baseball

I might be able to order online. One post office tells me to order online and another sometimes has sheets. Each post office has a unique personalities and characters.

That was wild!

Birth of a Navy | Naval History - October 2025, Volume 39, Number 5 October 1775: The Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, after much deliberation, authorizes the creation of a critical element for the Revolutionary struggle: a fighting fleet.

October 1775: The Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, after much deliberation, authorizes the creation of a critical element for the Revolutionary struggle: a fighting fleet. usni.org/magazines/n...

Zingers most underrated snack cake. How did I miss this variety??!

@twm1958.bsky.social thinking of you, Navy Veterans, sailors, and their families on the Navy’s 250th birthday today

Post season baseball is about momentum, momentum, momentum.

History of US Navy submarines series issued in 2000 and 4c stamp of Arctic exploration featuring the USS Nautilus submarine issued in 1959

Submarines! #Navy250 #stamps #philately #stampcollecting

One 3c stamps with sailors from WW2 and a 4c stamp commemorating Naval aviation

Some stamps commemorating America’s Navy #Navy250 #stamps #philately #stampcollecting

Block of 3c stamps of U.S. Frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides

10c stamp of Continental Navy sailor

USS Constitution forever stamp released in 2012

Some stamps commemorating America’s Navy #Navy250 #stamps #philately #stampcollecting

Stamp with US Navy seal, released 2025 for 250th birthday

Happy 250th Navy! 🇺🇸⚓️
Some stamps commemorating America’s Navy #Navy250 #stamps #philately #stampcollecting

Need to add that sheet to my stamp collection!

1996 32c American Indian Dances

Indigenous Peoples’ Day
#stamps #philately #stampcollecting

Happy birthday US Navy: Philadelphia continues weeklong celebration of the sea service Philadelphia celebrated the Navy’s 250th birthday with a city parade and “Victory at Sea” concert as part of a weeklong celebration across the city.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAVY ⚓️ | Philadelphia celebrated the Navy’s 250th birthday with a city parade and a “Victory at Sea” concert, continuing a week of events honoring the Navy and Marine Corps. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

painting of a cat dancing in his room

kitten finally went to listen to his friend’s band and is surprised that the music is really good

NAVY 250 ⚓️ | Sailors participate in a photo exercise for the Navy’s 250th birthday on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 9, 2025.

The Iwo Jima is currently deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission.

📸: Andrew Eggert/U.S. Navy