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Agreed! Regular Lay’s or whatever just taste like salt and grease. Baked Lay’s actually taste like potato to me. How do you rate Veggies Straws and equivalent? (I also far prefer them)

Four light purple bee balm plants in full bloom with some green grasses among them. A large moth that is shaped very similarly to a hummingbird is hovering near one of the flower heads, preparing to feed from the flower. The moth has an orange colored abdomen, rust colored wings, and dark brown head, shoulders, and rear. Its body is very plump and arched as it flys nearly vertically.

I was fortunate to see this cool hummingbird moth feed on the monarda (bee balm) directly in front of me yesterday. So plump yet agile!

Thanks for posting these! I just browsed your entire website and think your paintings and talent are extraordinary. “Dead Golden King” made me shiver.

A jigsaw puzzle picturing an owl on a branch sits on a wooden table. The lid of the box looks perfect but inside the base of the box, the puzzle was previously assembled and put away by folding sections over each other to fit in the box. A clear glossy preservative was applied to the front of the puzzle, making the pieces stick together and the tips rip off when the pieces are separated.

Very disappointed to open the box of this gorgeous puzzle I bought at Goodwill yesterday and discover it is essentially unusable. They folded it in sheets! PSA: please don’t apply puzzle preserver then donate it for an unsuspecting victim if you changed your mind about keeping it forever.

I am absolutely delighted by all of this info about porcupines! Especially the videos. 🥹

So there *are* others who mourn wildlife killed by vehicles! ❤️ You sure can’t tell from the state of the roadsides. It’s astonishing how many are dead. Who’s hitting all these animals?? I’ve been driving rural roads for nearly 30 years and only hit one - on a sharp curve at night as a teen.

A blue colander with two handfuls of tiny red wild strawberries, with a few dark purple mulberries mixed in.

The branch of a mulberry tree with glossy green leaves, laden with unripe red berries and ripe deep purple berries.

A midwestern prairie with two tall silver maple trees in the mid ground, many trees in the far corner, grass and a potted basil plant in the foreground. The sky is still light pink even though the photo was taken after 9 pm.

Foraged wild strawberries, ate my fill of mulberries, then enjoyed wine on my back porch in the fading light as the crickets chirped, the fireflies flashed, and the bats hunted silently. A perfect solstice evening in the midwest!

Art + Science + Advocacy. I love this cool merch, especially the posters!

The image shows a cheerful announcement for a "Virtual Coffee Break" event for "Women in DataViz." It features two cartoon coffee mugs with cute faces - a larger tan/brown mug and a smaller pink mug, both with smiling expressions. The event details are displayed on a sticky note that reads "Thurs., 5/15/25, 9 a.m. EST, Zoom." The background has a light pattern with colorful triangular confetti shapes in pastel colors (green, yellow, and pink). The overall design is playful and inviting, using a warm color palette and friendly imagery to promote this networking event for women in data visualization.

Join Women in Dataviz for our next Virtual Coffee Break on Thursday, May 15 at 9 AM EST! Add it to your calendar here: calendar.app.google/RimXARVEdoau.... #dataviz

A pink puzzle piece resting in my hand, with a tiny bit of green on one foot of the piece and small dent marks across the surface. Yes, the dents are from my teeth.

The completed puzzle, a tie-died swirl pattern with yellow, purple, orange, pink, green, and blue streaks spiraling around each other to the center. It is very colorful and beautiful.

I was working on a jigsaw puzzle last night while eating pretzels and apparently forgot which item I had in my hand. I bet you can guess where this is going…

🚨Tableau Community Vizzie awards nominees announcement today!

A group of friends, including me, poses in the foreground smiling and holding “hands off” posters. Many more people with flags and posters are visible in the background. This was taken at the UW campus end of State Street after we marched down the street from the state capitol building.

A large crowd is gathered in front of the state capitol building. Many protesters are holding signs, some have flags including the man carrying an upside down American flag walking up the street.

A view of the protest crowd from halfway up the stairs to the capitol building. Many signs are visible including “protect trans kids” and “Fire Trump, Deport Musk.”

Such energy at the Madison, WI #HandsOff rally today! Thousands of us peacefully protested in the hopes that our elected representatives take notice and fight too. At the very least, we can inspire and support each other.

Two Nigerian Dwarf goats are standing on the other side of a metal gate from the photographer. Both goats are wearing jackets and scarves and there is snow on the ground. The goat on the left is looking straight at the camera with perky ears and an expression of interest. His face is brown along the sides, including his ears, with a wide white swath from the top of his head down the front. The goat on the right has a white face and head with some dark splotches. Her head is turned towards the other goat and her pink tongue is out to lick the other goat’s scarf. The tip of her tongue is on the scarf.

These two goofy goats are mother and son. I took a few pics in a row and didn’t realize her tongue was out in this one until I looked at the pictures later. I hope your day improved!

One side of a hand-written postcard that reads: What? Spring election. When? April 1. Who? Judge Susan Crawford. For? Supreme Court. Why? The court majority, fair maps, freedoms, and choice are at stake! How? Be a voter! Thank you! The message is written neatly in four different colors of colored pencil so it stands out among the glossy printed brochures and flyers we receive by mail daily about the election.

The top of the other side of the postcard. It is addressed to Valued Voter and was postmarked in New York, New York. There is an image if a waving American flag.

I didn’t need any extra encouragement to vote for Crawford for WI Supreme Court next week, but it was surprisingly touching to receive this hand-written postcard about her - especially the NY postmark. We *can* be a community who looks out for each other if we want to be. ❤️ #election

Uh oh

Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

280 million acres of national parks? Gone?

SPEAK UP.

I don’t know if Musk’s funding is behind this particular flyer we received, but it wouldn’t surprise me. 🙄

Thank you! Apparently it is Twin Peaks Day too. 😁

Trying to humanely catch and release the spider that showed up in my home office today despite my arachnophobia but it is just as scared of me and keeps hiding whenever I try to trap it. Guess we’re at an impasse until one of us dies of fright.

I’m not an expert tracker by any means but my first thought seeing those little tracks, given your area, was javelina.

A human hand holds out a long plastic stick with a long fleece ribbon on the end. One tabby kitten is holding the stick while another tabby kitten plays with the ribbon. Both are happy and having fun!

A human hand holds out a long plastic stick with a long fleece ribbon on the end. One tabby kitten is biting the stick while another tabby kitten attacks the ribbon. Both are happy and having fun!

Petition to replace “we can kill two birds with one stone” (violent, horrible, difficult) with “we can catch two kittens with one wand” (playful, adorable, easy)

Two nine-week old brown tabby kittens lay on a towel-covered lap. One is on its back in the foreground, looking straight at the camera with its front white paws raised and curved downward. There are also white patches on its belly. The other kitten is further back, and turned right-side up. He does not have any white markings and is a little smaller than his brother. Both are very cute.

Happy #caturday from my foster kitten cuties! Hard to believe these two brothers were scared and hissy just over a week ago.

A small round teapot with a donut hole in the center. It has tiny peg feet, a thin circle tail as a handle, and a ram’s head with a pursed mouth as the pour spout. The base color is beige with big orange and yellow flowers and blue leaves painted on it. The tail and horns are similarly decorated. The overall effect is very whimsical and adorable.

I love this idea! This little teapot I saw at the Mingei in San Diego is perhaps not smol enough to qualify but I absolutely love it.

Several wooden posts in a row with grape vines slumbering on the wire beneath them, and thick grasses sprouting up from the ground. In the bright blue sky above, the wispy white contrail from a jet runs diagonally up from the horizon, perfectly overlapping the visible half-moon in the sky so that it looks like the moon is on a visible path.

Went for a walk around the property today and happened to be in the right spot at the right time to catch this cool moon-contrail alignment.

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It’s a bit much, yeah. 😂 I see all the mentions/replies/reactions options under Settings > Notifications and Activity, and set a lot of them to “Off”

Seriously! I’d at least like an option that involves lying on my stomach with the plates below so we can put gravity to work. It seems so unnecessarily awkward as well as uncomfortable.

A small gray tabby cat with curved white whiskers is curled up asleep on a beige blanket. Her feet are all tucked under her and her head is resting on her tail. She is curled towards the camera so her face and one ear can be seen clearly.

Watching my beloved senior kitty sleeping so sweetly this morning after successful arthritis medication administration (gabapentin) is bringing me peace. May you feel comfort and peace today too. #caturday

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