Chasity Puryear Perry

some fir-cone mushrooms growing out of a Douglas-fir cone

‘tis the season

wrong again
mistaking fall leaves
for butterflies

#haikufeels fall

#dailyhaikuprompt #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #verse #vss365 #vss366

Orange, brown, white and black spotted painted lady butterfly on pink zinnia

Orange, brown, white and black spotted painted lady butterfly on pink zinnia

Orange, brown, white and black spotted painted lady butterfly on zinnia

Orange, brown, white and black spotted painted lady butterfly on zinnia

Painted lady butterfly ... last day of Summer 🌿 #Invert

Beautiful

Ozone Falls

Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

Me and my mushrooms

Ken Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethical He could use some tips.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.

Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)

Pikes Peak above the clouds. Random snapshot from near the Colorado Springs airport #blueskymonday

#photography #landscape #colorado

This is a sad night for America.

A bright yellow slime mold of some sort completely overtakes fallen fir tree branches. Slime molds move around when they're in their liquidy plasmodial stage, and then at some point, they decide it's time to harden-up and form fruit bodies that eventually help spread spores so they can continue their cycle.

This yellow slime mold went crazy all over these sticks! Because I use the photo stacking technique, sometimes I capture slight movement in these slime molds as I get shots from the front to the back. Their movement looks like breathing as they expand and contract while they crawl along 🍄📷 📸🎞 🍄 📷 🍄‍🟫

BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget resolution 217-215 that would virtually guarantee deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, all to fund a major tax break for the ultrawealthy... and still add trillions to the national debt.

This tricolored heron was photographed flying across Lighthouse Pond in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on an early morning. Sunlight was flooding in from the east and lighting up the whole area. #photography #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin

Wetumpka Impact Crater #wetumpkaimpactcrater #alabamathebeautiful

2/19/25
Snow on the Flint River

Day 16/365, Primroses, Primula vulgaris, in the village woods. #DorsetFlora

Bat o’clock in Noosaville is something to behold! Tens of thousands of flying foxes heading out for the night. They just keep coming!

I love that place. The sand is hot in the summer.

I remember that time I was part of Parliament Funkadelic. I helped tear the roof off the sucker.

My Buddy

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a freshly-fallen snow, a crackling fire, a riveting mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, and a healthy supply of emotional support scones.

I read Jonathan Alter’s biography of Jimmy Carter a few years ago. It was simply amazing how he never stopped going 100% in all that life offered: learning to downhill skill at 62, climbing Kilimanjaro at 64, picking up snorkeling at 90.

RIP.

It’s from the bad place but it’s good.

My Holiday Dress

President, humanitarian, strike thrower

Well, I didn’t plan on my Christmas break starting at the hospital. However, I survived a rough strain of Covid. Vandy saved me again. Hopefully, I can head back home soon.

it's always morally correct to have tomato soup and a grilled cheese