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Geisha Kimono Gallery #photography 📷 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJetBlack
#WeekJforJetBlack #AlphabetChallenge A bit of levity for these dark times. Picture from the internet.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack Based on the true story of a #TraumaticBrainInjury survivor, the story attempts to inspire compassion for a historical figure that pop culture jokes about. The macabre cover is purposeful. His skull is on the outside of his face. #PhasesOfGage #book 👀💙📚 #TBI
American patriotism in action. More news outlets need to be covering mass movements of people working together to defend civil rights and common decency. youtu.be/e9lRq9nfevs?...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack A variety of dark art pieces hanging at the #CrockerArtGallery today. Mexican labor protest, a light study, and climate breakdown.
So glad to be alive during this time when we have space telescopes capable of transmitting images of breathtaking beauty and awe. I'm also sending gratitude to the people choosing names for them. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
One of the most astonishing welfare gains of all time. New, from WHO/UNICEF: Between 2015 and 2024: 961 million gained safe drinking water. 1.2 billion gained safe sanitation. 1.5 billion gained access to basic hygiene. 429 million fewer practicing open defecation. No media has reported this.
🦎Female Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii). Max size for males 38 cm (15"), for females 25 cm (9.8"). Found in Kenya and Tanzania. Has been introduced to Hawaii and California in the USA. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo. #sixwordstory #WritingCommunity
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack No one displays #jellyfish quite like the #MontereyBayAquarium on the #California coast. One could spend hours being mesmerized by their graceful, slow-moving beauty while listening to otherworldly mediative music playing in the background.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack Inside an ocean cave. #FortBragg #California #PacificOcean
First road newt of the autumn season! Heading from their summer pond to their winter foraging ground in the doug fir forest. I scooped them off the service road just before all the crews drove down it heading for break. I'd forgotten how leisurely their amble is! #newts #herps #Taricha #SalishSea
#AlphabeChallenge #WeekIforIcon #WinchesterMysteryHouse #SanJose #CA With too much money, the woeful widow of the Winchester rifle maker believed the #ghosts of people killed were after her and the only way to stop it was to constantly make nonsensical additions onto her house.
1700s - fickle fads, #fear, mesmerization, and glass instrumentation. #JohnOliver recently highlighted a copper rod for your keychain to suck on if you think you're getting sick. We're STILL doing it! #AtlasObsuura #podcast #BenjaminFranklin #Mozart #France www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIcon #CarcassonneCastle #France #UNESCO
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIcon #ParkGuell #Barcelona #Spain #Gaudi #architecture
As a traveler, it's unnerving to think your dirty laundry could end up as a featured curiosity on an influencer show. Lost luggage is oddly fascinating, like analyze-the-contents-of-my-refrigrator. Voyeurism sold to titillate online audiences. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
"A group of chimpanzees ... have been very busy putting grass in their ears and sticks up their bum for fashion purposes." Mar-a-Lago faces are "luxury meat-masks..." 🧐🤣 "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/why-does-the-maga-elite-love-conspicuous-cosmetic-surgery
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIcon #FourSeasonsFountain ( #FontainedesQuatre-Saisons ) in #JardinAnglais in #Geneva #Switzerland With a distant view of the #PharedesPâquis #Lighthouse in the background.
🐸Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas). Max size for males 5 cm (2"), for females 7 cm (2.75"). If sensing danger, tadpoles may hatch early and drop into the water below. Found from Honduras down to northern Colombia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by William Warby
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIcon #CraterLake #Oregon
#Etymology of #nerd .... If you were born between the 1940s - 1970s it's a word of our time. I've always associated it with something good. That must mean I R one. 😂 #NPR #DrSeuss How "nerd" went from geeky insult to mainstream www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIcon Church steps in #Girona #Spain that were used as a scene set in #GameOfThrones
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We look back on Pandemic times and ask, "Why didn't we go outside more?" This is why... No #ParkRangers, messy bathrooms, #NoToiletPaper, piles of trash and people disrespecting public space. Camping chaos hits one of California's most scenic spots share.google/6tUYR6d62l2V...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats I wondered why men were wearing felt hats in the sauna scenes in #NobodyWantsThis #Netflix #SaunaHats help regulate body temperature. It reduces feelings of dizziness. When everyone is wearing them all the time, mine will look like this.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats #Bulnes #PicosDeEuropa #Spain
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats I had to pull the car over on Highway 1 for this crazy setting just above the Bixby Bridge near Big Sur. Not sure exactly why this man was wearing a rabbit as a hat? #EastCoastKin #Photography
🚀 We are in a time of global transformation in space. Do you want to be a part of it? Applications are now open for the Roy Gibson Fellowship on Space Policy! 🗓️ Apply by 30 September ➡️ www.espi.or.at/roy-gibson-f...
Vietnamese Mossy tree frogs are both aboreal and aquatic. They wade in moss-covered puddles as a means of camouflage. My Portfolio: portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #treefrog #frog #herps
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats Straw hats worn by #ChineseRailroadWorkers #DonnerMemorialStateParkMuseum
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats Wearing helmets and a knit hat, the onlookers admire a model lumber #train chugging through a fake forest in #FortBragg #CA
Entertaining ghost story type #podcast set in #NationalParks #NationalParksAfterDark open.spotify.com/episode/6Kq3...
A great thinker laying out a step-by-step plan to claw our way out of the political /economic / environmental / healthcare / law enforcement / immigration mess. Is anyone in leadership positions listening? #Newsome with #CA #redistricting may be a start... open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Fe-Lion society in post-human world.
Sharp-scaly pholiota! 🍄🍂 #fungifriends #mushroom #fungi
A favorite from my archive a day: bonnet buddies. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
#Forest #Restoration #Spun with #fungi💙💙💙 #Scotland’s Hebridean islands www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#FossilWater #GroundWater youtu.be/O-lLJlhWDMc?...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass The Palm House, Belfast Botanical Gardens
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass Somewhere in the world, lost or forgotten sunglasses await. And someone like me takes pictures of them while they're doing it.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass The Pour
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Slightly hopeful here. Maybe this action will quickly move #DC and #PuertoRico to FINALLY get Congressional representation AND a redistricting of #NevadaCounty #California may mean my #vote would matter. #KevinKiley district www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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#Psychology + #data + #CreativeThinking = a recipe for positive change 😎👍 #Copenhagen rewards tourists for #GoodBehavior as #Europe struggles with #overtourism www.npr.org/2025/08/10/n...
Fossil fuel industry plans to triple current #plastics production. 😱 #PBS youtu.be/q-L0N7Hdpd0?...
"Now is the time for ordinary people to #BeBrave." Her list of who might be our next leader started happy tears. I adore #HeatherCoxRichardson's perspectives! I want a U.S with #UniversalBasicIncome #UniversalHealthcare and a strong commitment #CleanEnergy. #Activism youtu.be/263FaqrL6C4?...
Motivation for including distinctive #words in #Bluesky posts. A live view of the platform's verbiage use. #BlueskyDictionary www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...
Fun + short listen/read! The evolution of #Dude #Word and #Lanuage #History #NPR www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...
Encouraging new drug-free treatment option for #RheumatoidArthritis and possibly other autoimmune disease suffers. Fingers crossed that they see positive results as more people try it! share.google/rgAKxEktbZw9...
#GrassValleyMuseum event. To match the day's theme, I will be reading from #ASeiresOfUnfortunateEvents by #LemonySnicket ( aka #DanielHandler )who will also be a featured presenter at #SierraWritersConference2026 yubanet.com/regional/gra...
#FungiFriends #Tahoe
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire Fish grill in #FortBragg #CA
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire #Author #ObiKaufmann talking about his new #book #TheStateOfFire
Fungal guttation is magnificent! #mushrooms #fungifriends
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEasyE Extreme sport
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEasyE #Elephant #conservation #preserve #poaching #book 📚💙👀
#AlphanetChallenge #WeekEforEasyE Excavate
📷 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image shows reflection nebula GN 04.32.8. Reflection nebulae are clouds of dust that don't emit their own light, as other nebulae do. Instead, light from nearby stars scatters off their dust, lighting them up. 🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2... @stsci.edu
History of #Vanilla #Orchid #Mexico #Madagascar #PBS #IceCream #chocolate youtu.be/rfwe5weNpLw?...
Hurry! Kale's in my bowl! #AfricanSpurredTortoise #SulcataTortoise #SixWordStory #pets #reptile
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Quilting inspiration! #QuiltSky 💖💝
A #lichen covered rock or a view from space. Calcareous lichen flora on basalt.
The #DustBowl was human caused environmental destruction. #Tree #ShelterBelts were human-made repairs guided by #science #governmentFunding and competent management. The next administration could create employment programs tackling severe weather mitigation projects. join1440.com/topics/us-hi...
A #snail seeking #water from a #dewdrop or #raindrop from a #blueberry while on a #mushroom ❣️😍 #Nature #Berries #Fungi #Plants #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #Photography Captured by #Ukrainian 🇺🇦 #Photographer 📷 Vyacheslav Mishchenko
#ActsOfKindness matter. From the folder of #origami animals on a train, I was a recipient of a random act of kindness. First thought - she's trying to sell me something. Second thoughts / feelings - surprise, amazement, thankfulness. Unforgettable. www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/meet-the-man...
#Firefly #maps xerces.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
Two gorgeous purple mushrooms, Cortinarius violaceus, grow among bright green moss 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400 Stack of 19 images 10/17/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
Another day, another Snowcap! At Tapir Valley this morning. This adult male and two immature males were chasing each other around. So much testosterone! Chill out, guys. #birds #hummingbirds #costarica #nature
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDrivetime #CraterLake #Oregon #ClassicCar #reflection #photography #map
Oysters are reviving America’s largest estuary. A $100 million restoration project (nearing completion this year) has built 1,700 acres of new reefs across ten tributaries, seeding 23 million spat in a single day.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDrivetime Chariot of fire breathing #dragon
Heartsick rice and beans.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDrivetime Four peddlers on the ramparts of #Lucca, Italy.
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If some perfumes give you a headache, you might have #TLT. "...real and resistant to mainstream diagnosis or treatment." #PostWorldWarII chemicals #ChemicalSensitivity #OutGassing #MastCells #ImmuneSystem #MCAS #HouseholdToxins www.wired.com/story/multip...
If you're an #American w/o a #passport, parts of you (your #trash) are #WorldTravelers. For decades #recycling #greenwashing has kept #corporate / #FinancialinsentiveSysyems hidden from public view. This is what reality looks like. #ThereIsNoAway #YouHaveToSeeItToBelieveIt youtu.be/tHSCcWFJgxc?...
This #world is such a beautiful and wonderful place. The only home we've ever had, 🎶 I'm in you. You're in me.🎼 Is as true for each other as it is for the soil beneath our feet, the air that we breathe, and all other planetary life. 🫶 #UNESCO www.lonelyplanet.com/news/new-une...
As a youth, I was confident we learned #history's lessons and 'Never Again' was something everyone believed in. It's hurtful to accept that a world view is wrong. But it's also inspiring to see #JapaneseAmericans raising voices in ways that didn't happen last time. youtu.be/HYNTlAnAvQ8?...
Table Toppers with #Cattitude A deliberate and defiant declaration of zero concern over breaking long established house rules. Senior started it. Junior said, "I'm in," and their maidservant said, "Arg! ...Don't move till I get evidence!" #AlphabetChallenge #weekcforcommunications #shortstory #cat
#AlphabetChallenge #weekcforcommunications Large print for landing.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunications On Amtrak, speeding by the Coastal Range in summer attire, while handwriting an impactful Jack rabbit article. Pausing the pen to capture the moving scene.
San Franciscan animal nurturers, here's one for you! youtu.be/XHqjug7j1vI?...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunications #LocksOfLove #Italy #HumanMadeDigitalArt
One of the state’s best investigators was on the hunt for golden mussels — a dangerous new invader in CA's waters. Wearing a collar and a tongue-lolling grin, Allee, a Belgian Malinois, sniffed along the glittering hull of a bass boat buff.ly/tvURReY 📝 @ra-becks.bsky.social 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunication The same two communicating their love for each other 🥰
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCommunications Spoken, written, timeworn, and weather controlled.
#AngusHervey 's #TED talk struck a chord. I feel like I need to watch this video every morning to set the tone for the day. A larger perspective is always appreciated. youtu.be/D3I8ZeiLX2s?...
I think humanity needs to change its thinking from "using nature" to working with her. If this approach accomplishes multiple defense, justice, and environmental goals quickly, I'm all for it. How Restored Wetlands Can Protect Europe from Russian Invasion e360.yale.edu/features/eur...
Free mass transit for birds. A California Gull Hitched a Ride on a Garbage Truck and Took an 80-Mile Journey to a Compost Facility. Then It Happened Again share.google/85UiH9t13aVX...