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created January 10, 2025

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Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

But...but the poor Hedge Fund critters! What about THEM?

31/8/2025, 4:06:06 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

B&W photography can be such an evocative medium. Really lovely!

31/8/2025, 4:00:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

For this trio of countries to work together is astounding. Great accomplishment!

31/8/2025, 3:59:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Chronic venous insufficiency can predispose one to blood clots. An embolis can travel to heart, longs, or brain. Any one of those 3 could make it so. C'mon, Team Clot!

31/8/2025, 3:54:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Seems to me that burning a flag is more respectful than using it as clothing, especially wrapped around your crotch, or marred with Dumpy images or Confederate BS.

29/8/2025, 2:10:38 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social)

I think this has a real ring of truth to it. I recognize some of the "red flags" from my own X-band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD8S...

27/8/2025, 9:35:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Disgusting. What a sorry excuse of a human being. Without shame, without empathy, not a shred of honor or integrity.

27/8/2025, 9:07:37 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

That voice. That sublime voice.

27/8/2025, 8:39:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

They are loud and raucous, yet they do have another mode, a rather sweet, musical call. My favorite of the Jay family, by far.

25/8/2025, 7:39:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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24/8/2025, 11:24:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Gotta bulk up for hibernation!

22/8/2025, 11:15:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

"I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized." -Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier, and politician (17 Aug 1786-1836)

22/8/2025, 1:47:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

What a vile excuse for a human being. He knows what Dumpy is, and attached himself to that filth so he could gain power.

22/8/2025, 1:10:04 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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21/8/2025, 2:09:11 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Apparently the public can't see that a gop Congress exists only to carry forward Dear Leader's vision. How sad.

20/8/2025, 8:09:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow, that sounds like an evil version of a Golem, aimed at destruction rather than protection.

20/8/2025, 6:47:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Spray tan, swollen ankles, and a diaper packing a load. Not to mention a brain full of dead zones.

20/8/2025, 6:43:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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20/8/2025, 12:15:03 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd say "Whale on a leash", but that's defamatory to a wonderful species. "Blimp on a leash"?

18/8/2025, 7:17:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

"Let the kid wear himself out, feed him lunch, then he'll nap."

18/8/2025, 6:50:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

30 min ago I said to hubby, "National debt could be erased if punches to dump's jaw were offered at $5/pop."

18/8/2025, 2:11:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

This screed reeks of desperation.

18/8/2025, 2:09:51 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh my, fork is on the other side of the tongue these days.

18/8/2025, 2:07:33 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

What, is her face gonna run away?

18/8/2025, 2:06:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Hmmm, seems those facilities are being made for some people OTHER THAN "immigrants"? I wonder who they might have in mind.

18/8/2025, 2:04:58 AM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I want this shower curtain!

17/8/2025, 11:41:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

So obviously in full-on protective mode. How sweet!

16/8/2025, 8:54:29 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

It is a LONG way up for legs that have never borne weight before.

12/8/2025, 9:36:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

He was an extraordinary human being. Grateful he was here long enough to make us laugh. He will always be missed.

11/8/2025, 11:50:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow, was all that just for fun? If so, how cool!

10/8/2025, 8:27:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Somewhat inland from the coast, and we have also seen Western Tanagers in our yard. Wonderful creatures.

10/8/2025, 8:26:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Deirdre Assenza (@deirdreassenza.bsky.social) reposted

Don’t repost this whatever you do

9/8/2025, 9:03:15 PM | 456 205 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social)

That look. I wish I could do a side-eye like that.

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9/8/2025, 9:04:37 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I use catnip to protect ME from mosquito bites. The nepetelactones seem to be the chemical constituent that provides the effect.

8/8/2025, 7:23:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Excellent depiction of Nazi Miller.

7/8/2025, 9:12:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Stop the fecking LIES!!!

6/8/2025, 1:54:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

That quote was applicable when W was in office. Now, our "moron" is also a malignant narcissist and criminal.

6/8/2025, 1:41:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Those hoses buck like a wild bronco, and they will throw your a$$ in less than 8 seconds.

4/8/2025, 6:47:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

"Father of IVF", my round white tuchas.

4/8/2025, 6:45:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

There was a protest in my town this weekend in front of Whole Foods. Remember it's another cash cow for Jeff Bezos. One woman said to reporters, "Do they serve Whole Foods in the detention camps?" Prolly not...

4/8/2025, 6:44:29 PM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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4/8/2025, 6:40:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lovely! It looks similar to silver tabbies I've seen, but those eyes! Really striking!

3/8/2025, 4:00:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Costa Rica is wonderful. But Oregon is its own kind of great for birds and other wildlife. I love it here!

3/8/2025, 3:58:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Encouraging that Federal judges come out against stochastic terrorism.

1/8/2025, 2:33:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I like this. A lot. Great color, great light.

1/8/2025, 2:31:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Most of the "spouters" don't really know the bible, and only want to use it as a weapon.

1/8/2025, 2:27:00 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Tuxies can do those deep thoughts. Wonderful beings, they are.

1/8/2025, 2:25:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

1984 is here. We are living it. We need to re-read it!

1/8/2025, 2:24:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course! Storm Troopers are gonna Storm Troop.

1/8/2025, 2:21:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

What would Jesus do? Reload, of course!

1/8/2025, 2:18:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

While we're at it, those lying liars who lied throughout their SCOTUS confirmation hearings ALSO need to be impeached. Plus Clarence Thomas for his rampant corruption.

1/8/2025, 2:17:22 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Adorable trip hazards.

1/8/2025, 2:15:24 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm 75, and I approve this message!

1/8/2025, 2:14:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm glad for them finally being free, grateful for the people who helped make it happen. And I'm sad at the frequency with which this sort of thing shows up.

1/8/2025, 2:12:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Excellent point! Needs to happen.

1/8/2025, 2:11:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Cutest. Pirates. EVER.

31/7/2025, 10:14:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope, before I die, to see this war criminal before a tribunal being tried for his atrocities. How can any Jewish person turn into a fecking Nazi? Greed, I guess.

31/7/2025, 3:42:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Best of luck. Hope Sis comes to her senses.

31/7/2025, 3:40:15 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Good for Padilla and Booker for actually DOING this, not just talking about it. Old farm gal here, I know about hard work. But at least I got breaks, water, and shade.

31/7/2025, 3:35:22 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

YES, he is absolutely a war criminal. Almost as crooked as the current occupant of the WH, also so anxious to return to office to avoid court cases pending against him.

31/7/2025, 3:28:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I've seen this video before. It is one of the sweetest of all time. Always love seeing it again.

30/7/2025, 8:58:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

And just imagine the Terrible 2's, followed by A Trumpish Teen!

28/7/2025, 11:50:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Excellent reminder! I've been accused of antisemitism b/c I criticize Bibi and his ilk. It is false equivalency.

28/7/2025, 11:42:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I love this!!! Given a bigger house and $$ to make it happen, I would do this in a heartbeat.

28/7/2025, 11:26:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

That's the best Matisse I have ever seen. The best.

28/7/2025, 11:22:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Small humans need to learn how to interact gently, kindly, and respectfully with furry beings.

28/7/2025, 11:20:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/7/2025, 2:31:33 AM | 549 254 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Photographing black cats is not easy. This is a wonderful shot.

28/7/2025, 2:44:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/7/2025, 8:20:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One ambled through our back yard the other night while we were in the hot tub. They also like slugs and snails, which seem to be dwindling in numbers with the presence of possums.

27/7/2025, 8:15:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I suspect Artemis would do this, but her bowl is kept out of reach between meals.

27/7/2025, 12:09:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Dikdiks have the driest droppings, but wombats do cubes.

27/7/2025, 12:02:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I really hate being associated with the Bad Guys.

26/7/2025, 3:39:26 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

One would have thought that Blondi's "investigation" would have included such interviews, preferably conducted by the prosecutor who headed the case that convicted her. Oh wait...

25/7/2025, 3:47:46 AM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

gops lost their effing minds when Michelle Obama recommended more fresh fruits and vegetables in the diets of the American people. Now Worm-brain Heroin-Addict and Drumph are gonna heal us totally? Give me a break.

25/7/2025, 3:45:34 AM | 75 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

My wasband, while present for infancy and early childhood, NEVER changed any diapers, never cooked any meals, never did any laundry. He was there to bounce kids on his knee, pitch a fit when they cried, and criticize everything he though I did wrong. Absence and child support would have been nice.

24/7/2025, 3:04:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

My late brother spent a lot of time in Fairbanks. He used to phone me from there and describe the Aurora to me as he watched the dancing colors.

23/7/2025, 9:23:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

They are very selective about WHICH humans are to be trafficked.

23/7/2025, 1:44:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Another death by suicide while incarcerated would be pretty sus. Bribery?

23/7/2025, 1:13:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh my. I heard that Jean Stapleton screech.

22/7/2025, 11:19:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

After a long absence, Tom Tomorrow cartoons showed up again in our local free events weekly. Somebody wrote in saying they were glad for the return, then said, "I'm confused. Didn't it used to be satire?"

22/7/2025, 10:13:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I find myself wondering how Ms. Maxwell is going to be muffled. Will it be bribery or death?

22/7/2025, 9:49:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

When I hear the term "just chilling", this will now always be the image that accompanies it

21/7/2025, 11:24:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know cats are competent swimmers, but usually reluctant. This one is obviously enjoying it a lot!

21/7/2025, 11:22:33 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

The length of owl legs is a bit astonishing. They usually have them so neatly tucked and folded, but when they stretch, wow.

20/7/2025, 11:32:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Crikey! Descended from wolves, and now... (But dang, that's cute!)

20/7/2025, 11:28:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

That's the best "I wasn't doing anything" collection I've seen yet!

19/7/2025, 9:52:55 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Colbert will prosper. tRump will die (either of vascular disorders or other assorted maladies). Both will be good things.

19/7/2025, 2:57:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I always appreciate a good pun.

19/7/2025, 2:54:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Cool! That could work on him.

18/7/2025, 2:39:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

I have such a weakness for reflection shots. Gorgeous.

17/7/2025, 9:38:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

That's exactly what a dear friend of mine did. And yes, she was a very happy person. She only had 2 when she died, and they both ended up in great homes.

17/7/2025, 7:01:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

What a spectacular bird! Thanks for introducing a new-to-me species.

14/7/2025, 7:24:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Wouldn't it be nice for us, as a country, to start living up to the Tall Green Lady's promise?

14/7/2025, 7:04:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

No way could I resist a void with that wee scattering of white hairs on their chest.

14/7/2025, 6:55:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Perhaps I don't "need" this video, but it made my day better. Thank you!

14/7/2025, 6:53:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

But SNAP benefits are kind. They don't DO "kind". That would be "woke". They do CRUEL. Cruel is anti-woke.

11/7/2025, 1:14:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture merilynaw.bsky.social (@merilynaw.bsky.social) reply parent

Vying with Noem the Puppy-Killer for the honorary title of Nazi Barbie.

11/7/2025, 1:08:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2eV...

10/7/2025, 11:55:51 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view