Sadly, becoming nose blind to it. It makes for beautiful photos, but we really need the trees we're losing.
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Sadly, becoming nose blind to it. It makes for beautiful photos, but we really need the trees we're losing.
Charlie - I like you, but you've been in politics long enough to know that good negotiations are about the long-term. You don't actually go up to the biggest bully and punch him in the face. You give him a reason to think you'll help him. Please stop driving people back to the PCs.
Not of their people, but of their government controlling "religious" leaders - I see value in that.
They are beautiful. I have a serious case of Peonies Envy. 😏
There are 8 Canadians, 5 Americans, and 12 Europeans on the Panthers active roster. This isn't a series about national identity. Can we just watch a game as a game, please?
Jet, because I water in a high arc to try to simulate rain. Otherwise, it's soaker-hose to the roots.
Beautiful photo. Hope the wildfires and smoke aren't too near you.
I believe you're thinking of Cheryl Hines. Or is Chelsea Handler involved somehow?
Prior to their post-Cold War agreement, Ukraine had the 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world. They already had the skill set and intel. The weapons (drones) put in place so that they traveled a short distance were not as expensive as traditional long-range missiles. Note: No civilian targets.
How fast can grandmas knit pride sweaters for tanks? Asking for a country of friends.
Carroll O'Connor was a true liberal, and Archie Bunker's character was supposed to be a cautionary figure - the ultimate bad example. Unfortunately, far too many people emulated Archie's worst traits. Later years, when they showed Archie becoming more progressive/learning, it was already too late.
You're allowed to cheer for the Oilers. It's okay - you don't have to like the whole team in order to appreciate their skills.
This phenomenon seems to happen a lot. I have also experienced it, and someone should look into this. 😏🪴⚘️🌿🌵🌴
Ashed Potatoes
I meant 2025, jeez!
2024 has been more like a cow pie.
Fortunately Playoff Jimmy has nothing broken and MRI came back with no structural damage. Hopefully his deep gluten muscle contusion (really, really sore butt) won't keep him out for the next game.
Well they finally started sinking some 3-pointers. Maybe they could keep that going in the second half?!?
With you, but it was an obnoxious way to deal with a polite request. If he had qualified it he would have made his point without looking like a prick.
Consider the source. AisleFive is an obnoxious prick who needs to be blocked. I will happily never see his bullshit again.
I was agreeing with you. The reply was to Damon. You I give full props for being a good person.
Interesting that you think being involved with a man requires submission. Not all men are bad, but men who would require me to submit are. You need to work on your interpersonal relationships - friendship, caring, and love have nothing to do with submission. TBF, I'm not sure you aren't a bot.
Is the soup for eating or throwing?
Feeling especially SMRT this evening. Had an exhaust problem on the bus, causing the decibel level to go "to infinity and beyond". With some creative thought, and hand tools, I put together a temporary repair that is shockingly effective. Fixing things is so empowering! #skoolie #nomad
BTW - I believe in you. You can pull it together in time!
Where is said "hippy van camping jam fest"? Do they have a website?
Stole this meme. Thank you!, to its owner. I use it a lot.
Back to Yuma & finding ways to entertain myself, like last night's "Howling at the Moon Festival". Interesting for people watching & some silliness. Described as a senior kegger, or a desert tailgate party, they have a live band & test howls, but we really just went for the t-shirts. #skoolie #Yuma
Missing my garden today (most days really). Last rose blooms of the year are always brought in to enjoy for as long as possible. These were some of my favorites, both for colour and fragrance. #rosewednesday #gardening
Since it's #TinyFlowerTuesday, here is a teeny tiny flower I found growing in the desert near the Dripping Spring #Flowers #Spring #Gardening #Plants #FlowerReport #GardeningFeed #GardenSky #BloomScrolling #Arizona
On sightseeing tour in the desert, visited Dripping Spring, rode over the Hog's Back & checked out the remains of a cabin. Vistas are beautiful, with obvious changes where there's water. I like these little cacti. They look fluffy and cute but, like the bear, I did NOT pet them. #skoolie #Arizona
You can set it to your preferred height and put a hose clamp on it, but for a longer term solution you'll need to replace the gas cylinder... or just get a new chair (sorry)
Stand and shake head "no".
Oops. Not King, but a French Lord of Paris
[2of2] looser lives; all totally unfit for their several callings, all lying horribly in pretending to belong to them, but all nearly or remotely of Monseigneur [king], and therefore foisted on all public employments from which anything was to be got Dickens describing conditions pre-Bastille Day 🤔
Reading A Tale of Two Cities again. This part is such a parallel: [1of2] Military officers destitute of military knowledge; naval officers with no idea of a ship; civil officers without a notion of affairs; brazen ecclesiastics, of the worst world worldly, with sensual eyes, loose tongues, and
I did get over to the Phoenix area for a few days. Their Desert Botanical Garden is a beautiful and educational experience. I always stop to smell the roses even when they're next to a cactus. Must revisit in the spring to see the seasonal changes. #skoolie #Arizona #gardening #botanicalgardens
Keep at it. You've made great progress!
Hiking in the desert I was surprised that so many saguaro cactus seem to be giving a middle finger salute. Apparently mother nature is no longer trying to be subtle in her messaging. #climatechange #arizona
Moved the bus to Quartzsite to try something different, and because my sister is here. There is a bit of a hippie vibe to the town, but conversely this is the first time I've been turned away from a park for being a bus. C'est la vie. #skoolie #nomad #Arizona
Thanks! I'll try to give you a call one day soon! Hope life is fabulous there. Hugs!
They're all beautiful. Thank you for the update. Lillies I have. Must add camelia 🙂
Looks like a good one. And Lost De Bus is smile-inducing. I like it 😁
Well it is beautiful. If you find out what it is, I'd love to know.
Is that a ruffled amaryllis?
Note - Tim is calling out the original poster, whose name has been blacked out.
Participated in the Buckskin Mountain 5k race to The Desert Bar yesterday. 5k is easy, right. F no! Mountainous, dusty gravel path more suited to 4-wheel drive vehicles than biped homo sapiens. On the plus side, my knee survived some running. Yay! #desertdash #skoolie #arizona
After resting up in Yuma it was time to go exploring again. Headed over to tour Biosphere 2, which may be the most interesting science experiment you could ever wander through. Seriously. Look it up. #biosphere2 #skoolie #nomad #gardening
Enjoying Valentine's Day in my throuple (me, myself, and I). Hope you all are having a great day. Here's a picture of one of my roses blushing at my dumb joke. #gardening #roses
timeline
In Idiocracy they at least wanted to improve things for everybody. The current timeliness is actively doing the opposite.
With the bus sitting still I set up my minimalist sunning/reading area. My date palm is especially happy to get outdoors. #skoolie #nomad #homeiswhereyouparkit #yumaaz
Enough fun in California. Nights were still too cold in December, so I found a nice, warm RV park in Yuma. The bus got a rest, and I got to enjoy the Yuma East Wetlands. It's an impressive wetlands restoration project right on the Colorado River. #skoolie #nomad #ColoradoRiver #YumaAZ
Big brother called one day to see what I was up to. I was wallpapering. Had to send pictures to explain to him "what the hell" I was doing. #skoolie #nomad #homeiswhereyouparkit #womenbuild
Convinced friends to join me at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. It is truly beautiful - I want to live there, but the bus is too obvious. Didn't take any good pix, so this is from their website. #skoolie #gardening #nomad #losangelescounty
Crossed Arizona quickly, knowing that I'd get back to spend time with family & friends once they migrated this year. Was working my way to LA to visit some great friends (Hi Ike, Maki, Christy & Larry). Got some lovely pre-Christmas time with them. Saw this on a marina walk - very appropriate.
New Mexico got too cold, so on to Arizona. Driving through the desert with the mountains in the distance is always an uplifting experience. The world is a beautiful place. #skoolie #nomad #desert
Made my way casually across New Mexico keeping ahead of the cold weather. Mostly behaved myself and didn't try to make friends with the wildlife, as directed. #skoolie #nomad
If we're talking about in-bus projects, I'm working on a mounting system for the rods to my long curtains. Have been taking the tension rods down when I travel, and brained myself with one of the f-ing things this morning. This must change. #skoolie
From Texas into New Mexico, I was on to the next adventure. Before doing anything strenuous though, first Sunday Fun-day, which consists of checking into a nice hotel, watching as much NFL as possible and self-care all day long. Thanks, Las Cruces! #skoolie #nomad
Bet she feels good about it. Runaway Bus had a spa day as well (oil change, fluid top-up) and general check-up. Passed with flying colours. Yay!
Cristobal, it's a BlueSky fight. Deep dish Chicago pizza is really good, but New York Style is really good.
#superbowl #halftime #KendrickLamar #Drake
Controversial take: Love NFL and can't wait for the Superbowl, but even the best artists are not worth watching at half-time. Lamar would be interesting if he and Drake came out riding on the shoulders of their body guards, and jousting with pool noodles. I'd watch that.
Lunch with a friend in Houston, River Walk in San Antonio and then more Texas. Driving through the middle of nowhere on Hwy 10, came across a rest stop with serious architectural forethought. Very cool! #skoolie #nomad
Try #skoolie. You'll find a whole bunch of us :-)
Which is sensible late in a tight game, but early on when there will definitely be more points put on the board you're wasting it. Bills have intentionally given up 2 points. It matters against the Chiefs.
Eek! An unintended apostrophe; my mother would be appalled. I'm blaming AutoCorrect. F-ing technology.
🤣🤣🤣 just "no". English is hard enough without changing it mid-stream of thought.
If I get a license plate that reads GON2PLAD are any of you going to get the reference, or am I going to spend the rest of my life explaining it? #skoolie Here's a hint
This was me, except that "for morale" my male peers had an afternoon a week off to play pick-up hockey. I play defence and was on the ice every game. Occasionally I could convince one or two of the other women to join. Staying back picking up their slack at the office was not my way. Take no shit.
Fixing things gives me such a sense of accomplishment. The bus seller said the stereo was broken. Went online & found a factory reset. So, that was me driving through the highways in Houston screaming along with The Foo "No One's Getting Out Of Here Alive" #nomad #homeiswhereyouparkit #skoolie
Then there was Texas, lots and lots of Texas. Driving a skoolie across Texas slowly is not really an option where the speed limit is 85 mph. Lot's of beautiful views of wide open spaces. #skoolie #Texaslandcape
Forgot to give props to the Welcome Center staff near Lafayette who called every local restaurant they could think of to try to find me some jambalaya. People in Louisiana were exceptionally nice!
Traveling through southwest Louisiana I tried to find some good jambalaya. Was shocked when nobody had it on the menu. One restaurant said they could make it with 24 hours notice. WTF? Had some delicious shrimp étouffée instead. Still sad about it though. #jambalaya #louisiana
Well he wanted a Bastille Day Parade. First there must be a Bastille Day, of course.
"I was standing on the corner in Lafayette", because of Paul Simon. Sometimes you need quirky little side quests. #skoolie #Louisiana
My favourite roses, (coral/orange) - in season the scent as you pass by is intoxicating. #gardening
Entering Louisiana the welcome center had great staff. I said I was looking for interesting horticulture and these women found me literature on a tea company, LSU gardens, etc. They also showed me their huge Peace Lily (at least 5' tall). I made it to LSU. Tea Co on my return. #gardens #Louisiana
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you
Skipped over one very cool thing in Tennessee: solar panels. The welcome center on I-55 had a lot of them, and a wealth of info to help people understand the workings and value of solar energy. Bravo Tennessee! #solarpower #Tennessee #skoolie
Or a movie collection and a fuzzy blanket.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 18/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Love my #skoolie
Tennessee wasn't warm either, so I made may way to Mississippi. The temperatures were good enough for me to dawdle my way through while making "home improvements". Fairly proud of my ability to template this weird area. #womenbuild #skoolie
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Next stop: Memphis. I considered going to Graceland, but I was born a bit too late to be a true Elvis fan. Instead I spent time at the Memphis Botanic Garden. FYI - an afternoon isn't enough time. Plus, I forgot my phone, so the picture is from their website. #botanicalgardens
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
So, this is a bit of an odd thing to care about, but keep in mind that I'm driving around in a converted bus. Kentucky's rest stops are pretty impressive. Since I am literally stopping to smell the roses, I took a picture: #skoolie
#WaterlilyWednesday
Happy New Year!!! (watching the ball drop in NY is so much easier in this time zone 😁)
When I get to be 100 that is most definitely the way I'm going to look at people all the time.
While in Kentucky I had to visit the National Corvette Museum. My kind brother sometimes lets me drive his "toys" (love the adrenaline rush). I find corvettes both aesthetically pleasing and a shit ton of fun. #Corvette #nationalcorvettemuseum
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
bsky.app/profile/blak... Hey - there's a word that describes my life!!!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
Weather was craptacular in Ohio, too. Fortunately Kentucky was lovely - not just the weather, but the drive, the rest stops, minimal advertising beside highways, & Bernheim Arboretum. It's full of cool growing things (really tall holly trees), charming paths, & Forest Giants. I want one. #skoolie
