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In the words of Pterry:
“Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.” #GNU Terry Pratchett

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nathanlovestrees , to random
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I only use ! and/or ? in odd amounts

e.g. “right???” or “good luck!!!!!” or “how!?!”

mycrowgirl ,
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@asl @nathanlovestrees I’m totally in agreement about the superiority of odd nr quantities… with a caveat: some things are better by the (1) dozen - an even quantity technically but an odd unit.

loren , to random
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i saw the most perfect bee today

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren That’s perfection.
10/10

loren , to random
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aaaaaaa

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren
He screm from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow

mycrowgirl , to random
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The coyote babies are back!!! And my window is too dirty to get good shots! 😅 There’s a pack that lives in the pastures around our home and it’s a joy each year to hear the yip yodels of the smols as they mature into big yotes. We don’t see them often but once in a while they will gambol and play in our back yard. We have a fence along that part of the land just to keep neighbouring cattle from wandering in, but maintain loads of access points for wildlife to travel as freely as possible.

Profile view of coyote puppy in tall grasses. It faces the viewer and has a beam of sunshine that has broken through the oak canopy. The photo was taken through a grungy window obscuring details.
Profile view of coyote puppy in tall grasses and scrub palm fronds. It faces away from the viewer and there is dappled light that has broken through the oak canopy. The photo was taken through a grungy window obscuring details.
Profile view of coyote puppy in tall grasses and scrub palm where a wire fence meets a wooden fence. The pup has turned to look over its shoulder at another pup just out of view. The photo was taken through a grungy window obscuring details.

loren , to random
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the fuck is a pulpit?

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren that’s definitely a sex thing. Definitely.

cobalt , to random
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New to our family, sandwich rolls: lavash, mayo, lettuce, prosciutto, havarti cheese. I am trying to find foods Drew can eat since he is not using his left hand very often. Regular sandwiches are a mess since he can’t tell the strength of his grip in his right hand. A firm hold means the sandwich filling falls out. Same for burgers now. Yay for Trader Joe’s lavash - only $2.49 for a large package. 2 pieces for 8 rolls. And it worked well.

mycrowgirl ,
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@cobalt are you looking for food that is easy to chew/swallow or food that is easy to grasp by hand or spoon/fork?

mycrowgirl ,
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@cobalt OK, here are some things that have worked for me: I made most of the same food I would normally make, but whenever possible in mini. For example sliders instead of burgers. I also turned their portions into little bite size “casseroles” if there was tricky food like rice or peas. Basically (tossing the cut up food with a little fork-whisked egg, small scoops into those silicon cupcake molds and microwaving until set).

mycrowgirl ,
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@cobalt I also found that these silicon bowls are sturdy and flex but won’t completely collapse if they grip too hard. It’s helpful to split the full meal into smaller bite size portions divided into multiple bowls so they don’t get overwhelmed when there’s still a ton of food in front of them. The bowl can be used to make the little microwaved casseroles too, and bonus that they don’t break if they get thrown during a meltdown.
https://a.co/d/16YqjXZ

mycrowgirl ,
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@cobalt LOL, everyone who has cared for an adult loved one with dementia eventually has that moment where they realise regular tableware is no longer a great idea 😅🫠.

mycrowgirl ,
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@nathanlovestrees @cobalt good point on the textures. like pureed soups or thick stews is fine but a broth soup with veggie/meat bits was a struggle.

mycrowgirl , to random
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Wild bees, honey bees, bumbler-bum bees, wasps, flies, smol beetles, and flutterers of all kinds just go nuts over this Bidens pilosa black-jack plant.
> Is it considered a weed? Yes.
> Are the seed cypselae hella annoying? Also yes.
> Will I yoink this 1 meter wide clump out of my front yard? Absolutely the f not.

A cluster of plants with vibrant green leaves, sturdy long stems, and topped with daisy-like flowers that have short white petals and dense yellow centres. The entire cluster is covered in various pollinators stopping by for a snack.

loren , to random
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the dance of the weevil

same weevil on my finger now with both front legs up above their head as if their are at another point in their little dance
same weevil on my finger but their front left leg is now out to the left and right front leg is hidden behind their body again as if they are doing a little dance

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren
omg 🥹
👉tiny dancer👈

loren , to random
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concrabulations

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren it’s all fun and shell games until the carcinization catches up with you.

Then it really evolves into a party.

jencmars , to random
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Watching Battlestar Galactica for the first time in almost 20 years, and wow is this a different experience as an old with a child.

mycrowgirl ,
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@jencmars We just started a full rewatch this past weekend as well, and mosty I just can’t get over that something the spouse and I watched early in our courtship is now 20+ years old. How is that possible when the 90’s were just ten years ago??

loren , to random
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look who wanted to help out with my cicada photography

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren I didn’t know cicadas came with hot shoe mount!

loren , to random
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wish i had a boat for a tail

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren hitting the seas with my tailboat.

loren , to random
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send birds plz

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren
you got grackled!

Gif video of a black iridescent grackle bird foraging in sand next to a concrete patio. Nearby is green foliage and a few delicate red blossoms.

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren
[Very Gene Wilder Voice]
If you're blue and you don't know where to go to. Why don't you go where fashion sits?
[Extreme Peter Boyle Voice] Puttin' on the Ritz!

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren yup!

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren stealing french fries. Can’t blame him tbh, they were delicious.

mycrowgirl , to random
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This is Carl. He lives in the giant pothos plant growing out of one of my living room aquariums. Carl has been offered a private luxury residence on the covered porch many times, but always returns to the great indoors. Carl knows what’s up.

loren , to random
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listening to shaggy makes me think of riding in the back of my childhood best friend's dad's backwards seat car. a volvo i think they were? also to when he got pulled over for running a red arrow lmao. anyway those cars with backward facing seats were wild. we were obsessed with sitting back there, it was so much fun haha.

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren I was just reminiscing with someone about those seats a few days ago!!

loren , to random
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can't believe i ever overlooked a grackle. they are so cool

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren you got grackled!

loren , to random
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Indigo goddamn bunting!!

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren I’ve been hearing one around my campsite ALL DAY, and I caught a flash of it in my peripheral vision but it won’t reveal itself to me!!

mycrowgirl , to random
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Every day I’m grackle’n.

Yeah, the boi grackles are very flashy black rainbows, but just look at the eyeliner game on this grrrl!

mycrowgirl , to random
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You know what they say, a frog in chime saves rhyme.

In other words,
a frog in the tube is worth two in the toot.

mycrowgirl , to random
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Ask not for whom the chime tolls,
It tolls for frog.

mycrowgirl OP ,
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@loren I have yet to get a good audio recording but it sounds entirely RIDICULOUS every evening when they wake up and start croaking in the tubes.
(I’m still not sure how the heck they survive in 90° + temperatures in black metal tubes. The cuban tree frogs are hardcore.)

mycrowgirl OP ,
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@loren but like, frog croaking, not people croaking. Because that would give us all the sad 😉

loren , to random
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who up saying PEENT?

mycrowgirl ,
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@loren busy training for the Olympic PEENTathalon.

mycrowgirl , to random
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Limpkin was preening its feathers after wading nearby to hunt for snails in the shallows.

mycrowgirl , to random
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Turt! At the swamp.

mycrowgirl , to random
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Yearling swamp puppy, doing a bask at midday.

Short video of a small alligator that basks on a muddy log that projects up from clear water. A small patch of green algae is blowing bubbles nearby and the water shows small rings of activity as insects touch the surface of the water and small fish break the surface to try to catch them.

A small (roughly 18 inch or 45 centimetre long) alligator basks on a muddy log that projects up from clear water. A small patch of green algae is blowing bubbles nearby and the water shows small rings of activity as insects touch the surface of the water and small fish break the surface to try to catch them.
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    loren , to random
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    Modern problems require modern complaints

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren modern problems require modem complaints.
    Cue:
    dialup connection tones

    loren , to random
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    looks like i'm not the only one who is excited about the cicadas!

    another shot of the chipmunk with cicada in hand and mouth wide open about to crunch, a little bottom chipmunk tooth is visible
    another shot of the chipmunk with cicada now with it brought up to their mouth and a little bit of chipmunk tongue visible
    one more shot of the chipmunk but the empty shell of the cicada is now discarded to the side and the chipmunk is licking their hands with a little pink tongue

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren mhm. Cromchy snacc.

    mycrowgirl , to random
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    They come runnin' just as fast as they can
    'Cause every birder crazy 'bout a sharp-shinned hawk

    mycrowgirl , to random
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    I would have to consult with @loren to confirm, but I believe it was Troutious Maximus III who said that it is a feckless leader who would damn an opponent’s flow. Rather, it is a mark of greatness to drop the bass.

    loren , to random
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    who up trouting the tl?

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren
    WWTD -
    What
    Would
    Trout
    Do

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren shout out with your trout out!

    dillyd , to random
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    Oh nothing, just some heart-stopping amazing moss at the pharmacy parking lot.
    #Mosstodon

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @dillyd 😍 comme des lumières rubis!

    mycrowgirl , to random
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    Lovely night for a full moon hike at a local state park. Even got to visit with the local pond puppies for a bit!

    Dorsal view of an American alligator with its head and upper torso visible above the still water. The surface of the water reflects cotton-candy orange and pink clouds in the sunset sky.

    mycrowgirl OP ,
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    @loren the park ranger forbad snoot-boops, but I passed along your regards to the danger logs.

    loren , to random
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    heavy is the head that wears the tiny ruby crown

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren Globus cruciger?
    No, is royal borb.

    loren , to random
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    Trout it out baby!

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren
    Trout
    Trout
    Let it all out
    These are the fish I can’t do without.
    Come on
    I'm swimming to you
    Come on

    loren , to random
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    someone should draw a weevil smashing a leaf blower. that would be cool as hell

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren I would pledge money to a series of animals destroying leaf blowers. Also, can we make invertepunk a thing?

    loren , to random
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    Black throated blueberry

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren @BjornIdle Did you know that the collective noun for them is “a squish” of Black Throated Blueberries?

    mycrowgirl , to random
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    I hadn't seen our resident otters in a while, which was giving me a sad. Today, while doing dishes, I looked up and saw two adults and three wee pups!

    Apparently Emmett found a missus and started a family! We have an old cattle pond at the north corner of our property and that bank has been Emmett's preferred potty area... as you can see by this picture, he's passing that tradition on to his family :D Potato quality pic through dirty window, but glad I managed to grab the camera in time!

    An adult otter in tall grasses rushes back into the pond, just out of frame to the left. It is being followed by its three young pups.

    loren , to random
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    yeah im here for the clout

    Corn crakes
    Little crakes
    Ocellated crakes
    Uniform crakes
    The other kinds of crakes

    mycrowgirl ,
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    @loren
    all it’s craked up to be

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