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2026-04-16 21:20:10 UTC

@npub1zjj…7q4t
Seeing the drought areas in your state today and it's just terrifying. Still hoping you get rain and now winds.
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx

2026-04-15 19:25:00 UTC

Since my area feels more like June than April, here is some of the baby-soft new green growth on one of my Norway spruce.
(They always remind me of a koosh ball this time of year.)
#Trees #Spring
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2026-04-14 12:53:01 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mackayim2022/116403070335141619
A fascinating deep-dive into the spread of covid by age group and year over the current course of the pandemic.
I also appreciated the take from Australia on covid booster frequency, guidance I doubt we'll be seeing here in the US anytime. For as long as the vaxx remains available it will be "hey, you guys decide, but we're not paying for it."
Signing up for Ian's newsletter is the best way to get these posts.
#note10sl…fktv

2026-04-12 02:04:56 UTC

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Ken, I so enjoy seeing your art, and this theme is so perfect.

2026-04-10 17:09:31 UTC

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That looks GOOD, is that a little barley or something mixed in? Is there an easy place you could point me to a recipe, The Man is a big asparagus fan, and I like it better cold.

2026-04-10 14:01:43 UTC

Today's walk started very cold, probably our last gasp at an almost-frost. The sun was rising by the time we were nearly done.
Almost a #Hike
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2026-04-03 21:38:27 UTC

Here's a #Friday fright for you.
Was out looking for a table, and instead came across... this. It is a row of... display shelves? Cat trees? Torture devices? Made out of... huge hunks of wooden roots of some kind?
I'm assuming this is from SE Asia somewhere, but have no idea as to the kind of wood, just wondering why someone would ship it that far. I mean. I was afraid to get to close to them. One had a *sold* tag on it.
#Furniture #Weird
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2026-04-02 13:47:51 UTC

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I just looked up our area, and we're also in "Severe Drought" just edged east of the "Extreme Drought" area.
What an awful things to see for so much of our country.
#NCwx #Drought
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2026-04-02 13:42:41 UTC

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Oh, what an awful map, I'm so sorry.

2026-03-30 17:01:57 UTC

Putting up a worklight of sorts in our staircase, and deciphering their helpful symbols.
1) B's go to the right
2) Squeeze the house
3) Don't do this in the dark
4) Keep an umbrella handy to stab someone if needed
5) Don't open the umbrella in the house (my grandmother always said that was bad luck)
6) Install the toilet on the ceiling, not the wall
7) I have no idea
8) Ok, I actually know what this one is
9) Don't drill into a set of matches
10) Always watch out for tsunamis
#DIY
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2026-03-28 19:05:40 UTC

#NoKings #Asheville
There were SO MANY people here today, we're about in the middle of the crowd, as many behind us as in front. Marched a good long way through the city, and as we returned people were still just leaving the park.
Everyone is simply fed up, and I want the whole world to see it.
https://cdn.vmst.io/media_attachments/files/116/308/345/312/520/410/original/0dab2e20735f5655.jpeg

2026-03-28 16:49:12 UTC

#NoKings
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2026-03-21 14:09:21 UTC

We let the fruit/veg stand get way too low before the grocery run last week... at least we still have our emotional support onion.
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2026-03-16 14:41:50 UTC

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This damned thing has it all. Low's tonight and tomorrow here are 19 and 18F.

2026-03-16 14:39:11 UTC

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We're now out of the rain for now, and had no problems in the region that I've heard of. Still another line behind this, and then snow/ice possible, because of course.
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2026-03-10 13:54:58 UTC

My Yoshino #cherry is doing that sad, Washington Tidal Basin thing, where it is believing the past week+ of warm weather and is now getting ready to open blossoms, while later this week we will have another freeze.
It's such a pretty tree when it gets the chance to actually bloom.
#BloomScrolling #TooSoon
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2026-03-09 20:31:31 UTC

With everything going on this is a stupid thing to say but damn I really hate the #LiquidGlass crap from #Apple.

2026-03-08 17:27:54 UTC

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So pretty.
Every spring I *swear* I will naturalize more crocus bulbs in the fall and yet I never do.

2026-03-06 23:19:17 UTC

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Snow! It was 76F here today... hope the snow brings you some needed H2O.

2026-02-28 22:20:20 UTC

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Agree, too. Also, is she drinking?
Hope this passes soon for everyone's sake.
❤️

2026-02-27 20:32:39 UTC

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How cool is that?! What a great library it must be.

2026-02-22 13:01:38 UTC

Hey, #Asheville, put away those short sleeved shirts from the last few days, as we have 2 days of cold, snow and winds again. Nothing like what the northeast will be facing, however.
Those 5 daffodils that bloomed yesterday will be in for a surprise.
#NCwx #snow
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2026-02-21 12:36:18 UTC

Hey, #Asheville area folks, ready for the wild swing in temperature coming our way?
After two days in the 70'sF here, things change a bit. Be safe, and comfort your plants which all thought it was spring.
#NCwx #Snow
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2026-02-20 02:55:51 UTC

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I feel so adult using it. 😄

2026-02-19 12:53:04 UTC

Finally captured a photo of my favorite vending machine. They call her "Rosie" (which I suppose is a Jetsons' reference.)
Excellent #coffee.
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2026-02-18 14:02:03 UTC

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Morning, too!
#Sunrise
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2026-02-17 13:50:40 UTC

#FotoVorschlag 'Urban Jungle'
San Antonio, TX, USA 2010
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2026-02-16 18:19:19 UTC

Is anyone filling out a Canadian form CIT0001 to get a citizenship certificate? Would love to have someone to bounce things off of.
In case you haven't found them yet, here's an excellent reddit thread, and the forms themselves.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0001-application-citizenship-certificate-adults-minors-proof-citizenship-section-3.html#overview
#Canada #CIT0001 🇨🇦

2026-02-09 19:34:08 UTC

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Here's one of the only times I will admit to a "both sides" issue here.
The left knows the CDC has been gutted, and lunatics are giving advice on vaccines and other health-related issue.
The right? Well, they now just say no to science, even the pseudo-science their regime has installed.
I don't know how we get out of this.

2026-02-09 15:21:43 UTC

Today's Monday question for those in the northern hemisphere is:
How cold is the water coming out of your tap?
Mine is 42F or 5.5C.
This is the cold tap in our bath, which is over top of a large, unheated crawlspace, and my biggest frozen pipe worry when it gets seriously cold.
It would take almost a full minute of running the hot water to get, you know, hot water, so I never do at the sink.
This time of year it's bracing.
#Water #Question

2026-02-08 16:48:02 UTC

I am not very observant, clearly, but this is the absolute first 'bike stop light' I have ever seen. This is at an intersection in Hendersonville, NC just before one gets to the first section of their new rails-to-trails greenway.
There were no bikes this day, but as it gets above freezing that will doubtless change.
#Cycling #BikeTooter
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2026-02-08 15:47:23 UTC

#SuperbOwl
At a jousting event in Estes Park, CO way back when (we were there for the hiking, honest.)
Someone had a couple of owls, and were letting people see them up close. I am ignorant as to the variety. So handsome.
https://cdn.vmst.io/media_attachments/files/116/035/780/639/188/415/original/ca4ba109f4134ca8.jpeg

2026-02-06 22:25:45 UTC

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It's still a great picture.

2026-02-05 18:57:13 UTC

RE: https://journa.host/@ianjames/116019515690737341
I see things like this, and all I can think about is Paolo Bacigalupi's short story "Shooting the Apocalypse" and how much I had hoped not to live long enough for it to become a reality.
#note1d8d…6z26

2026-02-03 19:08:34 UTC

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Since I frequently take a video of the French Broad River up by our fav coffee shop, and post it as a lovely #Zen offering, I will do so again today...
#movie #river
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2026-02-03 17:58:50 UTC

We did go up to Woodfin, NC to our fav spot #HighFiveCoffee for a chai in the snow, first time ever for us. Happily it was actually much warmer than it has been the last 3 times we've visited.
These are also really good people.
#Asheville #coffee
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2026-02-01 20:42:02 UTC

Today the sun has found us again in #Asheville, and it is helping do some of the melting without it ever getting warm. Currently 22F but the macadam is clear and dry after the 2nd shoveling this morning. Low of 5F tonight, and more winds.
Really beautiful.
#NCwx #Snow
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2026-01-29 02:53:15 UTC

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Ok, I have to say that I absolutely *love* his pink nose, as all the most gorgeous Golden Retrievers have pink noses.
#DogsOfMastodon
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2026-01-25 10:56:02 UTC

Before the storm came in yesterday afternoon, I saw this #cloud formation, which looked really strange to me, like the entire sky had been folded.
Never seen anything quite like it. #NCwx
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2026-01-25 10:13:39 UTC

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The area at large? I believe there are shelters open, but no one could travel these roads.
Us personally? We have a gas fireplace, so would have some heat. Food lasts about 8 hours with a battery on the fridge, freezer about as long, both so long as one doesn't open the door.
We've stockpiled water, after the Helene experience. So would be ok for several days, so long as our pipes don't freeze.

2026-01-25 02:37:54 UTC

A slight coating of ice here west of #Asheville tonight, but we have power and the house is very warm (!) in preparation for perhaps losing electricity tonight or tomorrow.
Light freezing rain continues to fall, and is forecast to continue overnight. It is 24F but the precip is coming down as liquid and freezing on contact with anything.
#NCwx #Storm

2026-01-24 22:12:48 UTC

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Oh, they're all Goldens.

2026-01-22 23:26:19 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@LaChasseuse/115941198098862825
I love this message.
#note1xah…qh8c

2026-01-21 21:54:37 UTC

Someone here on Masto posted about making anti-ICE whistle packs, and that seemed like something good to do. Got my supplies, and have 40 made, half folded to read in English, and half in Spanish.
I hope to be able to find ways to distribute them next week, after the other kind of ice storm here abates.
#Asheville #ICE
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2026-01-21 03:32:21 UTC

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Oh, cool! Yes, it’s a nice place.
Looking forward to less of a storm impact this week, everyone is still nervy after Helene.

2026-01-21 03:15:44 UTC

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See what everyone else says. 😄

2026-01-21 03:12:45 UTC

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As they say with coincidences, it's likely it's always been on your feed (you're not a coffee person) but this is the first time you noticed it.
That happens to me a lot, too. Yet it is creepy.

2026-01-15 19:01:26 UTC

Hey, @npub1rn9…uvnk I hope it's okay I took that beautiful image from this morning and made it into a sticker. ❤️ 😄
I keep a journal where I put stickers I've collected from places we visit (inexpensive, small, easy souvenirs) and for Xmas The Man gave me a little sticker printer which has been a lot of fun. It means I can now turn photos into stickers too, which I intend to do a lot of.
So... thanks!
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2026-01-13 12:01:37 UTC

A banyan tree in Sarasota, FL. More roots than trunk, I suppose.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
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2026-01-11 12:01:45 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2026-01-06 22:21:00 UTC

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For the love of the gods, everyone, get vaccinated.
"“If there are 10 people in a room who are not immune to measles, and one person with measles walks in that room, nine of those 10 people are going to get measles,” said Jennifer Mullendore, the county’s chief medical officer. "

2026-01-06 22:18:56 UTC

Want to thank @npub1vzv…n79z for pointing out the 3 #measles cases now in #Buncombe County, my area near #Asheville
Falling vaccination rates, lying and stupidity have brought us here, and people are going to be hurt.
From the #AVLWatchdog
https://avlwatchdog.org/measles-spreads-to-buncombe-as-public-health-officials-worry-about-spread-in-the-face-of-declining-vaccination-rates/

2026-01-06 15:20:45 UTC

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Well... these days that word is a large part of my vocabulary as well, although pointed in a very different direction.

2026-01-04 14:41:12 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2026-01-02 19:06:05 UTC

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Yes, I thought sweet gum too.

2026-01-02 17:19:51 UTC

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Can only imagine them on bare feet. I don't know them, we don't seem to have them up in this area (about 30 minutes away.)

2026-01-02 17:09:08 UTC

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A paved greenway that's a bit over 3 miles long made a nice morning walk in the cold today. Not much to see, but right next to Mud Creek which looked a lot worse in February due to Helene, but has had a great deal of improvement since.
Saw only 2 other guys, each with dogs. Cold!
#hike #picnic 2/2
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2026-01-02 17:01:13 UTC

We went for a walk on the Oklawaha Greenway in Hendersonville, NC early this morning, beginning and ending at Jackson Recreational Park (huge, fields, etc.)
Thought I'd get some good pics, but honestly the sunrise on the way there was better than anything else. All from a moving car, and not very good photos, but it was a beautiful sight.
Happy Friday! 1/2
#hike #sunrise
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2025-12-30 23:21:41 UTC

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Look at the lovely, calm colors and the textures. So much beauty in winter.

2025-12-28 17:17:01 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/115798030524254826
Very cute!
I only got one wrong, because I'm certain I'd freeze to death after 30 seconds in cold water...
Good quiz, for sure.
#note1zfg…pn9w

2025-12-27 13:51:03 UTC

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How super, congratulations! What a way to end the year... and your photo is amazing.

2025-12-26 23:43:41 UTC

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KFF is great, and one of the organizations we try to support each year.

2025-12-26 15:51:56 UTC

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It's a nice lake, and so easy as we can just walk to it. Did you see the 2nd photo is upside down?

2025-12-26 15:06:11 UTC

This close to the solstice one can get on the hiking trails 'before dawn' and feel virtuous without giving up much.
Walked around the lake in our community, only saw one other person near the end.
#hiking #lake #sunrise
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2025-12-23 14:27:55 UTC

Wondering what people in the Northern Hemisphere are dealing with humidity-wise, indoors.
We heat, and don't humidify, and currently the humidity has dropped to 32% (and falling.) The bathroom sensor read an unbelievable 17% this morning.
I just can't bring myself to add humidity, but dang are eyes, nose, throat and skin pretty unhappy these days. Rising temps will change it this week, I imagine.
Curious what folks are comfortable with.
#IAQ #AQI #Humidity

2025-12-19 20:41:07 UTC

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Oh, thanks so much, Ken!

2025-12-19 14:47:59 UTC

@npub1zjj…7q4t
Seeing some scary forecasts for your region, with winds/humidity today.
Thinking of you, hoping you keep power and nothing worse happens.
#COwx #Wind

2025-12-18 20:20:42 UTC

@npub1v9k…l40h
Hi, I always enjoy seeing the work that you share here!
I know you had made at least one teapot with a flying pig (I think?) and that when we spoke about it you said it was the mascot for your town? Did I imagine that?
Someone else I was talking to here was hoping to hear that story, if there's somewhere you could point me. Thanks so much, and I hope the holiday season has been wonderful for you.

2025-12-12 13:36:07 UTC

Yeah, we have a crisis in medical resaerch and treatments for white men in this country.
https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-jrs-health-department-is-pondering-a-national-mens-health-initiative/

2025-12-10 14:18:37 UTC

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With skies like those, I can only imagine. Do you see that from your own property?
We're hidden behind a mountain, and so sunrises are lost unless we're out for a hike in a sunrise-friendly spot, less likely for us since Helene.
Really enjoy getting to see yours!

2025-12-10 14:13:07 UTC

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Those colors!

2025-12-10 13:22:47 UTC

RE: https://toot.community/@Rihilism/115695475903481575
Swine ballerinas!
#note126l…rt8n

2025-12-04 14:22:30 UTC

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They, in particular, are SO surprised!
When we lived in FL I would always try to catch them with bottles of water.

2025-12-04 14:07:39 UTC

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This is a great idea!
Also, for the last few years I've been getting the Toblerone 6 packs from Costco, and given one candy bar out to everyone who comes to the house during the holidays - postal people, trash folks, HVAC repair, delivery people of all kinds. It always gets a smile and a happy response.
It's been such a success that all of 2025 I've been handing out smallish Hershey bars, too. But now I'm back to the Toblerones!

2025-12-01 22:39:51 UTC

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And then with all of your green plants, that hits the 3 best colors together... really great.

2025-12-01 22:17:55 UTC

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That's just gorgeous! And I love your purple door... is this on the orange outside of your home? Two of my fav colors together.

2025-12-01 13:15:22 UTC

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My only picture of a barred owl, lol.
We heard them often (who cooks for you?!) but this evening one landed on top of the peak of the garage as we were returning from a walk.
We'd seen the pair around quite a bit that week, and I had to look up online o realize the larger one was the female. Never saw them again.
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2025-11-30 13:46:29 UTC

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What a beauty. The only owl whose call I know, we had several pairs where we lived in Florida.

2025-11-29 03:39:26 UTC

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That was great, thanks. Now I have a new ear worm...

2025-11-27 18:57:55 UTC

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I hope you're painting that as a still life, in addition to enjoying it, it's beautiful.

2025-11-27 13:55:38 UTC

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@SunnJax/115621998426415638
You are having the most glorious mornings recently, and thank you for sharing them with those of us under cloud. 🙂
#note1rgr…da5t

2025-11-21 13:19:47 UTC

I keep getting emails from my gas and electric company explaining how to stay warm and save money, by keeping the heat at 68F when not at home.
Y'all, I keep at 63 when I AM home...

2025-11-21 03:00:43 UTC

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@zaufanatrzeciastrona/115582689334400958
Wow, this is awful. What a despicable people we have become, this is being done in our names.
#note15jv…czdh

2025-11-19 14:51:02 UTC

RE: https://indieweb.social/@kenSwinson/115576898334574431
Ken, this is beautiful as are all of your drawings, and I love the support you're showing! Fabulous.
#note1twr…2rny

2025-11-18 22:19:29 UTC

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Very cool black and white reflection!

2025-11-18 17:13:45 UTC

#TextureTuesday
#Crochet
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2025-11-17 18:47:35 UTC

The #trolls have come to the #NCArboretum! Here now until sometime in February.
Judging by the crowd today, they are going to be VERY popular! Technically, these are a dozen baby trolls.
From Wikipedia:
"Thomas Dambo is a Danish "recycle art activist" who is known for his installations of giant monumental wooden sculptures called trolls, made entirely out of recycled materials."
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2025-11-17 13:10:38 UTC

As with so many others recently, today is my 3rd year anniversary on Mastodon here in the Fediverse, and I’m so glad to be here. I spent 13 years on Twitter, finding much of it useful in the early times, and a total hell towards the end. Not sorry to see the end of it.
Took a while to find a community here, but feel fortunate now to have found a great server, and so many interesting people, engaged and sharing their passions. There is never a day here that I don’t get to learn something, see something amazing, or talk to a friend (frequently all 3 at once.)
Thanks.
#Anniversary #Mastodon

2025-11-13 14:10:56 UTC

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I don't usually photograph the train setup, but here are a couple of them:
#ModelTrain #Trains
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2025-11-13 12:23:34 UTC

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What fun! Is this one neighbor's, or a community thing? I love model trains.
The NC Arboretum has a whole outdoor setup, too, and they light it for Xmas.

2025-11-12 03:19:30 UTC

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Me too!!
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2025-11-12 02:50:18 UTC

Omg omg omg #Aurora
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2025-11-11 15:15:02 UTC

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(And a total hunk.)
Super about getting the photos digitized, what a wonderful gift that will be, to your family.

2025-11-11 13:32:22 UTC

#HCA has incredible earnings even while our #Mission healthcare system remains in "immediate jeopardy" by CMS. The parent co is doing great, if only they didn't have to pretend to care for all those pesky patients...
https://avlwatchdog.org/hca-reports-3-8-billion-increase-in-2025-citing-rise-in-admissions-volume/

2025-11-10 23:40:11 UTC

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The blue hour tonight is snow-capped. And yes, my neighbor DOES have their Xmas lights up and on.
Temperatures are 22F "and falling" (in Trillian's voice for those of you old enough to recognize that.)
A terribly cold night here, hoping everyone has a safe, warm place to be.
#snow #winter
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2025-11-10 20:29:20 UTC

If one watches ever so closely...
#snow #WNC
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2025-11-09 23:22:19 UTC

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Goodness, that's beautiful. What a photo.

2025-11-08 17:48:11 UTC

Another wander around the RAD in #Asheville this week, brought us to the RiverLink building and its upstairs gallery.
The height of the 2 worst floods was stenciled on the brick of the entrance, which is mind-blowing, when one sees how far away and far above the river this building actually is. Inside, they had 2 photos at the worst of the flooding September 2024 during #Helene. #Flood
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2025-11-05 15:05:29 UTC

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What a lovely place, and a beautiful day.

2025-11-03 18:50:30 UTC

#Asheville #CatawbaFalls #Hiking
Sun beginning to break through to the north, and the falls still going up.
5/n
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