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RickiTarr, 1 day ago to random

Anniversary Update, hubs gave me this, and I'm crying:

This is a long list of reasons why hubs loves me and it won't all fit in this!

hopeward, 19 hours ago to Bloomscrolling

I guess these are marigolds, I love the color and the 1960s vibe this bunch gave out!
#BloomScrolling

hopeward, 5 days ago to random

This is a not-great picture of an amazing effect that happens on the #SanFranciscoBay in certain conditions, where the different directions (?) and/or speed of currents in the water creates two-toned colors with that sharp line dividing them.

Fascinating to me!

hopeward, 6 days ago to random

#SilentSunday

hopeward, 6 days ago to random

#SilentSunday

hopeward, 8 days ago to Bloomscrolling

I almost couldn’t tell if these were little flowers, or some giant mutant viruses…😮

#BloomScrolling
#FlowerFriday
#FloweringFriday

RickiTarr, 10 days ago to random

What is the thing(s) that attracts you to a person romantically or otherwise?

hopeward, 12 days ago to random

Some of you may remember the wiggly tree that I posted for #MonochromeMonday some weeks back.

It’s just barely starting to put out some leaves, but it’s still unclear what type of tree it is.

The leaves have patterns that also look good in B&W, so here you are.

hopeward, 11 days ago to random

Sometimes Nature makes its own bas-relief sculptures, just lying around.

Here’s ’The Tree’ by No-one…
#TextureTuesday

hopeward, 10 days ago to random

“Hi Wave!” “Hi Rock!”

#WavyWednesday
#LifeAsAChildrensBook
#MeerMittwoch

hopeward, 12 days ago to random

Since the Sun didn’t take out the Internet, I’m able to wish you all a tolerable Monday.

#CarryOnEvent

RickiTarr, 14 days ago to random

You are going to make love to a Cereal Mascot, who do you choose?

I'm going Snap, Crackle, & Pop.

kristiedegaris, 14 days ago to Scotland

Last night in Perthshire, Scotland.

#auroraborealis #scotland

A colour photograph of an aurora directly overhead. The pillars of light are visible and the colours are blue, purple and pink.
A colour photograph of an aurora. Like a close up on a rainbow, yellow on the right of the frame to bright purple and deep blue on the left.
A colour photograph of an aurora. Silhouettes of trees border the image like lace, and the sky is on fire with a glowing rainbow of colour.

hopeward, 17 days ago to animals

The S.S. Doggo on maneuvers.
#DogsOfMastodon
#WavyWednesday

Small lake with rippling surface and a bushy green tree growing in the water at the edge. A white dog is paddling back and forth in the water under and near the tree, finally heading back to the tiny beach at the edge. The water looks very blue against the dog’s white fur- it’s a (harmless to animals) compound added to the water to keep it algae free. It’s in a park, where dogs are welcome to swim around.

hopeward, 17 days ago to Bloomscrolling

A little geranium mania for you.
#BloomScrolling

hopeward, 16 days ago to random

That one day when the clouds looked like they were trying to extend the mural on this building.
#ThrowbackThursday
#tbt #clouds

RickiTarr, 17 days ago to random

Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

RickiTarr, 18 days ago to random

Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.

So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!

RickiTarr, 21 days ago to random

Awww this takes me back! What has been the most important in your life?

AndyPaciorekArt, 21 days ago to random

😬🤢🤯
#Migraine

RickiTarr, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to random

The Tale of Two Gynecologists

This is a bit long, and I've talked about this a lot lately, but it's something I'm thinking about a lot in the wake of so much hatred of female Healthcare. When my female troubles got bad enough that I finally talked to my doctor about it, he referred me to a gynecologist. I had already had several ultrasounds and an MRI at this point, and she had put me on some oral contraceptives for several months, (which made sick to my stomach no matter what I did) and had just done another ultrasound. She greeted me with "Well, you're really messed up inside, Honey.", which already had me pretty stressed out. Then told me I would probably need surgery to figure out exactly what was going on. She then asked me if I wanted children, and I said No. I had taken my husband with me to the appointment for moral support, and she glanced over at him, and then talked to me for 5 minutes about how many women my age could still have children, and I could definitely consider it, and that they would do everything they could to make sure I could stay viable. They could freeze my eggs if I had to do a hysterectomy, just on and on. She probably asked me directly 4-5 if I was sure I didn't want kids. Finally, I said, "Ma'am, my husband got a vasectomy over a decade ago, we are absolutely sure we don't want kids." After hubs had found me crying on the toliet, because my period was late again, he went to his doctor and said, "Hey doctor, I'm thinking about a vasectomy." The doctor gave him a pamphlet to read, and made him an appointment. The whole thing was done in a few weeks.

Anyhow, she finally referred me to a gynecological surgeon, and I was not looking forward to dealing with this again, and was just generally terrified of having surgery for the first time. I met with this woman and she was so efficient and practical. It is the longest doctor appointment I've ever had, since this surgery would be exploratory, she went over every possibility of what could happen when she was inside. She did a thorough exam, she went over all the scans that I had, and explained why she thought this needed done. Then she said she would like to put in a Mirena IUD during surgery. She said, "You're in pain half the month, and there's no reason for you to have a period if you don't want to have kids. You'll have some erratic bleeding for six months, but by a year most women have a very light or no period at all, there's no reason for you to needlessly suffer if you don't end up needing a hysterectomy."

It's interesting to me still, that one doctor was so focused on what my body could do, and another so focused on how I felt. I came out of the first appointment feeling scared and confused, and the second feeling heard and cared for. Feeling valued as a person and not a baby maker made the surgery much easier to go through, and the Mirena has been great btw. Women don't have to needlessly suffer.

RickiTarr, 29 days ago to random

I'm going to start writing all my posts on old English, and daring people to correct my grammar and spelling.

somafm, 29 days ago to random

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Albatross, 29 days ago to random

Finally closed down my Twitter account which I've had for at least 18 years. I just felt more and more sick whenever I even browsed the site, to say nothing of posting. Nothing but bots and fascists and fascist bots. Quite depressing but I can't even casually participate in that weird, delusional clusterfuck anymore.

RickiTarr, 1 month ago to random

Who wins?!

https://youtube.com/shorts/NHat7IaZ488?si=mU9tboeKw8bdrKpF