IcooIey

anildash, 28 days ago to random

Just trying to imagine if people a few hundred years ago had been here to witness, in the span of a few weeks, an eclipse, an earthquake, a supernova as bright as the North Star, and an unexpected appearance of the northern lights.

vicgrinberg, 23 days ago to random

I love Ursula LeGuin to bits (in three languages) - the shelf is (part of the) proof. But I never got the excitement about "The Ones Who Walks Away from Omelas".

I know what the story, the metaphor tries to say. But all that I see is how this is a story about walking away. Not stay and change: be the change, start the change, convince the others that things need to be better. But a story about keeping one's conscience clean and walking away. And the injustice left behind continues.

andrew, 17 days ago to law

I reckon Copilot+ PC is going to be a product that an entire class of professional just simply can't purchase or use for work. Thinking of #attorneys, #accountants, etc.

Surely the "features" will be able to be disabled, but can anyone reasonably trust that?

#lawfedi @law

IcooIey, 15 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Outside the local food co-op.

#Bloomscrolling

IcooIey, 28 days ago to random

There’s two places to go in our town for sky stuff. Up the hill or down to the dam. We went down this time, it’s darker, with a narrower view. But far less light pollution. Connecticut, US 22:47 10 May 2024.

#auroraborealis #aurora

Image shows a celestial scene with shades of purple and pink aurora colored night sky with visible stars. Taken directly up towards zenith. There are bands and rays of pink and purple, though the color is misty a diffuse wash across the dark blue sky.

IcooIey, 28 days ago to random

The clouds broke just enough! #aurora Connecticut, US 22:44 10 May 2024
Incredible, so happy!

IcooIey, 5 days ago to random

Last night with friends one started bemoaning The State Of Things, fear of right wing takeover. Talking about getting out of the country, escaping. They were shocked when I pointed out, this is only because we have rights to roll back. More “freedoms” and protections in law today for more people than ever in history and there isn’t anywhere better to go. My position is we have to defend and fight. For everyone. For the vulnerable. For those w/out the ability to fight and push and advocate.

IcooIey, 25 days ago to random

Yesterday evening our scout troops placed flags on veterans’ graves, a service we do every year. I spoke before we started about how do this to remember the sacrifices of those lost to war, show families and descendants their loved one isn’t forgotten.
1/3

IcooIey, 19 days ago to wildflowers

Mayapple with wild ginger growing beneath.
#wildflowers
#Bloomscrolling

IcooIey, 17 days ago to animals

Personal predator in sphinx mode.

#CatsOfMastodon

IcooIey, 16 days ago to animals

Me: YOU DON’T FIT!

Fish:

#CatsOfMastodon

A gray cat sits in a small, partially crushed cardboard box on a wooden floor. He looks sheepish, knowing he doesn’t fit, but doing it anyway as though he can’t help it.

IcooIey, 12 days ago to random

Look at these adorable raku little guys from @moonrabbit cheering up my garden! You too can make a home for tiny gentle spirt sculptures https://www.driftingspirits.art/

Three small sculptures with painted faces placed on a larger rock, surrounded by green foliage and pink flowers in a garden setting.

IcooIey, 8 days ago to Bloomscrolling

At #Area51 today, love-in-the-mist blooming with the foxgloves and chives.

#Bloomscrolling

alexisbushnell, 13 days ago to makershour

I finished the never-ending scarf!!!

Pics to come.

@makershour

msquebanh, 4 days ago to Flowers

Picked #RedWeigela #flowers & #roses to make small #fragrant #bouquet for Mom. The roses smell divine!

I got the vase for free. It's part of set of 3 glassblown art vases. Got them from a free pile from local estate clear out, a few years ago. I'm good at scoring lots of #freebies & rarely buy anything new.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureGifts #GardenGifts #YYJ #Spring #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #botanical #CutFlowers #floral #GrowItGiftIt

Bouquet of red & deep pink roses with red weigela flowers in a green & white glassbown artisan vase.

IcooIey, 7 days ago to random

Oh.

Maybe the weird joint pain in my fingers (now toes and knees) is Lyme disease, not just an over aggressive weeding injury.

And I can get an appointment w/ my dr. on…July 16.

Cool cool cool. That’s my weekend shot figuring out how to deal with this.