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SirNameless_1

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Perpetual social media amateur. Keeping a sharp lookout for the bright and beautiful, great and small, wise and wonderful.

#fedi22 #photography

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Charlie, to random

331/365 Tracks

SirNameless_1,
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@Charlie This is really cool! I like how you arranged the lines, and the light and color is really interesting.

Charlie, (edited ) to random

330/365 'Tis the Season of Grumpy Dog

SirNameless_1,
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@Charlie “Uh, seriously?” says grumpy dog.

Charlie, to random

326/365 Yellow Hour

SirNameless_1,
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@Charlie I really like the simple color palette, and that single prominent tree really makes the image.

Charlie, to random

325/365 Blue Hour

SirNameless_1,
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@Charlie A calm, contemplative scene. Thanks for sharing it!

Likewise, to books
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So you don’t? 😉

*This always makes me laugh. @bookstodon

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@Likewise @bookstodon So I’m going to just https://youtu.be/G8ap6QT3aC4?si=J_FYpGRl-FLQi5Aw

Charlie, to random

320/365 Windows...past and present tense

SirNameless_1,
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@Charlie Nice photo and like the caption you chose! (If only someone was thoughtfully knocking holes in the walls on the other side, you could have past, present, and future...)

SirNameless_1, to nature
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“The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.” – Alain de Botton

SirNameless_1, to random
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Waited in vain. It never changes.

Likewise, to books
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Tell me a good book you’ve read this year that you’d recommend.

I’ll start: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
@bookstodon

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@Likewise @bookstodon When I need a pick-me-up I read (or, reread even) P. G. Wodehouse. This year my favorite completed book so far is “Code of the Woosters.”

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@TomEdmonson @Likewise @bookstodon I know what you mean, Bertie and Jeeves are just a perfect combination. I thing Right Ho, Jeeves was the first one I read, and I was hooked.

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@timrichards @Likewise @bookstodon Eulalie!! 😆

Likewise, to photography
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Travel by:
planes,
trains,
or books.
fediverse @bookstodon

SirNameless_1,
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@Likewise I miss traveling...but I'll take books if travel means holing up for the night in a hotel that looks like that. 😆 Fantastic shot! Did you find the book there too, or did you bring it with you?

SirNameless_1, to nature
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And the wrens have returned and they're nesting

In the hollow of that oak where his heart once had been

And he lifts up his arms in a blessing for being born again

(Rich Mullins, The Color Green)

(🧵1/2)

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SirNameless_1, to history
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View from the conning station inside the armored pilot house of a World War 2-era heavy cruiser. The windows are simply rectangular holes cut through the six-inch thick hardened steel bulkhead. Outside of these cramped quarters is a covered bridge area where the navigation of the ship would normally be carried out. All this thick armor, as in the days of fortresses and castles of old, is cold comfort to the crew who knows their enemy is especially keen on targeting this vital area.

SirNameless_1, to nature
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The colors of decline No. 9

For the spring and summer, these two plants blended together quite well—until one of them decided to be a show-off.

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@Likewise @bookstodon I might trust the judgment of a person who read 5 outstanding books in their lifetime over that of an avid reader who has read 10,000 mediocre ones. In other words, IMO it depends what the other person is comparing the book to, not what their consumption volume is. Of course probably in the real world (instead of my hypothetical one) an avid reader is likely to come across their fair share of excellent books too.

SirNameless_1, to random
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I had one of those technology head-scratchers today.

Back in the day when turn signals on cars were implemented, they used an electromechanical relay in the dashboard to control the blinking. I can only presume that it was the most effective way to implement the feature at the time, and inside the dashboard was a convenient place for the relay. I’m also guessing the clicking noise was a useful side effect that would help reduce the number of people driving the speed limit in the passing lane with the left turn signal on unawares. I’m also sure that automakers kept using the relay long after there were better methods to make lights blink, just because people were used to the clicky noise.

Now, it seems, we’ve gone full crazy, and cars are electronically simulating the noise made by long-obsolete tech. How do I know this? I had the four way flashers on and opened the driver door. The door chime sounded and the clicking sound stopped entirely, but the lights were still flashing. What’s next? Are electric cars going to start making simulated engine noises? Are digital cameras going to make mechanical shutter and film winder noises?

Oh, wait…

NeadReport, to random
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A solid read here:

How I Read 40 Books and Extinguished the World on Fire
https://emilygorcenski.com/post/how-i-read-40-books-and-extinguished-the-world-on-fire/

"There’s a lot of beauty in the world still within our grasp. We’re better when we’re poets, when we’re learners and listeners, when we’re builders and not breakers."

"Books have nuance. They offer wisdom. Social media offers shouting and the flattening of complex issues in patronizing and filthy ways."

SirNameless_1,
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@NeadReport Good read, TFS. And if I may be so bold to add: don’t just consume media (books are media after all), go create something and share it.

SirNameless_1, to nature
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The colors of decline No. 6

When the flowers of this garlic chive begin to emerge, you find that they are packed into a pod in a neat geometric spiral (see https://social.vivaldi.net/). Now fully splayed out, seeds exposed, hopeful for flourishing.

SirNameless_1, to nature
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The colors of decline No. 5

This balloon flower plant has mild green foliage and light purple flowers in the summer, but in autumn it reveals its heart of fire.

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The colors of decline No. 4

The leaves of this hydrangea plant (a different variety than the one shown yesterday) have hung on a bit longer than others, but are starting to show their age with a splash of color.

DemocracySpot, to random
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I just saw an ad that said "Is your portfolio up to par?" and I'm feeling a little insecure.

SirNameless_1,
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@DemocracySpot The ad worked as intended.

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The colors of decline No. 1

Rosa Rugosa manages one last bloom even as its leaves begin to change color.

DemocracySpot, to photography
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📷 Selfie.

SirNameless_1,
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@DemocracySpot Cool idea!

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