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jburka @burkas.net · 30/09/2026

When the #Bundesliga makes an appearance at the elementary school on the next block. Cc: @popville

A display on the AstroTurf of the local elementary school. A blue pill reading SC Paderborn 07 USA Tour 26

Three people assemble two small, black soccer goals on a field

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jburka @burkas.net · 20/09/2026

Ah, yes, DC is Safe and Beautiful now just like all the signs say. The administration wouldn’t gaslight me, would it?

Part of the National Mall, once full of verdant grass and now an ugly stretch of dirt.

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jburka @burkas.net · 10/09/2026

Eh, I already did that last week, when I moved a baby diamondback terrapin out of the walking/biking path in Ocean City’s Northside Park!

A baby diamondback tortoise on a paved path next to a piece of dry grass.

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jburka @burkas.net · 25/08/2026

Guess it’s time to think like @jengolbeck.bsky.social, or at least see what @blairbraverman.bsky.social had to say to her! #uglydogs

A photo containing a gift-wrapped book from Honest Dog Books. The book is lying on top of a shipping envelope with a doodle of a dog on it. Poking out of the gift wrapping is a large sticker of a golden retriever’s head and a separate autograph plate from Jen Golbeck with a green paw print next to the signature.

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jburka @burkas.net · 30/07/2026

Merry Katemas, everyone!

Apple Music now playing screen showing KaTe's _The Dreaming_ with "Sat in Your Lap" currently playing.

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jburka @burkas.net · 23/07/2026

Unclear why the administration hasn't set up one of their banners proclaiming DC now "SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL" on the Monument grounds by 17th. On the plus side, I saw at least 6 national guard wandering along the fenced-off south side of the Reflecting Pool. Presumably they're keeping the fence safe.

Washington Monument grounds along 17th street, with a giant muddy, torn up patch of earth where there was grass before the independence day construction. The Washington Monument is in the background with trees along the right side of the frame and a sky of a puffy clouds. But mostly it's dirt.

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jburka @burkas.net · 23/07/2026

THE ALGAE HAS ESCAPED CONTAINMENT. Despite draining and fencing off the Reflecting Pool, the algae has managed to cross 17th Street and is growing in the mess of puddles and dirt where green grass flourished before the buildout for 7/4/26.

Green algae growing in a giant puddle left by heavy equipment used to make a mess of the west side of the Washington Monument grounds. The puddle is in a large, barren area of dirt with some remaining green grass in the background. In the distance is the Washington Monument with its circle of flags.

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jburka @burkas.net · 19/06/2026

<stephon-voice> check out DC’s hottest new club. It’s got people in uniforms, swamp water, sheets of American Flag Blue, and an endless supply of tourists gawking!

Two tourists chatting with two national guardsmen in the background. In the foreground is the murky green water of Trump’s reflecting pool.

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jburka @burkas.net · 11/06/2026

Welcome to DC in 2026, with a literal dumpster fire in Naylor Court to go with the figurative ones everywhere else. cc: @popville.bsky.social

Smoke pouring out of a dumpster in an alley, with someone from DCFD standing behind it. The right side is the frame includes a DCFD truck.

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jburka @burkas.net · 04/06/2026

Leave East Potomac Park alone! (I mean, sure, fix the seawalls and sidewalks, but don't privatize the golf course, rip down the trees, and dump your toxic east wing remains there...) thehill.com/policy/keepi...

Canada Geese and goslings enjoying the weather in East Potomac Park

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jburka @burkas.net · 31/05/2026

Wondering why constitution ave is closed and there seems to be a giant wooden platform being built across it. cc: @popville.bsky.social

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jburka @burkas.net · 03/05/2026

If you see this, post a concert photo you took (cc: @kristinhersh.bsky.social)

Kristin Hersh standing in front of an amp and behind a mic stand, holding a green stratocaster. Her left hand is a blur above the fret board and she's looking intently at the floor.

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jburka @burkas.net · 08/04/2026

A much needed timeline cleanse for us all. Pass it on

A senior dog, brown, lounges in tall grass in a sunny spot. Behind him are day lilies, a wrought iron fence, sidewalk, and tree

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jburka @burkas.net · 08/04/2026

While this lousy administration tries to plow over our infrastructure (51st.news/trump-admini...), DC out here doing the right thing with more improvements, like the new speed cushions and paint in the lane at 14th and R I saw getting installed yesterday. cc: @popville.bsky.social

view of the intersection of 14th and R NW, looking north from the SW corner. The photo shows a bike lane which has curved toward the sidewalk around a bus island — to which a Metrobus is pulling up. Just below the bus island a newly demarcated and painted beige area containing 3 black and white speed cushions intended to stop turning cars from cutting the corner.

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jburka @burkas.net · 08/04/2026

Dunno if this guy’s going old school for his pomodoro timer, or what, but I’d be less surprised seeing this in Brooklyn, as opposed to walking down a DC sidewalk! cc: @popville

a coffee shop table holding a cup of coffee, a thick book, a laptop, and an large, amber hourglass

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jburka @burkas.net · 01/04/2026

Guess they were serious about Logan Circle being closed, as a fence goes up around the perimeter. cc: @popville.bsky.social

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jburka @burkas.net · 31/03/2026

Sure, yeah, this totally makes me feel safe. Why does everything this administration does to "combat anti-semitism" feel so much like anti-semitism? Could it be all the xian nationalists? Yeah, probably. (www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...)

A NY Times headline reading, "Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Extract List of Jews From Penn
The decision to allow the government to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus could allow the government to pursue similar tactics elsewhere."

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jburka @burkas.net · 22/03/2026

today I came across this trading card I'd completely forgotten about. I always loved @blairbraverman.bsky.social's stories about Haricot Vert, and was quite saddened to hear about his recent passing. Run free with the rest of the Beans, Hari, and may your memory be for a blessing. #uglydogs

A trading card with a photo of Hari, the blind Bravermountain alaskan husky, with a purple surround and green lines with yellow stars. At the top it reads "Dogs on the Trail" and at the bottom is Hari's name.

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jburka @burkas.net · 17/03/2026

Not displeased with myself

An AppleWatch notification that reads:

3500 AlI Rings Closed
You closed all your rings for the 3,500th time. Next level!

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jburka @burkas.net · 01/03/2026

A month after 5" of snow and 2-3" of sleet fell, and DC still has plenty to go around. Though I guess the Capitol Beautification Committee realized that a mountain of dirty snow would still be an improvement over the current majority, so that's a plus.

A man of average height posing by his bike with his arms outstretched in front of a nearly six-foot-tall mountain of very dirty snow. In the background is the US Capitol and a beautiful blue sky

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jburka @burkas.net · 04/02/2026

I’ve been eating Fishers for over 50 years. When they introduced the Old Bay variety, it became the One True Flavor. Sweet, spicy, not too salty.

A refillable Fishers Popcorn tub with an “old bay dusted” sticker sitting on a carpet. The snout of an old dog is sniffing at it.

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jburka @burkas.net · 28/01/2026

A battle for the ages! Which mail truck will prevail‽ (hint: not the one stuck on a snowbank with its rear wheels in the air) cc: @popville

Two mail trucks at the east side of Westminster street in DC. The truck on the left trying to get onto 9th is trapped by the truck turning from 9th to Westminster because the latter is stuck on a snowbank with its rear wheels in the air.

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jburka @burkas.net · 25/01/2026

Nothing like a humvee rolling up your residential street to make you feel like you’re living through an occupation.

A beige, probably national guard, humvee driving though the snow on a residential street in DC

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jburka @burkas.net · 25/01/2026

Gotta love a snow-day ‘spro.

A hand holding an insulated espresso cup with espresso and a nice layer of crema in front of a snowy cityscape

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jburka @burkas.net · 13/01/2026

@ataokennel.bsky.social I saw this and immediately thought of Queen Ophelia. Can't believe how long it's been since the quilling!

a threads post from @vinn_ayy that reads "porcupines were sent to punish dogs for their sin. There were no porcupines until dogs ate of the fruit of knowledge"

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jburka @burkas.net · 08/01/2026

Rather noisy protest on Mass Ave just west of Scott Circle. Cc: @popville.bsky.social

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jburka @burkas.net · 19/12/2025

still trying to figure out where their sled is. #uglydogs

Three Siberian huskies being walked down the street in Washington DC

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jburka @burkas.net · 17/12/2025

TFW jury duty is over. Even if it ended with a mistrial.

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jburka @burkas.net · 04/12/2025

Sigh. I sit down to eat lunch in the Potbelly right off Pennsylvania Ave (yay, jury duty) and this photo is over my table. So I can spend lunch ruminating on the now-destroyed colonnade. At least the food is good.

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jburka @burkas.net · 14/11/2025

Whenever I make from-scratch waffles for the humans, Oswald gets his own mini waffle

A hand in the foreground, which has just handed a chunk of waffle to a very excited dog in the background

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jburka @burkas.net · 12/11/2025

Dupont holiday market for 2025 under construction in its new location on NH. cc: @popville.bsky.social

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jburka @burkas.net · 30/09/2025

Hooray! I’ve only been waiting since…March? But my shirt from Q’s run finally arrived today! So I can celebrate @quincemountain.bsky.social in style… Perfect timing, since the recent update from @blairbraverman.bsky.social. #UglyDogs

Grey t-shirt spread out on a bed featuring a black woodblock print of a dog sled team and containing the text:

BRAVERMOUNTAIN
MUSHING
IDITAROD
2025

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jburka @burkas.net · 23/09/2025

Same reason they were at Black Cat last night? I was very amused by this sign across the street and a bit up the block from my house this morning.

Music stand on a sidewalk by a parked car with a sign on it reading “NO CHANCE OF GETTING TICKETS BEYOND THIS POINT”

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jburka @burkas.net · 17/09/2025

normally I'd send a shot of my pup, Oswald, but I love this picture of a bunny I took last month. Feel better!

small bunny lying on sandy ground below a pine branch. the bunny is facing a small granite marker's smooth side.

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jburka @burkas.net · 16/09/2025

Here’s a maxi ray, which is about 100’ long and maybe 30 or 40’ wide. In the second picture you can see me holding a wing tip.

Maxi AF Ray from Peter Lynn Kites in rainbow colors, flying in a clear blue sky.

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jburka @burkas.net · 11/09/2025

and now the sliver of hope is gone. sigh. and I pretty sure this won't lead to the return of Great Wall Szechuan. cc: @popville.bsky.social

The 14th Street (NW Washington, DC 54 Noodles Bar façade with a For Lease sign in the window

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jburka @burkas.net · 11/09/2025

I sewed a pair of kites and flew them.

Two JAC mini cobra kites one blue and yellow and one purple and yellow, flying in front of a cloudy sky. The kites are about 10’ wide and 35’ long.

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jburka @burkas.net · 08/09/2025

There may be a take, but at least there’s often a matching give. This morning I spotted this at the defunct crab house at Vermont and U across from Service Bar.

“Opening Soon” sign for Pho House and Banh Mi Eatery Cafe

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jburka @burkas.net · 07/08/2025

Oswald is very boopable.

A close-up wide angle photo of a dog’s nose

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jburka @burkas.net · 02/08/2025

I used to get to fly kites inside NASM!

Person performing a ballet demo with a quad line kite inside the national air and space museum.

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jburka @burkas.net · 31/07/2025

Meanwhile, this pup is hard at work getting Pizza Protest ready to open.

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jburka @burkas.net · 09/07/2025

Awww. I grew up with a sheltie named Tiki (AKC registered name, “Lady Mai Tiki”) but don’t think I’ve ever heard of another one. We also had Tiki’s son, Corky (“Count Corkscrew of Osceola”). This picture is probably close to 45 years old. Best wishes for your Tiki’s recovery!

Elderly female Shetland sheepdog relaxing inside the base of a child’s combo fort/slide.

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jburka @burkas.net · 16/06/2025

Finally checking out the new Sleep Token. It’s pretty good!

A standard-size pillow still in its packaging, which reads:

Token
DOWN ALTERNATIVE PILLOW
EXTRA FIRM
Best for side and back sleepers.

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jburka @burkas.net · 03/06/2025

I guess VZW really wants to make sure Grindr is available during the parade on Saturday. Folks at Le Dip should have really great connectivity! cc: @popville

Verizon mobile cell tower being set up along 14th St NW

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jburka @burkas.net · 02/06/2025

And remember, you use stairs in both directions. Use the rail in both directions! I did this going up the stairs in my house. No, a patella should *not* be in two places at the same time. Sigh.

Lateral x-ray view of a human knee with a patella broken into two pieces.

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jburka @burkas.net · 03/05/2025

Kites up in Long Branch, NJ. Hoping the rain stays away until the end of the festival at 4.

Beach with large figure kites flying over it. Kites include a 40’ shark, 50’ purple sting ray, whale shark, and great white shark, and a 70’ blue sting ray.

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