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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Just a smol little 'shroom from my walk today. Slow steps, giving my heel time to heal. Tread softly friends. Stay safe out there. #awalkaday #mushtodon #fungifriday #fungi #fungiverse

A brown amanita mushroom happily grows among crumbly leaves, from cool soil. It likes the silence here.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

I hope you brought extra socks today, because these #UnsolicitedNoods are going to knock the ones you're wearing clean off your feet. I bought a Costco-sized bag of green onions yesterday, chums. "More green onions than any mortal man could reasonably use," […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A delightful bowl of noodles with bits of veggies and fishes and hot steaming joy popping out to say 'hi' to my taste buds. Mmmmm...

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Today's Useless Fact: #Irkutsk, part of modern Russia, features an accidental mythical creature on their coat of arms, called a Babr. Originally a Siberian tiger, the animal was assumed to be a typo by officials under Alexander II and "fixed" by their office […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Heraldry approved in 1878 featuring a black "Babr" carrying a red sable in it's mouth. The Babr looks like a panther with the hindquarters and webbed feet of a beaver.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Good morning fediverse! My overlord wishes you to know that he is adorable. That is all. #fedicats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #DemoTheCat

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Happy #fungifriday to all who observe it/them. Hope you all have the best weekend. I'm taking things slow for the time being, while my foot figures out a frustrating fasciitis issue. Stretching is important, folks. Stay safe. #awalkaday #mushtodon #fungiverse #mushrooms #fungi #sulfurtuftmushroom

A cluster of happy little sulfur tuft mushrooms grows from a fallen log.

A pair of pale shaggy parasol mushrooms shows off their caps after a late fog.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Found the most #fungal tree I've ever seen earlier this week - look how COOL it is! Like something in a fairytale. Highlight of my walk. Cheers friends. #mushtodon #fungiverse #fungi #mushrooms #awalkaday #mosstodon #honeymushrooms #armillaria

A dead tree stands perhaps 12 feet tall, covered in moss and bright orange mushrooms.

A closer look at the top of the tree, showcasing perhaps fifty mushrooms.

The side of the same tree, where about twenty mushrooms can be seen growing from the shaggy mossy bark.

An upward angle from the base of the tree, looking up at all the neat little layered caps.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Good morning, you gorgeous people you. Out walking together yesterday, my wife declared herself my official mushroom spotter, and wants it to be known that she found these #mushrooms before I did. I should marry that woman. Stay kind, folks. #fungi […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A string of six adorable little yellow mushrooms growing on a log together.

A big chunky brown mushroom lifts a ponderous cap above needly soil.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Good morning chums, I have more #mushrooms to share! I've been a fun guy lately like that. #fungi #mushtodon #mosstodon #awalkaday #fungiverse

A white and somewhat crumbled mushroom sticks a fat stalk up out of the leafy ground, raising a battered and somewhat chewed cap towards the sky. I kinda love how brutalized this one is.

A cluster of fragile little mushrooms grow from a mossy log.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

[A couple neat bugs from today's walk] Heyo strangers and strange friends; hope you're well. Found a couple neat bugs on my walk today - including a spider nomming on a little snack. #awalkaday #insects #arachnids #arachnidae #arthropods #spiders #orbweaver #stinkbugs #bugs

A black and orange stink bug nymph crawls out over the pale berries of a shrubbery to enjoy some sun. I can relate.

An orb weaver spider snacks on a winged insect, probably a flying ant or termite. A fantastic meal for the little beauty.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Good morning fellow humans! Here are a couple 'shrooms from my walk yesterday. Say safe out there. #flyagaric #mushtodon #fungi #fungiverse #mycena #mosstodon #awalkaday

A plum-colored mushroom grows happily on a mossy log.

A chonky fly agaric mushroom raises a poisonous orange head above the grass and fallen leaves.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

[A wasp. The non-anglo-saxon kind.] We interrupt your regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you this clip of a wasp eating a thingy. #bugs #insects #wasps #hornets #yellowjackets #awalkaday

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

I found the most adorably testicular #mushrooms today. That's not a phrase I use often. Enjoy. #mushtodon #fungiverse #fungi #awalkaday #puffballmushrooms

A pair of puffball mushrooms grow from the forest floor, looking an awful lot like a pair of pokey white testicles.

I don't make the rules, I just call this stuff like I see it.

A cluster of pale brown mushrooms stand on slender stalks among pine needles.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Look at this charmingly fuzzy little bastard. That's all I've got today folks. Cheers. #moths #insects #bugs #largemaplespanwormmoth #mothstodon

A large maple spanworm mouth clings to the exterior of a white house, probably trying to sleep.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Good morning, people of the internet; you're the best internet people. You can have some #mushrooms, as a treat. #awalkaday #fungi #fungiverse #mushtodon #mosstodon

A trio of chonky mushrooms grow together, adorably.

A fallen leaf bears a pattern of heavy raindrops.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Welcome to Fall, everybody. The trees are about to turn over a new leaf. #awalkaday #fall #trees

A photo of several trees, with the deciduous one in the middle undecided over which color it wants to be.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

[A tale of two ant cities] It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Two large anthills, each about four feet tall, placed entirely too closely to one another.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

It's Wednesday folks. Hump day! A day for noods that nobody asked for! #UnsolicitedNoods, up in your feed sometimes unless you block this tag. I put so much damned #spinach into this one; it's a wonderful thing: Brothy, fishy, full of #cilantro, #scallions […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A distinctly green bowl of ramen, redolent with spinache, kelpy bits, and fishes.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Too much rain today for my usual walk, but I've still got some photos from earlier this week for #fungifriday. Stay warm out there humans. Stay careful, stay curious. #fungi #mushrooms #fungiverse #awalkaday

A pale mushroom featuring a dark spot at the center raises a battered cap above the needled first floor below.

A cluster of oyster-like mushrooms pops out of the side of a fallen log, looking tasty.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Met a #chipmunk on today's walk, cronching on a #pinecone several feet up a tree. Tread softly folks; tiny ears are all around us. #awalkaday #nature #squirrels #critters

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Found a scrap of bird on my walk today. Seemed very #fall, juxtaposed with the cronchy leaves. Cheers humans. #awalkaday #birds #feathers

A grey feather, perhaps from a gull, rests on the dusty ground amongst fallen deciduous leaves.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Enjoyed a nice walk with my wife at #DashPointWA and met many tiny shroomy friends. Stay safe everybody. Walk softly. #mushtodon #fungi #mushrooms #moss #mosstodon #awalkaday #lichensubscribe

A colony of tiny brown mushrooms plots from within the shelter of a mossy stump.

A chonky mushroom pops out from the side of a dry log to say hi.

A stripe-capped shroom gets ready to open up it's cap - later it will spread like an umbrella.

Lichens and brown mushrooms grow together amongst moss on the stump of an old tree.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Hanging out in the backyard with #DemoTheCat as he comes over for scritches. #Cat noises at the beginning of the video, airplane noises towards the end. Demo gets daily (minimally supervised) outside time; he doesn't try to climb/escape with the rope […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Happy #FungiFriday to all who observe it. Today's walk featured more tiny #mushrooms and a #fern that seemed heroic to me, growing as it was from an enormous rock. Stay safe out there humans. #awalkaday #macrophotography #nature #mushtodon #mosstodon

A cluster of tiny white mushrooms raise their caps in greeting, the tallest standing perhaps 1cm above the needly ground.

A deciduous leaf held against a cloudless sky, illuminating the various nibbles left by some chompy vegan insect.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Glad to be home again; I missed my #moss and #mushrooms. Spotted a very neat #pinecone today as well as a rather colorful shelf #fungi. Love where I live. Vegas was way too dry. Stay curious, friends. #pnw #mushtodon #mosstodon #fungiverse #awalkaday #ferns

A pinecone rests on the forest floor, giving life to a handful of tiny white mushrooms that sprout from gaps in the cone.

A shelf fungi in three colors, dark across the middle with a tan edge trimmed in white. It's growing just above the forest floor.

A tiny fern reaches out from the side of a mossy tree trunk.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

[A giant mechanical penis. Also some Science fiction folk.] I warned you. You clicked this anyway. That's on you. Just returned from a weekend bachelor trip to Vegas, a trip that included a bar (The Nerd) which features a rideable mechanical schlong […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An enormous mechanical penis, surrounded by three Star Wars characters (Jabba, Vader, Jar-Jar) and a Mars Attacks martian.

The dick is circumcised, about 8' long, and basically a pink mechanical bull.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

[Gods, I was an insufferable teenager] Going through some of my mom's things, I came across a birthday wish list that I apparently wrote at 14. I can't believe what a smarmy little punk I was at that age. My tone here is joking; half of the things on my list […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An photograph of an old birthday list, written by a 14 year old for their 15th birthday. Too much text to copy here, but the tone varies between entitled, smarmy, and self-satisfied. I don't know how people can stand teenagers if this is any example.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Good morning, humans. Happy Friday for those who subscribe to the 9-5 religion by choice or necessity. Take care. #awalkaday #raindrops. #bloomscrolling

Gemlike water droplets gather on small green leaves, reflecting a pale sky above.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Howdy chums! It was good to get outside again today; life has been a lot lately, and nature is rather nourishing. Today I have a cool looking #ivy plant to share. Stay safe out there humans, you're important. #awalkaday #bloomscrolling #umbel #flowers #umbels

Ivy umbels (there's a fun word for the day) prepare for their coming bloom, looking like nothing so much as pale knobbly green jacks.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

My local Ice cream truck (vehicle? it isn't a truck by any definition) plays Jennifer Lopez's "On The Floor" exclusively. Has for years. It's kinda haunting. Enjoy. #icecream #icecreamtruck #jenniferlopez

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

[Spider, being a spider] Heyo friends, I met a #spider! At one point I brought the camera too close and alarmed the poor thing, but it chilled out again after I backed off. Wild to me how spikey their legs are. #awalkaday #spiders #arachnids #arachnid #SpiderSunday

A brown garden spider chills in a web, probably wondering what the heck I'm staring at it for.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Happy Friday, humans of the internet. I present to you... a #cloud shaped like a duck. That's all I've got today, but it's a pretty neat cloud. Stay curious folks. #clouds #ducks #birds #awalkaday

A photo of a partially clouded skyline, prominent in the center of the frame is a cloud shaped like a swimming duck, head pointed to the right and tail curving upwards behind it.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

So back in the early days of #Seattle History, Asa #Mercer (of local Mercer Street fame) decided there weren't enough #women around and traveled to the civil war-torn east coast to round some up. So I ask you this, ladies: A dude looking like Asa here rolls […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A photo of Asa Mercer. Scraggly White dude with a hilarious hairdo that looks something like it belongs to somebody in munchkin land. They were simpler times.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

[Old beer advertisement] Spotted this old #RainierBeer ad at the museum/giftshop at the end of the #Seattle Underground Tour this past weekend. #awalkaday #beer #retro #retroadvertisements

An old black and white advertisement for Rainier Beer.

"Good for the young and old" it reads across the top, where a child of probably 7 or so taps her mug her grandfather's, seated in front of her.

"Cultivate the RAINIER BEER habit
It brings the glow of health and gives
new lease on life.... No medicine
can equal it as a TONIC -"
Seattle Brewing and Malting Co. Seattle, Wash.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

GOOD MORNING INTERNET! It's true, there may be clouds of caustic heat-death choking the skies. Not the greatest, that. It's true, The world's most famous democracy may now be technically in the past tense. A bit concerning. It's true, everybody who isn't a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A bowl of delicious noodles, mixed with a healing pile of shredded kale and dehydrated kelp, dotted with smoked oysters and bits of mushrooms, all of it drizzled with sesame oil, chili oil, and scallions. Mmmmm...

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Yesterday's walk featured a delightful #pea plant, the floofiest of #thistles, and a brand new bramble leaf. #awalkaday #nature #bloomscrolling ...it's possible that I'm hyping up two #weeds in an effort to pretend there's more interesting/photogenic flora […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A vibrant pink pea plant blooms in a cluster, with more seen behind. This one was at the edge of a field with hundreds behind it.

A thistle blossom, now very bloomed, on the verge of seedful collapse.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

A few photos from walks last week. Savor the little treasures life offers, each of them is a gift. Sooner than you'd think, those gifts have a tendency to disappear. None of us can claim them, so it's best to keep one's eyes open and curious. Cheers humans […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A knot of frogs (apparently that's a valid term) clusters together on a log, sharing secrets.

(you can find a video of these guys under my awalkaday hashtag from about a week ago)

A bright orange jewelweed plant gazes towards the sun.

A purple lupine waves in the sun, backed by sunbleached grasses.

A spidery cluster of bittersweet nightshade dangles in a wetland in the Pacific Northwest.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Not a lot of people know that #watermelons are social creatures, and they appreciate a little pen where they can meander and enjoy the sun, safe from predators. #StuffAndNonsense

Half a dozen watermelons crawl around in the grass, enclosed in a cardboard pen.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

The air was too gnarly for me to take a walk today. There was a mayfly on my office window though, a rare find for me. This mayfly will never know clear air. We're lucky. #mayfly #insects #nature #macrophotography #officelife

A mayfly photographed through clear glass, with distorted reflections of a parking lot behind her.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

There were baby frogs on today's walk. Some still tadpoles, others newly legged. Cheers, friends. #awalkaday #frogs #babyfrogs #pnw #dashpointwa #amphibians

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

My mom's favorite #cookbook. A gift from 1985, 3 years before I was born. Lots of little penciled notations in there, bunch of folded over printouts tucked into the jacket of emailed #recipes from the 90s. Gonna treasure this. Getting old sucks. #TheFrugalGourmet #JeffSmith #cookbooks #cooking

A battered copy of Jeff Smith's "The Frugal Gourmet," printed in 1985.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

Not a lot of flowers around on my walks this time of year. A gorgeous sky though. #bloomscrolling #cirrusclouds #awalkaday

A cloud drifts across an azure sky, enjoying a brief existence as the sun licks it away molecule by molecule.

A spikey weed of some kind grows in the shade, each blossom looking like a yellow frisbee.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

Feeling under the weather today, so these came from my yard rather than further afield. A good day to lie down for a while. Stay safe, humans. #bloomscrolling #nature #awalkaday

A pretty lily opens a gorgeous bloom, all pink and white.

A leaf. It's got holes in it. Don't we all though?

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

My wife and I were watching diving birds last night at #DashPointWA when we spotted a #blueheron as it swooped in for a landing. #awalkaday #beaches #pnw #herons #sunset

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

A couple neat #puzzles from my office. The second is partially 3D, with plastic buildings that slot into place and two foam layers for the coast, which is clever. Stay curious, humans. #officelife #ElliottBay #Seattle

A completed puzzle shows a line of children examining a caterpillar, all drawn in a comforting cartoon style. The kids are positioned/colored to look somewhat like a second (enormous) caterpillar.

The same puzzle showing Seattle, viewed from an angle to highlight the 3D elements.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

I just had an excellent day disc golfing and only managed to take a single photo. It was a good day. I hope you also had a good day.

A look ahead towards the 10th hole at Kayak Point Disc Golf Resort. The sky is blue, the trees are green, the grass is the color of grass in Seattle in July: crunchy.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Happy Friday, chums. Today's #unsolicitednoods come with equally unsolicited advice! Next time you think "how many #veggies should I put in my #noodles?" know that the answer is "more." I generally throw in a fishy protein alongside #scallions, #broccoli […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A cutting board displays scallions, radishes, and broccoli all chipped up for noodles.

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Carson Hill @dicenbuttons.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

My daily walks have given me a somewhat diminished opinion on the heat of summer; sure it's warm and wonderful out, but so few #plants bloom or thrive in this heat. Nonetheless, there are a few that manage to celebrate the season. Here's hoping you too find […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Two clusters of tiny pink wildflowers blossom beside the trail.

FLOOOOOOOOOF. Floof I say!

(A floofy pink fleur reaches skyward)

An almost offensively bright orange wildflower waits in hope of rain.

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