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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 22/04/2026

it rained at dusk, an unexpected blessing. this world is meant to be beautiful. when we care for it, we care for each other. #earthday #nature

looking up at a cloud-streaked pale sunset sky. low, dark rain clouds obscure the faint dusk colors and higher, hazy ceiling.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 11/04/2026

a soft, perfect wind swished the leafy bamboo tops. a pleasant rustling, curving and swaying. an ever-shifting frame for sun, sky, and clouds. #nature #sound

looking upward at very tall bamboo leaning over the viewer, leaves partly eclipsing a blue patchy sky, the sun hidden behind bright clouds.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 13/11/2025

cloudfire // lastlight while we haven't been able to see the aurora, we were awed by yesterday's sunset. perhaps it was a prelude, or accompaniment, to further celestial glories. vivid firebands stretching across the dark stormclouds. #nature #sunset

a vivid sunset of dark stormclouds: a thick band of reds, pinks, and a touch of orange stretches across the sky, with smaller streamers above and below.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 06/11/2025

cloudmoon // fullness. i looked up as i was returning from yesternight’s walk, and saw the overcast darkness open up for just a few wispy moments. and tonight, the moon was even more piercingly luminous; a silvershine disc ascending the eastern horizon. #nature #moon #supermoon

looking up at a bright full moon visible through a hazy gap in the cloud-covered night sky.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 27/10/2025

suddenly, at the end of twilight, a huge flock of turkey vultures streamed silently overhead, intermittently eclipsing the crescent moon. the black cloud spiraled upward in the darkness of dusk, then settled into the trees silhouetted against the hills. #birds #nature

looking up as a flock of turkey vultures, black shapes against a dark sunset sky, stream toward the silhouettes of trees and hills in the distance. beyond their blurred wings is the rising crescent moon.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 18/05/2025

walking in a rainstorm. breathing cold winds, refreshing petrichor, the sweet honey scent of star jasmine, blooming into innumerable pale points. a crow, northern mockingbird, mourning dove, and house finch quietly perching together, fluffing feathers after the downpour. #rain #birds #flashesapp

looking up at a thick, low blanket of bright gray clouds clouds at sunset, during a brief respite from a rainstorm.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 05/04/2025

over // growth. forest of nisene marks state park, aptos, california, 2023. #nisenemarks #nature #forest #california #flashesapp

a fallen sequoia sempervirens lies on its side in a coastal redwood forest, stretching across an earthen hollow like a bridge. the tree is almost completely draped by verdant undergrowth: leafy greens and ferns, with a tangle of other branches and logs around it. in the background is the surrounding primeval forest, giant thin evergreens. the whole area is shaded, with the late afternoon sun reflecting from leaves and weathered bark of tall trunks.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 29/03/2025

shorebirds along the tidal mudflats and salt marshes of the san diego bay national wildlife refuge. sanderlings and plovers skittering and micro-flying over the terrain, while willets, godwits, and others search for snacks a little farther out. #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #flashesapp

distant view of shorebirds searching for snacks on the tidal mudflats at the edge of a calm bay, on a cloudy late afternoon.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 12/02/2025

before the rains // afternoon sun, descending. #nature #flashes #flashesapp

photo of the bright sun shining through and between gray clouds against a blue sky.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 01/02/2025

coldskies // together. a small megaflock of crows passed overhead, cawing loudly, their wingbeats almost synchronized. a minute later, another small megaflock, this one slightly larger and higher, flew the same southeastern direction, heading home as evening approached. #crows #birds

photo of a large flock of distant crows flying overhead, silhouetted against a blue sky and faint wisps of clouds.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 30/01/2025

new cd day: "discerned in the fugue of streams" by @rbeny.bsky.social on @quietdetails.bsky.social . powerful. emotive. dense chords, drones, and delicate textures. healing ambient soundscapes. elements flow together as streams of peace. #ambient #nature quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/discer...

a photo of the unfolded cd case and nature-themed cover art for r beny's album "discerned in the fugue of streams." the paper case features a closeup of verdant plant life, and the accompanying disc is a deep green printed in lowercase text.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 28/01/2025

i eventually rediscovered css aspect ratio support, which worked on the first try. the fix for both rss and browser views used half as much code as the default template. i set a margin on the wrapper div, and "aspect-ratio: 16/9; height: auto; width: 100%;" on the iframe. much simpler.

screenshot of hugo's default embedded video template, with substantial css for the wrapper div and inner iframe. code is as follows:

{{- /* Set div attributes. */}}
{{- $divStyle := "position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;" }}
{{- if $class }}
{{- $divStyle = "" }}
{{- end }}

{{- /* Set iframe attributes. */}}
{{- $iframeStyle := "position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" }}
{{- if $class }}

screenshot of the fixed embedded video template, which uses much less css. code is as follows:

{{- /* Set div attributes. */}}
{{- $divStyle := "margin: 1rem auto;" }}
{{- if $class }}
{{- $divStyle = "" }}
{{- end }}

{{- /* Set iframe attributes. */}}
{{- $iframeStyle := "aspect-ratio: 16/9; height: auto; width: 100%; border:0;" }}
{{- if $class }}

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 28/01/2025

my initial change was to simply remove the "padding-bottom" attribute entirely, which fixed the rss reader view. i applied the change, but neglected to re-check the browser view: the "fix" collapsed all youtube embeds on the blog for over a week, until yesterday.

screenshot of an embedded video displayed in an RSS feed, with the proper amount of space between the video's bottom border and the text of the article below.

screenshot of the article in a web browser. the video has vanished, collapsed into a slightly taller blank space, with only the article text visible below it.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 28/01/2025

unfortunately, that method of setting the ratio breaks the view in rss readers. the bottom padding becomes an empty gap as tall as the video itself, as seen in NetNewsWire (@netnewswire.com).

screenshot of NetNewsWire, showing a large empty vertical gap below an embedded video displayed in an RSS feed. the article text is pushed far below the video, instead of being placed immediately beneath it.

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