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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's definitely October - Anna & Palmer check out a neighborhood dog skeleton.

Two white greyhounds check out a big sitting-dog skeleton decoration in front of a red brick house.

JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What happens after a very, very long dry spell and then steady light rain? Yard mushrooms! Here are two varieties we found on our neighborhood walk.

Green St. Augustine grass with palm-sized mushrooms popping out. Yellow stems and mottled red tops.

Green St. Augustine grass with mushrooms popping out. Off-white with lacy edges and brown stems.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was at the library yesterday and realized that I'm very grateful for eBooks when it comes to hardcovers that are well over 500 pages. My wrists just can't take it anymore.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm so very excited about my library run today! How will I ever choose which book to open first?!? Wickhills by @premeemohamed.com, Daggerbound by @tkingfisher.com, and A Long and Speaking Silence by @nghivo.bsky.social. Spoiled for choice I am.

Stack of three library books - Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher, and A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Palmer as Snoopy-vulture?

Palmer, a white greyhound-mix, stands in the back seat and likes to rest his head on my right shoulder while I drive.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I was not expecting to spend half of August in the hospital! Here are the books that helped me get through my ordeal. Many thanks to @courtneymilan.com @kbspangler.com @naominovik.bsky.social @cheriepriest.com @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and more.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Anna, once again, cosplaying as a bed pillow.

Pillows and crumpled blue bedding with stripes and light gray pillows at the head of a four post bed. White greyhound curled up among the pillows cosplaying as one of them.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

@sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Every time I think I know where the story is headed, there's a new twist. This is the second *literal* cliffhanger, and yet I don't feel cheated by it at the end. This story has me beaten into submission - humbly waiting for the next book, no idea where it will take me.

Book cover of All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan. Wicked looking emperor in armor, blue cape, and boots, slouched on a throne of snakes, holding a sword out to his side with the point on the ground. Title outlined in highlighter green.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We got good news about our foster Shiner in the same week we celebrated one year of fostering him and his 11th birthday. At long last he is heartworm negative! He'll need another test in 3 months to confirm, but yay Shiner!

Red fawn greyhound stands in the kitchen with ears perked and eyes alert for the treats being handed out

Red fawn greyhound, ears at half mast, concentrating mightily on taking a treat gently from his foster dad's hand

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Can you even imagine what the application/retention rate at a business would be like if one of the perks was "two or three times a year we all get on a bus and go on a museum tour or to the aluminum recycling plant or Colonial Williamsburg, pack a lunch"

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Truly useful rail travel has arrived near me in Dallas - I will never go to the airport another way again.

View of train tracks and a signal light out the window of a train - the Silver Line in Dallas Texas.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Found on the dog walk - pretty purple/pink flowers

Wee little five-pointed star shaped pink/purple bloom. Very pretty - no idea what it is. I'm not flower literate. Might even be a weed, but it's a pretty one.

I have no idea what kind of flower this is but they look like little pink-purple fireworks explosions with a white center.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I've been on a bit of a science fiction kick lately. 1. Platform Decay by Martha Wells (audiobook, because that stretches out my enjoyment, otherwise I'll devour it in one day, plus Kevin R. Free is an excellent reader). Made me want to reread the whole series again.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Found on the dog walk - a shrubbery that looks like a party hat

A cone shaped pine-like shrub surrounded by boxwood balls - looking like a party hat with little bobbles around the rim.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

We've been working with Palmer on being less reactive to other dogs on leash. We went for a trial run at an art fair held in a local park, and he did great! Calmly meeting people and other dogs. Here he is during a water and snack break by a pond. He was very interested in the ducks and swans.

The back of a white hound's head with ears half perked and a purple collar, looking out over a pond with two swans swimming.

A white hound standing in dappled shade by a pond. Looking contemplative in a purple collar, probably thinking about snacks.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Reading my bookshelves: The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne and North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher. Two novella-length books, one is a fun fantasy mystery with a dog point of view, and the other is a set of loosely linked science fiction stories that are just brilliant.

Two book covers. On the left is The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne. The cover is in blues and tans and features a somewhat abstract train station with two dogs running out in front of a train towards the viewer, chased by a man. On the right is North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher. The cover is in blues, greens, and white with the title in orange. It features a person standing on a hill facing a mountain valley with a lake, birds, trees, and buildings. One building is quite tall and may be the base of a space elevator.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Interesting idea, and rings true based on reactions to some book recommendations I've made to people in the past.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Two books I had holds on in this library run - Death in the Palace by Barbara Hambly, fourth in a historical mystery series set in 1920s Hollywood. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews @ilonaandrews.bsky.social , start of a new fantasy series. Excited for both!

Two hardcover library books - a smaller, thinner book on the left and a larger, thicker book on the right. Left - Death in the Palace by Barbara Hambly. Cover has a 1920s movie star posing in a gold dress in front of a red curtain with a movie camera and stage light flanking her. Right - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Cover has the title in the middle in a dark blue circle, a long-necked bird curved around it, and a tower on the other side topped with what looks like petals. Blues and golds, and a moon and stone-buildings in the background.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

We have an overnight foster guest - Fantasma, who after much time & effort was caught as a stray in south Texas. She was not happy being at the vet, so we picked her up for the weekend. She'll go to a longer term foster home tomorrow. She's tiny, a little shy, and a master counter surfer.

Fantasma, a very small 43 pound (about 19 kg) black female greyhound - finally caught as a stray after much effort. Red collar and a yellow one that has a GPS tracker. She's standing on a rug with ears perked and looking very interested in what's going on.

Very small black greyhound curled up on a dog bed, looking very unimpressed with the world. She has two collars on - a red one and a yellow one that has a GPS tracker on it - protective measure since she was a skittish stray.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Can't forget the digital library selections - two gothic horror books sandwiching an audiobook that's gaslamp fantasy/romance/mystery. Not Flesh Nor Feathers by @cheriepriest.com. The Prince of Secrets by A.J. Lancaster. Wolf Worm by @tkingfisher.com.

Three book covers. Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest - a dark hillside with water in the foreground, empty sets of clothing standing up as if occupied, everything rimmed in firelight - spooky! The Prince of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster - second in the fantasy Stariel series, a stylized manor house at the bottom with tea cups, winter plants, and tophats with bowties framing the sides, all in blue with accents of white and red with the title in a ribbony font that curls around. Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher - black cover with bold white title twined through with a flowering vine that looks like it's budding insects and the roots look like red veins - gothic horror.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Today's library run - four returns and only two checkouts this time. Rule 34 by Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social for my science fiction selection, and a non-fiction selection, On Looking by Alexandra Horowitz @alexandrahorowitz.bsky.social.

Hardcover library books side by side on a wooden table. Rule 34 by Charles Stross. Cover shows a woman with short dark hair and tattoos in a red tank shirt and black harness holding a gun on an abstract background. On Looking by Alexandra Horowitz. Cover shows a woman in red shirt walking away with a dog, with street and nature images scattered around, such as a front stoop, a squirrel, a leaf, a manhole cover, a cliff, and a skyscraper.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Bringing a jaunty Friday attitude with my compression socks and tennis shoes today.

Below a light denim blue dress hem, crossed legs in horizontal striped compression socks in navy and gray end with light blue tennis shoes polka dotted with darker blue. Jaunty!

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Flora 🏺 Ancient History Art @flaroh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Artemis & Hounds 🌙🏹🌿🐕

Art by flaroh illustration. March's illustration is of Artemis with her hounds in an ornate portrait scene. Ribbons embellish her bow, arrow, and dog's collars, and she wears a thin scarf at her neck, all of which blow away from the direction of the arrow's path. The palette is almost entirely blue, apart from her skin and the dog's collars, which are all peach.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Anna would absolutely not let the other boys share a bed with her - and I'm actually surprised she is allowing Squirt to share with only a token protest. A chilly spring day will do that to a gal I guess.

Two greyhounds sharing a large floofy bed and a green blanket on a chilly spring day. Anna, the white and red girl is in back with nose pointing left. Squirt, ancient senior boy more gray than red, is in front with nose pointed right.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Library Extension is the browser extension that I absolutely love the most since a big portion of my life revolves around what books I plan to read next. Such an easy way to see if a book is available or what kind of hold time it has. www.libraryextension.com

Screenshot of library extension - a browser extension that lets you see which libraries have the book you're looking up and whether or not it is available to check out in various formats. Useful even if you have access to only one library - invaluable to me as I have access to several.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Library run - four returned and four checked out. One standalone horror: The Hollow Places by @tkingfisher.com. Two third-in-series SF/F: The God of Lost Words by @ajhackwith.bsky.social and The Folded Sky by @matociquala.bsky.social. And one fifth-in-series mystery by @richardosman1.bsky.social.

Four library books stacked and sitting on a shelf. The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman, The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear, The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith, and The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This is so fun in a geeky-linguistic way. I made it through the 1300 section well enough, but lost the plot in the 1200 section.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Some indie/self-published books I've very much enjoyed recently - fantasy and science fiction paired with mysteries. All of these are first in series and I've read or plan to read farther in each series soon!

Book cover for The Lord of Stariel by A. J. Lancaster. Green background with a manor house at the bottom, wings and a star at the top, and flowering vines scrolling up the sides.

Book cover for Run with the Hunted by Jennifer R. Donohue. Dark blue/black background with cut diamonds spilling down the left side of the book. All of it looks roughly scanned.

Book cover for Death on the Loper by Alicia Warne. A wide river in pale blue with misty landscape int he background and the black silhouette of a boat with a raised square sale.

Book cover for Digital Divide by K. B. Spangler. View from a building archway looking at the Washington Monument with the sun low behind it giving everything an orange glow.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Anna and Palmer dressed for a rare icy Texas walk. Alert for signs of squirrels and kids on sleds.

Two greyhounds in fleece coats and spoons on a sleet and snow covered sidewalk. Alert in this unfamiliar to them environment.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Rare brother sharing of the giant floofy dog bed.

Older fawn greyhound mix in a red coat sharing a very large floofy dog bed with his younger champagne-colored brother.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I made a little caterpillar friend for my desk

Small crochet caterpillar with green and yellow stripes and black eyes and antennae peaking out of a brown pottery bowl on my desk.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Sometimes I just don't understand my dog's feet.

White hound dog laying on a stack of two dog beds, legs all a-tangle. Looking like he has too many feet.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I've been on a non-fiction reading kick lately and very highly recommend all three of these books as enlightening, well researched, and infuriating but somewhat hopeful. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, @johnhiggs.bsky.social, @alexclapp.bsky.social

A trio of non-fiction book covers: Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green - bright yellow with a magnified orange circle of tuberculosis bacteria. Highly recommend the audiobook - beautiful writing as always. Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp - A tropical looking beach strewn with trash. An eye-opening travelogue of trash. Stranger Than We Can Imagine by John Higgs - a cream cover with an old box television showing the moon landing. Will make your brain do some heavy lifting, but well worth it.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Texas got some seasonal color this year instead of going straight from green to brown.

Tree with orange leaves, canopy stretching tall and wide

Looking up a tree with bright yellow leaves

A magnolia tree with broad shiny green leaves

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Historical murder mystery with greyhound? Yes please

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Southwest Airlines is having fun with Halloween week travel

Southwest Airlines employees dressed up in dinosaur and jurassic park costumes walking through the terminal at Houston Hobby airport. They are having a great time with Halloween week travel!

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The monarch butterflies have been all over these exuberant yellow wildflowers in my front yard.

A monarch butterfly perches on a bright yellow wildflower.

A monarch butterfly perches on a bright yellow-orange wildflower.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

My first time at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta - what a trip! It was amazing to see so many balloons launch into a stately dance in the sky.

Early morning pale sky. A line of very colorful hot air balloons in various stages of being inflated - a bright pink unicorn shaped balloon to the right. A few balloons in flight int he background.

Looking up into blue sky and a daytime moon, colorful hot air balloons rising near and far.

A whole deep blue sky full of hot air balloons, from above to the horizon - a stately dance.

Hot air balloons in bright, fun shapes being inflated and taking off - a pair of parrots, Zorro, lime green alien, llama twins. Balloons in flight against a blue and cloudy sky.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Pretty things can be found in alleyways on dog walks

A thick wire stabilizing a telephone pole - diagonal from bottom left to top right across a deep blue sky. A green leafy vine with bright red berries twines up the wire. In the background stand tuffs of grass seed heads.

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Lewerta @lewerta.com · 09/09/2025

A breathtaking sight! The ultra-rare “Firework Jellyfish” captured on camera nearly 4,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. 📹: @nautiluslive.org

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Palmer with the polite walk nag and the escalated walk nag. We're going to have to do something about the 60lb dog getting up on the desk and standing on the laptop thing.

White hound standing on a day bed behind a desk with a laptop and two screens, staring meaningfully between the monitors. A polite nag for walkies.

White hound has escalated matters - he is now standing on top of the desk hanging his head over one of the monitors. This is the less polite walk nag. More of a demand complete with eyes drilling into your soul.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A tangle of oak tree limbs for this moment of suburbian nature.

Four large, old oak trees towering in the front yards of suburban houses, limbs stretching out like gnarled, tangled fingers.

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JenV @jvilches.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Anna curls like a quote mark between the bolsters of two dog beds, happy and snug, contemplating an infinite Sunday afternoon or possibly her next snack. Please forgive the copious amounts of white dog hair liberally sprinkled on the beds - every day is shedding day but washing day will come soon.

A white greyhound with red ears and spots curls like a quote mark between the bolsters of two stacked dog beds, happy and snug, contemplating an infinite Sunday afternoon or possibly her next snack.

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