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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 7h

Memorial for Ken C (autumn—held on his birthday) … tanka by Saigyo trans. Robert H. Brower and Earl Miner. How thickly the dew Must be dripping from the leaves of plants: The autumn wind Has risen over the wide clover fields On the land’s-end plain Miyagi. B good ‘Coop’ … cheers 🍷

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Lol 😅🤣

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4:45 p.m. (PST) 104.8 * Fahrenheit on the front porch, 84.3 (back porch shade) and this little bird is staying put in the fountain under the Kiwi and Lady Banks #SmallBirdSaturday

small bird not moving from the fountain under Lady Banks and Kiwi leaves during the heat

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cat in a box !!! 🦋🌀💙

Cor Wijtman @corwijtman.bsky.social · 12h

@snickerspark.bsky.social still on alert about your stroke ‘Sally’ and keep the cookie making in Sis’s hands for now. Monica here with tips on great recipes 😄

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. Saturday Growing older alone isn't easy, but I never want to go back. I've let go of so many things. .

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 18h

"Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another..There are just some kind of men who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results." #Booksky

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As winds in Hawai’i propelled enormous rainfall, the anxiety of landfall kept Kike from eating for six days. As the storm coursed into the west, the first thing Kike found he could eat was tutti-frutti ice cream covered in fruity pebbles. Cosmodoodle. 🌏🌈 @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social

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Nice , small bird and green sat yes nice feel

see the light , share the light #BNWmacro

black n white , a light in a restroom at the dentist’s office

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 14h

First Place 👇🏽 #🌿Sat

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www.dailymail.com/news/article... Female lab technician has died in Siberia of pneumonic plague after breaking a test tube, as at least 200 people are under quarantine. Shipilova was admitted to the hospital on September 29 and died two days later after having been placed on a ventilator.

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Pneumonic plague outbreak hits Siberia

A female lab technician has died in Siberia of pneumonic plague after breaking a test tube, as at least 200 people are put under quarantine.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16h

When this kid tried interviewing celebs on the red carpet, and nobody took him seriously except Sandra Bullock. Original post

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 16h

Wisteria tree at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan. Photography by KotHat on photohito

Cascading like an ethereal, violet-tinted waterfall from an unseen sky, a curtain of glowing wisteria (fuji) blossoms overhead in a breathtaking nocturnal spectacle. At the base, a thick, ancient trunk twists with muscular grace, its weathered, spiral-grained wood anchoring a vast canopy-like arbor from which countless long, delicate racemes hang in dense, weeping clusters. Soft upward illumination transforms the mass of pale purple and magenta flowers into a luminous, suspended ocean of petals, casting a soft glow onto the petal-strewn earth below. The photograph evokes a dreamy, multi-sensory atmosphere: the sweet, honeyed perfume of evening blossoms heavy in the cool spring night, the faint, rustling whisper of racemes swaying in a gentle breeze, the soft hum of nocturnal garden air, and the quiet, awe-struck hush of standing beneath a ceiling of living light. Captured at Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture, this magnificent specimen exemplifies the centuries-old Japanese tradition of cultivating grand wisteria arbors (fuji-dana). Cherished since the Heian period as a symbol of nobility, longevity, and refined elegance, wisteria appears throughout classical waka poetry, aristocratic clan crests (kamon), and iconic theater performances such as the kabuki dance Fujimusume ("The Wisteria Maiden"). Preserving a tree of this monumental scale—with branches extending across hundreds of square meters supported by meticulously engineered timber trellises—represents a supreme testament to horticultural monozukuri (artisanal mastery and reverence for living craft). Through generations of dedicated pruning, binding, and care, Japanese arborists have elevated landscape architecture into a living, intergenerational fine art.

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𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 @standingmountain.bsky.social · 16h

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙸𝚝 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚕𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜, 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. #EntrancementIntoTheSelf

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Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social · 15h

Join Ian @wolverinebear.bsky.social in confirming that we embrace people of diverse lived experiences beliefs and priorities. Above all the rhetoric find common cause in kindness truth inclusion and social justice for all. 💙🌀🦋 👊🏽👇🏽

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Good morning Petie. We’ll walk soon, but then a memorial to attend. Today is supposed to reach 96 * Fahrenheit. Yes let’s have beautiful mornings. Hugs to you and Jazzy.

Good for you both Sally and sis. Keep pushing.

TY. Miyazawa Kenji. (& Hiroaki Sato)

The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 18h

perfectly portrayed the entirety of a person’s life in the moment movement of the clock when that person wishes to be sleeping ‘to sleep to sleep’ a wish as urgent as the need to make it through the pass

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Stray cat sleeping on Japanese roof tiles. Photography by Takezoo on Ganref

Curled into a tight, peaceful crescent upon a sun-warmed copper roof ledge, a stray tabby cat reposes beneath the heavy eaves of a traditional Japanese structure. Above, rows of dark, undulating ceramic roof tiles (kawara) slope gently downward, dappled with vibrant golden and crimson autumn leaves (ochiba) drifted from overhead branches. Beneath the eaves, vermilion timber trim and clean white rafter ends cast soft shadows over the sleeping feline, whose soft grey coat merges harmoniously with the surrounding textures. The scene radiates an intimate sensory atmosphere: the gentle warmth of sun-soaked copper radiating through thick fur, the crisp rustle of falling leaves skittering across clay tiles, the faint, earthy fragrance of weathered wood and autumn air, and the deep, unbothered hush of a lazy afternoon.
Cats (neko) have occupied a cherished place in Japanese domestic life, folklore, and literature since the Nara period, when they were first brought aboard ships from China to guard sacred Buddhist sutras against rodents. Over centuries, these nimble creatures evolved into ubiquitous companions of urban streetscapes, quiet temple grounds, and classic ukiyo-e woodblock prints, embodying domestic tranquility, good fortune, and independence. The architectural backdrop illustrates traditional Japanese roofing design, where fired clay kawara tiles work in tandem with copper flashing (akagane) to shed seasonal rains and shield structural timbers. This enduring construction reflects monozukuri—the meticulous synthesis of natural materials, precision joinery, and functional metalwork engineered to withstand the elements while aging with dignity.

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Charles Muccia @badartbeatnik.bsky.social · 17h

Sometimes there are nightmares In the land of dreams #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #street #sanfrancisco #homeless

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Cor Wijtman @corwijt48.bsky.social · 17h

. Saturday Growing older alone isn't easy, but I never want to go back. I've let go of so many things. .

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Our children are with us for such a brief time. They can be taken from us at any moment. We must protect and defend. Thank you Marcie for inclusion. V&F&R. @mlipsitt.bsky.social 🦋🌀💙

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Mike Marz @mikebmarz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Look for Monica’s Place in timeline @softtail65.bsky.social and check on her resister lists and share a follow. 💙🌀🦋

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another angle of the Waverly, Nebraska tornado from 4/26/2024 with the white horse -

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This is huge. Great work by a caring person.

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Yes. Tremendous. Portland rocks.

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Important. Imagine caring so much about doing the right thing that the struggle hurt deeply. But someone listened, engaged in dialogue, didn’t make excuses: listened!

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Great image (tremendous photo) and verse. My guess here, probably the prompt is ‘hole’ and the great dance step (verbal adroitness) placing a mirror up to the concept of emptiness reminds me of the poetry of Jean Valentine who wrote Door in the Mountain.