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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11m

October just served up another top-shelf sunset, complete with sandhill cranes. October 26, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #birds #cranes #nature #naturephotography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt

Four sandhill cranes in silhouette flying in a row over a setting sun with orange clouds in the background.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

That was another good one, though more for atmosphere and sheer Vincent Price than anything else. Thank you all for the fun #Monsterdon commentary, though I was following along late. I enjoyed our Vincent Price festival this month. I’d forgotten how good he was at these. #TheHauntedPalace […]

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

Another late #Monsterdon start for me, so I probably won’t comment much tonight. But I was determined to finish off our Vincent Price festival. It’s been an entertaining month of Vincent! #TheHauntedPalace #TheHauntedPalace1963

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Another splendid October evening. What a wonderful stretch of fall weather we have had! October 25, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #birds #swans #nature #naturephotography #sunset

Photograph of a small island on a reflective lake with pink sunset clouds behind, fall colors in the trees, and a half-dozen seams swimming wa line in front.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2026

Our neighbors’ maple tree has had a spectacular run during this stretch of lovely October weather. October 23, 2026. Wolverine Lake. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #leaves #trees

Photograph of a bright orange maple tree during the fall.

Photograph of bright orange maple leaves with blue sky to the left of the image.

Photograph of bright orange maple leaves.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

I read a great quote in a recent “Ask Carolyn” advice column, “Sometimes people have a primal need to be wrong.” It explains an awful lot of what I see in the world.

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Steven Saus [he/him] @stevensaus.faithcollapsing.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

LibreOffice Rescues Microsoft Users With Abandoned PUB Files Microsoft’s exit from desktop publishing puts decades of documents at risk. Free software offers a path forward. #libreoffice #open-source #scribus #standards #the-document-foundation […] [Original post on faithcollapsing.com]

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Was it a great fall morning to run a few errands? Yes! October 23, 2026. Rose Township, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn

Photograph of a shady tree-covered dirt road in autumn with fall colors highlighted by a sunny day.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

One white feather, floating on a mirror. October 21, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #birds #swans #nature #naturephotography #art #MastoArt

Photograph of a white feather floating on mirror-smooth water reflecting green and yellow leaves to the upper left and blue sky to the lower right.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Another pair of swans from yesterday. The light and still water has been amazing this week. October 21, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #birds #swans #nature #naturephotography #art #MastoArt

Photograph of two mute swans on a reflective lake.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

October morning The mug warming my cold hands Steam rises. Hot tea. #DailyHaikuPrompt #HotTea #poetry

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Feeling inadequate because everyone on Mastodon appears to be an author or a lawyer or a scientist? Follow me and feel better about yourself, for I have the intellect of a clever potato.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

A clear explanation of the merits of Low Quality Facts.

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

There is a spot behind the 30 story apartment towers just outside my window where the acoustics are incredible. Someone is singing gospel on this cold early morning causing the pigeons to take flight wheel as one above the NYC skyline. They fly over the pale yellow and pink clouds […]

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

How about another sunset swan silhouette? October 19, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #birds #swans #sunset #art #MastoArt

Photograph of a mute swan in silhouette with golden sunset light reflecting off the lake around it.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

“Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's … well, it’s a plane.” Still kinda cool, though. October 20, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise

Photograph of a bright airplane contrail below pink sunrise clouds.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Let's have another fall-colour view down the bonnet while we're at it. Oct. 18, 2026. Seven Mile Rd., Northville, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #mg #mgtd #lbc #autumn #fall #michigan #WeirdCarMastodon

Photograph looking down the bonnet of a dark green 1950 MG TD as it drives down a wooded road with fall colors.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

What's that you say? You want another picture of a pile of MGs during yesterday's Fall Colour Drive? Here you go! Oct. 18, 2026. Three Cedars Farm, Northville, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #mg #lbc #autumn #fall #michigan #WeirdCarMastodon

Photograph of brightly colored antique MG roadsters next to a white rail fence and trees on a sunny fall day.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

We had about 30 MGs along for our Fall Colour Drive. Here we are gathered at our first rally point to collect folks up after our first leg. Well, most of us are here. A few were already lost. Oct. 18, 2026. Hines Drive, Northville, Michigan. #photography […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of a large batch of antique roadsters gathered in three rows in a parking lot in a wooded park on a sunny day.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

We had a splendid day for our MG club’s Fall Colour Drive. The leaves cooperated. Oct. 18, 2026. Hines Drive, Northville, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #mg #mgtd #lbc #autumn #fall #michigan #weirdcarmastodon

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Welp, I finished off #TheLastManOnEarth late, and I have a mixed review. On the one hand, the first half was dreadfully slow and its biggest contribution was that it inspired later, better movies. On the other hand the second half was pretty good and Vincent Price elevates anything. I guess I’m […]

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

The whistle off Vincent Price’s shortwave radio just woke up Benny Beagle. So … better sound than at least half the #Monsterdon movies already. #TheLastManOnEarth #TheLastManOnEarth1964

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Starting up #Monsterdon late because I had other things afoot earlier today. So I’ll probably just lurk late in the comments without too much chat of my own. But #TheLastManOnEarth looks like another worthy entry in our Vincent Price festival. #TheLastManOnEarth1964

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

A lovely sunrise this morning, though a wee bit chilly at 37° F in my bathrobe and slippers. Worse yet, Benny Beagle decided that since I was up I should take him out for a business trip. Out we went in the same attire. October 18, 2026. Wolverine Lake […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of a sunset over a lake with pink clouds in the sky and trees and shoreline in silhouette.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

From the No Kings demonstration in Novi, Michigan. October 17, 2026. #NoKings #michigan

A protest sign saying “Most corrupt government ever,” with a crossed-out crown.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Good morning, Mastodon! Our walnut tree is thinning out, but there are still plenty left to fall from this year’s bumper crop. October 17, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #fall #autumn #trees #michigan #art #MastoArt

Photograph of walnuts on a nearly bare branch in silhouette.

Photograph of walnuts on nearly bare branches in silhouette.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Autumn doing its autumn thing. October 14, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #autumn #fall #michigan #leaves #FallColors

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

How about a few more fun British cars from last night’s Windsor-Detroit MG Club meeting? Oct. 14, 2026. Farmington Hills, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #mg #mgtd #mgb #mgc #lbc #autumn #fall #michigan #weirdcarmastodon

Photograph of antique British sports cars in a parking lot with the horizon tilted to the bottom right. In the front on the left is an MGTD, with MGBs and MGCs behind it.

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Teaching James Whitman's book, Hitler's American Model, in my "War and Holocaust" class today. In 1934, at a meeting of Nazi lawyers who were convened to translate Hitler's racial ideology into law, the was a lengthy discussion of American law. The most virulent racists at this meeting were the […]

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Now that I have it running well again, I took the MG TD to Wednesday night’s MG club meeting and was rewarded with a good sunset picture. Oct. 13, 2026. Farmington Hills, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #mg #mgtd #lbc #autumn #fall #michigan #weirdcarmastodon

Photograph of a 1950 MG TD with a setting sun behind.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

With the MG TD’s carburetor problem now fixed, I think I finally have banished the series of woes that kept it grounded for much of this summer. And tonight was a warm, splendid autumn evening for a sunset shakedown cruise to see if the repair would hold […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph looking down the hood of a 1950 MGTD as it drives down a country road at sunset with trees that have begun losing their leaves in the autumn.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

I stopped by a local cars and coffee Saturday morning. There was a great assortment of cars there. However, as coincidence would have it, I the FUN MG ended up parked next to a familiar MG TF from our local MG club. October 10, 2026. Woodward Avenue […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of a light green MG TF (left) and a black MGB (right) parked on a street with trees and fall colors visible behind them.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Good morning, Mastodon. October 12, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #fall #autumn

Sunrise photograph of white peach colored clouds over a lake in shadow.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

@trixter And apparently had a somewhat different ending!

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Well “The Bat” was quite fun! Just the level I was in the mood for tonight. I think I’ll run my own little #Monsterdon double feature and catch up with the Vincent Price October list with “The House on Haunted Hill,” since I missed it last week. #Monsterdon #TheBat #TheBat1959

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jeffron @jeffron.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Even if the house is burnt down they will all be standing in the rubble refusing to leave #Monsterdon

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