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@payslee.bsky.social
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Noticer of things. Playing an infinite sum game. My roots are in New York City, my bloom in Cascadia.

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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Willamette on Wednesday #pdx
Ross Island from the greenway in John's Landing. Calm blue water below, calm blue sky above. October, 2026
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trying to go boldly into Monday but
Langston cat prevents me from getting dressed and doing required things by curling up and purring in my lap.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Part of a sign up in my new absolute favorite taqueria says Boys are Cute  You are Cuter. #pdx
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Weyodi OldBear- The Root and The Seed is available. @weyodi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The problem with using gen AI for art (aside from intellectual property theft, water & energy use, the danger of walking around like a head trauma victim re: jensen huang) art, be it visual, literary, musical, is about learning to observe deeply and process those observations based on experience.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sleepy airport time Navigating people time mail myself back home #haiku
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good morning, #gardenSky, anyone know what's going on with my magnolia?
Magnolia going back to its coniferous roots? Portland, Oregon, late September 2026.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The truth in this has sat me down
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Equinox blessings to you, BlueSky. May all the seeds you have planted bear good fruit.
Sunflowers growing between the highway and East River, New York City.
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don't work harder or smarter. Work darker. Use your knowledge of ancient magic to call upon the old gods. Turn all CEOs into newts & ferns. Cover all data centers in moss & wildflowers and let the raccoons have them. You deserve a rest.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wandering about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for,
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'd vote for the future where there's the option of a box that pops up when lazy nonsense appears and says "this looks like AI slop. Would you like me to find a piece written by a thoughtful human on this topic - something that's valued by other humans and is actually worth reading?"
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Is GenX old now? Sound on if you want to know. 🤓 #SweetChildOfMine
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You ever try to find a rock in New York City's Central Park? Like, a specific rock? about 9 inches across? Based on your Dad's extremely vague recollections of when *he* found the rock? I have decided that the special rock has been hidden underneath this doesn't-belong-here boulder. #Randel
A large white rock in the middle of a lawn in Central Park, with my Dad in a wheelchair supervising me in the background.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
At each meeting I Smile and say I will do the impossible thing. #haiku
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hay Meadow, collagraph prints (waxed) on blocks in vintage type case, (detail) by Hester Cox, UK printmaker #WomensArt
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
GAH, I'd forgotten how huge, LOUD, and close NYC fireworks are. wasnt expecting any this time of year and very grateful that these explosions are decorative only. Give me a heart attack.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There are many many days I wish my mom were still with us in mind As well as body, but especially this day. She'd have loved this SO MUCH.
Repost from Claire Willett regarding the new encyclical on sins against nature. Apologies it isn't a real quote post but I think she only allows that for people she vets? Which does not include me. Anyway Mom if your spirit is free elsewhere I hope this is bringing you joy.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Drop some MAGIC 🌲
Walking along the beach in Oregon several summers ago, we met a lovely magician who showed us the craft of this. Always glad to help folks see the magic in the stones.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Crows are super stirred up this evening. What gives, neighbors?
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just another day where I promise not to spend my life puttin money in his wallet.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Searching all over the yard for a package and belatedly realizing it's probably in the mailbox.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Clio and Langston remind you that rest is also part of getting stronger. Have a good #Caturday
Enforced Saturday afternoon rest period with the two cats holding my leg down on the sofa.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This thread is gold. @witchways.bsky.social we're not the only ones who can hear them. The Rockies will kill you, but the Appalachians will eat you.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I got to sleep in the woods by the river and see the stars and it helps so much.
Swimming hole on the Clackamas River. This area had a very large burn about 10 or 15 years ago but along the river itself it was patchy so old trees are providing shade while young willows and alders spring up.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The firemen worked in double shifts, with prayers for rain on their lips. They knew it was only a matter of time... m.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZU...
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Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires (Video)
YouTube video by Death Cab for Cutie
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Can't get past the sads today
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Too far from Seattle? You too can have Jimothy in your garden #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Jimothy the Seattle Raccoon pattern by CouleeCraft
Jimothy is a Raccoon is a real life cryptid, and if you’ve seen any of my other patterns you know I love cryptids. In Seattle on Monday July 13th 2026 Kiana Hall took a video of a little raccoon with ...
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Oh, were you making the bed? #Caturday
Clio and Langston, who are the helpingest kitties, prevent me from adding the rest of the sheets and blankets by fully occupying the bed.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I fucking love antibiotics. Use them wisely, fellow persons.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Today's adventure in the American health system: there's an ATM inside the Urgent Care.
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⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
May I someday trust someone like Langston trusts me. #Caturdau
Langston cat is belly up and snuggling. It is not a trap.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Bees love dahlias, an occasional thread. #bloomscrolling #pdx
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Bird song and lightning. Making coffee before the power goes out.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I miss you Wy'east. These coy glances across a crowded sky are not enough. I need to touch you again.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I have smoked cigarettes while flying commercial.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Sigh, this had been going so well. Putting aside for now until tomorrow when i will figure out how to fix or frog back. #knitsky #ShowMeYourKnits
A loose live stitch has unraveled itself about 5 rows, and near the edge is a mystery vortex in what should be a nice smooth collar.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
That reminds me, how is Space Force doing these days?
US armed services flags at the Howard Beach Station, with the Space Force flag at the bottom.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Lovely view of Wy'east coming home Friday evening. I miss the meadows. #BlueSkyMonday
Looking south from the airplane at Mount Hood. Hardly any snow left, but at least not on fire yet. It would be nice if the world took a little break from burning.
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
While cunning folk may tell wild tales of their marvels in support and search of business, they will also talk of their work as a craft. In this they offer no distortion, for the years of its perfection have become a point of honour, a telling of something deep in within. – #CLNolan
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Last night's dream landscape was a VERY haunted town.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Gah I forgot how humid midsummer is in NYC. Hydration breaks all around.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So. Many. Rats. In the garden. Coyotes are slacking this year.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Wisdom
Cacti will stab you, be careful.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We unveiled our Garden of Evolution at Gardeners World Live today! 500 million years in one garden… we’re there all week until Sunday! Here I am with co-conspirator and garden designer extraordinaire David Stevens. www.thenec.co.uk/events/bbc-g...
Alice Roberts and garden designer David Stevens with their show garden
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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Watching Egypt's goal against Belgium in the PNSN SeismoLab today—we spotted the action on the live seismogram viewer before the broadcast caught up! #EgyptVsBelgium #EGYvsBEL #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #SportsSeismology
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Guys I just discovered there's a live walrus cam and my stress level has dropped 40%. m.youtube.com/watch?v=zVsC...
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LIVE Walrus Cam: First Beach View – Round Island, Alaska | explore.org
YouTube video by Explore Whale Walrus & Seal Cams
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
There are so many pieces of me that only you hold. Will I prod them like a missing tooth, to feel the pain? To feel something at least, in the places that are gone? The pieces of you that only I hold, will they grow to twine me together?
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Everyone is on their own timeline. It's ok if your antlers haven't grown in yet, or you haven't yet taken over a tiny corner of the realm of faerie where they grow weird mushrooms. Your time will come.
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payslee @payslee.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Death is just never fucking satisfied.
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