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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Wait, I just realized: David Mitchell is who originally asked, “Are we the baddies?”

A screenshot from the sketch comedy show “That Mitchell and Webb Look.” David Mitchell, in character as an SS officer, asks “Are we the baddies?”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looks like Andy Beshear is angling for a Cabinet nomination of some ilk in 2029.

The cover of a book, “Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country.” The cover shows a photograph of Andy Beshear, a very earnest politician, and his dog.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

He’s dipped into the 20s. Just 5 points away from the record shared by Nixon and W. Bush, 24%.

Presidential approval
American Research Group •
Sept. 16-20
ADDED 33M AGO

MARGIN
Disapprove +39
29% Approve
68% Disapprove

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Post a meme made by you. Here’s a seasonal (late December) one

Denethor, a daunting and angry looking grey-haired man in a thick fur coat, says “Go now and observe the turning of the year in what way seems best for you.” (The original line is, “Go now and die in what way seems best to you.”)

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Just a reminder that you do not, in fact, “have to hand it to” Thomas Massie, who is not afraid to remind you that he is a colossal dick.

A Facebook post from Congressman Thomas Massie: ‘Is America ready for my term limit legislation titled “Three Strokes and You’re Out”?’

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

In addition to my robust clematis, I also have a nice clump of spiderwort that’s thrived over the years, even in years when I’ve neglected the yard. (If I’m not mistaken, this is the Virginia spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana, which is native in many Eastern and Central states, including KY.)

Ten flowers, light purple in color, with 3 petals and 6 bright yellow anthers in the center.

Close up of a spiderwort blossom. It is light purple in color, with 3 petals and 6 bright yellow anthers in the center. There is dense green foliage in the background.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Both vines are robust. One has 3 blossoms. (They are angled in a way that makes them hard to photograph without lying down in the wet grass. Here’s one of them, awkwardly.)

A photograph, taken at an awkward angle, of a purple blossom. Green grass and a corner of a front porch in the background.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A second blossom has hit the datura plant. (It’s just beginning to open, will be fully opened up by the time it gets dark.)

A white flower just beginning to open up, with dark green leaves in the background. There is a purple tinge to the edge of the 5 unopened petals and in the center of the flower. The petals are emerging from the center in a fivefold spiral.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Found a picture of some moldy ham loaf, aka “Billy Roll”

A photo of a loaf of luncheon meat in the cooler of a deli counter. The loaf has been manufactured to have a cross section that looks like a man’s face, possibly a clown face. The sign in front of the loaf reads, “clown luncheon meat - pork 80% - contains preservative & colour - produced in the UK - 29p per 100 g”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I occasionally mention on here that I’m part of a (very tiny Lutheran [ELCA]) congregation. We do “dinner church.” I have to share with you this text exchange I had today with someone who’s dropped in a few times:

Text conversation:
Them: Because cleaning up tonight was so cool.
Me: Absolutely!
Them: Everyone brought their dishes to the kitchen. We all put the dishes away from the dishwasher. It was sort of beautiful in a strange way.
Me: That’s the way we wanted things to be when we were first starting dinner church. Community eating and working together.

More text exchange:
Them: I enjoyed it. Got to joke with people. Can see why you did it that way.
Me: I’m glad you see the value of it.
Them: it gives me a sense of togetherness that feels great
Me: Hearing that makes me so happy!

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Oops, I did it again. (Confit byaldi, aka movie ratatouille.) This time in a 15” paella pan.

Overhead view of a large round pan with two red handles. The surface of the dish is decorated with a spiral composed of alternating slices of yellow squash, Roma tomato, zucchini, and eggplant. Underneath that top layer (so barely visible in this picture) there is a bed of a bright red-orange sauce.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I see your Pi Day, and I’ll raise you an Euler’s Identity

Euler’s identity, which says that the number e raised to the power i*π, added to 1, equals zero.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I learn 2 things from this tweet: • Susan Collins is still posting official(ish) statements on the CSAM-robot platform • Susan Collins is really not at all concerned about the Venezuela business. It appears she learned no lessons from 2003-2009

A tweet by Susan Collins responding to the attack on Caracas and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro. It is mostly-meaningless word salad.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

More Proof of Lichen. I love the yellow color.

Lichen, again growing on a grey rock. There are spots of bright orange and a darker orange around the edges of the image. At the center are three groups of yellow lichen. It’s a bright yellow, maybe describable as mustard yellow.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

While Son was getting landscape picture, I went over to some of the rocks to see what might be growing there. This should serve as Proof of Lichen

Orange and light green lichen covering parts of a dark grey rock.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

We went out to the west desert (of Utah, specifically just west of the Great Salt Lake. We roasted hot dogs at the top of a ridge. This photo *should* serve as Proof of Lake (if you look really close)

A view of a desert landscape. Very light brown gravelly ground in the foreground. A line of black rocks in the mid distance. Deep blue sky at the top. Separating earth and sky are barely visible distant snow-capped mountains and a line of blue, which is a large lake reflecting the blue of the sky.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Cover art for an album. It shows a valentine style heart against a background of out of focus foliage. The colors are heavily saturated red and green. White superimposed text gives the band name, The Breeders, and the album name, Last Splash.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Nana and (Grand)Son eager to dig into turkey, stuffing, cranberry relish, steamed asparagus, and mashed sweet potato.

Two people sitting at a table that is set for four. One has on a bright red shirt, the other is wearing blue. The foods on the table are bright orange, deep red, bright green, and 3 distinct shades of brown.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

It is a bad day to be literate on BlueSky.

Two men are speaking to one another in an air traffic control room. Text reads, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to learn how to read.”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

† Dogwood Scrubs is a nickname for the family home, alluding to the dogwood tree which is a prominent feature of the front yard, but also making a sly nod to the name of a notorious prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (built 1875–1891, and still in use).

The front entrance of the Wormwood Scrubs prison. The picture shows a structure of decorated brickwork, with two towers flanking a large gateway closed by a sturdy brown door.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I hate to quibble, but pictures of Allied troops on D-Day are not the best illustration of the idea of Antifa. If we thought many people could recognize pictures of the Lincoln Brigade, those would be better.

A group of people dressed appropriately for partisan fighting is gathered around a flag that is black with white lettering and the silhouette of a machine gun. The lettering reads, “Tom Mooney Company, Lincoln Battalion.”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

With alt text added(because the league just can’t be arsed to add it themselves):

Statement from the NWSL:
“Barbra Banda is a top player in the NWSL. Barbra's selection to the FIFPRO World XI, a distinction voted on exclusively by her peers from across the global game, is a testament to her extraordinary talent, relentless work ethic, and impact on our sport and league. Her contributions to the Orlando Pride and the NWSL have been transformative. Any harassment or hateful attacks toward Barbra are unacceptable and have no place in our sport, league or our communities. We stand unequivocally with Barbra and with every NWSL player.”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Kentucky has a wonderful Governor, but our Sec’y of State lives on the borderline between cutesy-funny and irritating smartass.

A Facebook post from KY Secretary of State Michael Adams. “We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry.”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I really appreciated this truth-bomb from @katetriggerduffert.com so I thought I’d pass it on.

Text reads “Self care is an individualistic solution from an individualistic system that denies a collective problem.”

In the background is a grayed-out picture of two hands touching each other in a friendly way.

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Comrades and gentlefriends, this is the city I live in:

Two white men in suits are shaking hands. Text reads, “Courier Journal: LMPD officer who cited homeless woman in labor wins tourism award”

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Willow, but not Vamp Willow @salixwrosette.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Whoa! I guess I never posted this picture here. This is a “cardinal creeper” (goes by several other names, is a hybrid, Ipomoea x multifida). So I’m rectifying that, because they’re cute. But also because Xan and I had a nice surprise walking out the door this morning: a hummingbird!

Many small flowers, bright red, blooming on a thickly entwined climbing vine.

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