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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 30/09/2026

It's time to visit the Sauvie Island corn mazes. But which is right for you? That depends. Do you like easy trivia? Science facts? Are you looking for a labyrinth of nightmares filled with monsters who will chase you through corn? Joe Streckert carves out the Mercury’s 2026 corn maze reviews!

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The Mercury’s 2026 Sauvie Island Corn Maze Reviews - Portland Mercury

Pick up a pumpkin or be chased by a chainsaw-wielding maniac—which Portland corn maze is right for you?

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 29/09/2026

“C’mon, c’mon—it’s either one or the other.”

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A Phunky Photo: Rainy Day B and C #art #photography #PhunkyPhoto 📷

A bee gathering pollen on a cosmos blossom in the rain.

The picture was run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black.

The blosson is a very pale ivory, while the bee and background foliage are cyan and blue.

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 27/09/2026

God at His computer

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sad times… no more Greek fries on the west side.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The ultra-Far Right/neo-Nazis are joining forces in Europe, which should worry anyone with even a passing acquaintance with history. Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Future Nationale have announced a partnership. Everything old is new again.

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Mark @markde.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is astonishingly good.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 18/09/2026

It appears that many of you liked the video above. Please enjoy its prequel: a day in the life of an enshittificator. By @forbrukerradet.bsky.social

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hey! This is for you bird brains! 😉🤣

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Well… ok. So at that time… *I* thought I was done with building trelli (yes… plural form). But along with planting out the west side raised beds with hydrangeas, we needed a screen for the AC fan box thingee. It blasts the bed in summer. And I still need to make a gate. But it’s a start.

A climbing hydrangea on a west facing trellis now has a north facing trellis at 90° ish next to to also clamber upon. The AC pump unit thingee box has a non trellis cedar wood horizontal slat screen with 1/2” gaps in between the boards. Screen matches the trellis in construction hopefully but is only about 4’ tall.

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Trippy… but in a good way.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

🌱Go now? Or wait… for another 120 years?

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

what is your 20 minutes with the pens?

MAKING ART GivES
You AGENCY IN A WORD
WHERE WE HAVE LITTLE
CONTROL. CREATVITY is
OUR POWER To ENACT
CHANGE. ARTISTS
BRING ORDER To The CHAOS!

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Nearly all the extras in this iconic scene were French expatriates. Their tears during the stirring rendition of La Marseillaise were genuine— filmed at a time when the fate of France was still uncertain. CASABLANCA (1942) #MichaelCurtiz

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Quasi Hatrack @quasihatrack.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@winniethewoot.bsky.social should find this interesting.

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Crow @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 14/08/2026

I think about this a lot.

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eat shit, René Magritte
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Mauv @ThatsMauvelous • 1d the machine refused to recognize my humanity until i professed to believe that a sign painted to look like a traffic light is indeed a traffic light.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12/08/2026

Here are the top three fires to track Wednesday. mrf.lu/2k22s

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 09/08/2026

Beloved regulars, they get the privilege of choosing their own music at the rink. On Saturday, it was “L-O-V-E” by Nat King Cole. Read more: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/08/l…

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ʟᴜɪs ʜᴇʀɴᴀɴᴅᴇᴢ ⚡ @beetlenaut.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

this is why we cant have nice things pay your artists, pay your craftsmen

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A Phunky Photo: More Fallen Than Wild #art #photography #PhunkyPhoto 📷

A main wild bergamot blossom in the upper right of the image, with a smaller secondary blossom in the lower left, and an even smaller tertiary bloom just above that.

The picture was run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black.

The blossoms are a golden yellow, and the foliage is a warm mix of orange and brown.

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God @thegodshow.com · 07/08/2026

Americans won’t freak out about lettuce being toxic, because they hate salad. But just you wait till the explosive diarrhea hits burgers or pizza. Then they’ll care.

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A Phunky Photo: Susie Cyclops #art #photography #PhunkyPhoto 📷

A mid-summer black-eyed susan blossom.

The picture was run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black.

The blossom is lavender, the leaves are green, and the background foliage is bright orange and red. There is enough black tho' that it feels like a taint against the vivid colors of the rest of the picture, giving an air of menace and danger.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026

Bluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🌱The proper reason to grow dahlias.

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A Phunky Photo: Grandly Flowering #art #photography #PhunkyPhoto 📷

A hibiscus grandiflora blossom fills the center of the picture, with a smaller secondary bloom in the upper left. The rest of the image is filled with the grandiflora's own foliage.

The picture was run through home brew image processing software which super saturated the colors and outlined details in black.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Lady Emma Hamilton and garden kitty! 🌱🌷

A photo of the rose Lady Emma Hamilton in bloom. She us gorgeous with deep peachy orange blooms fading to pink, and her new dark coppery foliage.

Garden kitty looking a bit grumpy to be discovered hiding out in the baptisia. This garden kitty is a black and white cow cat with mostly random markings, glaring away from the camera.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And finally some hydrangeas from our Windcliff visit. No names on these sorry! 🌷🌱

A photo of a pink hydrangea bloom, this reminded me of mini mauvette, a full bloom made up of small florets.

A photo of a dichroa, a bright blue bloom made up of small star shaped flowers.

A photo of a hydrangea involucrata bloom, pale pastel double florets blooming.

A photo of a large lacecap style hydrangea blooming. Fuzzy purple small flowers surrounded by pink sterile florets.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some happy flowers from Windcliff. A tiny pineapple lily, phantom agapanthus, salvia patens, and unknown, but loved much by the bugs! 🌱🌷

A photo of a tiny pineapple lily, pink blooms clustered an a flower spike topped with a cluster of small flopping leaves give the bloom the appearance of a pineapple

A photo of agapanthus phantom. Loved this one enough to buy it! Tall flowers with white fading out to a steely pale purple/gray.

A photo of salvia patens, these salvia flowers are blue. So very blue!

An unknown flower covered in cute little beetles, this flat white flower head is some sort of umbrel.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If anyone is near McMinnville, OR I have some plants that I am selling. Baby iris and hydrangeas, ferns, aster, dahlias, and some other stuff. 🌱🌷

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A dark day for human rights.

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Morning I start the morning gently In a quiet sort of way Just grateful for the time And another beautiful day 🎨 Emily Simmons

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is how it’s done. And done well… 👏

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌱Windcliff Nursery. Every year, typically January after the holiday hullabaloo… we plan our “Garden Tour” for the coming year. This year, it was Windcliff. The dream trip… If you’re in the PNW, or willing to travel… book an appointment. Well worth it. danieljhinkley.com/windcliff-pl...

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Pretzelcoatl @slinkingflorist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thief makes exhibit to show off the work they stole

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Free e-books! Free wonderful e-books! Free wonderful K.B. Spangler e-books! (I've got both, and enjoyed them both considerably.) Grab yourself a copy if you haven't yet discovered Ms. Spangler's writing. You'll be happy you did.

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 28/07/2026

The top 20 food carts in Portland >> www.portlandmercury.com/food/food-is...

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The Quantum Magician @thequantummage.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A Phunky Photo: Pretty Pink Petals #art #photography #PhunkyPhoto 📷

A single pink cosmo blossom with an out-of-focus background of various growing things.

The picture was tun through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black.

Everything is pink. The petals a brighter shade the background much darker.

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🌱Yes… you can grow clematis in a pot.

A newly fledged white clematis in a pot, bottom center, and working its way towards the post of a newly built trellis.

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Steve Nellis @snellis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🌱Dahlia Silver Years. A medium sized informal decorative white bloom. Here surrounded by lots of soft blurry greens. Or my glasses need cleaning… again.

A medium informal decorative white bloom. Backlit by the setting sun…

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