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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My 13 y/o didn’t know what a mixtape was. I described it as a playlist someone recorded to cassette for you. I went to my parents’ house and found my mixtape box (decorated with a collage made from newspaper cuttings). The tapes my cool older friends made for me are gone. I wanted the tracklists!😢

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The thing where you can’t tell if your laundry is still wet or just cold.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My son just took this picture of the dog watching me cook.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My teen has started to listen to Nirvana and my little guy has decided to start playing soccer again and I’m trying to hit the parental sweet spot between enthusiasm and nonchalance so I don’t frighten them away from my interests.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sky looks fake. Strawberry tree looks fake.

A tree with green leaves and clusters of round yellow and red fruit

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I thought I’d been tossing salt over my shoulder for luck, but I realized I’ve been sprinkling this around instead.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I drove around town with a wasp in my car and so far that’s been the most relaxing part of my day.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’m not ready for the change of seasons, but the trees are telling me that it’s inevitable.

Branches of a tree where some of the leaves have turned a vivid red and the rest are still green.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Please comment today if you are in the US. There’s a link with helpful suggestions in the post here and link to the rule in the quoted post. 🫶 bsky.app/profile/tom....

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Got my Covid vaccine and then a double platter of enchiladas. Not a bad way to end the work week.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Time will tell if the extra extra coffee I had at 5 pm was a good idea.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.

boltsmag.org

In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts

A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What’s cool about certain policies is you make a tweak and you can improve, extend and save lives and it’s practically invisible (except for being able to measure it). The people currently in charge just keep cranking the dial the other way as hard as they can. We all deserve better than this.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I haven’t been listening to a lot of current music recently, but damn if this doesn’t hit just right. youtu.be/pIfacd-esYI

youtu.be

Skepta - Innocent Smile | Reading Festival 2026

YouTube video by BBC Music

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I know right where my 6 year old is coming from…”I forget many things because I have many things in my mind”

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I made cake, and meant to take a picture of my piece, but then I forgot for a while because I was distracted by eating it…

A piece of partially eaten yellow cake on a white plate with cooked apples on top

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I do not understand why imposter syndrome has decided to invite itself to my night-before-a-presentation work session. It was specifically not invited, and it didn’t even bring snacks.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Many pharmacies and offices in the US now have Moderna/Pfizer covid vaccines updated for this season. @maggieastor.bsky.social has a post with a gift link to her ny times article with details. CDC has a list of underlying conditions, states may have more inclusive qualification criteria. Stay safe!!

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I went to the woods today and thought about how I’m actually not very tall.

A view looking straight up the trunk of a massive Douglas fir. The branches don’t start until way up a very thick trunk. Some other trees are visible high up in the frame and a blue sky can be seen behind the branches.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pie is always a good idea. Dinnertime pie with curried carrots, garbanzo beans and peas was a really good idea.

A plate with a slice of double crusted pie on it that has filling overflowing. Filling has carrot slices, peas and garbanzo beans. There’s a pile of cooked kale on the plate as well.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Grapes for dessert. If you think i didn’t have everyone in the family score their grapes and then make the kids calculate the mode, median and mean score for each type, then 1. You don’t know me and 2. You might be missing out on fun. Big red grapes won, even though they were my least favorite.

A place with huge green, big red, small red and small purple grapes on it

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Looking for bright spots today during a break in the rain

Bright pink and purple hardy fuschia blooms wet with rain. Picture is from below the blooms and an overcast sky is in the background.

Small sunflowers in bloom with a partially cloudy sky behind them

A pink water lily bloom peeking out behind large wet leaves in a pond

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I can’t function under these conditions (it’s raining).

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I took my dog for a walk and there was a particularly boisterous squirrel in a yard. Doggo’s ears went up into alert position as she eyed it, and then she stumbled over her own feet. I know she’s not biologically mine, being a dog and all, but I do think she takes after me anyway.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 03/09/2026

please remember: but for whatever you've done, things would be worse.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I had totally missed that dembow lawsuit. Wild.

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chris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

my periodic reminder that your artistic work — your writing, music, dance, whatever it is — is crucially important for you and for the people who receive it, in ways you might never personally experience or grasp. you gotta trust me, please keep going

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Pain flare today. I feel like there a lot of that going around. Bringing a ziplock in the car was prescient. Home now and breaking out the strongest medicine I’ll allow myself.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

(Singing to myself) No more maybes Baby goats got rabies…

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Went roller skating and didn’t hurt myself 🤘

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I might try to be outside to check out the lunar eclipse tonight. Here’s last night’s moon. There were bats everywhere, but they were flying too quickly to get a good photo of them.

The moon with some clouds in front of it and trees in the foreground

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

we should all buy someone a book in Dolly’s honor today

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I want to go back in time and eat this ube cream cheese yuzu cookie all over again (from a local bakery)

A fat cookie cut into quarters. It is mostly purple with a white and yellow creamy center

Inside of cookie shows a blue and purple ube cookie and a white cream cheese filling with a yellow smear of yuzu jelly at the center

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I like all kinds of cornbread. Savory, sweet, cheese added in, chiles, corn kernels, you name it. Tonight’s was simple and proved to be the sort that’s hard to stop eating.

Some cornbread in a glass dish with a dark speckled counter showing through. The cornbread is just slightly browned on top.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Um. My son just told the dog, “don’t smell the uranium.” Apparently he was given an old collection of rocks and pulled them out of the box and put them into a pile. Not sure about the silver lead ore, either, safety wise. 😬

An empty box with little squares delineated where rocks had been attached. They are labeled.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well. Time for a human shaming post. I noticed that the vet tech missed two stitches. No wonder she was bothered. I feel awful about it, but they are now out.

A judgmental and beautiful golden retriever.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Her incision scab that she licked off healed for the second time. She reopened the healed skin overnight. Round 3 of the little pink suit. The clothes are giving her matted fur and I’m going to end up having to shave her armpits before this is through. This has been a dog shaming post.

A sweet golden retriever face. She is lying on her side on a dog bed and the top of a pink camo surgical recovery suit is visible.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Taking this as a sign that I should listen to some of their collaborations today. 70 years old, but timeless.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

One of my favorite quick side dishes at the moment is savoy cabbage sautéed with some gochujang, toasted sesame oil and soy sauce. Tonight it’s accompanying steamed corn, turkey and tofu hot dogs and fresh cucumber and peppers. Yummy.

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally

A sign showing the circle and slash symbol over a pooping dog. The image is on a green sign that says, “please be respectful”

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Happy birthday, @porcelainmortal.bsky.social . Your big heart and big talent deserve the best of things. I hope this new year is a better one. I’m glad you were born. The world, and my world, are better for you being part of it.

Two yellow roses with sunlight shining through the petals and a blue sky behind them

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Rach FlowerSong @springrainbloom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When email goes down at work it feels like adult snow day. The kind where there’s a bit of excitement, but actually it doesn’t take any of your commitments away, just compresses the time you’ll have to get them done.

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