beverage šø the remnants of a beverage I ordered from Starbucks this morning. Yes, I know theyāre evil. They didnāt even include a straw with my delivery if that tells you what kind of monsters they really are. Yes, I had it delivered. Stop judging me.
Read moreindulgence šø The sticky, sweet indulgence of Krispy Kreme doughnuts š©
Read morePhotos that didnāt make yesterdayās photo challenge. I really like the one with the lens flare.
Read morerandom šø A coworker just popped into my cube, greeted me, and said he had a random question. I almost snapped his photo. Instead, I took a photo of the random thing he was asking about: a portable projector.
Read morehold šø This sculptured green arm and hand hold out a light bulb over Pearl Alley where Pearl Market, the downtown farmers market, takes place on Tuesdays, Fridays, and weekends.
Read moreLiz Cheney says House GOP leaders have āenabledā white supremacy, antisemitism: āThe House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. @GOP leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them,ā Cheney said in a tweet. Part of me is like š finally a Republican with some sense and part of me is like š¤Ø but you know which side you vote with most of the time, donāt ya?
Read moretime šø I need a new battery for my watch. Right now it doesnāt tell time so itāll go back in the sock drawer for a little while longer.
Read moreIām not sure I could ever pick one song as the best song of the 1980s, but Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears would be right up there.
Read moreclouds šø Yesterday I took a pic of the house but I was facing the sun and it wasnāt turning out well. I almost deleted it then wondered what itād look like if I cropped out the house part and just left the sun and clouds. Turns out itād look a bit like this.
Read moreBut, also, why arenāt we all suing politicians who vote down climate change bills? Wildfires, floods, tornadoes. NPR reported itās so hot in India, birds are dehydrating, dying, and falling from the sky. How are we letting this all just happen?
Read morefence šø This guy hangs on our fence all year long. At first I thought he was kinda spooky, but heās grown on me.
Read moreConservative parents take aim at library apps meant to expand access to books www.nbcnews.com Your intellectual freedom, whatās left of it anyway, is actively under attack, Americans. Itās all just burning books without fire š
Read morecommunity šø Cheating a little because I didnāt take this picture, Evan did. We were at an American Library Association conference in San Francisco in June (pride weekend). The marriage equality ruling had just come down. The community was electric, we were so free and alive.š³ļøāš
Read moreThis was almost my photo challenge submission for today, but I decided to go with Prince lyrics instead. Still, doesnāt this look tranquil and soothing?
Read moretranquility šø Princeās Batman Soundtrack has a duet with Sheena Easton called The Arms of Orion. It has a lyric about searching for a lover in the Sea of Tranquility in it. Hereās a photo of the liner notes with that lyric from my 1989 limited edition Batman Soundtrack tin.
Read moreHave you heard of Dolly Partonās Imagination Library? Itās her program that gives away a book a month to kids ages 0-5. See if youāre eligible in your neck of the woods: imaginationlibrary.com š
Read moremaroon šø Almost forgot. I couldnāt think of anything very creative for todayās maroon theme, so hereās a boring picture of a boring tie in my boring closet. I like to wear it with a light blue shirt, charcoal grey sweater vest, jeans, and jacket.
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Read morepot šø Since passing the first year of his transplant anniversary, husband is allowed to have potted plants again as long as he doesnāt go too crazy. Hereās one in the kitchen.
Read moreRon DeSantis' math textbook hoax - by Judd Legum: There was one problem with DeSantis' claim: It was completely and unequivocally false. No reviewer of Florida math textbooks for elementary school students found any instances of CRT. The truth is that each of the reviewers explicitly stated that they did not find any instances of CRT. DeSantis embodies todayās Republican Party. Burning books without fire.
Read moreBonsai wouldnāt eat her food or her meds tonight. I cried a little. Iām not good at this. I just hate that it hurts so much. I hate that sheās not always going to be here.
Read morebloom šø common name bridal veil; botanical name: spirea vanhouttii (thank you Michael) in bloom at the parklet across the street from the Catholic church across the street from the house where we live.
Read moreāI THINK ITāS JUST IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE REALIZE WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC.ā
Hereās what the White House' grim coronavirus warning means for you | CNN Politics: At the same time, I think itās just important that people realize we are still in a pandemic. As much as we donāt want to be in one, that is the reality. And itās not just shaped by whatās happening here in the United States. Itās also shaped by what is happening around the world. And weāre seeing more and more of these subvariants pop up both here in the US as well as around the world.
Read morePHOTOS CRASHES WHEN I TRY TO SHARE CERTAIN PHOTOS
So lately, ever since I started downloading Shortcuts on my iPhone, trying to share certain pictures crashes the photos app. Itās not completely random, but it kind of is. I pick a photo, hit share, and immediately Photos crashes. It happens every time I try to share that photo. Then Iāll go to a different photo and have no problem at all when I share it. Itās only certain (and many) photos that are doing this.
Read moreA recent photo from Michaelās garden. I like this one. I played a little bit with it-bumped up the saturation and darkened it. I donāt really know what Iām doing when I do that stuff. I just adjust the bars until I like what I see. I used an app called Macro for this. šøšø
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