Today's daily puzzle wasn't very hard, but it is pretty cool! Can you solve the daily chess puzzle? Good luck! #chess #chesspuzzle #chesspuzzlesofmastodon #chessforlife #chessforfun

https://www.chess.com/daily-chess-puzzle/2025-12-26

@enog Which one is likely to have fewer people would be my method of deciding.

@wesmorgan1 That is an AWESOME shirt! 😍

@Ralfeek Solved 👍. It's a fun variation of a pawn ending puzzle.

Some sweet finds from today's hike.

Rehoused one of the wolf spiders into a more natural enclosure. This is one of the spiders that was found in my school building, but it was already too chilly to relocate him back outside. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #wolfspider #lycosidae #hognacarolinensis

Another unreasonably warm day. Spent a good chunk of the morning exploring some new sections of a local trail. #hiking #getoutsideanddostuff #trailtherapy

Played several decent blitz games this morning, but this was my favorite. Enough screen time for this morning though...it's way too nice outside. #chess #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

@enog Same. Many peiple have a confused look on their face and say some version of "I didn't know there was fish in there". 😂 Gierach makes for some good reading. Currently waiting for his Fishing Small Streams book to arrive.

@useravoiding Nice! I need to make friends with some duck hunters and maybe a deer hunter or two 🤔. I have some squirrel and rabbit dubbing that was taken from roadkill. I'm sure I look like a weirdo stopping to grab dead critters, but gotta save money somehow 😂.

@enog They are really nice feathers. Better quality than I have found at the fly shop. And there was a lot of marabou at the base that I'm going to do something with, along with quite a few rump feathers.

Keen eye 🍻. It's a Dounle Love Honey from Lost Fourty Brewing down in Little Rock, AR. It's a double bock made with honey. They also make a single bock called Love honey which is one of my favorites. I can't get it here in MO so periodically make the hour drive down to AR to pick some up 😂.

Came home from the creek to find a special delivery on my porch. A fellow teacher's husband just returned from a pheasant hunting trip in South Dakota and I'm pretty well stocked up on tails now 😄. #flytying #flytyingjunkie #visetherapy #flyfishing #flyfishingaddict

@parslii That's frustrating. I don't mind getting skunked if at least I had a chance, but with no fish to be found there's not even a chance. There's a few creeks I haven't fished in years because despite the face that they're stocked with trout, I haven't seen a fish in them.

Spent the morning and a good chunk of the afternoon on a creek. #flyfishing #flyfishingaddict #creektherapy #rainbowtrout #troutfishing

Built more jumping spider enclosures and rehoused babies this morning. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #spidersofthefedierse #jumpingspiders #arachnids #arachnidsofmastodon

Baby hentzi was out and about yesterday. 😍 #spiders #spidersofmastodon #tarantulas #tarantulasofmastodon #aphonopelma #aphonopelmahentzi

The babies are eating well and growing 😍. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #jumpingspider #phidippusaudax #phidippus

The baby jumping spiders are getting big and need to start being separated. Put together baby jumper enclosures for the ones I'm keeping. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #arachnids #spiderpet #pets

Afternoon resealing project. My daughter's best friend has been wanting a turtle for a loooong time so we're putting together a setup from some odds and ends in the shed. #pets #reptiles #turtles #aquarium

Endangered 'Grotto Sculpin' fish, found only in Missouri, gains new protections
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/endangered-grotto-sculpin-fish-found-only-in-missouri-gains-new-protections/