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omw to disrupt your silent sunday

a green heron with wings up to the sides trots along the top of some very large green lily pads in a pond. one yellow leg is stretched out in front of them and they stride while the other is behind them still on the lily pad. their body is mostly russet brown with white stripes on their neck and they have a little green cap

@SteveThompson
I totally get that. 😂

@_maleficentgirl
I’m not sure what the attaction was for those steps, but happy for it 😊

@Irisfreundin
The raccoons were a saga. They got away from mom to explore, finding a hole in the fence. Boy was she annoyed to leave her den midday to come get them 😂

We gave them all wide berth (photos from inside my house). The mom’s been here for years and not a problem (no garbage feasting or garden damage).

@mattia
It flew down to give me some attitude 😂

@dillyd

Thanks. I’ve been busy with the yard, working on my next book, home projects, and life. After that, I’m going to seriously look into making posts on multiple platforms easier.

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The books I’m sharing are free as of today in Canada and usually the United States of America, too. If you do not live in those countries or are reading this after June 12, 2025, I do not know if they are free or available for you.

Please tag me if you want a boost for your lists of free speculative fiction books from other parts of the world.

#SpeculativeFiction #Horror, #Paranormal #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy #FreeBooks

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I used to ask this question every so often at the site that shall not be named. Maybe it’s time to start doing it here, too.

Which photo, gif, meme, or similar image best represents your current mood?

(I did have fajitas for lunch…but not 6,000 of them. 😂)

#Food #AskFedi #Today

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Which Songs Make You Cry? https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-june-12-2025/ #ThursdayThoughts #LongAndShortReviews #Music #Lyrics

Song lyrics that have been printed on narrow strips of paper and folded up together in layers to look like a heart.

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I am taking photos of various rainbow-themed things around the city. I’ll be sharing them soon.

(That is to say, prepare for a colourful and cheerful timeline from me as we get nearer to the end of the month!)

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Have I mentioned recently how much I like my rock garden?
My car mechanic gave me a ride home the other day when my car had to stay the night, and when he saw my garden, he said, wow that's a lot of plants!
#bloomscrolling

Looking across my rock garden, with islands of colors amongst seas of rocks. Closest to us is a big patch of bright purple creeping thyme. Behind it is some yellow green sedum with tall orange yellow flowers. Behind that are other patches of white and green and purple and orange.

Ground level view in my rock garden, with some white creeping thyme flowers, then some yellow sedum flowers, then purple creeping thyme

A patch of purple creeping thyme with some tall yellow green sedum flowers that have popped up into it from the neighboring plant.

Close up of a mound of birdeye pearlwort. It's a dark green low plant that looks like moss, dotted with tiny delicate white flowers.

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Here's how they turn pink
#bloomscrolling #roses

A rose with petals that are yellow in the center and pink on the edges. The edges are shaped like curly brackets. The stamens are bright orange.
In the background we see another open rose that's yellow, and a bud that's bright orange. The buds are bright, opening to muted yellow, turning pink with age.

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And they've been joined by purple and yellow. I love these mixed packs of bulbs.
#bloomscrolling #irises

A cluster of irises. A yellow one in the center, white to the right, and purple behind to the left.

A purple iris. The petals are deep purple, with a bright yellow spot near the base, with an electric blue between the purple and the yellow

Closeup of a yellow iris. Its main petals are bright yellow with a deeper darker yellow at the base.

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My camera roll in the morning
#DogsOfMastodon

A 9x9 grid of closeup photos of my small gray dog's face when he plays with me on the couch in the morning. With his tongue over his nose in a perfect mlem, two side shots with wild eyes and open mouth, looking up at the roof of his open mouth, a video of just a wild eye, two shots of mouth open big reacting to my hand tickling him, paws in the air while he looks in anticipation for the next move, and another mlem.

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A window to a window to another window
#FensterFreitag

Warm sunset light hits an oak stair. The stair and the bottom of the banister form a triangle through which we see a glass paneled door down below in the dark, with blue evening light coming in, and through it, a glimpse of the outer door with another window.

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I was walking to work this morning and I ran into my son who was cycling to work, and we both smiled spontaneously so big. It was such a genuine happy surprise. A nice way to start the day. And here's some of the scenery from the walk.
#bloomscrolling #clover

Lining down at a bunch of pink clover flowers scattered over greenery. Some are in focus and others are blurry pink balls.

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A two-spotted bee sampling a stalk of thyme flowers

A redwing blackbird swoops down from above

The redwing blackbird strikes a pose for me.

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I know this is going to be a big weekend for many. Here’s a backlog of photos I’ve taken over the last two weeks for when you need a moment of calm.
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#photography #gardening #bloomscrolling #birds

A baby raccoon ventures out from some shrubs.

The raccoon is soon joined by two siblings: one climbing above, one hiding behind.

A fourth sibling steps out fully on the other side of the shrubs.

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A carpet of purple phlox

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