2025 Photos

Jan. 16th, 2026 10:04 pm
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These are the photos that I uploaded in 2025, mostly pictures from my yard or local nature sites.

• 1401 photos
• Created 03.01.2025
• Updated 26.12.2025

Wow, that's a lot. :D It's nowhere near all of them, even all of the ones good enough to share.

These are the ones I selected to share in Three for the Memories as my most memorable (not most aesthetic or most technically ept) from 2025.
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These are the three pictures I selected as most memorable (not the most aesthetically beautiful or technically ept) from 2025 for [community profile] threeforthememories.

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New Year's Resolutions Check In

Jan. 16th, 2026 07:46 pm
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We made it through the second week of January. This is enough to get a better grasp of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also into the period of rapid die-off. We have reached the second Friday in January, also known as Quitter's Day because so many people give up their New Year's resolutions then. See also the parallel check in post over on [community profile] goals_on_dw.

Feel free to copy the idea of a New Year's resolution check-in to your blog or other venue, to encourage yourself and your friends. Many people find that social support helps maintain resolutions. This is one area where online activity works as well as or better than facetime activity. Apps work too, with trackers for most popular goal categories. Consider the pros and cons of getting your friends to help. Here on Dreamwidth we have [community profile] awesomeers and [community profile] do_it that may prove helpful for social support of goals. Some craft communities like [community profile] get_knitted and [community profile] justcreate also have check-in posts.

According to an email from Facebook, the survey found that those who shared their New Year's resolution on Facebook were 36 percent more likely to stick to it. Additionally, 52 percent of those surveyed agreed that sharing their resolutions with others is helpful when it comes to accomplishing them. In my experience, saying (or posting) things out loud definitely makes them feel more real. Plus, if other people know about a goal you're trying to achieve, it may motivate you to keep working at it so you can provide future updates on your progress.

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The words Shining Hearth in a calligraphic font. Between the two words there is a hearthfire with rainbow-colored flames and a seven-pointed star.

Our event schedule is taking shape, and a quick preview of the workshops that have been submitted for Shining Hearth so far is now available at the top of the schedule page on our website.

Not all slots have been filled, so we are accepting late Presenter sign-ups through February 13th or while space is available. There is plenty of space in the Australasia block and Europe is 50% filled. We currently have a full schedule in the Americas block, but you can still apply to be a backup in case someone has to drop out. Please note when applying late that while you can fill out the form with a brief description, the deadline for final titles and descriptions is coming up soon, so you may be asked to supply that information on short notice, especially if you are a backup who winds up actually on the schedule.

Sign up to present here.

General registration to attend is open through March 26th.

Staff sign-ups will begin at the end of this month. We are well-staffed for the Americas, but are especially seeking staff from Europe and Australasia, to support presentations and movies/games happening at those times of day!

Japanese marching band

Jan. 16th, 2026 02:42 pm
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Birdfeeding

Jan. 16th, 2026 01:04 pm
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Today is cloudy and chilly.  It snowed last night, just enough to leave a blanket of white over everything.  Most of it has already melted away.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/16/26 -- I saw a mourning dove.

EDIT 1/16/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
 

War Stories

Jan. 16th, 2026 12:28 pm
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This post has war pictures from Ukraine focused on anti-drone netting.  Back when people first started talking about building drones and how cool they would be, I pointed out how much it would suck because they would very quickly wind up spying on and shooting at people.  Nobody believed me.  And here we are. >_<

Thankful Friday (addendum)

Jan. 16th, 2026 07:24 am
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Today I am thankful for...

  • Finding my damned glasses, which were lurking underneath the pile of sweaters, blankets, and other stuff draped over the arm of the couch nearest my desk.
  • Discovering that nova, my fileserver, still has python2.7 on it. The reason I wasn't able to post through it was that neither python2 nor my posting program (ljcharm) was installed.
  • Assuming this can be posted, being able to upgrade (Thinkpads) Raven (which I was using for posting) and Panther (which I hadn't realized wasn't upgraded).

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This poem is spillover from the June 4, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from [personal profile] see_also_friend, [personal profile] rix_scaedu, and [personal profile] wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Activism" square in my 6-1-24 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by [personal profile] fuzzyred. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Poem: "There's an Art to It"

Jan. 15th, 2026 09:13 pm
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This poem is the linkback perk for the July 5, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl, originally hosted by Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer. It is spillover from the March 1, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from Dreamwidth users Heartsinger and Zeeth_kyrah. It also fills the "Colored Pencils" square in my 3-1-22 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.

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Read "Hordes of the Khan"

Jan. 15th, 2026 08:19 pm
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My partner Doug tipped me to "Hordes of the Khan" by Scott R. Brooks, a Johnny Quest fancomic.

Check out the "Quest for Knowledge" page. That is very typical of comics in Terramagne, which often throw in some fun facts about the setting, history, flora and fauna, etc. even if the story is wholly fictional.

Thursday Recs

Jan. 15th, 2026 08:17 pm
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How is it only the third Thursday of the year? It feels like it should be the twelfth Thursday at the very least!


Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!

dead bodies

Jan. 15th, 2026 06:00 pm
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Anyone have any idea how long it'd take dead body to skeltonize in temperate forest/brush? Assume some place like Spokane, or between Portland and Mt Hood.

Clothing something like military BDUs (except tougher) and in thick brush so nothing larger than a fox can get at it.

I'm looking for something like a year, several years, longer.


A semi related thought has to do with someone in Full MOPP gear. Died from some internal cause (say heatstroke) so the gear is intact. I'm pretty sure the result eventually be human soup with bones. Not something *I* would want to have to deal with... ewww.

The Friday Five for 16 January 2026

Jan. 15th, 2026 05:41 pm
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These questions were written by [livejournal.com profile] frieliegh.

1. If you could change one life-changing event in the life of someone important to you, would you?

2. Which do you think is easier to do, being friends for many years, or being life partners for many years?

3. Have you ever walked away from someone you considered a friend?

4. If you had to choose between telling the truth and hurting a friend or lying and making them happy, which would you choose?

5. Which would you rather hear--the truth which will hurt, or the comforting lie?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!

Poetry Fishbowl Themes for Early 2026

Jan. 15th, 2026 02:42 pm
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This poll covers the ideas proposed in the recent call for themes. Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll. I will keep it open until at least Friday night. If there are clear answers then, I'll close it. Otherwise I may leave it open a little longer. If you don't have a Dreamwidth account, you can vote in an anonymous comment or email to me, but include some kind of handle to distinguish yourself.

For this poll, you can vote for as many themes as you find appealing. I recommend that you don't vote for all of them, since that makes it harder to whittle down the list. The themes are arranged in alphabetical order.

Here are your options ...

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before the chilly nightfall

Jan. 15th, 2026 03:24 pm
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3 little dandelions, braving January sunlight
as the temperature drops

Spin, spin, spin
says the garden wind spinner

Squeak, screech, squeeeeeaaaaaaaal
replies the neighbor's roof turbine

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