The temp the last two days has been in the high 70’s F which makes outdoor work a little warmer than when the temp is lower. A gentle breeze is blowing which helps a lot. The time of day I was out there had the big tree in back shading at least some of the…
Friday Favorite Feature 5 — Mitski’s new album, “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We”
Sometimes, Mitski feels life would be easier without hope, or a soul, or love. But when she closes her eyes and thinks about what’s truly hers, what can’t be repossessed or demolished, she sees love. “The best thing I ever did in my life was to love people,” she says. “I wish I could leave…
Project Ant Part 1
I’ve mentioned this to a very few people so far, but I’m tired of hiding in the shadows with the issue. I’ve had a problem with ants in the rafters of my atrium for a few years now and it is time to tackle the issue. The sawdust is falling down and my roof will…
What’s Going On? — “Take This” (prayer)
Take this clutter from my house, my psyche, and the world. Strings are meant for symphonies, not marionette parodies. Mycellia woven tidy telegraphs, not cyber-marketing memes. Neural networks wired for survival, not rewired electronica. Intelligence for planet sustenance, not for ways to starve it. We’ve lost our way and suffocate in the poisons we hoard….
#FF — Melting
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot When I first met Harold, he was a Mars Bar and I resembled Baby Ruth. “I will walk, run, kayak, bicycle, and crunch beside you,” Harold promised. And he did. Soon I was a streamlined Butterfinger. Harold handed me a brochure about an unwrapped convention in Sardinia. “Don’t you want…
dVerse – Q184 — Smash
life comes with an expiration date.really, what are you waiting for?face it, careful doesn’t cut itwhen days are ticking out.smash your lips into itget them wet, sticky,salty, sweet, warmguzzle the tangbreathe everylast drop of it! top image link De Jackson (aka whimsygizmo) is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De says:write a 44-work poem using…
Tao-Talk 