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Rick Schumann
@dracotavern.bsky.social
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Good jazz, good dogs, good food, some nature photography, and the world can be a pretty damned nice place.
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Welp. His band is, in fact, large. And they put on a really, really, good show. Lyle Lovett works with some truly killer musicians. They run this like a jazz show, featuring each person on stage at some point. Thanks @lylelovett.bsky.social for such an entertaining evening.
Exterior shot of an art deco theater, the Majestic, in Dallas. Large neon arrow pointing down to the door, a crowd of theater goers below. Lyle Lovett's large band, vocalists, violin, guitars and mandolin up front, piano, steel guitar, drum kit and horns on risers behind. A wide photo of interior and stage from the balcony, showing arched ceiling, elaborately decorated columns with gold accents
October 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Seriously testing my general 'live and let live' philosophy. This bundle of fun under the eaves of house near a door... it's as big as two of my fairly large fists.
A large nest of brown and yellow striped stinging insects. The nest is white, and filled with egg chambers.The insects are actively crawling all over the nest, filling the holes with their young, presumably preparing for cold weather.
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Oh my... I don't know if this thing is known in the world, but I spent two hours laughing at this.

slate.com/culture/2025...
One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube
Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.
slate.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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"Say fellas.. anyone wanna grab a bite after this inning?"
A baker's dozen of black vultures sitting by a pond, near a ballpark.
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Front porch doves are at it again...
A bird's nest in a holly tree with two lightly speckled pale eggs.
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Terrible photo, fun subject. A bunch of ducks taking refuge from the Texas summer by hanging out in a pond fountain.
Three ducks sitting on a fountain spraying water high above their green heads to get a break from the summer heat.
August 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Well hello friend! Texas Spiny Lizard, I think. Shopping for lunch by the front door.
Dark gray lizard with two light gray stripes running down the length of his body, climbing a pink brick wall. He’s about 8 inches long with his long toes splayed as he grips the rough brick.
July 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Holy shit
May 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Puts geology hat back on for the wow.
richburroughs.dev assymentrc speed @richburroughs.dev · May 12
Holy shit
fikgm.bsky.social Fumihiko Ikegami @fikgm.bsky.social · May 12
I am speechless...
>> First fault movement ever filmed. M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar
m.youtube.com/watch?v=77ub...
May 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Well…bringing in doggies for the night and her this guy. A first for me.
Screenshot of a chuck wills widow photo and descriptive summary text.
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Adding LOTS of high energy and kicks today to energize you much more! Hope you are feeling it, moving, and appreciating too!
(Share joy, not hate)
April 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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And there you have it! 💚

#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #animism #nature #trees #forest #peace #love #warrior #earth #bethechange
March 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Matched pair of mourning dove hatchlings. These guys are nesting at face level right by the front door. Mom was off looking for breakfast, so I captured this as I headed out to the car today.
March 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Flip side of spring. Not a lot of bugs out yet, and this robin is contemplating eating an old, dry holly berry.
Chunky Robin with a beautiful burnt orange breast, dark gray back and a white circle around his eye looks at red holly berries against dark green leaves from three different angles.
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Well... I guess spring has sprung. I'm thrilled to report I've got a nesting pair of Eastern Phoebes who have honored me by building a nest over my front door. They've been absent for the past couple of springs, but they've returned. Not great pics, but I'm just happy to see these kids back again!
A small bird with a longish slightly hooked beak, black patch on his face, and white breast with a flash of soft yellow on his belly perches on a dry cedar branch. Small bird with grey-brown back and hint of soft yellow belly beginning a next on a brick archway over the door to a house.
March 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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One more from the winter series: A perched Great Blue Heron trying to keep a foot warm on a winter day.
A meter tall bird with a long yellow beak and a light grey beard of feathers over a dark blue body perches on a bare branch with one foot pulled up into his body feathers.
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Stuffed belted kingfisher. I can't ever get decent shots of the real ones. 😃
A small bird with a dark blue back and crested head, accented by red-brown and brilliant white patches on his body perches on an old dead tree stump in the Trinity River.
January 31, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Another older image from this time of year... Big ol' bobcat in the woods near the Trinity River and a broader shot of the bare redbud tree orchard he was hanging out in.
Large muscular bobcat with dark spots on a light gray coat that matches the surrounding trees' colors very well.
January 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Yo! Crows in the snow, eating to grow. Rehashing some older winter shots I hadn't pulled out in a while.
January 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Rare-ish snowfall provides some nice contrast in what's available to photograph.
Dark green holly leaves with a coating of snow, accented by red berries Frozen, wilted rose blossoms in a blanket of snow Rosemary plant with spikey leaves holding on to snowy caps. Yucca, roses and bare branches coated with snow.
January 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Cedar Waxwing perches in a winter crape myrtle.
Black masked bird with grey wings, a bright yellow belly with yellow wingtips and red splash on it's wing perches on a barren branch with small berries dried in the winter air.
January 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Hi nature fans... Can anyone tell me what these are? 4 - 8 inches tall, mud pyramids along the side of a retention pond. I'm guessing turtle or frog related, but I've never seen these before. LOTs of them all along the muddy edge of the pond.
A series of pyramidal assemblies, gray in color, composed of shiny wet mud balls stacked. Some of the pyramids have holes in the top that extend to the base, where water can be seen inside. These are arranged alongside a shallow retention pond.
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Just for the sake of starting things off on the new site, a rehash from the old site. A goodly sized copperhead that stopped by while I was doing yard work. I helped him over the low wood fence and he took off for greener pastures.
November 12, 2024 at 5:52 AM