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ivory1.bsky.social
@ivory1.bsky.social
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Educator emeritus. Literature, media, music, art, history, environment, food.

Banner: view from highway of underside of a girder bridge
PFP: person with back to camera standing ankle-deep in water beside a mangrove tree
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The heavens themselves do guide the state.
Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor
#ShakespeareSunday #SkySunday
Photo of a brilliant sun in an almost cloudless sky. Trees in foreground.
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week Z for zenith, the highest point.
Photo of something at the top, the pinnacle, the summit, the peak.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo taken in Chile of vineyards with the top of the Andes mountains in the background.
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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My result was this novel, which is described as 'a poignant examination of aging, loneliness, and the quest for dignity... rich with irony and humour.'

Sounds perfect! 🙂📚 #BookSky
Screenshot of the cover of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor.
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week Y for youth.
Photo of something from that time when you were not yet an adult.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo of two of my favourite childhood reads, the novels Born to Trot and Mustang Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry.
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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#Caturday
Photo: a cat sitting beside a video game controller on a chair looks up at the camera. Text: Oh hi. I played for you while you were in the restroom. You lost.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week X for xenophilia.
Photo of something that is foreign to you that you love (such as styles, culture, customs).
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo of a grocery shelf with cans of yams and bags of marshmallows. I love my American friends' tradition of combining these ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner dish.
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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#FoodFriday
Shoutout to everyone who said they would start eating healthy in the new year and already decided to wait until Monday.
January 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week Q for quirky. Photo of something unusual in an attractive, appealing, or interesting way.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo of a small Easter Island cement head. It is sitting in the dirt in front of a porch's wooden railing. What makes it unusual in an interesting way is that it is wearing a white, pink, and blue headband that says: Never give up.
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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My resolution for 2026 is to help more people realize that using Alt Text is important.

If you don't know why, listen to my lovely mutuals, @vesnavoice.bsky.social, @kst.bsky.social, @anndouglas.bsky.social, and @sundance.bikesky.social.

This could be the year you start using it! #accessibility
Screenshot of a post by Vesna that says: New accounts, old accounts, please enable Alt Text in your settings. Please take a little time to write in a description of your photo content for those of us who do not have great vision. It is a small effort on your part but so much appreciated by many. Screenshot of a post by Kirsti that says: Reminder that Alt Text is helpful for a wide range of people. I have middle aged eyes and when I'm reading on my phone, the text in screenshots is too small for me to read. I can read Alt Text if people bother to put it in. Screenshot of a post by Ann that says: If an image is worth sharing, it's worth sharing with Alt Text. If your post isn't getting as much engagement as you'd like, it's because you forgot to include Alt Text. A lot of people, including me, won't share it if you forget to include it. Even if we love the image/content. Screenshot of a post by Sundance that says: A friend of mine just reminded me how important it is to use Alt Text. We discuss plenty of other urban modifications like curb cuts, bike lanes, and access ramps pretty often. IMO, Alt Text should be mentioned in the same breath. It means a lot to many folks on the platform.
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Had to check that this was not @thebeaverton.com post.
“Doot doola doot doo…doot doo.”
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Happy #NewYearsEve!
2025 feels like when the Kens took over in the Barbie movie.
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week K for Kaput.
A photo of something broken or not functioning.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo of a glass coffee pot being filled with tap water over a sink. The water is running out of a hole in the bottom of the carafe.
December 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Al Purdy and Gord Downie. Canadian icons. 🍁
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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I agree with Kiley Reid.
Life is too short to read books that I'm not enjoying.
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week J for Jam.
A photo of the fruit spread, or people playing music. Or something you enjoy, cuz it's your jam.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
My jam is going to garage sales. This is a photo of items sitting on tarmac, including a small Santa, an old Life magazine, a shooting game, a model of the Titanic, and, probably unrelated to the previous item, an immersion suit.
December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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It seems impossible that the Trent-Severn Waterway was the only Canadian entry on this list of 52 top travel destinations. 🍁
52 Places to Go in 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Suggested theme for future round: Week I for Industry.
A photo of something manufacturing-related, such as equipment used for making things. Or people working hard.
#AlphabetChallenge #ThemesWeek
Photo of people in yellow safety vests working with a large crane on the back of a truck as they erect a huge traffic sign that says: Bus 41 North Second Signal.
December 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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#MondayMotivation
Painting of a person writing with a quill pen. Text: Household Log entry. Wine supply depleted. Candy dwindling. Must don real clothes and exit base. Human interaction likely. Morale low. Prognosis grim.
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero
Photo of Antojitos Latino hand-written menu in front of their outdoor table, which includes chimichanga $10, chicken burrito $10, pupusas $4.00, Jarritos $3.00, and pop or water $2.00.
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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An old man, broken with the storms of state,
Is come to lay his weary bones among ye
Griffith, Henry VIII
#ShakespeareSunday #SkySunday
Photo of a blue sky with wispy clouds over trees and water. A cloud at the centre somewhat resembles a spine.
December 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Beastie Boys ft. Biz Markie - Bennie And the Jets (The Sounds Of Science)
YouTube video by ladykitty1993
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December 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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A poem entitled "The Dates Fell Off" by Tom Cull. He posted it on March 18 in the year with two zeros - 2020.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero
The dates fell off our calendars slowly at first, then like gingko leaves after the first frost. At the camping store I bought water filters and bear spray. You asked why. I said for camping, for bears. You wanted Frosted Flakes at the grocery store - I caved; we climbed the shelves. The liquor store was long-weekend Friday on a Tuesday. People itching in line, running scenarios. We listened to the news in the car. You asked, what is clorantine? Quarantine I said. That's what I said, you said, what is clorantine?
December 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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One day late for Boxing Day, but it is #Caturday.
Cartoon by Mark Parisi. A Christmas bulb decoration sits at a bar with a cocktail in front of it and says: Briefly in a tree, then right back in a box. A cat sitting beside the bulb with a martini in front of it says: That sounds ideal.
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZero #FeatheredFriday
Photo of a bird's feather next to a ruler showing that it is almost 30 cm in length.
December 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Merry Christmas!
Hope you enjoy my tree as much as I do. All the decorations on it were found on the shoreline. 🎄
Photo of a mini artificial tree covered with fishing tackle that I have salvaged while kayaking.
December 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM