Lee
@mobiletoadstool.bsky.social
Trail Builder in the PNW. Yes, I do it year round. Yes, it's wet.
Probably smashing rocks, looking for bones, knitting, or fighting the gods.
Probably smashing rocks, looking for bones, knitting, or fighting the gods.
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Lee
@mobiletoadstool.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Trader Joe's check out guy: got any plans for tonight?
Me: oh, gonna review rigging safety for work.
Him: what's that?
Me: it's the type of thing old-timey loggers use to move logs. And sometimes it would explode and kill everyone.
Him: Jesus. And you still use it?
Me: yup. That's why I'm reviewing
Me: oh, gonna review rigging safety for work.
Him: what's that?
Me: it's the type of thing old-timey loggers use to move logs. And sometimes it would explode and kill everyone.
Him: Jesus. And you still use it?
Me: yup. That's why I'm reviewing
California Girls is blasting in the work truck at 6:00 am
"sun kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle..."
The sun is hidden behind clouds and the horizon. I will not feel it's touch until July 5th
"...bikinis on top"
I wear five layers of knits and Carhartts against the perpetual damp
"sun kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle..."
The sun is hidden behind clouds and the horizon. I will not feel it's touch until July 5th
"...bikinis on top"
I wear five layers of knits and Carhartts against the perpetual damp
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
California Girls is blasting in the work truck at 6:00 am
"sun kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle..."
The sun is hidden behind clouds and the horizon. I will not feel it's touch until July 5th
"...bikinis on top"
I wear five layers of knits and Carhartts against the perpetual damp
"sun kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle..."
The sun is hidden behind clouds and the horizon. I will not feel it's touch until July 5th
"...bikinis on top"
I wear five layers of knits and Carhartts against the perpetual damp
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Pierre Jahan, Workers at The Louvre, Paris, 1947
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Pierre Jahan, Workers at The Louvre, Paris, 1947
I recognized this road straight away, having only driven it once in the winter of 2022. Truly stunning in any season. When I was there it was completely covered in ice and the tree branches looked like they'd been hung with crystals.
Peak fall foliage in Oklahoma's Ouachita mountains. Yes, this is Oklahoma! #photography
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I recognized this road straight away, having only driven it once in the winter of 2022. Truly stunning in any season. When I was there it was completely covered in ice and the tree branches looked like they'd been hung with crystals.
Alright, I'm declaring this the storm of the century for Bellingham. The Wi-Fi at the library went out and the Trader Joe's flooded. I don't know how much more damage we can sustain 😂
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Alright, I'm declaring this the storm of the century for Bellingham. The Wi-Fi at the library went out and the Trader Joe's flooded. I don't know how much more damage we can sustain 😂
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Forgot to share the last couple weeks of my daily 5 minute drawings again. The first were drawings from Vase of Flowers by Jan Davidsz de Heem. The second were drawings from the Curiosity Cabinet of Ole Worm.
#TradArt
#TradArt
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Forgot to share the last couple weeks of my daily 5 minute drawings again. The first were drawings from Vase of Flowers by Jan Davidsz de Heem. The second were drawings from the Curiosity Cabinet of Ole Worm.
#TradArt
#TradArt
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Nope.
I had an extended plan* in grad school to steal the gorgeous sailboat someone used to moor in view of the library windows. It had a pirate flag on it! That’s like an invitation!
*swim out to it with a knife in my teeth
I had an extended plan* in grad school to steal the gorgeous sailboat someone used to moor in view of the library windows. It had a pirate flag on it! That’s like an invitation!
*swim out to it with a knife in my teeth
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Nope.
I had an extended plan* in grad school to steal the gorgeous sailboat someone used to moor in view of the library windows. It had a pirate flag on it! That’s like an invitation!
*swim out to it with a knife in my teeth
I had an extended plan* in grad school to steal the gorgeous sailboat someone used to moor in view of the library windows. It had a pirate flag on it! That’s like an invitation!
*swim out to it with a knife in my teeth
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Apropos of nothing, I really like this iconography, even if it's a bit novel. Usually you see a saint facing you and blessing you.
I like this "communion of saints" approach where they're facing the same way you are and doing the same thing you are... and where you don't know all of them yet
I like this "communion of saints" approach where they're facing the same way you are and doing the same thing you are... and where you don't know all of them yet
One of my favorite places in LA is the Cathedral: when my sister’s 1st child, my godson, was born I sat under Nava’s tapestries, looked at Augustine, & thought of @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social reminding us how the saints remind us of the infinite diversity of what love lived out can be, large & small.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Apropos of nothing, I really like this iconography, even if it's a bit novel. Usually you see a saint facing you and blessing you.
I like this "communion of saints" approach where they're facing the same way you are and doing the same thing you are... and where you don't know all of them yet
I like this "communion of saints" approach where they're facing the same way you are and doing the same thing you are... and where you don't know all of them yet
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If you're going to make a post praising an incredible news photo, it's a real bad look when you don't include the photographer credit in the post.
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're going to make a post praising an incredible news photo, it's a real bad look when you don't include the photographer credit in the post.
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A devil sits down beside us,
and we say, yes, take everything,
all that we have. Become our king.
There's nothing we need to discuss.
We were aware you were coming.
Original painting on offer at xxyxxy.com
#poetry #painting
and we say, yes, take everything,
all that we have. Become our king.
There's nothing we need to discuss.
We were aware you were coming.
Original painting on offer at xxyxxy.com
#poetry #painting
November 29, 2024 at 4:48 PM
A devil sits down beside us,
and we say, yes, take everything,
all that we have. Become our king.
There's nothing we need to discuss.
We were aware you were coming.
Original painting on offer at xxyxxy.com
#poetry #painting
and we say, yes, take everything,
all that we have. Become our king.
There's nothing we need to discuss.
We were aware you were coming.
Original painting on offer at xxyxxy.com
#poetry #painting
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My stack of little guys I can rearrange whatever way I like. Might add more to it before wading back into this project.
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My stack of little guys I can rearrange whatever way I like. Might add more to it before wading back into this project.
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#NAFO #Fellas #PNW #KingTides #LostCoast
Pt. St. George
The King Tides have arrived, as a squall approaches. The seastack is about 30ft high, with dozens of cormorants hanging out on top. Nothing seems to faze them...
Pt. St. George
The King Tides have arrived, as a squall approaches. The seastack is about 30ft high, with dozens of cormorants hanging out on top. Nothing seems to faze them...
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#NAFO #Fellas #PNW #KingTides #LostCoast
Pt. St. George
The King Tides have arrived, as a squall approaches. The seastack is about 30ft high, with dozens of cormorants hanging out on top. Nothing seems to faze them...
Pt. St. George
The King Tides have arrived, as a squall approaches. The seastack is about 30ft high, with dozens of cormorants hanging out on top. Nothing seems to faze them...
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One of the houses built into the ruined west front of the former Benedictine abbey at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #BuryStEdmunds
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
One of the houses built into the ruined west front of the former Benedictine abbey at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #BuryStEdmunds
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fun fact: Halloween in the north of England used to be known as nut-crack night.
people would mark nuts with the names of lovers and place them around a fire.
nuts that sizzled, spat or jumped indicated romantic incompatibility. nuts that burned together suggested peaceful, happy partnerships.
people would mark nuts with the names of lovers and place them around a fire.
nuts that sizzled, spat or jumped indicated romantic incompatibility. nuts that burned together suggested peaceful, happy partnerships.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
fun fact: Halloween in the north of England used to be known as nut-crack night.
people would mark nuts with the names of lovers and place them around a fire.
nuts that sizzled, spat or jumped indicated romantic incompatibility. nuts that burned together suggested peaceful, happy partnerships.
people would mark nuts with the names of lovers and place them around a fire.
nuts that sizzled, spat or jumped indicated romantic incompatibility. nuts that burned together suggested peaceful, happy partnerships.
Love some penny news!
I feel compelled to point out that a soda for 100 pennies is not free. That is a soda for $1...
I feel compelled to point out that a soda for 100 pennies is not free. That is a soda for $1...
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Love some penny news!
I feel compelled to point out that a soda for 100 pennies is not free. That is a soda for $1...
I feel compelled to point out that a soda for 100 pennies is not free. That is a soda for $1...
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Now comes the even harder work. But for tonight, let's celebrate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Now comes the even harder work. But for tonight, let's celebrate.
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good organizing also isn’t magic. it is about reawakening our connections with each other, being honest about our self and shared interests. it is incredibly human and it actually makes sense.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
good organizing also isn’t magic. it is about reawakening our connections with each other, being honest about our self and shared interests. it is incredibly human and it actually makes sense.
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Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it
I know I've been complaining for the past month about going to work in the dark. It sucks, and I'm glad the time change fixed that.
But I forgot how annoying it is to leave my house in the dark AFTER work to go socialize.
Hibernation is the only solution.
But I forgot how annoying it is to leave my house in the dark AFTER work to go socialize.
Hibernation is the only solution.
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I know I've been complaining for the past month about going to work in the dark. It sucks, and I'm glad the time change fixed that.
But I forgot how annoying it is to leave my house in the dark AFTER work to go socialize.
Hibernation is the only solution.
But I forgot how annoying it is to leave my house in the dark AFTER work to go socialize.
Hibernation is the only solution.
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This is your yearly reminder that this form of cranberry sauce is peak.
That fancy Martha Stewart recipe? Complete trash.
This here? 'Ol reliable. The Tight End you can count on for a first down, your comfort movie, a Honda Civic on a cold morning.
Zero ego, 100% performance.
That fancy Martha Stewart recipe? Complete trash.
This here? 'Ol reliable. The Tight End you can count on for a first down, your comfort movie, a Honda Civic on a cold morning.
Zero ego, 100% performance.
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This is your yearly reminder that this form of cranberry sauce is peak.
That fancy Martha Stewart recipe? Complete trash.
This here? 'Ol reliable. The Tight End you can count on for a first down, your comfort movie, a Honda Civic on a cold morning.
Zero ego, 100% performance.
That fancy Martha Stewart recipe? Complete trash.
This here? 'Ol reliable. The Tight End you can count on for a first down, your comfort movie, a Honda Civic on a cold morning.
Zero ego, 100% performance.
Came for the frog art. Stayed for the excellent West Wing references
Finished this little guy! He was the sticker for October's Patreon, once those are mailed he will be available in my store.But he is on a T-shirt right now.
ALSO I am running a 45% off sale today/tomorrow in Etsy,a portion of the profits will benefit food banks due to SNAP benefits being suspended.
ALSO I am running a 45% off sale today/tomorrow in Etsy,a portion of the profits will benefit food banks due to SNAP benefits being suspended.
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Came for the frog art. Stayed for the excellent West Wing references
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"But they don't get winters like ours!"
No, they get a perpetual, drizzling frosty damp that gradually saps your will to live and drives strong men mad.
Say it with me: THE WEATHER IS NOT AN IMPEDIMENT TO CYCLISTS WHO ARE WEARING CLOTHES.
No, they get a perpetual, drizzling frosty damp that gradually saps your will to live and drives strong men mad.
Say it with me: THE WEATHER IS NOT AN IMPEDIMENT TO CYCLISTS WHO ARE WEARING CLOTHES.
“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"But they don't get winters like ours!"
No, they get a perpetual, drizzling frosty damp that gradually saps your will to live and drives strong men mad.
Say it with me: THE WEATHER IS NOT AN IMPEDIMENT TO CYCLISTS WHO ARE WEARING CLOTHES.
No, they get a perpetual, drizzling frosty damp that gradually saps your will to live and drives strong men mad.
Say it with me: THE WEATHER IS NOT AN IMPEDIMENT TO CYCLISTS WHO ARE WEARING CLOTHES.
The lunch box terrarium I took home from my work on Orcas Island last month. I can never resist woods tReaSUre, and you find so much tREaSuRE when you work in the woods.
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The lunch box terrarium I took home from my work on Orcas Island last month. I can never resist woods tReaSUre, and you find so much tREaSuRE when you work in the woods.
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roses are red
the french are easy to outmaneuver
the french are easy to outmaneuver
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
roses are red
the french are easy to outmaneuver
the french are easy to outmaneuver
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Just reflecting on how many Stan Rogers songs are imbued with positive masculinity vibes:
-Work hard for the people and things you love.
-Protect your community.
-Find your joy in simple things.
-Life is hard so cry if you need to.
-Never give up or forget the bastards who did this to you.
-Work hard for the people and things you love.
-Protect your community.
-Find your joy in simple things.
-Life is hard so cry if you need to.
-Never give up or forget the bastards who did this to you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just reflecting on how many Stan Rogers songs are imbued with positive masculinity vibes:
-Work hard for the people and things you love.
-Protect your community.
-Find your joy in simple things.
-Life is hard so cry if you need to.
-Never give up or forget the bastards who did this to you.
-Work hard for the people and things you love.
-Protect your community.
-Find your joy in simple things.
-Life is hard so cry if you need to.
-Never give up or forget the bastards who did this to you.