S Hydrae
@shydrae.bsky.social
Geographer by trade, and student of landscapes, urban and natural. Sketching, especially in line and wash. Judaism. And cats of course.
I went hunting wild after the wildest beauty in the world — W Owen
Also at @mappingcat@mastodon.art
I went hunting wild after the wildest beauty in the world — W Owen
Also at @mappingcat@mastodon.art
A3 God is doing due diligence to see if the actions of the people of Sodom really warrant annihilation of the city. #ParshaChat
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A3 God is doing due diligence to see if the actions of the people of Sodom really warrant annihilation of the city. #ParshaChat
A2 Perhaps God is thinking that Abraham would have doubts about the project of becoming a great and populous nation if Abraham was aware that God was prone to smiting nations down. #ParshaChat
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A2 Perhaps God is thinking that Abraham would have doubts about the project of becoming a great and populous nation if Abraham was aware that God was prone to smiting nations down. #ParshaChat
A1 Abraham getting up and offering bread and a meal to the three visitors is definitely showing care about them, as is Abraham thinking about innocent lives that are at risk in Sodom. #ParshaChat
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A1 Abraham getting up and offering bread and a meal to the three visitors is definitely showing care about them, as is Abraham thinking about innocent lives that are at risk in Sodom. #ParshaChat
A0 The #ParshaChat tag is showing up, which is good to see. Looking forward to the discussion of Vayera.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A0 The #ParshaChat tag is showing up, which is good to see. Looking forward to the discussion of Vayera.
A0 Shabbat shalom all! It's been a good week overall here. Looking forward to talking about Lech Lecha. #ParshaChat
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A0 Shabbat shalom all! It's been a good week overall here. Looking forward to talking about Lech Lecha. #ParshaChat
A3 God seems to have learned that there always will be some corruption, and it's best to develop systems that will ameliorate it rather than wipe everything out. #ParshaChat
October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A3 God seems to have learned that there always will be some corruption, and it's best to develop systems that will ameliorate it rather than wipe everything out. #ParshaChat
A2 God might have gone the route of destruction of everything followed by a complete restart, but God left a thread of continuity. Why was that? #ParshaChat
October 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A2 God might have gone the route of destruction of everything followed by a complete restart, but God left a thread of continuity. Why was that? #ParshaChat
A1 I'm wondering how the earth itself becomes corrupt, beyond the corruption of humanity. #ParshaChat
October 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A1 I'm wondering how the earth itself becomes corrupt, beyond the corruption of humanity. #ParshaChat
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! Cloudy here and tired today but I'm hanging in there. Looking forward to #ParshaChat.
October 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! Cloudy here and tired today but I'm hanging in there. Looking forward to #ParshaChat.
For @rincewind.run. #NoKings in Davis, Ca.
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
For @rincewind.run. #NoKings in Davis, Ca.
A2 Kohelet is contradicting himself since earlier he is saying there's a time for wailing and time for dancing. That is, it's not universally better to go to a house of mourning than a house of revelry. #ParshaChat
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A2 Kohelet is contradicting himself since earlier he is saying there's a time for wailing and time for dancing. That is, it's not universally better to go to a house of mourning than a house of revelry. #ParshaChat
A1 The opposite side of "All is futility" is "All is delight". Kohelet does not spend much time thinking about delight in the world but that is where real value is to be found. #ParshaChat
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A1 The opposite side of "All is futility" is "All is delight". Kohelet does not spend much time thinking about delight in the world but that is where real value is to be found. #ParshaChat
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! Tired but I'm doing okay. #ParshaChat
October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! Tired but I'm doing okay. #ParshaChat
A2 By Ha'azinu, Moses has found his poetic voice, and is much better in using language to express himself than back in Exodus 4. #ParshaChat
October 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A2 By Ha'azinu, Moses has found his poetic voice, and is much better in using language to express himself than back in Exodus 4. #ParshaChat
A1 I'm getting a sense of contrast between God dwelling in a wild rocky landscape where eagles are happily nesting and the agricultural plain below where the people are becoming fat on the yields and spurning God. #ParshaChat
October 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A1 I'm getting a sense of contrast between God dwelling in a wild rocky landscape where eagles are happily nesting and the agricultural plain below where the people are becoming fat on the yields and spurning God. #ParshaChat
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! It's been quite the week. But I had a meaningful Yom Kippur and I am happy about that. #ParshaChat
October 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! It's been quite the week. But I had a meaningful Yom Kippur and I am happy about that. #ParshaChat
A3 For the record of teaching to be a witness maybe it implies that the book is sentient. #ParshaChat
September 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A3 For the record of teaching to be a witness maybe it implies that the book is sentient. #ParshaChat
A2 The hazards seem to be being defeated by the other nations, going astray with other gods, and various unspecified evils and troubles. #ParshaChat
September 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A2 The hazards seem to be being defeated by the other nations, going astray with other gods, and various unspecified evils and troubles. #ParshaChat
A1 I like the way that the safeguard against the Israelites going astray once they enter the land is to learn a poem. #ParshaChat
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A1 I like the way that the safeguard against the Israelites going astray once they enter the land is to learn a poem. #ParshaChat
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom. Mournful here - my mother-in-law just passed away. My spouse is back east gathered with her siblings and I have been staying put looking after the cats. #ParshaChat
September 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom. Mournful here - my mother-in-law just passed away. My spouse is back east gathered with her siblings and I have been staying put looking after the cats. #ParshaChat
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Happy Glenn Gould's birthday to all who celebrate.
🎹🙌🎈
My mother took me to one of his last live recitals when I was 12 years old. I still can't talk about it without crying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwZ...
🎹🙌🎈
My mother took me to one of his last live recitals when I was 12 years old. I still can't talk about it without crying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwZ...
Glenn Gould - Bach, Partita No. 2 in C-minor BWV 826 - rehearsal (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by Glenn Gould
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy Glenn Gould's birthday to all who celebrate.
🎹🙌🎈
My mother took me to one of his last live recitals when I was 12 years old. I still can't talk about it without crying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwZ...
🎹🙌🎈
My mother took me to one of his last live recitals when I was 12 years old. I still can't talk about it without crying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwZ...
A2 The bit in 23:15 about needing honest weights and measures to endure long on the earth is interesting since it suggests that having technologies for carrying out grifts is the sort of thing that will lead to societal breakdown. #ParshaChat
September 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A2 The bit in 23:15 about needing honest weights and measures to endure long on the earth is interesting since it suggests that having technologies for carrying out grifts is the sort of thing that will lead to societal breakdown. #ParshaChat
A1 Returning lost animals and objects is important for maintaining and developing community ties. #ParshaChat
September 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A1 Returning lost animals and objects is important for maintaining and developing community ties. #ParshaChat
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! It's been a quiet week and it's not as hot as it has been, which I'm glad about. #ParshaChat
September 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! It's been a quiet week and it's not as hot as it has been, which I'm glad about. #ParshaChat
A2 The text sees worshiping other gods and the sun and the moon and heavenly host as very dangerous. This leads to the question of what would constitute legitimate study of the sun, moon, and heavens and what would be dangerous worship. #ParshaChat
August 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A2 The text sees worshiping other gods and the sun and the moon and heavenly host as very dangerous. This leads to the question of what would constitute legitimate study of the sun, moon, and heavens and what would be dangerous worship. #ParshaChat