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Mike | Adventure Adjacent
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Adventure Adjacent is my slow-lane project about finding adventure in the margins: back roads, gravel pull-offs, and the driveway.

Expect FJ Cruiser […]

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Mike | Adventure Adjacent @adventureadjacent.social.raytec.co.ap.brid.gy · 24d
Hi Fediverse, I’m Mike, and this is Adventure Adjacent.

This account is for the project: stories, photos, and videos from a well-used 2007 FJ Cruiser, my dog Hugo in the back seat, and all the “almost home” adventures that happen on the way to the grocery […]

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View from Buzzard’s Rocks in Michaux State Forest at golden hour, April 27, 2025: a rocky outcrop in the foreground with a lone pine tree on the left, overlooking layers of green forested hills under a clear blue sky.
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#MyBest2025 #ClassicMono #BlueskyMonday

I liked both the color and black and white of this cow I encountered on a hike.

#EastCoastKin #Hiking #Cow #MinimalMonday
Black and white image of a white cow standing in the middle of a dirt trail that goes up the mountain. The sun is shining on the cow and makes it look stark against everything else. There is grass on each side of the trail and a dark mountain in the background. The sky has some puffy white clouds but is mostly clear. The white clouds pick up on the white cow and balance the image. The cow is perpendicular to the trail and is looking straight ahead in a stoic manner. The color version of the white cow (a very pale tan) standing in the middle of the dirt trail, totally ignoring me and looking straight ahead. There is bright green grass on both sides of the trail, and the mountain is a darker green. The sky is a bright blue with puffy white clouds. What is striking about this image is pure saturation and simplicity of the colors: white, light and dark green and blue sky and the fact that the cow looks so stoic.
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Ohhhh Vancouver Island I have missed you so much!!

#profsamlecturetour
Looking down from a very tall bridge onto a pretty large stream, with tall, mossy pines on each side. The sky above is cloudy. Looking down onto a little waterfall, with lots of tall trees on either side. Everything is covered with bright green moss.
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Amongst the Trees

Canvas Print-
www.pictorem.com/2494789/amon...

Canvas Print-
catriona-roberts.pixels.com/featured/amo...

Canvas Print-
www.artpal.com/catrionarobe...

#art #homedecor #wallart #prints #photography #Scotland #nature #photography #forest #ArtShop #ArtStore #artsky #buyintoart
Above coloured photograph featuring the design- Amongst the Trees. Lower left design on a Canvas Print on a bedroom/bathroom wall. Lower right design on a Canvas Print on an exhibition wall. I took this photo during a lovely summer nature walk through the Scottish Highlands. Features a serene woodland path meandering through a dense grove of birch trees. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the forest floor. Mockups combined in a grid format in canva.com Click links on the main post for options.
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Prints
youtube.com/shorts/opahR...

If you like your videos short, filled with unique nature Wall Art Ideas, combined with cool visuals and music, then this one just might be for you.

#youtubeshorts #youtube #homedecor #wallart #art #abstract #photography #nature #forest #Scotland #shorts
Presenting a slide from my latest You Tube video, showing a Canvas Print hanging on a wall above a bed featuring the design - ‘ Abstract Vibrant Pine’. Introducing the photographic collections ‘Serene Pine Forest Path through the Scottish Highlands, ‘Abstract Vibrant Pine’ and ‘Daisies and the Birch Grove’. Wonderful for bringing some nature to any living space. Mockups for Canvas Prints from my pictorem.com store . Click links on Channel Bio to discover more in these stores. https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/Catriona.Roberts.Nature.Photography.and.Designs https://catriona-roberts.pixels.com/ https://www.artpal.com/catrionaroberts1/ I combined all elements to create this video ( including AI Background Remover, layering, text and animation options) using the video editor in canva.com Music from You Tube Library. Click link on the main post to view the video.
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Nature

If you love short videos filled with autumnal and winter forest photography from around the Scottish Highlands, then this one just might be for you.

youtube.com/shorts/aU99g...

#nature #photography #Scotlland #forest #shorts #shortvideo #youtube #homedecor #outdoors #ArtShop #ArtStore
Slide from my latest You Tube video . Above a Canvas Print hangs on a wall above a bed. Below a Canvas Print hangs on a bedroom/bathroom wall. Both prints feature the design – Scottish Highlands Misty Forest Path. Lovely woodland images accompanied by some cool music abound throughout this short video. Great for bringing some nature indoors. All images are available to purchase from my online stores. Click on the link in the Channel Bio to discover more. I combined all elements to create this video (including text, shapes, animation, layering and transparency options) using the video editor in canva.com Music track provided within the You Tube Library. Discover more at- https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/Catriona.Roberts.Nature.Photography.and.Designs https://catriona-roberts.pixels.com/ https://www.artpal.com/catrionaroberts1/ Click link on the main post to view the video.
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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@AdventureAdjacent
I see what you mean! Have fun editing.
I found it a really nice hobby
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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15-minute warning: Euro Truck Simulator 2: Winter Wonderland event.

Going live at 8:30 AM ET for snowy hauls, warm chat, and the usual "I definitely meant to do that" backing attempts.

https://twitch.tv/adventureadjacent

#eurotrucksimulator2 #ETS2 […]

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Promo thumbnail screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2: a Volvo FH16 780 in Adventure Adjacent colors drives across a bridge over water under a bright blue sky. Gold text reads "EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR 2," "WINTER WONDERLAND EVENT," and "8:30 AM ET." Adventure Adjacent logo sits in the bottom-left corner.
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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@AdventureAdjacent
oh davinci is really cool. They have some good Tutorials on their website.
I started to really watch some of them at the biginning as I was totally overwhelmed
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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If your weekend plans include tinkering, learning, or finally finishing that project you’ve been circling for weeks: this Field Note is my write-up on ditching Clipchamp (constant relinking + “Ready in a moment” purgatory) and moving to DaVinci Resolve […]

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DaVinci Resolve 20 splash screen from Blackmagic Design—large “DaVinci Resolve 20” text on the left and a photo on the right of a person beside a massive cinema camera rig on a crane arm, with “Loading project libraries” shown near the bottom.
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Dear ICE,

If you don't like being called Nazis, maybe stop doing so much Nazi-like shit?

ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries

Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204750/ice-agents-detain-man-christmas-eve-steal-groceries

#ice
#crookswithbadges
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Six hours. A couple coffee breaks. A couple “see a man about a horse” breaks. And one absolutely predictable lie I told myself at least ten times:

“Just one more load.”

Anyway...
Cruising Louisiana: COMPLETE ✅

This stream was a perfect little microcosm of […]

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Screenshot from American Truck Simulator on I-10 in New Orleans: an orange-and-black semi with a trailer cruises past the downtown skyline, with a large Superdome-style stadium and a neighboring arena in the background. Text overlay reads “CRUISING LOUISIANA COMPLETE” with a green checkmark, and “REPLAY AT: TWITCH.TV/ADVENTUREADJACENT” is angled across the road.
December 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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We’re 15 minutes out.
8:30 AM ET start time. ATS, classic 351 Pete 389, Coca-Cola Santa trailer, and the kind of calm highway pacing that only exists until the first on-ramp merge.

Come say hi: https://twitch.tv/adventureadjacent

#americantrucksimulator […]

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Edited screenshot from American Truck Simulator: a red Peterbilt 389 and matching box trailer with Coca-Cola Santa livery, parked in a lot with a faded, vintage look. On-image text reads “Happy Holidays” and “NEXT STREAM 12/26/25 8:30 AM ET.”
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Happy Holidays, folks.
Tomorrow (Fri) at 8:30 AM ET, I’m going live with American Truck Simulator and the classic 351 Peterbilt 389 dressed up in the Coca-Cola Santa livery, like a faded postcard from a cozier timeline.

Join the stream […]

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Edited screenshot from American Truck Simulator: a red Peterbilt 389 and matching box trailer with Coca-Cola Santa livery, parked in a lot with a faded, vintage look. On-image text reads “Happy Holidays” and “NEXT STREAM 12/26/25 8:30 AM ET.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Borrowed this from someone on another account who borrowed it from Howard Thurman

When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal […]
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December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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As this year comes to an end, I want to take a moment to say thank you to all my friends and kind souls here 🤍

Your support, messages, and solidarity truly mean more than words can express.
Despite all the pain and challenges, your kindness gives hope and strength to keep going.

Wishing you a […]
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December 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Scotland reserve first run ✅ (and wow, this map is gorgeous).
Tested the bait barrel + electronic caller setup and it paid off fast: I bagged a fallow deer at 45 yards with a clean double-lung, one-shot hit.

Boar… not so much 😅 I had a pack of six in front […]

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Scenic in-game screenshot from theHunter: Call of the Wild showing a bright blue sky over rolling green hills and a wide loch, with a small castle on an island in the distance. Large gold text overlays the image: “SCOTLAND: FIRST HUNT” and “BOAR BAIT + CALLER TEST,” with a footer that reads, “REPLAY AT: TWITCH.TV/ADVENTUREADJACENT.”
December 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Day-after thought: the biggest upgrade wasn’t “better color tools” or “more features.” It was reliability. Clipchamp made me do admin work just to start creating. Resolve makes me learn, but it doesn’t waste my time on nonsense.

If you’re in the same “I […]

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Clipchamp’s white loading screen with a purple Clipchamp logo and the message “Ready in a moment,” plus a Microsoft logo at the bottom—aka the screen it can get stuck on when the app refuses to launch.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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🚨 15 minutes until we’re live (8:30 AM ET)!
Scotland Hunting Reserve exploration + Hogmanay Hunt community challenge.

twitch.tv/adventureadjacent

#thehuntercotw #twitch #live #gaming #scotland #gamingstream #gamingstreamer #adventureadjacent #huntingsim
Official theHunter: Call of the Wild Scotland promo: a mink moves through green brush near a bright, stone-strewn creek in a wooded glen. Text reads “Explore Scotland with me — Today @ 8:30 AM ET” and “Live on Twitch.tv/AdventureAdjacent.”
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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I just tried to look at the cover of the book I'm reading by flipping my reading tablet over.

#books #ebooks
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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The deer shows off its winter antlers.

#naturephotography #Wildlife #forests #winter #animals #deer #antlers
The image shows a large male deer, seen in profile and slightly from the front. It has a robust body covered in light brown fur, with darker tones on its back and neck. Its head is tilted downwards, and its expression is calm. Its large, branched, long, and asymmetrical antlers stand out, rising above its head like dry tree branches in winter. It is standing on damp ground covered with mud, leaves, and grass. It is in a natural winter environment.
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Retired 27-year FBI agent Brian Carroll, who specialized in managing exactly the type of cases like the Brown University shooting, explains all the ways in which Kash Patel just ain't it. Really great inside analysis:
prospect.org/2025/12/23/k...
The Empty Suit - The American Prospect
How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.
prospect.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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A reminder during this holiday season, courtesy of the late Barbara Ehrenreich, about the "major philanthropists of our society."
When someone works for less pay than she can live on—when, for example, she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply and conveniently—then she has made a great sacrifice for you, she has made you a gift of some part of her abilities, her health, and her life. The “working poor,” as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society. They neglect their own children so that the children of others will be cared for; they live in substandard housing so that other homes will be shiny and perfect; they endure privation so that inflation will be low and stock prices high. To be a member of the working poor is to be an anonymous donor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone else.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Toorale National Park, national park in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toorale_National_Park

#park #parks #nationalpark #nationalparks #outdoors #map
A photo of or from a national park from the linked website, overlaid on a cropped world map where it's located.
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I'm just reviewing some old(er) video I recorded quite a while ago ... and I admit that I'm eager to record in higher quality!

But hey, it's all a learning curve. I'm not feeling bad about the bad quality. I regard it pretty nice to see the advancement over time! […]
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December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Tomorrow morning (8:30 AM ET) I’m going live with theHunter: Call of the Wild to explore Scotland Hunting Reserve (Tòrr nan Sithean).
Also: jumping into the current Community Challenge: Hogmanay Hunt.

If you like:
• misty glens & river trails
• stealthy […]

[Original post on social.raytec.co]
Official theHunter: Call of the Wild Scotland promo: a small mink trots along a leafy riverbank beside a shallow, rocky stream under sunlit trees. Text reads “Explore Scotland with me — Wednesday 8:30 AM ET” and “Live on Twitch.tv/AdventureAdjacent.”
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM