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Eva
@evajupiterskies.bsky.social
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Magpie for shiny objects and nostalgia, occasionally writes, is constantly dealing with 143 tabs open in her brain. Long COVID/POTS.
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Round trip to the Target nobody remembers exists: 21 minutes (my lucky #!) snow squall, visibility not great, but they had maybe 25% of their books left and lots of vinyl and CDs left. My first Black Friday excursion ever! Now, time to read! 👀📚
The Taylor Swift Eras Tour book in my lap. Yes, that is a 30 year old Lazy Boy recliner sofa - I thank God every day for recliners! Time to read and enjoy!
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #283,155!

The only time I’ve been early to anything!
September 17, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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Ohio: the Miamisburg Mound

I had to stop at the Mound, I haven’t been in years. Built by the Adena culture, it has stairs so you can climb to the top. My POTS did not like me climbing it, but it’s always worth it!
A grass lawn leads up to a 65 foot burial mound, covered in grasses and a variety of plants (lots of thistle!) The sky is blue with streaky grey and white clouds. I’m closer to the Mound now, and you can see the staircase to the right of the photo. The clouds are streaky grey and white in a blue sky. The view from the top of the Mound, looking south. A house is in the foreground, and off on the horizon, buildings- I’ve always wondered if that’s Cincinnati? View from the top of the Mound, looking north. There’s a golf course in the foreground. The clouds are a streaky grey and white.
June 2, 2024 at 11:39 PM
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Tennessee: the Waterfall and the Big Sky

My favorite waterfalls. And I love how large the sky is when there aren’t buildings everywhere!
From the bridge, looking down to the edge of a waterfall. There’s a lot of sediment in the water from recent rains. Beyond the rim of the waterfall, there are large rocks as the river continues downstream. The riverbanks are lined with trees. 🌳 A look across the waterfalls. In the foreground, there’s a tree that hangs out over them with a rope attached, for swinging off the falls. Looking upstream, underneath the bridge. It’s a small set of more like rapids than a full falls, framed by foliage. The water is again, very heavy with sediment. There’s a small road on the way to the falls where I pulled off to get this photo; a hay field in the foreground, mountains covered in cloud shadows in the back, and giant white clouds with perfectly blue sky peeking through. The sky is so wide out here, with so few buildings!
June 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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Tennessee: The Farm

Mom wanted to know why I didn’t want to “do” anything. You live in God’s country, where everything looks like art or a Microsoft screensaver! I just want to turn my brain off and enjoy it!!!
They cut and bailed the hay all in one day… but it has been so rainy down there, we were all surprised they didn’t let it dry out at all? It was all folks could talk about. This is how I learned about hay bales combusting 🙃 Sunset behind the mountains, with hay bale field in front of it. Fun, poofy clouds above in a pale blue sky. The path from the barn lot to the pond field! Muddy two track, lined on the left side by lush bushes and trees. The right side is relatively sparse. The clouds in the sky have a yellow highlight from the setting sun! The barn field is darkened, as the sun sets somewhere behind it. All the clouds have that yellow highlighting from the sunset.
June 2, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Tennessee: Dogs

Mom’s pack of pooches. Bella is a new addition. She was sweet, but growled every time I entered a room. Winston is a stinky little old man missing some teeth. I started him on glucosamine, and he is moving much better already! Peanut is a Porch Philosopher Princess, and my BFF. 🐶
Bella, a half lab half border collie, mostly black with a grey muzzle, regards me, asking for love and pets. Winston, my little old man miniature schnauzer, in his blue coat, sticking his tongue out because he’s missing some of his teefers. 😭🐶 My best boy!!! A headshot of Peanut, the chihuahua/beagle mix, regards the countryside beyond the screened in porch with the look of a wise philosopher/princess of her domain. This is Her Chair™️, and she knows it. I love her, she kept me so much company. After only three days of doggy glucosamine, Winston decided to try jumping up on the porch swing again, and he made it! And landed right on my leg! And then I was legally obligated to not move! I love him so much 😭
June 2, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Tennessee: Rugby

I felt very meh because of a huge sinus headache (I skipped Irish road bowling, and was dismayed!), but between rounds of storms, I found the village cats and a pileated woodpecker on my walkabouts.
Beauty, the local tabby, found me walking roadside. The pond was so peaceful between rounds of storms. I love when all the trees reflect perfectly in the water surface. Pileated woodpecker flying low to the ground towards a tree (off camera left) with a lot of detritus underneath. I also found Beauty the tabby with Blackie the black cat on one of my walks. Them greeting each other.
June 2, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Did I spend some of my trip food budget on books because I could not decide which one to get? Yes, I did!

Then I got to town and found out the food truck I was going to get dinner from is closed! But I brought in a bunch of Subway, so I should be good I hope! 🙃😝
Three books: Kentucky Weather by Jerry Hill Let There Be Light: the Story of Rural Electrification in Kentucky by David Dick The Quare Women’s Journals: May Stone and Katherine Pettit’s Summers in the Kentucky Mountains and the Founding of the Hindman Settlement School edited by Jess Stoddart
May 25, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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OTD 2009 I think is the ultimate personification of me.

Pants with tons of pockets and they tie up into shorts - I am prepared for anything!

Practical shoes only

Weird layers of shirts because Michigan weather™️ requires versatility

Ponytail because my hair won’t do anything else 1/2
May 22, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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I keep forgetting to check in here (the chronic illness thing), but Michigan actually got Northern Lights Friday! This is from my Detroit suburb, with neighbors who have 3 sets of outdoor lights each, on at all times; and I STILL saw all this jazz! It was the most beautiful night!!!
The corona burst right above my house: it’s a pink light radiating from the center with green light around it. The green curtain of light! The corona burst again, in a more purple surrounded by green. More green curtains dancing above the trees!
May 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Tonight on texts from Mom… I’m glad she didn’t accidentally light her house on fire, but how did she not notice earlier??
Text that reads “i cooked my eye pillow- going for 45 seconds and did 45 minutes! smells like burnt beans.! hope you are feeling well.”
January 12, 2024 at 5:12 AM
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My favorites live downstairs on our mantle, because why not?

(I am a massive sucker for my grey Peruvian Paso friend, but they really don’t like to use his model much outside of promotional events… if they ever do another mainstream model run, that will be “take my money!”)
Live view of woman in glasses and a very fuzzy lined flannel blue and white hoodie, holding two plastic Breyer model horses, a grey dappled Peruvian Paso, and a black and white Gypsy Vanner. My preciouses.
December 2, 2023 at 3:41 AM
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Not me accidentally slamming the recliner from an almost-nap, “THIS IS HOW I FIND OUT HE’S DEAD? THE LIZA MINNELLI OUTLIVES TWITTER ACCOUNT?!”
Screen cap of the tweet from the Liza Minnelli Outlives Twitter account announcing Henry Kissinger’s death.
November 30, 2023 at 1:57 AM
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Enjoyed this autumn day in one of my favorite places! Probably the last warm day until April next year.!
A graveyard surrounded by autumnal trees in yellow and orange and red, all in the sun. There’s probably 75% of the leaves still on the trees, the other 25% on the ground, which is a pleasing amount of ground cover. My favorite grave, it’s like a tiny Greek temple with six Ionic columns. There’s a lot of orange and yellow trees in the background. It’s sunny, with bits of blue sky between the trees. My hair has grow five inches in five months! Uh, long brown hair, blue glasses, grey neck fan, blue and black shirt, a stack of gemstone bracelets. Trying to serve, I think I’m succeeding? This is the one where I smile. Long brown hair, blue glasses, grey neck fan, black and blue shirt. Peep the 1989 Taylor’s Version light blue nail polish!
October 28, 2023 at 1:51 AM
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Today’s reward for surviving the dentist (with Covixyl/CPC mouthwash/portable HEPA on high aimed right at my face)… was a trip to the aquarium!

Dentist was a big anxiety when I was a kid. Trying to tie it to positive things now to help replace the bad vibes with good!
Mantis shrimp! He’s got colorful claws, and can punch at 51mph! Wolf eel! Picture the wartiest old grumbly guy you can. Now he’s aquatic and he’s sticking his head out of his cave to tell you to get off his lawn. Perfect. Nurse shark resting on top of the underwater tunnel, and me, masked, pointing up at it like “Vibe check.” Sea turtle selfie! I’m unremarkable with my mask and my portable fan, but Benson the sea turtle has a floating bum because he got hit by a boat and it’s messed up his mobility and buoyancy. He’s got some fun patches on his back shell to try and help weight him down, but his derrière just wants to float. Anyways, he’s a photogenic best boy, and he came down to the bottom of the tank and sat by me for a few minutes. Who’s the best sea turtle?! 🥰 What a lad!
September 27, 2023 at 9:21 PM
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It only took me 185 hours of gameplay to reach my first Tears of the Kingdom unintended glitch.

I Autobuilt a Bolt Boat for the Lurelin Water Rally, took the bolt bit off, stuck it in the water, and went to start the race and uh… yes, I did make sure the steering stick was the one supplied.
A text box is on the television screen that says “You can’t leave this area right now.” And my POV is underneath the surface of Hyrule. It’s black and there’s land on a plane above where Link is probably standing (he’s a glowing green light) and I DID NOT INTEND THIS.
September 4, 2023 at 10:34 PM
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Drop a picture of you that could be an album cover (pick one, I couldn’t 🤷‍♀️)
In a graveyard, under a large cedar tree on the left, a woman with brown hair in a blue 1940’s dress and black boots has her back to the camera, with one hand touching the tree. A woman in jeans, a blue dress with gold flowers, and a grey cardigan lays in the yellowing late autumn grass, with bare trees in the background. Her eyes are closed. She has ridiculously blue lenses in her glasses because screen time hurts the eyes, baby! Yay, blue blocking!
September 3, 2023 at 3:38 AM
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Cardiology follow-up today. I’m so tired. 😴 Can’t wait to talk about differences between my 2021 echo and this year’s though!
August 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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You guys can have the selfie instead of the bird place.

Yeah, I guess I still got it.
August 20, 2023 at 3:11 AM
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Good morning from Michigan Homebrew Festival! Captain is the best girl, and says hello!
Close-up of a husky doing a blep. Close-up of a husky, eyes closed, tongue out, smiling!
August 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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We did vision boarding at staff in-service.

So, how’s my mental state doing right now? 😏
A poster board covered in cutouts from magazines. Too many to alt, but my favorite is “This is What Happens When a Mouse Trips Out,” and the schnauzer. Lots of immune system and long haul illness language because long COVID!
August 18, 2023 at 3:33 PM
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I have worked at my library for seven and a half years, and I’ve been annoyed by this typo the entirety of that time. 🙃
In this glorious state of Michigan, a travel book on Ann Arbor and Detroit made it to print with the typo “Arobor” on the spine, and it drives me absolutely batty every time I see it.
August 11, 2023 at 3:01 AM
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Alright. Now I can go to bed. Just passed 150 hours in Tears of the Kingdom. Phew.
TOTK SPOILER MAYBE: a screenshot of Link standing under a lightroot in Tears of the Kingdom with the message “You found every lightroot. They have dispelled all the darkness.” I found all 120. Of course the last one would be the tiny one under Gordon City!
August 7, 2023 at 4:29 AM
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I picked up Kushiel’s Dart when I was 12 (my parents paid no attention to what I checked out from the library) and it became and has remained my favorite fictional universe.

I didn’t like Joscelin until Avatar, but still hyped to read the events of Dart from his POV! Maybe I’ll like him, finally!
A woman in blue glasses has the most unhinged glee smile, and is holding Jacqueline Carey’s latest book, Cassiel’s Servant. Not pictured: me taking a good deep breath of new book smell. 🙃
August 3, 2023 at 12:37 AM
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Mom didn’t pick up when I called… because she spent the day corralling these beauties off her road and into her fenced-in yard. “Look what gift I have received!”

Likely dumped. Her county doesn’t have an official animal shelter/control. Now she gets to find them homes 🏠

Never a dull moment…
Three beautiful black lab mix girls sitting on a porch stoop, brick house in the background. They are 6-8 months old. Two of them have a bit of white fur on their chest, the third is all black (and my favorite!)
July 19, 2023 at 2:15 AM