Happy Blue Switch Day to those who celebrate!
L-R: A gadget cache by the amazing WVTim (West Virginia), sword in the stone geocache (Iowa), one of a Percy Jackson-themed set of geocaches (Virginia), and an ammo can in the woods ... for geocachers, there's treasure everywhere.

Happiest of birthday to David Suchet, the greatest Poirot (and possibly human) of all time!

In honor of Independent Bookstore Day (isn't that every day?) a reminder that the seven independent bookstores on North Carolina's Outer Banks offer a bookstore crawl: pick up a bookmark with a handy map and get it stamped at each shop.

If you’re small and on a search
I’ve got a feeder for you to perch on

"You see, this means everything to me." Brilliant, absolute legend who is still evolving and creating. HBD Gary Numan!

Post-credits video from the quirky and poignant 2005 documentary "New York Doll" about Arthur Kane. Johansen & Koonin perform Kane's favorite hymn in his honor. RIP David Johansen.

Allow me to provide a break from the doomscrolling with news of the utmost importance:

Eurovision is months away and Sweden already has the strongest candidates: Finns singing about sauna. Because of course they would.

You can now resume your usual activities.

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Happy Caturday and happy birthday to Edward Gorey who would have been 100 years old today. 🖤🦇💀

I invented a new hobby today: Rage Birding. When you’re so overwhelmingly furious about what is being done to your country that you drive to three locations in search of peace and some sense of normalcy. I recommend it. #photo #photography #birds #birding

The last day of #GBBC here was sunny and breezy with a chill in the air. Hardly any birds in the yard so we went to a nearby walking and biking trail. After a few tufted titmice and Carolina chickadees, we spotted a pair of red-tailed hawks. #birds

After a heavy, near-freezing rainstorm, there was less variety in this morning's bird count, but saw one of our friendly neighborhood black vultures striking a "horaltic pose". Vultures use this fully outstretched pose to warm and dry themselves, and to control ectoparasites. #GBBC #birds

The Great Backyard Bird Count runs February 14-17! Not a proficient counter yet, but managed to identify about two dozen different types of birds this morning before the next winter storm blew in. Observing in Central Virginia, foothills east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. #GBBC #birds

Allegro from Symphonie Concertante in G major by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George, performed by Buskaid South Africa

To celebrate the start of the Spiers & Boden tour tomorrow ... I'll leave you with one more in my hashtag series:
#PeopleYouNeverKnewPlayedTheSqueezebox #5

This one's a goodie ... it's Benny Andersson out of ABBA!!!

Some full-on Swedish trad stuff as well.

it’s nap o’clock

A Playford English country dance arranged by a Swedish string quartet? Yes, please

It's snow shark season