Johna Enders (she/her)
@johnaenders.bsky.social
Blogger, baseball buff (Go, Os!), fitness fan, amateur photographer, travel enthusiast, lover of the Great Outdoors, bibliophile! I share silly stories, personal thoughts, and my travel adventures at thewestenders4.wordpress.com
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A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
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Letting the pigeon drive the bus would’ve been way better than letting the clown drive the country.
December 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Letting the pigeon drive the bus would’ve been way better than letting the clown drive the country.
I am so sorry, Canada. I REALLY wanted this for you and your Blue Jays. 😒
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I am so sorry, Canada. I REALLY wanted this for you and your Blue Jays. 😒
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POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
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October 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Only attend No Kings if y'all believe in one or more of the following:
Equality, democracy, freedom of speech, the Constitution, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, women's rights, due process, diversity, museums, books, objective truth, stopping measles and not going to war with Portland and whatnot.
Equality, democracy, freedom of speech, the Constitution, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, women's rights, due process, diversity, museums, books, objective truth, stopping measles and not going to war with Portland and whatnot.
October 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Only attend No Kings if y'all believe in one or more of the following:
Equality, democracy, freedom of speech, the Constitution, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, women's rights, due process, diversity, museums, books, objective truth, stopping measles and not going to war with Portland and whatnot.
Equality, democracy, freedom of speech, the Constitution, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, women's rights, due process, diversity, museums, books, objective truth, stopping measles and not going to war with Portland and whatnot.
Here in my little blue bubble (Chapel Hill), equal parts shocked and thrilled to see NC in there!
Colorado strong.
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here in my little blue bubble (Chapel Hill), equal parts shocked and thrilled to see NC in there!
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doomscroll break
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
doomscroll break
Library worker here: when you submit a request on our website for a book purchase, it goes to our Collections Librarian, who almost ALWAYS buys it. And you get to read it first!
Last time I requested a book from my public library system they immediately bought two hardcovers and an ebook! It can't hurt to ask!
Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.
But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!
It's easy! Check your library's website.
But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!
It's easy! Check your library's website.
September 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Library worker here: when you submit a request on our website for a book purchase, it goes to our Collections Librarian, who almost ALWAYS buys it. And you get to read it first!
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The Eno River has reached record levels, rising over 22 feet in the past 24 hours. This is the view from downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina.
July 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Eno River has reached record levels, rising over 22 feet in the past 24 hours. This is the view from downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina.
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Thread of very helpful tips to help with the heat fuckery.
Heatwave in the UK. OK, I grew up in Italy, and when it is very hot and you have no air-conditioning, you do this -
1) Unless there's a good breeze, CLOSE all the windows and draw all the blinds and curtains until sunset. The outside air is hot, you do not want it inside with you.
2) DRINK WATER
1) Unless there's a good breeze, CLOSE all the windows and draw all the blinds and curtains until sunset. The outside air is hot, you do not want it inside with you.
2) DRINK WATER
June 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thread of very helpful tips to help with the heat fuckery.
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No kings march Chapel Hill
June 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
No kings march Chapel Hill
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The library is still underrated. Free. So much joy and entertainment and learning right there.
June 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The library is still underrated. Free. So much joy and entertainment and learning right there.
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The reason you're having trouble concentrating if you are here in the US is because we're basically being chased around by serial killers and being asked to disregard the fact.
May 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The reason you're having trouble concentrating if you are here in the US is because we're basically being chased around by serial killers and being asked to disregard the fact.
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America is indeed a land of opportunity. Why else would so many immigrants want to come here — all the time — in search of freedom and prosperity.
There is no America as we know it without the stories and ambitions of immigrants.
There is no America as we know it without the stories and ambitions of immigrants.
April 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
America is indeed a land of opportunity. Why else would so many immigrants want to come here — all the time — in search of freedom and prosperity.
There is no America as we know it without the stories and ambitions of immigrants.
There is no America as we know it without the stories and ambitions of immigrants.
Virginia Beach in February.
April 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Virginia Beach in February.
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Good companion to the Gandalf quote
April 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Good companion to the Gandalf quote
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Now that libraries are so clearly under attack, I suspect there will be librarians following in the steps of the park rangers to resist.
Can I submit a name for consideration?
The Loan Rangers.
Can I submit a name for consideration?
The Loan Rangers.
March 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Now that libraries are so clearly under attack, I suspect there will be librarians following in the steps of the park rangers to resist.
Can I submit a name for consideration?
The Loan Rangers.
Can I submit a name for consideration?
The Loan Rangers.