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@jrnlg.bsky.social
Musings in a time of upheaval.
Not selling; rarely buying.
Day in the Life stuff. Occasionally TMI.
Not selling; rarely buying.
Day in the Life stuff. Occasionally TMI.
Met someone I used to see regularly but haven't seen in 25 years. That was a trip.
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Met someone I used to see regularly but haven't seen in 25 years. That was a trip.
My first motorcycle lesson!
✓ Shifted from 1st to 2nd gear and back down, on straight-line ride
✓ Continuous circles around an obstacle, right and left
✓ Shifted from 1st to 2nd gear and back down, on straight-line ride
✓ Continuous circles around an obstacle, right and left
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
My first motorcycle lesson!
✓ Shifted from 1st to 2nd gear and back down, on straight-line ride
✓ Continuous circles around an obstacle, right and left
✓ Shifted from 1st to 2nd gear and back down, on straight-line ride
✓ Continuous circles around an obstacle, right and left
On the bright side, at least I get to grapple with my worries where it's warm — rather than sub-freezing and snirty
February 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
On the bright side, at least I get to grapple with my worries where it's warm — rather than sub-freezing and snirty
Mornings are the hardest time now for me.
Before I am properly awake, the anxieties of the days have already started to crowd in.
Before I am properly awake, the anxieties of the days have already started to crowd in.
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Mornings are the hardest time now for me.
Before I am properly awake, the anxieties of the days have already started to crowd in.
Before I am properly awake, the anxieties of the days have already started to crowd in.
Woke from a rather intense and layered wish-fulfilment dream, in which I discussed with spouse whether the fulfilment was real or a dream.
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Woke from a rather intense and layered wish-fulfilment dream, in which I discussed with spouse whether the fulfilment was real or a dream.
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A little UV 'sketch':
I love the golden glitter covering this rhododendron bud and its leaves. The tropical rainbow of colors feels free and gentle to me.
𝑅ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛 '𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐴𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑟'
#flowers #photography
I love the golden glitter covering this rhododendron bud and its leaves. The tropical rainbow of colors feels free and gentle to me.
𝑅ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛 '𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐴𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑟'
#flowers #photography
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A little UV 'sketch':
I love the golden glitter covering this rhododendron bud and its leaves. The tropical rainbow of colors feels free and gentle to me.
𝑅ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛 '𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐴𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑟'
#flowers #photography
I love the golden glitter covering this rhododendron bud and its leaves. The tropical rainbow of colors feels free and gentle to me.
𝑅ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛 '𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐴𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑟'
#flowers #photography
Getting under the covers. Goodnight world.
The world is on fire. Here’s a lil monkey. He’s here to help.
#snowmonkey #monkey
#japan #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
#Nature
#NatureLovers #wildlifephotographer #🐵
#snowmonkey #monkey
#japan #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
#Nature
#NatureLovers #wildlifephotographer #🐵
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Getting under the covers. Goodnight world.
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Light always prevails! A short lived moment of breathtaking beauty as a granite outcrop in Patagonia's Torres del Paine catches fire, in the endless struggle between light and darkness.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Light always prevails! A short lived moment of breathtaking beauty as a granite outcrop in Patagonia's Torres del Paine catches fire, in the endless struggle between light and darkness.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
#bluesky #photography #landscape #nature #mountains
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #art
Exhausted. I don't know if I was coherent on that one and only meeting of the day but it is time to go back to sleep now.
Tomorrow is another day.
Tomorrow is another day.
February 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Exhausted. I don't know if I was coherent on that one and only meeting of the day but it is time to go back to sleep now.
Tomorrow is another day.
Tomorrow is another day.
I've been thinking about this "secret" account and what I want it to be.
As a child I had a favourite imaginary landscape to help me fall asleep; I returned to it again and again... I recall the details of it still.
As a child I had a favourite imaginary landscape to help me fall asleep; I returned to it again and again... I recall the details of it still.
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I've been thinking about this "secret" account and what I want it to be.
As a child I had a favourite imaginary landscape to help me fall asleep; I returned to it again and again... I recall the details of it still.
As a child I had a favourite imaginary landscape to help me fall asleep; I returned to it again and again... I recall the details of it still.
The guy in front of me in the self-service canteen queue was sniffling and coughing 😐
I could stand to catch a break from being sick despite diligent masking and handwashing... mealtimes are def still a problem!
I could stand to catch a break from being sick despite diligent masking and handwashing... mealtimes are def still a problem!
February 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The guy in front of me in the self-service canteen queue was sniffling and coughing 😐
I could stand to catch a break from being sick despite diligent masking and handwashing... mealtimes are def still a problem!
I could stand to catch a break from being sick despite diligent masking and handwashing... mealtimes are def still a problem!
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Birch lane in Swedish Lappland
Stopped the car when I saw the golden light.
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
Stopped the car when I saw the golden light.
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Birch lane in Swedish Lappland
Stopped the car when I saw the golden light.
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
Stopped the car when I saw the golden light.
#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #winter
Home, to no electricity and a fridge/freezer smelling like death. Fortunately didn't have very much in there.
#tropicalliving
#tropicalliving
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Home, to no electricity and a fridge/freezer smelling like death. Fortunately didn't have very much in there.
#tropicalliving
#tropicalliving
Souvenirs I am taking home: a paperback from a travellers' shared library, a thrifted bone china dish, a black folding fan found on the ground bearing the name and image of Tōdai-ji 東大寺.
None of which are characteristic of the country we are visiting 😂
None of which are characteristic of the country we are visiting 😂
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Souvenirs I am taking home: a paperback from a travellers' shared library, a thrifted bone china dish, a black folding fan found on the ground bearing the name and image of Tōdai-ji 東大寺.
None of which are characteristic of the country we are visiting 😂
None of which are characteristic of the country we are visiting 😂
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im actually obsessed with this absolutely stunning work
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
im actually obsessed with this absolutely stunning work
Spent the last odd bits of foreign currency before departure 💪
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Spent the last odd bits of foreign currency before departure 💪
My Rightful Place:
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
My Rightful Place:
In retrospect I maybe shouldn't have bought this wrinkle-prone wool-silk pair of Ferragamo officewear trousers.
Thrifted but still expensive, and so unlikely to be worn.
Might have to take them with me to HQ after all.
Thrifted but still expensive, and so unlikely to be worn.
Might have to take them with me to HQ after all.
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
In retrospect I maybe shouldn't have bought this wrinkle-prone wool-silk pair of Ferragamo officewear trousers.
Thrifted but still expensive, and so unlikely to be worn.
Might have to take them with me to HQ after all.
Thrifted but still expensive, and so unlikely to be worn.
Might have to take them with me to HQ after all.
The toddler who usurped my hammock chair by the pool has finally departed.
Perhaps it's time to take my rightful place.
Perhaps it's time to take my rightful place.
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The toddler who usurped my hammock chair by the pool has finally departed.
Perhaps it's time to take my rightful place.
Perhaps it's time to take my rightful place.
We've done about all the sightseeing we were motivated to do, so today is Weekend Day.
Eat things, nap, lounge by the pool, hide in the shade under a fan, read, blather-journal, listen to the breeze in the trees.
Eat things, nap, lounge by the pool, hide in the shade under a fan, read, blather-journal, listen to the breeze in the trees.
February 2, 2026 at 6:26 AM
We've done about all the sightseeing we were motivated to do, so today is Weekend Day.
Eat things, nap, lounge by the pool, hide in the shade under a fan, read, blather-journal, listen to the breeze in the trees.
Eat things, nap, lounge by the pool, hide in the shade under a fan, read, blather-journal, listen to the breeze in the trees.
Since I wasn't sure what gave me such bad gas and indigestion last night, I decided to re-eat one of the two most likely culprits.
FOR SCIENCE.
FOR SCIENCE.
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Since I wasn't sure what gave me such bad gas and indigestion last night, I decided to re-eat one of the two most likely culprits.
FOR SCIENCE.
FOR SCIENCE.
I'm not into ballsports, fur, anime, videogames, model painting or sewing. Feels a little bit odd to be on here sometimes.
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I'm not into ballsports, fur, anime, videogames, model painting or sewing. Feels a little bit odd to be on here sometimes.
We're lucky to have the flexibility of accidentally booking a return flight schedule for a week (vs. the original planned 4 days) without seriously discombobulating anything for ourselves
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We're lucky to have the flexibility of accidentally booking a return flight schedule for a week (vs. the original planned 4 days) without seriously discombobulating anything for ourselves
Maybe I need to find a way to block all "news"
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Maybe I need to find a way to block all "news"
Hate that I tried to eat at a reasonable time and instead developed bad gas.
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Hate that I tried to eat at a reasonable time and instead developed bad gas.