John Thompson
@jthomenet.bsky.social
A cranky old Yank.
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After today's thunderstorm, a double rainbow.
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
After today's thunderstorm, a double rainbow.
Today's sunrise in Ogunquit, Maine
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today's sunrise in Ogunquit, Maine
Visited New Orleans this week. St. Louis Cathedral stands at the head of Jackson Square in the heart of the old French Quarter.
March 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Visited New Orleans this week. St. Louis Cathedral stands at the head of Jackson Square in the heart of the old French Quarter.
Ahh the good old days
February 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ahh the good old days
Them: Come see us.
Me: No, it's too cold.
Them: but it's so crisp and clear and we're so bright.
Me: <folds>
Me: No, it's too cold.
Them: but it's so crisp and clear and we're so bright.
Me: <folds>
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Them: Come see us.
Me: No, it's too cold.
Them: but it's so crisp and clear and we're so bright.
Me: <folds>
Me: No, it's too cold.
Them: but it's so crisp and clear and we're so bright.
Me: <folds>
I like both of these for different reasons.
December 31, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I like both of these for different reasons.
A faceless specter in the sea mist moans the painful cry of the lost.
Me: whoa
Specter: I require your soul this very hour
Me: Wait, is that an octopus?
Spec: what
Me: Dude, octopi are invertebrates.
Spec:
Me: Octopi have no bones. There are no octopus skeletons. What are you even doing?
Spec: um
Me: whoa
Specter: I require your soul this very hour
Me: Wait, is that an octopus?
Spec: what
Me: Dude, octopi are invertebrates.
Spec:
Me: Octopi have no bones. There are no octopus skeletons. What are you even doing?
Spec: um
October 25, 2024 at 12:23 AM
A faceless specter in the sea mist moans the painful cry of the lost.
Me: whoa
Specter: I require your soul this very hour
Me: Wait, is that an octopus?
Spec: what
Me: Dude, octopi are invertebrates.
Spec:
Me: Octopi have no bones. There are no octopus skeletons. What are you even doing?
Spec: um
Me: whoa
Specter: I require your soul this very hour
Me: Wait, is that an octopus?
Spec: what
Me: Dude, octopi are invertebrates.
Spec:
Me: Octopi have no bones. There are no octopus skeletons. What are you even doing?
Spec: um
Every hour of every day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment stand watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Remember our war dead this Memorial Day.
May 24, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Every hour of every day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment stand watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Remember our war dead this Memorial Day.
The solar eclipse of 8 April 2024, seen through thin high clouds over St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA. The sun's corona and bright prominences rise above the edge of the moon. #photography #eclipse2024
April 10, 2024 at 12:58 AM
The solar eclipse of 8 April 2024, seen through thin high clouds over St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA. The sun's corona and bright prominences rise above the edge of the moon. #photography #eclipse2024
A pretty evening moon, just two days old, caught my eye tonight.
March 13, 2024 at 12:01 AM
A pretty evening moon, just two days old, caught my eye tonight.
The new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal looks like a Star Trek set in a few places. The old terminal itself is sporting a handsome Christmas wreath.
December 17, 2023 at 12:42 AM
The new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal looks like a Star Trek set in a few places. The old terminal itself is sporting a handsome Christmas wreath.
From October, an extravagant, riotous sunrise over the Atlantic.
December 3, 2023 at 1:46 AM
From October, an extravagant, riotous sunrise over the Atlantic.