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julie-peyton.bsky.social
@julie-peyton.bsky.social
Retired chemistry teacher; distance runner (slow but steady); Quaker by convincement; here for the news & the snark; am easily amused.
Pick fall color in the fog at the
@japanesegarden.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did anyone else get this in their inbox this morning? I almost gagged on my tea…
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Lots of signs like this in “godless” Portland, Oregon.

Our pre-protest ecumenical gathering at Pioneer Courthouse Square had hundreds (maybe as many as 1000) in attendance listening to faith leaders speak of their traditions’ call for justice, love, joy, etc.

(This sign was not mine, BTW.)
October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
(for all the text, see my original post.)
October 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I guess my photos didn’t upload so I’ll put them here. I was very touched by the number of older women I saw in wheelchairs and using walkers carrying signs. (pictures from the pre-protest protest at Pioneer Courthouse Square.)
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm taking this little guy with me to the #nokings march in PDX today. Shout out to David Clode for making the image available for free.

[Photo by David Clode on Unsplash]
October 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Just last Wednesday at the downtown farmers market, you could witness the protesters getting ready by loading up on fresh produce.
September 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Did you get a copy of this fine book, though?
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I guess it had to happen sometime, but it did catch me by surprise this morning!

🎉🎉🎉

But now after all these years I have to change my starting word.
September 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So much of our news fails to report the courageous actions of normal people, people without huge clout but still can act in their smaller circles of influence.

Blessings on you and your mom, Betsy C.
August 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Opera in the Square. Lovely.
@portlandopera.bsky.social thank you !
August 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
August 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Good turnout; well over one hundred people.

Lots of singing.
July 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Saw my first willet at Plum Island, MA, a few weeks ago.

Photo credit to my spouse, who has started posting to instagram under dm_dhp:
July 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Love this! My spouse has been tracking nearby fledglings. They’re a bit bigger…
July 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How it started.
How it’s going.
July 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is looking due east at 9 PM tonight. I’ve never seen such a lovely color on that side of the city at this time of day.
July 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Great thread, indeed! I found one of his homes when strolling around Cambridge (MA) a couple weeks ago…
July 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
when me and my crew roll up on you
July 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
July 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Still a couple tiny holes to cover, but wore this shirt today after covering up / filling in the larger moth-eaten places.
June 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Can anyone out there identify this beetle larva for me?
#Etymology
#BeetleLarva

I think it might morph into a “spotless ladybug”, but not sure.
June 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This the season for chèvre and slices of stone fruit on a worthy cracker. It’ll change your life.
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM