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k i r b y a l l e n

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one of our neighbors made a little “sniffing spot” for the neighborhood dogs in memory of their pet who died! it’s so cute! my dogs actually like to stop and check it out! 😭😫

A wide shot of a gray house and front yard with Halloween decorations. In the center of the frame you can see a small hay bail decorated with seasonal flowers, miniature pumpkins and gourds. There is a bowl of water, a candle and a plaque in memory of a deceased pet. It is called the Neighborhood Sniffing Spot.

A closer view of the same front yard, this time, a small black and white terrier on a blue leash sniffs a small pot of marigolds by the sniffing spot.

A very close up shot of the sniffing spot. We see a candle, small pumpkins, an ornamental pepper plant and a plaque reading “this sniff spot brought to you by Dotty-Baby-Beer. 9/22/09 - 9/28/2025”

October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

I came up to our bedroom in the middle of a cleaning frenzy today to find the tallest trailing branch of my peperomia had toppled over!

I was afraid it had snapped but they’re actually pretty flexible so it’s fine 🙏🏻😭

Time to stake this thing.

A sprawling peperomia obtusifolia which was once propped up on the window behind it, now tipped over on its side. A small jade plant sits in front of it. Picture frames and books to the left and right.

October 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM

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A small black poodle mix type dog pokes its head out from under the bars of its little balcony enclosure. There is bright blue fabric above its head and the beige stucco exterior of the building is below.

October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

honestly will probably rearrange this list several times a week until the day I die

A screencap from the app Letterboxd. It shows a ranked list of the films of director Paul Thomas Anderson.

October 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

bangers!

October 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

feesh 🐟 #animation #petfish

October 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Saw @pattenpending.bsky.social post his last four watched so wanted to do mine.

I don’t think any of these were watched within a week of each other so this covers the last two months 😭

Wedding Banquet was super good on a plane.

OBAA might be my new favorite movie.

Madame Web kind of ripped?

October 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Two images of my dog, Aggie, a small black and white terrier mix, hanging on my wall, one over the other. The top image is a portrait done in acrylic paint on card stock of Aggie’s face, unframed. The bottom image is a pencil drawing of Aggie, laying down on the floor with a handkerchief tied around her neck.

September 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

I actually did not even bother to ask anyone about those so I don’t really know but if I zoom in on the barcode/label it says “vinegar” so I think it might be a way to store oil and vinegar so you can like see them separately but also together? Does that make any sense? 😭

September 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Cool bongs just came in at the garden center.

Three small, clear glass bottles with some kind of bubbly, glass apparatus inside and a spout on the side. They look suspiciously like little bongs.

September 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

September 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM

k i r b y a l l e n

@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Some more clay children. I love them with all my heart.

A table with four unfired clay sculptures on it. The sculptures are totem-like, with different shapes stacked on top of each other. Some of the shapes have faces.

July 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

my sweet pups

July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Last one, this little head guy on stilts. Admittedly was faded off one IPA when I brought this boy to life.

A small clay sculpture on a messy table. The sculpture is a sphere on three long clay sticks. There is a simple face made of two dots for the eyes and a line for the mouth.

July 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

I also made this pile of stone faces today.

July 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM

k i r b y a l l e n

@kirbyallen.bsky.social

I love making little clay guys and baking them at 5000 degrees and then painting them with shiny liquid glass and baking them again, I just love it so much

A small simple green ceramic figurine with blue, red and yellow rainbow stripes. It’s leaning over to one side with its arms raised. It

July 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

This is the e-cart that we use to move large plants at the garden center. It’s really fun to drive. Thought it looked pretty in the morning light today.

A picture of a green, three wheeled electric cart in the parking lot of a garden center. The cart is small in the center of the frame. The parking lot stretches out behind it. There is a fence to the right and privet hedges to the left. Behind that are houses and palm trees. The sky is overcast.

July 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM

k i r b y a l l e n

@kirbyallen.bsky.social

Started this when things popped off a couple weeks ago. Finally finished it. 🚓🌴🔥

A black and white pencil drawing of a cop car with flames coming out of the windows. A Mexican fan palm stands high behind the flames.

June 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM

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@kirbyallen.bsky.social

I want to try leaving Instagram but fuck man like where the hell else do I share animation? Do people be sharing animation on here?! Also CW flash warning