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A rare gem from an old journal: “5/18/09: cool, 40s overnight. Sowed beets, cress, arugula yesterday. Cat shat in the beans. I think it was to spite me for sleeping out all night.” #cats #gardening #journals
March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A rare gem from an old journal: “5/18/09: cool, 40s overnight. Sowed beets, cress, arugula yesterday. Cat shat in the beans. I think it was to spite me for sleeping out all night.” #cats #gardening #journals
It’s time for the little things of spring: the minuscule blossom of an American hazelnut (don’t hold its origins against it, it’s a nice, productive, friendly little shrub); the catkins of same, and the bloom of a cornelian cherry. Daffodils pending warmer days.
March 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It’s time for the little things of spring: the minuscule blossom of an American hazelnut (don’t hold its origins against it, it’s a nice, productive, friendly little shrub); the catkins of same, and the bloom of a cornelian cherry. Daffodils pending warmer days.
Jacqueline is experiencing a tropical torpor. #catshine #catsofbluesky
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Jacqueline is experiencing a tropical torpor. #catshine #catsofbluesky
HHS Sec Kennedy suggests treatment with cod liver oil. Cod. Liver. Oil. OK, in 1825. Maybe in 1925. In 2025, we have decades of science proving that measles vaccine prevents measles. 1:5 cases hospitalized. Those are rotten odds, if you’re a parent. One in five kids in the hospital. […]
March 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
HHS Sec Kennedy suggests treatment with cod liver oil. Cod. Liver. Oil. OK, in 1825. Maybe in 1925. In 2025, we have decades of science proving that measles vaccine prevents measles. 1:5 cases hospitalized. Those are rotten odds, if you’re a parent. One in five kids in the hospital. […]
Jacqueline makes her Bluesky debut
March 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Jacqueline makes her Bluesky debut
#29 (home improvement)
cursing and blistered
I rue the drywall anchors
toggle bolts are best
cursing and blistered
I rue the drywall anchors
toggle bolts are best
February 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#29 (home improvement)
cursing and blistered
I rue the drywall anchors
toggle bolts are best
cursing and blistered
I rue the drywall anchors
toggle bolts are best
#28
Kensington quoit club/Crumbles daily by the tracks/Home to the homeless
Kensington quoit club/Crumbles daily by the tracks/Home to the homeless
February 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#28
Kensington quoit club/Crumbles daily by the tracks/Home to the homeless
Kensington quoit club/Crumbles daily by the tracks/Home to the homeless
#27
Rooster on the porch/Crows at dawn, south of Lehigh/Friday's fried chicken
Rooster on the porch/Crows at dawn, south of Lehigh/Friday's fried chicken
February 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#27
Rooster on the porch/Crows at dawn, south of Lehigh/Friday's fried chicken
Rooster on the porch/Crows at dawn, south of Lehigh/Friday's fried chicken
#26 (the far West)
in his blue boxers
old man on his Locust porch
smokes and frowns at me
in his blue boxers
old man on his Locust porch
smokes and frowns at me
February 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#26 (the far West)
in his blue boxers
old man on his Locust porch
smokes and frowns at me
in his blue boxers
old man on his Locust porch
smokes and frowns at me
#25 [bye for now(ow)]
spaced-out girl crosses
on red. I brake, break an arm:
titanium parts.
spaced-out girl crosses
on red. I brake, break an arm:
titanium parts.
February 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#25 [bye for now(ow)]
spaced-out girl crosses
on red. I brake, break an arm:
titanium parts.
spaced-out girl crosses
on red. I brake, break an arm:
titanium parts.
#24
Still January's
hunger moon hangs closer -- cold,
the buds bide their time
Still January's
hunger moon hangs closer -- cold,
the buds bide their time
February 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#24
Still January's
hunger moon hangs closer -- cold,
the buds bide their time
Still January's
hunger moon hangs closer -- cold,
the buds bide their time
#23
First scent of berries
Ripening on straw: summer
unveils nostalgia
First scent of berries
Ripening on straw: summer
unveils nostalgia
February 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#23
First scent of berries
Ripening on straw: summer
unveils nostalgia
First scent of berries
Ripening on straw: summer
unveils nostalgia
#22
Rattling on potholes/by Engine Twenty-nine, I/want shocks like Josh's
Rattling on potholes/by Engine Twenty-nine, I/want shocks like Josh's
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#22
Rattling on potholes/by Engine Twenty-nine, I/want shocks like Josh's
Rattling on potholes/by Engine Twenty-nine, I/want shocks like Josh's
#21
June second clover
blooms furiously in weedlots.
Where did the bees go?
June second clover
blooms furiously in weedlots.
Where did the bees go?
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#21
June second clover
blooms furiously in weedlots.
Where did the bees go?
June second clover
blooms furiously in weedlots.
Where did the bees go?
#20
Homeward crossing guard
Holds hands with gray-haired sweetheart,
Smiles and waves stop sign
Homeward crossing guard
Holds hands with gray-haired sweetheart,
Smiles and waves stop sign
February 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#20
Homeward crossing guard
Holds hands with gray-haired sweetheart,
Smiles and waves stop sign
Homeward crossing guard
Holds hands with gray-haired sweetheart,
Smiles and waves stop sign
#19
Hen flees north on Hope
Zig-zagging 'round the corner
And crosses the road
Hen flees north on Hope
Zig-zagging 'round the corner
And crosses the road
February 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#19
Hen flees north on Hope
Zig-zagging 'round the corner
And crosses the road
Hen flees north on Hope
Zig-zagging 'round the corner
And crosses the road
#18
the el thunders by
Philly drivers run stop signs
in the blue dawn light
the el thunders by
Philly drivers run stop signs
in the blue dawn light
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#18
the el thunders by
Philly drivers run stop signs
in the blue dawn light
the el thunders by
Philly drivers run stop signs
in the blue dawn light
#17
cricket chirps last call
summer fades: green, gold, then gone
'neath fierce hunter's moon.
cricket chirps last call
summer fades: green, gold, then gone
'neath fierce hunter's moon.
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#17
cricket chirps last call
summer fades: green, gold, then gone
'neath fierce hunter's moon.
cricket chirps last call
summer fades: green, gold, then gone
'neath fierce hunter's moon.
#16 (Fridays in December)
girls in tiny skirts,
youth briefly trumping winter
teeter on sidewalks
girls in tiny skirts,
youth briefly trumping winter
teeter on sidewalks
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#16 (Fridays in December)
girls in tiny skirts,
youth briefly trumping winter
teeter on sidewalks
girls in tiny skirts,
youth briefly trumping winter
teeter on sidewalks
#15
Hazardous cycling
amid icy trash cyclones
with frozen brake line
Hazardous cycling
amid icy trash cyclones
with frozen brake line
February 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#15
Hazardous cycling
amid icy trash cyclones
with frozen brake line
Hazardous cycling
amid icy trash cyclones
with frozen brake line
#14 (waning gibbous moon)
Now bare, gingko stands
on moonlit golden carpet,
stoic until spring.
Now bare, gingko stands
on moonlit golden carpet,
stoic until spring.
February 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#14 (waning gibbous moon)
Now bare, gingko stands
on moonlit golden carpet,
stoic until spring.
Now bare, gingko stands
on moonlit golden carpet,
stoic until spring.
#13
Divine Lorraine stands,
decrepit but unshaken
waiting for Irene
Divine Lorraine stands,
decrepit but unshaken
waiting for Irene
February 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#13
Divine Lorraine stands,
decrepit but unshaken
waiting for Irene
Divine Lorraine stands,
decrepit but unshaken
waiting for Irene
#12
now April inhales
waiting for Sargent’s cherries’
swirling confetti
now April inhales
waiting for Sargent’s cherries’
swirling confetti
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#12
now April inhales
waiting for Sargent’s cherries’
swirling confetti
now April inhales
waiting for Sargent’s cherries’
swirling confetti
#11 (0640)
Dark grey horizon,
Blue overhead. Flight is the
sole graceful exit
Dark grey horizon,
Blue overhead. Flight is the
sole graceful exit
February 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#11 (0640)
Dark grey horizon,
Blue overhead. Flight is the
sole graceful exit
Dark grey horizon,
Blue overhead. Flight is the
sole graceful exit