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The Gay Spade
@os-inman.bsky.social
Giddy Oregonian, vanarchist, writer, artist, bone collector, runner, gardener, currently digging my own grave, friend to all cats, chocolate and tea enthusiast, boat obsessed, they/them
Did not get out of the house much on Turkey day but did go for a short walk on the creek to look for neat rocks as they are much easier to spot when the rocks are wet, & they were wet. Won't be running water in the creek for at least a month, so I couldn't wash these off that's why they're so gunky.
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I made sweet potato rolls for Thanksgiving instead of my usual fruit and saffron rolls. These were very good. Also made butter rolls, and those were very good also. Not every year is a double win on the rolls.
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One of my favorite pictures of Howard because it shows how enormous he is, as I am the banana here, for scale, and it shows how close the two of us are; so often, if I lie down, it is only a matter or moments before he is there trying to find a spot on top of or beside me. #cats #TabbyCat
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
These two. Benny is a nice caretaker, part mum, part older brother, to Francis. If Benny is not available, he will accept a tabby substitute in the form of Howard. But really Benny is the best pillow. #cats #TabbyCat #TuxedoCat
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Been wanting to paint for a while and not had time but sat on the floor the other night while Trick of Treat, a real goose of a movie, was on, and started working on this canvas I got at St. Vincent's. Cat have weird shoulders. #art #cats
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Here I am at The Darkness show at Revolution Hall in Ptld. There were a lot of old people there and I now have to reckon with the truth I might also be old people. Great show though, charismatic opener, and The Darkness were fab.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
My Senator (Jeff Merkley) is pretty awesome. And I think he's a rarity in that. He is diligent and committed to representing the people of Oregon. But he also has tips on where to get in a good trail run. Get yourself a senator like that. (Or be that senator.)
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Other things on my Lincoln City run. There are a lot of stairs to run up in Lincoln City. Oysters wear gloves and boots in Taft, but not pants. Shower nozzle in Nelscott reminded me of something. And the historical museum in Taft would be scary at night. #running #oregon #RobotPeen
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Beautiful highlights of my Lincoln City run. Was expecting rain, got sun toward the end, and had to fun in the surf to stay cool. Artsy sidewalk in Delake, tiny forest with path in Nelscott, Siletz Bay, and a rock on the beach at Taft.
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
All the Halloween deco is down now, and Fall stuff is up instead, or getting up. I am late in doing something with these pics. I am often late. I am that person. Time is like a turtleneck, it's okay I guess, but feels constrictive. #Halloween #skulls #bones
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Fall pictures. I got home from a run and picked the last of the King apples for the last batch of applesauce. My life this past month has been making applesauce and raking pine needles. That's grand. And it's close to mid November and we still have a few lovely roses hanging on. #gardening #autumn
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is Steve French and his brother Bubbles Purrmonster, and they don't really like each other. #cats #GreyBoys
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hard to chose just 4 pics for this, wish Bsky allowed for more. Ran to the river and back on a rainy day that turned sunny. Water's low enough I could access this bar and rockhound a little, but found nearly nothing but exceptional views. Jeez it was gorgeous #Rocks #Oregon #Running #JohnDayRiver
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
3 out of 5 giant cats agree, my bed is pretty swell. #cats #TabbyCat #TuxedoCat
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bathroom at Dough Co. in Eugene, Oregon. Best place to eat in all Eugene, but also best place to pee maybe. Don't normally post pics of self anymore because the world is wicked, but I liked the cracked mirror image. #Oregon #CalzonesAndCookies #travel #graffiti
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Late season George Burns. Oft by this time the roses are done, everything is a frostbitten mess of brown green, but we are having a nice extended fall. With rain. It's quite lovely. #gardening #roses #oregon
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Not a great video, but I couldn't get close without disturbing the birds in their birdsphere. Corvids are great alarm systems and pretty decent security guards. Came out this morning to feed the animals & the jays & magpies were in a great commotion in the front yard. I figured it was a coyote- 1/
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
May you be as happy as Howard on his favorite blanket. #caturday #Tabby #cat #BiscuitBoy
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
My kid and i carved pumpkins tonight. His was Halloween themed, and mine is the Peter Iredale before she became one with Clatsop Spit. I had to use comical (and comically hard to make) waves to maintain the space between the sails and the hull. Howard, the tabby, helped. #PeterIredale #Shipwreck
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ran the Columbia Gorge Trail. Usually it's busy, so I don't spend much time at the waterfalls, but this day I was nearly the only 1 there so I had myself a good time at Cabin Creek Falls, going up to the rock overhang that sneaks almost behind the falling water. That was neat #TrailRunning #oregon
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Deschutes was pretty low, giving me an exceptional view of some of the river bed geology. 1st two pics are on the exposed bed and 3rd pic is of the rock wall on the east slope above this river bed formation. This is one of my favorite places in Oregon to look at weird rocks. #Oregon #Rocks
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Haven't run the Deschutes River trail since spring. Was saving it for a longer run, but wanted to see it in fall and the day was nearly without wind so I couldn't not give it a whirl. For most of this run it was just me and a whole lot of fishermen. One of my favorite trails. #TrailRunning
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Signs along the Deschutes River trail. I try to avoid hunting areas during hunting season, but you also just get used to running into men with long guns and chatting them up. #TrailRunning
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This has been a shit year, but not for mums. The mums prevail. (For context, our falls don't usually favor mums so I don't usually see this sort of display from them.)
October 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM

I meant to get a pic of this mushroom when it was less melty, but I forgot. At first these guys have very tall narrow caps, like gnome hats, but with a rough brown texture like a dirty heel. Then one day they just melt into dark goo. These are big. #mushroom #fungi #SurpriseGoo
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM