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Stephanie Ricker
@quoththegirl.bsky.social
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Voracious reader, sporadic writer, pitiless editor, avid tree-climber.
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We took Calvin to his first protest yesterday (Freedom Friday with @ed4d.bsky.social), and he did great! Old dogs can learn new tricks.
A smiling mixed-breed dog with a greying muzzle and a red harness sits outside at golden hour. Roadside protest: A brown dog in a red harness lies down next to a man holding a sign that says "Republicans: America needs leaders not lapdogs"
November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Calvinator, Calvin von Calvin (the Dutchman), the Grand High Calvin, His Lordship, CalDog, CalCal, and LEAVE IT, which is also a nickname as far as he's concerned. This poor guy got a rough cancer diagnosis last week so he's getting extra cuddles and treats.
September 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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She fished everywhere she went, scrimped and saved by selling her writing and paintings to fund her next expeditions, seemingly knew every wildflower and bird she came across, and had an incredibly charming sketching style: 3/?
A rough sketch of a tiny woman in a bonnet, seated on her baggage. The caption reads, "On her trip to Alaska, Elizabeth Taylor carried food, clothing, sketching and collecting materials, and fishing tackle. Here (in 1889) she sketched herself wiating for the steamship Victoria. Rough sketch of a woman seated on the ground and looking miserable in a headnet as mosquitos swarm her and her deflated tent. The caption reads, "My large head net has not been a complete success. it is too large, slips about in all directions, and flaps too much." Sketched by Elizabeth Taylor on her Mackenzie River trip in 1892.
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The unit next to ours is an Airbnb, which is interesting*, and today's canine guests have not only pulled down the blinds, they have been howling nonstop at anything that moves. I thought Cerberus would be less...yappy.

*Can mean anything from genuinely fascinating to rage-inducing
Three identical-looking yappy dogs stare balefully out of a window with untrimmed bushes in front of it.
June 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Proud to be at the #supportukraine rally at the Raleigh capital building yesterday, both to honor Ross's brother who fought in Ukraine for six months and to support Ukrainian freedom. @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a great source for updates on this vitally important cause. Call your senators!
A couple hundred people with blue and yellow flags and posters decrying Russia's attack on Ukraine gather on a paved square in front of the Raleigh capital building. A woman with a candle and a man with a Ukrainian flag stand in the square at dusk.
February 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Calvin looking distinguished this morning.
A regal-looking hound/shepherd mix dog with the morning light coming in a window behind him
November 16, 2024 at 7:45 PM