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Rhi Louve
@rhilouve.bsky.social
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Freelancer Rhiannon Louve
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Author, dreamer, spiritual futurist

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Went out to Cuban food with my dear friend and fellow game writer Scott Glancy today.

We discussed all things (literally), and didn't even mean to get the pride flag in the photo, but agreed it was fortuitous and very flattering.
Two humans smiling. One is tall and the other short. Behind them a unity pride flag is visible.
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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This spider has decided that its web belongs at head height, blocking our back door. We have explained the situation and removed one web as respectfully as possible, but the spider is undeterred.

I'm all for early Halloween decorations, but there are ripe tomatillos in out in the garden!
A spider with markings in shades of brown. Blurry web is barely visible. Behind it stand a large blurry tree and blurry backyard fence.
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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My legs seem to be pinned under something heavy. I must stay here and wait for rescue.
A dog lying on a pile of blankets. Dog is short furred, black with a white chest. Blankets are multicolored.
August 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Some people were posting eyes, so I took this picture. Didn't feel like adding it to a larger thread, but I'll post it.
Close-up of human eyes. Eyes are a fairly dark brown. Skin is pale, slightly rosy. Eyebrows and lashes are almost black. No makeup. The shadow of a strand of hair falls near one eye.
May 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Take the fictional characters quiz & post the first 4 you know.

Disclosure: I skipped 2 characters because I don't promote the work of a certain author. I really liked the characters though, so too bad.

I'm deeply flattered by this portrayal. Fun quiz.

openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Man with brown hair, grey beard, pale skin, glasses. Wearing a cardigan. Robin Williams as Dr. Sean Maguire. Man in black, with black hair, pale skin, and dark glasses. Keanu Reeves as Neo. Man with brown hair, pale skin, and wearing a sport jacket and tie. David Duchovny as Fox Mulder. Man with light brown hair and pale skin, wearing a grey button down shirt with a number over one pocket and blue jeans, crouching in a yard with others in the same clothes. Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne.
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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She went in here of her own free will. It seems to be her new favorite "resting between bouts of fetch" spot.
A dog's eyes glow green and yellow from a shadowed space under a card table and behind a couch. There are cardboard boxes all around her, including a box from Chewy appearing to block off her exit. The dog is black with some white barely visible on her chest. Her mouth is open to show a hint of tongue and a cheerful expression. She has one large pointy ear and one semi-floppy ear.
May 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Sticks are excellent.
Two dogs chew a stick together. They stand outside on a cement patio, roughly facing one another as they companionably chew. Shadows of leaves and tufts of living green dapple an adjacent patch of brown dirt. A human arm and hand are visible bottom left, holding the stick for both dogs. The dogs have short fur. One is large and black with large pointy ears, and the other is smaller, black and beige, with tiny floppy ears.
April 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Blueberry progression.

First image is the end of March. Second is a few days ago. More to come!
Close-up of baby flower buds on a blueberry bush. They are tightly closed bells of a pale cream with green at the tips. Close-up of flowers on a blueberry bush. They are delicate tiny bells of pale cream. A few still-unopened bells have a slight pinkness to them, with green at the tips.
April 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Relatable
A large black dog sprawled sideways over a fuzzy dog bed and piles of blankets, with her nose buried in a quilt. She has short fur, and one large pointed ear is visible.
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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More pretty things from my yard. Tis the season.

This is two different magnolia trees grafted together. In previous springs the squirrels have eaten most of the purply blossoms and left only the white ones to fully bloom, but this year we get this amazing mix and match full bloom tree!
Close-up of a purply-pink magnolia blossom, halfway open. Tangle of magnolia branches and blossoms. Some blossoms are delicate white star magnolias, and others are elegant purple-pink saucer magnolias. Close-up of a white star magnolia blossom. A magnolia tree with two types of blossoms, both white star magnolia and purple-pink saucer magnolia. In the background is a wooden fence, a neighbor's wall, and a few cedar branches overhead.
April 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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We're having a little hanami (花見) in our backyard today. It's super windy, so I hope the blossoms hold out until afternoon, but here's how they looked yesterday
White cherry blossoms in full bloom fill most of the frame. Behind them is cloudy sky and a few evergreen branches. Clusters of white cherry blossoms, with branches full of more spread out behind them against a cloudy sky.
March 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Looking up from my backyard.

This one's a few days old. There are more blossoms now
Tree branches from below. Most are covered in white cherry blossoms, but some are still mostly bare, and a few highest limbs in the background are green fir branches.
March 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Ruth thinks I'm very mean for stopping her from eating the bed. Hina expresses her anti-bed-eating solidarity. She hasn't tried to eat a bed in years!
Foreground: a large black dog with short fur and pointed ears laid back against her head. She is lying on a pile of multicolored blankets, and her expression is mournful. Background: a smaller, tricolor dog looks on with apparent disapproval. She has tiny, floppy triangle ears and is lying on a faux fur dog bed.
March 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Blood Wyrm Moon

Yes, I know I spelled it wrong, but we all know I really spelled it right.
A black field with a shiny reddish dot. (Total lunar eclipse)
March 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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The humans must sit elsewhere.
Two dogs on a couch. The right hand dog is tricolor (or sort of black and beige from this angle) with short fur and tiny, floppy triangular ears. The left hand dog is black with a white chest. She has short fur, one tall pointed ear, and one semi-floppy ear. Both dogs are relaxed and looking in basically the same direction, as if watching tv.
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Big crowd at the 50501 protest in Salem, Oregon today. Lots of amazing signs and wonderful people, and even a live alpaca.

Cops drove past a lot, but no ugliness, no counter protesters. Tons of people honking in support.

I always love the chants.

This is what democracy looks like!
Crowd of people with protest signs. Most visible faces are masked. One visible sign says: We Won't Go Back To the 1930s. In the center of the image, surrounded by people, is a live alpaca with a white head and tan body.
March 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I absolutely live for piles of sleepy paws.
A short-furred black dog is lying on her side on a blue blanket. The dog has large pointy ears, one of which is sticking straight up toward the ceiling, even though her head is horizontal. She has white fur on her chest and on some of her toes. All four of her paws are visible in a pile, which is the central focus of the image. The blue blanket is printed with pastel rainbows.
March 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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An impressive double rainbow that graced our protest efforts.

The second rainbow isn't showing up well on this camera, but both went all the way across in a full arc. I just couldn't fit the whole thing in frame. 🌈
A bright rainbow against a grey sky with bare branches overhead. The ghost of a second rainbow is barely visible outside the bright one. A bright rainbow against a grey sky with bare branches overhead. A pale second rainbow is visible outside the bright one.
February 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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We randomly plugged in my old lava lamp while playing cribbage the other night. Here are photos of its activity after 1 game of cribbage, and after 2 games.
A lit lava lamp with purple "lava". It is in the only partially melted state, so the contents look like an abstract sculpture, possibly of entwined tree roots or a globbily mutated DNA helix. A lit lava lamp with purple "lava". It is pretty fully melted with floating lava globs and a glob traffic jam at the top.
February 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Protest is vital to democracy, and a planet to live on is vital to life. I'm behind Greenpeace on this.

If you don't know about the dangerous and offensive lawsuit Greenpeace has been hit with, check out their website about it at GreenpeaceOnTrial.org

#WeWillNotBeSilenced
Poster. Top shows photo of crowds from Standing Rock protest with banner that reads: Stand With Standing Rock Sioux Water Is Life and Stop Dakota Access Pipeline. Bottom is yellow with black and white letters that read: Drop the Lawsuit #WeWillNotBeSilenced GreenpeaceOnTrial.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Snowy frolicking
A black dog in snow at the base of a large tree. A black dog play-bowing in a snowy backyard A black dog exploring a snowy backyard
February 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Great event today. I made this sign
Handmade poster says: Seek Knowledge Fight Fear! It has a doodle of a book.
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Community Gathering!

I'm hosting another meeting with folks from the first two. One of our people does graphic design and made us these posters!

Please spread the word. We have more space booked than we need, so everyone is very welcome!

PM with questions!

#SoutheastPortland #LocalAction
Event Poster with hearts, rainbows, pride flags, and information. Poster text: Community gathering @ Tabor Space We're Worth Fighting For Thursday February 6th 6:30-8:30pm Day Hall @ Tabor Space 5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215 Being notepads Free or $5-15 donation Spread the Word, and being everyone who will come along!
January 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Flaming katy update!

This is seriously my emotional support plant. All my plants are, really--they're such generous friends. The flaming katy's bright orange blossoms are so particularly uplifting in winter time tho. A bit of sunshine in the darkness--Galadriel's phial in plant form.
Three clusters of bright orange flowers against a dark window. The individual flowers in each bouquet-like cluster have four petals. Each petal is two-tone, with a reddish, coral orange near the flower's center and a paler, bus-yellow orange at the tips. All three clusters' stems are vibrant green, with flat, serrated-edge leaves that somehow still look like they're from a succulent plant. All three clusters are reflected in the window behind them, and a few more flowers are visible in the background. Bright orange flaming katy flowers intermingled with long aloe vera leaves. The flowers look almost red at their centers and almost yellow at the edges of the petals. Behind them, the plants are also reflected in a dark window.
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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We got an amazing spot for the rally, right behind the speakers!

Great speakers, empowering chants, and info on more opportunities to get involved!

There's a lot going on this week. I might come back out for the reclaim MLK Day event on Monday!
A large crowd of people being addressed by speakers in an outdoor amphitheater, surrounded by tall trees and even taller buildings. The people have various progressive protest signs, and Portland Oregon's city hall is visible in the background.
January 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM