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sayitwithwookies.bsky.social
@sayitwithwookies.bsky.social
Humanist, vegetarian, frequently disappointed optimist
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Go VCU students
May 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I saw this unusual bird a week or so ago in Forest Hill Park. At first I thought it was a bluebird, but then it flew below me (I was on the footbridge over the creek) and I noticed the patch of color on its back. It turns out to be a northern parula -- this is the southern tip of its range. #RVA
May 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Some scenes from this evening's May Day rally and march in Richmond, VA -- no better way to honor International Worker's Day than by fighting fascism and oligarchy. #RVA #50501
May 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The deer are getting their antlers in! This is from Sunday in Forest Hill Park when I was walking along a deer run looking for a goldfinch. Instead I woke up this napping deer, who let me take a few shots.
#RVA
April 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bluebird on the wing -- today at Forest Hill Park, where I sat for a while in a little clearing and watched bluebirds and flycatchers catch insects. This one was taking its catch back to a nest in a tree by the pond, so it crossed the field quite often going one way or the other. #RVA #bluebird
April 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Some dwarf bearded iris from under the magnolia. Last year they flowered in a mound where I had planted them, but this year they're coming up in a ring around that original mound.
April 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
#HandsOff rally crowd today at the Capitol. #RVA
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hands Off! protest in #RVA today. #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The grass
Is the world
We walk through --
The grass
Is the world
We live in
#RVA
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The grass Is the world We walk through The grass Is the world We live in
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April 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Seen on the Southside Floodwall today. It's opposite downtown, so will be pretty visible from many buildings across the river. #RVA
March 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Shadowbox -- Old City Hall and a piece of the Capitol backed by the new Children's Hospital, shot from the Southside Floodwall. #RVA
March 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
From a few days ago at Forest Hill Park -- this kingfisher skimmed low over the water down the length of the pond, and then a few minutes later, while I was still watching it, took off back the other way. I was able to snap a few shots, and this one was in focus.
March 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Your bluebird for the day -- here's another shot of the bluebirds I ambushed on Friday by sitting still and letting them fly all around me before taking a few photos. Enjoy!
#RVA #bluebird
February 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Here's a cardinal from yesterday's snow, standing out as only a cardinal can. #rva
February 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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A rough estimate: 243,489 (73k+ veterans if we assume 30%) people are unemployed, counting those who took the buyout. Yes, EPA should be listed twice, but there may be an overlap between the two groups. One was probationary employees; the other was a climate-focused group.
February 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Photos from the protest today in Richmond Virginia:
February 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Here's a Substack photoessay of my walk through the park this past Tuesday at the peak of our little snowshower.
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While the Snow Still Sits on the Branches
Time for a Winter Walk
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February 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There's something cathartic about going to the WH contact page, entering any name and address you want, and in the body of the text, typing "GULF OF MEXICO, M***f****!" Just saying.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A cardinal in my neighbor's elderberry tree yesterday during the snowfall.
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Alright 2025 -- I'm ready!
January 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM