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After wearing this Spring 2001 R2 jacket, my teenagers took it over. But the zipper was detaching. @patagonia.com repaired it for us and they did an awesome job. While I have some newer Patagonia stuff, I also have a lot of usable 20+ year old clothes from them.
This image shows a 2001 Patagonia R2 fleece in dark blue with black accents. It’s lying flat in wood flooring.
October 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Northern Water Snake?
The image shows the tread of a wooden footbridge with some water visible beyond the bridge. To the left of the bridge is a medium sized snake, about 30 inches long and two inches in diameter. It’s like a northern water snake.
August 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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No swimming says the sign. #treeseatingthings #lincolnma
Photograph of a tree with a “No Swimming“ sign. Sign is green with white text. The photographer is looking up at the sign do the background is the crowns of several trees and a little bit of sky.
July 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Approaching the very windy summit of Mt. Eisenhower, White Mountains, New Hampshire. We had a stunning view of Mt. Washington, Monroe, and Jefferson from the summit. My son and I also hiked over Mt. Pierce and Jackson, making it 6 of the 48 NH 4000 footers for him. I’m up to 31.
July 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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And heard a few other birds.
List of birds and images of the birds as recorded and determined by the Merlin app: white-breasted nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbird, Wood Duck, American Redstart, Pileated Woodpecker, and Tufted Titmouse.
May 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Forest sounds while walking the pup in Lincoln, MA.
May 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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The local pink lady slipper hotspot is hot this year. Also Merlin from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology told me about the birds we were listening to.
Close up photograph of a pink lady slipper (flower) with 8 blossoms. Close up photograph of two lady slipper blossoms with 3 more blossoms in a plant further away. You can see the nearby trees with the more distant ones above a near horizon. List of birds and pictures of birds identified by the Merlin app, which IDs birds by their songs.
May 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I’m accustomed to riding under the BU bridge but yesterday I ran under it. I dropped my car off at the shop yesterday morning and ran home the long way back 7 miles, 9:15 pace. I’m “training” for a half marathon next month so I have been bumping up mileage, from 4-5 miles to 8 miles on Monday.
Image of a Nike rider on a wooden walk/bikeway under a railroad bridge. The river is visible on the left side of the image. The Boston skyline is in the distance. Image of the runners show clad feet with reflective straps around the ankles. The runner is standing on the wooden walkway.
May 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I’m going to claim ownership of this brand new idiom. I know Google AI invented it it but it was just drawing from random stuff it stole.
• Al Overview +1: The saying "twist once, not twice" suggests that a person should learn from a single mistake or deception and avoid repeating it. If someone is tricked or fails to deliver, they should not be trusted again. It emphasizes the importance of not giving someone a second chance after they have already broken your trust or caused harm. e Here's a more detailed breakdown: • • "Twist once": refers to the initial deception, trickery, or failure. • "Not twice": implies that a second instance of the same behavior is unacceptable. • The saying emphasizes the value of learning from mistakes and protecting oneself from future harm by not repeating the same mistake or trusting someone who has already betrayed their trust. This saying is closely related to the proverb "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," which highlights the same idea that repeating mistakes or errors is a personal failure.
April 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Rid down the Reformatory Branch Trail on a warm sunny day.
April 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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I went for a road ride today. It included Mass Ave through Lexington as they waited for the parade but also the Reformatory Branch, Battle Road, and a short trail that happened to get in my way.
Picture of a wide dirt path with dried leaf covered slopes and trees. There is a shadow of one tree in the foreground as it was a sunny afternoon. Image of pike handlebars with a front bag in the foreground. The background has a narrow trail through the forest with trees. The forest floor is leaf covered slopes.
April 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Pup walk, Sudbury River.
Frozen river with snow covered banks. Trees are visible along the river and low hills in the distance.
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Beavers and frozen rivers on my walk yesterday.
Golden doodle (dog) on lead near a frozen pond. There are a couple of tree stumps and a single tree leaning over, cut nearly completely by beavers. Shoreline with trees cut down by beavers. Golden doodle walking near frozen River. There is melt water on the River and the trees in the far bank are reflected in the water.
January 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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My pup says I don’t deserve him but he doesn’t want to give me up so he’s letting me stick around for now.
Close up of a golden doodle (dog) with expressive eyes.
January 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Pup walk in October Farm conservation land in Concord, MA.
Sign at trail entrance, welcoming dogs: “unleash here”. Golden doodle (dog) running unleashed on a trail with pine trees in background. Tree on the edge of the Concord River. The tree has been partial cut by beavers. The chips from the beavers’ activity are visible at the base of the tree. An old, unused well with a new sign that says “The Max Well”. Behind the sign is an old hollowed pumpkin with drying flowers.
December 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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Monochrome day yesterday with a skim of ice on the bound in Lincoln, MA. My pup loves running here in the sections we’re off leash dogs are allowed.
Image of a small pond with a very thin layer of ice. The image shows a gray day with brown leaves, gray trees without leaves, and a dark pond with reflections of trees on the ice. There is a road visible beyond the pond, showing as a thin, sloping light gray line. There are a couple of downed trees in the foreground. The trees were cut down by beavers and the cuts made by beavers’ teeth is just visible if you zoom in.
December 2, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Resting golden doodle (dog) casting a side eye at his hooman. Despite the side eye, the dog is content.
November 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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I had not heard about the death on the Reformatory Branch crossing of Route 62. It is a tough crossing that would benefit from the cancelled underpass. I was always terrified on the crossing, especially when I did it with my young boys.
Looking towards the Route 62 crossing with the ghost bike visible. Close up of the ghost bike with the sign telling the reader of the life lost to bad design and fast driving. It also tells us that Concord and Bedford rejected the cross info even though funding would have come from the state.
September 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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Descending Mt Lafayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on Sunday. You can see the newer wings of Greenleaf Hut with Cannon Mountain across Franconia Notch. It looks like a bluebird day but we summited in the clouds 45 minutes earlier. If only we could have waited.
Photograph of the Appalachian Mountain Club Greenleaf Hut with Cannon Mountain and the Kinsmans in the middle distance and the upper Connecticut River valley visible. There are some clouds in the sky but the sun is shining on the hut.
September 2, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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I talked to the owner of this Kei van. He was driving his kids in it the day we met but he told me it’s principal use is for carrying his tools for his trade. It would be a huge bummer if he lost the right to use this vehicle in Massachusetts. cc: @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
A Kei van in a parking lot. While it is a tall vehicle, it is visibly narrower and shorter than the cars around it.
August 15, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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I saw this one at DeCordova. The owner is in the trades (forgot which one) and uses it to carry his tools. And his kids to the museum.
June 16, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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I’m really not trying to copy you but there are never enough doodles in the world.
January 5, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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True.
October 7, 2023 at 11:56 PM