@theoldprof.bsky.social
Retired English Professor/Assistant Dean from the oldest chartered university in California. Vanderbilt and Florida Alum. Interests: Dogs, Poetry, Politics, Cotswolds, Trees, Baseball, and Books. Birthplace: Greenville, SC. I left in 1972.
Artichoke Blooms.
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Artichoke Blooms.
Artichoke blossoms...who knew?
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Artichoke blossoms...who knew?
But it's also my father training fighter pilots for service in the Pacific Theater during WWII.
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
But it's also my father training fighter pilots for service in the Pacific Theater during WWII.
California's fantastic Bay Area congressman is wearing the right kind of baseball cap tonight on @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com. #Swalwell
September 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
California's fantastic Bay Area congressman is wearing the right kind of baseball cap tonight on @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com. #Swalwell
Here is ours.
September 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here is ours.
Turns out neither of these leaked Epstein birthday cards from Trump was accurate, except for the guilt-ridden language. I agree with John Harwood that the figure shown today is of a girl, not a woman.
September 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Turns out neither of these leaked Epstein birthday cards from Trump was accurate, except for the guilt-ridden language. I agree with John Harwood that the figure shown today is of a girl, not a woman.
Same for town of Galt. Here's our daughter's family.
August 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Same for town of Galt. Here's our daughter's family.
Along with Carole King, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan, one of the greatest song lyricists ever.
August 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Along with Carole King, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan, one of the greatest song lyricists ever.
Ambrosia cantaloupe from seed from the garden.
August 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ambrosia cantaloupe from seed from the garden.
@jessicamark7890.bsky.social An old photo of Pal and Streetsweeper. Pal is the Morgan horse I learned to ride English saddle on.
July 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@jessicamark7890.bsky.social An old photo of Pal and Streetsweeper. Pal is the Morgan horse I learned to ride English saddle on.
True! These are sliced ambrosia cantaloupe my wife planted from seed.
July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
True! These are sliced ambrosia cantaloupe my wife planted from seed.
Perfection! Buster knows exactly how to speak Canine English too.
July 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Perfection! Buster knows exactly how to speak Canine English too.
I think this is the authentic version, not what is shown in your post:
July 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I think this is the authentic version, not what is shown in your post:
Bastille Day in France to mark the beginning of the French Revolution. We may need another one here to overthrow the would-be King Trumpy if the Epstein Files fail to get rid of him.
This photo of the Bastille Column is from a year ago as we made our way up to Montmartre, Paris.
This photo of the Bastille Column is from a year ago as we made our way up to Montmartre, Paris.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bastille Day in France to mark the beginning of the French Revolution. We may need another one here to overthrow the would-be King Trumpy if the Epstein Files fail to get rid of him.
This photo of the Bastille Column is from a year ago as we made our way up to Montmartre, Paris.
This photo of the Bastille Column is from a year ago as we made our way up to Montmartre, Paris.
And right back to you:
July 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
And right back to you:
Yes, cut off food supplies to MAGA everywhere possible until they learn who butters their bread. In the meantime, if you have the means, grow your own. Here's our little patch:
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Yes, cut off food supplies to MAGA everywhere possible until they learn who butters their bread. In the meantime, if you have the means, grow your own. Here's our little patch:
Once upon a time in America, there were no MAGA politicians bowing down to a wannabe KING, voting for billionaire tax cuts, and espousing racist, xenophobic views about their fellow citizens. May that day come again soon.
July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Once upon a time in America, there were no MAGA politicians bowing down to a wannabe KING, voting for billionaire tax cuts, and espousing racist, xenophobic views about their fellow citizens. May that day come again soon.
Here he is fully alert.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Here he is fully alert.
Nap Time for Buster.
June 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Nap Time for Buster.
My governor telling it like it is. Facts, evidence, and the truth.
June 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My governor telling it like it is. Facts, evidence, and the truth.
And we still talk about this fella, who died at age 15:
May 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And we still talk about this fella, who died at age 15:
Here's my latest. The minimum asking price is a mere $250,000.
May 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here's my latest. The minimum asking price is a mere $250,000.