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When Leaves Fall Like Rain
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All roads in my mind take me back to that time and I can't forget that won't forget that can't forget that quote
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When Leaves Fall Like Rain @undauntedzephyr.bsky.social · Nov 4
The sky came down to touch my feet
Lake Michigan at sunset. The sun has already gone past the horizon, and the sky near horizon is ablaze in orange. Most of the sky is overcast is gray clouds which are lit below by the sun's red light. The water and the beach are both dark, but at their meeting when a wave pulls back into a thin sheet the sky's reflection shines bright in a gradient that ranges from orange to an almost magenta red
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I hope we get a good freeze so I can climb on the ice
A rock on a field of fallen leaves. Lake Michigan from a dune top overlook. There is long yellow beach grass at the top of the dune and a sandy beach below. There are rows of white crashing waves on the water. A single grave with a headstone and a small rectangular fence. A forest of yellow trees on a sand dune.
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Finally some pictures from this month
Looking up at a forest full of orange yellow leaves. Looking up in a forest with fall colors. One tree is red, and others are yellow and orange with some scattered green leaves. Looking up at red orange trees. A mossy patch of ground in the forest. There is a small hole stuffed with leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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They are richest
Whose pleasure is cheapest
Love costs nothing
And kisses are free
A tall tree rises up through the middle of a forest, shorter trees are in darkness but the top of the tree is catching the late afternoon light
May 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I like these weird little historical places
A small sign that says "the initial points of the Michigan survey defining our state since 1815 meridian baseline State Park" and it has pictures of two circular plaques that are at survey points in the ground. A sign that says Meridian base line initial point The 1785 land ordinance organized the system of surveying land in regular square six mile units called townships and square one mile subunits called sections. Surveyor general Edward tiffin set the Michigan meridian (north-south line) using the 1807 treaty of Detroit land cessions. On September 19 1815 Benjamin Hough began surveying north from fort defiance ohio. Alexander holmes began surveying the meridian from a point 78 miles west of Detroit. Wet land caused him to turn east then north before starting the base line east. He quit that fall, but Hough completed the meridian and marked the initial point in 1816. Tiffin suspended surveying in 1816 as he believed the land was "poor" unfit for military purposes and not "worth the expense of surveying it." A sign that says Meridian base line dual initial points Michigan territory governor lewis cass directed surveys near Detroit to resume in 1817. The opening of the Erie canal in 1821 increased industry and settlement, contributing to the need for further land surveys. In 1824 Joseph wampler reran the last twelve miles of the meridian north to intersect the base line he had extended West about eighteen miles. For unknown reasons he marked a second initial point 935.88 feet south of the first mark. Since land had already been surveyed and sold using the first point surveyors used both initial points: the northern point for land east of the meridian and the southern point for land westward. The Michigan survey continued through 1856 based on the dual initial points near here where Jackson and Ingham counties meet. A jumble of fallen trees which are damp from the light rain and green with moss and lichen. The ground is covered in leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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I went to sleepy hollow because it has a spooky name, and one of these days I'm going to hell
An overcast sky full of white and gray clouds. A lake with a thick forest all around it. There is one bright orange tree but many of the others are colorful too. A path through the forest with orange and yellow trees all around with their leaves on the ground. There is a small island in the lake to the right, and both sides of the water have fall colors. More trees at the water's edge. The sun's light filtered through clouds and reflected off the lake's ripples is beautiful.
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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This was the last time I went swimming near the end of October. I only went up to my waist, with some waves going over my shoulders, and I got out pretty quickly too because of the cold.
A sandy path through beach grass. Thin white clouds fill the sky. Lake Michigan is a sliver in a dip between the dunes. The beach at Lake Michigan from the top of a dune. There are many lines of footprints in the sand. The sun shining through thin clouds casts a wide swath of light across the lake. Sitting on the beach looking at lake Michigan. Light glimmers off the waves. There are some patches of blue sky between the thin clouds. A small wave is crashing on shore and although there are more clouds in the sky the sun is shining brighter.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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I love this little bridge, I went there a couple weeks back when the orange and red leaves were near their peak
A paved path next to some red shrubs, and yellow and green trees. A bunch of orange red and yellow trees growing next to each other. Bright orange and yellow trees A pedestrian bridge across a ravine in the forest. The trees all around are beautiful orange and yellow colors.
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Lol I shouldn't open this app after work but before lunch because I just feel really bitchy about everything
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
What we really need is strong tart cherries, and by that I mean some kind of fruit, that is made out of meat, and doesn't have any calories
mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6d
The other thing about Nancy Pelosi is that, like all of us who are Cassandras in political science, she was right about the need for a strong Republican Party (by which she, & we, mean a strong pro-democracy conservative party). This is deeply unpopular on Bluesky dot com, but no less true for it.
mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Oct 7
No, really, we need a strong pro-democracy conservative party to survive as a democracy. Nancy Pelosi & everyone you don't like for saying that are correct. You don't have to support it, or vote for it. You may hate its policies. But the survival of democracy requires it.

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November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Lake Michigan looks beautiful all up and down the coast. I would love to be able to just swim to those islands
Lake Michigan as seen from the top of a very tall dune. The sky is full of clouds, and in the vast expanse of water are islands with forests. Looking at a closer island you can see it has sand dunes with trees on top. Looking in the other direction is another island whose forests start to turn blue as they disappear into the distance. Looking down the dune we are standing on, the waves are crashing far below.
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I went north a few weeks ago to get an early look at the fall colors and in a little bit I might go south to see some more
A dried old fern stands in front of a tree trunk in the woods. The fern is golden brown and the tree trunk has green moss and lichen. A fallen branch is covered in a mushroom that looks like toasted marshmallows. A path through the forest, there are many green leaves on the trees and scattered leaves on the ground. Looking at the sky in the forest. There are some green leaves but also yellow and orange ones. The sky is bright overcast white.
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
It is my intention to post a bunch of the pictures I've been taking this fall so far, and if I don't blame it on the celebratory vodka
A picture of the beach at lake Michigan. Waves crash all over in the high wind. The sky is clear with a full haze at the horizon and the sandy beach is broken by footprints.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
That new ballroom should be understood as a new branch of government, letting the aristocracy into the halls of power in a more official sense, no longer having to lobby in the shadows they can just go to the Whitehouse and buy their preferred policies
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
A tree fell in the woods and I was around to hear it.
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
In a few days I'm going to look like this and I'm not sure I'm ready for that
A black and white photo of Bela Lugosi from the movie White Zombie 1932. He is wearing a black coat and he has some strange facial hair. He has two strips of hair on either side of his chin and only the corners of a mustache but not the middle or top bits. He also has some wicked eyebrows going on.
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Fuck it tear down the whole white house at this point
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I'm going to make myself look like a total fool next week for Halloween
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I had a good time at the grand rapids protest and had some really fucking good sushi at sushi yama
A straw hat pirate flag next to an American flag in front of a crowd of people and under tree branches. A sign says "our grandparents were antifacist in WW2 it is American as it gets" A crowd of protestors walking down the street there are many signs including "make racism wrong again" "it is my patriotic duty to call out bullshit" "child free cat lady 4 democracy" and "release the Epstein files" A large group of people standing on Rosa Parks circle in inflatable costumes, mostly unicorns but also a sloth, axolotl, donkey, elephant, and t rex. I saw some frogs earlier. Some spicy tuna sushi, I forget what its name was 😅 It is rolls of rice with fillings which are topped with tuna, red sauce, and white and black sesame seeds.
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
From a few weeks ago
A still day on lake Michigan and we are in the water. The sun is a hazy blur in a clear sky. There is barely a ripple on the lake's surface all the way to the horizon. Looking back at shore the sandy beach is bright in the sun and the water is like a fun house mirror reflecting the land. There are trees and beach grass on the short dune. The sky is bright blue. Looking down the shoreline the thin green strip of land disappears into the distance. The clear water shows the lake's sandy bottom with some dancing rays of light. Gentle curves on the lake's surface reveal the suggestion of waves. Now we are sitting on the beach and the sun is nearing the horizon. The sky and the lake are bright orange. The sun's halo and reflection on the water resemble a cobra.
October 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I've been taking lots of pictures that I'll get around to sharing eventually but lately whenever I'm not in the woods or at the water I'm playing hades 2
A boulder in a clearing in a pine forest. The boulder is light in color and has scrapes and scratches from its glacial past and it is sitting on green grass.
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
I'm going to name my daughter Auxillary Judiciary Glorious-5-Year-Plan Jury Nullification ****** and I'll call her 'illary Judy Gloria Juri Lifica for short
October 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
When you turn up the difficulty in hades
pitchingninja.com Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · Oct 9
All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Is it good when a bridge does that?
A large hole on the side of a bridge made of concrete, where pieces of the side come together. It is a highway with lots of traffic. There are murals of a bee and other animals painted on the wall of the tunnel underneath and there is an orange construction barrier at the end of the tunnel for unrelated work.
October 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
undauntedzephyr.bsky.social
Remember a few days ago when that judge said we should impeach the president
A court document about a first amendment case written by the judge "In the golden age of our democracy, this opinion might end here. After all, the facts prove that the president himself approves truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression of free speech on the part of two of his senior cabinet secretaries. One would imagine that the corrective would follow as a matter of course from the appropriate authorities. Yet nothing will happen. The department of justice represents the president, and Congress is occupied with other weighty matters." Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261 filed 09/30/25 page 97 of 161
October 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Last day of artprize and here's the winner! It was incredibly impressive looking in person
A large glass sculpture made from long pieces of glass woven together like a rug. It has the whole rainbow of colors. A close up of the glass tapestry shows it has bumps and ripples. Some of the strands are wide ribbons of glass of a single color that fall from left to right while the other strands run diagonally from right to left and have stripes all along their length. Another close up showing the wavy texture of the whole fabric This middle section fades from red into blue and red and yellow and orange then back to red again with some odd colors mixed in. Another close up focusing on the individual strands of glass that have been woven together. Every inch of this sculpture is a unique section of colors and patterns.
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM