Had a similar conversation with my father, about how his father supported 4 kids, stay at home wife and a mortgage on a union job oiling some cranes...and I damn near laughed until I passed out.
For contrast I have 3+ jobs, a master's degree, and on a good week I can afford urgent dentistry.
For contrast I have 3+ jobs, a master's degree, and on a good week I can afford urgent dentistry.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Had a similar conversation with my father, about how his father supported 4 kids, stay at home wife and a mortgage on a union job oiling some cranes...and I damn near laughed until I passed out.
For contrast I have 3+ jobs, a master's degree, and on a good week I can afford urgent dentistry.
For contrast I have 3+ jobs, a master's degree, and on a good week I can afford urgent dentistry.
Yes, Sandhill Cranes! I live in a marshy area - so we see them pass through a lot! And have one pair that lives her 8-9 months out of the year and has their babies close by! 😍 They’re majestic dinosaur birds - awed every time I see them on my porch! 🥰
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yes, Sandhill Cranes! I live in a marshy area - so we see them pass through a lot! And have one pair that lives her 8-9 months out of the year and has their babies close by! 😍 They’re majestic dinosaur birds - awed every time I see them on my porch! 🥰
Yeah, you're right those are the cranes behind that wall and there's a mysterious shadow figure in front of the wall too?
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yeah, you're right those are the cranes behind that wall and there's a mysterious shadow figure in front of the wall too?
I’ve not heard of that one so I’ll add it to my list!
Land of the Cranes is told through a series of the main character’s poems, so it’s not a terribly long read. But it’s been a really good read and is further eye-opening on some of the horrific things the US is doing.
Land of the Cranes is told through a series of the main character’s poems, so it’s not a terribly long read. But it’s been a really good read and is further eye-opening on some of the horrific things the US is doing.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’ve not heard of that one so I’ll add it to my list!
Land of the Cranes is told through a series of the main character’s poems, so it’s not a terribly long read. But it’s been a really good read and is further eye-opening on some of the horrific things the US is doing.
Land of the Cranes is told through a series of the main character’s poems, so it’s not a terribly long read. But it’s been a really good read and is further eye-opening on some of the horrific things the US is doing.
I’ve been dreaming of getting a row in the Rio Grande Community Farm garden. I wasn’t the only visitor this morning.
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’ve been dreaming of getting a row in the Rio Grande Community Farm garden. I wasn’t the only visitor this morning.
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
I love sandhill cranes but, if our chickens are any indication, cranes might be kinda tough on a veggie plot. 😁
For the #BirdOfTheDay
Theme of #Mottled
Alternate of #Blurry
Floof and Floofer
There are not many
Birds more mottled
Than Autumn time
Sandhill Cranes
Captured Oct. 8, 2025
Preening in the wetlands
#TwosDay
#photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #thewildimages
Theme of #Mottled
Alternate of #Blurry
Floof and Floofer
There are not many
Birds more mottled
Than Autumn time
Sandhill Cranes
Captured Oct. 8, 2025
Preening in the wetlands
#TwosDay
#photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #thewildimages
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For the #BirdOfTheDay
Theme of #Mottled
Alternate of #Blurry
Floof and Floofer
There are not many
Birds more mottled
Than Autumn time
Sandhill Cranes
Captured Oct. 8, 2025
Preening in the wetlands
#TwosDay
#photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #thewildimages
Theme of #Mottled
Alternate of #Blurry
Floof and Floofer
There are not many
Birds more mottled
Than Autumn time
Sandhill Cranes
Captured Oct. 8, 2025
Preening in the wetlands
#TwosDay
#photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #thewildimages
From parking lot disco parties and hijacked cranes to creepy experiments in a mortuary, here's our annual rundown of the city's good, bad, and just plain weird news items.
The Best and Worst of Austin in 2025
From parking lot disco parties to creepy experiments in a mortuary, here's our annual rundown of the city's good, bad, and just plain weird news items.
www.austinmonthly.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
From parking lot disco parties and hijacked cranes to creepy experiments in a mortuary, here's our annual rundown of the city's good, bad, and just plain weird news items.
Adding one more to the list. I’m currently reading Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar for one of my classes and that one deserves a spot on this list.
I have a bunch that come to mind:
Maus - Art Spiegelman
All 7 of Tillerman Cycle books - Cynthia Voigt, but especially Homecoming, Dicey’s Song, Solitary Blue, and Come A Stranger.
Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back - Jessica Luther & Kavitha Davidson (I read this one for a class)
Maus - Art Spiegelman
All 7 of Tillerman Cycle books - Cynthia Voigt, but especially Homecoming, Dicey’s Song, Solitary Blue, and Come A Stranger.
Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back - Jessica Luther & Kavitha Davidson (I read this one for a class)
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Adding one more to the list. I’m currently reading Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar for one of my classes and that one deserves a spot on this list.
Thoughts of cranes led me to find this old "Unhuggables" blog post of mine. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin field trip it talks about was a fantastic and magical experience... and we have another crane trip next week!
Anyway, check out this "Huggable Digression."
Anyway, check out this "Huggable Digression."
A Huggable Digression: Greater Sandhill Cranes
The cranes stood across the river, gray but distinct in the fading light. You could liken them to an image from a dream, and certainly there was about them something mythical and hypnotic, enhance…
unhuggables.wordpress.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thoughts of cranes led me to find this old "Unhuggables" blog post of mine. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin field trip it talks about was a fantastic and magical experience... and we have another crane trip next week!
Anyway, check out this "Huggable Digression."
Anyway, check out this "Huggable Digression."
There's video somewhere of them lowering the flag on the cranes about the time he was supposedly "rushed" off the stage, but paused for a quick picture first.
That's definitely outside protocol. You get an HVT out of the area ASAP.
That's definitely outside protocol. You get an HVT out of the area ASAP.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
There's video somewhere of them lowering the flag on the cranes about the time he was supposedly "rushed" off the stage, but paused for a quick picture first.
That's definitely outside protocol. You get an HVT out of the area ASAP.
That's definitely outside protocol. You get an HVT out of the area ASAP.
Crane
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
June 2025
#photography #urban #urbanscene #industrial #construction #constructionequipment #crane #cranes #sky #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitetoronto #torontoblackandwhite #blackandwhiteontario #ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
June 2025
#photography #urban #urbanscene #industrial #construction #constructionequipment #crane #cranes #sky #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitetoronto #torontoblackandwhite #blackandwhiteontario #ontario
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Crane
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
June 2025
#photography #urban #urbanscene #industrial #construction #constructionequipment #crane #cranes #sky #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitetoronto #torontoblackandwhite #blackandwhiteontario #ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
June 2025
#photography #urban #urbanscene #industrial #construction #constructionequipment #crane #cranes #sky #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitetoronto #torontoblackandwhite #blackandwhiteontario #ontario
It was originally inspired by those cables in container cranes
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It was originally inspired by those cables in container cranes
Hi there!
The new album CRANES is now available. If you like, feel free to listen and if you're interested in getting the album head over to Payhip.
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The new album CRANES is now available. If you like, feel free to listen and if you're interested in getting the album head over to Payhip.
jeannineschulz.jimdofree.com
payhip.com/JeannineSchulz
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hi there!
The new album CRANES is now available. If you like, feel free to listen and if you're interested in getting the album head over to Payhip.
jeannineschulz.jimdofree.com
payhip.com/JeannineSchulz
The new album CRANES is now available. If you like, feel free to listen and if you're interested in getting the album head over to Payhip.
jeannineschulz.jimdofree.com
payhip.com/JeannineSchulz
A very early morning to watch the fly away of the Sandhill cranes and snow geese. The Bosque is a special magical place and the early morning pitch black darkness listening to the geese and cranes are truly magical
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A very early morning to watch the fly away of the Sandhill cranes and snow geese. The Bosque is a special magical place and the early morning pitch black darkness listening to the geese and cranes are truly magical
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
Cranes everywhere
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Cranes everywhere
Sandhill Crane: Behavior, Migration, Habitat, Calls, and Identification
The Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) is one of North America’s most iconic and captivating bird species. Known for their rolling, trumpet-like calls and their elegant, long-legged silhouettes, these cranes draw birders…
The Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) is one of North America’s most iconic and captivating bird species. Known for their rolling, trumpet-like calls and their elegant, long-legged silhouettes, these cranes draw birders…
Sandhill Crane: Behavior, Migration, Habitat, Calls, and Identification
The Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) is one of North America’s most iconic and captivating bird species. Known for their rolling, trumpet-like calls and their elegant, long-legged silhouettes, these cranes draw birders from all over the world. Whether they’re gliding across a prairie sky, gathering in massive migratory flocks, or dancing in open wetlands, Sandhill Cranes offer one of the most unforgettable wildlife experiences you can find.
birdsoftheworld1.blog
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sandhill Crane: Behavior, Migration, Habitat, Calls, and Identification
The Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) is one of North America’s most iconic and captivating bird species. Known for their rolling, trumpet-like calls and their elegant, long-legged silhouettes, these cranes draw birders…
The Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) is one of North America’s most iconic and captivating bird species. Known for their rolling, trumpet-like calls and their elegant, long-legged silhouettes, these cranes draw birders…
Oh yeah, my gray squirrels are getting pretty fat too. Kind of crazy, but the sandhill cranes are still sticking around as well.
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Oh yeah, my gray squirrels are getting pretty fat too. Kind of crazy, but the sandhill cranes are still sticking around as well.
Thanks Andrea! There were a lot of cranes there yesterday, and it was quiet 🤫 on the adjoining duck hunting area. Also stoked that I saw my first swan on the refuge waters yesterday - the rain must be helping the water levels!
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thanks Andrea! There were a lot of cranes there yesterday, and it was quiet 🤫 on the adjoining duck hunting area. Also stoked that I saw my first swan on the refuge waters yesterday - the rain must be helping the water levels!
those are sandhill cranes indeed!!
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
those are sandhill cranes indeed!!
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 17, 2020)
NASA's Webb Telescope has achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying and tensioning its sunshield, preparing for its upcoming launch.
flic.kr/p/2ki68Rm
NASA's Webb Telescope has achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying and tensioning its sunshield, preparing for its upcoming launch.
flic.kr/p/2ki68Rm
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 17, 2020)
NASA's Webb Telescope has achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying and tensioning its sunshield, preparing for its upcoming launch.
flic.kr/p/2ki68Rm
NASA's Webb Telescope has achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying and tensioning its sunshield, preparing for its upcoming launch.
flic.kr/p/2ki68Rm
BTW that's also why we call those tall things that ppl use to construct buildings 'cranes'. Because they look like a crane if you have smoked something. Same in French - 'grue'.
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BTW that's also why we call those tall things that ppl use to construct buildings 'cranes'. Because they look like a crane if you have smoked something. Same in French - 'grue'.
To be in the midst of a mental health crisis, watching this show, is to feel seen and heard.
And the use of set design, cinematography, and sound to represent subjective states? Stellar. #BrilliantMinds
And the use of set design, cinematography, and sound to represent subjective states? Stellar. #BrilliantMinds
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
To be in the midst of a mental health crisis, watching this show, is to feel seen and heard.
And the use of set design, cinematography, and sound to represent subjective states? Stellar. #BrilliantMinds
And the use of set design, cinematography, and sound to represent subjective states? Stellar. #BrilliantMinds
If you're gonna fold 1000 paper cranes, you're gonna get a ton of papercuts.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
If you're gonna fold 1000 paper cranes, you're gonna get a ton of papercuts.
They had shown relatively advanced technology since literally the first main page chapter, and showed plenty more in the first arc.
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
They had shown relatively advanced technology since literally the first main page chapter, and showed plenty more in the first arc.