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I Feel: accomplished

We visited the butterfly gardens at the Charleston Library, on June 19 although this is dated 20 because it's after midnight. They were filled with birds, although I didn't manage to catch any pictures of them.

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conuly

"Square children's book with hex code 03fcdf for the covers"

Why. Just. Why...? Seriously, who thinks that a hex code is a better description than the name of the color in English?

(This time, I wasn't paraphrasing. I usually do, but....)

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today's theme is Highlander.

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: accomplished

We went out today and visited several nature places.

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lovelyangel

Lindsey Stirling
Night with the Oregon Symphony
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall • Portland, Oregon
June 18, 2025
Panasonic Lumix ZS99
f/5.6 @ 20.6mm (115mm 35mm equivalent) • 1/160s • ISO 1600

(Note: all photos in this post were made using the Panasonic Lumix ZS99 compact camera.)

Another one of those serendipity things... on Tuesday morning while catching up on a backlog of Oregonian daily editions, I saw an ad for a Lindsey Stirling Concert in Portland. And the concert was for Wednesday night – just a day away. Really?

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: accomplished

We made this tonight. It turned out quite well. :D

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conuly

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liminalovertea

I Feel: relieved
Current Location: Home
I Hear: Daggerfall General Shop Theme

I made some money! Not much, but it warranted me getting something for myself from the grocery deli (sushi and a box of Whoppers for lunch). My client is also making progress on their life situation, so I'm really pleased to hear that!

During the dead time, I got some reading and notes done for my current annotation project, which I will be transcribing from my scribbles into a proper entry soon enough!

I got a solid nap in afterwards, and some cuddles with wifey! ❤️💤

(She's been busy checking out demos on the seemingly endless barrage of Steam events this summer, but she wasn't so busy today)

She has an interview tomorrow. After us both being dropped for candidacy so many times in this brutal job market, I don't have high hopes, but I welcome the universe to surprise me! 🙏🏻🤞🏻

My inflammation flare-up has passed, and I can move my right side comfortably again. I'm hoping to use this time to get ahead on chores and other things I had intended to do before my body knocked me out for about...2 weeks? Roughly? Ugh.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is Juneteenth.

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is partly sunny and mild. It rained yesterday.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- We went out for a while and saw the library wildflower meadow, Fox Ridge, and the Charleston Food Forest.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I refilled the thistle feeder that was half empty.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I sowed 5 pots with yellow raspberries.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I picked up sticks from the south side of the driveway and dumped them in the firepit.

Lots of fireflies are coming out. :D

EDIT 6/19/25 -- I picked up sticks from the North side of the driveway and dumped them in the firepit.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

New butterfly species wows scientists: 'This discovery reveals a lineage shaped by 40,000 years of evolutionary solitude'

The Satyrium semiluna, or half-moon hairstreak, is a small gray butterfly that looks like a moth at first glance. The wildflower lovers are widespread across North America, from the Sagebrush steppe to the montane meadows of the Rocky Mountains.

But tucked away in the southeastern corner of Alberta, Canada, another colony of butterflies flaps across the Blakiston Fan landform of Waterton Lakes National Park.

Until now, they were thought to be a subpopulation of half-moon hairstreaks — until scientists made a phenomenal discovery: They were a new species of butterfly that had hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The researchers, who recently published their findings in the scientific journal ZooKeys, defined the new species as Satyrium curiosolus.

liminalovertea

I Feel: Motivated
Current Location: SoulFood CoffeeHouse
I Hear: Twisted Force by Borislav Slavov

I'm a professional life coach and Tarot reader at a witchy coffee shop here in town, which means I get the corner table every Thursday.

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liminalovertea

I Feel: curious
Current Location: Home
I Hear: chill chill journal lo-fi

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today was warm and muggy. It stormed midday, then cleared up somewhat later.

I fed the birds.

I put out water for the birds.

At dusk, loads of fireflies are coming out. :D I've seen at least one bat too.

shadaras

two notes on music (despite talking about spotify, links are for youtube for easier accessibility)

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a few weeks ago, at work, I was letting spotify play me some "things the algorithm thinks you'd like" playlist or other, and my brain caught on one in a way that, for once, made me go "oh I should actually hit the like button on this" (I am SO BAD at doing that) (in this case it helped that I was Waiting For The Elevator). so I did. and then, a minute later, I was like. "wait. what was the name of that again." and looked at it properly, because it'd pinged in recognition but it took that minute for me to understand why. and. I am a parody of myself.

2.
in the completely other direction of music spotify will play for me, this (recent) cover of Madonna's 'Frozen' came on today and I was just like "wow okay this sure tosses me back to being a young teenager" about immediately recognising it.

pshaw_raven

One of my favorite things is when there's a bunch of dark, stormy clouds piling up, but then the sun rises and its rays are shining beneath that cloud layer, so they're lighting up the trees. The pines look golden and glowing against this iron-gray sky and it's incredible.

I need to stop being amazed by life and go finish mowing the yard though. It's probably going to rain.

liminalovertea

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: amused

... is totally legit.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!

For the upcoming 4th of July, enjoy some of my previous posts about fireworks. Watch a video of fireworks going off and fireworks fail.

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: accomplished

Today we made a smoothie with:

1 cup Brown Cow vanilla yogurt
about 1 to 1 1/2 cups fresh seedless watermelon chunks
1 frozen banana
about 2/3 cup frozen strawberries
1 teaspoon lime juice

The result is bright pink and a little thicker with the frozen banana, with a notable watermelon flavor. This is a definite improvement over the previous version and I quite like it. \o/

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Asteroid could hit the Moon.

Aaaand now I'm remembering this.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Where do migratory birds have their home?

Below are just three screenshots from a series of 16 photos on the Instagram account of somadifusa (Laura Ortiz), of murals she and the tattoo artist Azul Luna (Instagram account azulunailustra) painted in Bogota, Colombia.

I'm captivated by these images both of traveling swallows, some bearing backpacks and baskets, some with shells on their back like hermit crabs, and of hearts that are also nests, or that morph into shells, or sprout flowers and eyes. "Home is where the heart is," or the heart makes the home.

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ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is partly sunny, steamy, and hot.

I fed the birds. Sparrows and house finches have been all over the feeders today.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/17/25 -- I checked the grass patch by the garden shed. Something had eaten about half the seedling clover. :/ So I sowed more Bee Lawn Mix, watered that, and watered the recently planted wild indigo.

EDIT 6/17/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.

My wildflower garden is swarming with baby praying mantises, at least two hatches. I've seen a tiny brown one and a slightly larger green one. :D

I've seen a mourning dove in the forest garden.

EDIT 6/17/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/17/25 -- I picked a bag of mulberries along the street and in the savanna.

Fireflies are coming out.

EDIT 6/17/25 -- I trimmed low-hanging branches in the house yard.

I hauled a large branch to the ritual meadow and broke it up for the firepit.

My partner Doug has mowed the ritual meadow.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

pshaw_raven

I Feel: okay
I Hear: Hoa - original soundtrack - Johannes Johannasson

This morning I finished one of my books about Michel de Montaigne, and actually started reading his Essays. I'm also a little over 100 pages into The Mahabharata, and I'm past some of the more confusing setup chapters. I'm now at the point where the "snake sacrifice" is going to happen and the king of the snakes is very worried about it. And if I'm not mistaken, the rest of the tale is something told AT the sacrifice. The translator has been very good about footnoting, so when someone is referred to using an epithet, he notes who is being talked about, and often, why they're called that. I still feel like I could benefit from some scholarly works about this, though.

In gaming, I'm still playing the first installment of Kingdom Hearts, and while it shows its age in a lot of ways, it is an enjoyable experience, and I'm looking forward to playing the rest of the series. But the last few days, I've been comfort-gaming the Ori games again. They play well on my Steam Deck.

I have been doing a little drawing and writing, but I'm also tired a lot lately. I feel like I can't sleep as well as I used to, and it makes me fretful. I don't feel like running, but I know I need to, and I'm about to just forget about it until July and go back into a base-building phase, since I don't have any major races this fall and winter.

Fox passed his FAA exam to get his pilot's license! Now we're waiting on them to process the application, which involves a background check. No idea how long that will take, but for him it shouldn't be an issue, as he needs to maintain a security clearance for his job. He can log onto the website and see his progress in the system, though, so once he's approved, he'll see his ID number and all, then later on he'll get the plastic card in the mail.
UPDATE! While I was writing this, they updated his application, and he's been granted a temporary certificate, which means he's approved. He's a Flying Fox now :D

I got out early this morning and mowed the grass. All the rain lately has got it growing really fast. Tomorrow I'll start weed whacking, and probably just do that until 9:30 or so when it gets too hot.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

I found these three paintings at the Thrift'n'Sip Indoor Rummage Sale. There is a seascape, a forest, and a flower garden with a birdbath.

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Page Summary

ysabetwordsmith - Photos: Charleston Library Butterfly Gardens
conuly - WTF even is this?
ysabetwordsmith - Follow Friday 6-20-25: Highlander
ysabetwordsmith - Today's Adventures
lovelyangel - Lindsey Stirling
ysabetwordsmith - Recipe: "Chicken Stir-Fry with Mushrooms and Swiss Chard"
conuly - Rewatching the second season of Prodigy all in a rush with E, trying to finish within a week
liminalovertea - IRL Snapshot: Productive day
ysabetwordsmith - Happy Juneteenth!
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
ysabetwordsmith - Wildlife
liminalovertea - IRL Snapshot: Tarot Thursdays
liminalovertea - Annotations: It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover (Part 0)
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
shadaras - (no subject)
pshaw_raven - (no subject)
liminalovertea - Update: The tags are tagging! 🏷️
ysabetwordsmith - Gen Alpha Dialect of English
ysabetwordsmith - Cuddle Party
ysabetwordsmith - Today's Smoothie
ysabetwordsmith - Space Exploration
ysabetwordsmith - Where do migratory birds have their home?
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
pshaw_raven - (no subject)
ysabetwordsmith - Photos: Thrifted Paintings

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