Good evening.
It is Friday, June 30th, 2023. Artwork by Paul Lehr.
Backtalk: A Medium Place
Friday, June 30, 2023
Fur Face Friday
TGIFFF! I spent a lot of time out of my comfort zone lately. In the company of hoomans. Where, just like last week's fur faces, I met some new people and reconnected with old friends. Which reminded me of a Girl Scout camp song. Make new friends...
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| Like Kiltedpadre's nibling, Scout, |
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Thursday evening open thread.
Did all my errands today, and a couple more that I thought of while I was going to and from.
I'm starting to organise my thoughts about what I need to take to the cottage. I haven't tested the steripen yet, to see if I broke it on the way home, but if it does work, that saves me having to transport 20 litres of water across in the row boat and up through the forest from the boat landing. I'm hoping I can reduce things down so that I only have to make one trip in the boat, rather than the usual two. So I'm cutting down on things like cans, and dairy and will opt for dried stuff as much as possible, so dried soups instead of canned, etc.
Thursday Morning Open Thread
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Wednesday Morning OT
Good morning. I often skip breakfast and look forward to lunch. Occasional sweets too.
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Still a couple of days left in Pride Month. Here's a relatively recent (2018 - I'm old and don't listen to new stuff much) LGBT+ breakup song I really like:
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Good morning, Sunshine! 🌞
It’s a beautiful day out there and the early bird gets the worm, you know.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Monday 🌓 OT - January 177, 2023
Boy, sometimes I think this month will never end. I was reading about Lena Horne a few days ago - her birthday is this Friday, January 181st - which led me to read about her daughter Gail Buckley who was married to Sidney Lumet until 1978, and then their kids, specifically Jenny Lumet. Several discursions later I ended up here:
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Sunday evening OT
Given all the excitement this weekend, it seems like the ideal time to share these.
Important deer update. This girl dropped by yesterday. She clearly has babies hanging out somewhere since she has a full udder.
The Photo Gallery
It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.
They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Caturday Morning Open Thread
Friday, June 23, 2023
Fur Face Friday
Welcome back to another edition of Fur Face Friday. Last week was all about leisure time. But our furry friends work hard too. Here we have k2b's Lal and Ruh sharing sentry duty.
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Thursday, June 22, 2023
Thursday evening open thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l54eB2h1w4o
I've got mostly nothing; still tired from the last two days, but treated myself to a lemon cranberry scone for breakfast (nobody gets between OWYAC and her scones!) and cheese popcorn for lunch.
And unfortunately, it looks like the search for the Titan sub has come to an end. A sad conclusion, but what hubris. It's like these foolish rich guys thought that their wealth and privilege would protect them from the laws of physics and common sense wasn't necessary.
Thursday Morning Open Thread
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Wendensndnayyd Stupid-Spelled Time OT
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Tuesday Haiku
Trapped in the spider’s web
The firefly’s light
Is swiftly consumed.
-Yamaguchi Seishi
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| Ohara Koson |
A dose of morning cuteness 🐷
Twitter needs this.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/C8eD4XPcU3
— why you should have an animal (@shouldhaveanima) June 17, 2023
Open thread time. What’s on your mind this morning?
Monday, June 19, 2023
Monday 🌒 Juneteenth OT
Good evening. Hope this day worked out in your favor. Which book is this image from? I believe this is from the first twenty pages or so.
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| Gordon Parks, Untitled, Harlem, New York, 1952. |
Answer here.
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Sundad evening OT
It's been a very rainy, uneventful day!
Enjoy this page from a very banned book about penguins.
If you're having some family time today I hope you're enjoying it!
The Gallery
It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.
They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Fur Face Friday
Hello and welcome to your weekly dose of adorableness, Fur Face Friday! This last week our fur friends in the comments were giving lessons in how to enjoy life to the fullest.
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| Fanny and friend demonstrated how to be social and still chill |
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Thursday evening open thread
I have been a slug all day; I was going to have a nap, but I couldn't even get around to that!
Kia is getting better as the day goes on and under the heading of "baby steps", she stood up and got out of her bed by herself with no assistance from me, as I was sitting about 4 ft away. I think she's tired of being in her bed.
I made a reddit post on the Kelpie subreddit warning owners of older dogs of what to look out for with this vestibular disease. I'd never heard of it until now, because I've never had a dog make it to much more than 11, but it turns out that it's fairly common in older dogs.
Thursday Morning Open Thread
May you Thursday not make you think about playing dead till at least 1pm local time.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Day of Wotan OT
Good morning. Rise and shine unless you're nocturnal.
Pull up a chair and tell us what's up or down or upside-down.
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| The bumblebee bat |
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Tuesday Evening; Over! Over!
Tuesday Haiku
I caught a falling blossom petal
But when I opened my hand…
Nothing.
-Takahama Kyoshi
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| Sakai Hoitsu |