MJ

@marinajade

Getting older and trying to be a good person in Toronto. Quiet pursuits are my thing but I can give you a run for your money in Tears of the Kingdom. Simplicity, massage therapist, ace, childless cat lady.

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MJ@marinajade· 25d

Polka dots and sunbeams

Rough patio stones with a few weeds growing in the cracks. Sunlight through a lattice fence panel has made a dappled pattern of light spots on the stones.

MJ@marinajade· 27d

Our cheerful sun and blue skies 🫷😷🥵🤢

A bleary morning sun appears through dark, hazy clouds.

MJ@marinajade· 28d

Dress for the job you want

Lucille Ball, dressed as a candy factory worker with a chef-style hat, tries to hide chocolates by stuffing them into her clothing. Her mouth is already full of chocolate.

MJ@marinajade· 28d

Come on over for a drink later.

In the foreground, a yellow butterfly enjoys a hot pink cosmos flower with a matching yellow centre. Out of focus in the background is a stone path leading to a low birdbath full of water.

MJ@marinajade· 29d

I have a rock! I don't understand it but I think of it when I play Breath of the Wild.

A white-ish rock on a black surface. The rock seems worn by water, with deep, rounded depressions all over.

Screenshot from Breath of the Wild. Link flies over a geological formation that resembles my white rock.

MJ@marinajade· 29d

Got in a little disc golf practice before it gets cruelly hot. I'm officially the worst player in the world, but hopeful that with regular practice I can someday move up to second-worst. Had the course to myself except for this guy. Probably a better player than I am.

A little brown rabbit grazes in a field of grass.

MJ@marinajade· Jul 11

Her lawn looks like a meadow, And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing And the Queen Anne's lace! Edna St. Vincent Millay - Portrait by a Neighbour #BookWormSat

Looking up into a Queen Anne's lace flower, with foamy white blossoms against a pale blue sky.

MJ@marinajade· Jul 10

Wasn't that a pretty sunset? My view isn't quite as nice as yours 🙂

MJ@marinajade· Jul 1

Happy Canada Day!

Detail from the shirt I'll be wearing to celebrate Canada Day. Black letters spell Canada on red fabric. The shirt has a few wrinkles, as do I.

MJ@marinajade· Jun 30

Help, my cat has melted. #heatwave

Brown tabby asleep atop a cat tower. One leg and her tail hang down from the small round platform that contains the rest of her. She looks peaceful and happy.

MJ@marinajade· Jun 28

Aww, baby's first graffiti

A section of board fence with a simple white spray-painted heart containing the letters ABC.

MJ@marinajade· Jun 23

I had to get it. For science. You understand.

A 1.5 L container of ice cream made by Kawartha Dairy. The flavour is "The Tragically Chip" and it features "a maple whisky flavoured ice cream, with dark chocolatey chunks and rich black cherry ripple."

MJ@marinajade· Jun 20

Imagine my surprise when I opened the lid and found this inside. #caturday

A brown tabby sits in a small, flat box with the lid hanging open.

MJ@marinajade· Jun 18

#roses

White porcelain bathroom sink with chrome faucet. On one side sits a dark green soap dispenser, and on the other a clear glass of water with two frilly pink roses and their green leaves.

MJ@marinajade· Jun 13

It's been a long couple of weeks. #caturday

Sleeping brown tabby, head turned up so fuzzy white chin is visible.

MJ@marinajade· May 29

Things that make you go hmmm.

A van from The Central Butcher is parked in front of an animal hospital.

MJ@marinajade· May 28

After some electrical repairs at my previous house, I found the worker had left this glorious porcelain insulator in the garbage bin. Hell no! It's been sitting on my desk ever since, all smooth and glossy and pleasant to look at. #ThingThursday

An old porcelain insulator sitting on a wooden surface. The insulator is a rich brown with some wear.

MJ@marinajade· May 23

#ColorADay #GreenSat

MJ@marinajade· May 21

#ColorADay #YellowThu

"Basket-of-gold" plant with a multitude of sunny yellow blossoms

MJ@marinajade· May 15

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSongs "Smile" -- Nat King Cole, among others

Looking up at a railway overpass. A concrete base is topped with a rusty fence. A bright blue plastic barrier along the fence matches the blue of the sky above. The barrier has a smile-shaped opening cut into it for airflow.

MJ@marinajade· May 15

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSongs "Heart of Gold" -- Neil Young

Closeup of a bloodroot flower. The white petals are dusted with golden pollen from the vibrant yellow stamens at the centre.

MJ@marinajade· May 13

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSongs It's not that easy bein' green

A very unhealthy-looking leaf in shades of yellow and brown, with hints of green.

MJ@marinajade· May 13

Here's the biggest one I ever saw, spotted on Pottery Rd a number of years ago. Turned out to be invasive or unusual for our area or something.

A large brown slug with leopard markings, on pavement beside a bunch of keys on a ring. The keychain has a miniature red camping lantern.

MJ@marinajade· May 13

Guess I know what I'll be reading before bed.

A book called Slugs, by David Greenberg, illustrated by Victoria Chess. The cover shows several human-sized slugs at the beach. One lounges on the sand while others enjoy the water. A horrified human family looks on.

MJ@marinajade· May 13

Caught this slippery character trying to sneak in my back door this evening. I sympathize, it's cold out there.

MJ@marinajade· May 11

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSongs "Colour My World" by Chicago (Does anyone know why they used the British spelling there?)

A few dozen used pencil crayons in a variety of colours and lengths, arranged in a row on a countertop. They are branded Laurentien/Laurentian.

MJ@marinajade· May 10

SLOW

MJ@marinajade· May 8

Again the gods have blessed me with adjacent-post humour.

A screen capture of two Bluesky posts. On top, @mobydickatsea.bsky.social quotes, "slide bravely." Beneath, @metrolosangeles.bky.social shows a photo of two workers at the bottom of a long escalator, beside a flight of stairs. The workers are polishing the gleaming metal of the escalator. The post says, "Risin' + Shinin' on D Line."

MJ@marinajade· May 5

Shit shit shit shit shit. Definitely a tick, yeah? This just rode into the house on me from my garden on the east side of Toronto. #tick

A dark-coloured tick on a white background

MJ@marinajade· May 2

Think, so near the public highway, Well frequented even then! Can you not conceive the sly way,— Hearing wheels or seeing men Passing on the road above,— With a gesture feigned and silly, Ere she drowned herself for love, She would reach to pluck a lily? Millay, "The Pond" #BookWormSat