Old Tehanu
@oldtehanu
Writer. Science fan. Maps matter. Biology is queer af. Worked at MS & know stuff, Public Schools, & public transit. Gadfly. Eunoia. Just Say NO. No more Deadbeat Billionaires. Banner: 1982, me. Sry 4 typos. But FQ AI crap diction & syntax checks.
I finally saw small eels and an octopus at our super low tide today (-4 ft). Here is octo friend.
Making blanket shawl for my MIL. I like the faux cable way and the variety of simple brainless patterns it makes.
Here's some then. This one is a call response. With the call part a poem called Summit Dawn. Which I can't post because is it currently submitted. Summit Dawn is about the awe of being at the summit when dawn breaks. This is about the lover who stayed behind to tend the garden. copyright 2012.
It's quite pretty, too. Still needs lots of bank plantings, as the erosion is too high. The fallen logs are excessive because of that. And it makes the channel profile too flat and filled in. During dry times, I am trying to stabilize a deeper main channel with flood plaing benches on the sides.
Did I post one of the three coho salmon smolt I saved from a drying creek? If not, here it is. Life saved.
If you do not believe that the bots have swamped bluesky, think again. And use your noggin. When you see hundreds of posts about: Baked looks maxing workouts Weird fetishes Pets dying en masse Parents dying en masse Gavin Newsome Or anything else.... It's bots, baby.
I am finally going to finish a knitting project. It will be a simple, loose fitting vest for a gift. No pattern, I can't follow them well, but learned the stitches and they are east enough for my simple and distractavble brain. Anyway. #knitting
Poem. No alt text due to AI. It's a poem and if u can't see it but want to, DM me. It might be a minute, but I will send.
Warning. Very suspect brand new account to block. Banner GROK, no image, no posts, no name. Handle is @..
Oh. I shouldn't have wasted my breath You are maga. And probably not even a real human. Of course you are redirecting every fact towards the Clinton's. *eyeroll*
I am turning 60 and blown away that this is what my retirement looks like. Lol and ack. Here's a poem about my brother's life / memorial. I have to delete it as I am submitting it but it is yours for tonight.
Edgar Allen Poe travellings speakeasy (seen in Tacoma, Wa) is a top notch experience. Gave all the vibes of what popular theater was in the wayback. Felt like Shakespeare would have been in the then. Quirky, burrs, and beauty. And libations. Excellent.
It seems ti.ely to think about the size of Germany vs the US. And, the state of the German economy in the 1930s (lousy) vs the state of the US economy in 2024 (robust). They are fools and they will fail. German gdp 1933: 77 billion USA gdp 2024: 31 trillion (Adjusted for inflation)
Bots are alive and well. Been seeing a lot of these. Please report them as other violation, and specify in comments that they are using tweetdeck type tools and are bots.
Fake Propoganda account. Real dragons hate ICE, FYI. Humans are all the same and borders are nothing to dragons. Report please.
Doggie Hush commercial on CNN had me in stitches during morning yoga. Noise canceling / muffling for anxious puppers. I am not sure if they love it.
Local elections matter, and every vote really counts. Here's a local election where a state gop rep tried to keep her public paycheck, even tho she participated the last decade with MAGA. AND, my district is going to Blue from Purple, and with strong progressives leading.
Eastern began trafficking children in 1983. By 2003, he was all settled into being serviced by multiple children at once.
This is the location of alligator alcatraz concentration camp. Just in case u are ever in the area and curious.