my daughter borrowed the canoe, and took my grandson for an overnight adventure on an island in the middle of a freshwater pond. she took this video around dawn. the neighbor chortled all night long, but they did not complain. #bullfrogs

the broken down truck is *in* the garage, and the woodpile is out back.

that came up once this past winter when somebody said they didn't what a dooryard *was* (let alone how to pronounce it) - so at the time I sent them this picture of mine.

consider the oneness of all things and the interconnectedness of sentient beings. develop skillful means, always.

I agree 100% with the need to send Platner to the senate. I *am* an Eagle Scout. (1969). My mom is dead. I would have never earned Cooking Merit Badge without her help.

you make a good point! I am 71. this is not my first rodeo. My dad started teaching me stuff when I was seven. He has now passed, but I think of him every time I add a new project - it is comfortable and habitable but I am nowhere near finished.

alternatively, if you have fixer-upper skills, you can get a palace for $65k like I did in 2022.

seen in #PatanDurbarSquare. Locale is famous for metal statuary. One of my best photos ever. #Nepal

true, but due to the appearance of the handrails it *was* clearly taken at the Collins Center on the Orono campus. My band has played there. Seats 1,435 people and other related photos indicate the crowd filled the place. and yes, it was named after Susan Collins who secured the funding.

the sun and moon is an ancient motif. Here is a traditional Buddhist hair clip worn by many #Newari. I was told of a prayer that goes with it: "may you be protected from harm by the Gods over your head."

#Nepal I am looking to buy some of these posters that are often used for #puja in Nepal. Is there anybody who can direct me to the company that prints them? (frames not needed)

here is an aerial shot of the agribusiness Backyard Farms, built in 2007. does his look like a mom-and-pop business to you? they have been around 19 years! youtu.be/0_DDm6d9fr4?...

in winter, the #dooryard is the area of grass next to the driveway that also gets plowed (otherwise you run out of places to push the snow). (Don't plow it until after the ground freezes) In summer, if you have friends over, they might park on that grass. Here is a picture. Pronounced "doughyahd."

why does #JordanWood remind me so much of #WallyCleaver?

I will neither confirm or deny that I have or don't have a #tattoo, and I promise to remain fully clothed. But if I did it would be this one. "the only woman who never let me down."

#Nepal #HakuPatasi is the name for the black, white and red sari worn by Newari women. You can get it in #Ason if you know where to look. wp.me/p3b3md-iW

By comparison.

#Nepal small bundles of rice ready to be moved from the nursery paddy to the main paddy. #Biratnagar #terai An iridescent green in the morning sun.

doorway at #Kali Mandir, #Kathmandu #Nepal. Generally not opened except for special occasions. wp.me/p3b3md-8M

In #Nepal, medical gloves are not discarded after one use. they are washed, dried, repowdered and repackaged.

#MEPolitics In #Belfast, a friendly drone helped us estimate crowd size, and a techno-wiz used digital overlays as an aid to counting. beats the old "count the legs and divide by two" method. this was taken just before the peak and our best estimate was 900 souls. What a hoot!

Thank you. Happy that you came! And, we think the head count was around 900.

BtW that is him on the far left. Here is another photo we didn't even know existed until after his death at the age of 95

#Signal my dad's crew on the "Flak Magnet" in 1943. flew 28 missions. got the Air Medal (what he did qualified as combat). He had lifelong anxiety issues and OCD. He always knew his higher-ups had his "six." None of today's combat troops can say the same of the drunkard now running the pentagon.

#MEPolitics #ParentsRightsInEducation #MSU11 the #MAGA of Maine are trying to take over the School Board in #Gardiner. their current issue is to stop a school-based health center. Here is a presentation by one of their "experts." Does he make sense to you? www.facebook.com/watch/?v=601...

I meant "horn" as in - this kind of horn. LOL

#turnthechannelonhate meanwhile, citizens of the Pine tree State who *love* Maine will be at one of today's #sixteencounties protests around the state. find the one near you. bring a friend.

#MEpolitics I am planning to join the 2 PM protest at Post Office Square in Belfast tomorrow March 1st. I will bring my trumpet. a few weeks ago I made a YouTube playlist of protest tunes please listen, sing along in your car, and share with others. youtube.com/playlist...

@mainedems.bsky.social If you are needing funds, these generic Send Money emails are not cutting i. Here is a suggestion though: get out any leftover cartons of Mills bumper stickers and sell them for $25 each. I still have one on my own car, let's make them go viral on the roads.

1/2 about thirty states have laws that address this specific issue. but ONLY thirty. Maine is among the twenty that do not. www.lgbtmap.org/equality-map... this is a test to see if rump can force nationwide compliance with an executive order. next up will be an EO banning abortion nationwide.