FlyYouF00l

@flyf001

Standing guard in my small way. A politics hound, concerned for my country. Seeking a peace-filled mind. Helpers: furballs, fantasy/sci-fi, books, garden dirt, dark skies. I've been here before.

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FlyYouF00l@flyf001· 4d

Sharing some joy of my drippy gardens, following on-again/off-again storms this day. Hope this lends you peace.

Closeup of an after-rainstorm bright yellow wildflower with water drops and bright skies in the background.

Vibrant red Shasta Daisy dripping from the recent on-of-on-off rainstorms today, standing tall in my garden this evening.

Closeup of my freakin' HUGE Elephant Ear plant, with roll-off rain after today's storms moved through. Deep green with veins apparent and raindrops that show the fog-filled sky.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· 25d

While our up-North neighbors fight disastrous fires, friendly-smoke limited our walks a few days. Had to do something to occupy this rescued angel's curiosity & calming nuzzle-chew instinct. Dino-the-dinosaur toy was refreshed to hold a biscuit & carrot treat. More in the fridge just in case.

Photo of rottweiller/boxer mix anxiously but joyfully tearing up a "busy" activity to calm him since we couldn't go for walks for days due to nearby unsafe Canada fire smoke passing through. Dog rips open handmade packaging to find a box full of carrot slices, a blueberry, and a doggo biscuit. Done twice today, once @ Gma's.
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FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jun 27

My new early-morning friend. Territory behind and all around my blueberry bush and air conditioner for weeks. Yet today, I found this angel in my front yard sitting among the roses. I assume a few things: it's a she with babies nearby that want to live in a good home, and eat moles and voles. YEA!!!

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jun 21

For your calming moment, a pink #jellyfish jelly and sea star #starfish.

Close view of a dark aquarium where floating by in an automated current is a pink jellyfish (red highlights) showing off its food-seeking, long, frilly, and stringy tendrils.

Close view of a dark aquarium where crawling by is an underside view of a five-pointed, light beige-colored sea star starfish using sucker-like feet to move it along the surface in search for breakfast.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jun 21

On a side-trip today, where someone was a tad questioning of my life choices. Good to slow down a bit.

caption: On a side-trip today, where someone was a tad questioning of my life choices. description: Close-up front-face view of a light- and white-colored Alpaca who is carrying a disbelieving and quite judging smirk on its face. It carries a puffy brown punkish hair style.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jun 7

#Fungus #Mushroom white mushrooms pictured on tree bark along the Coopers Rock, West Virginia trail

#Fungus #Mushroom white mushrooms pictured on a seemingly dead but vertical-positioned tree along the Coopers Rock, West Virginia trail

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jun 7

#Moss Coopers Rock trail, WV So soft it makes you reach down and pet it.

Bright green variously segmented moss circles embedded along the trail at Coopers Rock, West Virginia.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 31

Peaceful moments. Grateful to have resources, time & interest to cook a delish pot of soup each week. Tried & true, & somewhat new recipes yell from many corners. But fam's obvious favorite is known by hearing spoons scraping bowls. Veg. beef, wins every time 'though ingredients always differ. #Soup

A large deep pot of beef vegetable soup, returning by demand in the weekly cycle of family soup night. Filled with browned, ground beef chunks, carrots, potatoes, spinach, turnip greens, celery, yellow onions, button mushrooms, red radishes, baby bok choy, garlic, tomatoes, and turnip greens. "clean out the fridge" soup, well received.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 19

Timeline Cleanser ... Our friend, Toady Toad, returning for the season. When we turn on the porch light at night, Toady seems to take that as a signal to come out for a bug snack. What a beauty. We think it's an American Toad, north suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Timeline Cleanser ... Overhead photo of our Toady Toad, returning for the season. When we turn on the porch light at night, Toady takes that as a signal to come out for a bug snack. What a beauty. We think it's an American Toad, north suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Timeline Cleanser ... side view photo of our Toady Toad, returning for the season. When we turn on the porch light at night, Toady takes that as a signal to come out for a bug snack. What a beauty. We think it's an American Toad, north suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 16

Welcome back, our dear #Hummingbird families ... first one to the punch today. Followed by smaller version w/yellow neckband, & more vibrant-fast-crazed male colored w-red neck and head. So fast we cannot tell who is who, but they're criss-crossing each other and hopefully brought other fam.

Welcome back, our dear #Hummingbird families ... first one to the punch today. Photograph shows a green-backed, black-winged hummingbird with a black head and white ringed neck and chest - the first of the season to return to Allison Park, PA (northern suburb of Pittsburgh) to return for some sweet sips. Soon was followed by a younger version and a flagrant male who was faster than the other two. Welcome home!

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 16

ALERT: Goose traffic in Pittsburgh, PA suburb of Sharpsburg. Bring grapes and lettuce for relief effort.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 14

National Emergency Powers POTUS has available certain powers that may be exercised in the event that the nation is threatened by crisis, exigency, or emergency circumstances ... limits and restraints upon the President in his exercise of emergency powers. www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

National Emergency Declaration Act <congress.gov link summary> The President of the United States has available certain powers that may be exercised in the event that the nation is threatened by crisis, exigency, or emergency circumstances (other than natural disasters, war, or near-war situations). Such powers may be stated explicitly or implied by the Constitution, assumed by the Chief Executive to be permissible constitutionally, or inferred from or specified by statute. Through legislation, Congress has made a great many delegations of authority in this regard over the past 230 years. ...

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 2

#Moss Fall Run Park Trail, Glenshaw, Pa. Trickling waterfall of early spring falls over brown sandstone, siltstone, and shale, lending to bright-to-dark green moss and algae blooms. To be there is to hear a trickle, and smell the fresh movement of water over vegetation. Great doggo trail.

Fall Run Park trail, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. Trickling waterfall of early spring falls over brown sandstone, siltstone, and shale, lending to bright-to-dark green moss and algae blooms. To be there is to hear a trickle, and smell the fresh movement of water over vegetation.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· May 2

Nothing better to stop me in my tracks than to see spring cherry blossoms, and make me forget all the crap for a moment.

Cherry blossoms, northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa 2026April. Delicate pink blooms against orange leaves and brown-gray branches against a misty, cloudy Spring day.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Mar 28

King Friday sez, "Ready?"

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Mar 22

In my rabid attempts to not watch the news, I'm turning to my gardening. Thai mint potatoes tomato garlic parsley peas onions tomatoes cantaloupe pumpkin spaghetti squash zinnia mallow sunflower and some things that fell through the cracks that make for CRAZY gardening. Tell me your expert tips!

In my rabid attempts to not watch the news, I'm turning to my gardening. Here's a bit-o-fun: Zone 6b prep. Pictured are several potted plants (thai ming, potatoes, tomato, garlic, parsley) and about a dozen or more plastic bags set to germinate common northeastern crops including peas, onions, many tooo many tomatoes, cantaloupe, pumpkin, spaghetti squash, and a few flowers tossed in (zennia, mallow, sunflower) FUN COMING YOUR Way

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Mar 7

Who else teaches their child to touch such beautiful, soft, cool, damp beautiful growth? Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's #FallingWater #Moss

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Mar 7

#Mushroom Succop Nature Park, Western Pa. Audobon Society, Dryad's Saddle (also known as Pheasant's Back, Cerioporus squamosus). A bit gigger across than my 9.5US Women's shoe! BOY, did this thing STINK!

Large mushroom (bigger in width than my women's size 9.5 US shoe) seemingly disintegrating and stinking to high heavens. #Mushroom Succop Nature Park, Western Pa. Audobon Society, Dryad's Saddle (also known as Pheasant's Back, Cerioporus squamosus).

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Mar 7

#Moss Conagree National Forest trail Columbia, SC. Oldest old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in US. Smell was intoxicating, almost not good in deep-heat summer. This may be a Cypress w moss growing root to eye-level, but so many huge strong trees, overcoming everything in their way, incl. trail.

Conagree National Forest trail outside of Columbia, South Carolina. Oldest old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the US. The smell was intoxicating and almost not good when I was there in deep heat summer. I think this was a Cypress, with moss growing along root to eye-level, but there were so many trees, huge, strong, overcoming everything in their way.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Feb 25

Cleanser: lichen from Succop Nature Park - Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania

Posted as a timeline cleanser, here's a close-up of a pale green circular patch of lichen growing on a darker green moss-filled dying tree branch within Succop Nature Park - Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Feb 21

Marigold, two potatoes. a big-boy tomato, curly parsley, garlic. On my sill, w/sun-lit kitchen .

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Feb 14

Happy Valentines Day to those who show us the way.

A senior mother and father walking hand-in-hand along the Gulf of Mexico shore at Anna Maria Island, Florida, celebrating their anniversary of too many years and setting an example for the rest of us.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 25

For your reading pleasure ...

Excerpt from George Orwell's 1984 .... The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ....

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 24

Coopers Rock State Forest, West Virginia so-soft moss

Coopers Rock State Forest, West Virginia so-soft green mottled moss surrounding small odd-shaped rock surfaces

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 24

We're ready!!!!!! Shovels, gloves, water, snacks, things that'd spoil in freezer. Store didn't have bread so bought flour & yeast (damn hoarders) & two bags of pet-safe melter. We have our snow eliminator friend on call. BRING IT. Still love our mix 'Burgh, incl snow blizzards. warts and all.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 18

Spring hopes eternal, with my windowsill herbs "garden" blooming an unexpected and beautiful golden marigold bloom. Can't wait to get my hands dirty again this spring.

unexpected marigold flower bloom from a windowsill herb garden

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 17

Let's all grab our squids and wonder what's to come. Knowing there's a Mom in the background to make sure it's all peaceful.

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Jan 1

'Cause yinz r special, U get to peak into my paper bag of the freshest just-outta-the-oven & only-REAL NewYr Pretzel from Pittsburgh's @SouthsidePretzel Shop. No sweets, just traditional Carbs & chunky salt that have healing powers, I'm told by the nice lady at the Southside redlight 🙂 #2026Goals

Fresh-baked German-style salted pretzels shadowed in a paper bag from a shop on Pittsburgh, Pa.'s southside. Traditional New Year style, not sweet :)

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Dec 7

Most best view of the day, outside kitchen window. Love this time of year and the first sprinkles of snow

FlyYouF00l@flyf001· Nov 2

Cleanser post: A snip of my most tall and active tree, shimmering in the coming W. Pa. storm winds against a chilly fall blue sky. I think it's a Poplar--anybody know for sure? Taller than all the others and a bit of a show-off. I spend a lot of time watching this beauty. It's titillating.