I also loved having to explain to the BCAA guys why they needed to tow my car to a mobile home park every time it broke down

Thinking about how I didn't realize how privileged I was as a teenager to have a grandad who was a former airplane mechanic in the military. Anytime my shitty $200 car was broken he would just say "bring it over". My car repairs were always out there, like he used pop cans to fix my exhaust system, but they literally never broke down after he'd done whatever he was gonna do.
I also remember that the only exhaust system he could find to fit my old car was a Cherry Bomb so anywhere I went I sounded like I had a race car. I was super shy, so I was embarrassed to have a loud car, but I miss that guy so much. I hope he knows posthumously just how appreciated he was and how loved he made me feel.

Yesterday, I was feeling a bit bummed out about domestic & geopolitical crap. I was pruning my cucumber plants, while thinking & hoping that more folks will not only understand why ordinary citizens need to fight back against their governments but also decide to go beyond simply understanding to step into taking more resistance actions - directly or indirectly.
That's when nature provided me of a beautiful reminder that hope arrives, when we need it. A gorgeous dragonfly flew close to me. First, it landed on my hair side ponytail & stared at me for almost a full 30 seconds. Then, it flew over to a nearby trellis & perched there, staring at me, for over a minute. Then, I watched it fly off & eat a mosquito, in mid-air. I don't have photos because I was trying to stay very still, during that entire dragonfly visit. That serendipitous dragonfly encounter helped to remind me that nature tends to deliver some hope-filled beauty, when we need it most. Nature is endlessly, serendipitous 💚

“The Israeli ambassador protested the publication of this clip on #socialmedia platforms and asked some companies to delete it entirely. Let's make it go viral around the world

(Recorded by B’Tselem, OpsHQs)”
#Israel #warcrimes #genocide #children #palestine #gaza #WestBank #news #media #press

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller 01.02.47

Steam punk mass surveillance glasses that have a little piston engine and governor, and are very loud and obvious

hi! it's not bandcamp friday but it is a friday and i have new music on bandcamp and i should promote it as i am very bad at doing that sort of thing

it's just the standard kind of music that you listen to with your ears (or equivalent audio inputs) but i hope you like it :neobot_cat_headphones_pink:

https://anatanana.bandcamp.com/album/pinwheel-star

today i learned that not all bumblebees are solitary, but some of them live in colonies, like the one that's under the deck outside

What I saw VS what I drew 🪷

When I saw this baby moorhen standing on a sunny lily pad, I knew I had to draw them. This is a quick study drawn on a single layer and with a single brush!

#Art #ArtVsReference #Study #Bird #Illustration #DigitalArt #Artist #FirstFridayArtWalk #MastoArt #BirdsOfMastodon #FediArt

Gentle reminder to add alt-text to your images and screenshots if you want your content to be accessible AND multiply your engagement with much more people reposting your posts.

Adding alt-text is a win-win-win situation, really. It helps everyone 💚

#Mastodon #Fediverse #AltText

OMG WE DID IT

https://www.wkow.com/news/top-stories/uwpd-ends-flock-safety-deal-plans-community-input-on-new-surveillance-vendor/article_023c923a-9e45-4caf-bb7c-44b6829f5943.html

now we gotta block them buying another

"Bees. I can hear bees!"

At least we know why Gus was SOOO interested in that side of the deck.

What we thought was one distraught bumble bee was in fact an entire enormous colony of bumble bees making a nest/hive out of Gus' fur under the deck, so we won't be staining it until the end of summer in solidarity with our buzzing brethren. Go forth and be fluffy little ones. We can work on the front stairs instead.

Hey entomologist/bug focused friends,

Any idea what these little guys we found under the stairs on our deck might be? There's a bunch of them. We are located in British Columbia, Canada.

#bugs #entomology

Twelve hours of non-stop sneezing and a pretty crummy seizure will leave you feeling like you stepped into the ring with a prize fighter the next day.

Was thinking about how nearly all my trans friends use signal for communications, but how convincing my cis friends (save a couple who are pretty aware of the world, and one who is a journalist) to do so has been an exhausting effort to the point that I don't even bother anymore. The biggest argument is "but why????" from the safety bubble of a group of people who have never even glimpsed a thought of being persecuted for their own existence.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mera1991/116852533412906917

Why have you left me and my little ones stranded?
🥺🥺🥺🙏💔
I hope you can see our situation with mercy
We are going through very hard days
I just need a little help for my children’s basic needs
They need food, safety, and simple life needs
Any small help can make a big difference for us

#Gaza #writing #help #famine #hunger #Humanity #SaveChildren #StopGenocide #gazaverified #gazamutualaid #MutualAid #MutualAidBoost

It’s always nice to be included

Many, many years ago after quitting A&W, my friend stole a giant bucket of their burger patty seasoning on his last day. Literally anything he made for the next several years was A&W flavoured. For some reason I woke up thinking about this.