Add 3 more cups to the haul this morning! I’m freezing them until the crop dries up (3/4 of it will go into jam and the remaining 1/4 for baking), but there’s plenty left to turn; a good 10 days of picking left!

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So, over in the country music sphere, this song has become one the biggest hits ever. I gave it a curious listen! While tropey as all get out (has all the greatest hits: cowboys, Texas, cheating, drinking), it goes down super smooth & sounds like a 90's throwback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLOh...

3 more cups this morning! Took a full hour to pick them! And, let me tell you, cat scratches have nothing on berry cane scratches. They will dig into you SO hard. I have to wear long jeans and a sweatshirt with a hoodie in the heat and humidity to get all in there.

#NewMusicFriday My pop girlies just keep on giving this summer! Finishing up this week with Dagny, my favorite Norwegian songstress, with some anthemic dance floor vibes (which seems to be the direction her next album is going): www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3ZJ...

#NewMusicFriday People get so weird about Taylor Swift (one way or the other), but this is a charming, happy song, very sweet and nostalgic, and 100 percent vibes with the Toy Story aura. With a clear category, this becomes the Oscar frontrunner (for now): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJX...

#NewMusicFriday The Aces coming through like always! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnNc...

With IndyCar racing in St. Louis this weekend, here's my pic of the St. Louis skyline at sunset from the racetrack in 2018. I've been to the St. Louis race three times! It's a fun event:

Better lighting for this one:

Got 3 cups this morning!

Another 'scrapbook' commission from @snowymarcy.bsky.social. My extroverted tomboy 'fox squirrel' Charlie. She's been described by her friends as a 'ball of fire,' energetically juggling her twin kits, farmwork, and who knows what else! Thank you again!

It’s black raspberry time! The birds forced my hand (er, paw). Was going to wait another day and I saw some were missing! I’ll pick more in the morning. Crop is staggered so should last 2-3 weeks. Have to wear long clothes cause the thorns, mosquitoes & sneaky poison ivy. But it will be worth it!

Carly here to save 2026. She never misses. This definitely qualifies as a #popemergency!

Got a new commission! A very delightful 'scrapbook' portrait of my harvest mouse Meadow from @snowymarcy.bsky.social. Definitely check them out. Meadow turned out adorably here! Thank you again!

Spurrssssss! See ya later, OKC. As a Pacers fan, I rather enjoyed that. Now, let’s see it happen to the Knicks! #NBAPlayoffs #Finals

Taking a millisecond's rest.

Maybe it’s ’grass is greener’ syndrome, but I always want to write the most when I can’t (like at work). Then when I get home, I’m too fatigued to actually do it! I write best in the morning these days, before I’ve burned through mental energy. If I try later in the day, I’m always more distracted.

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched My fave film decade is 1932 to 1942, so these naturally come from that window. Three ‘office/workplace’ romcoms (not quite screwballs) seen on Criterion Channel (Kay Francis is criminally underrated!) & then gave Stagecoach a go as well.

Midnight pop girl emergency! I forgot Ariana was dropping a new single! It’s restrained and slow burny compared to her usual up-tempo anthems, voice at a lower register. I really dig it. Chill and ethereal (and a shot at the general public? This isn’t about a lover): m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1t4...

Paramount+ wanted to use the image on the left as a poster for the wrath of Khan, so they used everyone's least favorite technology to generate the rest of the image.

Somehow, Buxton calling the race with an old-timey microphone makes this even better (and it was already great!): www.youtube.com/shorts/JfjOZ...

Also, wild #Indy500 stat: The Top 10 finishers came from 8 different countries! 1. Rosenqvist (Sweden) 2. Malukas (USA) 3. McLaughlin (New Zealand) 4. O'Ward (Mexico) 5. Armstrong (New Zealand) 6. Veekay (Netherlands) 7. Palou (Spain) 8. Ferucci (USA) 9. Grosjean (Switzerland) 10. Sato (Japan)

Pouring over highlights & almost gotta consider this year's 500 to be, potentially, the greatest race of all time? Considering the stakes, the venue, the way it played out (most lead changes EVER, closest finish EVER, etc.) What an event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubt9...

Selfie on track before the race, in my Malukas gear. Still having a hard time getting over what happened! (Not Pacers/OKC level, but similar vibes.) Objectively maybe the greatest race of all time (record lead changes, closest finish). I should be more stoked than I am. But the feels! #Indy500

The forecast was practically apocalyptic, but once again there was a window over Terre Haute, and we got the whole race in before the rains came. This pic was about 15 minutes after the finish. #Indy500

Ed Carpenter, in his 23rd start, crashes in Turn One. He was livid afterward. You can see in the first photo, he’s already losing control. Sato took it three wide and sandwiched him in disturbed air. Since he wasn’t expecting it, he wasn’t quick enough to react. #Indy500

Two military helicopters escort the field on the pace laps. This is a newer tradition, but the crowd loves it, so I’m betting it’s here to stay. #Indy500

Really unsure how they accomplished the smoke flag! It just appeared out of nowhere. Also, an F-16 flyover. #Indy500

The 1912, 1951, and 1961 winners, as well as one of the famous Dusenbergs from the 1920’s. At least three of the vintage cars wouldn’t start this year (including the one Mario was set to drive), which is unusually high. But they still had more than enough for the parade. #Indy500

The #Indy500 grid fills up.

Festivities (and festive fans), the Borg-Warner Trophy, and the FOX broadcast team in the #Indy500 build up.

Holy fuck. #Indy500

Oh, man, oh, man, oh, man. This is too intense. #Indy500

The ending of this race is going to wreck me. I just know it. #Indy500

They always position the Borg Warner trophy so the flag waver’s genitals are facing away from the crowd. But the butt shot is more awkward! Trying to get this photo, here. #Indy500

Good morning! Here’s some quick thoughts on today..think forecast reasoning overall is same: AM showers..’drier’ gap (but need some cards to fall)..storms at the end. On to radar watching. #Indy500

Our German friend Petra and her kids are coming with us to the race, so I’ve been getting an education on German politics on the ride down.

So ... the weather is NOT looking good, I admit. But because it's a 300,000 person sellout, you can't bank on a delay and show up late or you'll be caught in gridlock. You gotta show up early. Hopefully, we're not having to go back tomorrow, but ... it is what it is, as they say. #Indy500

It's Race Day in Indianapolis! #Indy500

They’re having a LOT of pizza at this race party, and I cannot have it (allergy). My willpower is pretty strong, fortunately! If I didn’t have to be at the track tomorrow, I might suffer the consequences. But not willing to do that when the day is so big. So, I went home & ate & came back.

Marmot update: he/she has been freed! I put it on the other side of the creek. It was a bit too used to humans (er, anthro mice) cause it wasn’t scared of me at all and let me get real close for some pics while it ate some plants.

Caught a baby marmot in the feed room. It was eating the cow grain. Will have to find a location to release it at.

4 F-16’s just flew over the farm in formation headed south. I guess I have my answer on what the flyover will be dot the 500! They always do a practice run the day prior. #Indy500

Another winner! This perfectly captures the mistake of thinking love or companionship might cure one's doubt, anxiety, or depression, but of course it never can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B402...