Tinted icons instead of colorful ones on my phone. I have found it to be less jarring when I open my phone. I don’t think I’ll ever go back. #randommorningpost

Coordinating an outdoor concert series in the summer in the southern US is not for the faint of heart. I’m speaking from experience. First one is today. Woo. 🫤

Is it too early to say that I’m already over summer? TBH, I much prefer spring and fall.

Watching Four Weddings and a Funeral. It’s over 30 years old. Goodness gracious. 😳

I live in a land where there is such a thing as ghost pipes. #appalachia #wildflowers

Good morning! I slept 8.5 hours last night. AMA. 🌞

Performed at a senior daycare facility yesterday. Got hit on twice. I don’t care how old you are, that’s not acceptable.

100% don’t recommend driving through a severe thunderstorm up here in the mountains. That was definitely the worst storm I’ve ever driven through. 😳

Next month: an acrylic painting workshop at the local library Apparently I’m just trying all the things.

Just registered for a two-hour watercolor workshop that's later today. Should be interesting since I've never painted with watercolors before... I've hardly ever painted anything before.

Why are public libraries worth protecting? So that knowledge itself does not become privatized. That's the *real* danger of pushing everyone to go to sites like Google or to A.I. chatbots for answers.

I fully realize we were in a bad drought, but can we not have the rain all at one time. Flash flooding in the mountains hitting some areas that were devastated by Helene. Water rescues in progress. Damn.

Lots of good info in this test. I learned the phrase: "hairy vine no friend of mine." 🌱 Thanks for the gift link, @otisfife.bsky.social.

Recently watched the movie Wild Mountain Thyme and did not realize Emily Blunt could sing. But other than that it was such an odd movie. He thought he was a honeybee? What the WHAT!?!

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, NC

Hopefully you can hear the spring peepers. I can even hear them from inside the house.

We finally got some rain. It’s such a joy listening to the spring peepers this morning.

Trying to play this on low G ukulele youtu.be/NNjrBUzXDJk?...

Something to be aware of after the next natural disaster. They descended like roaches up here after Helene. youtu.be/roHFRhhx2Oc?...

#BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay Creek walking

I wish to goodness I could take a French class in person. It’s been such a challenge trying to learn the language on my own.

¡Buenos días! 🕊 🎶♥️

I honestly think I’m just going to read and Netflix the entire day tomorrow because this past week has just been hellacious. Brain gonna take a mini vacation.

Just started a four-hour online training. Please send cookies. 🍪

Instrumentos musicales antiguos

On this National Library Workers Day, be sure to thank your local library crew. Be sure to talk positively about the library to family and friends and the community. Consider getting involved with Friends of the library. Go to library board meetings. We can't do what we do without your support.

Today, on the 19th of April, I’m drinking a mug of hot chocolate. It’s 57F outside. It just felt right to do.

The running up the steps scene from Rocky, but it's a penguin, and it takes four and a half hours.

How can the way a tree branches reveal its history — when the branches aren’t there anymore?? #tree #trees #forest #history #naturalhistory #ecology #science #stem

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

For those who aren’t fond of snakes, I also saw a dwarf crested iris.

Almost stepped on a black racer while hiking today. Just sunning itself on the trail. #snakes

The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little." ‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.” So a napkin is a little tablecloth. 10/10, no notes.

With everything else going on in the world, this just needs to go right.

“Good three main chutes.” Phew.

#ArtemisRTVE 🚀Guillermo González, ingeniero de la Agencia Espacial Europea: "La mitad de la nave espacial Orión que ha realizado este vuelo Artemis II es europea". ▶️www.youtube.com/watch…

Listened to a student play her fiddle today while I ate lunch outside. She’s 17 and has been playing since she was 10. It was beautiful.

Almost stepped on this Jack-in-the-pulpit on the trail. It’s a newer trail, so not many people have been on it this spring yet.

I do so enjoy seeing the ferns unfurling.

Reading a thread in the #GenX subreddit about how hard it was to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday for our generation. Many of us watched the Challenger disaster live in school and then were expected to carry on with the rest of the day.

Seriously

I was in this mood by 9am this morning.

Last night I dreamt I was being chased by capybaras. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love this site and the app.

Check this out. Free courses online from MIT. ocw.mit.edu I went in and looked at Writing About Literature and it's all there, syllabus, reading list, the lot. All free. Please share.

Funny, so have I.

Yep, still mad.

Of course his name is Stan. ❤️

Last night I dreamt that I was at a national park in Brazil and there were bathrooms for men, women and Jesus. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bloodroot is in bloom. #wildflowers #spring