The dogs behaving AND using the couch properly... It was only momentary, so no worries. Back to dogcat antics shortly after.

Almost to vacation... Almost there! Yuletide!

Sometimes, when all is heavy, it is good to know some goofy critters.

Trouble. But make it double.

Biiird

It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him. So there’s that, too.

Working on a comission. I normally don't take comissions. But bird. Do i know what i am doing? No. But i don't hate it as much as i did an hour ago.

I got a laser engraver. Air assist comes on Tuesday.

I bought these dragon bookmark things as stocking stuffers for the kids for Yule. Also I went back and got myself some because I was so enamored with them. TAKE MONEY & GIVE ME DEEZ. 😅

Pirate time.

Parenting kids through figuring out what socks are sensory best is not the wellspring of horror I remembered going through, but it's still a misadventure.

Northern light colors in the night sky over the house tonight, blaring even through cloudcover. Greens, yellows, pinks and purples...

Trying to get a selfie with Radar the shiba inu, but i am not as interesting as the chew toy. 😑😆

This is just some of this years four+ leaf collection. The rest were gifted (many times to children bugging me for a little extra luck, lol), hidden in books, lent to grief, ritual elements requested, accidentally got wadded up, and some just left to be admired.

Another clover to add to the collection and make the olds worried I am strange... "Why do you think-" Me: "In accordance with the old witch, I have a relationship with death that does not seem normal."

Look at it. Look at how grumpy it is. MOOD KINDRED.

More selfies because i is bored.

This has always been true, but now that Dear Leader has declared claiming his administration is Fascist or protesting them is "domestic terrorism", everyone needs this reminder... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...

Mmmm... getting fucked. But not in the fun way.

I contained multitudes yesterday; it's your turn to do it.

They can't come after everyone. The more people stay loud, the safer all of us are

Your reminder that they cannot arrest millions of people no matter how hard they try. They lack the infrastructure, they lack the personnel, and the economy would straight-up collapse They are going to try to scare us by making examples out of a few people, and our job is to not fall for it

To run in the woods. To run until the air is fire in my lungs, And run some more until I am again not but breath, heartbeat, and a simple truth: Free

As always, excellent work from Kristopher.

After a year or so it has a place on the wall.

"I don't know what to do or make." Me: "...I want a shoe rack so i can stop ripping off my toenails on the setup by the hall." In total it cost $3.75 for the plans, some salvaged lumber, & a pile of patience. So, he got a project & i got a shoe rack that, hopefully, won't retraumatize me. Win. 😈

Nothing has prepared me for excited sports parents or the stories coaches tell when briefing the new wave of student athletes & parents, of which I am one.

I was frantically trying to get stuff done now that certain rural healthcare providers are gone and things are feeling the crunch. This panic was then followed by a nurse telling me that I did it all last year...

Went to run dogs and was just in time to grab another toad outta the dog yard, interrupting a potential wee death. Toad hunkered down in my hand & then kept turning its head to follow where my partner's form was moving. It had to be watchful, to stay alive against 'bigs' in the backyard.

Acrylic base down for a loon painting commission. Tail is gonna get gone as they rarely have their butt up and we dislike. I was amused by my (digital) addition of the laser eye.

All my skill and artistry dies around frosting. Make it nutella frosting and truly just fml. This unholy thing looks like a literal pile of shit & the frosting behaves like a non-newtonian fluid. 💀 The good news is it just tastes like sugar and nutella so the kids won't care.

CatDog Mode, all of Witcher the shiba inu.

Radar being a Shiba Inu getting sternum rubs and 'challenge me!' wrestling in pic 1, a shiba argument about his big brother crowding in pic 2, and lol muzzle in pic 3. More sheeb scream dramatics to signal, clearly he is displeased. Followed by goofy smugness... 😂

Critter dug up the cat's grave & Bootsie's corpse became a snack-pack. Back-filling, upsets were had. Anger got hot & I explained: the cat's corpse was loaded w/ still bio-active meds. This has a known impact on carrion eaters, sadly.

Officially at the tail end of my thirties... ✌️😈🖤

Hiked today to the ole mausoleum, a ways back in.

More clovers and a friend who got trapped and needed a hand to safer areas.

"Do you want this?" Me: "It says 'Welcome' so, no. I have a 'Wipe Your Paws' mat." "What is it with you and hating 'welcome' signs?" Me: "...the good folk need no more encouragement." "Are you talking about fairies? Children's stories? You don't believe in that!" Me: "I'm still not taking the mat."

Rural life has its messier moments...

Dragon flies being all bonkers.

... am I insufferable? Yes. It still makes the kids laugh and marveling. Worth it.

Me, searching for a movie and having about this much luck.

My 'new' 2025 personality

Custom plant stand my partner is making.

Lil luck.

Most of the time, I hate being correct about shit because, while I can pattern recognize stuff well, nobody will usually listen to me. A fart in the wind gets more attention. BUT, BY GODS AND DEVILS, IS IT VINDICATING WHEN IT COMES FULL CIRCLE!

Another clover, Pegleg the chicken hanging out in the background.