It's that time of year when people start posting photos and videos of themselves having fun killing deer in the woods. Nothing like a Facebook scroll & a guy dragging a dead deer to his car. I get it people eat them blah blah whatever. Can't wrap my head around the part where they say it's so "fun"

What's a movie you never tire of?

I made a rather tasty beef and root vegetable stew tonight, which I'm currently eating with a slice of rosemary cottage bread, a chunk of 5 year old Wisconsin cheddar, and a sharp pickle. All I'm missing is the freshly poured ale and ambiance of a British pub 🇬🇧

If you are anywhere in the US with clear skies, look north and put your phone on night mode. Major aurora event happening with sightings as far south as New Mexico

Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have served. Especially remembering my dear friend, a USAF Vietnam Vet who died a few months ago. 💚💛❤️🖤 So hard to not make that annual phone call today to thank him for his service 😞

I need everyone who uses AI to generate art & text to notice what Vince Gilligan says here. You're surrendering your brain, your creativity, the divine spark within you to a machine. Someday you'll wake up and find you're no longer capable of writing or thinking. And for what?

Full Beaver #supermoon tonight at various times. Brilliantly bright and beautiful. #fullmoon #beavermoon #olympusphotography #moon

The Moonlight is so bright that night mode on my phone looks like daylight.

Trying to decide on a topic for my Master's thesis. Currently contemplating, "Life in Modern Day America: Why is Everyone So Fucking Incompetent? A Meta Analysis of Rampant Fuckery and Enshittification"

A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif

Today's feeble attempt to distract myself from the fall of democracy and human decency... Maple banana oat muffins. #bakesky

I'm super annoyed with these messages in Gmail that give me "status updates" of things I've ordered. They constantly say "expected today" and yet none of those items are going to arrive today. 2025 is NOT the year to give casual false hope about ANYTHING.

Sigh.

On the path today... #autumn #autumnleaves

One food you refuse to eat. One movie you'll never watch again. And one song you can't stand. Swiss cheese Requiem for a Dream Margaritaville

Me and my big sister making mischief today. 💕

More tunes for night owls who can't sleep... The Bill Evans Trio. #jazz #jazzpiano #billevans youtu.be/GzoMAL7CRWo?...

Feels like a night for listening to some Julie London... #loungejazz #jazz youtube.com/watch?v=gKZx...

Important to note that anytime you use ChatGpt or any AI that you are actively training their algorithms. Whenever you're tempted, just think about Terminator 2. It was not meant to be a documentary!!!

Drop some pumpkins 🎃

He wants the freedom to commit WAR CRIMES. I can't believe we have reached a point in society where a senior government official can say this out loud without consequences.

Finally getting around to watching The Materialists. How did they manage to give great actors the most boring bland and blah script ever? This is a romantic comedy? There's no spark here. Pedro Pascal is a literal walking spark and this movie throws water all over him. Not in a hot way!

THIS RIGHT HERE ⏬⏬⏬

Somehow, one branch of my hydrangea decided to create a blossom at the very end of the season. The white flowers always appear in the spring and early summer, then darken to green then pink. But in this completely pink hydrangea is one beautiful white flower. Symbolism..it's never to late to bloom?

Some recent photos from Door County, Wisconsin #photography #naturephotography #olympus #doorcounty #Wisconsin

How are we going to manage 3 more years of this? Every day our democracy erodes a little further, the delusions are twisted into "facts", and an easily misled populace eats it for every meal and begs for more. It's pure INSANITY.

This platform is strange. Posts with hashtags getting zero engagement? 🤷

One of my favorite things to do in the early evening is sit on my patio and read. This has been impossible for WEEKS because the mosquitos are relentless. Even covered in bug spray they are in my face. They're EVERYWHERE.

Thrilled that the squirrels haven't absconded with all my Concord grapes! Not enough to make a full batch of jelly, but enough for something!

Nothing quite like coming home from a 6-day retreat to discover that no one has done any laundry, and there's nothing for dinner, but they want to know what I'm making for dinner.

Heck of a spider in my garden...

My backyard garden with gifts that keep on giving! #gardening #backyardgarden #growyourown

"once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up" -Leonardo da Vinci

After a very bad week, a night of music by one of my favorite bands - America - did my soul good. And my son met one of the singer/guitarists and got an autograph and a guitar pick! Epic night 😊

Basement flooded. Brand new carpet ruined. Epic mess. 0/10 do not recommend.

I would love to sleep, but the lightning has been like a strobe for HOURS. Thunder non stop. The walls are rattling. 5 inches of rain have fallen here... Over 8 inches near my aunts house. I don't even want to think about how much property damage people are bound to have with backed up basements 😩

It's been lightning almost non stop for the last 6 HOURS ⚡

Just found out a dear friend lost his valiant battle with cancer. With all the rage I can muster between tears... FUCK. CANCER.

Rotator cuff issues are obnoxious. Or maybe it'a just aging that is obnoxious...Either way, my shoulders hurt again 😞

Today's backyard harvest... Cherry tomatoes, cipollini onions, green garlic, thyme, heirloom tomatoes, parsley. 🍅 #growyourown #gardening #backyardgarden #summerharvest

Another monarch emerged from its chrysalis today! Doing my tiny part to help the monarch population... #monarch #butterflies #savethemonarchs

Prolific tomatoes this year! These are going to be roasted with some cipollini onions then made into sauce for caponata.

Katydid! Don't see these too often, but I was thrilled to find this one living in my ferns and Echinacea.

Impulse buy today, but it made me laugh 😁

The hot humid weather is finally going to break... But now there's wildfire smoke coming in. The weather this summer has been so disappointing...hot, muggy, rain, smoke... MOSQUITOS!

Delighted to be the recipient of two 2nd place ribbons at the Wisconsin State Fair! The winners were savory beet and apple pie with herbed goat cheese and a hot water crust pastry, and my construction cone theme pie (their category!) was a cookie crust, w/layered triple orange moose, vanilla mousse

Baking today for the State Fair Culinary Competition tomorrow! I'm exhausted but still have a few more hours of baking to go...