Fantasy subway maps aren't your thing? Fine...fine. But wait...Christmas can be about more than subway maps! I also have a set of Utah and PNW landscape drawings for sale. You can purchase them as prints or on things like coffee mugs! What variety! www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

Woke up with the thought, 'It's Friday and I have the entire weekend off!😃', rolling through my head, and was happy until the adult part of my brain woke & said, 'no, it's Monday & you're working Saturday.' And that happy lil part slumped down & dragged itself off. Sigh. I hate Mondays.

Adding my hands to the circle of love for @wombat37.bsky.social. He's one of the best on here. #CirleofLoveForWombie

The Seventh Window. Walk with Old Fox and Aunt to the chilled silence of the church. Allow yourself to sink into the sacred and ancient quiet, and meet Peace there. #Advent #AdventCalendar

That's as decorated as it gets, poor lopsided tree. 😅 Still not in the holiday mood. I gave up on Christmas music shortly after I started pulling everything out of the boxes because it was grating to my ears. <shrug> #ChristmasDecorating #ChristmasTree #HappyHolidays

Goodnight. 🖼️ Rien Poortvliet

Took a box out to the balcony & heard the resident squirrel chattering. I looked to see what had it so upset & (barely) spotted the neighbor's cat. I waited for a betterish photo to easily spot her/him. #Cat #ProofOfCat #CatLife

Grudgingly decorating Tiny Tree today. I am not in any kind of holidayish mood, even with the Peanuts Christmas Special album playing. Maybe it'll be better once this place is decorated for the season. I guess I'll see. Maybe some rum & eggnog will help. #BahHumbug #ChristmasDecorating #Holiday

Ooh, ongoing list of some really great books to introduce yourself to, or for #gift ideas, or both! The Walker Papers series is fantastic, BTW!

A look through the Sixth Window today reveals Babcia meeting... A kindly bishop? Or Good St. Nicholas himself? Read this beautiful 🧵 and decide for yourself.

Ooh, yes! These sound so quick and easy to make, and I think I have that exact same baking dish...😀

A few more scenes from the lighting ceremony in Georgetown, TX, 2015. #HappyHolidays #ChristmasSeason #Christmas #IceSculpture #Photography

Georgetown Square was in such a festive mood for the lighting ceremony. Lots of laughter, music, and children running about. Georgetown, TX, US 2015 #HappyHolidays #ChristmasSeason #Christmas #Photography

Re-reading Chaos Reigning, the 3rd book in the Rebellion trilogy by Jessie Mihalik, and it is off with a bang! 😀 If you're looking for a finished trilogy of SF Space Opera with some romance, you cannot go wrong with this series, or any others, by @jessiemihalik.com!

Not from this year- I don't think we'll see any- but taken in early December a few years ago. Autumn color arrives much later here in the south central Texas area, long after everyone else is tired of seeing it. 😆 #AustinTX #ATX #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #Photography

Eye Candy Alert! Repeat! We have Eye Candy! Art by Sam Kennedy #writingcommunity

A photo from another year. It remains a favorite of mine. #Windows #Photography #Photo #Nature

Picked up my little tree today and the Inspector has given it a going over. It appears as though it has passed. #HappyHolidays #Cat #CatLife #CatsOfBluesky #ProofOfCat

The Second Advent window opens to a place of wonder and magic: a bookstore. And not just any old bookstore, either, but the bookstore owned by Tabby Cat. Be sure to open each comment in order to fully enter this beautiful realm. #Advent #Day2

And if there hadn't already been multiple reasons to not shop target, here's one more. 🙄 So disgusting.

Happy Advent to you, Old Wolf, and to you, wise Old Fox.

Some interesting clouds to be seen today. There's a section that appears to be a rwisted rope. #Nature #Photography #Clouds #Cloudscape

Brought my Christmas boxes indoors today & will pick up a small tree on Tuesday, although I probably won't decorate until the wknd. #ChristmasSeason #Christmas

My goodness! A beautiful view of a thunderstorm near Hillsboro, Texas at 5:10 PM today from @stormchaser215! #txwx #texasstorms #stormchasing #texas #weather

Post-Thanksgiving requirement napping achieved. #CatLife #CatsOfBluesky #ProofOfCat #Cat

Honestly, this is the best gift I've ever given myself, and I highly recommend it for any reader out there.

The Goat received a few finishing touches overnight 🎁

The Gävlebocken is looking magnificent this year!

A lazy Thanksgiving here. Slept in, enjoyed my coffee & an apple blossom, & watched my all-time favorite movie, Topper (1937) in B&W. Followed it with It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World while prepping veg & am lucky not to have cut a finger from laughing so hard. Love that it has an Intermission!

HAPPY STUCK BOAT THANKSGIVING!! 😆😅

I LOVE this!!

Curves on 600 • Austin, Texas, USA Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025 #FilmPhotography #Kodak #TriX #Camera #Film120 #MediumFormat #Rolleiflex #BWfilm #Monochrome #Photography #ATX #TX #Austin #Texas #Curves #ArtDeco #Building #Street #Architecture #Lines #November_16_2025

It's a Smol Paul wanna be!

Autumn leaves from 2012, since it's not looking like we'll have many this year. I'm hoping I'm wrong and they'll color up soon, but I'm not holding my breath. #Nature #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #ATX #AustinTX

"You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?" I think I'm in good hands with the crew of the Raza (2015 Dark Matter) #DarkMatter

Long ago photos of a church in Round Rock, Texas, US during golden hour. Shortly after taking these, their bells sang out the hour and it was wonderful to hear. #Nature #Photography #Photo

In the mood for some hilarious stories? Here ya go! 😅

Really pleased with the brighter colors in this centerpiece. #FloristLife #Flowers #Florist #Thanksgiving

So beautiful!

Daaaaang, Prax really WAS 'that guy' after all! 😳😆 Clip is from the 1st episode of Continuum. Roger Cross, Six from 2015 Dark Matter, is in this, too. Wonder who else might pop up! 🤔 #TheExpanse #Prax #DarkMatter

7 days to go until the inauguration! 🎉 Live streaming starts this Friday 11/28 www.visitgavle.se/sv/gavlebocken

#SundayPixOffTheBeatenTrack From quite a few years ago, during a spring flower bonanza. Leander, Texas, US #Nature #Flowers

First table centerpiece of the season. 3 feet in length and chock full of Autumn colors! #Florist #FloristLife #Flowers #Thanksgiving

A few things I've found interesting. #Nature #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #Photography #Photo #FallColors

Say it, Daniel! 😃

A few leaves I've seen. #Nature #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #ATX

1st pic: Customer dropped off a vase to give as a b-day gift. 2nd pic: this vase was left on our swap cart. I've been wanting to use it for some time, but it called for delicate colors, which we finally had on hand. My sister says it looks like a Great Gatsby vase. #FloristLife #Flowers #Florist

Some photos from previous years. Autumn colors come late in South Central Texas, I'm seeing the start of them now. #Autumn #Nature #Photography #ATX #AustinTX #AutumnLeaves #ThrowBackThursday

music.youtube.com/watch Gods, so feeling this now...

Pipsqueak, my Mini Cooper, went for her annual inspection yesterday; she passed, no problem. While the tech was checking her out, I got to play with the shop dogs. This was the only pic I took, and I'm sorry I didn't get one of the 2 dogs grinning, but I was busy enjoying the moment. #Dog