perfect little bird. 🪶

I also saw that another country had joined the boycott of participation. It's still not many, but there are some important players included in the list of countries who have pulled out b/c of Israel's participation.

What interesting creatures. I love these kind of bright, colorful sea ruffles (Nudibranch). What I really love is that folks who do sea photography so generously share their work with us. I'll never be under the sea to see something like this. Super Cool!! 🌊📷

I feel like I'd read Habits before. maybe I'm online enough to have seen and internalized the tips. None of it was entirely new information. Sam Hell was one of the fastest reads of the year. could not put it down. But I've already professed my love for Dugoni's writing!!! #booksky

Still moving through Victoria Aveline's series. I'm loving all the stories that resulted from one event and the ways that the characters deal with the fallout. There is a bit of repetition, but five in, with three or so to go it's expected and i can look over it. enjoying the stories #booksky

I haven't seen a bird this mechanical-looking since the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. But thanks for sharing it. It has some truly beautiful... and unique markings. 💚

Trying to step down from "monster fucker" smut & try alien romance... I mean why not? it's "candy" reading & I've done hard stuff all year! But these are really good, the chracters are well drawn, the universe building is pitch perfect, and the smut is way toned down from the last series. #booksky

fast read. fun characters, cute litte twists. I'm definitely winding down here at the end of the year. I think I've only got 8 or so left in me. I had planned to read 90 books this year, but have managed over 150. That'll do.

This is such an incredible image. Perfect lighting! it feels eldritch and creepy, but has this lovely, almost balletic, movement and grace. Truly stunning image, glad the photog shared it with us all! 💚

dreary-feeling overcast day. it did rain a bit. "lean in", says my little heart ("... so you don't despair"). set the lights to cozy lit two two-wick candles and a pine-scented woodwick Christmas tunes on blast eyeing the stack of books on the side table. just relaxing my eyes for a moment.

This is a great shot! His tiny gravitas makes it seem like he's a judgy dad examining one of my schleppy moochy friends. 🪶

I got a tricycle with a basket for trips to the library and possibly the grocery store at a future point.

Such a promising concept. I was looking forward to this book, but it was a real dud. it was a really great short story that was stretched into a repetitive and frustratingly under-imaginative narrative. The characters were melodramatic and annoying. It's put me off books this week. #booksky

my oldest will be 15 in 6 months... she still has some baby teeth. her braces have been on hold while we wait for her BABY TEETH to finally come out. at 14.5 yo. she is a child.

I've been surprised by the amount of character development in these last couple of Nascosta books. Very enjoyable in the end. Red River Road was a book club pick, but it's one of the best books I've read this year. Which is a lot since I've hated so many of the picks this year. #booksky

That crazy bendy neck... Love this Great Shot! A perfect pic for a bird book... so much detail there under the wing. 💚

What a great series! The girls and I love this kind of stuff. He looks so sweet on the branch, but he's a 🎵dangerous predator🎵. Ruthless killer. Eating a mid-flight treat! The rizz on this little fella! 🪶💚

look at these sweet little fuzzies!! remarkable that we use to the internet to spread anger and hate, when these little darlings are out here! great shots. 💚

this was a fun book! a little bit goofy rom-com, but as we head into the Christmas movie season, I'm super into cheesy romance. would absolutely recommend. I loved the twists and turns and reading a relationship budding between adults. low-no spice. just mature attitudes. #booksky

I hard dipped after Star Wars ep2. So, i'm REAL THRILLED that the kids used their "Sunday Night Series" turn to choose ANDOR. Pay back for Ken Burns Civil War when it was my turn. & the whole Anne of Green Gables movie series AWK chose last time.

Keeping on with the Nacosta series. eh, less weird. although not really. Had been looking forward to reading the Perry memoir for a long while. Heartbreaking. I smoked for years but quit during IVF. i can't imagine drowning in these kind of depths of addiction. it was hard to listen to. #booksky

Opened up the Steve Martin station I have saved on Spotify to see they'd added new music. Very exciting! Yungblud just got a whole lot cooler in my estimation. TBH, I've never heard him before.

OK. Lo escuché en español. y lo segué con un libro en español. para enseñarme cerebro escuchar en español. no fue fácil para me. pero, era buena practica. y estoy aprendiendo. i chose a book I KNOW well. so I wouldn't be lost. good practice. & more interesting than kids books TBCH. #booksky

I just learned that NaNoWriMo shut down earlier this year. I haven't been able to write for the last few years (mental & scheduling space). I wish all my writer friends who are participating in Nov. writing challenges the absolute best.

I mean... it's obviously a Death Star, right? I love that the technology exists to get these deeply interesting shots, and that photog are willing to share them with us all!

I get the criticisms that this novel is baldly derivative... but the author makes some decisions that set it apart from it's models. not great decisions, though I think he works to build or resolve them in interesting ways. may read more of the series. #booksky

I love the sharp little beaks of shore birds... but wowza! look at this sharp, LONG beak of this sweet little shore bird. double love! 🪶💚

okay. i *said* "monster fucker" smut wasn't for me, but apparently I'm reading this whole series! LOL. I will say this feels a bit less gratuitous. I like how the author is working on building a world in this one. They all seem to have a HEA, which is ... whatever. #booksky

An old favorite, I've read Frankenstien many times I'm never disappointed in the whole people are both awful & wretchedwhile also being worthy of love & need caring for. No notes, Mary. 👨‍🍳 Pageboy was kind of a lot, but I adore the vulnerability. #booksky

This is such a fabulous shot! I've never heard of this bird before. A quick wiki search reveals we are kind of at the edge of thier zone, so make sense. I love learning about new birds! Thanks for posting this up!

Continuing with Steinbeck. Have read Mice/Men b4, I didn't remember the timeframe being so short. It feels even more tragic when taking that into account. Pretty much hated TF. nearly DNF, the characters are awful people & we've got too much of that IRL. #booksky

Just found a spotify station of 2000's hits, but done as lo-fi instrumentals. I say "found", like it's not the exact thing I was searching for. It absolutely was. I want familiar songs, but quiet. I think... hang on. Is this, like, the mom version of Kidz Bops?

Haven't read a lot of "romance" until this year. a book club friend challenged me to try "smut" too. Neither are my faves, but I am super not into "monster f*cker" fiction. I will say there was enough story in both of these to be interesting. #booksky

who else doesn't think it's BIG COINCIDENCE that we're having this big web downage after this weekend... good time to scrub sites of images and deflect attention? and somehow try to look like heroes when it's restored?

worked super hard this week. kind of lucked out and got a free three days of super. Now I can just do lessons and not fight to get up to the top ever again! LOL

These flowers are bright and beautiful. How odd to deny someone you claim to love such a small thing. I am glad you have both beauty and love in your life today!!!

i love a great close up of a cute little. This wee, minimally adorned fella has such a serious little face. 🪶

Been struggling with mental health lately... it's about all I can do to keep reading. This was a nice, light-hearted mystery, so that's nice. #booksky

seiers of essays essentially. interesting stuff, but it was due before I could finish it, so i dipped with 2 chapters left. so this is technically a DNF, but I'm counting it since I finished more than 80% of it. #booksky

This was a kind of infuriating read. And I feel sorry for the way these artists were treated.... but I shouldn't be surprised. The industry is awful enough, but for women. yuck. good read though. #booksky

I have always admired Fox's positivity and optimism, so this ... essay, read by the author, was very heart-warming and reinvigorating. Honestly, just the kind of reminders about being human that we need to be hearing right now. #booksky

I kind of imagine, like, just Cardi B boppin' out to "Actually Romantic" today.

finished up the published-to-date series. again, not my style, but still a fun and quick read. #booksky

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

Such an inspiring read. if anyone deserves healing, I believe she does. And I think Amanda's drive toward reconciliation and grace could really be helpful in the moment we find ourselves in lately. #booksky

Not a fan of the style, but the narrator is unreliable enough to keep me guessing and intrigued, so it works. Just started the second in this series. #booksky

Thinking about Stephen Colbert & Jimmy Kimmel reminds me of a post I shared on FB when I did a full (at that time 46 season) "re-watch" of SNL ~~ one of my favorite things about my full SNL re-watch is why Norm MacDonald was removed from his role as Weekend Update anchor mid-season 23... 1/

Fantastic shot of a bird I've never heard of. Sadly my chances of seeing one outside of the internet is nil, so I'm grateful for a super clear shot filled with lots of detail. I'd have taken this fella for a gull. 🪶

I love this idea. it serves both these functions (traffic calming & seating) but could also be used in places where where we need to test these methods. I know exactly where (in my hometown) I would place them for 6 weeks or so. 🤔

Every 3rd or 4th time, the person loading the groceries into my trunk completely smashes at least some portion of the bread in my order. I figure this is the penance I pay for not actually shopping for my groceries in person.