Using hot sand to dry out tenons

Hidden in the Austrian Alps, Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont. The oldest remaining monastery in Styria, Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection.

Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.

Just a reminder...

Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.

My orchid has flowered and it’s very pretty.

And only $.49 I would save a few too!

Brazilian Sculptor: Michel Torres Costa

Absolutely thrilled that my poem ‘Heavenly Bodies’ has been published in Issue 1 of @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social, 2026, alongside a host of wonderful #poetry. Look out, too, for the #audio version! 🎧 #litmag #publication #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #skypoets #poetsofbluesky

And just like that, we are open for submissions. The world needs art and beauty, so send us yours. Guidelines @variantlit.com

Post a book quote that you love. #booksky #bookchallenge #writers #authors #readers #booklovers

Shaolin Master shows how it's done ~ Wudang Two-Finger Zen

A bit of classic Persian #poetry in this time of darkness. Hafez was a 14th century poet from Shiraz. "Well, HAFIZ, Life’s a riddle – give it up: There is no answer to it but this cup."

There's always a tweet.

Massive fireball emerges and blows objects away at a petrol station in the Chechen capital of Grozny. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10...

The best outfielder.

Post a book quote that you love. #booksky #bookchallenge #writers #authors #readers #booklovers

Another by Mark Strand from The New Yorker, this one for the completist. An early version of "The Coming of Light" (one of his most celebrated poems), "Late" was never collected, and hence, has been relegated to the dustbin of literary history. Enjoy!

Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands, a place with lovely colorful houses and hotels feels straight out of a storybook. 😊

I’m not hiking for the cardio; I’m hiking for the tiny miracles. I’m obsessed with the tiny signs of hope hidden on the trail, like the first flowers of early spring. In a loud world, these small, persistent cycles are where I find my peace. #SlowHiking #NatureMiracles #SpringFlowers

The line between satire and reality has melted

Coming to a budget airline near you 😃

Two day old baby miniature donkey. These adorable animals have a long lifespan, often living up to 30 years.

The Long-nosed Horn Frog lives in the rainforests of Southern Thailand. They catch their prey by waiting motionless among leaf litter.

I wrote this for a 100th birthday volume for Allen Ginsberg, coming out later this year, and liked it so much I decided to share it here and now. If you ask nicely, I may do a reading in a few days. #poetrysky #author #poem #conformity

Senior dog finally getting the love and companionship he so badly needed. ❤️

I make a great first impression but then gradually go insane.

Here’s that breath you’ve been wanting to take.

Drones returning to their cases after the show Chongqing, China 🇨🇳

Hilarious

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.

In the land of rusty teeth People must be aware That rusty teeth can chomp Through anyone’s underwear

In the land of pumpkins Which is very far away In the land of pumpkins They eat pumpkins every day

In the land of the concrete corn.

Sometimes the past drives us…. …Crazy, that.

Neither wild nor crazy, I'm like the mild salsa of people

Pope Leo XIV has turned down Trump's invitation to join his so-called "Board of Peace".

Everyone enjoys the Brazilian carnival 😂

Imagine the technology they're NOT showing us

#poem #blueskypoetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poet #Blacksky #writingcommunity

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

My primary contribution to manly things is clapping my hands and rubbing them together when we gather in a circle to plan. I'm that guy. That's my role.

eat a dick? ok maybe i can see it. but eat a BAG of dicks? well now you’re just being ridiculous