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I never get tired of seeing this at our neighborhood park every autumn. Especially on a beautiful day like today.
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KayJanes
@KayJanes@mstdn.social
mastodon 4.7.2Living in #Oregon w my trusty spouse N on the shady side of the hill w moss and lichen growing between my toes.
Long time #PublicRadio #PublicTv fan.
Reader of novels. Fav authors are: #KateAtkinson, #AnnPatchett, #AnneTyler, #BarbaraKingsolver, #MaggieOFarrell, #MargotLivesey, #LilyKing, #LinEnger, .... Watcher of #OregonStateBeaver men's, women's basketball and men's football.
Occasional poet. #BabyBoomer #Retired
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I think I liked this leaf enough to take a photo because you can see the remaining chlorophyll in its cells. Something I would've brought into the classroom science table back in the day.
"Five cheetah cubs born at Prague Zoo are thriving after surviving severe storms and their mother’s illness, the zoo said Friday. The four males and one female, born on June 18, faced a difficult start to life after their mother, Daenerys, gave birth in an outdoor enclosure shortly before powerful storms swept through Prague."
https://apnews.com/video/five-cheetah-cubs-at-prague-zoo-thrive-after-weather-scare-and-mothers-illness-f90a26643d6547a68d2ccdae781fffbb
The cups are revived!
Dr Seuss book escapees
Just finished a book about a psychopath today ...
nothing like seeing the *person who has been put into power in your country come into complete focus.
Time to walk the neighborhood trail. Good to trip over tree roots rather than sidewalk cracks for a change. 😎
"He goes by Grey Beard, and earlier this week, he set an incredible record, becoming the oldest person to ever complete the Appalachian trail."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/91-year-old-grey-beard-is-oldest-person-to-hike-entire-appalachian-trail
A different view of royalty?
Jasmine! So happy to host you again this June. Btw, you smell amazing.
Happy hour on the deck...
We originally planted our milkweed in hopes of attracting Monarchs, even though we're not on their route. What we ended up with are endless pollinator visits. I still call it a win. And the flowers are nice, too. 😎
Tassels on a walnut tree at the park this afternoon.
These Queen Anne blooms had so many ladybugs flying around, yet I only managed to capture three
First Chicago Fire daylily of the year
It's time again for my favorite kindergarten teacher's carrot art project where she demonstrates cutting different types of eyebrows, the angles etc for showing emotions, and then she does the same with the eyes, teeth and mouths. So thrilled when a teacher provides just enough support when creating art, without taking control away from the students.
There's something very satisfying about making a batch of cookies that claims to make two dozen and that's exactly what you make. 
Nick Galifianakis cartoon that graced his ex-wife's column (Carolyn Hax) from years ago, that I printed out and kept on the fridge.
Oof. Came out to the deck to read and feel like I'm trapped in a hot car in a giant parking lot. Blech 🥵
Holy cow, Fruit Bats!
Busy Bee Shadows
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@ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Yeah, I think I remember hearing that the success of the Wichita song is what changed his direction.
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org We could see the vehicles out harvesting whatever grain they're growing. Cool. Thanks.
N and I made a discovery today, as he was going through his photos. We both have taken photos of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in our front yard, but eight years apart. Wondering if they're wintering somewhere in the yard.
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@sunumbral@beige.party There's always more to learn with crafts ... at least that's what i assume from observing over the decades.
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca I wonder if this is one of the fourteen mines in Shaniko. @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
This is one crazy story ...
A house owned by TikTok influencer Alicia Soto has been disturbing neighbors for weeks with parties. Here's what Soto and neighbors are saying.
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/07/18/tiktok-party-house-rocks-new-home-development-salem/90770915007/
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@Alison@beige.party Just realized that I didn't @ the person with that toot. Now I need to go find a photo of a fruit bat. 
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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Reminds me how many stories I've heard over the years of how younger siblings used to ruin records, like my N.
Just back from a visit to my fav local piercer, to have my hoops put back in. Her building used to have a drive-up coffee shop, ran by a friend. It was my favorite place to go until it closed. She told me today that a Vietnamese Coffee place might be coming to to that location soon. 🤞
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@Keab42@kind.social And one more: "We’re all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
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@Keab42@kind.social Found this one on Reddit:
"Good men don't need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many."
An artist's 'I.C.E. pop' exhibition was shut down within days at a Texas university
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5783832/ice-pop-texas-victor-marka27-quinonez-artist
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@sunumbral@beige.party And those are the classes that resonate and stay in our grey matter.
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@sunumbral@beige.party I always get curious meandering through neighborhoods and see what was regularly planted when the houses were built.
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@mikemccaffrey@pdx.social @sunumbral@beige.party My guess is that the squirrels are in charge. 😎
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@sunumbral@beige.party Our park has two horse chestnut trees. I mean, the blossoms are pretty, but yeah. The nuts are only useful to curious humans. Someone is always trying to remove the outer skin. Did not think about bicycles encountering them 🙀
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@clarkiestar@mas.to One of the reasons I like to go out to recess with them is another chance to stroll by and see an expression I might've missed. ;-)
Statesman Journal: Law enforcement investigating assault by fake ICE officer near Woodburn
Officials are investigating a report of men impersonating immigration enforcement agents and tossing a person from their vehicle in Clackamas County.
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/24/officials-investigating-assault-fake-ice-officer-near-woodburn-oregon/91043689007/