Lots of cone flowers in my small but mighty container garden, plus not-yet-blossoming swamp milkweed. Best thing about it is they come back every year and need very little maintenance aside from watering and occasional deadheading. #bloomscrolling #pollinators #gardening
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Kate Roberts
@krra@indieweb.social
mastodon 4.7.3Inventor of the original blizzard cape. Mostly dog content, occasional PM/tech things, art things, nature things, and Boston-ish things.
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@grimalkina@mastodon.social Chants of Senaar is very atmospheric and has some super satisfying puzzles, especially if she enjoys languages
Saw this little guy today (okay, not so little) and took a bit to realize it had a huge tackle in its beak! I got closer to see if it was hooked / tangled or just very partial to this fish-shaped piece of trash. It didn’t seem to be in distress and flew off before I could verify.
Not sure if there’s a rule about leaving cut lines in the water, but there ought to be! I’m tired of seeing dead seagulls in the neighborhood 😔 #boston #birds #litter
Today is a true spring day, so we went on a hike in the Middlesex Fells. Saw an amusing mushroom, a lady’s slipper (!), and some very happy dogs (not pictured)
Feeling very left out in Southie as I neither heard nor felt the mysterious big boom. I guess that happens when you’re reading a good book? #boston
Usually I just donate things I no longer need but occasionally I prefer to sell first. In the past I could put something on Craigslist and it would be gone in a day. This no longer seems true, even after 2+ price drops.
What are people using these days to sell stuff locally? I don't/won't use Meta stuff, so Facebook Marketplace is a no-go. Are there any other recs? #Boston #secondhand #resell
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While debarking I saw a lady with a cool button on her jacket and I told her I liked it. Then she gave it to me! Made my day. Be good.
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@kagihq@mastodon.social @cellio@indieweb.social yay! Kagi and Orion have been such game-changers in terms of internet browsing imo.
Day 2 at #PAXEast 2026! Power-walked straight to Omegathon round 2 (Code Names).
Looking forward to another fun day!
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@kagihq@mastodon.social @cellio@indieweb.social I may be misunderstanding so apologies if so - do you mean the address bar? On my version of Orion (iOS) in settings > appearance there is an option to move the address bar to the top. I also hate the new bar-on-bottom trend, that’s not where it goes!
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After a few iterations I organically arrived at this format:
- 6 items max
- 2 focused on creative projects
- 2 on chores or home improvement
- 2 on relaxation or "fun" things
- Must be reasonably achievable that day
- Written the night before, on a piece of paper (not an app, less distracting)
- Every day is a new list (no automatic rolling over of things)
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Sticking to 6 things ensures I don't get overwhelmed.
2 items max in each category prevents me from over-indexing on one thing at the expense of another, and ensures I make progress every day on the things that matter to me.
I had to assign myself fun tasks, like reading, so that I prioritize it (Type A person - I might not otherwise).
No automatic roll-overs so it's flexible and adjusts as my priorities do.
Though probably temporary, it's *so* nice to be my own boss for a while.
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Anyone else in the #boston area noticing an uptick in dead / dying trees this spring? This one on Newbury St just now, but in Seaport and Southie it seems like every other one. Just me? Something more localized? It’s really depressing 😔🌳
@dirtwizard666@cyberpunk.lol you do a great thing here, it’s shit out there, do what you need to do and take care of yourself
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@SnoopJ@hachyderm.io yay, I don’t feel insane! I figured it’s because there’s so much noise here already. Low cloud cover + jet engines and what not