I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change
“i’m still punk” i whisper to myself as i turn down the music in my car so i can see better
I thought my little backyard snippet was nice, but this...
A snowy driveway with a parked car covered in snow. Some flags hang off the standalone garage's door.
Here's what the weather was doing on Monday
November 2025 garden cleanup. Temperature: 72°. No inspiration yet for the 2026 yard reimagining, but it'll come.
Garden, do errands, watch tennis, do another errand, plant more sunflowers and beans, get dinner going, stay grounded.
Two days of vibes feeling off means I should probably go sit in the garden before bed and get some perspective
Sparrow looking at you
Sparrow stretching backwards
Good morning and welcome to Birb Yoga. Let's get our stretch on.
I'm in this picture and I love it.
: takes notes :
Listening to "The Serviceberry" while repotting tomatoes and other seedlings in discarded paper cups and thinking about flow, sharing, mutual aid, etc.
yellow egg plums, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1939
yellow egg plums, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1939
The air is thick with brown dust over central Illinois today as a massive dust storm that originated over the Southern High Plains on Friday sweeps through the Midwest.
Two green garlic stalks poking through a bed of straw
Wind is big and garlic is up in east central Illinois.
Watching the dead leaves slowly disappear under snow (finally) and dreaming of my seed order from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
grapefruits, painted by royal charles steadman, 1920
grapefruits, painted by royal charles steadman, 1920
Make the bed with fresh sheets and go to bed at a reasonable hour or make slightly elaborate cookie dough to chill overnight?
James Rebanks crushing it here
Bake yrself something nice. backyardindustry.substack.com/p/for-those-...
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A red cherry tomato plant with a dusting of snow on its leaves
Not your usual November in central IL
It's a bit warm outside and it's been too wet but I'm going to try and plant garlic and daffodils this weekend.
Forecast not favorable otherwise #gardenprobs
Sunset is in 3 hours, 53 minutes: 4:47 PM
I best get to planting the garlic, then
Two cookbooks stacked on top of each other: Economy Gastronomy and The Budget Gourmet
My first post here in the friendly 'Sky is going to be about how much I love standing here at the stove in the kitchen of this small, not-updated house, making soup and excited to dive into a couple of Sylvia Vaughn Thompson books
