Two wading birds silhouetted by the light and reflected in the water's surface.
The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #StandingInWater.
Gone for a bit of an arty one today. Two waders which I think are probably redshanks; bills a bit short for godwits.
#birds #photography
Naoise, a black cat lays on his chair, washing his paws. His big brother Achilles the tabby cat sits on the chair with him.
A lazy Saturday at home with these two little guys! #Catsofbluesky #Caturday
dice, my tuxedo cat with a white nose, and dottie, tuxedo cat with a black nose, cuddling in a blue pet bed together on a black chair
i could be at home cuddling my little weirdos but instead i’m at work, wack
Naoise and Achilles hope everyone has a fabulous Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday #Catsofbluesky
Happy Friday! It's almost Naoise's bedtime !🌙 #Catsofbluesky #CatsNoirFriday
I haven’t left this album yet. 🙌🏾
Happy #Caturday from Naoise! #Catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday from Achilles! #Catsofbluesky
Happy Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday from Achilles! #Catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday from Naoise! #Catsofbluesky
This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of Mississippi Organizing sharecroppers. Kids will die in the streets of Chicago Organizing workers. Kids will die in the orange groves of California Telling others to get together. Whites and Filipinos, Negroes and Mexicans, All kinds of kids will die Who don't believe in lies, and bribes, and contentment And a lousy peace. Of course, the wise and the learned Who pen editorials in the papers, And the gentlemen with Dr. in front of their names. White and black, Who make surveys and write books. Will live on weaving words to smother the kids who die, And the sleazy courts, And the bribe-reaching police, And the blood-loving generals, And the money-loving preachers Will all raise their hands against the kids who die, Beating them with laws and clubs and bayonets and bullets To frighten the people— For the kids who die are like iron in the blood of the people— And the old and rich don't want the people To taste the iron of the kids who die, Don't want the people to get wise to their own power, To believe an Angelo Herndon, or even get together.
Listen, kids who die— Maybe, now, there will be no monument for you Except in our hearts Maybe your bodies'll be lost in a swamp. Or a prison grave, or the potter's field, Or the rivers where you're drowned like Leibknecht. But the day will come— You are sure yourselves that it is coming— When the marching feet of the masses Will raise for you a living monument of love, And joy, and laughter, And black hands and white hands clasped as one, And a song that reaches the sky— The song of the life triumphant Through the kids who die.
“Kids Who Die”
Langston Hughes, 1938
A graph posted by the White House of U.S. steel production. Total 2024 production is (on a completely undefined axis) 80.8. 2025 production, on the patriotic other hand, is TWICE AS MUCH on the graph but actually that’s only 81.8. Of mysterious units.
lmao this graph
Happy #Caturday! Naoise and Achilles recommend some relaxing birdwatching from the window! #Catsofbluesky
Naoise, a black cat looks into the camera. One of his ears is hidden by a blanket. The photo is black and white.
Happy Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Happy #Caturday #Catsofbluesky
Naoise says happy Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
Naoise, a black cat lounges on a bed with an orange blanket. One paw is crossed over, under his chin
Happy #Caturday! #Catsofbluesky
Goodnight from Achilles and Naoise! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
Achilles the tabby cat looks into the camera, one eye still closed. He's on a gold throne
Good morning from Achilles! #Caturday , #Catsofbluesky
Happy Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
The first #Caturday of the New Year! #Catsofbluesky
Happy Friday! #CatsNoirFriday #Catsofbluesky
Happy #Caturday! #Catsofbluesky
Two cats named Achilles and Naoise on the bed. Handsome Achilles looks directly into the camera.
Hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday. #Catsofbluesky
