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βš•οΈπŸ§ͺPhysician scientist, amateur gardener🌱, sopranoπŸ§‘β€πŸŽ€cat lady 🐈, mother of excellent children, Episcopalian, native Floridian, πŸ¦‘scuba diver, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸŒŽreality-based community member.

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A white and orange cat stretched out in a crescent shape on a red orange and black kilim rug

A white and orange cat stretched out in a crescent shape on a red orange and black kilim rug

I interrupted rug-rolling time.

09.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

I’ve done this. You just have to do it and don’t think about it. You’ll be glad. I can’t tell you why because you won’t understand until you do it.

10.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thinking about Foreverβ€¦πŸŒΊ
#BeachLife

09.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Wow, Mira. Such perfect light on the green water!

10.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IF its training prioritized factual accuracy and helping people rehumanize and connect, it could provide social benefit.

Instead it's trained to provide a facsimile of truthiness as it attempts to addict users to prefer using it over using their own minds and/or collaborating with others.

So, no.

06.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17188 πŸ” 5993 πŸ’¬ 515 πŸ“Œ 492
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04.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 6674 πŸ” 949 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 102

Which street?

04.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved her in Escape From New York - an all-star cast and a deliciously cheesy plot.

04.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Caught the Worm Moon behind the King's Own Scottish Borderers last night on freshly painted North Bridge

#edinburgh #wormmoon

04.03.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 780 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 1

That faceπŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

04.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those are great! We saw nothing DC unfortunately (having a bit of snow again.)

03.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Polio paralyzed kids when I was in grade school and meningitis killed them when I was a teenager. Cervical cancer is a horrible disease that I saw in medical school and internship but few people get it now because of Pap smears and herpes vaccinations. Somehow, Middle East wars remain incurable.

03.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mammoth figurine, ivory.

Top: Photograph of figurine.
Middle: Line drawing of figurine with markings highlighted.
Bottom: Data extracted from the figurine markings.

Mammoth figurine, ivory. Top: Photograph of figurine. Middle: Line drawing of figurine with markings highlighted. Bottom: Data extracted from the figurine markings.

Plaquette with hybrid creature (so-called "Adorant"), ivory.

Top: Photograph of plaquette.
Middle: Line drawing of plaquette with markings highlighted.
Bottom: Data extracted from the plaquette markings.

Plaquette with hybrid creature (so-called "Adorant"), ivory. Top: Photograph of plaquette. Middle: Line drawing of plaquette with markings highlighted. Bottom: Data extracted from the plaquette markings.

40,000 year old Aurignacian artifacts carry complex, intentional sign sequences that are comparable in statistical complexity to early proto-cuneiform writing, which wasn't developed for another 35,000 years! πŸ§ͺ

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

27.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A sandpiper shallow walking in shallow waves on a beach at sunset. The setting sun is reflected in smooth retreating water.

A sandpiper shallow walking in shallow waves on a beach at sunset. The setting sun is reflected in smooth retreating water.

02.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope Farage has revealed himself as the fraud he is. We can’t afford for two of these conmen to be in charge.

02.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I utterly disagree that life is going on as normal over here. Every part of our society is under constant attack from within. We are being divided as a nation and half or more of us are being cast as traitors. No expectation of sympathy, but this is truly awful to experience.

02.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The swans had given a fine performance on Saturday at Frensham Great Pond and were ready for the applause
πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»
#BirdoftheDay
#PerfectLighting
#BlueSkyMonday
#Swans
#SurreyHills
#Photography
#Reflections

02.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

No sΓ© si me gustarΓ­a tomar plΓ‘stico en mi ensalada

02.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two cats sleeping in a green 4-tiered structure in a sunny greenhouse on a second floor. Outside the branches are gray and bare.

Two cats sleeping in a green 4-tiered structure in a sunny greenhouse on a second floor. Outside the branches are gray and bare.

Cats in a cat tree in a sun room on a late winter morning

27.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Red, pink-tinged, white with fine white stripes and red with white interior Amaryllis flowers blooming from pots on a wood dining table.

Red, pink-tinged, white with fine white stripes and red with white interior Amaryllis flowers blooming from pots on a wood dining table.

Amaryllis to the rescue as winter slowly thaws

26.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually this is why my cats like me.

24.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oaks at Sunrise, Sonoma County , CA
Golden hour light on the hills, Alexander Valley 2000’ below still in the shadows.

#photography #blackandwhite
#sonomacounty #landscape #bluesky #monochrome
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #blueskyartshow #two

21.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2131 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 12

TBH we’ve had some of our own condescension going on. Or it’s being done in our name.

22.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But at least the G4 cube had some aesthetic appeal

21.02.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The last sunset of the week before the blizzard of β€˜26 comes on Sunday.

20.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 3541 πŸ” 292 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 12
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A MEETING IN THE TWILIGHT SKY: Last night, the whisker-thin crescent Moon had a rare close encounter with Mercury. Dr. Gilbert Plumer photographed the conjunction from Rockledge, Florida spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com

19.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1296 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 3
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4 πŸ’© y todo, Microbito subiΓ³ caleta entre ayer y hoy πŸ˜…

19.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A bright-eyed European robin perches on a bare tree branch by St. James Park Lake in London, January 2025.

A bright-eyed European robin perches on a bare tree branch by St. James Park Lake in London, January 2025.

Spotted in London last winter. What little charmers these robins are! #BirdoftheDay #Birdonabranch

19.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I do agree that if Trump had done less murdering and kidnapping, he’d be a lot more popular right now

18.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0