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The world is beautiful. The world is terrible. I like sunsets. Fighting fascism one pretty picture at a time. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

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This belly is an irresistible trap.

10.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

10.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 16178 πŸ” 3950 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 238
Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.

It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

10.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 1146 πŸ” 458 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 64

Yes, hello, is that God? Yeah, hi. I have a complaint. You gave me this brain that’s designed for finding berries and avoiding lions and now people are β€˜just circling back’ to see if we can β€˜move the needle’ on β€˜key initiatives’? NONE of those things are berries.

10.03.2026 11:07 πŸ‘ 3927 πŸ” 1035 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 47

Their call is amazing. Completely prehistoric.

10.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of two sandhill cranes in silhouette flying towards a sunset of yellow and orange clouds over a tree line and a sliver of lake at the bottom.

Photograph of two sandhill cranes in silhouette flying towards a sunset of yellow and orange clouds over a tree line and a sliver of lake at the bottom.

Sandhill cranes flying into the sunset.

March 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #birds

09.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of two sandhill cranes, flying in silhouette with a blue sky in the background.

Photograph of two sandhill cranes, flying in silhouette with a blue sky in the background.

Sandhill cranes in silhouette.

March 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #birds #herons #winter #birdsofbluesky

09.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a great blue heron standing in a tree with bare branches, bathed in golden sunset light with blue sky behind.

Photograph of a great blue heron standing in a tree with bare branches, bathed in golden sunset light with blue sky behind.

The birds are returning after that long, cold winter. I watched yesterday’s sunset from the boardwalk at the west end of our lake. This great blue heron watched it from a nearby tree.

March 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #birds #winter #birdsofbluesky

09.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 πŸͺΆ

09.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 2629 πŸ” 949 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 78

β€œYour role in The New Economy.”

08.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rod Serling is probably the coolest guy of the 20th century. Looked cool, sounded cool, fought Nazis, hated John Wayne, wrote the screenplay for Planet of the Apes. Honestly dunks all the hell over any male influencer guy.

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 4028 πŸ” 768 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 42

It was eerie out there, for sure. It makes you feel a bit as if you're in the last house left in the world.

07.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's absolutely the least important thing in all of this, but I just noticed that two upcoming Formula One races are scheduled in what is now a war zone.

Mar 12 - 15 Heineken Chinese GP
Mar 26 - 29 Aramco Japanese GP
Apr 10 - 12 Gulf Air Bahrain GP
Apr 17 - 19 STC Saudi Arabian GP

07.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of morning, light on trees, and a frozen lake, with a rainbow visible in the background, but slightly obscured by the trees.

Photograph of morning, light on trees, and a frozen lake, with a rainbow visible in the background, but slightly obscured by the trees.

… and a surprise rainbow!

March 7, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunrise #rainbow #photography #michigan #winter #art

07.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sunrise photograph of orange light and clouds over a frozen suburban lake with bare grass and trees on the shore.

Sunrise photograph of orange light and clouds over a frozen suburban lake with bare grass and trees on the shore.

Saturday sunrise.

March 7, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunrise #photography #michigan #winter #art

07.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"SHIT"
"FUCK"
"NO"
"FUCK"
"SHIT"
"FUCK"

06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 5817 πŸ” 2006 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 100

β€œDogs Playing Poker” practice pays off.

07.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a crabapple tree with bare branches on the shore of a frozen, foggy lake.

Photograph of a crabapple tree with bare branches on the shore of a frozen, foggy lake.

Hibernating crabapple.

March 6, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #fog #winter #michigan #art

07.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a small island on a frozen lake, surrounded by fog.

Photograph of a small island on a frozen lake, surrounded by fog.

Foggy evening.

March 6, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#photography #fog #winter #michigan #art

07.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

my retirement plan is the collapse of civilization

04.03.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

We brought in a professional coach.

06.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect! πŸ’ž

05.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe first dose is free.”

05.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

04.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 8805 πŸ” 1867 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 71

Rules is rules. Thank you.

04.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a Morgan three-wheeler in front of a line of four old MGs roadsters of various colors.

Photograph of a Morgan three-wheeler in front of a line of four old MGs roadsters of various colors.

More classic British roadsters from Saturday: a Morgan three-wheeler in front of a line of MGs.

February 28, 2026. Livonia, Michigan.

#photography #cars #ClassicCars #mg

03.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of three vintage sports cars: a red MGA, a green MG TF, and a dark red Triumph TR3. They are in a garage with shelving behind and over them containing assorted parts and boxes.

Photograph of three vintage sports cars: a red MGA, a green MG TF, and a dark red Triumph TR3. They are in a garage with shelving behind and over them containing assorted parts and boxes.

Hopping back to the Jaguar club lunch that kicked off my automotive Saturday: an MGA, an MG TF, and a Triumph TR3. I truly believe that MGAs are among the prettiest cars ever built.

February 28, 2026. Livonia, Michigan.

#photography #cars #ClassicCars #mg

03.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a shiny brushed steel 1931 Ford Roadster hot rod.

Photograph of a shiny brushed steel 1931 Ford Roadster hot rod.

Detroit Autorama: another shiny Ford hot rod, a 1931 Ford Roadster.

February 28, 2026. Detroit, Michigan.

#photography #car #cars #classiccars #autorama #detroit #michigan #ford

03.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a red 1970s Cadillac Eldorado hot rod with low profile tires and mirrors below to show its pristine underbody.

Photograph of a red 1970s Cadillac Eldorado hot rod with low profile tires and mirrors below to show its pristine underbody.

Detroit Autorama: I would trade my entire dubious automotive fleet for this Cadillac Eldorado. The offer would get me laughed out of the room.

February 28, 2026. Detroit, Michigan.

#photography #car #cars #classiccars #autorama #detroit #michigan #cadillac

03.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a late 1950s Ford Ranchero with a lowered roof and a pink and white paint scheme.

Photograph of a late 1950s Ford Ranchero with a lowered roof and a pink and white paint scheme.

Detroit Autorama this weekend: a very pink Ford Ranchero.

February 28, 2026. Detroit, Michigan.

#photography #car #cars #classiccars #autorama #detroit #michigan #ford

03.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0