diffrentcolours

A light mist is when we can't see the hills on the far side of town. A heavy mist is when we can't see the town.

This morning there's a heavy mist. But perhaps the sun will burn it away.....

Last weekend we were very busy, gallumphing all over the Midlands. This weekend we are busy enough. On Friday we drove up to Basingstoke to see an exhibition of women's art that my sister had curated at the Willis. Yesterday we were househunting in Eastbourne with and on behalf of Wendy and Mary.

There are lots of artistic women in my mother's half of the family. I have on display around the house a couple of accomplished still life watercolours by my great-grandmother, a number of wood carvings by my grandmother, one or two ceramics by my mother and several paintings by my sister. Four generations of female artists in a direct line....

Today at the Meeting House one of our chaps is starting a discussion group which he's calling (I think) Quaker Explorers. He wants us to talk about the deep stuff. In his other life he's a psychotherapist....

lovelyangel

Taking a Selfie
Tom McCall Waterfront Park • Portland, Oregon
March 21, 2026
Nikon Z8 • Minolta MD Tele Rokkor-X 135mm f/2.8
f/5.6 @ 135mm • 1/250s • ISO 200

My news sources indicated that the cherry trees on the waterfront were in bloom, so I made plans to visit and get some pictures. I had volunteer work commitment for my church that took my entire afternoon Friday, extending into this morning. Everything this morning ran late.

My plan was to use my vintage Minolta MD Tele Rokkor-X 135mm f/2.8 lens on my newest camera, the Nikon Z8. I had forgotten exactly what I did in 2023, when I ran this experiment on my Nikon Z6. I had to do some research. In the process, I configured the Z8 to use focus peaking with yellow highlights, like the Z6 does. I also configured the Z8 to recognize the Minolta lens. EXPEED 7 allows the camera to learn a name for the old, non-CPU lens, the focal length, and the maximum aperture. That information gets passed to the image EXIF data. Much nicer than the null fields that get supplied by the Z6.

( A Portland Excursion, Below This Cut )

ysabetwordsmith

My seeds arrived from Select Seeds.

Painted Tongue 'Select Superbissima Mix' (seeds)

Yarrow 'Flowerburst Red Shades' (seeds)

Coreopsis 'Corusco Cream-Red' (seeds)

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

My Prairie Moon seed order arrived today. :D

Early Figwort (seed)

Late Figwort (seed)

Common Ironweed (seed)

Purple Love Grass (seed)

Lead Plant (seed)

Current Mood: busy

siderea

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Jonasquin on YT (previously) has written a wholly original motet in the 16th century style after Desprez upon the cantus firmus "Seven Nations Army", for the words of Psalm 10, verses 2, 3, 7-11.

Comment would be superfluous.

2026 Mar 20: Jonasquin YT: "A 16th century motet for the US President"

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Click through to the video on YT to see the translation in the description.

cornerofmadness

I wanted so much to go for a hike but I couldn't because a) no one I usually hike with could b) my bad knee is being stupid.

So instead I was going to go shopping in Chillicothe but also I wanted to write. So I stopped at my usual coffee house for a Marshmallow Chick latte (meh, not very strong flavors ah well) got a lot written. Got to Chillicothe, still wanted to write so I went to that new coffee shop in the place where I was going for years. It was bad last time when they were just first starting but they did pick it up and it was much better this time.

I got some crosstrainers! I needed new sneakers in the worst way and I I hate shopping for shoes especially with my weird feet. I am very happy.

Got stuff at Aldi's and I must face the fact my fridge is nothing but cheese, salami and prosciutto so what shall I do about this? Eat a lot of cheese.

Got a few things at TJ Maxx including a few things for Rocket.

Also I went to Ollie's and did something I've never done before. I dropped something and broke it. That was embarrassing. It was cute solar power light (which I ended up not buying any because that would be all I thought about).

No science this Saturday other than this entry for Women's history. I didn't learn this theory in school but I HAVE taught it since I came to my university. I had no idea it was a woman's theory that had been ignored and belittled for years and now it's science canon (at least for now since science does evolve) But DNA has proven her right about mitochondria being bacterial. Anyhow meet Lynn Margulis

Watching something on Hallmark Mystery that is just plain awful. I was excited for something new Nelly Knows Mystery. The acting is bad, the plot ludicrous, good lord. The detective barely knows what he's doing and a uniformed officer seems to be in command (unless she's the sheriff? I have no idea because it's too dumb to pay attention to

Current Mood: good
Current Music: Murder She Wrote

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ysabetwordsmith

This crocodile ran like a greyhound across prehistoric Britain 200 million years ago

A newly discovered Triassic reptile from the UK looked more like a racing greyhound than a crocodile, built for speed on land. With long legs and a lightweight body, it hunted small animals in a dry, upland environment millions of years ago. Scientists identified it as a new species after spotting key differences in its fossils. It’s also a tribute to an inspiring teacher who helped spark a future scientist’s curiosity.

Peculiar Obligations has several such species called galloping crocodiles, hoofed crocodiles, or hoofers.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and hot.

I fed the birds. I've seen a small mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 3/21/26 -- I put topsoil in the four large pots that sit on the ground along the north side of the picnic table.

I also put the indoor flats of tree sprouts and squash sprouts outside to get some sun and air.

It is so hot outside as to limit my activity. In mid-March. This annoys me.

EDIT 3/21/26 -- I put topsoil in the four large pots that sit on the ground along the south side of the picnic table. There is just a little left now.

It's 81°F now. :/

EDIT 3/21/26 -- I spread the last of the topsoil in other pots around the new picnic table.

It's 82°F now. Fuck climate change.

EDIT 3/21/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen two mourning doves in the forest garden.

EDIT 3/21/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

sovay

The afternoon's mail brought my contributor's copy of Not One of Us #86, containing my poem "Northern Comfort." I wrote it out of my discoveries of the ghost-ground that has been directly underfoot all my life and longer, from King Philip's War to Pomp's Wall, and this administration and its murderous terror of history. It shares a page and an issue of emptiness with a precisely targeted incantation by Gwynne Garfinkle as well the equally hollowing fiction and poetry of Kris Schokrowsky, Penny Durham, Carsten Cheung, Jennifer Crow, and more. I almost referred to the covert art by John and Flo Stanton, obscured by shattered webs of negative space or the rust-light of abandoned industries. Subscribe! Contribute! Make the right kind of strangeness in this world. I am off to South Station to collect one north-traveling seal.

Current Music: Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin, "The Green Road"

ysabetwordsmith

Actor Nicholas Brendon has passed away. He is most famous for playing Xander on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but also appeared on Criminal Minds and Private Practice.

Carry on the Work

5 Ways How To Steal The Show As The Comedic Relief In A Drama

Acting -- how to articles from wikiHow

Acting in Horror Films: Why You Need It And How to Pull It Off

Current Mood: busy

missizzy

Been making a few last minute preparations, including a little bit of promotions in a couple of discords, though I really don't know if I'll get any viewers at all today. Also looked into monetization, though I'm not doing that for the moment. It took an aggravatingly long time to determine whether Twitch will put ads on my stream or not, but it now seems like they can, but aren't likely to bother right now. After the test recording I did on Wednesday night mostly just to see if the sound quality was okay and also if my game would crash (It ran smoothly for the 50 minutes...) I am currently standing at the front of the Counting House, which I suppose will make for as interesting a first stream. I'll probably be streaming Date Everything! and Dispatch over the next week as well, though I'm less certain what I'll stream when I'm done with the latter. It's all happening over here, starting today at 1 PM Eastern.

Current Mood: excited

ashelterofpages

So, a while back S learned that there was a capybara cafe in our area. We always meant to go, but never got around to doing it for various reasons. Then, when she started making real steps toward moving, we decided to go when she got an interview for a job.

Well, that happened pretty damn quick. Then again, so did everything with her moving. She signs for a house at the end of the month.

Anyway, today is capybara day! :D We're going this afternoon and I'm so excited!

I might have pictures, but I'm not entirely sure on that. However, because I was thinking about images, I did get fresh tattoo pictures!

( Tattoo pictures! )

rmc28

This time a week ago I was on the ice with fellow Cambridge alumni for "Alumni game 1", kicking off Varsity. Photos (from one of my Warbirds teammates!) that actually make me look good are over at my hockey insta but here's my personal favourite, capturing a moment in motion:

After about an hour on the ice (2 periods running clock, 4 lines), I had a quick shower, and then spent the next ten or so hours mostly on my feet, doing music and announcements for my Huskies teammates, and scoresheet and in-game announcements for Women's Blues and Men's Blues. Final scores were:

Alumni game 1: 1-1
Alumni game 2: not sure, but we won
Huskies: 3-8
Women's Blues: 0-1
Men's Blues: 5-1

The alumni games were a great vibe: we cared, but it wasn't that intense. A whole load of the women I played with in 2022-23 came back, and for me that was really joyful, plus I got to make some new friends. A couple of the older guys in game 1 had played with my old work colleague Brian Omotani back in the day. Although he didn't play, he was there to watch, and he made time to come and find me for a brief catchup later in the day.

The rest of the day though was a different gear. The Huskies game was especially tough to watch, and I felt every goal against my teammates. The Women's Blues game was incredible, the team worked so hard and it was probably the best I've seen them play. And the Men's Blues winning so decisively was delightful, especially as the first goal came from one of the two ex-Huskies (and they both got an assist each later). The whole day was incredibly intense. And then I took my kit home to hang it up, changed, met up with everyone at Mash, danced until the club closed, went to Maccies (and realised just how much my feet hurt) until that closed, and sat on a bench gossiping with two of my favourite people in the club while one of them finished his burger. Eventually we all cycled home. I didn't want the day to end, but I had things to do on Sunday.

That is, very nearly, the end of the season with just the Nationals weekends in Sheffield to go. We've finished the league games, we've had Varsity, we're shifting to "summer ice" open practices, and even had the very last "S&C" gym session on Thursday this week. Some people will graduate and leave soon, and I will miss them so much, but I am so grateful for this university season and the time I've had with these wonderful people.

einbeistrich

This week I'm doing The Friday Five!

1. What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?

I've always liked blogging and wanted a space in which I could vent, journal, post random stuff, talk about my interests, and meet new people.

2. How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?

Five: 1word1day, 50books_poc, dw_maintenance, dw_news, and thefridayfive.

3. Do you have a favorite community or one you check out often to see what's new?

Not really.

4. How did you pick your user name?

It was inspired by a letter from Ingeborg Bachmann to Paul Celan. The quote is on my Sticky post.

5. If you could change your user name, would you?

I don't think so.

Current Location: São Paulo, Brazil

poliphilo

What if the hammering of fossil fuel facilities across the Middle East persuaded the energy companies to develop and release the alternative technologies they've been sitting on?

einbeistrich

I realized that I had procrastinated my move so that I’d have to do everything in a rush, trying to avoid feeling anything. Because of that, I decided to write something that explores my true feelings. It’s not very good and was written in a very freestyled way, but I wanted to share it somewhere. Here it goes:

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Sehnsucht nach Heidelberg

Take me to the river

Oh, take me to the river

Where the ducks drift softly by

And the fireworks burst above

Every July and September

In a mist of bodies and wonder

Take me to the old bridge

The one that leads to the path

Where one turns into a serpent

And philosophy is eternalized

Between gardens and mountains

Framed cheap on postcards and magnets

Take me to the castle

And lead me to the king’s throne

To the places that turn tales and legends

Into pride and mythology

As canonical romantic topoi

Breath and reverberate through centuries

Take me

Just pity me and take me

For I no longer care about wealth

So long as it’s the monetary kind

And safety is just a foreign word

That only holds value across the ocean

While here Heimat and Sehnsucht

At last begin to make sense

They never properly learned my name

Yet I’d return in a heartbeat

Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Current Music: Love From The Otherside - Fall Out Boy

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