Stairway view ☁️
#PhonePhotography
#fenster #windows
#clouds #today #azul
#photography
Stairway view ☁️
#PhonePhotography
#fenster #windows
#clouds #today #azul
#photography
This LGBTQ+ History Month, MO is continuing the work of NLGS and asking what does it mean to be queer everyday, what is everyday life like? We’re looking to capture the ordinary and the mundane parts of life, which are often missing from archival acc…Mass Observation Archive
#Today 12
Good day!
We’ve turned colder here, and the maybe-snow is still supposedly on the way, though it’s unlikely that we’ll get much in the valley.
It’s strange to think that the biggest snow storm I’ve ever seen here was almost exactly 12-years ago, the day I moved here.
Be everwell.
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#Today 11
Good day!
Our days remain unseasonably warm, but our nights have become colder. I know because Evie Cat was beneath the covers last night.
The forecast is calling for moisture to return. I think they like to tease. They’re certain right up to the moment they aren’t.
Be everwell.
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#Today 10
Good day!
*Where there’s shade, there’s melting snow.
Got caught up on the Super Bowl…
Halftime felt like the US I imagine. Thank you, Bad Bunny, for being braver than our supposed leaders.
Congratulations to Sam Darnold after the Jets treated him like garbage.
Be everwell.
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#Today 09
Good day!
Sometimes, as in this time, there are places where so many needles have fallen that I had to guess where the trail was located.
This morning, I’m leaving as early as possible to purchase groceries. That way, I avoid traffic.
Just a quiet ride in dark.
Be everwell.
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#Today 08
Good day!
Time for peace,
for quiet.
A moment to breathe,
to renew resolve.
Be everwell.
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I've had the same free email for exactly 20-years, but over the last year it's become manipulative and intrusive while increasingly failing to filter spam.
My entire online life is linked to this email, now it might go sideways.
Are there proven, dependable, and hopefully free, services that do better, or is this a universal problem?
I don't want to bounce from one to another, constantly having to update sites. I'm also desperate to keep expenses down.
#Today 07
Good day!
I call it the “valley effect” or “city effect” the fact that it’s often clear here, but in the mountains a short distance away, it’s drastically different.
Thus, when I hike nearby, the weather is continually changing, my pictures seemingly different days.
Be everwell.
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1. It’s snowing here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and there’s still snow on the ground.
2. Thankful for an all-wheel drive to get through the snow to the closed gate to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
3. Though I couldn’t go further up the Parkway with the camera, I was happy with the view of the sign and the snow falling.
#ThreeGoodThings #3goodthings #winterlandscape #today #snow #virginia
#Today 06
Good day!
My last hike was longer and higher, but I also took my pack and poles. It was like old times.
“He isn’t dangerous. He wears a muzzle because he eats poop. It’s embarrassing.” A woman referencing her black lab.
I can attest, he was friendly.
Be everwell.
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Hello friends, hope your day went well. An hour or so ago Melissa looked outside and we had half a herd of deer eating corn in the woods. I probably need to buy another bag or two. We don't feed year round but with the ground covered in snow the last two weeks I figured they could use a little help. Hopefully this stuff starts melting more quickly this weekend.
Have a pleasant evening! 🌆
#Today 05
Good day!
A great hike yesterday, the skies ever changing. The distant view shows home on the extreme right.
Hikes to Covid recovery:
• 2.1 miles (3.3k), 95ft (29m)
• 3.5 miles (5.7k), 128ft (39m)
• 4.4 miles (7.0k), 673ft (205m)
• 5.7 miles (9.2k), 958ft (292m)
Be everwell.
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#Today 04
Good day!
I’m reading a book, an actual book with pages. It’s a nice feeling knowing that I’m reading it alone, that there isn’t someone else on the other end of a connection monitoring my progress.
The trail is calling, and so I must go. Who knows where I’ll end up.
Be everwell.
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#Today 03
Good day!
*Hard to believe we had this much snow a couple of weeks ago.
So, there’s soup in the refrigerator. There’s also soup occupying over half of my freezer.
I had some last night and it lived up to the hype. Alas, you should’ve been there, but you weren’t.
Be everwell.
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The coyote was out earlier this evening. Melissa put out a pile of corn and bird seed. I would imagine the it's attracted to the 20 deer, birds and multiple woodland creatures that visited throughout the day.
I'm glad he survived the extreme cold. Nights got to -20°F with the wind, plus a foot of snow. They're resilient animals. 🐺
#Today 02
Good day!
I’m drawing closer to a hike. I have my sights set on Wednesday.
I’ve had to break up multiple tasks to enable steady writing progress. One will fill my freezer with soup, for instance.
Wednesday…mind and body are more than ready to return to the trail.
Be everwell.
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#Today 01
Just simply…
Be everwell.
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I was surprised at how many people were out and about in the frigid cold this morning: lots of traffic and a wait to be seated at the restaurant for brunch. I enjoyed having a one-on-one talk with my friend, as when there are more of us, another woman tends to dominate the conversation.
This afternoon I went next door to spend some time with my neighbor's cat. She had to go out of town for work, and while the cat is fed each morning by a guy she's paying, the poor little kitty is left all alone the rest of the time. I have a key, so I'm visiting every day in the afternoon until my neighbor gets home.
#Today
#Today 31
Good day!
We seem to be living in a time when days are gone in a flash, but the actual experience, the entire month, seemingly took a year.
Thus, when I walk in nature, it isn’t pleasant, it’s more like life support.
Is life real anymore? The trees think it is.
Be everwell.
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#Today 30
Good day!
*The start of the old forest road on Blue Mountain.
For the first time in months, it didn’t drop below freezing last night (actually, it’s still technically night).
For the foreseeable future, we’re going to have late March weather.
Be everwell.
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#Today 29
Good day!
Each day, I’m taking another step towards making turkey soup. I break it into steps so it doesn’t steal an entire day.
When completed, I’ll freeze it and have turkey soup for a long while.
I was gone on Thanksgiving, so this is the turkey I got then.
Be everwell.
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#Today 28
Good day!
This image is from the middle of the month. Now, all this snow is gone. Instead, it’s turning into spring in January.
There’s so much that I should be doing, I think, but I don’t seem to be doing any of it.
It’s easier to lose track of what day it is.
Be everwell.
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This is my tiny delight for #today,
maybe yours too? 
#Today 27
Good day!
This little building was interesting, its purpose obscure, the metal grate door locked, and seemingly nothing within.
It was also a surprise beside the path.
In was kinda cute, except for the voices inside that said it was safe to come inside and play.
Be everwell.
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#Today 26
Good day!
While the rest of the country seems to be bitter cold, we’re about to turn warmer here.
A lot warmer, but that’s been the norm the last decade here.
So, of course, the electric company raises their rates to make up for people using less.
Be everwell.
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