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Gornwen
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Just an enby throwing themselves hopelessly at their one, true love (Lake Michigan)

Lake Life | Fiber Arts | Very Slow Runner | Bunch of Other Stuff
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Out of office is up! And now the only important things to think about for the next nine days are food, family, yarn, and travel logistics
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Pretty decent view from the gym windows. That's two days I've made it this week and a run I forgot to post about.

And one more workday for me until I get a small holiday break. Happy Friday everyone

#LakeLife
Looking eastward across Lake Michigan. The sky is blue with heavy snow filled clouds covering the eastern horizon
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Now that we have a couple days to melt the actual ice, ICE is back Chicago. Round two, here we go, whistles and big shoulders at the ready
Bovino’s back: Border Patrol commander leads agents in fresh round of immigration raids in Chicago area
Gregory Bovino returned to Little Village Tuesday after playing a key role in the early phases of Operation Midway Blitz, the controversial immigration enforcement campaign that has stoked fear among ...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Anise has started working at Catsco, although I'm worried about her long term employment since she keeps eating the free samples and sneezing on the members

#CatSky #Costco
Anise, a black medium hair cat, sits in a tiny cardboard cat scratcher Costco wear house.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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NPR giving me a scare this morning by talking about Dolly Parton in the past tense. (It's for a new biography, no need to worry.)
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I've been reminded that one of the horrors of working at a local yarn shop is that you end up with very minor, very niche celebrity status.

Or my coworkers and I, appropriately bundled for the season, were recognized at the farmers' market.

#LYSLife 🧶
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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My SO, from Singapore, "It's sooo cold, it's in the 20s!"
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I turn 40 in under a month and am fighting the absolutely feral need to get the marble out of the Ramune bottle.
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Cold and wintery day here with ice starting to form along the lake shore.

Hope everyone's staying cozy today and Friday treats you kindly.

#LakeLife ##LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across Lake Michigan, with snow dusting the sandy beach and ice building up along the water line. A small pier can be seen in the background. The clouds at heavy in the sky and a small line of warm yellow sunlight can be seen in the southeast.
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Migraine time! The neon electric snake friend taking up most of my vision is not actually my friend but rather an omen of things to come
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Wintery run! And made it out before the sun and the temperature dropped!

2 miles, 30:45 total time, 15:21 per mile.... but at least my Garmin is no longer saying "No Status" for my training🙃 and I didn't wipe out on the slick layer of snow on mush 💙👟

#SlowRunner #RunSky
Gornwen, wearing a brown handknit checkered hat, lavender overear headphones, and a teal running jacket smiles as they take a post run selfie in front of a snow-covered trees decorated in yellow fairy lights.
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Happy December! It's looking appropriately wintery along Chicago's Lake Michigan coast and I'll take that to mean at least one thing is right in this world

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across Lake Michigan, with the sandy beach covered in snow. The small rocky breaker appears white. Small waves roll into shore under a sky heavy with clouds. The horizon glows yellow with morning sunlight
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild

• White-tailed deer eating from our bird feeder
• Pademelons!
• Blit, the blue tongue skink who lived in our backyard
• London foxes!
• Lifer goal bird: the Oriental pied hornbill spotted along the road on Sentosa Island
jolior.bsky.social Lior 🇺🇦 @jolior.bsky.social · 20d
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.

A pod of whales (from a plane above the Atlantic)
A deer (2m away, near village, we were both surprised)
White tailed eagle (bedroom window in the city)
A beetle looking like a scarabaeus (park, NC)
A fox (on a Berlin sidewalk, 3m away)
zerokijz.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️ Austin, that humbug witch 🧹 @zerokijz.bsky.social · 20d
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.

Humpback whale
Iguana
Cougar
Golden silk orb-weaver / banana spider
Chestnut mandible toucan

If the spider doesn't count because it's an insect then I'll add
Capuchin monkey
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Mad applause for Liz who is so committed to the plot that they were willing to pick up my sis's extra bib when she got snowed in, despite having not really run since HS! Liz is an amazing race buddy and we finished with a very respectable 45:03, especially with no training!

#TurkeyTrot #RunSky 💙👟
Liz and Gornwen, two enby femme-ish folk, smiles and make faces at the camera while taking a pre-race selfie, wearing brown race hoodies with white snd orange font. Liz is wearing an orange fox balaclava and yellow gloves, their smile has a tinge of nervousness. Gornwen is wearing wayyy to big glasses and is wayy to excited. A tired Gornwen and Liz sit on a curb in front of still green grass, holding proud their medals, shaped like a golden pie with a turkey running. Liz is actively tired, Gornwen is faking any energy they might have.
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Everyone should have a friend who can get talked into doing a Turkey Trot (and their first 5k!) on Thanksgiving Eve 💙👟
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Very squirrelly antics from today's run 🐿
A grey squirrel with a white fluffy belly hangs upside down in a service berry (?) tree, happily snacking on the remaining red berries. In the background, green grass covered in leaves and a few small trees give way to a grey lake and grey sky
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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A run! Finally! Slow but steady and really, getting back out on the path is what counts!

2 miles, 31:21 total time, 15:37 pace
#RunSky #SlowRunner 💙 👟
Gornwen, wearing a green running shirt and pink sunglasses smiles as they take a selfie on the concrete path in front of the sandy lake shore. Bare trees can be seen over their left shoulder. The lake to their right.
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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So about last night...

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis
Looking north over an airplane wing, the Big Dipper and Norther Lights shine brightly on the horizon
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Good morning and happy Wednesday BlueSky! Here's to blue skies, blue maps, and hope in our hearts.

And that I can keep yesterday's surprisingly productive energy going today.

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across a sandy Lake Michigan beach. A rocky breaker is in the left mid ground, creating a sheltered and shallow beach. The shoreline wraps to the south along the right edge of the photo. Morning clouds cover the sky, with sunlight in yellow and orange breaking through on the horizon. Sunlight is reflected on the calm Lake.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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A little morning Lake time this Tuesday (this time from the shore because I definitely overslept). Tap for full size.

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across a sandy Lake Michigan beach, the water level noticeably lower than it has been. The blue sky js full of low hanging clouds and the horizon painted in yellow.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Finding out exactly how late in the season we can dip in Lake Michigan. It's cold therapy, really

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Gornwne and their partner are submerged up to their shoulders in Lake Michigan. Gornwen laughs and gives a thumbs up to the camer. Handsome's face is caught in the candid moment as he dips into the cold water, almost in shock. Behind them is a rocky barrier and a couple of residential highrises along the lake shore. Blue sky above.
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Aborted run. Four minutes in absolutely my broken hip started to feel ... broken. My form more closely resembled a limp than a run and the legs problems I had in Singapore are still there.

Tim for stretching, heat pack, and try again tomorrow

#RunSky #SlowRunner 💙👟
Gornwen sits, slightly slouched over and defeated, in front of the beach and Lake Michigan. They rest their head on their hand and have a slight smile, knowing that this just is as some days are.
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Is it the jet-leg or is it the hemolytic anemia?

Either way, glad I have enough experience and wisdom to take an extra day of PTO post travel just to sleep.

#Spoonie #HereditarySpherocytosis
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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My favorite thing about Singapore is how much nature you can find in such an urban island. City in a Garden to Garden City, I'm in love.

And as a little treat, as I was lamenting not having enough time to bird watch this trip, a sooty-headed bulbul landed right in font of me!
Gornwen, wearing a cream, gold, and black tiger print button up, smiles as they take a selfie as they walk through a nature path on Coney Island aka Serangoon Island. The strait separating Singapore from Malaysia can be seen behind them. A sooty-headed bulbul sits on a branch in on a lushly forested tropical park with many tall trees. Behind is a narrow strait and Malaysia, with lush greenery and small airport buildings. A blue sky is above.
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Quest completed!

My goal this trip to Singapore (besides some big family events) was too run the 5k between where we're staying and the Merlion.

Give injuries and back pain, it took to the last day to make to get this run in, but I got it in!

#SlowRunner #RunSky 💙 👟
Gornwen, a bit red in the face, takes a selfie in front of Singapore's Merlion and Marina Bay. The sky is heavy with clouds and the water is in the river is calm. Gornwen looks particularly proud for having achieved their quest.
October 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM