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mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 15h

Well, that’s fun to hear! We loved our trip.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 16h

Little Traverse Bay sunset 2021
#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Pink and orange sunrise from sky to lake with a dark tree in the foreground and a sailboat and a fishing boat on the lake.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 17h

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

UnCruise ship in the water at night with lights glowing

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 17h

Brother-in-law enjoying a 4th of July sunset
#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Man on a house roof with a glowing sunset behind

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 18h

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Hank's Restaurant in the morning light, pink clouds above and utility pole and lines in the foreground

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 19h

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Pavilion lit up bright in a very dark sky

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 1d

On the side of the rebel Jesus.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 2d

Everyday #Spooktober beauty this morning. #31DaysOfHalloween

Spider web spread out along the top of a evergreen shrub

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 2d

Everyday #Spooktober beauty this morning. #31DaysOfHalloween

Dew covered spider web on a bright green trash dumpster

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 2d

Everyday #Spooktober beauty this morning. #31DaysOfHalloween

Outside electric outlet on a post with a spider web.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 2d

Everyday #Spooktober beauty this morning. #31DaysOfHalloween

No view of the lake with dense fog. Only a spooky outline of almost empty docks is showing.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, interesting! This one's been there since 1974 so I'd known about it for decades before I ever visited. You really shouldn't make a special visit across the state to see it but since we were in the area it was fun to take the time to finally see it.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

Do you use block lists, Roy? Could be hidden by one of those?

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

People leave cans of spray paint, or take cans with them, and it's an ever-changing art project.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

Kayaking in the Tongass National Forest
#WaterWednesday #WaterfallWednesday

A photo taken from the water with a kayak paddle in view at the edge. Trees surround the water as drops from a waterfall splash and mist through sun beams.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

One year in our condo in Austin we acquired a huge honey bee swarm! We had it relocated after a couple of days but it was pretty cool and amazing.

The chameleon seems cautious, at least!
Have a good day!

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

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If you're from Texas you have to go to Cadillac Ranch at least once.

#WackyWednesdayArt
#dailyart #art

Nine old cadillacs that have been spray painted multiple colors in street tag style stuck nose first in a line in a dirt field.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 3d

#WindowsOnWednesday

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh, nice!

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 4d

I highly recommend reading G. Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com. And this article seems particularly urgent to read right now.

Why most polls overstate support for political violence

Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

open.substack.com

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 5d

So beautiful and peaceful! Wonderful colors.
We're finally welcoming Fall back today after crazy warm temperatures but the sky looks like this so no moon to look at.

sky full of clouds with a strip of land between the sky and the lake, both very similar in their muted blues.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 5d

#BlueskyMonday
Oaxaca, Mexico

Narrow blue stucco home with two very narrow long windows on the street side and interesting metal work on the side windows and balcony.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks!

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 5d

#BlueskyMonday

An old RV trailer painted bright blues sits in a yard beside a big piece of wood leaning against a small brick building. The wood is painted pink with a yellow squash painted on it. I think it's a squash.

mary p @matreyoo.bsky.social · 5d

Just sitting here watching the week roll in. Happy Monday!

View through a sliding glass door of early sunrise across the lake and sky from inside a living room.

View of the sun emerging from the horizon, spreading orange light across the lake water and lower sky. Above are gray clouds.