Prairie Gary
@prairiegary.bsky.social
Curious old prairie dog getting older and curiouser. Love big skies, small pleasures, good people. Nebraska, USA
Just hangin' out. Squirrel feasting on my crabapples.
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Just hangin' out. Squirrel feasting on my crabapples.
I don't often miss Boston, but there are times, like this, when I really do.
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I don't often miss Boston, but there are times, like this, when I really do.
Good evening to be outside
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Good evening to be outside
The things you see
when you go for a walk
at the very tail end of the day
when you go for a walk
at the very tail end of the day
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The things you see
when you go for a walk
at the very tail end of the day
when you go for a walk
at the very tail end of the day
Autumn. Crabapple tree outside my window.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Autumn. Crabapple tree outside my window.
A walk in the woods
Cottonmill Lake, Nebraska
Cottonmill Lake, Nebraska
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A walk in the woods
Cottonmill Lake, Nebraska
Cottonmill Lake, Nebraska
Charge him with vandalism.
Breaking News: President Trump is having the White House’s entire East Wing demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom. The project is far more extensive than he initially let on.
Trump Will Demolish Entire White House East Wing for Ballroom: Live Updates
nyti.ms
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Charge him with vandalism.
Nice to know there are still good people in this old world.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $63 million to Morgan State University — the largest single private gift in the school’s history.
The gift tops Scott’s record donation of $40 million to the Baltimore HBCU in 2020.
The gift tops Scott’s record donation of $40 million to the Baltimore HBCU in 2020.
MacKenzie Scott just gave this HBCU its largest gift ever — again
MacKenzie Scott donated $63 million to Morgan State University, topping her previous record donation to the school of $40 million.
wapo.st
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Nice to know there are still good people in this old world.
Reposted by Prairie Gary
Window washing today. When you have an indoor cat and a bird feeder just outside, you get a lot of cat drool on your windows.
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Window washing today. When you have an indoor cat and a bird feeder just outside, you get a lot of cat drool on your windows.
Excellent choice. Very deserving.
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump
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Nobel peace prize – latest
Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Excellent choice. Very deserving.
The Live Captions feature on my iPad transcribes Kristi Noem as Christie gnome.
October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Live Captions feature on my iPad transcribes Kristi Noem as Christie gnome.
The setting sun can make a house look nice and homey. From my evening walk.
August 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The setting sun can make a house look nice and homey. From my evening walk.
I was feeling guilty about watering my lawn on such a hot day, but then I saw all the birds using the sprinkler to bathe, keep cool, and have fun, and all—well, most—of my guilt just vanished.
August 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I was feeling guilty about watering my lawn on such a hot day, but then I saw all the birds using the sprinkler to bathe, keep cool, and have fun, and all—well, most—of my guilt just vanished.
They finally fixed the sidewalk where the roots of the big old honey locust (?) had buckled it and formed a concrete ridge about six or eight inches above the rest of the pavement.
But now I'm hoping they didn't damage the tree just so people won't trip and fall and break their necks.
But now I'm hoping they didn't damage the tree just so people won't trip and fall and break their necks.
August 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
They finally fixed the sidewalk where the roots of the big old honey locust (?) had buckled it and formed a concrete ridge about six or eight inches above the rest of the pavement.
But now I'm hoping they didn't damage the tree just so people won't trip and fall and break their necks.
But now I'm hoping they didn't damage the tree just so people won't trip and fall and break their necks.
Skyscape from my evening walk
July 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Skyscape from my evening walk
A sky is a wonderful thing.
July 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A sky is a wonderful thing.
Mountain lion in my yard? Nah! Just a stray cat. Lots of 'em around here.
July 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Mountain lion in my yard? Nah! Just a stray cat. Lots of 'em around here.
From the Wall Street Journal:
“Would Tariff Man please take a summer vacation for the good of the nation?”
“Would Tariff Man please take a summer vacation for the good of the nation?”
July 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
From the Wall Street Journal:
“Would Tariff Man please take a summer vacation for the good of the nation?”
“Would Tariff Man please take a summer vacation for the good of the nation?”