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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 1d

The time is nearing to actually get out of this tent end hit the rails for California.

Our medical expenses and preparations have put a huge dent into what we collected.

Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated! 🙏⚒️💕💸🏳‍⚧♿💜

Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · Aug 23

Links where you can support us:
💸 bit.ly/FDCshApp ( preferred )
☕ bit.ly/FDKofi ( monthly )
👑 bit.ly/FDThrone ( wishlist )

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 1d

🪵 2025/10/09
The luggage has arrived!

Starting to work on figuring out what exactly I can fit in it so I can finish boxing up and weighing everything else for shipping.

Hopping back-and-forth between that and weighing out more medicine doses.

A purple suitcase with matching bag and a large wrinkly duffel bag sit on a cot in a tent.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 18h

I've been doing more walking than biking, due to a combination of my knee complaining and my drink splashing, but the weather is nice and I've got time.

Just stopped for the first medicine break.

father Draven smiles in the selfie as they smoke their pipe next to their pink and cream bicycle in the shade on the sidewalk next to the road.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 17h

Everywhere nice to sit there's no benches
Every shortcut you could take you find fences
It's easy to get defensive
Everyone's feeling pensive
The president thinks he can get into heaven when the citizens' bread has been getting more unleavened since 9/11
Even baking soda's getting too expensive

A large lovely shaded area under a series of old oak trees at the edge of a parking lot.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

All the objectives have been accomplished.

I'm taking a minute to appreciate the last public gazebo in the world.

Probably only still standing because the mall forgot it existed over here behind the sea of campers.

A Saks Fifth Avenue peaks over a field full of recreational vehicles, photographed from the interior of an old wooden gazebo.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 12h

I thought I had posted this as a reply here

Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

Taking the long way home, because at least it's mostly sidewalked.

a long straight stretch of road photographed from the sidewalk

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

Taking the long way home, because at least it's mostly sidewalked.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

I was cutting through this parking lot when I noticed smoke pouring out of this patch of ground.

The mulch was on fire.

I poured my water bottle out on it and stomped it out.

A slightly charred, moistened, and stomped upon patch of mulch next to a street light pylons concrete base.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 12h

I should've ate something before I laid down but I used all the spoons

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 12h

I ran myself out and I'm feeling squirrelly so I'm laying down early send treats for your burly girly so we can take shore leave and spill more tea for the shorties and pour out 40s for my core team in the long dream who never got mean 🛌

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 14h

Well, I will probably be paying for today for the next week in both body and wallet, but at least it's all accomplished.

Back at the tent.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 14h

Well, I will probably be paying for today for the next week in both body and wallet, but at least it's all accomplished.

Back at the tent.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

I at least passed the not terminally content brained test by putting the fire out before I pulled out my phone.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

I was cutting through this parking lot when I noticed smoke pouring out of this patch of ground.

The mulch was on fire.

I poured my water bottle out on it and stomped it out.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

Taking the long way home, because at least it's mostly sidewalked.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 15h

All the objectives have been accomplished.

I'm taking a minute to appreciate the last public gazebo in the world.

Probably only still standing because the mall forgot it existed over here behind the sea of campers.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 16h

I recorded some videos of the trials and tribulations of Raleigh's lack of bike friendly infrastructure that will need some trimming down.

But for now I'm recuperating with the geese.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 16h

I recorded some videos of the trials and tribulations of Raleigh's lack of bike friendly infrastructure that will need some trimming down.

But for now I'm recuperating with the geese.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 17h

Everywhere nice to sit there's no benches
Every shortcut you could take you find fences
It's easy to get defensive
Everyone's feeling pensive
The president thinks he can get into heaven when the citizens' bread has been getting more unleavened since 9/11
Even baking soda's getting too expensive

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 18h

I've been doing more walking than biking, due to a combination of my knee complaining and my drink splashing, but the weather is nice and I've got time.

Just stopped for the first medicine break.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 19h

The weather has finally warmed up enough I feel like I can go out and about without requiring coffee first to heat my bones.

I got these small plastic bottles so I can pre-mix up to a days worth of my meds.

I've got three in my bag which should cover up to a six hour expedition. 🚵💨

nine small clear plastic bottles with the black lids resting askew sit in a cardboard box.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 19h

The weather has finally warmed up enough I feel like I can go out and about without requiring coffee first to heat my bones.

I got these small plastic bottles so I can pre-mix up to a days worth of my meds.

I've got three in my bag which should cover up to a six hour expedition. 🚵💨

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 21h

Of course the one morning I decide I simply NEED a cup of coffee to warm me up before I venture out into the world, there is none in the boomer's house. -.-

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 1d

🪵 2025/10/09
The luggage has arrived!

Starting to work on figuring out what exactly I can fit in it so I can finish boxing up and weighing everything else for shipping.

Hopping back-and-forth between that and weighing out more medicine doses.

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Father Draven🚂💨⚒️🏳‍⚧♿👩‍👧‍👦 @willowdraven.bsky.social · 1d

Why are you all trying to be Seinfeld?

Even Seinfeld doesn't wanna be Seinfeld these days.

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