Dan Leary
@daniel-leary.bsky.social
Theatre and Dance Nerd, Bassist, Poet, Voracious Reader, Eagle Scout, Veteran,
Radford University alum
Radford University alum
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night and good luck.
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night and good luck.
What do you call the part of a chicken where the thigh meets the body?
Bt, bt, bt ,bt, b'tawks!
Bt, bt, bt ,bt, b'tawks!
December 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What do you call the part of a chicken where the thigh meets the body?
Bt, bt, bt ,bt, b'tawks!
Bt, bt, bt ,bt, b'tawks!
ShadowCat is not amused.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
ShadowCat is not amused.
The Insta AI overlords decided that my tent pictures were dangerous to young 'uns. So I reckon I'll put them up here instead.
This was a wedding we set up back before the fields were soft and white with snow.
This was a wedding we set up back before the fields were soft and white with snow.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Insta AI overlords decided that my tent pictures were dangerous to young 'uns. So I reckon I'll put them up here instead.
This was a wedding we set up back before the fields were soft and white with snow.
This was a wedding we set up back before the fields were soft and white with snow.
Back in thel before times, tent season ended at the end of September. These are new times.
We set a 30x60 canopy with lighting, stage, and heat for a local business. They are having an outdoor concert ... in December.
We set a 30x60 canopy with lighting, stage, and heat for a local business. They are having an outdoor concert ... in December.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Back in thel before times, tent season ended at the end of September. These are new times.
We set a 30x60 canopy with lighting, stage, and heat for a local business. They are having an outdoor concert ... in December.
We set a 30x60 canopy with lighting, stage, and heat for a local business. They are having an outdoor concert ... in December.
I saw a dancing tree. Kali, en-pointe. Her many arms curved above, around, before and behind.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I saw a dancing tree. Kali, en-pointe. Her many arms curved above, around, before and behind.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
Shadow, the ferocious guard cat, does not care for this dreary, rainy weather.
I too, would like to curl up and take a nap.
I too, would like to curl up and take a nap.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Shadow, the ferocious guard cat, does not care for this dreary, rainy weather.
I too, would like to curl up and take a nap.
I too, would like to curl up and take a nap.
My forcythia has become quite confused this fall.
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My forcythia has become quite confused this fall.
Meet a tiny cutie today. She's made it through three days of frost and is cheerfully shining forth.
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Meet a tiny cutie today. She's made it through three days of frost and is cheerfully shining forth.
Just the weeest little bit of snow this morning in Blacksburg.
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just the weeest little bit of snow this morning in Blacksburg.
I bought myself a replacement tow vehicle. The old one was a 1995 Ford paratransit bus. Somewhat confusingly, we also upgraded the old delivery van to a 2020 Ford Transit van.
Anyway, I have named the new bus after an Egyptian god. She's Anubus.
Anyway, I have named the new bus after an Egyptian god. She's Anubus.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I bought myself a replacement tow vehicle. The old one was a 1995 Ford paratransit bus. Somewhat confusingly, we also upgraded the old delivery van to a 2020 Ford Transit van.
Anyway, I have named the new bus after an Egyptian god. She's Anubus.
Anyway, I have named the new bus after an Egyptian god. She's Anubus.
The dew is still on the roses
September 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The dew is still on the roses
Virginia Tech department of Biological Systems Engineering hosted a for for their graduates. That's our 40x60 with seating for 240.
May 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Virginia Tech department of Biological Systems Engineering hosted a for for their graduates. That's our 40x60 with seating for 240.
Lots of tent set up this week. Virginia Tech and Bluefield University both had graduations. We set up and took down a stage and canopy for Pulaski on Main.
May 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lots of tent set up this week. Virginia Tech and Bluefield University both had graduations. We set up and took down a stage and canopy for Pulaski on Main.
Golly wow! Canopy season has begun. 40x60 in Bland for a corporate event and 30x60 in Pilot for a wedding.
April 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Golly wow! Canopy season has begun. 40x60 in Bland for a corporate event and 30x60 in Pilot for a wedding.
I am a teller of tales. Some are ancient, passed from grandfather to grandson who is himself then a grandfather telling his grandson who tells his grandson who stands before you now. Some tales are new; reborn, perhaps. They are not new, though they are in new form. I am a teller of tales.
February 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I am a teller of tales. Some are ancient, passed from grandfather to grandson who is himself then a grandfather telling his grandson who tells his grandson who stands before you now. Some tales are new; reborn, perhaps. They are not new, though they are in new form. I am a teller of tales.
William Penn's mother left her family's pastry shop to raise him but her sisters remained and built it up to a veritable empire. So much so that they established the prevailing prices through the colonies.
The pastry empire fell when folks finally refused to pay the pie rates of Penn's aunts.
The pastry empire fell when folks finally refused to pay the pie rates of Penn's aunts.
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
William Penn's mother left her family's pastry shop to raise him but her sisters remained and built it up to a veritable empire. So much so that they established the prevailing prices through the colonies.
The pastry empire fell when folks finally refused to pay the pie rates of Penn's aunts.
The pastry empire fell when folks finally refused to pay the pie rates of Penn's aunts.
Bruce the Bat was chilling in the hall.
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Bruce the Bat was chilling in the hall.
I saw a dancing tree. Kali, en-pointe. Her many arms curved above, around, before and behind.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
February 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I saw a dancing tree. Kali, en-pointe. Her many arms curved above, around, before and behind.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
She danced.
In a high mountain pass, where the wind roars out its song. She stood, tall and round in her pale green springery.
She danced.
It's one of those days. You know, the ones where you get the name Slartibartfast stick in your head but you can't remember where on the for book trilogy he fits in.
February 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's one of those days. You know, the ones where you get the name Slartibartfast stick in your head but you can't remember where on the for book trilogy he fits in.
I named my pet salamander tiny because he is my newt.
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I named my pet salamander tiny because he is my newt.
This was my first gig as the Wacky Bird of WKEX AM-1430. I must have been 10 at the time because I was still able to fit into the chicken feet.
Once I hit size 13 show, I could no longer fit the feet so I wore Wacky shoes instead.
Once I hit size 13 show, I could no longer fit the feet so I wore Wacky shoes instead.
January 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This was my first gig as the Wacky Bird of WKEX AM-1430. I must have been 10 at the time because I was still able to fit into the chicken feet.
Once I hit size 13 show, I could no longer fit the feet so I wore Wacky shoes instead.
Once I hit size 13 show, I could no longer fit the feet so I wore Wacky shoes instead.