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@ioflow.wavelight.ws

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rain artist. makes music, reads books, writes words, talks with birds. site/blog: https://wavelight.ws music: https://ioflow.bandcamp.com video: https://youtube.com/c/ioflow mastodon: https://sea.wavelight.ws/@ioflow

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jan 25

hello world.

making and sharing: music, process, art, nature, words, joys.

renewal, creativity, light.

#introduction

ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 2d

poignant words on a last enfolding of nature. a loss that my own heart knows each time that it happens here. and in this moment, this presence, is the remembrance of life: growing upward, spreading outward. the providence, blessing, and grace that have flowed into so many.

$fractalkitty.com$

Sophia (she/her) @fractalkitty.com · 3d

Not sure if I'll get all my mathober done today. I took a moment to write and process:

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#trees #nature #indieweb #redoak #pnw #salemOregon

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 7d

on tonight’s walk, as the last rusted gold faded from the horizon-swift cloudbelt, and the skies shaded to indigo: a barn owl flew overhead, screeched twice, and disappeared into the darkness.

autumn has arrived.

#nature #bird #barnowl #fall

ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 10d

the visual and textual poetry are so good! perfect framing. 🌒

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 11d

a small companion piece in addition to my contribution to this month's indieweb carnival theme, second person birds, hosted by @fractalkitty.com. a perspective: gatherings at the end of a day.

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#secondpersonbirds #nature #birds #crow #indieweb #indiewebcarnival

midnightcircle

a perspective: gatherings at the end of a day of mysteries and joys.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 13d

a small companion piece in addition to my contribution to this month's indieweb carnival theme, second person birds, hosted by @fractalkitty.com. a perspective: sable, sapphire, chorus.

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#secondpersonbirds #nature #birds #redwingedblackbird #indieweb #indiewebcarnival

sablesounds

a perspective: a sable coat, a sapphire morning, a montane chorus.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 16d

these are so good! jewels in light and shadow.

ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 17d

thank you so much for creating the fantastically inspirational theme! a day in the life of an anna’s hummingbird, a local gem, would be a marvel and a joy.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · 17d

drifting through an afternoon of iridescent colors and ever-shifting radiance. my contribution to this month's indieweb carnival, hosted by @fractalkitty.com: second person birds.

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#secondpersonbirds #nature #birds #hummingbird #indieweb #indiewebcarnival

jewellight

a perspective: arrayed in iridescent tones, drifting through an afternoon of glittering colors, familiar voices, and nature's ever-shifting radiance.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Aug 29

to be a bird in the last moments of twilight, when painted sunset skies are flecked with star droplets, and feathers gradually blend with quiet darkness.

$fractalkitty.com$

Sophia (she/her) @fractalkitty.com · Aug 28

A new post on To Ground Link:

toground.link/caressed-by-...

#blog #bearblog #indieweb

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Aug 29

impressions from walking through a season of colors; gorgeous hues at the end of the day. my contribution to this month's indieweb carnival: colors.

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#nature #birds #colors #indieweb #indiewebcarnival

colors

impressions from walking through a season of colors; nature's manifold gorgeous hues at the end of the day.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Aug 6

i wrote a guide to installing, configuring, and running a single-user mastodon server. highlights: local disk, subdomain redirect, improved config files, security and performance, privacy and safety considerations. ⁂

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#mastodon #fediverse #mastoadmin #indieweb #smallweb

mastodon server

a guide to installing, configuring, and running a small single-user mastodon server.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Aug 1

nature walk through summer mountain forests, each trail revealing new joys and wonders.

#nature #birds #mountains #forest #summer

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summer mountain

photo series and moments from a nature walk through warm mountains in the summer.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 30

my review of "almost an island" by kenneth james gibson, @marineeyes.bsky.social, and @jamesbernard.bandcamp.com on @pastinside.bsky.social . serene ambient textures in a quiet mountain wilderness.

#ambient #ambientmusic #pastoral #nature #soundscape #almostanisland

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almost an island - almost an island

review: almost an island's gentle, pastoral ambient self-titled debut.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 29

marvelous longform nature poetry. an essay on embodying terrestrial glory, a cloudscape all the more wondrous for its impermanence.

$fractalkitty.com$

Sophia (she/her) @fractalkitty.com · Jul 28

I have a new post on To Ground:

toground.link/ephemeral-le...

#bearblog #indieweb #blogging #nature #photography #lenticular #standingwaves

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 15

recent nature reads:

braiding sweetgrass - robin wall kimmerer
wild soundscapes - bernie krause
ocean - david attenborough & colin butfield
the wild places - robert macfarlane
gathering moss - robin wall kimmerer

#nature

ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 15

a beautiful perspective. quiet landscape poetry. a slow awakening.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 12

my review of "hrafnamynd" by @patriciawolf.bsky.social on balmat. a wondrous sonic journey into icelandic wildlands, raven imagery, and scenic memories.

#ambient #ambientmusic #nature #soundscape #soundtrack #iceland #ravens #patriciawolf #balmat

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patricia wolf - hrafnamynd

review: patricia wolf's dreamy, gentle soundtrack to a film exploring scenic memories of iceland's wondrous landscapes, centering on ravens.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jul 1

the process of reworking my site's underlying code, focusing on semantic html, embedded media, styles, accessibility, and security.

#web #smallweb #html #css #hugo #staticsite #digitalgarden

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semantics and security

the process of comprehensively reworking and improving my site's underlying code in certain key areas.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 22

🌿🎶 genres:

🪴 microhouseplant
🌺 four to the flora
🌱 seedcore
🥀 black petal
🫜 roots rockgarden
🌻 flower metal
🪷 botanica

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 21

midpoints: a poem for solstice and seasons.

#poetry #poem

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midpoints

a poem for solstice and seasons.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 15

thoughts on a website as a place for growing good things. a tiny bouquet of phlox blossoms in a vast montane meadow is still a beautiful thing, and it can make all the difference.

#nature #web #smallweb #digitalgarden

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growing good

reflections on a website as a place to make and share good things.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 13

it's that wondrous time when visiting birds arrive, and the hawthorn, star jasmine, wisteria, and privet begin to blossom all at once, followed by jacaranda. an overlapping season of scents and colors.

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 12

vivid nature writing by @fractalkitty.com . journeys into primeval forests; time and distance marked by changes in birdsong and shadow. slowly unfolding renewal.

#nature #birds

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to ground

Welcome. This personal blog has just begun. I plan to grow it into a space where I write and share nature, gardening, projects, books, and more. I only ha...

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ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · Jun 6

nature walk through fragrant chaparral hills, descending into a scrub oak forest, alongside a meandering hidden creek. refreshing, quiet, slow. a peaceful, wondrous late spring.

#nature #birds

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hidden creek

photo series and impressions from a nature walk alongside a hidden creek in a scrub oak forest.

www.wavelight.ws

ioflow @ioflow.wavelight.ws · May 30

an overview and notes on the process of migrating my site's hosting from digitalocean to hetzner.

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digital migration

notes on migrating hosting from digitalocean to hetzner.

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