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Jim Birdsall
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at the eastern coast last month
July 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
bluebells for Bluesky
May 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
greenhouse life
April 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
looking downriver this evening

An important part of photography is simply being in the right place at the right time.
April 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
crux et lux
April 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Tortoiseshell butterfly is a good one to look out for in early spring.
#Aglaisurticae
March 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I have been using the word 'evil' more than usual recently, to describe bad people; this is not a word which should be used lightly, but I think we should be bold about using it when appropriate.
March 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
'basket of deplorables' was actually very generous.
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
bee on willow catkins
March 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you want your spoken French to sound better than it really is, start the odd sentence with 'alors' - it works a treat, plus it is so satisfying to say.
March 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Do you ever wonder what someone could find out about you from your scrap paper? I do - I have three drawers of the stuff.
March 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the bridge at Saint-Chély-du-Tarn, France, summer 2018
March 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
crocus, harbinger of spring
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
oak and Moon
February 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
You don't often see or hear the singular form of 'gnocchi' in the Anglosphere. Here it is:
February 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A friend gave me this Russian calendar for 2025. The Year of the Snake is often considered inauspicious in Russia, as it is associated with turmoil; 1905, 1917, 1941, 1953 (Stalin died), and 1989 were all snaky years.
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Germinating seeds in winter is an optimistic act.
Here are parsley, hot peppers, tomatoes:
February 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
growing garlic for greens 💚
February 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I like lichen.
February 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This noodle soup was yummy; the colouring was from turmeric.
February 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM