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Myra Henshawe
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Quilts and birds. Liberal, Gen-X empty nester. Cancer survivor. Very boring. #NorCal
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I saw a Golden-crowned sparrow on my walk. 🪶
A golden-crowned sparrow perched on a thin branch, seen from the back. Its head is turned to the right of the photo, with a small beak, brown, black and white striped colorations on back and wings. There are yellow, orange and green leaves in the photo.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Perhaps we could be friends. I don’t know yet.
A black and white goat is behind a chain-link gate, looking at a small, light colored dog on a leash. The scene is pastoral with fall leaves and rustic fence, green grass in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Quilting is peace, peace is quilting. Blue ribbon at the fair is joy!
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Making pie
A rustic assortment of green and reddish apples in a white plastic bucket.
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Red Tail Hawk, at Lake Tahoe, eastern shore, Sep. 28, early evening. Perching very still, watching chipmunks which is what is for dinner apparently. #BirdSky
Photo of a Red Tail Hawk, perched in a dry, leafless shrub, low to the ground.
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I, for one, rest easy knowing that Laura Loomer is the boss of our intelligence agencies.
Screen clip from NYT: Senator’s visit to agency was canceled after Laura Loomer complained. Screen clip from NYT: “The cancellation of the visit also raised the issue of the growing influence of Ms. Loomer over the intelligence agencies. “
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Yesterday this Stellers Jay was making a hawk-like call, in addition to its normal squawking, before coming to the de facto bird bath for a drink. It was the first time I heard a Jay imitate another bird’s call. #birdsky
A Stellers Jay is perched on the edge is a watering bowl.
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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A light-colored dog named Simba is sleeping outstretched in the back of a walk-in closet.
September 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Jared Huffman. He did not answer but I left him a message.
Screen shot of phone call record to a Washington, DC number.
August 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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On sale for $16.99 at Safeway. (36 oz) I fainted.
A package of Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet chocolate chips, 36 oz.
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This story is a reprise of the one written for my Gen X, which said, “they’ll never be able to afford a house so they splurge on gourmet mustard.” #GenX
NYT Headline: “For Gen Z, ‘Little Treats’ Are Worth Going Over Budget”
August 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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The first sign of winter.
A very big pile of split firewood sits on the ground in a rural setting. Background is a cabin and woodshed and trees.
August 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Damn! #quiltsky
A partially-assembled quilt square, bear paw block with snowballed inner corners. 3 of four blocks are correct and one has an error in which the snowball corner is not in the right place, argh!
August 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The news fills me with despair so I just keep cutting up my fabric and sewing it back together. Pattern is “Archie” by Penelope Handmade. #quiltsky
A sewing machine on a table is surrounded by 24 colorful quilt blocks pinned up in the corner of a room. They are laid out in a chain pattern for a quilt.
August 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Meanwhile, Trump sells dinners with himself and tours of the White House for million-dollar buy-ins to his crypto scheme.
Screen clip from NYT: Ocasio-Cortez must pay another $2700 for Met Gala dress.
July 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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If you look closely you will see Simba enjoying the living room chair. He has adapted it to his needs by smooshing a dog nest into the back.
A living room scene with a wood stove, floor lamp, magazine rack, and leather arm chair with matching ottoman. A small mixed breed, light-colored dog (Simba) is sleeping soundly in a concave nest he has smooshed into the back of the chair.
July 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Cute I-spy! Love the fabric variation. Here is one I did for the new baby of our former exchange student.
A colorful child’s quilt is being held up in some shadow…. There are squares of feature fabric and bright, solid color stars in between.
July 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Red, white and blue message that reads, “So we are really doing this” we are taking money from the poorest so the wealthiest among us can have tax cuts. “If America has not broken your heart, then you don’t love her enough.” Cory Booker
July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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This is fine.
June 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Me and Mr Henshawe at our Tinytown march. 500 or so people came out in Tinytown, population 5733.
Two middle-aged white adults standing in a park, holding protest signs. One sign says “keep the immigrants, deport the billionaires,” and one says “what kind of evil man takes funding away from cancer research?”
June 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Ready for the Tinytown march tomorrow.
A dining room table displays 3 signs: “healthcare not welfare,” “keep the immigrants deport the billionaires,” and “what kind of evil man takes funding away from cancer research?”
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Unrecognizable species caught on bird cam today. 🪶#birds
A bird-cam photo shows the butt of a gray squirrel jutting into the photo from the left.
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Happy Saturday from an acorn woodpecker in #NorCal #birdsky
An acorn woodpecker is at a bird cam feeder. The background shows a front yard, beige house, oak trees. The woodpecker is black and white but has a bright yellow throat.
April 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Yellow-crowned night heron. Standing around at the San Antonio River Walk, last Sunday. #birdsky 🪶
April 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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What has he done to the Oval Office, what?
Donald Trump and Bukele sit in the Oval Office in gold chairs. Behind them on the mantle are gold tchotchkes, gold picture frames, gold relief stick-ons on the walls.
April 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM