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@roaddude.bsky.social
Photog/Writer/Artist/Cook
Maine Coast
- Well versed in slow travel, off grid, & back country life
- Gardening Geek, Woodworker
- #TheMicrofarm
- #GetOutside
- I miss #Post
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
Maine Coast
- Well versed in slow travel, off grid, & back country life
- Gardening Geek, Woodworker
- #TheMicrofarm
- #GetOutside
- I miss #Post
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
#LeaveItBetterThanYouFoundIt
Can't go wrong with Qi Gong > Tai Chi type movements for centering and calm.
Like practitioners say – don't worry, don't overthink how you do it, and enjoy your practice.
It becomes part of one's movement in daily tasks. I catch myself all the time, that I'm conscious of moving around my center.
Like practitioners say – don't worry, don't overthink how you do it, and enjoy your practice.
It becomes part of one's movement in daily tasks. I catch myself all the time, that I'm conscious of moving around my center.
January 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Can't go wrong with Qi Gong > Tai Chi type movements for centering and calm.
Like practitioners say – don't worry, don't overthink how you do it, and enjoy your practice.
It becomes part of one's movement in daily tasks. I catch myself all the time, that I'm conscious of moving around my center.
Like practitioners say – don't worry, don't overthink how you do it, and enjoy your practice.
It becomes part of one's movement in daily tasks. I catch myself all the time, that I'm conscious of moving around my center.
Beans are the best! Especially if you grow your own dry beans.
Amazing protein per gram, extremely versatile in recipe, and very easy to grow, store well, and save seed for growing year after year.
I'm on a red beans & ham & rice kind of kick lately, sort of New Orleans/Cajun-spiced style.
Amazing protein per gram, extremely versatile in recipe, and very easy to grow, store well, and save seed for growing year after year.
I'm on a red beans & ham & rice kind of kick lately, sort of New Orleans/Cajun-spiced style.
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Beans are the best! Especially if you grow your own dry beans.
Amazing protein per gram, extremely versatile in recipe, and very easy to grow, store well, and save seed for growing year after year.
I'm on a red beans & ham & rice kind of kick lately, sort of New Orleans/Cajun-spiced style.
Amazing protein per gram, extremely versatile in recipe, and very easy to grow, store well, and save seed for growing year after year.
I'm on a red beans & ham & rice kind of kick lately, sort of New Orleans/Cajun-spiced style.
I agree, Muff...the character limit and having to post long stuff elsewhere and point to it in links is stultifying. It's a very different sense of community for me. Not as immediate or connecting for all involved.
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I agree, Muff...the character limit and having to post long stuff elsewhere and point to it in links is stultifying. It's a very different sense of community for me. Not as immediate or connecting for all involved.
Hey hey, Miss Catherine! A lot of Post folk are here, 'tis true, tho the immediacy and repartee of long post format and response is missed greatly.
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Hey hey, Miss Catherine! A lot of Post folk are here, 'tis true, tho the immediacy and repartee of long post format and response is missed greatly.
Anne! How do ya like it? When Charlynn told me how good @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans are & of waitlist, I signed up. Tho when I was accepted it was pandemic, times were tough, I couldn't afford, so sadly had to pass.
We're growing our own dry beans on #themicrofarm now, tho I'd still love 'em.
We're growing our own dry beans on #themicrofarm now, tho I'd still love 'em.
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Anne! How do ya like it? When Charlynn told me how good @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans are & of waitlist, I signed up. Tho when I was accepted it was pandemic, times were tough, I couldn't afford, so sadly had to pass.
We're growing our own dry beans on #themicrofarm now, tho I'd still love 'em.
We're growing our own dry beans on #themicrofarm now, tho I'd still love 'em.
It's difficult to explain, isn't it, Lynn, to those who did not experience it firsthand.
For me it was the freedom of long post storytelling with embedded imagery and ref links, very much magazine article like, and immediate to one's audience, not clicks away and back.
It fostered creativity.
For me it was the freedom of long post storytelling with embedded imagery and ref links, very much magazine article like, and immediate to one's audience, not clicks away and back.
It fostered creativity.
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
It's difficult to explain, isn't it, Lynn, to those who did not experience it firsthand.
For me it was the freedom of long post storytelling with embedded imagery and ref links, very much magazine article like, and immediate to one's audience, not clicks away and back.
It fostered creativity.
For me it was the freedom of long post storytelling with embedded imagery and ref links, very much magazine article like, and immediate to one's audience, not clicks away and back.
It fostered creativity.
Hey Carolannie – oh I have local suppliers for dry beans like Fedco Seeds, & have Vermont Cranberry and Tiger Eye beans ready to start, though @ranchogordo.bsky.social has such an amazing and wide variety. I have no fear of their beans not being fresh. It's why they get sold out.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Hey Carolannie – oh I have local suppliers for dry beans like Fedco Seeds, & have Vermont Cranberry and Tiger Eye beans ready to start, though @ranchogordo.bsky.social has such an amazing and wide variety. I have no fear of their beans not being fresh. It's why they get sold out.
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I'm envious as all getout, Kris, though dang girl, 5200?
I know what that's like and still have untold multi-thousands to go through from long adventures around North America, especially the borderlands.
Belize sounds magical with the mix of language, especially Creole, long a fascination for me.
I know what that's like and still have untold multi-thousands to go through from long adventures around North America, especially the borderlands.
Belize sounds magical with the mix of language, especially Creole, long a fascination for me.
January 12, 2026 at 5:19 AM
I'm envious as all getout, Kris, though dang girl, 5200?
I know what that's like and still have untold multi-thousands to go through from long adventures around North America, especially the borderlands.
Belize sounds magical with the mix of language, especially Creole, long a fascination for me.
I know what that's like and still have untold multi-thousands to go through from long adventures around North America, especially the borderlands.
Belize sounds magical with the mix of language, especially Creole, long a fascination for me.
Hard to find peace these days, though when I do, it's always outside or with the Kiddo, and best when both happen together.
Beautiful image, Jean. Having a long view like that from home itself is peaceful and healing.
Beautiful image, Jean. Having a long view like that from home itself is peaceful and healing.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Hard to find peace these days, though when I do, it's always outside or with the Kiddo, and best when both happen together.
Beautiful image, Jean. Having a long view like that from home itself is peaceful and healing.
Beautiful image, Jean. Having a long view like that from home itself is peaceful and healing.
Very cool, Krista. I could study this kind of thing all afternoon.
You two know about this already?
@krismgates.bsky.social
@jayneh.bsky.social
You two know about this already?
@krismgates.bsky.social
@jayneh.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Very cool, Krista. I could study this kind of thing all afternoon.
You two know about this already?
@krismgates.bsky.social
@jayneh.bsky.social
You two know about this already?
@krismgates.bsky.social
@jayneh.bsky.social
Appreciate this!
I've long been a fan of Mexican artists from mid 19th-mid 20th century, especially Posada and those who claim him as influence, like Orozco, Siqueiros, and Rivera.
Looking into Dr. Atl's work and history will be interesting. He has a number of lovely works.
I've long been a fan of Mexican artists from mid 19th-mid 20th century, especially Posada and those who claim him as influence, like Orozco, Siqueiros, and Rivera.
Looking into Dr. Atl's work and history will be interesting. He has a number of lovely works.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Appreciate this!
I've long been a fan of Mexican artists from mid 19th-mid 20th century, especially Posada and those who claim him as influence, like Orozco, Siqueiros, and Rivera.
Looking into Dr. Atl's work and history will be interesting. He has a number of lovely works.
I've long been a fan of Mexican artists from mid 19th-mid 20th century, especially Posada and those who claim him as influence, like Orozco, Siqueiros, and Rivera.
Looking into Dr. Atl's work and history will be interesting. He has a number of lovely works.
Herb garden, in a heartbeat.
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Herb garden, in a heartbeat.
Well hey, Cindy – good to see your voice again! A very Happy New Year to you, too.
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Well hey, Cindy – good to see your voice again! A very Happy New Year to you, too.
Exactly and absolutely! We're growing dry bean varieties, starting with Vermont Cranberry and Tiger's Eye.
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Exactly and absolutely! We're growing dry bean varieties, starting with Vermont Cranberry and Tiger's Eye.
Seems like!
This thread started because Mamdani used a Quran for his swearing in, so folks started saying "I would use..."
Evidently a president is not bound to use the constitution or a bible. Some have used law books, with trump never putting his hand on anything for 2025, tho bibles were there.
This thread started because Mamdani used a Quran for his swearing in, so folks started saying "I would use..."
Evidently a president is not bound to use the constitution or a bible. Some have used law books, with trump never putting his hand on anything for 2025, tho bibles were there.
January 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Seems like!
This thread started because Mamdani used a Quran for his swearing in, so folks started saying "I would use..."
Evidently a president is not bound to use the constitution or a bible. Some have used law books, with trump never putting his hand on anything for 2025, tho bibles were there.
This thread started because Mamdani used a Quran for his swearing in, so folks started saying "I would use..."
Evidently a president is not bound to use the constitution or a bible. Some have used law books, with trump never putting his hand on anything for 2025, tho bibles were there.
Can't go wrong with Ursula K LeGuin!
I was mostly being facetious, though it was a fascinating book to me as a teen. I'd have to think more, if I was ever to be sworn in to an office. I'm in the Groucho Marx vein of "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," which has Twain roots.
I was mostly being facetious, though it was a fascinating book to me as a teen. I'd have to think more, if I was ever to be sworn in to an office. I'm in the Groucho Marx vein of "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," which has Twain roots.
January 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Can't go wrong with Ursula K LeGuin!
I was mostly being facetious, though it was a fascinating book to me as a teen. I'd have to think more, if I was ever to be sworn in to an office. I'm in the Groucho Marx vein of "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," which has Twain roots.
I was mostly being facetious, though it was a fascinating book to me as a teen. I'd have to think more, if I was ever to be sworn in to an office. I'm in the Groucho Marx vein of "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member," which has Twain roots.
Thanks, Jenny – I'm looking forward to carving out time to write and photograph more this year, and build the website for it all. I'll post here about it, if I do. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, Jenny – I'm looking forward to carving out time to write and photograph more this year, and build the website for it all. I'll post here about it, if I do. Happy New Year!
It's our "stand and talk" window while we watch goings on outside. I have plans to increase our window views of the yard and woods, though this window will always be the natural spot to talk.
Yep, time to look forward, not back, and plan our futures. Happy New Year!
Yep, time to look forward, not back, and plan our futures. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It's our "stand and talk" window while we watch goings on outside. I have plans to increase our window views of the yard and woods, though this window will always be the natural spot to talk.
Yep, time to look forward, not back, and plan our futures. Happy New Year!
Yep, time to look forward, not back, and plan our futures. Happy New Year!
Happy Happy New Year, P – I believe you and think you're right. A lot of sitting on pins and needles 'til Nov, I think, for many.
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Happy Happy New Year, P – I believe you and think you're right. A lot of sitting on pins and needles 'til Nov, I think, for many.
Hey Jean, I hope so too, and hope the same for you!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Hey Jean, I hope so too, and hope the same for you!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
And to you, Andy – I hope the New Year brings lots more inspiration and creativity for you.
January 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
And to you, Andy – I hope the New Year brings lots more inspiration and creativity for you.