Skerry Lark
@skerrylark.bsky.social
Morning person. Curator of beauty, wonder, whimsy, stories, and songs.
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"The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have."
~ Henry James
The Seine at Bougival in Winter
🎨 Alfred Sisley (1872)
~ Henry James
The Seine at Bougival in Winter
🎨 Alfred Sisley (1872)
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have."
~ Henry James
The Seine at Bougival in Winter
🎨 Alfred Sisley (1872)
~ Henry James
The Seine at Bougival in Winter
🎨 Alfred Sisley (1872)
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There's a paid tier, too. Paying subscribers get a bonus post every month covering some aspect of historical cartography. It's $3 a month, if you're interested.
If you want a Grumpy Raven sticker, and missed out, you can buy one at my Etsy shop here:
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www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There's a paid tier, too. Paying subscribers get a bonus post every month covering some aspect of historical cartography. It's $3 a month, if you're interested.
If you want a Grumpy Raven sticker, and missed out, you can buy one at my Etsy shop here:
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
If you want a Grumpy Raven sticker, and missed out, you can buy one at my Etsy shop here:
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
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We have a winner of the Grumpy Raven, but you can still be a different kind of winner by signing up for my free weekly newsletter.
Is it worth it? You'll learn about interesting new books, and about how maps get made. Plus, I promise-threaten that there will be footnotes on par with my alt-text!
Is it worth it? You'll learn about interesting new books, and about how maps get made. Plus, I promise-threaten that there will be footnotes on par with my alt-text!
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We have a winner of the Grumpy Raven, but you can still be a different kind of winner by signing up for my free weekly newsletter.
Is it worth it? You'll learn about interesting new books, and about how maps get made. Plus, I promise-threaten that there will be footnotes on par with my alt-text!
Is it worth it? You'll learn about interesting new books, and about how maps get made. Plus, I promise-threaten that there will be footnotes on par with my alt-text!
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Every week on my patreon I write about #maps & mapmaking. It's free to subscribe, and I am 2 subscribers away from my goal of 500. TWO!
So...I'm gonna bribe you. Subscriber 500 gets a free sticker of my Grumpy Raven drawing! How can you beat that?
Here's the link!
www.patreon.com/c/SurprisedEel
So...I'm gonna bribe you. Subscriber 500 gets a free sticker of my Grumpy Raven drawing! How can you beat that?
Here's the link!
www.patreon.com/c/SurprisedEel
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every week on my patreon I write about #maps & mapmaking. It's free to subscribe, and I am 2 subscribers away from my goal of 500. TWO!
So...I'm gonna bribe you. Subscriber 500 gets a free sticker of my Grumpy Raven drawing! How can you beat that?
Here's the link!
www.patreon.com/c/SurprisedEel
So...I'm gonna bribe you. Subscriber 500 gets a free sticker of my Grumpy Raven drawing! How can you beat that?
Here's the link!
www.patreon.com/c/SurprisedEel
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Snood [snood]
(n.)
- A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs down over a turkey's beak.
- An ornamental hair band or hair net.
Use:
“Thomas turkey has a wattle and snood
That always puts the hens in the mood,
So strut your stuff today little dude
Because tomorrow, you’re gonna be food.”
(n.)
- A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs down over a turkey's beak.
- An ornamental hair band or hair net.
Use:
“Thomas turkey has a wattle and snood
That always puts the hens in the mood,
So strut your stuff today little dude
Because tomorrow, you’re gonna be food.”
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Snood [snood]
(n.)
- A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs down over a turkey's beak.
- An ornamental hair band or hair net.
Use:
“Thomas turkey has a wattle and snood
That always puts the hens in the mood,
So strut your stuff today little dude
Because tomorrow, you’re gonna be food.”
(n.)
- A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs down over a turkey's beak.
- An ornamental hair band or hair net.
Use:
“Thomas turkey has a wattle and snood
That always puts the hens in the mood,
So strut your stuff today little dude
Because tomorrow, you’re gonna be food.”
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Vicambulate [vahy-KAM-byoo-layt]
(v.)
- To take a stroll about town; to saunter leisurely.
Used in a sentence:
“Percival drew himself up, affronted. ‘Aunt Agatha, please. I wasn’t ‘wandering.’ I was vicambulating, which is considerably more dignified, you know.’”
(v.)
- To take a stroll about town; to saunter leisurely.
Used in a sentence:
“Percival drew himself up, affronted. ‘Aunt Agatha, please. I wasn’t ‘wandering.’ I was vicambulating, which is considerably more dignified, you know.’”
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Vicambulate [vahy-KAM-byoo-layt]
(v.)
- To take a stroll about town; to saunter leisurely.
Used in a sentence:
“Percival drew himself up, affronted. ‘Aunt Agatha, please. I wasn’t ‘wandering.’ I was vicambulating, which is considerably more dignified, you know.’”
(v.)
- To take a stroll about town; to saunter leisurely.
Used in a sentence:
“Percival drew himself up, affronted. ‘Aunt Agatha, please. I wasn’t ‘wandering.’ I was vicambulating, which is considerably more dignified, you know.’”
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Gombeen [gom-BEEN]
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Gombeen [gom-BEEN]
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
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Ween [ween]
(v.)
- To think or suppose; be of the opinion.
Used in a sentence:
“He weened her oeillades to be merely playful and coquettish; Lady Bootwhistle, however, entertained far more definite intentions toward the strapping young footman.”
(v.)
- To think or suppose; be of the opinion.
Used in a sentence:
“He weened her oeillades to be merely playful and coquettish; Lady Bootwhistle, however, entertained far more definite intentions toward the strapping young footman.”
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ween [ween]
(v.)
- To think or suppose; be of the opinion.
Used in a sentence:
“He weened her oeillades to be merely playful and coquettish; Lady Bootwhistle, however, entertained far more definite intentions toward the strapping young footman.”
(v.)
- To think or suppose; be of the opinion.
Used in a sentence:
“He weened her oeillades to be merely playful and coquettish; Lady Bootwhistle, however, entertained far more definite intentions toward the strapping young footman.”
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Christmas songs have some of the best lines in all hymnody.
• A weary world rejoices
• Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother
• The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight
• God is not dead, nor does he sleep
What’re your favorites?
• A weary world rejoices
• Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother
• The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight
• God is not dead, nor does he sleep
What’re your favorites?
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Christmas songs have some of the best lines in all hymnody.
• A weary world rejoices
• Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother
• The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight
• God is not dead, nor does he sleep
What’re your favorites?
• A weary world rejoices
• Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother
• The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight
• God is not dead, nor does he sleep
What’re your favorites?
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Right after security at the Milwaukee airport there are big signs that say RECOMBOBULATION AREA hanging over some benches and I think that’s beautiful.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Right after security at the Milwaukee airport there are big signs that say RECOMBOBULATION AREA hanging over some benches and I think that’s beautiful.
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We have often blamed those who suffer for their trauma. We have failed to recognize that systems can be corrupt and power abused and that, like our Lord, many people in this world suffer from underserved injustice and trauma.
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We have often blamed those who suffer for their trauma. We have failed to recognize that systems can be corrupt and power abused and that, like our Lord, many people in this world suffer from underserved injustice and trauma.
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It is always the responsibility of the person with power to maintain the integrity of the relationship.
Always.
Always.
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is always the responsibility of the person with power to maintain the integrity of the relationship.
Always.
Always.
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We know we love our systems over God when victims of abuse who come forward to speak truth are seen as the enemy—and removing, silencing, or crushing them is labeled good because we have protected what WE say is good and God’s—blind to the fact that doing so looks nothing like Him.
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We know we love our systems over God when victims of abuse who come forward to speak truth are seen as the enemy—and removing, silencing, or crushing them is labeled good because we have protected what WE say is good and God’s—blind to the fact that doing so looks nothing like Him.
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Want to get holiday gifts for self-advocates in your life and support autistic advocacy at the same time? Check out our Threadless shop for all this and more! autisticadvocacy.threadless.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Want to get holiday gifts for self-advocates in your life and support autistic advocacy at the same time? Check out our Threadless shop for all this and more! autisticadvocacy.threadless.com
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"If neurodivergent authenticity was embraced rather than stigmatised & more compassion given to the complexities of intersectionality, perhaps we could all be our true selves from the beginning, w/o the need to reassemble ourselves in adulthood."
theconversation.com/a-resounding... #neurodiversity
theconversation.com/a-resounding... #neurodiversity
‘A resounding chorus’: an anthology of Autistic writers celebrates difference
The book Someone Like Me offers deeply human insights into what it means to live in a neurotypical world as a neurodivergent person.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"If neurodivergent authenticity was embraced rather than stigmatised & more compassion given to the complexities of intersectionality, perhaps we could all be our true selves from the beginning, w/o the need to reassemble ourselves in adulthood."
theconversation.com/a-resounding... #neurodiversity
theconversation.com/a-resounding... #neurodiversity
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December 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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12 Dec: In Old Scandinavia, farmers set out a Julenek, a sheaf of grain kept from the summer harvest, for the birds to feast upon at #Christmas. Called the “Remembrance of Birds,” this act of #kindness was thought to ensure good luck and a plentiful harvest the following year.
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
12 Dec: In Old Scandinavia, farmers set out a Julenek, a sheaf of grain kept from the summer harvest, for the birds to feast upon at #Christmas. Called the “Remembrance of Birds,” this act of #kindness was thought to ensure good luck and a plentiful harvest the following year.
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I am only in competition
to be my best self,
let joy pursue me,
& let love be the guide.
~ Rev. Jessica Townes
@jessietownes.bsky.social
to be my best self,
let joy pursue me,
& let love be the guide.
~ Rev. Jessica Townes
@jessietownes.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I am only in competition
to be my best self,
let joy pursue me,
& let love be the guide.
~ Rev. Jessica Townes
@jessietownes.bsky.social
to be my best self,
let joy pursue me,
& let love be the guide.
~ Rev. Jessica Townes
@jessietownes.bsky.social
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This is crazy. CRAZY.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is crazy. CRAZY.
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Morning Prayer: Loving God, amidst the mundane and ordinary moments of the day, may we catch a glimpse of the wonder that is part of this season. May we receive the moments of joy when they come our way and welcome the strength that they bring to our soul. Renew our wonder. Amen.
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Morning Prayer: Loving God, amidst the mundane and ordinary moments of the day, may we catch a glimpse of the wonder that is part of this season. May we receive the moments of joy when they come our way and welcome the strength that they bring to our soul. Renew our wonder. Amen.
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#MorningPrayer
Give us, Lord Jesus,
a share in your compassion
for all in need,
a share in your love
for all people.
Help us to remember
that our own wellbeing
is bound up with the wellbeing of all,
and so to offer with joy
our welcome and generosity
to each who bears your image.
Give us, Lord Jesus,
a share in your compassion
for all in need,
a share in your love
for all people.
Help us to remember
that our own wellbeing
is bound up with the wellbeing of all,
and so to offer with joy
our welcome and generosity
to each who bears your image.
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#MorningPrayer
Give us, Lord Jesus,
a share in your compassion
for all in need,
a share in your love
for all people.
Help us to remember
that our own wellbeing
is bound up with the wellbeing of all,
and so to offer with joy
our welcome and generosity
to each who bears your image.
Give us, Lord Jesus,
a share in your compassion
for all in need,
a share in your love
for all people.
Help us to remember
that our own wellbeing
is bound up with the wellbeing of all,
and so to offer with joy
our welcome and generosity
to each who bears your image.
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"I love the dark hours of my being.
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"I love the dark hours of my being.
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky