Today is a day within the USA that's considered a holiday - called Thanksgiving. Many people celebrate, even newly arrived immigrants who have absolutely no idea what the hell this holiday represents in

This is my response to Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty, by Emily Oster, published in The Atlantic on October 31st, 2022. After some personal anecdotes, she starts to approach the core point of her article.

Have you ever had such a thought as in the title of this post, then DIDN'T for one reason or another...?!?!?!? THAT's how my mind has been acting for quite a while these days. I don't know why... Maybe

'I am a hero, a warrior," he exclaimed. "A worthy opponent for any man." Whereupon his wife's dulcet tones cut short his reverie. "Wilbur," she screeched, "get down here now

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It's been crazy busy since Our Last Update here at Pendock Farms! Do you recognize that Roo? It's our 7 year old stud, Mr. Pendock! Yesss he's been in some #Hive adventures... The background scene of our

There were a lot of interesting caudex plants at the show so I got more of my favourite Medusoid euphorbias and some other caudiciforms. The one below is Euphorbia flanaganii with very unusual flowers,

Sometimes, peering into the eyes of a pleading, wounded soul... makes it impossible not to offer a loving hand. is no-name. He's so huge, that you might find it hard to believe he's still, only a puppy;

Hi Everyone, The concept of freedom should not be solely applied to the human experience. It should extend to other species of animals. In my posts Freedom for Us, Them, and Everyone (Part 1) and Freedom

This post delves into controversy, human sexuality, and politics. I won't tag it as NSFW, but read at your own risk...

My four plus years committed to and blogging on Hive resulted in an UNEXPECTED use-case for Hive!!

My cat died. He was at least seventeen years old, maybe more, which is quite advanced in cat years. No one knows how old he actually was, as he was in a "rescue" situation long ago. The woman who took

Hello again, Bird Lovers! "FAMILY PORTRAIT" Please check out my entry to this week's SMAP where the theme is FAMILY PORTRAIT. I have been busy clicking photos of bird families as they enjoy eating

Hi, everyone! Few weeks ago a friend and I went to visit Vršac, a lovely city near the east border of Serbia. There are a lot of places in our country that I haven't yet discovered so I'm correcting that,

How difficult is it to be healthy today? I have thought about that question a lot lately. Considering the fact, that we are being bombarded with poisons from all angles. From the food we eat, the air we

Some namedrop's, photos, hardly any controversial material at all and unquestionably appropriate for all audiences.

It is, within the silence, that we can find the truth. When we are born, we spend the first year of our lives observing. Taking everything in, so that we have a good understanding of the world around us

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Yesterday after work, I wandered through the woods taking pictures of the various mushrooms growing happily in our unusually cool and wet weather. I timed my walk after the rain was done for the day, but

A very early start, Hiking after dawn, The heat-tsunami & Finding another deceased bird!