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disneydream06) wrote2025-10-31 08:02 am
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andrewducker (andrewducker) wrote2025-10-31 12:00 pm
andrewducker) wrote2025-10-31 12:00 pmInteresting Links for 31-10-2025
- 1. Tonne of fireworks seized near Edinburgh ahead of Bonfire Night disorder campaign
- (tags:edinburgh riots fireworks doom )
- 2. 'Doctor Who': Why Disney Ditched Deal With BBC For Sci-Fi Series
- (tags:Disney BBC drwho )
- 3. How the cochlea computes
- (tags:sound hearing Technology )
- 4. How Ancient People Saw Themselves (a history of mirrors)
- (tags:mirrors history archeology )
poliphilo (poliphilo) wrote2025-10-31 10:21 am
poliphilo) wrote2025-10-31 10:21 amCuckmere Haven
We were at the Meeting House yesterday and the kids took themselves off to Cuckmere Haven- which is the best vantage point for viewing the White Cliffs- not, please note, the White Cliffs of Dover- which are 50 to 60 miles east of here- but the range known as the Seven Sisters. They had passable weather for it.
Cuckmere Haven isn't exactly isolated , but you can't drive to it. The nearest car pasrks are a mile away- and you have to walk- or possibly paddle-board- the winding course of the Cuckmere river to get to the beach and the coastguard cottages.
Coastguard cottages? Of yeah, back in the day, this is one of the secluded spots where smugglers unloaded their French contraband- "Brandy for the parson, Baccy for the clerk...etc etc..." As the chalk erodes so the cottages come closer and closer to sliding into the sea. We'll miss them when they're gone because they serve as the perfect foreground objects for the picture that everyone takes.....
Here's my version, snapped on a glorious September Day in 2021.....
Cuckmere Haven isn't exactly isolated , but you can't drive to it. The nearest car pasrks are a mile away- and you have to walk- or possibly paddle-board- the winding course of the Cuckmere river to get to the beach and the coastguard cottages.
Coastguard cottages? Of yeah, back in the day, this is one of the secluded spots where smugglers unloaded their French contraband- "Brandy for the parson, Baccy for the clerk...etc etc..." As the chalk erodes so the cottages come closer and closer to sliding into the sea. We'll miss them when they're gone because they serve as the perfect foreground objects for the picture that everyone takes.....
Here's my version, snapped on a glorious September Day in 2021.....
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 04:44 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 04:44 am
Wildlife
Scientists discover a stunning new golden-tongued lizard in China
A new species of mountain lizard, Diploderma bifluviale, has been discovered in the upper Dadu River Valley of China. Its distinct traits and isolated habitat highlight the hidden biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountains.
A new species of mountain lizard, Diploderma bifluviale, has been discovered in the upper Dadu River Valley of China. Its distinct traits and isolated habitat highlight the hidden biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountains.
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 04:28 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 04:28 am
Entry tags:
Garden of Repose
Revisit those who have passed during the year. These entries from my "Moment of Silence" tag highlight those who have died recently. Some of my posts have a "Carry on the Work" section regarding the person's accomplishments in case anyone else wants to explore those.
Browse ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.
Here are some things to do for Samhain. See the Greenhaven Coven page for Samhain and its recipes.
Does anyone else have names to remember?
Browse ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.
Here are some things to do for Samhain. See the Greenhaven Coven page for Samhain and its recipes.
Does anyone else have names to remember?
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 12:46 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-31 12:46 am
New Year's Resolutions Check In
We made it to the end of October! \o/ If you have completed some of your medium-term goals or subgoals, and/or you're still chugging away at your ongoing goals, then pat yourself on the back. You worked hard for that. We are now well into autumn. If you're doing seasonal goals, share what you're working on for this fall.
This year I'm trying something new, continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them. The main drawback is that this update becomes more of a chore each month.
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 4
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 10
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 17
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 24
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In February 28
New Year's Resolutions Check In March 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In April 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In May 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In June 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In July 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In August 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In September 30
( Read more... )
This year I'm trying something new, continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them. The main drawback is that this update becomes more of a chore each month.
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 4
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 10
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 17
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 24
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In February 28
New Year's Resolutions Check In March 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In April 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In May 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In June 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In July 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In August 31
New Year's Resolutions Check In September 30
( Read more... )
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 11:52 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 11:52 pmBingo
I have made bingo down the B column of my 10-1-25 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. I also have 8 extra fills.
B1 (wizards) -- "What Wizardry Is All About" (standalone)
B2 (black / orange) -- "The Two Cottages" (Quixotic Ideas)
B3 (magic) -- "Maybe She's Just Singing" (Practical Magic)
B4 (witches) -- "The Unretired Witch" (The Adventures of Aldornia and Zenobia)
B5 (unstable) -- "A Fountain of Energy" (Polychrome Heroics: Rutledge)
I2 (herbs) -- "No Worthless Herbs" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
I3 (dark side) -- "Set on Continuous Improvement" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
I5 (broken) -- "The Clearest Signal" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
G1 (Alone in the Woods) -- "The Songwitch" (Practical Magic)
G2 (transformation) -- "The Road to Transformation" (Sleeping Beauty)
O2 (talking dog) -- "The Disappointing Daughter" (The Adventures of Aldornia and Zenobia)
O4 ("That felt weird.") -- "To Understand Water" (Polychrome Heroics)
O5 ("Do you trust me?") -- "Trying to Be Better" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
B1 (wizards) -- "What Wizardry Is All About" (standalone)
B2 (black / orange) -- "The Two Cottages" (Quixotic Ideas)
B3 (magic) -- "Maybe She's Just Singing" (Practical Magic)
B4 (witches) -- "The Unretired Witch" (The Adventures of Aldornia and Zenobia)
B5 (unstable) -- "A Fountain of Energy" (Polychrome Heroics: Rutledge)
I2 (herbs) -- "No Worthless Herbs" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
I3 (dark side) -- "Set on Continuous Improvement" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
I5 (broken) -- "The Clearest Signal" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
G1 (Alone in the Woods) -- "The Songwitch" (Practical Magic)
G2 (transformation) -- "The Road to Transformation" (Sleeping Beauty)
O2 (talking dog) -- "The Disappointing Daughter" (The Adventures of Aldornia and Zenobia)
O4 ("That felt weird.") -- "To Understand Water" (Polychrome Heroics)
O5 ("Do you trust me?") -- "Trying to Be Better" (Polychrome Heroics: City Engines)
disneydream06 (disneydream06) wrote2025-10-30 09:34 pm
disneydream06) wrote2025-10-30 09:34 pmJack O Lantern Spectacular.....
Apologies for getting to the pumpkins so late in the Halloween season...
Gonna have some picture heavy entries and might have to overflow into November...
( To The Pumpkins and Stuff... )
Gonna have some picture heavy entries and might have to overflow into November...
( To The Pumpkins and Stuff... )
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 03:32 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 03:32 pmEntry tags:
Climate Change
Yale study: Most Americans support climate justice — once they know what it is
Climate change is an omnipresent threat for us all, but its impact disproportionately affects non-white populations.
Inequalities stem from generations of racial injustice and colonization of Indigenous lands, contributing to ongoing marginalization and risk in BIPOC populations.
Climate justice is a movement that seeks to rectify those inequities, with the goals of reducing unequal harms of climate change, producing equitable benefits from climate solutions, and including affected communities in the decision-making process.
Among examples of climate justice are taking steps to stop exploitative actions that worsen climate and environment, and ensuring that people have humane ways to escape environmental foreclosure. The latter is crucial because right now, victims of climate-driven eviction have no rights; they are classified as migrants without even the flimsy protections that refugees of war or discrimination have. And if you look at the Dustbowl, you can see how very badly America has handled that issue in the past.
Climate change is an omnipresent threat for us all, but its impact disproportionately affects non-white populations.
Inequalities stem from generations of racial injustice and colonization of Indigenous lands, contributing to ongoing marginalization and risk in BIPOC populations.
Climate justice is a movement that seeks to rectify those inequities, with the goals of reducing unequal harms of climate change, producing equitable benefits from climate solutions, and including affected communities in the decision-making process.
Among examples of climate justice are taking steps to stop exploitative actions that worsen climate and environment, and ensuring that people have humane ways to escape environmental foreclosure. The latter is crucial because right now, victims of climate-driven eviction have no rights; they are classified as migrants without even the flimsy protections that refugees of war or discrimination have. And if you look at the Dustbowl, you can see how very badly America has handled that issue in the past.
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 02:08 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-30 02:08 pmBirdfeeding
Today is mostly sunny, breezy, and mild. It drizzled yesterday.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 12 mixed crocuses around the barrel garden.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 12 Dutch irises around the yard.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 5 purple-and-white striped crocuses in the purple-and-white garden. This concludes the currently purchased bulbs.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I hauled a large fallen branch to the ritual meadow.
I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 12 mixed crocuses around the barrel garden.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 12 Dutch irises around the yard.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I planted 5 purple-and-white striped crocuses in the purple-and-white garden. This concludes the currently purchased bulbs.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 10/30/25 -- I hauled a large fallen branch to the ritual meadow.
I am done for the night.
andrewducker (andrewducker) wrote2025-10-30 05:45 pm
andrewducker) wrote2025-10-30 05:45 pmLife with two kids: Wednesday shoes
This morning Sophia announced, as we were about to leave the house, that she couldn't find her school shoes.
Her black school shoes.
The ones that are and integral part of her Wednesday costume. For the school Halloween disco. This evening.
Jane and I frantically tore the house apart for fifteen minutes and checked *everywhere*. Eventually we forced her, crying, to put on her trainers, promising her that if her shoes turned up we would bring them in to her.
Because we left fifteen minutes late we missed the bus. And so it was that we were halfway through the walk to school when Sophia quietly said "Oh."
And then told me that she'd just remembered that yesterday she'd come home from school in her welly boots, leaving her shoes at her peg.
You'll be delighted to hear that I didn't murder her.
Her black school shoes.
The ones that are and integral part of her Wednesday costume. For the school Halloween disco. This evening.
Jane and I frantically tore the house apart for fifteen minutes and checked *everywhere*. Eventually we forced her, crying, to put on her trainers, promising her that if her shoes turned up we would bring them in to her.
Because we left fifteen minutes late we missed the bus. And so it was that we were halfway through the walk to school when Sophia quietly said "Oh."
And then told me that she'd just remembered that yesterday she'd come home from school in her welly boots, leaving her shoes at her peg.
You'll be delighted to hear that I didn't murder her.
disneydream06 (disneydream06) wrote2025-10-30 10:07 am
disneydream06) wrote2025-10-30 10:07 amW.T.F. News.....
Who in their right mind would hire this looney to be their lawyer.....
Kim Kardashian Insists the 1969 Moon Landing Was Fake: ‘It Didn't Happen'
"I think it was fake," Kim claimed of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission in the latest episode of 'The Kardashians'
By Julia Moore
https://people.com/kim-kardashian-insists-the-1969-moon-landing-was-fake-11839390?hid=271f7f8dfebe11669d10badb866ac7293f4f5f1c&did=20168838-20251030&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=103025&lctg=271f7f8dfebe11669d10badb866ac7293f4f5f1c&lr_input=61b48ec2396b916b095f2076b79c2e49860f742e34cb609bdc4e2a9ef28f47c1&utm_term=AM&campaign=15497525&hid=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&did=20170551-20251030&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news-alert_newsletter&utm_content=103025&lctg=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&lr_input=758ad690760192cf49795c3f52223721cac5324e3e862e41c5d4db73a4d43f32&campaign=15498870
Kim Kardashian Insists the 1969 Moon Landing Was Fake: ‘It Didn't Happen'
"I think it was fake," Kim claimed of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission in the latest episode of 'The Kardashians'
By Julia Moore
https://people.com/kim-kardashian-insists-the-1969-moon-landing-was-fake-11839390?hid=271f7f8dfebe11669d10badb866ac7293f4f5f1c&did=20168838-20251030&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=103025&lctg=271f7f8dfebe11669d10badb866ac7293f4f5f1c&lr_input=61b48ec2396b916b095f2076b79c2e49860f742e34cb609bdc4e2a9ef28f47c1&utm_term=AM&campaign=15497525&hid=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&did=20170551-20251030&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news-alert_newsletter&utm_content=103025&lctg=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&lr_input=758ad690760192cf49795c3f52223721cac5324e3e862e41c5d4db73a4d43f32&campaign=15498870
poliphilo (poliphilo) wrote2025-10-30 07:46 am
poliphilo) wrote2025-10-30 07:46 amInflatable Gravestones
I'm not seeing much in the way of Halloween decor in Eastbourne this year. We passed a house that had filled its front garden with junk and it stood out because it had no competition.
I asked Mike if was the same in Greenwich and he said, Well, no, his street had a lot of skeletons and such. They're going home tomorrow morning because he has some inflatable gravestones on order and he needs time to blow them up and get them installed before the evening's candy fest.
We don't give out sweets. We give out plastic doodads. I sort of enjoy the mad rush.
I asked Mike if was the same in Greenwich and he said, Well, no, his street had a lot of skeletons and such. They're going home tomorrow morning because he has some inflatable gravestones on order and he needs time to blow them up and get them installed before the evening's candy fest.
We don't give out sweets. We give out plastic doodads. I sort of enjoy the mad rush.
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-29 07:59 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-10-29 07:59 pmEntry tags:
Sustainability
Gifts That Do Good: Ethical Subscriptions That Give Back
If you’re wondering how to make the most of your holiday giving, consider giving a subscription to one of the many options Good Good Good has sourced below.
We’ve rounded up some of the most ethical and sustainable subscriptions on the Internet. In addition to being a great gift, you’re also supporting companies that do good.
If you’re wondering how to make the most of your holiday giving, consider giving a subscription to one of the many options Good Good Good has sourced below.
We’ve rounded up some of the most ethical and sustainable subscriptions on the Internet. In addition to being a great gift, you’re also supporting companies that do good.