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Dotted Cloud Sunset
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A recent sunset seemed to be highlighting the dotted clouds in the area, which made the sky look more patterned than usual.
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May Day Full Flower Moon.
May. 2nd, 2026 03:10 pmfull_metal_ox posting in common_natureTaken at 22:25 Eastern US Daylight Time over the parking lot joining Winn-Dixie and a local hotel, the latter outlined by its lights.
Once again, the photo doesn’t reflect what my corrective-lensed eyes actually saw—a serenely luminous disc the pale yellow of Muenster cheese—but the image is stark and dramatic. The lens flare on my cheap-ass burner phone made it resemble a black star sapphire (or, to read the image as suitably floral and local, a spider lily):
(I wasn’t the only one prowling this clear moonlit tropical night in search of food; two of the Burrowing Owls at my apartment complex were out hunting on the side lawn, as a third stood perched at the nest; this represents a full year of continuous occupancy and breeding, reflecting how safe they must feel here. They squawked at my approach, but did not hiss.)
Once again, the photo doesn’t reflect what my corrective-lensed eyes actually saw—a serenely luminous disc the pale yellow of Muenster cheese—but the image is stark and dramatic. The lens flare on my cheap-ass burner phone made it resemble a black star sapphire (or, to read the image as suitably floral and local, a spider lily):
(I wasn’t the only one prowling this clear moonlit tropical night in search of food; two of the Burrowing Owls at my apartment complex were out hunting on the side lawn, as a third stood perched at the nest; this represents a full year of continuous occupancy and breeding, reflecting how safe they must feel here. They squawked at my approach, but did not hiss.)
Post Storm Sunset
Apr. 30th, 2026 01:12 pmyourlibrarian posting in common_nature
We had some severe storms come through our area this week, and had tornado sirens going off both in the morning and evening. Luckily the first set of storms had a mild tornado farther south of us. The second set had a potential formation going over us but luckily nothing actually came together and we only got a bit of hail.
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How To Write the Future podcast
Apr. 28th, 2026 02:48 pmdavidlevineFun interview with Beth Barany on the How To Write the Future podcast! https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2026/04/27/read-write-repeat-with-david-d-levine/
it's been storming a lot recently...
Apr. 27th, 2026 08:38 pmbatiferrite posting in common_natureBut at least the lilacs and violets are happy!
I've also been preparing to start a garden for the first time, pretty excited about it! I've got some fence container-things set up in my backyard, filled with fresh potting soil and some seeds ready. I've been talking to a coworker about it; apparently, tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans are good starter plants that basically grow themselves. I also have a pack of red strawberry popcorn that I bought on a whim a year or so ago that I'm hoping will still be viable.
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There was also a double rainbow a while ago. :3
I've also been preparing to start a garden for the first time, pretty excited about it! I've got some fence container-things set up in my backyard, filled with fresh potting soil and some seeds ready. I've been talking to a coworker about it; apparently, tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans are good starter plants that basically grow themselves. I also have a pack of red strawberry popcorn that I bought on a whim a year or so ago that I'm hoping will still be viable.
Today's birds
Apr. 24th, 2026 07:25 pmsteorra posting in common_natureToday I made two short trips to a local stream and saw quite a few different kind of birds, partly with the help of binoculars:
- Great blue heron wading in the stream
- Hawk (red-tailed?)
- Green-winged teals
- Black-capped chickadees
- American robins
- A reddish finch (house finch?)
- A hummingbird too far away to identify and too quick for me to binocular
- A little yellow-and-black bird, probably a goldfinch but it was gone before I got a good look at it.
- A tiny bird that I suspect was a golden-crowned kinglet because I think I saw a splash of yellow on its crown but again I didn't get a good look before it was gone.
- Some brown sparrow-y birds that I couldn't identify
- Plus the city birds I see all the time without going anywhere: pigeons, crows, starlings, gulls (glaucous-winged?)
I also saw some red admiral butterflies and I think I caught a glimpse of a scampering mouse-sized mammal but it got into cover too quickly for me to really see (probably just a mouse).