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Welcome to Street Prophets Coffee Hour, where politics meets up with religion, art, science, and life. We’ve had a lot of rain the last two weeks, following a very dry winter. I’m hoping the ...
by Aashirs nani
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 01:06 PM PDT
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Greetings and welcome to the lovely land of lycanthropy, the wonderful world of werelynxing, magnifico mundo del Marko! Or, if you prefer, welcome to my little patch of dirt, my usual bit of Friday-...
by Marko the Werelynx
47 comments
on Fri May 03, 2024 at 01:07 PM PDT
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. �We support our community, invite and share ideas, encourage thoughtful and respectful ...
by CaptBLI
61 comments
on Thu May 09, 2024 at 03:30 AM PDT
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Hello birders, twitchers, twitchy birders, bitchy twirlers, and anyone pining for 90-degree temperatures in March. I spent my spring break (mid March) driving around Texas looking for birds – a successful trip that yielded 121 species and 7 lifers....
by cardinal
194 comments
on Sun May 05, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Let me say that, in some strange way, I’m awed. A little background here: I grew up in New York City and, while still quite young,...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue Apr 30, 2024 at 07:35 AM PDT
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Happy Moonday, Peeps!�
Today is going to be downright hot where i live, so that sound you hear is just me…. perspersweatin’!!
Because the monster from SD was in the news lately, we all need a ...
by The Marti
250 comments
on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
with 147 Recommends
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"Wild Florida" is a diary series that explores the flora and fauna of the Sunshine State. Yes, we are a single-party wannabe-fascist state, but we have some amazing wildlife here.
by Lenny Flank
25 comments
on Sat May 04, 2024 at 07:03 AM PDT
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Happy Moonday, Peeps!� Anybody else owned by a Gremlin? Shadow is a Gremlin!� Liddle Imp! Hope you’re all doing well….so please to join us for some furbutts and fun.
by The Marti
236 comments
on Mon May 06, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
with 140 Recommends
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Spring haz sprung and the grass is riz; let’s go see where the birdies iz!
The first weekend in April was wide open, and Mines Road beckoned. �But my friends’ schedules were complicated and we�
by lineatus
186 comments
on Sun Apr 28, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Happy Freidai, Peeps! Some of us donât have to sweat out a workweek, but even so, sometimes Freidai makes us want to dance. But what KIND of dance? But FIRST: A gentle reminder of how we do ...
by CathyM
101 comments
on Fri Apr 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
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My Earth Day 2024 morning was spent at the Sardis Lake Waterfowl Refuge.� I chose the best day and place to collect new species for my files.� Many of these are FOY birds.
I’ll start with the ...
by CaptBLI
135 comments
on Wed May 01, 2024 at 07:00 AM PDT
with 38 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. �We support our community, invite and share ideas, encourage thoughtful and respectful ...
by CaptBLI
66 comments
on Thu Apr 25, 2024 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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Happy Moonday, Peeps!
Hope everyone is feeling well and ready to have some fun along with some friendly chat.
NB: For reasons that would bore us all, Iâm going to be a bit late today. Please ...
by The Marti
145 comments
on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
with 130 Recommends
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WE EACH WATCH FOR BIRDS IN OUR YARD OR PATCHES — HOWEVER, AND HOW MANY, YOU WISH TO DEFINE THAT TO BE — AND KEEP A LIST OF THEM TO SHARE EACH MONTH IN THE BIRD RACE DIARY IN ...
by 2n10
165 comments
on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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One of the most beautiful bird songs here in Mississippi comes from the understated Wood Thrush.� The male in my title photo perched on the closest Cedar tree in my backyard.� We will be serenaded ...
by CaptBLI
166 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 07:00 AM PDT
with 40 Recommends
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Happy Moonday, Peeps!!
Seems that many of my most recent diaries have been heavy on the Pooties, so since I found a treasure trove of woozles to post here...I’m happy to post a mostly woozle ...
by The Marti
215 comments
on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
with 135 Recommends
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Good morning and happy Tuesday, Gnusies! If you’re seeking refuge from non-stop coverage of the BLOAT, you’ve come to the right place. There’s so much good news out there that this GNR is ...
by arhpdx
127 comments
on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 04:00 AM PDT
with 153 Recommends
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Happy Freidai, Peeps!
We all lived through the eclipse (no noticeable raptured reds rising) but one thing ancients often predicted is that the times around an eclipse were unsettled and ...
by CathyM
202 comments
on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
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Dateline Sunday, April 7, 2024 I went out to a favorite birding haunt to see what I would find now that the Spring Migration is starting to heat up. The weather definitely wasn’t as it was spitting a wee bit of snow and overcast but with little wind....
by 2n10
145 comments
on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 86 Recommends
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Happy Moonday Eclipse ‘em if you got ‘em!
Not everyone will be in the path of the eclipse, but if you are, PLEASE to be careful in your viewing!
by The Marti
163 comments
on Mon Apr 08, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
with 131 Recommends
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