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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 19d

Quiet.
Reflective.
Nature’s beauty.
#Photography #Minnesota #BWCA

A photo looking out onto a calm lake from a canoe. The paddle lays across the front of the canoe pointing toward the shoreline which is lined with various species of conifers. They reflect in the calm waters of the lake. The sky has large puffy white and grey clouds which are also reflecting in the water.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 13m

That’s the whole point of the graph.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 21m

Thanks for sharing.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22m

Unfortunately this is true

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22m

💯 - it causes holes in B cell memory and in the worst possible scenario it can re-emerge a decade or more after infection in a measles brain infecting known as SSPE.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 9h

Love this idea, Chele.
I’ll need to see if I can find the time to do this beyond posting them on here.
I hope all is well over there in Bluff Country.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks, Liv

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 9h

Morning, Vincent!!

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 9h

😂🤣😂
Check out my post from yesterday comparing ice cream sales to polio infections.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 9h

Boggles the mind.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Awesome Sauce, Jean! Those photos are quite magical!!

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Jean Kelsey @immachocoholic.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning friends! Happy #WaterWednesday! They said it would be mostly cloudy but they were wrong. Here’s today’s #SunriseMagic on the #CTShoreline with some #clouds and drama. #landscape #photography #reflections Have a wonderful day 😊

First light of the day with some clouds, stars and planets. Lights from streets and homes dot the landscape. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.

As the sun rises a band of clouds over the trees in the distance are beginning to get painted in orange and red colors. There is a strip of blue sky with more clouds moving in. Some lights from houses and streets dot the landscape. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.

Brilliant orange and red colors are painted by the rising sun. The water is calm reflecting the landscape and sky.

Just before the sun pops over the trees the clouds are becoming less dramatic and the sun continues to paint the sky. The water is calm reflecting the sky and landscape.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

😂🤣😂🤣

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

I saw that yesterday.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Just in case you’re looking for the Overton Window. I found it.

A photo of a wooden-framed window with broken glass laying on the ground surrounded by other debris.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks for the repost, Susan!

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Data from 2023. The good ‘ol days. 🤦‍♂️
Measles and pertussis are already on the rise.
Sadly we won’t see these numbers ever again, except for maybe SP, unless it escapes some lab freezer or closet (remember that one?).

A bar graph showing the numbers of cases of various diseases in the US in 2023.
Vaccines have decreased cases of Measles, Pertussis, Mumps, Rubella, smallpox, Diptheria, and polio by over 97%.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

It looks like you’re doing a great job as far as I can see as a non-knitter.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

😂🤣😂🤣
Do you have a little in by the storm door with umbrellas? 😂🤣

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks, Jean.
I have so many photos on my phone from that evening. More to come.
I hope you are enjoying your morning out there. Raining/cloudy here again. Rained most of the yesterday. We need it before the desiccating days of winter set in. Have a great day knitting! 😁

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

What are you making, Jean? Or are you just knitting?

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

5/5 dentists recommended — not listening to a thing this brainworm infested thing says.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Bad Bunny should change his name for the Super Bowl halftime show to Bad Froggy and have a bunch of dancers wearing inflatable frog costumes dancing around. I’m sure it would make the folks on the fascist side head’s explode.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 10h

Oh right. Florida — making diseases great again.
Stay safe. Avoid the locals.

Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 11h

Heading north, unfortunately. Taking care of the last things at the lake before the long winter sets in.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 11h

What? You don’t provide covered dining for your furry friends? 😂

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