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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦

@rescuerofcritters.bsky.social

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Migrated here from Post. Coffee, chocolate, taking pictures, walking/hiking, tennis, gardening, puttering about the house & spending time with my 2 pups, are for me but some of life’s simple pleasures. Unless otherwise noted, pictures are my own.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you
@pestilence4all.bsky.social
for your repost - I do appreciate it! 🙏🏻

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

Very much like I would eat an apple. Even my pups love them (in small portions). Do you have them where you are?

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

That did it! Thanks, Deb!

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

Hi Sam. When I clicked on the link it took me to YouTube, but said that the video was unavailable 😕

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

I’m looking forward to persimmon season myself 😋

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you @mad7500.bsky.social
for your very kind repost 🙏🏻

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

They really are. I indulged by getting 3 of them. One to eat there and two to bring home with me (one each of salted caramel, peanut butter & mocha). I could not resist.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve never had a butter tart before. Will have to be on the lookout now.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

They’re decadently delicious 😋
How was your return to school today?

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 9h

Disregard my previous message asking about your weather.

The rain was delayed in getting here, but now we’re getting a good soaking. In fact, I already filled 3-55 gal containers with rain water… and counting.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 10h

Did you get any rain where you are?

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 10h

Then you can have 2 dogs waking you up at ungodly hours of the morning wanting you to take them for a walk in the freezing cold 🙃 But seriously, it sounds like a great idea! Are you thinking of getting the same breed as Finn?

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 10h

Even though this one is almost entirely grey, when I click on it, I can see the entire picture.

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you, Jeanne! 🙏🏻
How is your day going?

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TheSnarkyFarmer @thesnarkyfarmer.bsky.social · 11h

Follow me for more gardening tips
#TheOutpost 🌱🍴👨‍🌾🌻

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, but as MizKitty said, if I click on the grey squares I can then see the pictures.

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you

@pierpaolo.bsky.social
@foster198.bsky.social and
@starflake02.bsky.social

for your reposts which are very much appreciated 🙏🏻

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 12h

I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

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Goodport (GP) @goodport.bsky.social · 21h

It’s the ‘Last Hurrah’ for dahlias at Manito Park. They’ll be harvesting the roots soon to store for next year.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPink #bloomscrolling #flowers #TheOutpost

An enormous pink dahlia on a bush, with a man’s hand nearby to indicate scale.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 14h

Just now starting to get rain in San Jose.

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 14h

Wow! I saw them in Hawaii, but never on the mainland.

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 14h

An artifact from a bygone era. Great selection for this week’s theme, Buddy! 🙌🏻

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 15h

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But in the case of this Harlequin Duck that I saw in Canada, I didn’t even realize it was a lifer until I reviewed my pictures later. And what a pleasant surprise that was.

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 15h

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I go through phases with my birding where my interest in it waxes & wanes over time. When it comes to getting a picture of a lifer though, if I know that I’m seeing one, my first objective is to not so much get a pretty picture, but to get one that’s good enough just to make a positive ID.

🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 15h

I saw one new lifer on my recent trip to Vancouver Island: a Harlequin Duck, but I have yet to post a picture of it here. I don’t do very much birding anymore so that was my first new lifer in about a year.

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