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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · 9d

Stretch your calves! Years ago Portland was the first "walking" city I visited and came home with plantar fasciitis as a souvenir.
I know it's not your first rodeo but age and vacation endorphins are a blessing and a curse.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · 10d

I frickin' love sitting at a kitchen bar. The dance of a well run kitchen is intoxicating for me

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · 10d

Absolutely agree. Simple formula in our overconsumption era....
FOMO = $$

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · 10d

We stayed in Harlem just down the block from Capri Bakery. I still dream of the hot buttered bread we ate on the way to the subway in the morning. The Cuban there is reported to be fantastic, I can only vouch for the bread though, we were always too full when we returned to get the Cuban in.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Sep 16

Lol, this is my experience

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Sep 15

Feb 2017 - Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian immigrant employed as an engineer at Garmin, was shot and killed while he had an after work drink with a friend in Olathe, KS by a white guy yelling racist remarks.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Sep 11

American Beauty berries glistening with morning dew. I saw this bush for the first time about 3 years ago in Arkansas and fell in love. Thanks to the MDC plant sale each Sept, I now have 2 dozen on our property.

Close up of an American Beautyberry stem with pom-pom like clusters of purple berries and green leaves. The morning dew glistens on them like a sugar or crystal coating

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Sep 11

Creating a cozy fire pit area. Everything but the fire pit (almost 10 yrs old) has either been free or thrifted. We'll install wire for the lights this weekend.

A woodsy fire pit area illuminated by string lights.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Sep 9

The amount of federal dollars going to New Mexico has way more to do with the results of the US genocide, displacement and abuse of indigenous groups than with the state's budget management.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Aug 24

I compromised and made zucchini bread with extra cinnamon

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Jul 30

This and chasing a dozen or more apps for stores/restaurants to get the deals. I think men wanting to feel something akin to a hunt are to blame. It's like a cosplay of the company hiding in the bushes and feeding consumers the feeling of a win when they hunt it down. I hate it with every part of me

The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Those bitches stole my pretty!" said thru copious tears was my daughter's post wisdom teeth winner. More than a decade later and it still gets sprinkled in family banter

The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our grandog Gatsby had the best day ever hanging out with his grandad Sunday - today was a vet day and while exciting, it was also confusing so he's more reserved today

A young, red, golden retriever looks side eye into the camera while happily chewing a freshly split stick of firewood

Gatsby, the grand dog, a young golden retriever lays excitedly near a log splitter while his grandad, (the coolest guy on earth" according to Gatsby) works to split the log build up from last season

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · May 5

Oof!
Now you'll get to observe the various hotness under real stress and see if it crumbles.

Seriously though, hope it's super short lived. I can't imagine the frustration levels, especially with the deadline approaching for flying

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · May 1

Dandelions are both beautiful and incessant - I kinda love 'em

Photo in portrait orientation. The frame is filled horizontally with the white seed puff of a dandelion, the upper and lower edges are a blur of green, with smatterings of purple and yellow from ground ivy and dandelion blooms. The center of the photo, mostly behind a veil of white, is a dark sphere which, when examined closer, is made up of tiny dandelion seeds, each in formation with the others, ready to parachute on a mission to discuss and conquer this lawn.
Fly high soldiers, fly high!

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · May 1

She aims to be the quicker fix 😉😆

The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · May 1

She works her own corner... Usually close to the checkouts

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 30

I love it, but if you are looking for something a smidge softer, replace "you've got a problem" with "you're uncomfortable" - it would still feel like a call out to asses (rightly so), but be inclusive to those that are truly just wrapping their tongues around they/them in conversation.

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Busy garden, busy gardener

Closeup of a black ant resting on a green leaf next to a cluster of aphids along a wild plum tree branch.
The ant was milking honeydew from the aphids.

Macro shot three honey ants searching for nectar on a still tightly closed peony bud.
The ants are a smaller variety with vaguely striped bodies. The peony bud is mostly green but has a wide swath of pink peaking thru

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 23

Oof! I had fully forgotten the "water on the brain" notion... Wow, those words stirred up a lot of memory dust that is now floating around in my head

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 22

We had one for two springs that would sit facing west at the very top of the huge tree next door and sing its heart out every evening towards sunset. The sun/shadow line would slowly creep up the tree and as the sun set and the shadow engulfed the top branch, it would fly off until the next evening

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 19

My heart literally skipped a beat when I opened Bluesky to this image. It is stunning

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 16

I mean, they are vile people to begin with but it's really off

The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 16

Wild thought - what is the likelihood that those going on the administrations 'official' trips are being 'educated' on what their future is if they don't 100% back the administrations actions and talking points. The praise they heap on this is borderline hostage forced statement level

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The Quiet Neighbor @thequietneighbor.bsky.social · Apr 16

A Mourning Cloak Butterfly resting on forest detrius.

False garlic blooms against a blurred background

Eastern shooting star blooming in the middle of a trail

The tiniest little oak sapling working for its place in the forest
A group of 5 tiny red leaves reaching for the sky. The edges are frilly and the whiteish midveins connect in the center giving it a starburst vibe

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