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Beloved Snail (Turn Not Pale)
@belovedsnail.bsky.social
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reads, walks & occasionally eats.

Likes conversations. Posts pictures of her pets.

Retailer. Mentor. Sometime MeFite. Perpetually restless.

Living in the Hague. She/her. 🇳🇱/🇺🇸


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Meanwhile, back in The Hague…
A small reddish/white fog and a large grey/white cat share a dog bed.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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These guys are in Hong Kong. They’re pink because the blood vessels are so close to the surface.

Here is a video I took:
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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One more walk and then we fled back to Chicago so we could beat the storm back.
Two wooded islands against a blue sky on the upper Mississippi.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Wisconsin in winter. Not pictured— six eagles fighting over a fish. The juvenile won the fish.
Two bald eagles soar against the blue sky Winter trees against the blue sky on a Mississippi island Wetlands on the upper Mississippi against a blue sky A flock of birds fly over the Mississippi towards an island.
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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You've just died.

The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.

(I suppose there are all kinds of ways a wall can kill a person.)
A mural of a small town on a wall in Napierville, Illinois. A Budweiser sign is in front of the mural.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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In a gas station I discovered they still make those strange caramel cream candies my grandfather used to give me as a child. They taste exactly the same too.
A wrapped and unwrapped version of a caramel cream candy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Entering Wisconsin.
A large plastic statue of a badger on a red base which reads ‘gemutlichkeit’. The badger is in red and white checks and has a fierce expression.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Tiny kittens with murder mittens.
A 8 week old kitten rests in a blue Jean clad knee joint. It has big feet and visible claws.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Working through the jet lag to catch Music of the Mind, the Yoko Ono retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

I realise I could use a good book about Fluxus— anybody have a rec? 💙📚
Yoko Ono, “Add Colour (Refugee Boat),” concept 1960– about in a large room full of blue scribbles, words and pictures from visitors
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Meet Mavis— my sister’s new Baby Void.
A tiny black kitten with white ear hair is held in a pose on a bed with a Kindle in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I watched this film religiously throughout high school.
A still from Repo man. A skinny white man holds a gun on a young punk woman in a mohawk. She also holds a gun.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The cat gave the dog a thorough bath and then they both fell asleep.

He squeaked and muttered but let her do it.
A calico cat and a reddish dog are cuddled in a pet bed.
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Looks pretty, but now stuck on the runway for an hour plus wait for a de-icing truck. Fuck.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Hello, Hässleholm.
A stylised statue of a naked girl holding a May crown in front of an orange brick building and a tall Christmas tree. Balls of Christmas lights stand in front of her feet.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Frens. At least when it gets cold.
A large white and grey cat lays next to a small reddish dog
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Arrived in Chester.
A large glass of beer which reads “beer”
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Gladys from bewitched peers in a window. The caption reads “she sees what you did there”
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Clingendael autumn foliage with @minhishi.bsky.social
A canal in the autumn sun with the foliage reflected in the water A British style hedge maze with the forest in the background and the small Dutch hut A manor house with a blue sky and a half bare autumn tree A pond surrounded by fallen leaves and autumn trees
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Went for a walk today with @minhishi.bsky.social and found this creepy bloody doll with a card. Pretty sure it is a Halloween leftover.
A card which reads :” have a tea party with all my friends. I had a tea party with my friends today my stuffed ones. I don’t have real friends. We sat in a circle on the moss and I poured invisible tea into the tiny cups. They were quiet, but I could tell they were listening.” In another handwriting, someone has written : “ you call that a party? Failure. That was quick! You barely even tried! Sit longer next time five minutes at least make them stay. Pretend they are real if you have to. I don’t like it if you rush through our games.” A red splattered doll wrists on a red splattered tree with a stack of cups and an empty envelope
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Still a bit of hanging and unpacking to do, but it is starting to look like a dining room/work space.
A large wooden table with four chairs in front of a large window and balcony door. Afternoon light streams in. There is a large painting of a mythical woman goat. Two cats and a small dog are visible in the space.
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It was briefly pretty today before the murk resumed.
A Dutch canal in early winter with a blue sky and a bridge in the distance
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Nap time.
A blind reddish chihuahua mix lies in a pet bed next to a large white and grey cat.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Goodnight spoon/
Goodnight baboon/
Goodnight stinky white cat who sings a tune
Two reddish dogs and a big white and grey cat go to sleep in two pet beds.
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A little bit of sun makes my hood pretty again.
The Hotel Des Indes a historical hotel in the centre of the Hague. It is bright yellow. Old buildings with colourful awnings stand in The Hague. A large square with a large yellow hotel at the end of the square most of the leaves are fallen from the trees.
November 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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This hamper was completely uninteresting until I moved it into the hallway.
A calico cat and a white and grey cat sit on a brown storage hamper.
November 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM