that's a hard no, carl
Sunday, October 12th, 2025 22:30![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smilebackwardsCannery Row by John Steinbeck. The library didn't have East of Eden available so I grabbed this Steinbeck instead and it was good. Kind of a collection of slice of life stories set in the same neighborhood. The characters are funny and odd and overall just feel real in a way that's hard to describe.
This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. Latest Dungeon Crawler Carl book! Continues to be fun and insane. Apparently we are getting book 8 release next year and there is a TV series in the works but now I must wait.
This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. Latest Dungeon Crawler Carl book! Continues to be fun and insane. Apparently we are getting book 8 release next year and there is a TV series in the works but now I must wait.
Spring garden
Sunday, October 12th, 2025 16:31mificI've been messing about in the garden, repotting and planting various things, and weeding what beds I have. We're in the midst of spring now so there are more flowers out, and my kÅwhai tree is in full bloom. The weather's been living up to the Auckland tradition of "four seasons in one day", and there's been enough rain that I haven't had to do much watering, just in the rain shadow under the eaves. I'm enjoying getting back into gardening now it's warm enough, and the exercise is good. Here are some pics - the stars are the clivias I rescued from my old house before I moved. They're in two big containers and after two years here, are now happily rootbound and flowering. Cabbage species are also putting on a show.
( pics here )
( pics here )
*Drawtober challenge days 1-8
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 18:55mificOur annual October art challenge is underway over at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
drawesome. I've been combining some of the prompts where possible as it adds an extra twist. The pics are all made in Procreate - you can click on each one for the full-sized art. The individual posts are here.
drawesome. I've been combining some of the prompts where possible as it adds an extra twist. The pics are all made in Procreate - you can click on each one for the full-sized art. The individual posts are here.  |
| "through a window" & "molten" |
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| "friendship" & "pool" |
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| "mushroom procession" |
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| "ignite" (mushroom procession at night) |
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| "fluffy" and "under the bed" |
Harvest Moon
Monday, October 6th, 2025 19:58melagan
Tonight's full moon is the Harvest Moon. This is a pic I took a few minutes ago, just before moon rose over the trees. Admittedly, not the greatest pic, but it gives you an idea of just how bright it will be tonight.
Mornings
Sunday, October 5th, 2025 08:12melaganI'm a morning person. My love for coffee is well-documented by many.
With the shorter days, I see a lot of sunrises. There is a moment as the sun comes up, before the deepest shadows are dispelled, the topmost branches of the trees look dusted in sunlight.
I love that.
With the shorter days, I see a lot of sunrises. There is a moment as the sun comes up, before the deepest shadows are dispelled, the topmost branches of the trees look dusted in sunlight.
I love that.