I dig it

Monday, October 13th, 2025 08:13

that's a hard no, carl

Sunday, October 12th, 2025 22:30
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Cannery 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.

Spring garden

Sunday, October 12th, 2025 16:31
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I'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 kōwhai 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 )

SGA Secret Santa sign ups.

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 15:05
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Banner for Sga Secret Santa*


It's that time of year again. This is one of my favorite SGA challenges. Interested? Thinking about it?

Sign-ups: Are now thru October 26

The where, when, how, and rules can be found HERE

*The icons used to make the banner were created by tarlanx and popkin16 for SGA Secret Santa

dSSS Dear Creator letter

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 14:55
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Drawtober challenge days 1-8

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 18:55
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Our annual October art challenge is underway over at [community profile] 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"

"friendship" & "pool"

"mushroom procession"

"ignite" (mushroom procession at night)

"fluffy" and "under the bed"


Harvest Moon

Monday, October 6th, 2025 19:58
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Harvest Moon


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 08:12
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I'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.
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