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| The official theme for World Book Day 2025 is:
"Read Your Way: Diverse Books for Every Mind"
This theme emphasizes the importance of inclusion and diversity in reading. It encourages readers to explore different voices, perspectives, and cultures through literature, promoting empathy and global understanding. ( Read more... ) | |
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| Good news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.
What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier? | |
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| Today is mostly sunny and warm with a light breeze, a beautiful spring day. :D I fed the birds. I've seen several sparrows and house finches, two brown-headed cowbirds, a mourning dove, and two fox squirrels. I put out water for the birds. EDIT 4/22/25 -- We went out shopping. I picked out roughly 5 flats of plants at DeBuhr's. We found a garden hose, nozzle, and reel plus a gas can at Home Depot. Also at Home Depot I spotted a modular garage storage system that looks very promising. It has mounting rails for shelves and a wide variety of hooks. That ought to combine well with a pegboard. EDIT 4/22/25 -- I planted a ' Sugar Snack' cherry tomato and a ' Yellow Pear' tomato in the large pots by the septic garden, each with 4 marigolds around it. As it is getting dark, I am done for the night. | |
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| These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:BirdfeedingSpring Friending MemeIntro to the Web Revival #1: What is the Web Revival?Books with Queer Autistic Characters for Autism Awareness MonthToday's AdventuresBirdfeedingPhilosophical Questions: ImmigrantsCreative JamVocabulary: LadramhaiolaJoin the Fictionfolk WebringSafetyRead "The Greater Good"BirdfeedingSafetyFoodWhere are the trans people toilets?Jug Crafts for GardeningFrugal FridayNever ForgetFollow Friday 4-18-25: GraphicsReality Imitating ArtNavajo PeachesBirdfeedingAnosognosiaHobbies: Creative WritingGilda and Meek and the Un-IverseSuccess!TransgenderBirdfeedingCuddle Party" Not a Destination, But a Process" has 127 comments. " The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 75 comments. Joann Fabrics going out of business has 56 comments. Watch for Three Weeks for Dreamwidth coming April 25-May 15. People will celebrate the anniversary of the platform by posting things only on Dreamwidth and doing other blog activities. Think ahead about what you'll want to post while the traffic is higher. " Babes in the Pineywoods" belongs to the Big One. It belongs to the Big One thread of Polychrome Heroics. Bo-Art and Creamjeans talk with the Black Doctor. The weather has been variable and wet here. It rained last night Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a flock of grackles, a flock of brown-headed cowbirds, several blue jays, several starlings, two mourning doves, a male cardinal, a brown thrasher, a robin, and Nipple Squirrel. I've heard red-winged blackbirds and woodpeckers. Squills, pear, forsythia, and serviceberry are done. Currently blooming: daffodils, violets, blue grape hyacinths, tulips, dandelions, trilliums, snowbells, crabapples, lilacs, bleeding heart, redbud, columbine. Peonies have flower buds. | |
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| Today is cloudy, breezy, and cool. It rained for hours last night. I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches, plus a brown-headed cowbird. I put out water for the birds. The single yellow violet (which might be a hairy yellow violet) that I planted in the forest garden has seeded a whole new plant! :D 3q3q3q!!!! I am so excited. We measured from the spigot to the old picnic table and the new picnic table. We'll need to acquire a 75-foot hose. EDIT 4/21/25 -- The plumbers have come and gone. We have a working outside spigot! \o/ It has low water pressure for reasons that are not feasible to fix, but at least water comes out of it. We dug up the old hoses. The yellow ones were in pieces so we threw those away. The green is still attached to a different spigot that it won't come off. But at least the yellows are gone. Progress. I started working on a new cookie jar terrarium for the potted fern, but other things intervened so I haven't gotten very far yet. I've seen the tufted titmouse! :D I haven't seen him in weeks, so I'm glad he's still around. EDIT 4/21/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio. EDIT 4/21/25 -- I picked up more sticks for the firepit. As it is now dark, I am done for the night. | |
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| Indivisible reports that these Democratic senators in particular need to hear from their constituents right now to oppose HR22, a bill which would disinfranchise millions of people, mostly women, from voting. | |
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| Today is mostly sunny, humid, and warm. It rained off and on yesterday and last night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 4/20/25 -- I walked around the yard taking pictures.
EDIT 4/20/25 -- We had a friend over to help with yardening and picked up sticks from the house yard.
I am done for the night. | |
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| Intro to the Web Revival #1: What is the Web Revival?The Web Revival is about reclaiming the technology in our lives and asking what we really want from the tools we use, and the digital experiences we share. The Web Revival often references the early Internet, but it's not about recreating a bygone web; the Web Revival is about reviving the spirit of openness and fresh excitement that surrounded the Web in its earliest days. The Web Revival is not one single movement, but a loose collection of ideas and groups that fall under many names. I heartily approve of this movement. I can't code, but I can boost the signal. So if you're involved in Web Revival, feel free to share your favorite links or other resources. Because we deserve better than enshittification. Do you want to code your own website, or support others who do? Check out the FujoGuide. | |
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| April is Autism Awareness month, and we’re here to share (more) of our favorite queer autistic or autistic-coded characters! Last year we shared six books; three of those are back this year, and we’ve got 5 more. | |
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| Today is cloudy, rainy, and cool. It started raining yesterday evening and is still going. I fed the birds. Not much activity today. EDIT 4/19/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio. It is not currently raining. EDIT 4/19/25 -- I took out one of the big self-watering pots from Family Dollar. I filled the bottom half with American Countryside composted manure and the top half with American Countryside potting soil. Then I planted a 'Mr. Stripey' heirloom tomato. I put the pot on the new picnic table. . | |
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| People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions. Is it just and right to deny entry to a country when doing so probably means death for the immigrant and their family?No. People should have freedom of movement, and not need the permission of one owner to leave the cage they were born in and another owner's permission to enter a different cage. Safety is also a human right. And this is going to kill a lot of people, because climate refugees aren't even recognized as real refugees with rights, but humans are creating millions of them. | |
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| The April ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png) crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of " Empowerment." Com give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration! What I Have WrittenFrom My Prompts | |
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| From 1word1dayFriday word: Ladramhaiola
Ladramhaiola (Irish Gaelic): a day that was frittered away, despite one's planning to get a lot done.We call this "day eaten by locusts." | |
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| WHAT MAKES A HOME FEEL SAFE FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE? Autistic children and adults often lack access to spaces that make them feel safe, or allow them to decompress and be themselves without interference or unwelcome scrutiny. Sometimes a lack of safe spaces is no one’s fault, as when living quarters have limited size or privacy. But too often, autistic safety, comfort, and ease are not considered due to a lack of autism understanding, or rejected outright due to insistence on complying with non-autistic lifestyle approaches.
While ideally all non-autistic people and professionals would understand what makes spaces feel safe for autistic people, the baseline should be that autistic people have at least one space to retreat to: their homes. We talked to autistic people from a variety of backgrounds—including autistic parents of autistic and neurodivergent kids—about strategies for making homes feel safe for the autistic people who live in them.( Read more... ) | |
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| Today is cloudy, windy, and warm. I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several grackles, and a robin. I put out water for the birds. EDIT 4/18/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio. EDIT 4/18/25 -- I planted one spearmint in the cistern garden and two bleeding hearts in the log garden. EDIT 4/18/25 -- I planted a ' Festival Maxima' white peony and 3 lilies of the valley in the white garden. EDIT 4/18/25 -- I watered the recently planted things. EDIT 4/18/25 -- I filled a trolley with dead weed stems and dumped it in the firepit. I think that's about it for weed stems in the way of that particular spot. There's still a pile of dead brush that needs picking up though. As it is now dark, I am done for the night. | |
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