Richard Grant

I'm a writer and gardener living in the remnant of a forest on the coast of Maine USA. My novels include Rumors of Spring, Tex and Molly in the Afterlife, and Another Green World. I'm a gay father and granddaddy. He/him

#gardening #wald #woods #trees #Wandervogel #Romantik #ChoralMusic #EarlyMusic #anglican #neopagan #Episcopagan #LGBT #TMSidhi #fantasy #science #SF #PlantScience #botany #labyrinths #impossible #paranormal #folklore #magic #UAP #NAFO #Ukraine #Maine #photography #liminal

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2024-09-16 16:38:22

#FotoVorschlag ‘Tatort’ (scene of the crime)
In plain view of the northeast Acela
#processzero #darkroomapp
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2024-09-11 11:11:16

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@npub10y2…rgqq "Bless your little heart"

2024-09-10 21:17:53

The vessel preparing to unload here is the ferry Margaret Chase Smith, in service since 1987 — named after the US Senator (R) from Maine who, in 1964, became the first woman to be placed in nomination for President at a major party’s convention.
#lincolnville #maine #processzero
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/115/337/370/508/520/original/eb13c039458a5f31.jpeg

2024-09-10 19:25:47

#KamalaUnitesUS !!
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/our-plan-to-beat-pro-trump-debate

2024-09-09 20:50:03

Cottage gardeners for Harris!
#Fotomontag #belfast #maine captured with #mood app
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/109/564/650/180/744/original/25fb03618c3d5c14.jpeg

2024-09-08 13:49:47

A remarkable essay on the threat to American democracy, written by the publisher of The New York Times and published in The Washington Post. I’m genuinely not sure what to think about this. But here it is (gift link):
https://wapo.st/47zs4lr
@npub1aa9…umwm

2024-09-07 20:23:36

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@npub10j8…dm6f Welcome to our mad, mad little world, Jack! I hope you find a congenial community here.

2024-09-03 23:03:03

We are still only beginning to understand basic facts about our wonder-filled world.
From: @npub16kz…3dvt
https://botany.social/@botanyone/113075748937027628

2024-08-30 23:21:45

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@npub1q9g…ftw5 Very nice!
I'm intrigued by this app, and I want to like it, but thus far I haven't gotten any striking results. You have an innate feeling for these things, I think

2024-08-29 22:02:12

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@npub1ast…9q42 oh this is wicked. And pretty fucking funny

2024-08-29 22:00:40

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
“rollicking, daily dystopian shitshow” does roll off the tongue!

2024-08-29 21:37:38

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@npub1h0f…k2se This is such very sad news. What a wonderful man he was. What a terrible loss. But by god he lived by his own lights and was such an inspiration!

2024-08-27 11:01:49

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@npub147m…7rue
Yes I for one find bergamot to be triggering.

2024-08-26 18:41:44

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@npub1m6e…e72v This is lovely, and quite exotic to my eye. (I garden in Maine, and this looks like something in a science fiction movie.)

2024-08-26 17:56:20

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@npub1l74…runl
Oh, my, this is breathtaking

2024-08-25 21:43:27

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@npub1ckm…gutz
Sounds like a worthy project! Here is something timely your users might appreciate:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/024/840/433/487/636/original/3d2f89236413834b.png

2024-08-25 21:41:49

This sounds like a worthy project! Here's something timely your users might appreciate:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/024/834/383/766/770/original/da8841e08b37163f.png

2024-08-25 16:59:01

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@npub19hk…najs
Thank you!

2024-08-24 14:11:41

Boosting to @npub1u3u…658a
Quite the revealing survey here!
https://journa.host/@pbump/113017378621744023

2024-08-19 22:32:46

Dems in array!
Sharp and insightful take by MSNBC’s Alexander Nazaryan on the unexpected turn of events that brought us to this cool place.
@npub1u3u…658a
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democrats-united-dnc-election-new-energy-harris-walz-rcna166638

2024-08-19 19:48:47

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@npub1vt6…w2mw Hi Rachel — I say C. Go Green

2024-08-19 19:43:40

This story ran last week, but I’ve kept the tab open. Now & then I notice the G in my (overstuffed) tab bar and think, Oh what is this.
And every time, it keeps being wonderful and heartening in a modest, real-life, touchable way. Every bit of nature and beauty helps.
#garden
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/12/when-its-sunny-we-get-the-barbecue-out-urban-gardeners-transform-foul-alleys-into-verdant-havens

2024-08-19 15:48:43

“Why Gov. Tim Walz Drives Them Crazy” — good thoughts from Jay Kuo
@npub1u3u…658a
H/t @wlindsy for the link!
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/why-gov-tim-walz-drives-them-crazy

2024-08-19 11:03:45

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@npub1afz…wdvg Threads and Bluesky, I think. Rather a pity

2024-08-19 00:05:38

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@npub1thu…nyhe That's really good. And so spot-on.

2024-08-18 23:03:39

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@npub1q6c…4chm Me too! I feel like we need some Michelle O energy at this moment.

2024-08-18 21:08:21

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@npub137l…m8wh Das ist ziemlich brillant!

2024-08-17 23:55:34

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@npub10u5…8smr
Wow, taking it right to the heartland. This is a confident campaign.

2024-08-17 22:37:41

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@npub1nxf…u2mr
That is such a great photo. It commands respect.

2024-08-17 18:48:42

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@npub1la6…6h00
Einfach wunderbar

2024-08-17 13:27:35

Indivisible!
@npub1u3u…658a #HarrisWalz
https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/112977484572457897

2024-08-16 20:56:43

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@npub1esn…jpyd This columnist Rex Huppke is quite a treasure, isn't it? Thank you for continuing to unearth and share this lovely content.

2024-08-16 15:59:43

The future belongs to … extremophiles?
#botany #plantscience
https://botany.social/@botanyone/112972411792603908

2024-08-16 15:50:15

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@npub15ea…a2ud Easy on the eyes, though!

2024-08-16 10:43:16

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@npub1wp4…psc9 Really nice work! I especially like the first, and the ironic contrasts in the last, which nicely fit the b&w scheme. Thanks for sharing these

2024-08-15 17:22:46

@npub1u3u…658a
Oh lordy this video is so good
https://mastodon.social/@flexghost/112966339646010850

2024-08-15 16:27:38

@FotoVorschlag
#FotoVorschlag
'08/15'
#belfast #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/966/975/966/377/326/original/04eeb417ee8eb62d.jpeg

2024-08-15 12:00:39

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@npub1ack…nemd If this is wrong, who would want to be right?

2024-08-15 10:36:05

Tim Walz the geographer!
@npub1u3u…658a
https://subdued.social/@alan/112915989587226142

2024-08-13 18:33:26

Election time in old New England!
The less conspicuous placard on the house wall reads “Frank Perkins 1875”. Long timeline here in #Belfast #Maine
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2024-08-12 17:20:38

@FotoVorschlag #FotoVorschlag
'Infrastruktur'
#lincolnville #beach #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/950/197/435/654/033/original/4c005ebe764008b8.jpeg

2024-08-12 14:35:07

"The former president’s recent rejection of obvious realities indicates that he is not planning to treat a negative 2024 outcome as legitimate." -- Philip Bump
[gift link]
https://wapo.st/4cj7w0Z

2024-08-11 00:13:47

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@npub1l74…runl What a marvelous image!

2024-08-08 21:52:23

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@npub1g7t…n6x7
The links seem to be taking me to one of the big rallies yesterday. How about this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVjraH4Ydxw

2024-08-07 23:01:48

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@npub1g7t…n6x7
I love this man

2024-08-07 22:58:36

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@npub1l23…hmrx Gern geschehen!

2024-08-07 22:30:18

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@npub1l23…hmrx
There is this from today's rally in Wisconsin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAFQVAcSbQ

2024-08-07 21:04:35

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@npub1xxd…hnjg I love this!

2024-08-07 00:08:07

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@npub1lde…p4dp This is really so heartening! Thanks for passing it along.

2024-08-06 23:55:31

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@npub1w8r…kc9c
She is so great. She is so utterly in command of this moment.

2024-08-06 23:29:38

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@npub1w87…8rd6 It's such a wonderful (and maddening) age. I know you'll treasure it.

2024-08-06 20:00:49

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@npub1rpk…a8rh The joy is real, isn't it? And it's amazing.

2024-08-06 19:42:09

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@npub1esn…jpyd I honestly can't remember the Democratic party behaving like this before. I my memory goes back to Adlai Stevenson.

2024-08-06 19:22:58

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
I legit have chills watching that. This is really happening

2024-08-06 15:41:53

Caution: Falling ice and snow
@FotoVorschlag
'Zahlen'
#FotoVorschlag #belfast #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/835/273/721/577/original/2c5939900212cb75.jpeg

2024-08-05 22:00:20

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@npub1esn…jpyd This is so true! — and it's a crucial historical connection that I don't see people making. I guess 1932/33 was a long, long time ago.

2024-08-05 16:20:19

#FotoVorschlag @npub1jpc…6puf ‘Wege’
#belfast #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/910/324/137/781/726/original/68eae1b2ffd3325c.jpeg

2024-08-03 20:27:11

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@npub12ca…q8m2
This is a heavenly image.

2024-08-03 18:18:51

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@npub16w7…7cnm Have you experimented with using a timer? We had an old-fashioned sandglass egg timer that was reasonably effective with our family overthinker.

2024-08-02 20:23:33

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@npub1fhr…mrv7 Wonderful image!

2024-08-02 19:05:22

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@npub1rzw…lvdg Heart-emoji, my friend. I just buried my old kitty and needed this lift. Thank you

2024-08-02 18:18:42

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@npub1hq5…tdje
Good lord. Thank you for sharing this story. I feel so sad for this family.

2024-08-02 17:56:38

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@npub1w73…2zce Neat trick! Thanks for sharing this arcane wisdom ;)

2024-08-02 14:02:34

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@npub1rkl…c3e0 ...and the stubbornness of an oak

2024-08-02 13:50:13

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@npub1g67…609r
Oh yes absolutely. These are among the most Fensterish windows I have ever seen.

2024-08-02 01:59:13

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@npub1grx…uxfe I hope not too!
And btw I follow you already on threads but I just searched, found and followed your threads account *from here* on mastodon, no problem. I’m not sure if that’s helpful to you

2024-08-02 01:53:28

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@npub1vyt…mgjn That really looks and sounds fabulous!

2024-08-01 00:39:23

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@npub1kdl…446u Many good suggestions in this thread. May I add: wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), which is quite tough once established and altogether lovely year-round.

2024-07-31 21:44:47

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@npub16kz…3dvt Marvelous! Thank you for sharing this.

2024-07-31 11:56:54

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@npub18rp…7dt5 *Please* don't spam the [garden] hashtag with this

2024-07-31 00:10:19

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@npub1t9c…3jwj You've still got that photo mojo working, anyway!

2024-07-30 22:12:57

#FotoVorschlag 'Seltsam'
#belfast #maine
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/877/736/882/880/425/original/12385f35e55fd601.jpeg

2024-07-30 11:13:26

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@npub1ast…9q42 I find myself thinking that, too — but a nice thing about being Democrats is that we have the capacity to adapt, to change up on the fly

2024-07-28 15:35:35

Providence #SilentSunday
#hipstamatic #RI
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2024-07-28 13:28:59

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@npub1t9c…3jwj That looks pretty cool! (You’re still very bad)

2024-07-26 10:48:20

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@npub1htr…cxq8 Du machst alles richtig, und deine Bilder sind herrlich!

2024-07-26 10:16:01

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@npub1cv6…7pcg Wow, what a view out that window!

2024-07-25 16:54:16

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@npub1w30…dh68 His master's voice!

2024-07-24 17:45:10

@FotoVorschlag
#FotoVorschlag 'Paare'
#belfast #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/842/709/988/304/723/original/f6ca7dd05da320c9.jpeg

2024-07-24 14:34:31

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@npub1rkj…ufed I agree. I also feel like this is a Kamala Harris I've never seen before. Like she's been in a cocoon for the past few years and suddenly she's got fucking *wings*. It's rather breathtaking really.

2024-07-23 17:13:53

Portal. #belfast #maine
#ThickTrunkTuesday #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/836/924/679/924/665/original/b79e9057e9f7f9f9.jpeg

2024-07-22 18:34:35

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@npub1jeq…jglm Ah! And a fun quest is included

2024-07-22 18:23:52

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@npub1jeq…jglm How does one tackle something like this? I’ve got a 100g round block of pu-er that I’m just staring at, unsure how to proceed

2024-07-22 01:14:50

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@npub1tel…4v4v and, if racist: anti-Black or anti-Asian?

2024-07-22 01:03:24

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@npub178r…qekt Democrats in array. What a world, what a world

2024-05-07 15:41:04

#FotoVorschlag 'Kleider ohne Leute'
#hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/400/561/821/679/991/original/e60b25c833e7a604.jpeg

2024-05-01 09:58:05

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@npub12ty…vnqc all I’ve really wanted for a long time now is a native iOS app

2024-04-26 11:51:32

#FensterFreitag
#belfast #maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/337/373/719/343/670/original/2333af1ea25ca641.jpeg

2024-04-25 13:54:26

#FotoVorschlag 'Tief im Wald’
… der Mond ist eingesperrt
#maine #hipstamatic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/332/194/789/582/257/original/849d73b10a9bd5fd.jpeg

2024-04-24 15:04:14

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@npub1sdk…0kgj I think you've handled this exceptionally well in the linked blog post.

2024-04-24 12:07:26

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@npub1aha…qt08 Wow! that's pretty exciting.

2024-04-23 21:09:18

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@npub1e5p…gdtw
I particularly admire the use of this word as a verb — as in, I know her pretty well, I'll ask her to blurb your book.

2024-04-23 10:33:00

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@npub17le…564e Looks lovely! I envy you the redbud; I'm just a little too far north for them to thrive here, it seems.

2024-04-22 17:26:13

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@npub105r…z3rz
For a fun time I used to go to bed early.
#WritersCoffeeClub 4/22: Change one word in the first sentence of a famous novel to change its meaning.

2024-04-22 14:50:18

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My eye goes right to ON, so i suppose i take that as the intended message

2024-04-17 14:34:33

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@npub1f7q…wyvz Welcome! I hope you enjoy our mad, mad little world

2024-04-16 22:11:46

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@npub1rq9…al5d Welcome! I hope you enjoy our mad, mad little world.

2024-04-05 20:12:35

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@npub1np4…n4hm It’s a terrific app and fills a gap in the fediverse — thanks for all your effort and inspiration

2024-02-02 23:59:48

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@npub1fth…ag2j These are remarkable images. So beautifully done!

2024-01-28 13:35:37

#SilentSunday
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/833/837/461/178/525/original/7a90f45f54cbfdb0.png