cobalt

Ferment vs. foment, I’m likely doing one or the other quietly and slowly. May boost posts that some call politics, but I think vital news. Terry Pratchett fan. I like rocks. I mean I really really like rocks. Transitioning from my old instance at awscommunity.social. I swear more since January 20. Sorry about that. Not. Oh yes, I post many photos but the biggest ones go on my Flickr account now 20 years old. Original Mastodon from 2017. This is 3rd Instance for me.

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2025-04-07 14:13:23

Oh my, how my life changed by just the simple decision to make sure my mornings start with great coffee. Not good coffee, GREAT coffee. In October I got a stovetop (manual) percolator and began the process of perfecting how I make it and grinding which beans. Then by chance I learned of double brew coffee and over the last 2 months I do this almost every day. The coffee is so rich that I now add a small scoop of vanilla ice cream and it practically transports me to the living, awake world again. Not being a morning person, this one routine change starts all my days with a smile. And with the necessary fortitude to actually read the news. And do what must be done. And, check in with all my online friends. What a pleasant way to feel centered! #Coffee
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2025-04-06 14:58:00

A yellow rose surprise in a rose bush severely damaged by the heat waves last summer in Phoenix. About half the leaves growing are still damaged, small and mottled yellow and green. Some are larger but dark green with maroon on the leaf edges. Then Voilá this huge rose near the ground! I have hopes the 4 bushes will all make it to bloom again. #Flower #Bloomscrolling #Phoenix #Arizona #Rose
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2025-04-04 15:19:03

Meanwhile today I begin with this mood and memories. Willin
https://youtu.be/zcrEWRLk3CE

2025-04-04 15:17:11

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@nprofile…d0dx What timing!

2025-04-02 20:03:53

On a Monday, I needed to do something a little more relaxing than chores and catching up on the news. Another find from my treasure hoard of images captured in Flagstaff last summer. The quest or battles of this decorative iron "drawing" seem to have different interpretations depending on what is going on in your world when you see it. My first thoughts went to Day of the Dead skeletons trying to outrun attacks. But then I wonder if the helmets and surreal images show Nazi villains. Your guess?
#Flagstaff #Arizona #ironwork #battle #rusted #epic #DiabloBurger
https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/270/142/905/834/365/original/e36eeedf9258e084.jpg

2025-03-29 17:11:12

An action photo of #TeslaTakedown this morning in Glendale Arizona. What, you don’t see anyone here? Oh, that was because there are about 6 security guards scattered in the parking lot a block over from the Tesla showroom. And 3 Glendale cops with cars guarding this lot. Interesting there’s 50-60 cybertrucks stored over here and about 30 Tesla sedans.
I parked in the next lot over from this lot, since it clearly was public parking behind the AMC. I bet at least 5 cops and 8 security guards watched an old lady walking with a cane go about 2 blocks along all public sidewalks to join the 20 or so folks in front of Tesla but on the street side. Woohoo! By the time I left, maybe 30-35 protesters. And 2 counter-protesters. Heh. #Arizona #Glendale #Tesla
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2025-03-25 20:20:56

I went to track down legal status of the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador’s Max prison camp. Guantanamo II paid for by the US. https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-trump-tren-de-aragua-venezuela-dde4259e5dcd502101b7b8fbd3c03659

2025-03-23 20:40:56

Finally a photo shared on the right day, #SilentSunday #MyPhoto #Flagstaff #Arizona
Sweet Shop Sweet Spot - Candy, sweets, gelato and gifts in an old downtown Flagstaff shop with the old limestone and red brick exterior. The windows are fogged with moisture and it was going to soon rain again. Alley side view shows an old sign painted and fading off the bricks, for a mattress sold long ago.
https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/213/674/742/986/895/original/922b7c08c5b84b07.jpg

2025-03-22 00:24:49

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@nprofile…xzjz Opals are displayed in glass vials or bottles or glass jars with water and tight cap or lid.

2025-03-21 01:59:47

Tempe AZ right now with Bernie and AOC at stadium!
We never made it to parking! There must be 20,000 people there! Doors opened 2 hours ago and we think maybe 10,000 still outside in the longest lines I’ve ever seen! This better make the news! Bernie and AOC must be on fire!
#Resist #Bernie #AOC

2025-03-18 15:01:44

Most Americans are not aware of this, but the Trump folks want to do away with many if not most educational supports for children in public school who have disabilities. My own son now 45 would not have achieved his astounding success without solid school support that started in Iowa when he was born! In Iowa the law said “from birth to 21”. My son had his first therapists and teacher come to our home when he was 9 month old. I’m so afraid of this form of eugenics that is slowly taking over education in the US.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/03/18/ed-department-cuts-may-leave-students-with-disabilities-little-to-no-recourse/31362/

2025-03-18 03:13:24

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@nprofile…07t5 well done, great timing!

2025-03-17 14:57:58

Good to have a quick breakfast sandwich ready to go for Andrew this morning, shortly. We’ve got to get him up and going before we leave for a doctor appt. I learned how to make these by figuring out steps and how to do it in the air fryer. By the 3rd try,I have it down. Cheese bagel, egg, cheese and sausage. Very filling! #Breakfast #Food #Bagel
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2025-03-16 23:42:31

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@nprofile…79d7 Oh this is just fantastic! I so like these photos to make it real. Good on you and on you all for helping.

2025-03-16 17:51:45

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@nprofile…wf6t Hard to imagine a tree with the catkins and so many flowers, yet where are the leaves? I've never seen such a tree, cool!

2025-03-14 19:20:45

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@nprofile…kyy4 That has got to be for cats!

2025-03-12 00:19:39

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@nprofile…xzjz Right on!
I’ve been trying to figure out how I can safely protest around here and it’s pretty iffy. Police here kettle and will arrest at the drop of a hat and charge felony. I worry about my son’s care since if I’m detained then there is a hole in needed shifts. No doubt I’d be photographed, car too and every reason to think harassment. I think my 2 sons and I together maybe the best plan.

2025-03-11 04:38:02

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@nprofile…07t5 Very interesting view!

2025-03-04 03:37:33

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@nprofile…79d7 Quite an excellent composition from this closeup!

2025-03-03 01:56:57

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@nprofile…xzjz I’m worrying about my 15 year old grandson because I’m very aware there is a likelihood a draft will be reinstated as a new war is declared by Trump. My grandson is not studious at all: will graduate HS but college unlikely. His immediate family (via his mother and stepdad is Republican and will not change from that). I haven’t been able to figure out how to talk with him about options because generally I see him rarely and always in company of other family members who would not really welcome any cautions I would have. My best route is to bring things up to his oldest sister who may relay my concerns. Sigh. Enjoy and hold close your grandson.

2025-03-02 13:40:57

The flowering bushes are here and coming right along. Early March is showing a lot more flowers blooming now, earlier than usual. Again. Last year we had to turn on AC in the house mid-April. This could be another difficult, long hot wave season coming again. These tiny people flowers measure about 1/2” across and the bush is lush with pointed medium green leaves, Elgin Nursery in Phoenix. Unknown type. I went there Friday on #BuyNothingDay Friday and pay cash for a bag of gypsum. #Phoenix #Arizona #Flowers
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2025-03-01 16:10:24

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@nprofile…k7vf You are so right about facial expressions, I laughed too. But funny how it turns out that the same people who saw the January 6 coup footage and thought it was nonviolent righteous patriotism watched this same video yesterday and were so proud of how strong the President and VP are, also True Patriots.

2025-02-28 15:28:29

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@nprofile…sa3n @nprofile…r0w8
This!
“ The agency didn’t have to fire its experts but decided to in the interest of fairness, a top NSF official told staffers in an emotionally charged hybrid meeting Tuesday morning at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters”
THUD

2025-02-27 14:13:52

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@nprofile…wf6t Lovely early morning kitty and greetings!

2025-02-24 03:51:51

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@nprofile…eqw3 @nprofile…zezf VERY key points! I’m thinking if it weren’t for recent changes in the FBI and DoJ it would be good to call in higher level folks to investigate.

2025-02-18 00:18:09

Thanks to our local Costco I got a large ham to roast, almost 11 pounds! The price was a “today only” at $25 off per ham. This cost us $7! #Ham #Roast #Food #Meat
Decided to try the recommended method and glaze supplied. I added OJ, water and then crushed pineapple spread over top. It was just perfect! Am planning to try saving the ham bone to cook Lima beans etc. for hours (per a Reddit comment)
as follows:
2 bags of Lima beans, 2 cut up carrots, 1cut up onion, 3 cut up celery, some springs of thyme and bay leaves and simmer for about 4 hours
Sound like that will be good? Will dry beans really soften up enough? And wondering if low pressure in Instant Pot will be better than a simmer in stockpot?
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2025-02-17 23:55:02

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@nprofile…xzjz Soooo proud! Tell your husband this is a great way to serve this country! 😍

2025-02-17 20:56:36

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@nprofile…dxvj Wonder what entity now follows up with investigation. I’m thinking unless family peruses this it will not go anywhere.

2025-02-17 15:37:49

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@nprofile…tte6 Great photo of a great spiral staircase. I wonder how the housekeeping staff replace lamp bulbs that burn out. And where woukd they keep finding a source for them. (Forgive my tangent thought here.)

2025-02-17 13:34:49

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@nprofile…args We use it a lot because I can’t just go to stores without coverage for caregiving. Also the “little things” you may need are an issue. Like our manual/crank can opener is dying. So I’d never drive somewhere to get that one thing because the resources I’d need to access cost more. So I wait for the little things to add up with more and then buy and get delivery. This is the problem I can’t easily resolve so I buy less from Big Vendor.

2025-02-16 07:32:58

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@nprofile…d2rl @nprofile…eltf Yes, this IS HAPPENING now and yes, many Americans see this. Remember, some are happy about it.
I can verify from many European and Asian friends outside the US that they too are seeing it and have been busy archiving outside the US. Because. Just in case…

2025-02-15 19:38:28

IF
This frittata is successful in my oven and fairly new cast iron skillet, then the next step I’m at is the broiler now last 2 minutes till set.
Yes, I’m risking a whole dozen eggs on this working. #Breakfast #Vegetables #Eggs
#Food
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2025-02-15 16:52:52

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@nprofile…nm3g Oh oh oh myyyy. Your before and now after photos are striking. And absolutely show global warming in New Mexico.

2025-02-15 16:34:52

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@nprofile…6hfp Per this article I’d hope many Americans will see this very same thing happening in the US by American Fascists:
“Hirschfeld’s ideas about sex, gender, and sexuality were groundbreaking and radical in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His work represented an emerging trend in Germany as sexual matters began to be discussed and studied more openly. During the Weimar Republic (1918–1933), Hirschfeld became especially prominent. The Nazi Party rejected these new ideas about gender and sexuality. The Nazis frequently attacked Hirschfeld’s work and destroyed many of his files and collections. Hirschfeld’s work is thus a prime example of the science and culture lost to Nazi violence. “

2025-02-15 13:26:38

Time for coffee. I made the mistake of reading so many Fediverse posts I actually read “the news”. Which, if you are in the US, is unremitting in horrible things. So I will be retreating with my coffee cup to caffeinate before coming back to look for the friendly and calm folks. 🏳️ 👋
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2025-02-13 13:51:55

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@nprofile…e2qq this is just so delightful and like a fantasy landscape. Well done.

2025-02-10 13:26:43

Enjoying my new coffee mug from @nprofile…u78r !
It’s made with her #BirdPhotography image of a quail hiding in weeds, called “It’s to cold to move”. For me it looks like the haze I am in early mornings, way too early. Highly recommend looking into her profile and items in her marketing for sales. I picked the mug because this home is at the limit to add wall art and I’ve really been enjoying rich percolated coffee. Found out that if your son has eaten the last 4 servings of homemade vanilla ice cream unexpectedly in the middle of the night, the Blue Bell coffee ice cream works very well as a creamer. I just may have to share early morning photos of this mug, frequently. #Coffee
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2025-02-09 16:53:08

In recognition of #SuperbOWL #SuperOWLSunday today (only recognition of great photography, NOT any interest of some US folderol, I present the only recent owl photos I’ve taken. Both are in a large outdoor cage at the Phoenix zoo. I was about 100’ away so these were lucky shots via Canon Mark IV, 300mm prime lens.
For friends who followed me on the old Mastodon instance, this is shared again here. I just enjoyed seeing all the #Owl photos here today.
For some friends I also share that the expression on the owl face is pretty evocative of my face lately when reading “news”.
https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/113/974/928/646/666/027/original/7af1e6d8488fcb09.jpeg
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2025-02-09 02:59:24

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@nprofile…ygvp Great timing the US government got rid of scary infectious disease information in the last couple weeks. It’s more important the public not worry about these sorts of things. Too bad the price of eggs is going higher and higher. Must be a disappointment to some voters that they thought a change in President was going to resolve that problem.
(Sorry there may be just a tad of snark here.)

2025-02-08 13:22:49

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We had a glorious outing at the one, the only Tucson Gem and Mineral show. It’s the world’s largest show of its kind, since 1954. We made it to about 7 venues of the 40 or so.
I have other photos to share. This one is special because she selected pink halite mined in Trona, CA and we talked a while with the owner how he gets this specimen. Makes a difference to meet the miner and hear the stories. This photo I add shows a typical vender in another warehouse location. Giant hugs of amethyst crystals always catches your eyes.
https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/113/968/464/452/626/343/original/2e7da7b61de085fd.jpeg

2025-02-07 21:09:48

Happiness today in Tucson! Grandma and granddaughter today.
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2025-02-06 23:20:27

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@nprofile…07t5 We replaced one several years ago and the main thing we had to verify was the opening/hole and mounting location so the new one would cover existing floor tile and not need new there.

2025-02-06 21:14:14

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@nprofile…07t5 Wow you found this a peak bloom, terrific!

2025-02-06 16:45:36

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@nprofile…wf6t Tried his link but doesn’t go so I can follow him. Maybe the instance doesn’t work with mine?

2025-01-22 03:31:57

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@nprofile…f5su @nprofile…nrtg TY for watching out for me! I have other questions but they are likely specific to beige OR the way the Mastodon app for iPhone works. I also need to find out if I can change my annual subscription for Ivory from original account to beige.

2025-01-22 03:06:15

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@nprofile…f5su @nprofile…nrtg That’s my guess too. But I’m a little uneasy BOTH followers and followers are over *here* after I try this.

2025-01-21 17:51:17

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@nprofile…f5su @nprofile…nrtg Yes, because my old instance is completely shutting down. I’m concerned if the followers and those I follow will hold up being exported and imported inside beige party.
So really glad you commented to ask me that question!
Right now I’ve only got about 150 of those I follow into my Home feed on beige.party. And I’ve manually added about 130 of those who are mutuals “over here”.
If anyone knows the answers to my questions it would be sweet of you to let me/us know.

2025-01-18 20:22:00

Inaugural use of my new cast iron skillet, Dutch babies pancakes. Poofy!
#Pancakes #Breakfast
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2025-01-18 14:14:04

Oh yes, an oldie but goodie. “Federatable” not same as “federated”: by @nprofile…qz4x
https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/06/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again/

2025-01-16 18:54:48

Oh my, what a cool site of public archived images in the Public Domain Image Archive! Pick a theme any theme, or throw some tags in search. I picked Death and found a great collection of damaged daguerreotypes.
#Photography #Death
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0630d404-9f28-4629-812e-f51ef0cd83cc/