“This is an owl in an armchair.
It’s where he always sits.
Sometimes he counts his scaly toes
And other times he knits.”

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Turns out that a mask is the accessory my face needed

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Remember that time Pink Kryptonite randomly turned Superman into a woman and he was just all ‘It’s cool brah’ and continued punching baddies?

I can’t believe superman has a magical girl sequence.

Superman, in his unchanged deep voice: “I can work with this.”

I like that they kept Superman Buff even as he was Sailor Superman.

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From With a Wig, With a Wag, and Other American Folk Tales, edited by Jean Cothran and illustrated by Clifford Geary. (1954)

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A Child’s Garden of Verses (1957) Art by Gyo Fujikawa #snow #1950s #sledding #vintageillustration

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Vaccination update – inlaws had to reschedule 2nd stick until the top of march, due to the ice storm. Looks like none of us get a stab today (me and mrs got an email yesterday telling us no first stick vaccine available )

Lots of places closed due to weather. Be safe!

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Unhappy mermaid.  From Spellbound, 1977

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Ok, about ready to start doing some resin casting. Got my UV flashlight lamp and a few of my molds, release agent, level, my resin, sandpaper and mica goodies for color/glitter.

I just have to find my respirator, rubber gloves, and a few of my cryptids toys to make molds.

Argh. And popsicle sticks.

And some disposable drinking cups.

Soon. Soon, my army of tiny yetis will march.

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The swamp here is many things to the local fauna. A playground for possums. A community center for squirrels. A makeshift delivery room for local teens who were otherwise just looking to smoke some weed in peace, away from the heavy foot traffic of the boardwalk.

#swampwalk #streamofthought

Temperatures back up to the mid 40s. There may be snow later in the week, but for now it is balmy, and the creatures are out in force.

#bogsafari critter count – one black and white cat, by name of panda. A half dozen squirrels, three turkey vultures, and many little brown songbirds that are particularly fond of our backyard feeder. https://instagr.am/p/CLX6HbogVY9/

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Today’s levitating robot from outer space with no head detail is from the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization Bulletin, 1974

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There were arcane symbols carved into the trees not far from where the bodies were found.

#swampwalk quarantine social distancing day 339.

I have a pretty encyclopedic knowledge of hobo signs . It might mean a wealthy gentleman with a vicious dog lives here, it might not.

This time, the bodies in question were not human, unless they were somehow transformed into birds somehow. The picture I took of the remains didn’t turn out for reasons likely more mundane than supernatural.

#bogsafari report – en route to the swamp I encountered at a good social distance several unmasked humans if varying ages, sizes and coloration. One with a very long, gray beard circular sawing in front of his house… should have had face protection on virus or not. Some kids walking a golden retriever looking pooch and laughing. A few groups out and about for walkies with and without other little dogs. Assorted cars, too. Probably the highest concentration of folks I have seen on a walk in a year.

Aside from the leftover bird carcasses were two very large turkey vultures. I suspect any remains will be gone by the time I return. Many small brown songbirds enjoying our feeder and those of neighbors on the road to the swamp.

Pleased to report trump flags removed from 3 houses. Still a few homes with confederate flag variants but I suspect that they were there long before 45 even thought about taking office. Two homes have rainbow flags and a few have the USA flag out front.

Ice has pretty much totally melted and created muddy trails, but if you stay on the leafy edges, and up above the marsh line you can avoid getting a shoe yanked off.

#streamofthought
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Quick little #swampwalk video with this guy who isn’t brak, (maybe his sleepy, out of breath cousin?) Wishing everyone a lovely idea of February from the wooded wetlands. Temperature outside in the low 30s, most of the ice is gone now, mixed with earth to make a slushy muck that clings to the shoes. https://bit.ly/3jP7Hrs https://bit.ly/3qnTlAR

Asparagus is covered with a weird lamination of ice after the storm. It may be a cold crop, but not for growing in a freezer.

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