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matsushima posting in

I live in Tokyo but I'm from New England and my family still lives there. My mom came to visit last week while I was on spring break. We both tend to take lots of photos of each other taking photos so I have two pictures of dolls with flowers to share today, both with a "behind the scenes" shot of me.

( behind the scenes )

( behind the scenes )

Current Mood: loved

zwei_hexen

Tally:
Welcome post

( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 22:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 23:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 24:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 25:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 26:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 27:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Let us know if we missed you or if you didn't check in for a while, so we can add you. Of course joining the fun is possible at any point.

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ysilme here: 625 new words for the B2MeM project.

ysabetwordsmith

Why human babies are born helpless yet highly aware of the world

Because they cannot survive alone, human development unfolds through constant care. Feeding, carrying, soothing, and protecting do more than keep infants alive – they shape what babies see, hear, and experience.

A baby who cannot crawl into a group still becomes part of it, because caregivers bring the world closer. In that sense, dependence does not slow development. It creates the conditions that development grows from.

This explains a lot about why isolated or neglected infants -- in hospitals, orphanages, disadvantaged homes, etc. -- so often fail to thrive or outright die. They are deprived of the developmental needs for attention, interaction, and bonding with adults that would have supported healthy growth. The result is the same as when nutritional needs go unmet.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Today is sunny and chilly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 3/28/26 -- I did more work on the tomato cage.

EDIT 3/28/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 3/28/26 -- I sowed chives, catnip, and lemon bergamot in former fruit boxes that should make good upcycled pots.

EDIT 3/28/26 -- I fastened the tomato cage to the new picnic table. It's much less wobbly now.

EDIT 3/28/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

This is a prayer to Baba Yaga; this is a prayer of resistance.

This is a prayer for Baba Yaga. This is a prayer for Resistance.

This is a prayer for the magic of chicken feet, the heat of old hates, the way old bones hurt. This is a prayer for Resistance.

Current Mood: busy

fayanora

Afroman got swatted. Cops raided his house because some random person who didn't like him told them he had drugs and guns and kidnapping victims in his house, which was a lie.

So these officers did a home invasion, destroyed his property, and threatened his family, all for no good reason, and they didn't even have to fix anything they broke? Also they gave no apology, and seemed to enjoy it. Cops really are just criminal gangs given legitimacy by the government. Anyone else doing those things would be going to prison AND paying restitution. But the pigs? Nope. "One rule for thee, another for me."

On that note, check out these other videos related to it:

Officer Pound Cake explanation
Lemon Pound Cake song

One silver lining to all this is that his many, many songs about the whole ordeal are SUPER pissing off the cops he's singing about. Even other cops are calling that sheriff guy "Officer Pound Cake." They're so angry about it that they sued him for defamation... and LOST.

Current Mood: amused

silvercat17 posting in

justcreate

If you've been looking for a pet, this is your week. Your local pet store will probably have local rescues eager to talk to you. If you have a pet, your local pet store may have special deals going on.

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype?

What do you just want to talk about?

What have you been watching or reading?

Chores and other not-fun things count!

Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.

ysabetwordsmith

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

If you were given the ability to reform how your country’s leaders were chosen and how they serve, what would you change?

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Incredible Video Shows Sperm Whales Come Together to Birth a Calf

The beautiful moment when an entire group of sperm whales came together to support the birth of a calf has, for the first time, been recorded in unprecedented detail.

Over several hours on 8 July 2023, scientists recorded two sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) family groups coming together in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Dominica, taking turns to assist with the birth and help the newborn calf stay at the surface to take its first breaths.

Species survival depends on cooperation.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Our theme for this session was "World Cuisine." I wrote from 12 PM to 3:45 AM, so about 13 hours 45 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 3 poem on Tuesday plus 3 later in the week.

Participation was up, with 7 comments on LiveJournal and another 40 on Dreamwidth. A total of 11 people sent prompts. There were no new prompters.

Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Confident Guesswork and Improvisation"
"Nuff Respect"
"Refusing to Melt"

"To Understand Water" (Polychrome Heroics, October 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl)

Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from March 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.

This month's donors include: [Bad username or unknown identity: janetmiles>, <user name=], and Anthony Barrette. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There are 0 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.

The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

Current Mood: busy

billroper

The itsy bitsy project that I was working on seems to be successful. More testing is required, of course, but the right things seem to be happening, which is good.

I have a whole bunch of projects that need to be completed tomorrow, because Sunday is the annual APBA baseball draft for our league.

Time to get to work!

dialecticdreamer

Morning Mishap
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 11106
[Morning of Sunday, 5 November of 2017]

:: On Sunday, Jules is running errands. He stops for brunch at Jaliya’s Kitchen, and runs into a problem that he could never have anticipated. Part of the “Lodestar” arc, set in the Polychrome Heroics universe. ::

Dull gray clouds hung perilously low over Jules’ head as he stepped off the bus at the stop nearest Jaliya’s Eatery. He preferred her original name for it, Jaliya’s Kitchen, but the quonset hut had the new phrase painted on it by the time it was assembled, even before the furniture and appliances were installed. Jules was trying to adapt, but it was slow going.

Midmorning on a Sunday was fairly quiet, with only around fifty people in the dining space, and perhaps a dozen staff. Jaliya spotted him as she brought out a tray full of cabbage rolls, then beckoned him over. Jules loped close to the serving line, then jogged to stand near the staff exit. “Is Blainn making deliveries for you? He was up and gone before Dad was even up. I’m a little worried that he’s overdoing it.”
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Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

The following poems from the February 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."

"An Expression That Crosses Boundaries"
Story Date: Saturday, July 9, 2016
Summary: Shiv and Pain's Gray make treats to celebrate Rutledge setting up a teleport hub, and they visit Kardal at the Syrian Foods truck.
236 lines, Buy It Now = $118

Shiv had heard that Rutledge
was going to get a teleport hub.

"Foraging Forever"
Summary: Refugees of the Fall struggle to find enough food and cope with cultural differences.
195 lines, Buy It Now = $98

If there was one thing
they all had in common
after the Fall, it was hunger.

"Walnut Park"
Story Date: Monday, June 6, 2016
Summary: Boss Blaster looks at an empty lot and imagines a food truck park.
505 lines, Buy It Now = $253

Just after breakfast,
Boss Blaster's phone rang.

Checking the screen, he saw
that it was Farrah Van Andel,
his usual real estate agent.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

Moon base and Mars! NASA makes exciting announcements

NASA is committed to achieving the near-impossible once again, to return to the moon [by early 2029], build a moon base, establish an enduring presence, and do the other things needed to ensure American leadership in space.

It's good to hear serious space aspirations again.

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Current Mood: busy

zwei_hexen

"Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer." (Barbara Kingsolver)

As March is nearly over we'll be needing a host for April.

Tally:
Welcome post

( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 22:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 23:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 24:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 25:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 26:

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddess47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora,

ysilme

Day 27:

china_shop

Let us know if we missed you or if you didn't check in for a while, so we can add you. Of course joining the fun is possible at any point.

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ysilme here: 742 words for B2MeM plus lots of non-fic. Among those unfinished B2MeM prompt fills I discovered two larger stories with about 5k each I completely forgot about, but they fit well enough into my current project so I might finish them after all. Ironically, today's quote fits perfectly to what I'm currently doing... ;op

sylvanwitch chose the quote and I made the image before I even started with the B2MeM revival project, which essentially is using the prompts more as an inspiration than a strict guideline. The latter is my own doing; the Back to Middle-earth Month used to and still is a fest fostering the creation of fanworks in general with as much liberty as you can get with anything prompt-based, and I don't even know why it took me all these years to stop writing what I believed was expected of me, and instead to write what I do want to write.

sylvanwitch here: I had a half-day of work on Day 27 and then, with T. off, we decided to do something fun in the afternoon, so I squeezed in 235 words on "Dixon and the Detective" before we left for our adventure.

yourlibrarian posting in

common_nature

The sunset last weekend looked very simple, but I liked its casual glow stretched on the clouds. Less than 10 minutes later my partner called me to come look at the sky and the red in it was astonishing.

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ysabetwordsmith

Today is cloudy, cold, and damp. It stormed last night, so we finally got a good soaking rain.

I fed the birds. I've seen a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I cleared dead stems from the telephone pole garden.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I cleared dead stems from the septic garden.

I've seen a flock of sparrows.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I cut four poles to make a tomato cage. This is the general concept.

I've seen a flock of house finches.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I placed the poles around a large pot by the new picnic table garden, then started lashing them together. It needs more work and support, but at least it's started.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 3/27/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

lb_lee

Someone I knew from my North Texas days, Meagan Morris, is one of the folks arrested in the Prairieland debacle, which I only just learned about. She is facing minimum ten years in prison (as a trans woman, in Texas) for... I can’t even figure out what exactly she’s supposed to have done!

I’ve been on an antifa watchlist since before COVID because I went to a protest wielding a sign covered in penises and got quoted by USA Today. I guess I’m a terrorist now.

I’ll be at the protest tomorrow. Fuck this bullshit.

EDIT: okay, as far as I can tell, Meagan was convicted for going to an anti-ICE protest (“riot”), helping others there (“providing material support to terrorists,” now that Trump has declared antifascists terrorists), and using fireworks there (“use and carry an explosive” and “conspiracy to use and carry an explosive”).

She is facing 10-60 years in prison as a trans woman for being an antifascist and having fireworks. That’s terrorism now. That’s hitting people I KNOW. (Or knew.) This is where I used to LIVE.

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.

Crossposts: https://lb-lee.insanejournal.com/25563.html

calzephyr posting in

common_nature

Wednesday was just another snowy spring day when this guy showed up!

OMG! A Northern shrike!!!

I was upstairs in my office when I heard the budgies flapping and didn't see the problem at first.

Then I saw this beautiful, but deadly bird!

He flew at the window and scared the budgies again, so I moved the cage away. He sat there for a good long time and flew away. He was not bothered at all by me standing right at the window looking at him.

Shrikes impale small birds and animals "for later", so I'm going to keep an eye on my bird feeder because I don't want my rose bush to become a graveyard. I haven't seen it again so far today, so perhaps the snow derailed his travel plans like everyone else lately.

Black and grey bird sitting on a bird feeder hook

gingicat

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Current Mood: grateful

Friends Be Here

dolls & flowers 🌸

Write every day! - March 2026 - Day 28

Science

Birdfeeding

Read "This is a prayer to Baba Yaga"

Afroman got swatted

Just Create - National Pet Adoption Week Edition

Philosophical Questions: Government

Wildlife

Poetry Fishbowl Report for March 3, 2026

Itsy Bitsy Project

Morning Mishap (part 1 of 1, complete)

Unsold Poems for the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl

Space Exploration

Write every day! - March 2026 - Day 27

Late Bloomer Sunset

Birdfeeding

Meagan Morris

A lifer for me!

it's good to ask for help

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