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A bracelet and pendant laying on the ombre blue-to-purple bubble mailer. As the camera pans across them, you can see the color shifts in the opals as the angle of vision changes. The stones flash green, yellow, teal, pink, and purple.
A blue jewelry box holding a sterling silver bracelet, pendant, and earrings. The bracelet is set with seven oval-shaped aurora opals, which flash like their namesake northern/southern lights in pastel shades of green, teal, pink, and purple. The pendant is a larger oval opal. The earrings are sterling silver elephants dangling by their outstretched trunks; the 'phants look like they're smiling.
Resealable container of pale creamy feta cheese dip topped with crushed pistachios and drizzled hot honey, set on a granite countertop. 8 Oz block of feta, 3/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt, zest of a lemon, hot honey and olive oil for making it, crushed pistachios. Toss the feta, yogurt, and lemon zest in the food processor with blades and start processing. You can drizzle in olive oil and honey to smooth it all out (and add some pistachios if you want them chopped up finely). Then pour it onto a serving plate, make a well, fill it with honey, and top it with crushed pistachios. Or dump it all into a container like I did if you aren't going to eat it right away. Scoop it with slices of flatbread/pita.
The back of a tan baseball cap with an embroidered swirling chicken to the upperright of the adjustable strap hole. The chicken is a bit wonky, but it's still cute.
Closeup of a hand wearing a sterling silver ring with a central round tanzanite flanked by a tiny round tanzanite to the left and right, with twining bands studded with tiny round white sapphires. The tanzanite looks deep blue, almost like a blue sapphire, in the evening sunlight.
A board of antique and used rings of various styles with one circled in yellow. It has a hexagonal stone, colored a gradient teal and pinky-purple, almost like a sour gummy.
Landscaping by the front of a red brick house with a black door. A lavender bush waves behind a large bearded iris with enormous white flowers edged in purple.
Chubby ginger tabby curled up on a red shag rug with wooden exercise equipment used to parctice handstands. The cat has squished his forehead against a wooden crossbar, with his left cheek resting on the equipment foot. It looks thoroughly uncomfortable, but he is snoozing happily.
Chubby white lady fingers, focused on the ring finger, with three sterling silver rings being worn simultaneously to showcase them. The ring at the base of the finger has five small round onyxes set in a row; the second is a scrolling filigree cutout; and the third is a delicate band with an oval-cut white opal with amazing rainbow flecks reflected back at the viewer in the light.
A ginger tabby cat curled up on the couch with the side of his head smooshed against the leg of a human wearing snowman-bedecked footie pajamas. The cat is snoozing comfortably on a fuzzy blanket. He's a bit of a grouchy old man, given he's 16 in human years (roughly 80 in cat years) and, when this photo was taken, had a mass of tumors in his primordial pooch that hadn't yet been removed.
Board of rings, with two circled in yellow: a solitary shiny and a band with curlicue cutouts
Two sun bear cubs (black with tan chest markings) playfight along some rocky outcroppings. Mom wanders up, checks out the black Kong-style toy they were fighting over, then moves on. One of the cubs follows her lead, pretending they were never really fighting after all, while the other sniffs at the Kong.
The big beautiful bread round has been sliced! One end is cut off and lying close to the camera on a black bread knife, next to the rest of the round. The inside is studded unevenly with dried cherries and chocolate chips. There's also a bit of a bubble, but it isn't huge. Definitely acceptable in homemade bread.
A big round loaf of bread cooling on a wire rack. The crust is golden brown and dotted with dark spots, aka chocolate chips and dried cherries that poked through the dough when I was shaping it.
Gif of an animated person wrapped in a purple blanket yeeting themselves from a window of an upper story, perfectly depicting my despair at the thought of being trapped in my house for two weeks.
An orange tabby cat lying across the leg of a human reclining on a couch. The cat is licking his left front paw, which has a shaved bandin one spot. The human is holding out a hand to make sure the cat doesn't decide to try grooming his surgical incision on a whim while the human is semi-distracted.
Screenshot of two Bluesky timeline skeets. The first, by user Faine Greenwood, says, "the penis has survived and he's stoked about it" above a skeet from user Dork Dad that says "The Wikipedia article for herms has one of my favorite picture-caption combinations." It then shows a screenshot of a Wikipedia article capturing a statue with a smirking man's face on a plinth above a sizeable, erect carved penis. The Wikipedia caption reads, "archaic Greek herm, presumably of Hermes, unusual in that the penis has survived." The second skeet is by user Effin' Birds, featuring an illustration of a startled bird of prey sitting on a branch and rearing backward, beak open in outrage, with the caption, "I didn't want to see that shit! Effin' Birds" Herms are ancient Greek statues with a man's head over a plain "body" with a phallus. They were thought to ward off evil, and, in Athens, they would be rubbed with oil for luck.
An overhead shot of two loaves of bread cooling on a wire rack in front of a toaster oven. The small loaf on the left is darker shades of brown with curves from the slices of apple and cinnamon sugar. The large loaf on the right is golden with a big crusty air bubble in the lower right corner.
Lightly golden-brown, bubbled bread rectangle sprinkled with rosemary leaves, resting on a wire rack on a black and white countertop.
A plastic container of golden rolls, slightly deflating as they cool (they needed another minute in the oven), sitting on a kitchen counter next to a blue oven mitt.
Earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet laid out on green tissue paper. All are in shades of purple and gold. The necklace also has some teal beads, while the bracelet has tiny flowers. Very summer-bleeding-into-fall, with light purples deepening into violet and then eggplant/aubergine.
A ginger cat sleeping on a brown rug that has blue leafy motifs. The cat looks like an MC Escher work, head and back legs aligned with rear toe beans facing the camera, front legs facing the opposite way, and his spine corkscrewed enough to open a wine bottle. I honestly have no idea how he got that way or why he found it comfortable.
A twin bed playing host to a ginger cat lounging on a fuzzy blue blanket, looking back over his shoulder at the camera, slightly perturbed by the camera person's intrusion upon his nap plans.
Close-up of a lavender bushes purple blooms being attended to by a very large, very fluffy yellow and black bee.
A circular croissant filled with a lemon mascarpone filling, sprinkled with tiny yellow and orange edible flowers, on a white plate sitting on a cheery yellow table with a disposable coffee cup labeled "Cup of Sunshine"
An empty fenced-in area outside a drab tan brick building. A caption by "Adrienne C" states, "Big Boys are gone." The fenced area used to contain dozens of enormous statues of a boy in checkered bibs holding a plate with a hamburger.
A red glass vase on a kitchen counter filled to overflowing with peach and deep fuschia carnations and vibrant pink peonies, framed with broad, deep green leaves.
Ginger cat lying in a small space on a gray couch between a person's legs and the back couch cushions. His eyes are closed, and he is clearly comfortable enough to doze off.
Coral honeysuckle vine climbing up one side of a yellow wooden arbor with a yet-untreated wooden bench beneath for seating. By the end of the summer, the entire trellis will likely be covered, creating shade for anyone resting on the bench.
Crocheted shawl draped over an enormous cardboard box. It's a scalloped shell pattern made from a variegated yarn. The colors run blue-teal-green-yellow-purple-maroon-maroonybluepurple-blue-turquoise-blue-maroonybluepurple-maroon-purple-yellow. It's prettier than that makes it sound, and the yarn is so soft.
A ginger tabby laying on a red shaggy rug in front of a cabinet full of batteries and video games. He is staring directly at the camera, one eye narrowed, very annoyed.
An orange tabby cat is laying across a gray couch next to a red blanket and partially wrapped around a notebook and two medicine bottles, clearly proud of himself for taking up residence in a spot claimed by humans.
Tattoo on what looks to be an arm. The letters "NC" in a blocky comic book font. The letters are outlined in black and filled in a gradient from black at the bottom to pale turquoise at the top. A Phoenix, red and orange on its underside with yellow wings and tail, has its wings spread across the letters and its tail falling below.
Orange tabby cat sleeping on his side stretched out, one front paw curled back toward his tum, in a black leather chair. You can just barely see pink toe beans on his back right paw.
Congratulations America! The Polity Project has downgraded its score for the USA from +8 (democracy with factionalism/polarization) to 0 (freely elected executive, 8; total lack of constraints on executive action, 1; restricted factionalism, 6). President Trump began ruling by decree on “Day One”; Congress has done nothing to rein him in; there is some reaction by the courts but time has proven that Trump is an expert in delaying, ignoring, or otherwise avoiding legal accountability for years (until legal action becomes irrelevant). Ignoring the Constitution and Rule of Law is the functional equivalent to suspending the constitution. USA scores 4 on democratic authority and 4 on autocratic authority (POLITY = 0). This change is considered an autocoup (executive coup) and an Adverse Regime Change.
Screenshot of a Twitter post from user Stinky (@stinky_ssb) saying, "New Rock paper scissors just dropped." Linked is a Disclose.tv post titled "K-9 Bites Cow, Deputy Tases K-9, Cow Kicks Deputy" under a picture of a brown and white cow charging toward a police officer who is facing it and trying to dodge out of its way. The cow does not appear to be happy with this situation. There are trees, hedges, a large house, and a driveway in the background.
Four bags of loose-leaf tea on a table, set with a navy tablecloth and silver runner, in front of a basket of white flowers flanked by candles. A large green bag of Friday Afternoon Tea's Decaf Snow Day is in the middle; the loose tea inside is visible through a clear pane in the bag, black mixed with light and dark brown chunks. To its left is a small silver bag of Decaf Choco Cherry Black, loose black tea visible inside the bag. To its right is a medium green bag of Gingerbread House, with the loose tea visible through a clear pane in the bag: dark brown with lighter brown pieces. In front lying on the table is a small silver bag of Golden Milk tea, its brown and orange contents visible inside the bag.
Comic page from Ultimate X-Men. Panel one: Six months ago, Buffalo, New York. Exterior of a modern building with huge glass windows and concrete. "Again, Ms LeBeau. Once more for me, please." Panel two: Rogue, sitting in an armchair with her hands holding a small, open book in her lap, looking downcast under her bangs. She is wearing a yellow blazer or cardigan with the sleeves rolled up over a gray shirt and dark pants. "Shug-- 'Sugar.'" Person speaking from out of frame: "That's very good. That's excellent. Can you read the highlighted sonnet, please?" Panel three: Overhead view of an office with Rogue seated opposite from a Black woman in a purple skirt suit holding a writing pad, with a low table between them. Woman: "Can you--?" Rogue: "Ah can read. It's not that. Ah read jes' fine. Better 'n most." Woman: "'I can read just fine.'" Rogue, reading: "Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye?'" Woman: "Very good. Please remember the roundness of the vowel sounds." Rogue: "Who talks like this? No one talks like this." Woman: "I understand. Let's try anyway, shall we?" Panel four: Rogue's hand on a small red book on the table. Rogue: "Ah cain't." Woman: "'I cannot.'" Rogue: "..." Panel five: Closeup of Rogue's left eye and mouth. Rogue: "'I. Cannot.' It hurts so bad." Woman: "Excuse me?" Panel six: Focus on woman's face, very concerned expression. Rogue: "I on'y. It hurts. So bad." Woman: "Ms LeBeau? Are you all right?"
Ginger tabby cat wearing a pink-and-black striped tie, laying on a fuzzy teal and white blanket.