Miles is short for Mai Li, how else are you going to shorten it

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A large black locust tree rooted in the lower right corner of the image takes centerstage framing a shady backyard, with afternoon sunbeams filtering in with lens flare from the other corner. The tree leans dramatically diagonally to the left, before straightening out toward the middle-top of the image, overhanging a shady backyard lined with cedar trees. Light filters feom the upper left corner, through onto a large patch of green grass and a large parch of mulch, with a fire pit and wooden folding chair and side table in the center on the grass. In the background, a charcoal grill, smoker, and stack of logs is visible against the treeline.
A silver menorah with 6 candles + a shamesh candle in the center, and 2 empty spaces on the left side, sits lit in a vintage white piano windowsill with 2 rows of 6 visible clear leaded glass panes. The menorah sits on a sheet of tinfoil flanked by short brass candle holders with fatter, taller shabbes candles in them. All the candles are natural yellowish beeswax. Outside the window looks like a grey lowlight residential scene, with tall evergreen trees and bare decidous trees around houses, with lots of grey sky visible. The menorah has a swoopy squiggle design reminiscent of the "jazz" dixie cup design, with spherical candle cups in a neat row on top - with one in the center slightly elevated.
A black and white image of a seated violinist next to a mic stand looking off to their left is surrounded by a themed Yiddish New York frame - the middle half is gold, and the top and bottom bands are burgundy, and there is an illustration of a pigeon on a branch facing the viewer in the bottom right corner. The top red band includes text reading "500 Years of Yiddish Bangers w/ Mai Li Pittard" The lower left corner features Yiddish New York's logo, which is a pastiche of the Yiddish letters nun and two yuds, in a pattern that almost mimics a sixteenth note or a plant. Next to the logo reads the text "Yiddish New York December 20-25, 2025 Tickets on sale now! yiddishnewyork.com" Under the pigeon in the lower right corner is small text reading "This session will be online only." The violinist in the center of the frame wears a metal cutout filigree bracelet on their bow hand, which rests on their lap with their bow strewn to their left, and their violin tucked neatly under their bow arm between their forearm and hip. Their left hand is touching the back of their head as they look into the distance. They have toussled wavy/curly dark hair that is short on the sides and medium on top and are wearing a black, sleeveless shirt with a decorated halter neckline, dark slacks, and glasses.
2 adults and a kid pose in a photo booth wearing respirator masks. The kid is wearing a black t-shirt with CLEAN AIR EVENTS / GATHER SAFER on the front. Miles is on the right, wearing a black respirator, Maclom X glasses, black and white shirt collar style choker, and a white tee with grey design partially obscured by a black v-neck sweater. Both adults flank the tweenage kid, and are flashing milleneal style peace signs
A hand holds 2 medium size yellow tomatoes in front of the plant they were harvested from.
Image description: an empty carpeted room with cream walls and beige carpet is filled with light from a window, the edge of which is seen on the far right with blinds drawn. A built-in armoire with 4 drawers, below and a 3 shelf cabinet above, and closet, stand prominent in the center, with a square light fixture in the center of the room's ceiling visible in the upper right corner of the image.
Image description: a temperature and humidity monitor displays 72.5°F and 73% relative humidity, with 3 💧💧💧icons next to it and the word WET.
A tomato grows up a small bamboo stake next to a hugel mound. In the background is an arbor over a park bench to the right, and front stoop of a small blue and white house with railing and hanging planters visible, bursting with bright nasturtium flowers.
a closeup image of a tiny sprout with 2 thin green pointy leaves is visible inside a paper egg carton planter marked with popsicle stick & sharpie plant markers, in the cell marked "Black Prince".
Golden hamentaschen (thin sugar cookie pinched into a 3 cornered hat shape) with a grainy looking golden (esrog) filling on parchment paper.
Image of 4 4-inch starter pots: 2 empty, one with white primoses, and one with light purple crocuses.
Twilight, featuring a large tree close to the camera and a house in the distance, and silhouettes of large evergreen trees in the distance backed by an azure, spring sky in the Pacific Northwest. The birds are chirping, the greens are greener - you can't tell me this doesn't look like spring.
Image description: a pink liquid (cosmo, a cocktail) in a small, adorable mason jar on a messy white desk with various objects on it -glasses, batteries, highlighter, nail clippers, water glass, pencil, eraser, paperwork - in front of some houseplants and curtains. The cosmo celebrates officially being through a massive back taxes project, with an unexpected modest refund check - huge when I got into it expecting to owe thousands.