Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Second rate reporter says what?

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

When I was faster i was always behind.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Just because you believe it, that does not make it true.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

If you cannot answer whether trump lost the 2020 election, you are unfit for office.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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Man, What a Year

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Was just going through some old pictures and man, what a difference a year makes:

Just looking at these and it brings back the knots in my stomach every time I went outside and looked at the yard. Much better this morning:

I’m also laughing at all my old pictures because THURSTON IS IN EVERY ONE OF THEM. He’s like Where’s Waldo. It’s because he is the orneriest of the animals- whatever is going on, he has to be RIGHT THERE IN ON THE ACTION. When I am on my hands and knees planting something, he will butt in, get in my way, to personally sniff whatever it is I am putting into the ground.

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  2. 2.

    CaseyL

    From “My Own Lunar Landscape” to “My Own Personal Oasis” in one year. I can just imagine lolling under the pergola, taking in the scents and sights.

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    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    /comes running in from next room, desperate to say it first/
    THE WILLOW IS TOO CLO…
    /trips on rugand hits head on coffee table/

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    Luthe

    In other news, I’ve applied for an apartment in Alexandria. Thanks to all of you who offered advice and congrats. Perhaps there should be a DC Area meet-up in the near future?

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    Steve in the ATL

    @Luthe:

    I’ve applied for an apartment in Alexandria.

    Have your parents bribe the tennis coach and you should get in no problem

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    prostratedragon

    I guess I should apologize for assuming that you deliberately posed Thurston there as a marker, since he looks so in his element.

    An impressive amount of work, and a lovely result, especially factoring in the pergola.

  13. 13.

    Sab

    The willow tree seems to be doing its job. Very rainy summer and no backyard pond this year.

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    Elizabelle

    Thurston abides.

    World of difference between those three photos, and Lily got healthy, too. Was a good year for you, on the non-political front.

    ETA: Alas, should that be “among” those three photos? The grammar pedantry here …

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    geg6

    THURSTON!

    Thurston is just making sure you’re doing it right, Cole.

    His sister was on a tear this morning. Lovey often hides treats she doesn’t want at that exact moment but will come back to later or walks away after partially eating to check out some other excitement happening around the house. And Koda, as anyone who has ever had Labs knows, will eat anything and everything edible when given a fraction of an opportunity. So Lovey had gotten a treat after breakfast and outdoor pooping/peeing success and was working it over when John left for work. Of course, Lovey had to come and get her goodbye scritches. And of course, Koda promptly went over and ate what was left of the treat. Lovey was just FURIOUS. She barked and barked and barked her outraged at Koda bark and, when I wasn’t paying attention fast enough, came to where I was and, with every bit of outrage, exasperation and attitude she has in that little body, barked at me until I got her another treat. The look on her face has me laughing still.

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    geg6

    @Elizabelle:

    Anyone who says that has never spent enough time around dogs. Every dog we’ve ever had (but especially Lovey, for some reason we haven’t figured out) have had rich emotional lives and struggle mightily to communicate that to us stupid humans.

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    Fenix

    @Miss Bianca:
    My little silver cheetah is doing wonderfully! She is a silly brat. I miss her so much right now – I’m traveling in Africa right now, on a trip planned way before I found her.

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    J R in WV

    I think Steve was just avoiding being photographed? Not really MIA, which would be a four-alarm fire situation!!!

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    Pete Mack

    That looks like a great back yard. But the fruit tree needs heavy pruning this fall! So many suckers coming up.

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    Sab

    @lurker dean: Some say they do. Others say they don’t.

    Had a willow in my yard on a riverbank when I was a kid. Very thirsty plants. But ours were on a riverbank.

    Everyone says willows need to be 100 or 200 or 300 feet from your house, because they are thirsty and the house has pipes. And they have roots.

    John’s willow is close to the house.But rainy this year. And his yard isn’t flooded. Next year we may hear about his pipes.

    We just went to install rain barrels to our downspouts, which currwntly drain down a channel in the back yard. The water would be more useful saved for drought (city water is pricey these days) or to water the dry part of the yard instead of the swampy drain channel.

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