Crossword Man @crosswordman@qoto.org

I’m a bit adrift here, but hello! I’ll plan to share my A+ political team’s work and — you guessed it — #Michigan political observations here. Proud to be covering the most politically interesting state with the prettiest lakes.

Looks like the penguins in the wall by the old Flint Mill on the Kelvin Walkway in Glasgow are enjoying a good read in today's sunshine.

#glasgow #glasgowpenguins #penguins #streetart #glasgowstreetart #scottishstreetart #kelvinwalkway

#SilentSunday Sugar Bush, Shelburne Farms, #Vermont #Maple #SapFlow #SignsOfSpring

The most calm, almost devotional place in #Lisbon is the beautiful Reservatório da Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras. In this church-like reservoir the main aqueduct from #Sintra ends. It served to provide water for the city until around 1970.

#Mosstodon #silentsunday #portugal

I'm spamming this on all my socials because I am proud AF of this masterpiece of #knitting

A jiggle of jelly ears, Auricularia auricula-judae #fungi #uk

Okay people it's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling" 😃

My latest "Linkfest" newsletter has dropped 📬

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I wrote a comic about Pride Month.

we reached the #kambadaga #waterfall near #pita
wonderful nature! 💚

Reduce, reuse, recycle... repair!

This week, we proposed the ‘right to repair’ initiative, which will make it easier and cheaper for consumers to #repair defective goods.

By repairing more goods and using them longer, #EU consumers can not only enjoy sustainable consumption but will also achieve considerable savings!

Learn more about the proposal → europa.eu/!KKwHFh

#EUGreenDeal #RightToRepair

Perseus napping. This is His Spot™️.

My middle’s tabby has all of the cherce sunny areas in their house staked out. His older sister, Nox, allows him first dibs.

#caturday #cats #CatsOfMastodon

I was quite nervous but in front of such a cool audience nothing can go wrong <3

From the archive:
Remembering when Mr Tumnus found his way 'this side' of the wardrobe.

#Nature #Photography #Wild
#Wildlife #Wood #Scotland #Forest #Lake #Loch #River #Highland #Narnia
#Edinburgh

Portrait with Ouessant lamb. Born this afternoon. #SheepOfMastodon #sheep #lambing #smallholdinglife #DumfriesAndGalloway #scotland #rural #cute #cuteanimals

Toponym Homonyms

If you don't know which location is being referred to (because there is more than one place with that name) then you need this map from The Pudding. Enter a name and the map will tell you which town or city of that name is most likely being referred to.

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2023/03/toponym-homonyms.html

I've been working on this sketch while waiting to hear back about job stuff.

I usually do all my sketching and planning digitally. It's not easy to get professional quality art supplies where I live. Buying online is also not much of an option due to very high shipping rates (I'm on an island). So I tend to save my precious paints and paper for finished pieces!

#DigitalArt #art #sketch #FediArt #illustration

It all looks like sh*t doesn't, as always.... so cheer us up here are two of artist Helga Stentzel's clothesline animals - wonderfully inventive usage of the material (ha ha pun intended) to hand...

insido: I perch
Minimus is perched on a salix (willow) twig, examining the amenta (catkins). They are villosa (furry) like feles (cats)!
#LatinVerbs