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Notices by Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 17-Apr-2025 09:45:36 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • GhostOnTheHalfShell
    • Nonilex

    @GhostOnTheHalfShell @Nonilex

    They seem to be teams of people. I wonder where the teams are receiving their special kidnapping training.

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 22:02:34 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Sycamore #Cats #Baseball #Iowa

    This tree was planted 31 years ago as a 3-foot bareroot sapling. My son and I used to play catch beside it. Later, I would throw pop flies over the tree. Now, there's no room for playing catch...

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 10:10:13 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #Birds #BackyardBirds #Aves #Iowa

    Some nice late afternoon light on this female Northern Cardinal.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 28-Mar-2025 09:56:56 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #USPol #SignalGate #Hegseth

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 11:42:54 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    • David August
    • David Mitchell :CApride:
    • Greengordon

    @DavidM_yeg @davidaugust @Greengordon

    I understand that the Canadian composer might not have prepared his paperwork correctly.

    Nevertheless, I think this headline (or future headlines) should read "Carnegie's dream of hosting international composers crumbles under Trump Administration paranoia."

    In conversation about 3 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 09:02:58 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #DogsOfMastodon #Dogs #Iowa #Weather

    The neighbors’ dog showed up to help me fill the bird feeders with sunflower seeds. High temperature today was 5° F (-15° C), so the birds ate a lot of seeds.

    In conversation about 3 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 16-Feb-2025 20:26:01 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Gatos

    Cat lichen tree

    In conversation about 3 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 04:41:59 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • br00t4c

    @br00t4c

    The goons will put Gates in a headlock, and he will recant and apologize for being a heretic. That’s my prediction.

    In conversation about 4 months ago from gnusocial.jp permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 11:21:09 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • mekka okereke :verified:
    • Yellow Readis

    @YellowReadis @mekkaokereke
    '
    Interesting. And, yes, wildlife is another reason to plant native trees. Apparently, outside of Australia, eucalyptus is not good for most wild critters.

    There are eucalyptus plantations in California, but I don't know if they have caused a lot of trouble there.

    In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 11:13:45 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • mekka okereke :verified:

    @mekkaokereke

    An additional consideration is to use native species that are not planted as a monoculture.

    Eucalyptus from Australia has been planted in many countries, and unfortunately it crowds out native species and burns like a torch.

    Portugal has had some bad experiences with eucalyptus. Chile has recently ceased to plant it in reforestation programs.
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/24/eucalyptus-plantations-are-expanding-and-being-blamed-for-devastation-pedrogao-grande-aoe

    In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      Eucalyptus plantations are expanding – and being blamed for devastation
      from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/patrick-greenfield
      In 2017, 66 people died after fires ripped through eucalyptus stands around Pedrógão Grande. Restrictions on the highly flammable trees have provoked death threats, yet others feel they do not go far enough
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 09:15:52 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #iowa #DailyWalk.
    We were grateful to see sunshine and blue skies today after many days without. Best wishes to all for fair weather in the coming year.

    In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 01:17:12 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • Stefan Monnier
    • Penny Richards
    • James Gleick
    • RonSupportsYou
    • Konfetti 🎉🐳

    @RonSupportsYou @gleick @Konfettispaghetti @monnier

    #Wikipedia is great for many non-controversial things. On controversial topics, it’s at least starting point.

    But the problems are there. The gender imbalance among contributors and subjects of articles is one big problem.

    That’s why I really noticed the work of @PennamitePLR. She’s created MANY articles about notable women. I hope others can follow her example.

    In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 04:58:25 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦

    @blogdiva

    Only 22% of the total population voted for tRump. Only 31% of the voting eligible population.

    In conversation about 7 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 08:47:06 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • Aurora 🐌

    @CorioPsicologia

    Creo que sí sería importante hacer un esfuerzo para difundir información a las comunidades más vulnerables. (Me pregunto si hay muchos inmigrantes en las zonas más afectadas la parte sur de Valencia.)

    In conversation about 7 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 22-Jul-2024 12:51:09 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #USPol #KamalaHarris

    I donated the equivalent of 1 medium pizza!
    $🍕😀 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-gs-dd-kdhsearch-july2024

    In conversation about 10 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      Donate to Elect Kamala Harris
      Our fight is more important now than ever before. Donate now.
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 12-Jul-2024 01:43:47 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #ThrowbackThursday #sun #iowa #Bloomscrolling #sundials

    “What time is it?”

    “Four coneflowers past a sundial.”

    In conversation about 11 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jun-2024 05:44:31 JST Don Ray Don Ray

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #NativePlants #Iowa #flores #prairie

    Now blooming!
    Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).

    This survivor from the days of the tallgrass prairie is anything but subtle.

    In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2024 22:46:45 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • Aral Balkan

    @aral
    #guatemala

    It was a professor from Guatemala who said: “I felt like I was in a war zone.”

    And he has a basis for comparison.

    From the article;
    From Guatemala, Keme came to the US as a teenager, escaping “a civil war against my people … involving the Guatemalan army, who received training from Israelis”.

    He said: “Police immediately began to force people to move. I felt like I was in a war zone, with all the police and their weapons, the rubber bullets.”

    In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2024 16:41:05 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • Aral Balkan

    @aral

    The administration invited an army, and they got a war zone.

    The episode makes clear that a militarized police force is not capable of respecting civil and human rights.

    In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 19:33:36 JST Don Ray Don Ray
    in reply to
    • DrALJONES

    @DrALJONES

    The Biden Administration: “Golly, that sounds bad. Let’s tell them to behave better. Also, let’s send a bunch more weaponry.”

    In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Spanish learner and teacher (97.3% retired). Gardener. Don of all trades. I live in SW Iowa, USA, with my wife and our cat. #Iowa #Guitar #Garden #Spanish #Español #Prairie #OriginalMusic #SongWriter #Spain #Valencia #EspañaAvatar: 2-D Red Fox logo with insert of me with a grouchy, exasperated expression. Header Image: Late May green fields and trees.

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