Notices by Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)

#FairyRing #Mushrooms

Last minute addition to #SilentSunday!

Roadside attraction:

#Wildflowers #NativePlants #Iowa

Another walk over to the pond. If I keep this up, I can revive the #DailyWalk hashtag.

In addition to the wildflowers by the pond and in the Hillside Prairie, I also saw frogs, damsel flies, monarch butterflies, and a great blue heron.

#Cats #Gatos #Spain #España #StreetArt #Valencia

For this #Caturday, I’ve gone to the archives for a favorite photo from Valencia, Spain, from June 2011.

#SilentSunday #Butterflies #Flowers #Iowa

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

I'm not sure what Mr. Oriole is doing, but he appears to be a jolly fellow.

#SilentSunday #Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa

#Cats #Gatos #CatsOfMastodon

How about some #Spanish vocabulary for #Caturday?

The expression “patas arriba” (paws upward) is used for “upside down.” Here, Ronronia illustrates the concept:

@blogdiva

In case someone is interested in chipping in to the NAACP for this fight (and other important work):

https://naacp.org/donate

@blogdiva

The article mentions the NAACP lawsuit against Musk for his unpermitted power plants near Memphis. #NAACP #Memphis

More information here:
https://www.selc.org/press-release/civil-rights-group-sues-xai-for-illegal-pollution-from-data-center-power-plant/

#cats #gatos #CatsOfMastodon
#WhiskersWednesday

Professional napping technique (not suitable for beginners).

#Colombia #SingerSongwriter #Spanish

For #MusicWomenWednesday here's the first single, "Duelo," by Juana Tobón, a young artist from Colombia (who is the sister of @irenerd 🙂).

"Duelo" could be a duel, but also grief or mourning, and there are images of all those meanings in the song.

The chorus:
Armas cargadas (Weapons loaded)
Mirada el frente (Gaze straight ahead)
No digas nada (Don't say anything)
En blanco la mente (The mind blank)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-JefHc2Jw

#Cats #Gatos #CatsOfMastodon

For #WhiskersWednesday, more “Meowls in Towels.” (It’s the kitty’s new favorite game 🙂).

I call this one “The Meowdonna of the Bathtub.”

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Gatos

You’ve heard of Owls in Towels?
Well, here comes Meowls in Towels!

#SilentSunday #Fog #Sunrise #amanecer

Warm (for February)and foggy this morning. But here comes the sun!

#dogs #perros #DogsOfMastodon

It’s another #Saturdog night!

This little guy is the greeter at the Amish farm where I stopped to buy eggs.

#Immigrants #Iowa #ACLU #refugees

Each year, the ACLU of Iowa recognizes a student for activism in support of civil liberties.

This year’s winner is a refugee from South Sudan who lives in the Des Moines area.
https://www.aclu-ia.org/news/meet-the-award-winning-student-who-raised-15000-for-immigrant-and-refugee-peers/

#USpol #ICE

I wrote the other day about how all the usual distractions (NFL, NBA, etc) seem to be going on without interruption despite the tRump regime unleashing a heavily-armed militia on major US cities. As if nothing much was going on.

The events in Minneapolis have changed that a bit. Tonight’s T-Wolves game has been postponed. As with yesterday’s strike, business as usual needs to stop until enough people wake up.
https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/timberwolves-warriors-game-postponed/

@moni_ko

Welcome!

One of those horses has suspiciously long ears. 🤔
The people who follow #asstodon might be interested. 👀🙂

#Sunrise #Fog #Iowa

Lavender Fog

#SilentSunday #River #Iowa

A Blue Ice River