Today’s mood: Cameo - “Word Up” 🎵

Just wandering down memory lane and this evoked some middle school dance memories.

Listened to: This Is Love Episode 82: The Care and Keeping of You. 🎙

A great episode featuring Valorie Schaefer, a Korean Adoptee who worked at American Girl, wrote the book The Care and Keeping of You and had big influence at the company.

Ooh, loved this cover of Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” by Kaitlyn Schmitt and members of her fellow area cover bands. 🎵

Not only that, I was the first person of Chinese descent to fly on the Shuttle, and the Chinese community had taken a great deal of interest. You have to understand the Asian culture. You don’t just represent yourself; you represent your family. The first thing you learn as a kid is to bring no shame to the family.

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

Asian parents… the struggle is real.

Today’s mood: Jake Shimabukuro - “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” 🎵

Today’s mood: Cyndi Lauper - “Who Let in the Rain”. 🎵

My favorite image from today’s Flickr browsing session is Angelo Richardson’s “Banana Grooves”.

Rainy day hot and sour soup, definitely will keep me warm through the rest of the afternoon. Also made my day a little better after cutting my knuckle open while helping the dishwasher repair guy.

Today’s mood: Concrete Blonde - “Joey”. 🎵

Watched Reacher s2. 📺

Love the characters and looking forwards to another season.

Today’s Flickr browsing highlights include an Ephippiger diurnus (chicharra alicorta) (by Javier Rupérez), a bear (by Jenny), and a portrait (by Sal Patalano)

Today’s mood: Laura Jane Grace - “Birds Talk Too” 🎵

“oh the birds talk too they just have much better things to say”

Life supports life.

Different moss and lichen, with different shades of green, grow on a tree branch.

Watched Fargo s5. 📺

As expected with this series, great performances all around.

Sun bather.

Close up, a diluted tortie cat basks in the sun coming from the nearby window. She is looking off camera.

From this morning’s Flickr browsing, loved Diana Robinson’s picture of two Great Egrets in breeding pummage. Fascinating!

Today’s mood: Depeche Mode - “Policy of Truth”. 🎵

Still on my Depeche Mode kick for the nostalgia. Some great memories coming to light with each listen.

Still fascinated by the green and the moss(?) growing on the trees.

A tree grows slanted to the left of frame. Moss grows on the lower third of the tree trunk.

Listened to: Ologies, “Carcinology (CRABS) Part 1 with Adam Wall”. 🎙️

Can’t wait for Part 2. As usual, learned so much from this podcast.

I didn’t know I needed a Lego three wolf moon shirt until I saw this photo.

Today’s mood: Kurt Vile - “Another Good Year for the Roses” 🎵

Spent some time browsing the Flickr Commons, this morning. According to the Flickr Blog it’s the Commons' 16th birthday! Here’s my favorite from the post. Some wonderful gems throughout.

More rain on the way today. I love how green it’s making everything, including the moss on the trees.

A well-kept path weaves through a wooded area. There is very green grass on either side of the path, and the trees have some leaves and show signs of green moss here and there.

Feeding time, as seen on this morning’s walk through the nature center. One of the last frames I took before heading back to the parking lot.

On the left of the frame, a buck (deer) eating leaves from the low branches of a tree. A doe (deer) is grazing the grass on the right of the frame.

Today’s mood: Depeche Mode - “Useless” 🎵