Not All Who Wander

xt1me  posted samples of Avatar: The Last Airbender playing cards, very well designed.

Study explains longstanding mystery of why trees don't grow faster when CO2 levels are high

The authors are clear that their framework is a foundation, not a finish line. It explains a big, stubborn piece of the puzzle – the coupling of CO2 gain to water loss – and does so at the leaf-to-tree scale where decisions are made.

The next challenge is scaling those decisions up into regional and global climate models without smoothing away the very dynamics that matter.

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These are the character notes for "People of Every Ethnic Persuasion" Part 4 Everyone Else.

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Based on an audience poll, these are the Poetry Fishbowl themes for early 2026:

February 3 -- Books and Literacy
March 3 -- World Cuisine
April 7 -- I am SO done with this!
May 5 -- Older Series and Forgotten Characters
June 2 -- Fun with Language

Today we went to the Otto Center in Arthur. Normally the third Saturday of each month is their craft show, and that's how it was marked earlier. It turned out to be a small farm and homestead show, with different vendors and a few folks we recognized. So that was interesting.

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Today is cloudy and cold. Yesterday we saw several skeins of geese, but they were mostly flying east or west rather than north; go figure.

I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 1/17/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 1/17/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 1/17/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Here are the character notes for "People of Every Ethnic Persuasion" Part 3: Fadil's Family.

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I found these videos today. Do not watch with mouth full.


Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

I love the hell out of this and wish any of that imagery would appear on a T-shirt. It is right up there with Der Fuhrer's Face.



Democratic Penguins Republic - Space Program (Official Music Video)

Here's a fantastic filk song.


Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)

This one is also pretty good.

These are the photos that I uploaded in 2025, mostly pictures from my yard or local nature sites.

• 1401 photos
• Created 03.01.2025
• Updated 26.12.2025

Wow, that's a lot. :D It's nowhere near all of them, even all of the ones good enough to share.

These are the ones I selected to share in Three for the Memories as my most memorable (not most aesthetic or most technically ept) from 2025.