Wildmaven

Super disillusioned trying to find a place to retire that has decent weather, low crime, and is close to good medical care but has rentals/apartments that I can actually afford. Can't live rural anymore and our hospital is very close to bankruptcy. Spent the morning in tears.

Raises my Manos.

Stupid Windows updated last night and now Photoshop keeps crashing just minutes into every session when I use the Camera Raw retouching feature. @adobe.bsky.social

I see people in the UK cooking "rocket" on TV and I looked it up, only to find out it's a weed in my backyard??

It did it to me, too

Blast from the past as I look forward to the Daphneyland Basset Rescue Hoedown next month in Acton, CA. This is one of the bassets in the costume contest that year. #dogs

So...many...stars! (Re-editing from 2013) #astrophotography

Do I have arthritis? Yes. Do I have nerve damage in one knee? Yes. Will I be 60 in 2 months? Yep. Was I on the floor painting ivy for a production of Midsummer Night's Dream? Also yes. #art

Thank you! I'd rather think of that! 😀

iNaturalist is giving me bugs that do not look like it, bugs with the wrong coloration or wrong spots. 🪲Ridgecrest CA.

Now I'm reminded of Human Centipede. 🤢

My bottlebrush plants are covered in these happy western honey bees as they dig deep for the goodies. The buzzing sounds coming from each plant makes me happy. I stood still, surrounded by them flying from one plant to the next. 🪲🐝

That's awesome! I'm also going to set up one of my cameras in my side yard pointing North and upwards a bit and let it take photos all night long.

I'm in Ridgecrest, so I'm hoping to be able to get something similar tonight. I missed it all last night because they kept saying it was only getting down as far as northern CA.

I was looking at CNN's site and suddenly saw my Shutterstock cougar image as the image for Shutterstock's ad! It could be the algorithm showing it only to me, but that wouldn't make sense, since why would I buy my own work. The CNN link lead right to my Shutterstock portfolio. I'm confused. 😂

Sand verbena native plant, Ridgecrest, CA. Not sure if it's the Desert or the Mojave variety. 🌱

Did you climb up a really steep hill to get this shot? When I was there years ago, it was the only way to see the full spring, and I could only get 1/2 way up because of my arthritis.

Wow! Aurora down to Alabama and Northern California possible.

Thank you so much! 😍

Thank you! 🥰

There were a couple of youtubers who asked AI to make recipes and then followed them. They were usually a disaster. Same for some youtube crochet channels. Those were hilarious.

Bald eagle with fish, stipple drawing, inspired by scenes I saw when I lived along the Hood Canal in WA state. #art 🪶

Same with the crochet community.

Going to log off for a while. The donation posts are a bit overwhelming today.

Desert tortoise stippling drawing. #art 🐢

Wood duck stippling. #art 🪶 I sold the original at my museum show.

Wood duck stippling. #art 🪶 I sold the original at my museum show.

Such a cloud! The middle part looks like teeth! (2days ago)

That's just cruel. Yikes.

Aww, the villain always has the most character. 😆

More like a super villain! That owlet is serving major villain face, haha.

Birdeye speedwell, growing wild in Ridgecrest, CA. An introduced species, it has been used to treat heart ailments, arthritis, and as a snakebite treatment. 🌱

Ever since Challenger, I haven't been able to watch a live launch.

They're so much fun to watch! When I was last in Morro Bay, the surf was really high and strong, so it was fun watching them going back and forth.

That's the perfect photo of a swallowtail! Wow!

That is awful!

Wait...you have a tumor on your liver and your appointment is in...September????

Thank you! 🥰 I'm still trying to get a handle on how to write AltText and wasn't sure if it was insensitive to mention colors.

Yellow Butterfly stipple art. 🦋 #art

They're so similar, it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm torn between a Desert bluebell and a Charlotte's phacelia. The leaves look more like a Charlotte's but the flower looks more like a Desert bluebell. Ridgecrest, CA. Thoughts? 🌱

What about radiofrequency ablation?

My husband and I both try to find news that the other doesn't know so that we can discuss it at breakfast. I think that keeps us in the loop pretty well.

They always say to not keep meds in the bathroom, but it's the only place I remember to take them!

Up close and personal Western Gull feet, Morro Bay. It has a hole in one of them. Enlarge to see all the details. 🪶

Finding your musical soul again is fantastic.

Hungry ground squirrels, but it's nice to see them eating something other than human-provided junk food. Morro Bay, CA. 🦊

For me, it's the scent of lavender and rosemary that I'm done with.