AlanC , to Photography
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"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
~ Virginia Woolf

AlanC , to Photography
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"Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows."
~ Helen Keller

fictionable , to bookstodon group
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Jenny Erpenbeck opens 2024 with Sloughing Off One Skin, a haunting that explores truth and identity, translated by Michael Hofmann.

https://www.fictionable.world/stories/sloughing-off-one-skin-jenny-erpenbeck-translated-by-michael-hofmann

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richardlea ,
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@fictionable @bookstodon And four of the five in this issue came via open submissions:

https://www.fictionable.world/submit.html

We're on the lookout for perspectives that are currently under-represented on bookshelves in the UK and in the US, and material first written in languages other than English.

fictionable , to bookstodon group
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2024 is here, with Jenny Erpenbeck – translated by Michael Hofmann – following a paper trail while Jakub Żulczyk, translated by John and Małgorzata Markoff, constructs a small epic. Grahame Williams examines a life without a plan and Lauren Caroline Smith tests her faith. Rose Rahtz reads the signs and Caroline Lucas makes the case for compelling and inspiring stories.

Catch all these exclusive and more at https://fictionable.world

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So here's a little taste of the marvellous from Jenny Erpenbeck, Jakub Żulczyk, Grahame Williams, Lauren Caroline Smith and Rose Rahtz for 2024.

@bookstodon

Portraits of Jenny Erpenbeck, Jakub Żulczyk, Grahame Williams, Lauren Caroline Smith and Rose Rahtz accompany brief readings from their short stories

richrollgardener , to gardening group
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came out to inspect the garden's progress, & to try out his new shovel. He offered some encouragement to his beloved beet (Boro) plants, that are coming along nicely now after a slow start. He said he'll soon be able to nap under the lettuce (Black-Seeded Simpson) & we were all happy to see the pole beans (Kentucky Blue) starting to break through! Now if the weather would just warm up for the tomatoes to go out.





@gardening

A ten inch tall, light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking at some lettuce plants. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. The lettuce plants are light green and about 10 inches (25 cm) across. Variety is "Black-Seeded Simpson". Bright sunshine, brown garden soil.
A ten inch tall, light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking to the left of the camera. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is also holding his brand new garden shovel. In front of him is a row of beet plants (var. Boro). Bright sunshine, garden soil all around. A chicken wire arrangement is tented over the row of beets behind.

richrollgardener , to gardening group
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Raspberries off to a good start this year. Note the catnip in center right pretending to belong there. They love this spot right next to the compost bins.





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A 12 foot by 3 foot (about 1 by 3.6 meter) bed of raspberry plants showing lots of new growth. All the new canes are up about 18 inches (½ meter) now. In the center right of the image is a clump of catnip trying to hide. Just seen on the right are the back sides of two wire compost bins with some old cardboard boxes for containment.
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    • errebe81 , to Photography Spanish
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    Las nubes son para el paisaje y no para el estado de ánimo.

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    appassionato , to photography group
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    It's spring! by Martin Podt

    via
    https://www.tumblr.com/silvaris/749392646532939776/its-spring-by-martin-podt

    @photography


    richrollgardener , to gardening group
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    Looks like another week before tomatoes could be planted out here!





    @gardening

    appassionato , to photography group
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    Spring awakening by Uwe Heinze

    https://uwhe-arts.tumblr.com/

    @photography


    richrollgardener , to gardening group
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    spent the morning patrolling the flower bed where all the tiger lilies grow. He is keeping watch to take care of any of those pesky Lilly Beetles ( Lilioceris lilii ) that might appear. Just before lunch (very important), he went over to the Lilac bush and got some blooms to take in for Mom!






    @gardening

    A ten inch tall, light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is surrounded by a mass of Lilly stems and foliage and leaves. Bright sunshine.

    A ten inch tall, light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He has a lilac flower under his right arm and is enjoying the fragrance. Blurry green foliage in background.
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    • BathNature , to Random stuff
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    Feeding time with my friends Hedgy and Hazel and one of their fledglings this morning in . Hazel spends most of her time on the nest at the moment and comes out to feed a few times a day, while Hedgy is still raising the fledglings from the previous nest. Won't be long until the little ones head off on their own.

    Two European Robins fly from a fence to a hand. One Robin eats mealworms on the hand and then flies back to the fence, the other collects mealworms in its beak and flies to the fence and feeds them to a fledgling Robin.

    errebe81 , to Photography Spanish
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    Rosa | Rose.

    @photography

    appassionato , to photography group
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    A couple takes a selfie next to blossoming lilac trees at a botanical garden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 28. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

    @photography
    @ukraine


    KokopelliBFree , to Photography German
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    1. Making myself home with me, a little more with each breath.
    2. Very pleasant towards .
    3. Stayed creative.

    Yours?



    @3goodthings

    Red and green huckleberry leaves against a blue sky.
    The sun shines through an oak canopy.
    Sun-drenched oak leaves.

    stefano , to Photography
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    For this , I want to express my gratitude to the wonderful Nature, which consistently offers us breathtaking spectacles, whether in the form of lights, colors, scents, or sounds.

    KokopelliBFree , to Photography German
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    1. Caught up on sleep. (a bit)
    2. Mini- with extended tea break.
    3. Stayed creative.

    Yours?


    @3goodthings

    A sandy path leading through a forest in Spring.
    A lawn at a park with a tree border in Spring. Fresh greens and reds can be seen on the canopies. A blue sky above. A shadowed sandy path dappled with sunlight in front. The scene is viewed from beneath a linden tree.
    Look into a blue sky with white clouds through treetops that are just leafing out.

    WesternInfidels , to Photography

    The bleeding-heart flowers in my neglected "garden," which for over a decade have only grown taller and more numerous every season, are nowhere to be seen this year. Maybe because the tree that had once created a shady corner for them is also gone.

    Sometimes I feel like life is just one damn ending after another.

    Here's how they looked last spring.

    KokopelliBFree , to Photography German
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    1. The mysterious noise stopped (after 40 hours).
    2. Extended and pleasant . Shared many smiles.
    3. Stayed creative.

    Yours?



    @3goodthings

    A beech twig with greyish-green flowers and green, just unfolding leaves.
    White flowers of some kind of Spiraea.
    A park landscape with a sandy path, lawn, hedges and trees. Two trees are in focus. The one in front is unfolding light-green leaves. The one in the back is a copper beech with red leaves, building a contrast. The sky is overcast.

    jblue , to plants group
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    Bad hair day

    Erigeron philadelphicus, fleabane

    #花 @plants

    stefano , to Photography
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    Primum inter Pares (2013)

    This photo, titled "Primum inter Pares," showcases a bucolic landscape, capturing the essence of the countryside. A trail meanders through a vibrant green field of tall grasses, bending gently with the breeze. The focus is on a few strands of grass, standing slightly taller than their companions, symbolizing leadership and equality. They arc elegantly against a dramatic backdrop of a cloudy sky that blends shades of white, grey, and a hint of blue. The overall atmosphere is one of peaceful coexistence within the natural world.
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    KokopelliBFree , to Photography German
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    1. Glad and grateful that my appliances are working fine.
    2. Tiny with extended coffee break despite everything.
    3. Stayed way more creative than expected.

    Yours?


    @3goodthings

    egb , to poets group
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    Just a short poem for today!

    @poets @poetry

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