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Feel-good Friday

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Here are some stories that made me smile this week. https://x.com/mustangman_tx/status/2088375228430741653?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Lucky kid! https://x.com/greatlakesladym/status/2088368720959688910?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://x.com/lifenewshq/status/2087977544091943006?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Especially relevant this week. https://x.com/patriotofga3/status/2080641761647415677?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ I hope you get this joke. https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2076742421728096337?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Those kids are real heroes! https://x.com/davidjharrisjr/status/2087962389404672470?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Have a good weekend, everyone.

News from RushBabe’s Back Yard and elsewhere, on Saturday

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Check out who dropped by this afternoon, just as we were getting ready to leave for Anacortes. Sorry for the blur, photos taken through the back sliding glass door. This is the second time this Pileated Woodpecker has visited, and the first time he ate from our suet feeder! We drove up to Anacortes, since …

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Perhaps not the best day to drive to Mount Rainier…Smoke on the water, in the sky, in the trees…

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Well, the winds have finally brought the Eastern Washington wildfire smoke to Western Washington. We had already made plans to drive down to Mount Rainier, so we just decided to go anyway. The sky was already smoky when we left home, and this was the freeway on I-405 going southbound. Smoky Skies, I-405 South The …

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Is this the worst female villain? A book so dark I had to skim through the second half.

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This weekend, I finished a book that, halfway through, I considered not finishing at all. The reason was that the protagonist was so disgusting and evil that she made me almost physically sick. I decided to just skim through the second half, just to see if she suffered the consequences of her depraved behavior. The …

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A day at the arts and crafts fair

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Last week was the Bellevue Arts Fair, and we went on Saturday. As usual, the main fair was laid out in the parking garage, and along the street outside. It was a very pleasant day, and we saw some beautiful works. And some cute ones! This booth was from a sculptor. She works in large …

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Whoa! What a Day for the Birds!

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I am still having a hard time believing what just went down in my backyard. I took my book, my can of Coke, and my phone and sat in my chaise, and watched the birds. Boy, did they put on a show! I had a big flock of Bushtits, at least three Red-Breasted Nuthatches, three …

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Stiff as a board. Light as a cloud. Soft as a mink. R.I.P., The Lady Kikyo. 2009-2026.

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Our little black cat, The Lady Kikyo, died this weekend. (the header description is how her little body felt to me) She joined our household, and made us a Family, in July of 2010, adopted from The NOAH Center, a shelter in Stanwood, Washington. In 2024, Kikyo was diagnosed with late-stage kidney disease, and we …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Virginia. Two views.

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Nelson was a member of what was known as the"First Families" of Virginia. Here are two different views of his story. Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr. was born in 1738 in Yorktown to one of Virginia’s First Families. He grew up in all the trappings of wealth and prepared for taking his eventual place as …

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Some Friday Funnies. Catching up with Simon’s Cat.

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It's been quite a week for news and other junk, so it's time for a bit of humor, courtesy of Simon's Cat and his sometimes-dense owner. https://twitter.com/SimonsCat/status/2075175883736862939?s=20 https://twitter.com/SimonsCat/status/2074790691457097901?s=20 Above, somebody got fixed. And here is some good advice for cat servants, when the cat can benefit from some extra care. (as if they're not spoiled …

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America 250. If this doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, nothing will.

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This is from yesterday’s celebration in Washington DC. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the West Point Band and Orchestra. Notice the singers sing from memory, and so many of them are smiling. Also pay attention to the last verse, and the one word substitution. Please comment when you see it. https://twitter.com/jessalanfields/status/2073632741636059545?s=20 The post has the …

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