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Summer commandeered my hoodie for an extra pillow.
I guess I can wait to get it back.
I do love her to pieces.
#Summer
Deep blue twilight sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. August 27, 2019, 8:00 PM. My favorite sunsets linger on into the twilight.
#hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #summer #forest #sunset #sunsets #sunsetphotography #trail #lake #summertime
I'm sad but this magneta dahlia's natural
beauty helped me to smile, today 💗
#dahlia #Summer #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming
Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures https://phys.org/news/2026-08-europe-excess-summer-deaths-figures.html
#Europe #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #health #PublicHealth #summer
Summer knows that today is grooming day.
Might as well get dirty, right?
Off to the beach to run off all that extra energy.
It didn't work.
She is so excited and so happy all she does is smile and smile.
We got some good exercise on this warm but overcast early morning.
A very, over the top, happy Summer.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Summer blooper this morning.
She was so excited about her message she couldn't stay still.
We love our Canadian neighbors and are very sorry that the US sucks right now.
We had a great time on the beach.
I tried and tried but there was no wearing Summer out.
Good morning Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Scorching summer triggers record rockfalls in Alps, scientist says https://phys.org/news/2026-08-summer-triggers-rockfalls-alps-scientist.html
The last photos of our morning adventure.
Gotta get to work. Clothes to fold and postcards to write.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
A few more photos from our morning adventure. We both got some good exercise.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Summer is a happy dog.
No doubt about it.
She brought us both hats this morning but there was drizzle and a cold wind so her pal decided to stay home and stay warm.
I bundled up and we were off.
Kids on the way to the first day of school waved to Summer and she wagged back.
The beach was foggy but fun.
Lots of running, fetching and digging happened.
By the time we started back the parking lot was full. Summer didn't mind the leash and refrained from barking at any of the people gathering to pick up trash.
A spectacular start to our day.
Summer says good morning, Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
There's a difference between silence and quiet. Silence is the absence of all noise, both good and bad. You can hear your breathing.
Quiet is a hush, though not an absence of sound. Those that exist are soft, soothing: the rippling of water, the breeze through the trees, birds singing, and yes, crickets.
Wilderness Lake canvas print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/wilderness-lake-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #mountains #nature #wilderness #hiking #camping #summer #peace
7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer https://phys.org/news/2026-08-excess-deaths-france-historically-hot.html
#France #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #summer
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
26.
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees #pollinators
#nature #environment
#science #education
#wild #wildlife #biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary #vegan
#summer #August #dandelion
Hoverfly on Cosmos flower by the way!
Not a #bee!
How can you tell?
Large eyes like 90’s rock star shades.
Only two wings.
Very small antennae.
Vital to a healthy ecosystem.
Pollinators.
Oh…and can be noisy and inquisitive but they do not, repeat, do not, sting!
#nature #hoverflies #education
#biodiversity #bees #science #environment #monday #summer
#flowers #pollinators
Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.
Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#summer
#life #health #hoverfly
#cosmos #flowers #august
Relaxed Sunday morning.
Waiting for me to rustle up some breakfast.
Looks like another warm muggy day.
Good morning Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Ardent on the beach at Rossnowlagh
on the last day of summer,
you ran through the shallows
throwing off shoes, and shirt and towel
like the seasons, the city’s years…
—Robin Robertson, “Donegal”
published in SAILING THE FOREST (Picador, 2014)
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/robin-robertson/sailing-the-forest/9781447231554
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #summer #Donegal #ageing
Listen to Robin Robertson read “Donegal” 👆 on the Poetry Archive
https://poetryarchive.org/poem/donegal/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Donegal #summer #ageing
A narrowboat chugging up the canal near Sixways stadium in the outskirts of Worcester (UK)
#Photography #Landscape #Canal #Water #Boat #narrowboat #Summer #Worcester #UK
#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunsetphotography #sunset #sunsets #sunsetsky #sun #summer #reflections #reflection #clouds #cloudscape #evening #water #glowing #shimmering #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outdoor #outside #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto
Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step. Many don't survive https://phys.org/news/2026-08-green-roofs-cool-cities-summer.html
#cities #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #summer
Today was the day to clean up my lawn mower to be able to start it to mow Summer's front acre.
My mower is clearly worn out.
Summer thought it would help if she brought me stuff I might need to get it going.
More stuff is always better, right?
By the time I got the mower ready to mow I had a whole pile of random stuff.
She really is the most sincere helper I've ever seen.
It didn't help but I thanked her anyway.
Tomorrow my daughter is going with me to the farmers market and then to shop for a battery operated mower.
It's almost my birthday so it's time.
We will see if I can find something that I think is heavy duty enough to handle our fields.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Warm muggy morning here on our northern California hillside.
Summer convinced her pal to run down the hill with us for an easy walk. A moderate adventure.
The accessible trail that he favors has reopened.
Credit to Summer she took a slow steady pace and I didn't see any of the wild runnings on she is usually up to.
She was very considerate of my husband's limitations and sat with him on every bench on the trail.
With several strategic rest and hydration stops we managed a mile. I carried the backpack.
Summer and her pal are proud of their accomplishment.
So am I.
Good morning, Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Summer's pal tucked her in.
He thought she might be cold.
They are so sweet to each other.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Summer got so excited that we were going to the transfer station to leave a deposit of various items that aren't recyclable that she ran to get some cardboard to deposit at the same facility.
She totally made us have to visit every station to recycle or not recycle instead of keeping it simple.
She loves the cardboard prep so much I couldn't say no.
Summer might be spoiled.
Maybe.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
I finished fixing the tachometer and completed a tune-up on my MG TD this evening. The next step? Sunset shakedown cruise!
August 19, 2026. Commerce Township, Michigan.
#photography #car #cars #ClassicCars #mg #mgtd #lbc #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt #weirdcarmastodon
A pretty #sunflower ❤️
May it help to uplift part of your day 🙌
#Summer #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming
More Summer early morning adventure. She was so happy to have her favorite human along.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
You never know what the new day will bring at our house.
I woke up really early so Summer and I were doing our outside morning security check in the dark.
We were hoping her pal would sleep in a bit.
At first light he peeked around the corner to announce that he was going to take Summer down the hill for an adventure.
I was like wait... what!
But they were feeling good and determined so I said let me get my boots on. I had just enough time to hop in the passenger seat before we were off.
I didn't figure on our little family heading out to the wilds in our jammies but stranger things have happened I'm pretty sure.
I wanted to be along just in case of who knows what.
Turned out just fine.
We didn't walk far.
Fun was had.
Everybody was happy.
I can't ask for more than that.
Good morning, Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
It was an overcast gray morning for our walk.
More of a slog than a walk but we parked on the south spit of Humboldt Bay and walked to the shoreline. We continued north toward the jetty until we were too tired and muddy to keep going. It was just as muddy walking back to the car.
The exercise was good for both of us.
The low tones from the buoys at the mouth of the bay, the chatter of the shore birds and our banter were the only noises.
It feels good to start our day outside.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Summer was raring to adventure this morning.
She said that she heard that the trail wouldn't be as muddy as it was yesterday so she probably wouldn't get as dirty.
I asked her where she heard that and she said somewhere.
Hmmmm
I reminded her that she can't believe everything she finds on the internet.
The only way to know for sure was to check it out in person.
So away we went.
It appears Summer was a victim of misinformation.
Good morning, Mastodon.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon