Poem: "Genuinely Sufficient Resources"
Dec. 26th, 2025 12:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithThis poem is spillover from the February 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from alchemicink, dialecticdreamer, kellan_the_tabby, and rix_scaedu. It also fills the "Taking It Slow" square in my 2-1-25 card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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alchemicink, dialecticdreamer, kellan_the_tabby, and rix_scaedu. It also fills the "Taking It Slow" square in my 2-1-25 card for the Valentines Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "The Heart to Change the World"
Dec. 25th, 2025 10:44 pmysabetwordsmithThis poem is spillover from the November 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from siliconshaman, fuzzyred, mama_kestrel , and see_also_friend. It also fills the "Fairies" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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siliconshaman, fuzzyred, mama_kestrel , and see_also_friend. It also fills the "Fairies" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Poem: "Technique, Timing, and Leverage"
Dec. 25th, 2025 09:28 pmysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the June 4, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from siliconshaman and wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Family" square in my 6-1-24 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One and Kraken threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.
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siliconshaman and wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Family" square in my 6-1-24 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One and Kraken threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.( Read more... )
Photography
Dec. 25th, 2025 08:36 pmysabetwordsmith16 Cats Cozying Up Next To The Fireplace
And by cozying up I mean literally getting as close to it as they can — without self-combusting.
And by cozying up I mean literally getting as close to it as they can — without self-combusting.
Read "The Fëanorian Zine"
Dec. 25th, 2025 05:58 pmysabetwordsmith![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
silwritersguild has posted about a free copy of "The Fëanorian Zine" which you can download as a PDF.Climate Change
Dec. 25th, 2025 05:45 pmysabetwordsmithOceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5
Warming oceans are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms—so powerful that scientists say it’s time to invent a whole new hurricane category.
Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.
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Warming oceans are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms—so powerful that scientists say it’s time to invent a whole new hurricane category.
Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.
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Birdfeeding
Dec. 25th, 2025 02:32 pmysabetwordsmithToday is cloudy, cool, foggy, and wet. It rained last night and water is still dripping from the trees today. Also the thermometer-hygrometer peripheral for our home weather station has died, so we need to see if that's available as a replacement part. :/
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I hauled the last large branches to the ritual meadow. Then I started the long process of raking the parking lot.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more raking in the parking lot.
I've seen two squirrels in the trees. I've seen several cardinals flying around.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
It's drizzling again.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I hauled the last large branches to the ritual meadow. Then I started the long process of raking the parking lot.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more raking in the parking lot.
I've seen two squirrels in the trees. I've seen several cardinals flying around.
EDIT 12/25/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
It's drizzling again.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
Holiday Wishes
Dec. 25th, 2025 01:16 pmysabetwordsmithChristmas Lockbox
If there is anything you need to get off your chest, to let go so that you can get on, you can safely do it here. This post will be open for anyone, all day--but then tomorrow, it goes away. No judgement, no recrimination. Just a free space for anyone who needs to vent. And if no one does, nothing is lost!
Basically, this is someone's "Hard Things" post for holiday stress. Brilliant.
If there is anything you need to get off your chest, to let go so that you can get on, you can safely do it here. This post will be open for anyone, all day--but then tomorrow, it goes away. No judgement, no recrimination. Just a free space for anyone who needs to vent. And if no one does, nothing is lost!
Basically, this is someone's "Hard Things" post for holiday stress. Brilliant.
Vocabulary: Bokeh
Dec. 25th, 2025 01:09 pmysabetwordsmithThis Conversation...
Bokeh is that creamy blur of color and light at the forefront and background of an image. It's that Out of Focus area, which draws your eye to the crisp subject... a car or face.
Now there's an obscure but super useful word for something we see quite often. :D
Bokeh is that creamy blur of color and light at the forefront and background of an image. It's that Out of Focus area, which draws your eye to the crisp subject... a car or face.
Now there's an obscure but super useful word for something we see quite often. :D
community thursday (dec. 18-24) (more or less)
Dec. 25th, 2025 11:52 amtozkaWelcome back to another Community Thursday! Original Community Thursday info here, if you're interested and want to participate, too.
Posted/Commented
- Put a Star Wars fic rec in recthething
- Voted on the 2026 theme poll in fancake
- Shared The Muffs' Sad Tomorrow on onesongaday
- Shared a Youtube video essay about knitting on youtuberecs
New-to-me Comms
- ysabetwordsmith posted a list of comms focusing on language and linguistics and one of them led me to the_magick_circle, which I joined
- inkingitout is a low-stress writing comm, with the goal to write 75k words in a year. Sign-ups close January 3rd!
Interesting Comm Posts
- icons is hosting a friending meme!
- Amazing set of cloud photos from yourlibrarian in common_nature
Location notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement"
Dec. 25th, 2025 01:22 amCharacter notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13
Dec. 25th, 2025 12:51 amysabetwordsmithHere are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13.
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Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11
Dec. 25th, 2025 12:33 amysabetwordsmithHere are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11
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Character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders
Dec. 24th, 2025 10:58 pmysabetwordsmithHere are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders
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