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1 reference photo; 3 interpretations: - watercolor only - took 2 days because of layering and letting dry - watercolor & pen - 1 session - watercolor and pencil - 1 session with paper towel clean up and redo - reference photo of ladybug on my Mom’s strawberry plant #artstr #watercolor

Rewatched the movie Quigley Down Under with Mom. Saw Ben Mendelsohn in the cast list, but had to look up who he was in the movie … 🤯 #movie #aussie

Visited a local art gallery. Saw amazing art created by secondary students, bought cards, and donated money to take some art books home. Owl & woodpecker by Sandra Kunz Redtail hawks by Lindsay Piltz Quilt by my mom #art #bookstr #birdstr

Thought of you @Yarnlady 🧶

Got an email that the new MurderBot novel is on its way to me!!! 🎉 I finished reading the previous one, System Collapse (don’t start here; it takes place directly after Fugitive Telemetry and there is A Lot Going On. All Systems Red is the first MurderBot novella - start there.) Am now re-reading the short stories, which can be bought as ebooks or read for free at the following links: - Compulsory -

WIRED

The Future of Work: Compulsory, by Martha Wells

“My risk-assessment module predicts a 53 percent chance of a human-on-human massacre before the end of the contract.”

- Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory -

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Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory - Reactor

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha's Murderbot novel, Network Effect. The s...

- Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy -

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Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor

Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… A 2026 Hugo ...

#bookstr #murderbot

Watercolor & pen. Reference photo by @Maria2000 Process photos: - pencil sketch - watercolor - pen - after much deliberation, more watercolor to increase contrast (first photo) #artstr #watercolor

Saw a hummingbird on the morning mountain walk. No photo because OMG so fast!!! So here’s a bumblebee on a balsamroot instead. #proofofwalk #beestr #photostr

Clear the path, remove grass from under the ornamental almond, and cut back the buddleja before it takes over. #proofofwork #garden

Re-reading the previous MurderBot novel in anticipation of the release of the next one in a week 🦾 #bookstr #murderbot

Practicing clouds, mountains, and oceans. #artstr #watercolor

Last week, a bald eagle flew so low and close I could see its eye … I just watched it bank over me and head up to the trees instead of reaching for my phone/camera. Yesterday I saw a bald eagle near the same spot, this time high up on the mountain. Got a photo of a tiny black blob with a smaller white blob on top, so while not a great photo in and of itself, it is a reminder of that previous amazing close encounter. 🦅 #birdstr

New record for Mom & Me: 550 piece jigsaw puzzle in 2 days! 🧩🎉 #jigsawpuzzle #familytime