I don’t usually pay a lot of attention to new features when an OS updates nowadays. But the other day I discovered the “photo shuffle” Lock Screen feature on my phone. Now every time I unlock my phone I see another random image. I picked nature as the subject. I am not sure what algorithm is picking the photos but the results are delightful.
Read seven steeples by Sara Baume ★★★★★ 📚
October mornings peeled the night cloud back to its subcutaneous lilac tissue.
The leaves earned their name by leaving the trees.
A couple drop out and slowly dissolve into nature. Dreamy poetic prose.
#silentsunday
@dogtrax
At least 30 years ago I saw a book in a secondhand shop, in Bank Street, beautifully produced, a translation of a French poet who had lived in Japan.
Some haiku like poems & some one word ones. I can’t recall any but I remember placement on the page was important.
I couldn’t afford the book.
evanescing
Chris Aldrich (boffosocko.com)Instead of spending time on Twitter, Mastodon, Instagram, or other major social platforms, start practicing #FeedReaderFriday by carving out some time to find and follow people’s websites directly with a feed reader or social reader. Then engage with them directly on their own websites.
This is a really nice idea Chris.
I am currently trying out FeedLand Dave Winer’s new project. This is a feed collector & reader. You can also see what other people are subscribing to.
Read: A Darker Domain by Val McDermid ★★★☆☆ 📚
I hate to say this because I adore my fellow tweeps, but some of the least effective content on here right now are auto-posted tweets. They’re visually off-putting, and the content sometimes doesn’t translate well for this environment. If you’re going to cross-post to Twitter and Mastodon, perhaps consider doing so manually and adjusting accordingly. (Said with love :twitter:)
I POSSE and cross post a fair bit, but I often just do it manually. Helps with both formatting & alt-text on images. But this like I am relying on brid.gy. It works well for Twitter, so this is a mastodon test.
Walked up the Kelvin to the vet school. Amazingly warm, 14 degrees, November day.
Victoria Park Birch, Autumn
