My feed on #Mastodon is like...

"Here's some tea, a puppy and some calming music... would you also like a lovely picture of some cows in a Scottish field and a hug?" 

@amberosborne I know. Isn’t it lovely. Coming from twitter, my BP has already thanked me. 😊
@amberosborne I am really enjoying it. And all the nature photos 😊
@amberosborne An actual *social* network, it seems. Not the usual antisocial network. Remembering last summer …
@jashan @amberosborne
"Antisocial network." That's perfect! I love it. 😂
@amberosborne totally. ♥️
Of course, I’m still working through all that misplaced rage that I invariably engaged in on any given day at “that other place” #WorkInProgress
@clamarr @amberosborne
I noticed after Trump was banned, Dems had PTSD - Post Trump Stress Disorder. They didn't know what to do with all the rage they still had and were taking it out on one another. It got really ugly. Remember?
@RadicalWoman111 @amberosborne to some extent, yet my ire was more nuanced than this. In part because my angst included my utter frustration with the UK, too, for a myriad of reasons, primarily with the “little Englanders” in a post Brexit world.

@clamarr @amberosborne
I'm still disgusted over Brexit as well. I LOVE the UK. When I was in England and got on the plane to come back to the States, an overwhelming weight settled upon me. It was awful. Dark and depressing.

I felt a connection to the PLACE there I've never felt here, and I've traveled through more than half the states.

Of course, it may have been the sticky toffee pudding? 🤔😁

@RadicalWoman111 @amberosborne yeah we’re famous for our puddings, and really BAD political decisions… 😉
2016 was a “banner” year for really stupid mistakes, and hellacious voting outcomes; the ramifications of which we are all still living with.

@KarenStrickholm @clamarr @amberosborne
Finances and health forbid. Otherwise, you nailed exactly what I would do, K.

I could've married for wealth and to live in Great Britain, but I liked the guy too much to do that to him. He'll never know what a close shave he had. 😁

That doesn't explain the times I disliked men too much to do that to them, though. They deserved me. 😏

A personal code of ethics is a pain in the ass sometimes, especially when sticky toffee pudding is on the line. 😒

@clamarr @amberosborne
You're a woman. Of course you're ire was more nuanced. We're complex. I've tried explaining that to countless conservatives.
@amberosborne How about some chickens and bunnies? 😊

@amberosborne

love it---it's hugely different
than the anger i mostly saw
on twitter day after day!

@syed It is wonderful. the only downside here for me is that I keep adding more to my Discogs wishlist thanks to #vinyl and #vinylcollection hashtags ;P $$$

@amberosborne

omg just reading your reply
made me want to add to my
Discogs want list! 😂😂

it doesn’t take much!!! 🤦🏻❤️

@amberosborne Here is my chicken in a costume… do you have that on your bingo card of joy?
@amberosborne there's definitely a different feel
@amberosborne ha I'm enjoying the subtleties of not having the birdsite's algorithm. Also people here seem to want to engage which is really refreshing!

@amberosborne I know, right? Even when news appears, it's not as disturbing, because it's not accompanied by a Twitter *influencer* with language intended to induce outrage or fear. I get to have an authentic response.

I love it! 🤗

@amberosborne I’ve got a picture of some cows in a Scottish field! I think this one actually has a slight air of menace to it, though
@Gogs I'll take menacing cows too.
@amberosborne I’m glad (they’re a nice enough bunch, really)
@amberosborne
This is how much Twitter intentionally shoved horrible things in front of us. The absence of the paralyzing doom is not just a feature of the culture, it is a technical feature of not actively baiting you to make you miserable so you stay longer and read more.
@amberosborne Wait, how do I get Scottish cow pictures?
@amberosborne and the most incredible pictures of moss, lichen, and fungi #mosstodon ... my new favorite
@TanjaMcConnor I was telling my husband about #Mosstodon yesterday!
@amberosborne I’ll have what you’re having please and thank you :)
@amberosborne You are doing it exactly right! Here’s a pic of my old boi Rex, using a bottle of “magic pee-pee spray” for a pillow during his nap. ☺️
@mebejer Awwww and we also have the same bottle for "reasons of little dog"
@amberosborne That spray is the best, isn’t it? It also comes in handy for our little unspayed female when she’s “on her period”, as my daughters call it. 😂

@amberosborne Its really lovely here. People are just jumping in for a chat. And trying to help newbies.
Lots say "a favourite/like does nothing, there's no algorithm here" but I see it as a little hug - "yes, I saw your toot, hi, squish"

The hashtag trends are so lovely every day.
#Mondog
#TombTuesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#ThrowbackThursday
#FungiFriday
#Caturday
#StandingStoneSunday & #SilentSunday
#mosstodon & #mushtodon & #LichenSubscribe

@amberosborne it'll change quite a bit if you click on things like #music #recipes #wine #travel #politics or get more specific.
@amberosborne Not gonna lie, I just checked if #Cowstodon was a thing, and it does not appear to be... YET.
@melle MAKE IT HAPPEN!

@amberosborne FINE.

I have limited options, living in a city and whatnot, however, let us kick things off with these fine, fuzzy Galloways.

Make it happen, Mastodon. Give me your Holsteins, your Guernseys, your Jerseys, your Simmentals, your Angus, your Herefords, your Limousins.

Let #Cowstodon COMMENCE!

(I leave #Coostodon to @mastodon.scot, naturally.)

@melle This is so MOOOOving! *cries*
@amberosborne I think it could be the start of something dairy special.