Chris Nelson

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Socially awkward penguin, rollin' hard in the land of fediverse chicks and reply guys.
Goodnight Mastonauts
#Sunset
✨🌌 Happy Tanabata! 七夕! 🌌✨

令和7年7月7日
Today, we celebrate Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, a beautiful tradition in Japan that honors the legendary meeting of two lovers—Orihime (the weaver star Vega) and Hikoboshi (the cowherd star Altair)—who are allowed to meet once a year on the 7th day of the 7th month. 🌠

According to the tale, the Milky Way separates the two, and they can only reunite when the skies are clear on this special night. 💫

People celebrate by writing their wishes on colorful strips of paper called tanzaku and hanging them on bamboo branches, hoping for dreams to come true. 🎋💭

Whether you’re making a wish or simply enjoying the stars tonight, may your hopes shine brightly. 🌟

#Tanabata #七夕 #StarFestival #JapaneseTraditions #pixelfed #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部 #photography #MilkyWay #astrophotography

We have another one!

#Daylily #BloomScrolling

I was visiting a friend who's nursing fractured ribs, so I decided to bring flowers. I found a florist near where I was, so I walked in. When is the last time you walked into a local, small florist? I should have taken a photo of the loveliness I got, but what I couldn't have taken a photo of is that smell as you step into the flower shop. The greens, roses, lilies, chrysanthemums... And the custom bouquet was cheaper than those sad pre-wrapped ones from grocery stores. Support local businesses.

It's sunflower season starting here in Ireland at least 🌻🌻🌻. David Zinn shows how they can be cultivated on pavements using chalk, water and a large dose of whimsy ...

#DavidZinn #StreetArt #Art

No me llame es frijolero
Pinche gringo punétero
#Earworm

"Each #entrance leads somewhere different," the guide said. What I saw were hundreds of different styles of gates: huge ones hewn from entire mountains, delicate ones made of twigs and cobwebs, waterfalls that parted to admit you--on and on.

"I see some #bear inscriptions," I remarked. "This one says 'Abandon all hope ye who enter here.' What sort of person chooses that entrance?"

The guide shrugged. "Not everyone's into warning labels, I guess?" he suggested.

#wss366 #microfiction

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The perfect place to have a picnic! ✨
Hmm, I guess so! 😀 It's a 10-minute walk from my parents' place, so I never considered it
As long as it's not mosquito centre, I think it would be nice! ✨
No, I don't think so. But then the little stream has probably pretty much dried up in summer or is no more than a trickle 😔
Oh no! Maybe some other time then! ✨
I do expect hobbits running behind there. So picturesque 💕