Good morning, fellow junebugs! @almsvats is en route to visit for the week! Off to farmers market before she arrives! Day 20,236
#doodle #cryptid #SaturdayVibes
Saturday Jun 29 2025
Ugh
Yeah, we watched the “debate” last night. Ugh. Debating about golf? No fact checking on 45s many, many lies? 46 looking like he was hit with the feeble stick? Good luck, future generations.
Thursday Jun 27 2024
Day 20,234
Hey there, Junebug!
The front and back yards are covered with the crazy bumblebee-like flying of dozens of June bugs this morning. Last week, it was dragonflies.
FIL reminded me that back in the day, people would attach a bit of thread to keep them tethered nearby, like a weird living toy balloon.
Of course, the first thing that came to mind was the B-52s song, although it is not my absolute favorite of theirs (or even in my top twenty, probably). I’d catch some and put them on strings, but I think I like them better roaming free and bouncing around like little flying pinballs.
#doodle #junebug #summer #bugs
Bbq iguana
Day 20,233 Heard “Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo earlier today, and I forgot how much I enjoy it. So, a quickie doodle, in honor of a good bop. Certainly on a wavelength far from home.
#doodle #mexicanradio #iguana #cantunderstandjustwhatdoeshesay
Aaron Stack
Machine Man / Aaron Stack – in my top 5 robo-dudes in comics, possibly my fave in the Marvel universe. (He competes with “Awesome Android” and villains Arnim Zola and M.O.D.O.K.)
Generally, a superheroic, competent, and non-comedic version of Inspector Gadget, Machine Man originally appeared in the pages of 2001: A Space Odyssey #8 (July 1977), written and drawn by Jack Kirby, where he was called Mister Machine. He went on to appear in his self-titled series in 1978. Machine Man is powered by solar energy and also draws power from several different external energy sources, if needed. He has the ability to telescope his arms and legs to a length of 100 feet (30 m). His hands are equipped with variable-payload hand-parts, some routinely carried in his fingers, others stored in hidden recesses in his belt. His fingers contain a variety of devices, including: a gas chromatograph, laser interferometer, micro-pulse radar, audiometer, seismometer, gravity-wave detector, pulse-code modulator, standard computer input/outputs, radio beacon, all-wave transceiver, laser-cutting torch/weapon, and projection of heat, cold, or electricity; one of his fingers has been shown to contain a bullet-firing mechanism that uses .357 Magnum ammunition. He has the ability of flight under his own power through the means of anti-gravity disks. His feet can also change into wheels, like rollerblades.
#aaronstack #mistermachine #jackkirby #machineman #toyphoto
The heat has me rooted in place today. Don’t make me go outside until it gets cooler!
#doodle #selfie #hotoutside #rooted
Tuesday June 25
Day 20,232 Painted pig update – glossy black with RIP Roger Light in blue
#paintedpig #traditionalart #salemva #salemtraditions
Speaking of summertime and Ray Bradbury , a cup of lime-vanilla ice (lime dole whip and vanilla soft serve) @maximillian_deersteak and I had a nice couple of hangs with a nice couple in general ( @jlyaniga and @adamvanwag , natch)
#limevanillaice #dandilionwine
Summer begins
Day 20,227
So, the Summer Solstice arrived today, Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 4:50 p.m. Eastern Time. I’m getting shaggy again, so it’s time to trim my vines. Tomorrow, it looks like it will be extremely hot, so any outside time will be strictly on a need-to-go basis, and maybe keep a portal open to Antarctica following me around for a blast of cool air if I need it.
We have fireflies and all sorts of nature out back, and expect some lovely visitors in the coming days and weeks… but I am looking forward to autumn weather.
#doodle #cryptid #summersolstice
Sunday Jun 16
Pearl spotted the Chipmunk out back.
#backyardzoo #roanokeva #chipmunksofinstagram #chipmunk #chipmonk #chipmonksofinstagram #catsofinstagram #tabbycatsofinstagram #stripedcatsofinstagram #misspearl
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8PjjWPuiq5/?igsh=MXFlMThiYTlxOTl1eg==
Monday 18 Jun 2024
Testing out Luma Labs’ single image to motion feature with a photo of the new Man-Thing figure (prompt was a lurching walk through a swamp) and the other was Batman of Zur-En-Arrh “walking away after an argument.”
(Luma Labs AI is committed to developing this AI in an ethical and responsible manner. This includes ensuring data privacy, avoiding bias in its algorithms, and promoting transparency in its operations.)
#manthing #batman #zurenarrh #lumalabs #aianimation #tedsallis
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8V2TwfMxI1/?igsh=MWRkbnB3Y3F3M3Ezeg==
Pearl is locked on to backyard bunny this morning.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8WzIJxuJXF/?igsh=cGp3d2g0ZW1ubzFi
Pearl spotted the Chipmunk out back.
#backyardzoo #roanokeva #chipmunksofinstagram #chipmunk #chipmonk #chipmonksofinstagram #catsofinstagram #tabbycatsofinstagram #stripedcatsofinstagram #misspearl
Foxes and deer in the backyard early this morning, June 15 2024
#backyardzoo #roanokeva #fox #deer #nature
Fox comes to visit this morning #fox #backyardzoo #roanokeva
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8N80QOsHSX/?igsh=MWtsYTUzZGRnMDJiaA==