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Rock Creek viewed from a little hill we'd hiked up. The river is wider than we'd expected, and the hills are closer-in and steeper. Both fine surprises!

2026-06-17 PIXELFED RELAY
A river runs through woodland on a cloudy day. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Such happy wildflowers on our hike yesterday. These yellow flowers were a good memory from our honeymoon trip to/around Yellowstone last year, so seeing them again was a warm welcome.

2026-06-15 PIXELFED RELAY
A sea of yellow flowers leads down to trees and a river. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Book Rated: The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden

2026-06-10 GOODREADS LOG
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> SCANNING: The Safekeep> AUTHOR_SIG: Yael van der Wouden> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, LEXICAL_ANALYSIS, CHARACTER_ARC> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 43.36> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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Our first few days at Rock Creek had very wacky weather ā€“ big hailstorms and thunder. It's settled down somewhat, but that was a nice welcome as I've missed summer storms very much. The Central Valley hasn't had a good one in a very long time!

2026-06-10 PIXELFED RELAY
A river winds through a lush valley, beneath grey skies. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Book Rated: The Orchard, by Peter Heller

2026-06-08 GOODREADS LOG
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> SCANNING: The Orchard> AUTHOR_SIG: Peter Heller> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: HOW_WRITE_WOMEN???, POST-APOCALYPTIC, NATURE> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 50.31> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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Book Rated: Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2026-06-08 GOODREADS LOG
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> SCANNING: Children of Ruin> AUTHOR_SIG: Adrian Tchaikovsky> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: WORLD-BUILDING, NON-HUMAN_POV, SPECIES_UPLIFT> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 52.22> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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