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Picking tea leaves 

 茶摘（ちゃつみ）作者不詳 夏も近づく八十八夜 野にも山にも若葉が茂る あれに見えるは 茶摘じゃないか 茜襷（あかねだすき）に菅（すげ）の笠

日和つづきの今日此の頃を、 心のどかに摘みつつ歌ふ 摘めよ　摘め摘め 摘まねばならぬ 摘まにや日本の茶にならぬ

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Timelapse fungus gifs

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so many bands write songs about “relatable issues” that don’t resonate while the mountain goats write songs about issues no one has ever experienced before that are universal

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Half of why I say xtian instead

American organized religion is horrible.

The Christian Right are deplorables.

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The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Easter Sunday

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my dear your eyes shine like freshly spilled blood on the glaciers of the war-torn ice moon Europa... [my gaze grows distant. though we're countless stars away, she can see part of me never left that frozen rock]

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"Pope Francis said during an interview one time that he fell asleep during prayer. The interviewer asked him whether that was allowed, and he said that fathers always love it when their children fall asleep in their arms. That always stuck with me. Rest in peace." [x]

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This little one acts completely feral unless you make the "mommy greeting kittens" noise at them. When my phone isn't making them unsure they will come charging to the front of the cage for attention by the second trill.

You can see the body language change in the ears with the first and second trill real well

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Here are some cute otters to brighten your day.

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Christians light candles, after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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people are saying many poignant things about pope francis' legacy but all I thought today was what a beautiful time easter is to die. I'm glad he had one last earthly one and that he is now resting in eternal easter.

lord grant us a pope who hopes that hell is empty.

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With Pope Francis's passing, there will inevitably be reams of inspographics circulating about how good people dying is the equivalent of you picking the brightest and prettiest flowers you find. This will be done in all good faith, of course, but I will not be spreading them.

Despite being an arguably passable way to explain death to a child on the surface, upon examination, the vision of God presented in this scenario is a cruel and callous one. Pope Francis believed in a kind, loving, and merciful God. He believed in the kind of Father who would want those gifted with eloquence, kindness, diplomacy, and especially a platform that enhances all of these, to use those gifts to help, comfort, and uplift His children as long as possible--not One who would hoover them up before their time to be window-dressing in Heaven.

The poetry of the timing has not escaped me, nor the fitness of the day, if such a day must happen. But I believe Pope Francis both would prefer and deserves to be remembered as a servant of a benevolent rather than a frivolous God. This is the only mindset we as followers of Christ can have, if we wish to continue his work.