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ThePiper

@ThePiper@bytetower.social

Photography, art, travel, writing, poetry.
I love the creative process.

The picture/avatar is the head and shoulders of a green frog lying on its back with a red background. It's a detail from a pastel painting I did of the frog reclining on a bright red sofa. A lilly pad would have been green and lacking contrast and anyway why can a frog not lie on a sofa? Especially a red sofa to provide contrast.

https://lastfrog.co.za/

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Garwboy, to random
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"If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions"

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today with the Cass Review fallout. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

/1

ThePiper,
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@Garwboy having read your interesting and informative thread, one thought predominated
If someone's brain is not mature before 25 then sending them to war before they can effectivley decide if they are going to obey or disobey is wrong

aethelshane, to Haiku
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Greetings #writingcommunity!

It's time for your daily #haiku #prompt and everyone is invited to submit their three-liner with the hashtag #575prompt

You can also mention me in the post, so I can like, follow and repost!

Here we go! Let's take inspiration from haiku prompt No. 391- bliss

Have fun writing! 👍

ThePiper,
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@aethelshane
Stretched cat like in the morning
Spring suns gentle heat
Is pure bliss

#writingcommunity
#haiku #prompt #575prompt #bliss

dgar, to random
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ThePiper,
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@dgar maybe it isn't bacon but spam and that is you spam filter? 😀

dgar, to random
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The thing is about Australian wildlife is that most Aussie animals won’t back down from a fight, but most of them don’t go looking for a fight either.

If you’re worried about visiting Australia because of our deadly fauna, here’s a hint. If you see an Australian animal, walk away from it.

A kangaroo has trouble disemboweling a retreating person because its attack involves rocking back on its tail and kicking you with both feet. It’s not really able to do any damage on something that’s moving away.

Magpies will generally let you know where their territory is, and if you stay out of it while they’re nesting, they won’t knock a hole in your head.

You literally have to get in the water to be bothered by sharks or crocodiles. Swim where the locals swim.

Snakes and spiders are about the only thing that you might happen upon by surprise and they tend to be happy to let you leave, but will happily fuck you up in self defence.

Y’see, Aussie wildlife mostly kills idiots who approach it, try to pat it, or catch it. Our animals mostly kill and maim stupid people.

I guess, my point is, we don’t have anything like lions or bears that will chase you down, pull you out of your car and tear you to pieces.

Also, the chances of being shot in this country is almost non existent.

Australia’s a pretty safe place to visit, comparatively.

ThePiper,
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@dgar this is a complaint from the Lion PR department.
Hippos kill more humans than lions and they aren't as cuddly.
🤣
The other reassuring story out of Africa is that ostriches can also disembowel you. But running away doesn't help. They run too fast and use one foot so you need to lie down and then all the bird can do is jump on you. Reassuring as I said.

ThePiper,
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@dgar Ah! Ambiguity! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

MaJ1, to weirdfolks

#MorningAll & #TZAG

G’day Squirrel Fans, hope I find you bright eyed & bushy tailed!

I’m not at my best today, feeling discouraged.
All the positivity of New Years day seems to have been washed away by all this rain.
I forgot to take into account my SAD I think.
I may turn off the internet & go dark for a day or 300.

Have a good Wednesday #Today & remember #RuleNo3: If at first you don’t succeed - run away!
🫶🐿️🖖
@weirdfolks
#WeirdFolks #SquirrelsOfMastodon #TheMammutMoves

ThePiper,
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@MaJ1 @weirdfolks we have an albino squirrel in Cape Town.
So here's hoping our albino squirrel will cheer you up a bit.

dgar, to random
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#Dgar wishes everyone on Mastodon a safe and comfortable Xmas.

ThePiper,
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@dgar Thank you. And to you; may all you wish for yourself come true

ThePiper, to poetry
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Seeds somnolent wait
For fire to bring them
Life in a blackened landscape

#poetry
#haiku
#flowers
#dailyhaikuprompt

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