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Sunday, March 1, 2026

"Horses (SPA Guest Host)" - Postcard

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This week I have the honor of guest hosting Sunday Postcard Art, and I chose the challenge theme "Horses."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Friday, February 27, 2026

"Odd Body" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Odd Body".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Unrelated to the challenge: Pattern prediction note to myself:

January 13, 2022 SCOTUS, February 24, 2022 War
February 20, 2026 SCOTUS, 6 weeks (or less) War

Thursday, February 26, 2026

"Trump's Bay Of Pigs" - Postcard

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My piece is a "cartoon" in the same vein as Charlie Hebdo cartoons. (Their "cartoon", which made a joke out of the deaths of men, women, and children, offended me, but apparently some thought those deaths were "hilarious", so, I too, can make cartoons that others might find offensive.) My piece and words are also free speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. (Well, it used to be, prior to the ascension of the US Government Ministry of Truth dictating to Social Media Platforms which of their users need to be banned for "misinformation" as defined by the Government.)

Maybe Tom the bully will leave me another comment, telling me to shut up, because I'm not allowed to say anything unless he (and other "Free Speech is fine as long as it agrees with mine" bullies) approves of it.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The Wednesday, February 25, 2026 "incident" near "the El Pino channel, in Cayo Falcones, Corralillo municipality, Villa Clara province" Cuba, involving Florida, United States maritime vessel registration number FL7726SH, reminds me of the May 2020 "incident" in Venezuela involving a maritime vessel, which resulted in the arrest and conviction in Venezuela of Americans Luke Denman and Airan Berry.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

"Revolutionary Rene Magritte" - Postcard

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This week's theme at My Soul's Dark Imagination was "Revolutionary Rene Magritte".

I'm behind on visiting blogs and leaving comments. This Winter of never ending cold and snow has worn me down physically and mentally.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Monday, February 23, 2026

Snow as of 10AM - Photograph

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Those photos don't give much perspective, to show how much snow has fallen as of 10AM. This post shows the same area in the first photo, when the snow began. The National Weather Service reports that as of 7AM this morning, 16" (40.64 cm) of snow had been measured at Bridgeport Airport, Connecticut. Still in effect: Blizzard Warning until February 23, 06:00 PM EST

Sunday, February 22, 2026

And so it begins... - Photograph / Projected Snow Storm Total Accumulation

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Projected Storm Snowfall Totals
NWS Forecast Office New York, NY OKX
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Ahead of the start of the snow storm, freezing rain, sleet, and light snow had been falling. Then, around 12:50pm EST, the snow started coming down steadily. Now in effect: Blizzard Warning in effect from February 22, 01:00 PM EST until February 23, 06:00 PM EST. The forecast totals for the general area are 13" (33.02 cm) to 23" (58.42 cm), or more simply, 1 foot (0.3048 meters) to 2 feet (0.6096 meters) of snow, with the projected total of 17.2" (43.688 cm) for where I am! But hey, it could be worse, right?

Saturday, February 21, 2026

"Picture A Poem - The Eagle" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Picture A Poem".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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The Eagle by Lord Alfred Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.