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"i have no beak & i cannot scream"
#SilentSunday #Bird #Birding #Photograph #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon
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"i have no beak & i cannot scream"
#SilentSunday #Bird #Birding #Photograph #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon
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the silent texture
of the sneaky white mushroom
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a lonely dove in the Sahel...
#Bird #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Dove #BirdsOfMastodon
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this female flame-rumped tanager was relentless with the food begging, at one point, the exasperated male tried to stuff her bill with some of the ferns but she was not fooled...
#Bird #Birds #Tanager #Cute #Love #Courtship #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Biodiversity #CloudForest #Neotropics #WIldlife
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"love is real, fritillary love is the realest"
#Butterflies #Butterfly #Courtship #Insects #Pollinator #AnimalBehavior #Love #Cute #Orange #Outdoors #Lepidoptera
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'"the tourist i caught was THIS big" -- boasting shining sunbeam, no, really, i don't name these birds, this species is called the Shining Sunbeam
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#Funny #Hummingbirds #Birds #Courtship #BirdBehavior #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfFediverse #Photograph #BirdPhotography #Nature #Andes #Colombia
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But to his neighbors in a #RhodeIsland beachfront enclave, he is better known as the #PrimeSuspect in the #NarragansettRunestoneAffair.
A hulking boulder once positioned just offshore in #NarragansettBay, the #runestone bears inscriptions that some believe were left by #Viking #explorers. It was the stuff of local lore & attracted visitors at low tide — to the consternation of #Mellon, the pedigreed businessman whose home looked out on the rock.
And then one day it was gone.
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Will you have spent more of your life with computers than your family?
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49336672
#HackerNews #computers #family #technology #life #balance #digitalage
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Dana Point in crisis as even more mansions red-tagged following Hurricane Marie
Homeowners in Orange County are struggling after Tropical Storm Marie battered luxury beachfront properties in Dana Point, leaving nearly…
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Ocean Way canceled due to offshore hurricane: Santa Monica festival called off
The beach has claimed another first-time music festival this year. Ocean Way, the beachfront Santa …
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Ocean Way canceled due to offshore hurricane: Santa Monica festival called off
The beach has claimed another first-time music festival this year. Ocean Way, the beachfront Santa …
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City of Malibu:
Update on Sea Level Dr Sinkhole & Evacuations
Update 9/9/2026 - The City of Malibu continues to respond to a sinkhole on Sea Level Drive caused by coastal erosion from high waves and tides associated with Hurricane Marie. The incident was reported at approximately 5:45 AM Tuesday, Sept. 8. The collapse of a beachfront driveway extended into the roadway, blocking resident and emergency access. Sea Level Drive has a single entry and exit.
Overnight, the sinkhole and erosion did not significantly expand. SoCalGas shut off gas service Tuesday evening to address a gas leak and prevent further leaks. Waterworks District 29 shut off water service to prevent water main breaks.
The City proclaimed a local emergency and issued an evacuation order for 31 parcels. All 31 properties have been red tagged due to hazardous conditions and the loss of access for Fire and Sheriff’s personnel to respond to medical, fire or law enforcement emergencies.
The HOA, which controls the private roadway, began repairs with City permits within hours of the incident. The HOA is continuing further construction for repairs and shoring up the area, which is expected to be completed in about 5 weeks depending on conditions.
The City continues to coordinate with LACFD, LASD, SoCalGas, American Red Cross and the HOA. No injuries were reported.
Public safety remains the City’s top priority, and the mandatory evacuation and red tags remain in place. We understand how difficult and disruptive this evacuation is for affected residents and are working with our partners to stabilize the situation so residents can return home as quickly and safely as possible.
This incident is part of broader regional coastal conditions. The City is also monitoring coastal erosion along PCH in the Palisades Fire burn area, Point Dume State Beach, and is monitoring other vulnerable points along the coast. The City is preparing for potential strong storms, high surf, heavy rain, mudslides and coastal erosion this winter associated with forecast El Niño conditions.
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“It is fun to have fun”*…
… but it’s getting tougher to manage. As Ben Steverman reports, with fewer places to relax and socialize, and steeper prices for entry, having fun is quantifiably harder than it used to be…
Over the course of the past two decades, the US has lost 2,000 golf courses and 7,000 bars and nightclubs, and Americans now own 1.3 million fewer boats. It’s prohibitively expensive to open a new summer camp and practically impossible to build a beachfront resort or marina. Venue shortages afflict musicians looking for performance spaces, children looking to play in local sports leagues and adults looking to go out dancing. The best time to book a rental for this summer was last summer, and the best time to book for next summer is … well, it may already be too late.
America appears to be suffering from a fun shortage. For the industries supplying recreational amenities, this deficit is a business opportunity. But for everyone not positioned to profit from the trend, it’s a source of stress and frustration that’s been building for a while. It also has broad ramifications for the future of the economy, society and politics. On… the country’s 250th birthday, it’s worth pondering whether the pursuit of happiness has become more difficult.
First, a quick definition: Experts on these matters generally agree that the kinds of fun we should be striving for are enjoyable experiences with others. A live show with friends, a vacation with family or even small talk with a stranger can all make us feel more connected and content.
By those measures, it’s clear that Americans are having less fun than they used to. Since its 2003 inception, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey shows double-digit percentage drops in the hours spent each year on arts and entertainment activities, attending sports or recreational events, and attending or hosting social events. In a 2024 US Census Bureau survey, almost 80% of respondents said they saw friends or relatives fewer than three times a week.
The US, along with Australia, Canada and New Zealand, seems to have grown uniquely unhappy over the past 15 years, according to the annual World Happiness Report, which combines data on more than 140 countries. For good reason, we often blame smartphones and social media for making us feel worse. But most of the world uses these digital tools at least as much as Americans do, and the US still came in 23rd on the global happiness ranking in 2026, down from 13th a decade prior. America’s happiness decline must have another major cause, says report co-editor and University of British Columbia professor emeritus of economics John Helliwell. He points to the “often forgotten” factor of fun. “It’s not just connections” with other people, he says. “It’s how much you’re enjoying the connections.”…
… It keeps getting harder — and more expensive — to have fun. A combination of factors is delivering a summer of higher prices, fewer options, limited vacancies and longer lines.
No matter how enthusiastic Americans are for offline experiences, there’s a limit to how much they can afford, with prices rising at the fastest pace in three years. As the cost of commutes, housing, utilities and other necessities climbs more quickly than wages, people have little choice but to skimp on fun. Meanwhile, the prices of some key categories of fun have been rising even faster than inflation. The price of a ticket to one of the top 100 concert tours in North America averaged $134 last year, trade publication Pollstar estimates, a 42% increase from 2019. Vacation rentals in coastal destinations jumped 38% over the same period, to $413 per night, according to data analyst AirDNA LLC.
Fun isn’t just harder to afford. It’s harder to access. The US has lost a fifth of its movie theaters and almost a third of its bowling alleys since 2001, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. Camp spots for children fill up quickly, with more than 80% of organizations reporting steady or increasing enrollment last summer, according to the American Camp Association. At US country clubs, the median initiation fee has doubled since 2019, to $51,500, at the same time that waiting lists have also doubled in length, according to data firm Club Benchmarking…
… Parks departments have added thousands of pickleball courts to meet demand, but the new facilities often come at the expense of basketball and tennis, which have also been getting more popular, while the rest of the park gets busier as well. Park space per person declined in 65 of the 100 largest cities from 2016 to 2023, according to the Trust for Public Land. Record crowds are also inundating the National Park Service’s most scenic spots and descending on America’s most popular beach towns. With tours, hotels and beach houses booking up early, planning a vacation has turned into a thankless task of gaming out the distant future. “Availability is becoming a bigger issue than price,” says Laura Mattia, a financial adviser at the firm Wealth Enhancement in Sarasota, Florida. “I see clients booking rentals six to nine months ahead, committing before they have fully thought through the trip, or saying yes to expensive options simply because they are available.”
Rising inequality is making the problem worse, as the superwealthy bid up the costs of fun, whether luxury hotels or the best seats at sporting events. A 2011 study showed lower levels of happiness in areas of Switzerland with more Ferraris and Porsches. “Inequality matters objectively to people, but when it’s thrown in their faces, they like it even less,” Helliwell says…
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… This fun shortage may be shifting American politics in significant ways. Studies in the UK and continental Europe show voters are more likely to vote for right-wing candidates in the years after local social spaces such as pubs shut down. “When the last gathering place in a town goes, people experience it as a sign of being left behind, of a place emptying out,” says Subtil, the author of a new paper showing France’s far-right National Rally party has benefited from the closure of thousands of bars-tabacs, shops where customers can make a bet, get a coffee or pick up a newspaper.
Replenishing America’s inventory of fun won’t be easy at a time when digital tools are absorbing ever more attention and economic resources. It will take creativity and capital to generate real excitement in real spaces where real people interact. Encouragingly, there are signs of a shift: After New York City repealed century-old rules against dancing in bars in recent years, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a similar statewide policy in May. Massachusetts, meanwhile, has loosened rules that capped the number of liquor licenses, which Boston Mayor Michelle Wu argued were starving neighborhoods of local gathering places. The city may add 225 liquor licenses, the vast majority designated for areas far from the tourist sites downtown.
Local governments “really need to think about fun, leisure and entertainment for everyone,” including children and seniors, says Jess Reia, a professor of public policy and data science at the University of Virginia.
In the meantime, Americans are finding cheaper ways to fill their free time. Participation in outdoor activities and team sports has soared in the past five years, reaching record levels, according to a long-running survey by the Physical Activity Council, which estimates the number of “inactive” Americans has dropped by 13.6 million, or 18%, since 2020. Plus there are signs that young people are taking up old-school hobbies, such as crafts and birding, Reia says. “People are trying to find the fun where they can.”
“The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America Miserable,” gift article from @bloomberg.com.
See also: “Do you believe that everybody should have fun or that only a few people should have fun?” from @garrettbucks.bsky.social.
* Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat
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As we recreate revelry, we might note that today is National Swimming Pool Day. While public baths and dedicated coastal swimming areas have a very long history, the first recorded swimming pool in the U.S. was a public pool built in 1887 in Brookline, Massachusetts, a place to socialize and beat the summer heat before the invention of air conditioning. One of the first residential pools was built on the Vanderbilt estate in Asheville, North Carolina in 1895.
As of 2024, there were 10.7 million pools in the U.S., of which 10.4 million are residential (about 8% of homes). While public pools took an early lead in the build-out, these days only 309,000 are public or commercial pools.
Swimmers at a municipal swimming pool in Washington, D.C., 1942 (Marjory Collins, Library of Congress) #culture #economics #fun #history #NationalSwimmingPoolDay #recreation #socializing #swimmingPools -
What Is the Best Month to Visit Goa? Complete Travel Guide for International Tourists
If you’re planning a trip to Goa, one of India’s most iconic beach destinations, timing matters just as much as choosing your hotel or itinerary. The “best month to visit Goa” depends on what you want, sunny beach holidays, nightlife, cultural festivals, luxury stays, or budget-friendly travel. Expert travel guide breaks down the best months to visit Goa in 2026–27, complete with weather insights, crowd levels, activities, and seasonal travel tips. Whether you're planning a Goa […]