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A riverbank vertical black and white photograph I captured along Shoal Creek as a tree leans over the flowing water on a beautiful fall season evening while the sun highlights the trees in the background.
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A riverbank vertical black and white photograph I captured along Shoal Creek as a tree leans over the flowing water on a beautiful fall season evening while the sun highlights the trees in the background.
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A riverbank vertical black and white photograph I captured along Shoal Creek as a tree leans over the flowing water on a beautiful fall season evening while the sun highlights the trees in the background.
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Aiden McGeady has heard that Kieran McKenna is being lined up as next Celtic manager… Despite Martin O’Neill still being in the Celtic manager’s job, it hasn’t stopped the rumour mill flowing in regard to who is next in line for the Celtic Park hot seat, whether that be imminently or next summer. Th…
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DATE: September 28, 2026 at 12:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Psychedelics reduce bottom-up brain activity in the default mode network
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin reduce the amount of bottom-up brain activity flowing into a network associated with self-reflection. These altered trajectories of brain signals occur consistently across humans and mice, offering a biological explanation for how these drugs reshape the mind. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Psychedelics are gaining attention as potential psychiatric treatments for conditions like depression and trauma. To understand their therapeutic benefits and risks, researchers need to know exactly how these substances alter brain function. Prior research has identified that psychedelics affect the default mode network, a collection of brain regions responsible for introspection, daydreaming, and mental rigidity. Many psychiatric conditions involve abnormal activity in this specific network, making it a primary target for new treatments.
The default mode network sits at the top of a processing hierarchy in the brain. Brain activity constantly moves across the surface of the cortex, which is the brain’s outer layer. Information travels from lower-order sensory areas up into higher-order areas like the default mode network, a process known as bottom-up processing. The reverse movement, from higher cognitive regions down to sensory regions, is called top-down processing.
In a healthy brain, bottom-up processing updates our internal models with new information from the outside world. Top-down processing uses our past experiences and expectations to make sense of that incoming sensory data. An imbalance between these two directions of information flow can lead to psychological distress or perceptual errors.
Past imaging studies typically measured brain activity in static regions, treating the brain as a set of fixed locations. This approach ignores the continuous, wave-like movement of signals across the brain’s surface. Analyzing static brain regions is similar to measuring the total rainfall in a single county without tracking the movement of the storm system on a weather radar. By treating the brain as a collection of isolated points, traditional research methods might obscure the true dynamics of how different brain areas communicate over time.
Adam R. Pines, Leanne M. Williams, and their colleagues at Stanford University wanted to observe these moving signals directly. They adapted an analytical technique called optical flow, which tracks the frame-by-frame movement of pixels in a video. The team used this mathematical approach to track the direction and size of brain activity waves moving across the cortex.
The researchers first analyzed a small study of 14 human volunteers who received MDMA. They compared functional magnetic resonance imaging scans taken after the participants took MDMA to scans taken after a placebo pill or no drug at all. The optical flow analysis revealed a consistent pattern across the subjects.
The team found that MDMA reduced the overall magnitude of brain waves moving through the default mode network. The drug also reduced the proportion of signals traveling in a bottom-up direction into the network.
Next, the team examined a second small study involving six human participants who ingested psilocybin. The researchers compared brain scans from the psilocybin sessions to baseline scans and to an active placebo condition. For the active placebo, participants received a dose of the stimulant methylphenidate. This stimulant mimics the physical arousal of psilocybin without the psychedelic effects.
As with MDMA, psilocybin reduced the overall magnitude of propagating brain waves in the default mode network. The reduction in bottom-up directionality was also present but was not statistically significant. The researchers suspect this weaker result occurred because the effects of psilocybin lingered for days. This persistence may have artificially altered the baseline scans taken shortly after the drug sessions.
In a third small study, 18 human volunteers received an intravenous infusion of LSD. The researchers compared their brain activity to scans taken after a saline placebo infusion. Consistent with the other substances, LSD reduced both the magnitude of the moving brain waves and the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the default mode network.
To ensure these effects were not unique to humans or specific to magnetic resonance imaging, the team looked at a small study of 14 mice. They used widefield calcium imaging, a technique that directly records the physical activity of brain cells with high resolution. The mice received LSD, a sedative called diazepam, or a different sedative called dexmedetomidine.
Like the human participants, mice given LSD showed reduced magnitude and bottom-up flow of brain activity in the default mode network. Diazepam, an anti-anxiety medication, also reduced bottom-up signals, though to a lesser extent than LSD. Dexmedetomidine produced the exact opposite effect, increasing the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the network. These animal results confirmed that the optical flow technique measures actual changes in nerve cell activity rather than artifacts of blood flow.
The researchers also investigated whether these changes in moving brain activity related to the subjective experiences reported by the human volunteers. In the MDMA study, participants who experienced the greatest reduction in bottom-up processing also reported the most intense feelings of impaired control. They also reported a greater dread of ego dissolution, which is a fearful reaction to losing one’s sense of self.
This psychological correlation suggests that suppressing bottom-up information flow too much could trigger the negative experiences sometimes associated with psychedelics. Bottom-up processing normally grounds individuals in their immediate sensory environment. A severe drop in this grounding input might leave individuals feeling detached or at the mercy of their unanchored internal thoughts.
Some psychiatric conditions, such as ruminative depression, are characterized by excessive automatic thoughts and abnormal bottom-up signaling. Reducing bottom-up flow might explain why psychedelics offer relief for some patients with depression. The drugs could temporarily quiet the intrusive signals feeding into the default mode network.
Individuals at risk for psychosis already suffer from impaired bottom-up processing. Giving psychedelics to these vulnerable patients could exacerbate their symptoms. The drugs might overpower their ability to update internal beliefs with external reality.
The sample sizes across all four datasets are small, which limits the ability to account for individual differences in how people react to these drugs. Larger datasets will be necessary to map out how different psychedelics affect people with varied biological backgrounds. Expanding the number of participants could reveal more subtle alterations to brain activity flow that this initial analysis missed.
The optical flow analysis focused exclusively on the outer surface of the brain. Psychedelics also heavily influence deep brain structures, but tracking moving signals between these buried regions and the surface remains computationally out of reach for this specific technique. The imaging technologies used in human participants also have limits in their spatial and temporal resolution. These equipment limitations mean researchers might miss faster changes in brain signaling.
Finally, the studies relied entirely on healthy volunteers and laboratory mice. Future research will need to test these observations in clinical populations to determine how these changes in brain activity relate to therapeutic outcomes. Understanding the exact mechanisms of psychedelic action could help doctors identify which patients are most likely to benefit from these treatments and which patients might be harmed by them.
The study, “Psychedelics disrupt hierarchical cortical propagations in the default mode network of humans and mice,” was authored by Adam R. Pines, Xue Zhang, John Kochalka, Sam S. Vesuna, Isaac V. Kauvar, Divya Rajasekharan, T. Rick Reneau, Teddy J. Akiki, Laura M. Hack, Joshua S. Siegel, and Leanne M. Williams.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
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DATE: September 28, 2026 at 12:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Psychedelics reduce bottom-up brain activity in the default mode network
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin reduce the amount of bottom-up brain activity flowing into a network associated with self-reflection. These altered trajectories of brain signals occur consistently across humans and mice, offering a biological explanation for how these drugs reshape the mind. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Psychedelics are gaining attention as potential psychiatric treatments for conditions like depression and trauma. To understand their therapeutic benefits and risks, researchers need to know exactly how these substances alter brain function. Prior research has identified that psychedelics affect the default mode network, a collection of brain regions responsible for introspection, daydreaming, and mental rigidity. Many psychiatric conditions involve abnormal activity in this specific network, making it a primary target for new treatments.
The default mode network sits at the top of a processing hierarchy in the brain. Brain activity constantly moves across the surface of the cortex, which is the brain’s outer layer. Information travels from lower-order sensory areas up into higher-order areas like the default mode network, a process known as bottom-up processing. The reverse movement, from higher cognitive regions down to sensory regions, is called top-down processing.
In a healthy brain, bottom-up processing updates our internal models with new information from the outside world. Top-down processing uses our past experiences and expectations to make sense of that incoming sensory data. An imbalance between these two directions of information flow can lead to psychological distress or perceptual errors.
Past imaging studies typically measured brain activity in static regions, treating the brain as a set of fixed locations. This approach ignores the continuous, wave-like movement of signals across the brain’s surface. Analyzing static brain regions is similar to measuring the total rainfall in a single county without tracking the movement of the storm system on a weather radar. By treating the brain as a collection of isolated points, traditional research methods might obscure the true dynamics of how different brain areas communicate over time.
Adam R. Pines, Leanne M. Williams, and their colleagues at Stanford University wanted to observe these moving signals directly. They adapted an analytical technique called optical flow, which tracks the frame-by-frame movement of pixels in a video. The team used this mathematical approach to track the direction and size of brain activity waves moving across the cortex.
The researchers first analyzed a small study of 14 human volunteers who received MDMA. They compared functional magnetic resonance imaging scans taken after the participants took MDMA to scans taken after a placebo pill or no drug at all. The optical flow analysis revealed a consistent pattern across the subjects.
The team found that MDMA reduced the overall magnitude of brain waves moving through the default mode network. The drug also reduced the proportion of signals traveling in a bottom-up direction into the network.
Next, the team examined a second small study involving six human participants who ingested psilocybin. The researchers compared brain scans from the psilocybin sessions to baseline scans and to an active placebo condition. For the active placebo, participants received a dose of the stimulant methylphenidate. This stimulant mimics the physical arousal of psilocybin without the psychedelic effects.
As with MDMA, psilocybin reduced the overall magnitude of propagating brain waves in the default mode network. The reduction in bottom-up directionality was also present but was not statistically significant. The researchers suspect this weaker result occurred because the effects of psilocybin lingered for days. This persistence may have artificially altered the baseline scans taken shortly after the drug sessions.
In a third small study, 18 human volunteers received an intravenous infusion of LSD. The researchers compared their brain activity to scans taken after a saline placebo infusion. Consistent with the other substances, LSD reduced both the magnitude of the moving brain waves and the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the default mode network.
To ensure these effects were not unique to humans or specific to magnetic resonance imaging, the team looked at a small study of 14 mice. They used widefield calcium imaging, a technique that directly records the physical activity of brain cells with high resolution. The mice received LSD, a sedative called diazepam, or a different sedative called dexmedetomidine.
Like the human participants, mice given LSD showed reduced magnitude and bottom-up flow of brain activity in the default mode network. Diazepam, an anti-anxiety medication, also reduced bottom-up signals, though to a lesser extent than LSD. Dexmedetomidine produced the exact opposite effect, increasing the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the network. These animal results confirmed that the optical flow technique measures actual changes in nerve cell activity rather than artifacts of blood flow.
The researchers also investigated whether these changes in moving brain activity related to the subjective experiences reported by the human volunteers. In the MDMA study, participants who experienced the greatest reduction in bottom-up processing also reported the most intense feelings of impaired control. They also reported a greater dread of ego dissolution, which is a fearful reaction to losing one’s sense of self.
This psychological correlation suggests that suppressing bottom-up information flow too much could trigger the negative experiences sometimes associated with psychedelics. Bottom-up processing normally grounds individuals in their immediate sensory environment. A severe drop in this grounding input might leave individuals feeling detached or at the mercy of their unanchored internal thoughts.
Some psychiatric conditions, such as ruminative depression, are characterized by excessive automatic thoughts and abnormal bottom-up signaling. Reducing bottom-up flow might explain why psychedelics offer relief for some patients with depression. The drugs could temporarily quiet the intrusive signals feeding into the default mode network.
Individuals at risk for psychosis already suffer from impaired bottom-up processing. Giving psychedelics to these vulnerable patients could exacerbate their symptoms. The drugs might overpower their ability to update internal beliefs with external reality.
The sample sizes across all four datasets are small, which limits the ability to account for individual differences in how people react to these drugs. Larger datasets will be necessary to map out how different psychedelics affect people with varied biological backgrounds. Expanding the number of participants could reveal more subtle alterations to brain activity flow that this initial analysis missed.
The optical flow analysis focused exclusively on the outer surface of the brain. Psychedelics also heavily influence deep brain structures, but tracking moving signals between these buried regions and the surface remains computationally out of reach for this specific technique. The imaging technologies used in human participants also have limits in their spatial and temporal resolution. These equipment limitations mean researchers might miss faster changes in brain signaling.
Finally, the studies relied entirely on healthy volunteers and laboratory mice. Future research will need to test these observations in clinical populations to determine how these changes in brain activity relate to therapeutic outcomes. Understanding the exact mechanisms of psychedelic action could help doctors identify which patients are most likely to benefit from these treatments and which patients might be harmed by them.
The study, “Psychedelics disrupt hierarchical cortical propagations in the default mode network of humans and mice,” was authored by Adam R. Pines, Xue Zhang, John Kochalka, Sam S. Vesuna, Isaac V. Kauvar, Divya Rajasekharan, T. Rick Reneau, Teddy J. Akiki, Laura M. Hack, Joshua S. Siegel, and Leanne M. Williams.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
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DATE: September 28, 2026 at 12:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Psychedelics reduce bottom-up brain activity in the default mode network
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin reduce the amount of bottom-up brain activity flowing into a network associated with self-reflection. These altered trajectories of brain signals occur consistently across humans and mice, offering a biological explanation for how these drugs reshape the mind. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Psychedelics are gaining attention as potential psychiatric treatments for conditions like depression and trauma. To understand their therapeutic benefits and risks, researchers need to know exactly how these substances alter brain function. Prior research has identified that psychedelics affect the default mode network, a collection of brain regions responsible for introspection, daydreaming, and mental rigidity. Many psychiatric conditions involve abnormal activity in this specific network, making it a primary target for new treatments.
The default mode network sits at the top of a processing hierarchy in the brain. Brain activity constantly moves across the surface of the cortex, which is the brain’s outer layer. Information travels from lower-order sensory areas up into higher-order areas like the default mode network, a process known as bottom-up processing. The reverse movement, from higher cognitive regions down to sensory regions, is called top-down processing.
In a healthy brain, bottom-up processing updates our internal models with new information from the outside world. Top-down processing uses our past experiences and expectations to make sense of that incoming sensory data. An imbalance between these two directions of information flow can lead to psychological distress or perceptual errors.
Past imaging studies typically measured brain activity in static regions, treating the brain as a set of fixed locations. This approach ignores the continuous, wave-like movement of signals across the brain’s surface. Analyzing static brain regions is similar to measuring the total rainfall in a single county without tracking the movement of the storm system on a weather radar. By treating the brain as a collection of isolated points, traditional research methods might obscure the true dynamics of how different brain areas communicate over time.
Adam R. Pines, Leanne M. Williams, and their colleagues at Stanford University wanted to observe these moving signals directly. They adapted an analytical technique called optical flow, which tracks the frame-by-frame movement of pixels in a video. The team used this mathematical approach to track the direction and size of brain activity waves moving across the cortex.
The researchers first analyzed a small study of 14 human volunteers who received MDMA. They compared functional magnetic resonance imaging scans taken after the participants took MDMA to scans taken after a placebo pill or no drug at all. The optical flow analysis revealed a consistent pattern across the subjects.
The team found that MDMA reduced the overall magnitude of brain waves moving through the default mode network. The drug also reduced the proportion of signals traveling in a bottom-up direction into the network.
Next, the team examined a second small study involving six human participants who ingested psilocybin. The researchers compared brain scans from the psilocybin sessions to baseline scans and to an active placebo condition. For the active placebo, participants received a dose of the stimulant methylphenidate. This stimulant mimics the physical arousal of psilocybin without the psychedelic effects.
As with MDMA, psilocybin reduced the overall magnitude of propagating brain waves in the default mode network. The reduction in bottom-up directionality was also present but was not statistically significant. The researchers suspect this weaker result occurred because the effects of psilocybin lingered for days. This persistence may have artificially altered the baseline scans taken shortly after the drug sessions.
In a third small study, 18 human volunteers received an intravenous infusion of LSD. The researchers compared their brain activity to scans taken after a saline placebo infusion. Consistent with the other substances, LSD reduced both the magnitude of the moving brain waves and the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the default mode network.
To ensure these effects were not unique to humans or specific to magnetic resonance imaging, the team looked at a small study of 14 mice. They used widefield calcium imaging, a technique that directly records the physical activity of brain cells with high resolution. The mice received LSD, a sedative called diazepam, or a different sedative called dexmedetomidine.
Like the human participants, mice given LSD showed reduced magnitude and bottom-up flow of brain activity in the default mode network. Diazepam, an anti-anxiety medication, also reduced bottom-up signals, though to a lesser extent than LSD. Dexmedetomidine produced the exact opposite effect, increasing the proportion of bottom-up signals entering the network. These animal results confirmed that the optical flow technique measures actual changes in nerve cell activity rather than artifacts of blood flow.
The researchers also investigated whether these changes in moving brain activity related to the subjective experiences reported by the human volunteers. In the MDMA study, participants who experienced the greatest reduction in bottom-up processing also reported the most intense feelings of impaired control. They also reported a greater dread of ego dissolution, which is a fearful reaction to losing one’s sense of self.
This psychological correlation suggests that suppressing bottom-up information flow too much could trigger the negative experiences sometimes associated with psychedelics. Bottom-up processing normally grounds individuals in their immediate sensory environment. A severe drop in this grounding input might leave individuals feeling detached or at the mercy of their unanchored internal thoughts.
Some psychiatric conditions, such as ruminative depression, are characterized by excessive automatic thoughts and abnormal bottom-up signaling. Reducing bottom-up flow might explain why psychedelics offer relief for some patients with depression. The drugs could temporarily quiet the intrusive signals feeding into the default mode network.
Individuals at risk for psychosis already suffer from impaired bottom-up processing. Giving psychedelics to these vulnerable patients could exacerbate their symptoms. The drugs might overpower their ability to update internal beliefs with external reality.
The sample sizes across all four datasets are small, which limits the ability to account for individual differences in how people react to these drugs. Larger datasets will be necessary to map out how different psychedelics affect people with varied biological backgrounds. Expanding the number of participants could reveal more subtle alterations to brain activity flow that this initial analysis missed.
The optical flow analysis focused exclusively on the outer surface of the brain. Psychedelics also heavily influence deep brain structures, but tracking moving signals between these buried regions and the surface remains computationally out of reach for this specific technique. The imaging technologies used in human participants also have limits in their spatial and temporal resolution. These equipment limitations mean researchers might miss faster changes in brain signaling.
Finally, the studies relied entirely on healthy volunteers and laboratory mice. Future research will need to test these observations in clinical populations to determine how these changes in brain activity relate to therapeutic outcomes. Understanding the exact mechanisms of psychedelic action could help doctors identify which patients are most likely to benefit from these treatments and which patients might be harmed by them.
The study, “Psychedelics disrupt hierarchical cortical propagations in the default mode network of humans and mice,” was authored by Adam R. Pines, Xue Zhang, John Kochalka, Sam S. Vesuna, Isaac V. Kauvar, Divya Rajasekharan, T. Rick Reneau, Teddy J. Akiki, Laura M. Hack, Joshua S. Siegel, and Leanne M. Williams.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/psychedelics-alter-the-trajectory-of-moving-brain-waves/
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Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the riverside setting along the River Wharfe offers tranquil countryside views framed by rolling hills and autumn scenery. A quiet picnic spot by the water invites visitors to pause and enjoy the crisp air, with trees shedding the last of their leaves into the flowing river. The gentle rural road winds past the riverbank, where nature photography enthusiasts capture the vibrant seasonal colours and peaceful atmosphere. Surrounded by unspoilt landscapes, it is an ideal escape for walkers and explorers seeking the charm of #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography.
Taken Oct 2017
#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography #AbbeysAmble #BoltonAbbey #Skipton #UnitedKingdom
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Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the riverside setting along the River Wharfe offers tranquil countryside views framed by rolling hills and autumn scenery. A quiet picnic spot by the water invites visitors to pause and enjoy the crisp air, with trees shedding the last of their leaves into the flowing river. The gentle rural road winds past the riverbank, where nature photography enthusiasts capture the vibrant seasonal colours and peaceful atmosphere. Surrounded by unspoilt landscapes, it is an ideal escape for walkers and explorers seeking the charm of #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography.
Taken Oct 2017
#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography #AbbeysAmble #BoltonAbbey #Skipton #UnitedKingdom
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Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the riverside setting along the River Wharfe offers tranquil countryside views framed by rolling hills and autumn scenery. A quiet picnic spot by the water invites visitors to pause and enjoy the crisp air, with trees shedding the last of their leaves into the flowing river. The gentle rural road winds past the riverbank, where nature photography enthusiasts capture the vibrant seasonal colours and peaceful atmosphere. Surrounded by unspoilt landscapes, it is an ideal escape for walkers and explorers seeking the charm of #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography.
Taken Oct 2017
#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography #AbbeysAmble #BoltonAbbey #Skipton #UnitedKingdom
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Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the riverside setting along the River Wharfe offers tranquil countryside views framed by rolling hills and autumn scenery. A quiet picnic spot by the water invites visitors to pause and enjoy the crisp air, with trees shedding the last of their leaves into the flowing river. The gentle rural road winds past the riverbank, where nature photography enthusiasts capture the vibrant seasonal colours and peaceful atmosphere. Surrounded by unspoilt landscapes, it is an ideal escape for walkers and explorers seeking the charm of #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography.
Taken Oct 2017
#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography #AbbeysAmble #BoltonAbbey #Skipton #UnitedKingdom
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Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the riverside setting along the River Wharfe offers tranquil countryside views framed by rolling hills and autumn scenery. A quiet picnic spot by the water invites visitors to pause and enjoy the crisp air, with trees shedding the last of their leaves into the flowing river. The gentle rural road winds past the riverbank, where nature photography enthusiasts capture the vibrant seasonal colours and peaceful atmosphere. Surrounded by unspoilt landscapes, it is an ideal escape for walkers and explorers seeking the charm of #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography.
Taken Oct 2017
#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #YorkshireDales #RiverWharfe #CountrysideViews #AutumnScenery #NaturePhotography #AbbeysAmble #BoltonAbbey #Skipton #UnitedKingdom
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September 27, 2026
How much time passes between sitting down to write and actually writing?
Before, the blank page and I used to stare at each other until we got sick of it. The process that works for me now is to start writing when I’m not writing. For example, when I’m washing the dishes or in the shower, scenes will start flowing in my mind. When that happens, and I have a solid idea of how a short story will begin and end, I start a first draft.
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September 27, 2026
How much time passes between sitting down to write and actually writing?
Before, the blank page and I used to stare at each other until we got sick of it. The process that works for me now is to start writing when I’m not writing. For example, when I’m washing the dishes or in the shower, scenes will start flowing in my mind. When that happens, and I have a solid idea of how a short story will begin and end, that’s when I start a first draft.
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September 27, 2026
How much time passes between sitting down to write and actually writing?
Before, the blank page and I used to stare at each other until we got sick of it. The process that works for me now is to start writing when I’m not writing. For example, when I’m washing the dishes or in the shower, scenes will start flowing in my mind. When that happens, and I have a solid idea of how a short story will begin and end, that’s when I start a first draft.
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Somewhere on a Sunday
I woke up feeling a calmness only the Lord could provide.
Then I got out of bed.
Happy Sunday morning friends and followers. I woke up in total peace this morning, answers provided in my sleep to settle my mind of the worries that have been plaguing it for the last month or so. I decided to skip the usual challenges and just ramble through this to see what, where and why this post headed to were it did.
College Football
Yesterday found me having a great day watching football. I witnessed some great games and a couple of plays that were not so great.
The hit to the Oregon Duck’s quarterback in the 2nd period was a cheap shot that resulted with him being rushed to the hospital. I promise, “I did not hurt the duck!” The second one I felt was irresponsible was in the Texas/Tennessee game. This one didn’t cause any physical pain but showed the immaturity and unsportsmanlike conduct they seem to not care about anymore.
After a play had ended a Texas player stood above the tackled Tennessee player and acted like he was urinating on him. No flag or penalty was issued which I find offensive and disgusting. Last year on the College Game Day show they let Pat McAfee stand on a diving board in his underwear reaching inside to grab his junk with no repercussions and now this? I think this rude player should have been ejected from the game at the least. If someone did that in public they would be arrested so why do these players and announcers get treated any differently? Come on college officials, ESPN and ABC, let us not forget there are children glued to these games and this bullshit behavior has to stop!
Outside of that we saw some fantastic football being played and teams showing what they are really made of. Of course I have to close this portion of the post with a victory shout-out to Alabama,
Coffee Break
The mind just went blank…Is It The Blues?
Image © https://thebeginningatlast9.com/I sit here and call out for my missing muse
Coming up empty I search to find the clues
Coffee flowing, thoughts refusing to shine
The road ahead is once again reveled to me
Bits and pieces that will eventually set me free
Starting with the decision to stop the press
Words written down and then taken away
Books of poetry no longer for sale today
I dive into my mind for answers of reason
Radio dials on my blog, a page of their own
Music made by AI for the words of my poems
Leaves me searching for something fresh
The construction on this site since it began
Clearly shows you that I have no real plan
Rolling with the flow until I change my mind
Once again I will search for something new
Asking myself if this is what they call the blues
I have no clear answer to offer at this timeGoodbyes
I really enjoyed the last year of using Suno Pro and am happy with the outcomes I got generating music for my songs. My subscription will end on December 2nd and since they changed the platform amid all the legal battles they are facing the generation has fallen sharply.
Music has become more generic and the output is dismal to say the least. V6 might of bypassed some legal issues but today they were slapped with a 1 billion dollar lawsuit from two of the largest controllers in the biz. The songs I made are something I enjoy but with all the rage of slop out there and laws up in the air, I won’t be releasing them at this time although I am accomplishing my original goal of producing a vinyl copy for myself. So long Suno.
As for the books I made…they will also be coming out of circulation. Two goals within two years has me feeling good about myself and has me content with all the great knowledge I have learned about editing, formatting, producing, engineering, and design. I enjoyed working with Ingram Sparks throughout this journey and have no complaints about them, with that said, So long Ingram Sparks.
No video chosen for this post today, So long for now.
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#AIImages #aiJourney #AIMusic #Alabama #albums #books #coffee #collegeSports #conduct #football #imaturity #IngramSparks #journey #life #love #music #poems #Poetry #RollTide #rules #songs #SunoPro #vinyl -
Somewhere on a Sunday
I woke up feeling a calmness only the Lord could provide.
Then I got out of bed.
Happy Sunday morning friends and followers. I woke up in total peace this morning, answers provided in my sleep to settle my mind of the worries that have been plaguing it for the last month or so. I decided to skip the usual challenges and just ramble through this to see what, where and why this post headed to were it did.
College Football
Yesterday found me having a great day watching football. I witnessed some great games and a couple of plays that were not so great.
The hit to the Oregon Duck’s quarterback in the 2nd period was a cheap shot that resulted with him being rushed to the hospital. I promise, “I did not hurt the duck!” The second one I felt was irresponsible was in the Texas/Tennessee game. This one didn’t cause any physical pain but showed the immaturity and unsportsmanlike conduct they seem to not care about anymore.
After a play had ended a Texas player stood above the tackled Tennessee player and acted like he was urinating on him. No flag or penalty was issued which I find offensive and disgusting. Last year on the College Game Day show they let Pat McAfee stand on a diving board in his underwear reaching inside to grab his junk with no repercussions and now this? I think this rude player should have been ejected from the game at the least. If someone did that in public they would be arrested so why do these players and announcers get treated any differently? Come on college officials, ESPN and ABC, let us not forget there are children glued to these games and this bullshit behavior has to stop!
Outside of that we saw some fantastic football being played and teams showing what they are really made of. Of course I have to close this portion of the post with a victory shout-out to Alabama,
Coffee Break
The mind just went blank…Is It The Blues?
Image © https://thebeginningatlast9.com/I sit here and call out for my missing muse
Coming up empty I search to find the clues
Coffee flowing, thoughts refusing to shine
The road ahead is once again reveled to me
Bits and pieces that will eventually set me free
Starting with the decision to stop the press
Words written down and then taken away
Books of poetry no longer for sale today
I dive into my mind for answers of reason
Radio dials on my blog, a page of their own
Music made by AI for the words of my poems
Leaves me searching for something fresh
The construction on this site since it began
Clearly shows you that I have no real plan
Rolling with the flow until I change my mind
Once again I will search for something new
Asking myself if this is what they call the blues
I have no clear answer to offer at this timeGoodbyes
I really enjoyed the last year of using Suno Pro and am happy with the outcomes I got generating music for my songs. My subscription will end on December 2nd and since they changed the platform amid all the legal battles they are facing the generation has fallen sharply.
Music has become more generic and the output is dismal to say the least. V6 might of bypassed some legal issues but today they were slapped with a 1 billion dollar lawsuit from two of the largest controllers in the biz. The songs I made are something I enjoy but with all the rage of slop out there and laws up in the air, I won’t be releasing them at this time although I am accomplishing my original goal of producing a vinyl copy for myself. So long Suno.
As for the books I made…they will also be coming out of circulation. Two goals within two years has me feeling good about myself and has me content with all the great knowledge I have learned about editing, formatting, producing, engineering, and design. I enjoyed working with Ingram Sparks throughout this journey and have no complaints about them, with that said, So long Ingram Sparks.
No video chosen for this post today, So long for now.
S2726 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com
#AIImages #aiJourney #AIMusic #Alabama #albums #books #coffee #collegeSports #conduct #football #imaturity #IngramSparks #journey #life #love #music #poems #Poetry #RollTide #rules #songs #SunoPro #vinyl -
Somewhere on a Sunday
I woke up feeling a calmness only the Lord could provide.
Then I got out of bed.
Happy Sunday morning friends and followers. I woke up in total peace this morning, answers provided in my sleep to settle my mind of the worries that have been plaguing it for the last month or so. I decided to skip the usual challenges and just ramble through this to see what, where and why this post headed to were it did.
College Football
Yesterday found me having a great day watching football. I witnessed some great games and a couple of plays that were not so great.
The hit to the Oregon Duck’s quarterback in the 2nd period was a cheap shot that resulted with him being rushed to the hospital. I promise, “I did not hurt the duck!” The second one I felt was irresponsible was in the Texas/Tennessee game. This one didn’t cause any physical pain but showed the immaturity and unsportsmanlike conduct they seem to not care about anymore.
After a play had ended a Texas player stood above the tackled Tennessee player and acted like he was urinating on him. No flag or penalty was issued which I find offensive and disgusting. Last year on the College Game Day show they let Pat McAfee stand on a diving board in his underwear reaching inside to grab his junk with no repercussions and now this? I think this rude player should have been ejected from the game at the least. If someone did that in public they would be arrested so why do these players and announcers get treated any differently? Come on college officials, ESPN and ABC, let us not forget there are children glued to these games and this bullshit behavior has to stop!
Outside of that we saw some fantastic football being played and teams showing what they are really made of. Of course I have to close this portion of the post with a victory shout-out to Alabama,
Coffee Break
The mind just went blank…Is It The Blues?
Image © https://thebeginningatlast9.com/I sit here and call out for my missing muse
Coming up empty I search to find the clues
Coffee flowing, thoughts refusing to shine
The road ahead is once again reveled to me
Bits and pieces that will eventually set me free
Starting with the decision to stop the press
Words written down and then taken away
Books of poetry no longer for sale today
I dive into my mind for answers of reason
Radio dials on my blog, a page of their own
Music made by AI for the words of my poems
Leaves me searching for something fresh
The construction on this site since it began
Clearly shows you that I have no real plan
Rolling with the flow until I change my mind
Once again I will search for something new
Asking myself if this is what they call the blues
I have no clear answer to offer at this timeGoodbyes
I really enjoyed the last year of using Suno Pro and am happy with the outcomes I got generating music for my songs. My subscription will end on December 2nd and since they changed the platform amid all the legal battles they are facing the generation has fallen sharply.
Music has become more generic and the output is dismal to say the least. V6 might of bypassed some legal issues but today they were slapped with a 1 billion dollar lawsuit from two of the largest controllers in the biz. The songs I made are something I enjoy but with all the rage of slop out there and laws up in the air, I won’t be releasing them at this time although I am accomplishing my original goal of producing a vinyl copy for myself. So long Suno.
As for the books I made…they will also be coming out of circulation. Two goals within two years has me feeling good about myself and has me content with all the great knowledge I have learned about editing, formatting, producing, engineering, and design. I enjoyed working with Ingram Sparks throughout this journey and have no complaints about them, with that said, So long Ingram Sparks.
No video chosen for this post today, So long for now.
S2726 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com
#AIImages #aiJourney #AIMusic #Alabama #albums #books #coffee #collegeSports #conduct #football #imaturity #IngramSparks #journey #life #love #music #poems #Poetry #RollTide #rules #songs #SunoPro #vinyl -
Somewhere on a Sunday
I woke up feeling a calmness only the Lord could provide.
Then I got out of bed.
Happy Sunday morning friends and followers. I woke up in total peace this morning, answers provided in my sleep to settle my mind of the worries that have been plaguing it for the last month or so. I decided to skip the usual challenges and just ramble through this to see what, where and why this post headed to were it did.
College Football
Yesterday found me having a great day watching football. I witnessed some great games and a couple of plays that were not so great.
The hit to the Oregon Duck’s quarterback in the 2nd period was a cheap shot that resulted with him being rushed to the hospital. I promise, “I did not hurt the duck!” The second one I felt was irresponsible was in the Texas/Tennessee game. This one didn’t cause any physical pain but showed the immaturity and unsportsmanlike conduct they seem to not care about anymore.
After a play had ended a Texas player stood above the tackled Tennessee player and acted like he was urinating on him. No flag or penalty was issued which I find offensive and disgusting. Last year on the College Game Day show they let Pat McAfee stand on a diving board in his underwear reaching inside to grab his junk with no repercussions and now this? I think this rude player should have been ejected from the game at the least. If someone did that in public they would be arrested so why do these players and announcers get treated any differently? Come on college officials, ESPN and ABC, let us not forget there are children glued to these games and this bullshit behavior has to stop!
Outside of that we saw some fantastic football being played and teams showing what they are really made of. Of course I have to close this portion of the post with a victory shout-out to Alabama,
Coffee Break
The mind just went blank…Is It The Blues?
Image © https://thebeginningatlast9.com/I sit here and call out for my missing muse
Coming up empty I search to find the clues
Coffee flowing, thoughts refusing to shine
The road ahead is once again reveled to me
Bits and pieces that will eventually set me free
Starting with the decision to stop the press
Words written down and then taken away
Books of poetry no longer for sale today
I dive into my mind for answers of reason
Radio dials on my blog, a page of their own
Music made by AI for the words of my poems
Leaves me searching for something fresh
The construction on this site since it began
Clearly shows you that I have no real plan
Rolling with the flow until I change my mind
Once again I will search for something new
Asking myself if this is what they call the blues
I have no clear answer to offer at this timeGoodbyes
I really enjoyed the last year of using Suno Pro and am happy with the outcomes I got generating music for my songs. My subscription will end on December 2nd and since they changed the platform amid all the legal battles they are facing the generation has fallen sharply.
Music has become more generic and the output is dismal to say the least. V6 might of bypassed some legal issues but today they were slapped with a 1 billion dollar lawsuit from two of the largest controllers in the biz. The songs I made are something I enjoy but with all the rage of slop out there and laws up in the air, I won’t be releasing them at this time although I am accomplishing my original goal of producing a vinyl copy for myself. So long Suno.
As for the books I made…they will also be coming out of circulation. Two goals within two years has me feeling good about myself and has me content with all the great knowledge I have learned about editing, formatting, producing, engineering, and design. I enjoyed working with Ingram Sparks throughout this journey and have no complaints about them, with that said, So long Ingram Sparks.
No video chosen for this post today, So long for now.
S2726 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com
#AIImages #aiJourney #AIMusic #Alabama #albums #books #coffee #collegeSports #conduct #football #imaturity #IngramSparks #journey #life #love #music #poems #Poetry #RollTide #rules #songs #SunoPro #vinyl -
Somewhere on a Sunday
I woke up feeling a calmness only the Lord could provide.
Then I got out of bed.
Happy Sunday morning friends and followers. I woke up in total peace this morning, answers provided in my sleep to settle my mind of the worries that have been plaguing it for the last month or so. I decided to skip the usual challenges and just ramble through this to see what, where and why this post headed to were it did.
College Football
Yesterday found me having a great day watching football. I witnessed some great games and a couple of plays that were not so great.
The hit to the Oregon Duck’s quarterback in the 2nd period was a cheap shot that resulted with him being rushed to the hospital. I promise, “I did not hurt the duck!” The second one I felt was irresponsible was in the Texas/Tennessee game. This one didn’t cause any physical pain but showed the immaturity and unsportsmanlike conduct they seem to not care about anymore.
After a play had ended a Texas player stood above the tackled Tennessee player and acted like he was urinating on him. No flag or penalty was issued which I find offensive and disgusting. Last year on the College Game Day show they let Pat McAfee stand on a diving board in his underwear reaching inside to grab his junk with no repercussions and now this? I think this rude player should have been ejected from the game at the least. If someone did that in public they would be arrested so why do these players and announcers get treated any differently? Come on college officials, ESPN and ABC, let us not forget there are children glued to these games and this bullshit behavior has to stop!
Outside of that we saw some fantastic football being played and teams showing what they are really made of. Of course I have to close this portion of the post with a victory shout-out to Alabama,
Coffee Break
The mind just went blank…Is It The Blues?
Image © https://thebeginningatlast9.com/I sit here and call out for my missing muse
Coming up empty I search to find the clues
Coffee flowing, thoughts refusing to shine
The road ahead is once again reveled to me
Bits and pieces that will eventually set me free
Starting with the decision to stop the press
Words written down and then taken away
Books of poetry no longer for sale today
I dive into my mind for answers of reason
Radio dials on my blog, a page of their own
Music made by AI for the words of my poems
Leaves me searching for something fresh
The construction on this site since it began
Clearly shows you that I have no real plan
Rolling with the flow until I change my mind
Once again I will search for something new
Asking myself if this is what they call the blues
I have no clear answer to offer at this timeGoodbyes
I really enjoyed the last year of using Suno Pro and am happy with the outcomes I got generating music for my songs. My subscription will end on December 2nd and since they changed the platform amid all the legal battles they are facing the generation has fallen sharply.
Music has become more generic and the output is dismal to say the least. V6 might of bypassed some legal issues but today they were slapped with a 1 billion dollar lawsuit from two of the largest controllers in the biz. The songs I made are something I enjoy but with all the rage of slop out there and laws up in the air, I won’t be releasing them at this time although I am accomplishing my original goal of producing a vinyl copy for myself. So long Suno.
As for the books I made…they will also be coming out of circulation. Two goals within two years has me feeling good about myself and has me content with all the great knowledge I have learned about editing, formatting, producing, engineering, and design. I enjoyed working with Ingram Sparks throughout this journey and have no complaints about them, with that said, So long Ingram Sparks.
No video chosen for this post today, So long for now.
S2726 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com
#AIImages #aiJourney #AIMusic #Alabama #albums #books #coffee #collegeSports #conduct #football #imaturity #IngramSparks #journey #life #love #music #poems #Poetry #RollTide #rules #songs #SunoPro #vinyl
