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28 May 2026

I stopped by the pharmacy on post yesterday afternoon to pick up a resupply of meds. There was a short line at the pickup counter, mostly older retirees like me. If they’re anything like I am, it’s probably the only reason they still come to Fort Polk.

I noticed—again—that many of them wore baseball caps covered in military regalia, often with their retired rank pinned somewhere on the front. Over the years I’ve come to think of that whole setup as the ‘pharmacy hat.’ It’s an identity marker, a way of saying I served, even though standing in an Army hospital should be clue enough.

Every now and then I even see someone in the full hat‑and‑vest combo, both pieces covered in patches and pins. I’m not criticizing—just observing. There’s nothing wrong with being proud of spending most of your working life in service to the nation.

I usually wear a baseball cap myself when I go out, one with the letters LA on the front. That’s its own kind of identity signal: it says I cheer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and hints that I’m originally from California—which I am.

And yes, I truly do understand their need to be recognized. For twenty or thirty years they lived immersed in a culture that became the only world they really knew. Then, in what feels like the blink of an eye, they found themselves on the outside looking in—no longer part of the team. It’s quite a transition, and we all handle it differently.

After a lifetime of knowing exactly what to wear, a person is suddenly left wondering, maybe for the first time, what do I put on now?

“We know what we are, but not what we may be.” — William Shakespeare

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” — Joseph Campbell

“Sometimes letting go is an act of far greater power than hanging on.” — Eckhart Tolle

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #ducks #identity

Morgens streift das Mandarinenten‑Männchen durch den Park wie ein bunter Frühaufsteher... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Morgens streift das Mandarinenten‑Männchen durch den Park wie ein bunter Frühaufsteher... ❤️

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Morgens streift das Mandarinenten‑Männchen durch den Park wie ein bunter Frühaufsteher... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Morgens streift das Mandarinenten‑Männchen durch den Park wie ein bunter Frühaufsteher... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Morgens streift das Mandarinenten‑Männchen durch den Park wie ein bunter Frühaufsteher... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Where do you keep your eggs? In your underpants, of course!

BBC Archive, from 1981: The man who attempted to incubate a duck egg in his underpants.

🥚

#BBC #BBCArchive #UnitedKingdom #UK #Ducks #Eggs #Video

CBS Sports’ mock draft includes four Oregon Ducks drafted in 1st round

Ever since a bevy of Oregon Ducks made decisions to spurn the 2026 NFL Draft and return to…
#nfl #nfldraft #NFLDraft #aaronrodgers #BuckyIrving #CBSSports #DanteMoore #Ducks #Football #LosAngelesChargers #MockDraft #NFL #oregon #OregonDucks #Oregonquarterback #PittsburghSteelers #SanFrancisco49ers #TampaBayBuccaneers #TezJohnson #theDucks
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CBS Sports’ mock draft includes four Oregon Ducks drafted in 1st round

Ever since a bevy of Oregon Ducks made decisions to spurn the 2026 NFL Draft and return to…
#nfl #nfldraft #NFLDraft #aaronrodgers #BuckyIrving #CBSSports #DanteMoore #Ducks #Football #LosAngelesChargers #MockDraft #NFL #oregon #OregonDucks #Oregonquarterback #PittsburghSteelers #SanFrancisco49ers #TampaBayBuccaneers #TezJohnson #theDucks
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CBS Sports’ mock draft includes four Oregon Ducks drafted in 1st round https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/902281/ #AaronRodgers #BuckyIrving #CBSSports #DanteMoore #Ducks #Football #LosAngelesChargers #MockDraft #NFL #NflDraft #oregon #OregonDucks #OregonQuarterback #PittsburghSteelers #SanFrancisco49ers #TampaBayBuccaneers #TezJohnson #TheDucks

CBS Sports’ mock draft includes four Oregon Ducks drafted in 1st round https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/902281/ #AaronRodgers #BuckyIrving #CBSSports #DanteMoore #Ducks #Football #LosAngelesChargers #MockDraft #NFL #NflDraft #oregon #OregonDucks #OregonQuarterback #PittsburghSteelers #SanFrancisco49ers #TampaBayBuccaneers #TezJohnson #TheDucks

Am Ufer spazierende Mandarinente, auf der Suche nach einem ruhigen Plätzchen. ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Am Ufer spazierende Mandarinente, auf der Suche nach einem ruhigen Plätzchen. ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Am Ufer spazierende Mandarinente, auf der Suche nach einem ruhigen Plätzchen. ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Am Ufer spazierende Mandarinente, auf der Suche nach einem ruhigen Plätzchen. ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Am Ufer spazierende Mandarinente, auf der Suche nach einem ruhigen Plätzchen. ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

#PhotoMay2026 #PhotoMai2026
Jour 26 : liberté

L'arrêt Liberté de la ligne T1 du tramway à #lyon, point de départ de la balade du jour sur les quais du #rhone du pont Wilson au parc de Gerland.

#photography #river #ducks #BloomScrolling

Eine Mandarinente die in der Abendsonne sitzt, die Stille genießt und den Tag in aller Ruhe ausklingen lässt... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Eine Mandarinente die in der Abendsonne sitzt, die Stille genießt und den Tag in aller Ruhe ausklingen lässt... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Eine Mandarinente die in der Abendsonne sitzt, die Stille genießt und den Tag in aller Ruhe ausklingen lässt... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Eine Mandarinente die in der Abendsonne sitzt, die Stille genießt und den Tag in aller Ruhe ausklingen lässt... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Eine Mandarinente die in der Abendsonne sitzt, die Stille genießt und den Tag in aller Ruhe ausklingen lässt... ❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Birds #Vögel #Entenvögel #DuckBirds #Enten #Ducks #Mandarinente #MandarinDuck #Vogelfotografie #Birdphotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Ornithologie #Ornithology #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC. #ducks #archaeology #hunting #cave #birds #nevada #indian #smithsonian #nyc #anatidae #museum

Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC. #ducks #archaeology #hunting #cave #birds #nevada #indian #smithsonian #nyc #anatidae #museum

Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC. #ducks #archaeology #hunting #cave #birds #nevada #indian #smithsonian #nyc #anatidae #museum

Duck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC. #ducks #archaeology #hunting #cave #birds #nevada #indian #smithsonian #nyc #anatidae #museum

An #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a mudlark and #ducks

An #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a mudlark and #ducks

An #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a mudlark and #ducks

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HALT! 🦆

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#art #illustration #Birds #Artist #DigitalArt #SmallBusiness #GiftIdeas #Stickers #BirdsOfMastodon #ducks

A cold #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a currawong, a mudlark and not #ducks

A cold #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a currawong, a mudlark and not #ducks

A cold #Autumn afternoon at the creek with a magpie, a currawong, a mudlark and not #ducks

🇫🇷 Il va faire chaud aujourd'hui, un temps à être au bord ou sur l'eau comme ces colverts. 🙂

Passez une belle journée. 👋

🇬🇧 It's going to be hot today, perfect weather to be near or on the water like those two mallards. 🙂

Have a nice day. 👋

#mallardMonday #canards #mallards #ducks

🇫🇷 Il va faire chaud aujourd'hui, un temps à être au bord ou sur l'eau comme ces colverts. 🙂

Passez une belle journée. 👋

🇬🇧 It's going to be hot today, perfect weather to be near or on the water like those two mallards. 🙂

Have a nice day. 👋

#mallardMonday #canards #mallards #ducks

🇫🇷 Il va faire chaud aujourd'hui, un temps à être au bord ou sur l'eau comme ces colverts. 🙂

Passez une belle journée. 👋

🇬🇧 It's going to be hot today, perfect weather to be near or on the water like those two mallards. 🙂

Have a nice day. 👋

#mallardMonday #canards #mallards #ducks

Just saw two double crested cormorants. They were swimming in the lake and then took off. They circled the lake, gaining altitude with each lap, and then landed in a tree about 40 yards away.

They did this 3-4 times.

Here’s a shitty pic of what I assume is a juvi.

Correct me if I misidentified.

#birds #ducks #NewJersey

Just saw two double crested cormorants. They were swimming in the lake and then took off. They circled the lake, gaining altitude with each lap, and then landed in a tree about 40 yards away.

They did this 3-4 times.

Here’s a shitty pic of what I assume is a juvi.

Correct me if I misidentified.

#birds #ducks #NewJersey

Just saw two double crested cormorants. They were swimming in the lake and then took off. They circled the lake, gaining altitude with each lap, and then landed in a tree about 40 yards away.

They did this 3-4 times.

Here’s a shitty pic of what I assume is a juvi.

Correct me if I misidentified.

#birds #ducks #NewJersey

Just saw two double crested cormorants. They were swimming in the lake and then took off. They circled the lake, gaining altitude with each lap, and then landed in a tree about 40 yards away.

They did this 3-4 times.

Here’s a shitty pic of what I assume is a juvi.

Correct me if I misidentified.

#birds #ducks #NewJersey

Just saw two double crested cormorants. They were swimming in the lake and then took off. They circled the lake, gaining altitude with each lap, and then landed in a tree about 40 yards away.

They did this 3-4 times.

Here’s a shitty pic of what I assume is a juvi.

Correct me if I misidentified.

#birds #ducks #NewJersey

How to Watch Avalanche vs. Golden Knights Game 3: Channel, Live Stream & Start Time for 2026 NHL Playoffs https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/582609/ #Avalanche #Colorado #Ducks #GoldenKnights #Hockey #NathanMacKinnon #NHL #NHLPlayoffs #StanleyCup #StanleyCupPlayoffs #StanleyCupPlayoffsNHL #Vegas #WesternConferenceFinals

Baby Chicks and Garden Plans during an Unusual Rainy Season https://www.allforgardening.com/1787224/baby-chicks-and-garden-plans-during-an-unusual-rainy-season/ #chickens #ducks #expat #farm #finca #GardenPlans #homestead #KatahdinSheep #Panama #TropicalGarden

Baby Chicks and Garden Plans during an Unusual Rainy Season https://www.allforgardening.com/1787224/baby-chicks-and-garden-plans-during-an-unusual-rainy-season/ #chickens #ducks #expat #farm #finca #GardenPlans #homestead #KatahdinSheep #Panama #TropicalGarden

We have apparently attracted a pair of ducks, they laid eggs next to our front door.

My wife had to stick a sign on our door that says “beware of the the nesting ducks” to warn delivery drivers.

#birds #ducks

We have apparently attracted a pair of ducks, they laid eggs next to our front door.

My wife had to stick a sign on our door that says “beware of the the nesting ducks” to warn delivery drivers.

#birds #ducks