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August-–—•@augustaghast · 23 h
The archaic name for the kestrel is Windfucker, also recorded as Fuckwind. From an old sense of fuck meaning “to beat, strike, thrust.” A name earned by the bird’s habit of hovering in place, holding fast against the wind while it hunts.
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August-–—•@augustaghast · Jul 25
Just caught a bunch of ants frantically eating a tylenol I dropped on the floor and they all scurried away when I walked in
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August-–—•@augustaghast · Jul 23
Anyone who has ever spent a thought on ‘housing’ should be delighted to find they will spend eternity in hell rent-free
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August-–—•@augustaghast · Jul 20
Yesterday this accidental photo of pure redness appeared in my gallery and then shortly after I spotted this perfect reishi, as though primed
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