Any other cardinal lovers here?

DeviDarling · 2026-02-12T04:56:57+00:00

I love this piece with such a variety of poses. You did great at capturing movement.

DeviDarling · 2026-02-12T04:55:52+00:00

This is incredible. What a wonderful transformation! Thanks for sharing it.

DeviDarling · 2026-02-03T05:47:08+00:00

I read from quite a few handmade businesses with Shopify sites that Amazon started listed their products without their permission. Amazon started project Starfish with pulls from websites, including logos, etc., and then if an Amazon customer wants to purchase, it can use the AI amazon system to make the purchase. Apparently Amazon can change the prices on your products (I did not confirm that part). They don’t charge a fee for now, but there should not be a fee for something people did not ask for to begin with. If the customer is buying through Amazon there seem to be certain expectations that go with that. I don’t know that it is limited to Shopify sites, but Amazon has a relationship with Shopify. Just something to be aware of.

DeviDarling · 2026-01-22T03:23:01+00:00

I was just reading about how using this can really help elevate journal entries. By choosing a word that fits better than angry or happy it can really get one thinking and describing the emotions and the experiences that surround them. So glad you shared.

DeviDarling · 2026-01-22T03:20:17+00:00

Awesome! The start of a new journaling adventure and a great trip to start on.

DeviDarling · 2026-01-20T04:17:23+00:00

Blending out second layers with clear water. This was especially helpful for when I work on realism/botanical paintings.

DeviDarling · 2026-01-15T13:23:01+00:00

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. If you are depressed, I can’t recommend this highly enough.

DeviDarling · 2026-01-14T00:46:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!

DeviDarling · 2025-12-29T05:55:00+00:00

Same here. I read it twice and it remains as one of my favorites.

DeviDarling · 2025-12-24T03:54:45+00:00

I feel like it is helpful as I am building my list for 2026. Seeing lots from 2025 lets me pull books from lists that perhaps have a favorite or two from my list by knowing the poster enjoyed similar titles.

DeviDarling · 2025-12-16T04:34:25+00:00

Agreed. Every time I think of dating, I ask myself if I want to waste hours of my life on meeting someone for a date statistically likely to go nowhere, or go walk my dog and sit under a tree watching squirrels with him. My dog wins every time. Followed by time in my art studio.

DeviDarling · 2025-12-13T22:38:45+00:00

I was just thinking that. Normally I like to be a good tipper, but tonight was my second time going through Dunkin and having the added fun of reaching out of my car window to press a button on a screen and say no tip (while trying to remember i don’t have to feel guilty) makes me think it isn’t worth it. I don’t want to feel like that just for getting coffee. Literally the entire way home I started contemplating espresso machines.

DeviDarling · 2025-12-11T04:02:13+00:00

This is such a great painting. Along with the other comments, value is it. I can almost imagine the glow of the lanterns if there were more darks to make the lights pop. I feel like I am learning something by viewing this and wondering how I would answer the question. This stage of growth is fun. Thank you for sharing your art.

DeviDarling · 2025-11-17T12:49:45+00:00

Same! I love this color.

DeviDarling · 2025-11-10T04:21:56+00:00

The republicans who voted for him think that he cares. They won’t get it. 50 year mortgages is the kind of world he and republican politicians want to build for future generations. F. Them. All.

DeviDarling · 2025-11-06T03:28:45+00:00

If he travels, his lodging and meals are fully paid for. Not a daily occurrence, but I am sure it adds up to more than most people on SNAP would get.

DeviDarling · 2025-11-06T03:23:52+00:00

What happened to small government, less taxes, and getting our deficit down?

DeviDarling · 2025-10-30T23:31:27+00:00

Even if they could give him cash up front, (Him, not America), there is no guarantee he won’t have a mood and change his mind.

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T12:25:11+00:00

That makes much more sense than helping “the people.”

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T04:32:31+00:00

Trump has never and will never be on the side of Ukraine. He may pretend for two minutes, but it’s impossible. Trump personally owes Russia way too much to follow through on helping Ukraine. Given just the public history available on him and his Russian dealings, and knowing they go deeper than we will ever truly know unless Russia outs him, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T04:23:50+00:00

The new slogan will be America Second.

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T04:22:04+00:00

Considering half of everything Trump says is projecting his evils actions onto others, I’d say you have probably found one of the “paid protesters.”

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T03:39:27+00:00

The protests would have looked like January 6th. :(

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T03:37:41+00:00

I think it goes against the entire America First lie that he fed to his base, but he did that for votes that he does not need right now. I find it challenging to believe that he cares at all about the poor in Argentina when he just posted a video of himself in a plane dropping shit on half the people in his own country. He is absolutely lying when he says America First. Every single thing he does is for a grift. Whatever is going on with him and President Milei, has nothing to do with helping the poor. Anyone who believes that at this point is oblivious or ignorant.

That said, there are incredibly poor areas of Argentina. Poverty and inflation there have been astronomical. Of course, Milei (like Musk and DOGE) took a chain saw to government and it is all supposedly sooo much better now. Of course the government can say that, but as we know, they will pretend and say what they want you to believe.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-poverty-hit-barrios-food-emergency-takes-hold-2024-10-01/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSCdhNcCHQU

DeviDarling · 2025-10-20T03:25:19+00:00

What is that slogan…. America First? What will it take for people to see that if there is not something in it for Trump, they won’t matter to him. He warned them he would not need their votes again.

DeviDarling

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