A simple gift from a kind man but made Ly Tieu Nu extremely happy. https://www.vivizine.com/888307/ ##CEO ##singleMom #DailyLife #GentleMother #GoodMan #harvesting #johnnys #LansiumDomesticum #Love #LýTiểuNữ #LyTu #MeaningfulGift #PoliceMan #RuralLife #TRUELOVE #ジャニーズ #元木湧
Figs are plumping up nicely. #gardening #PNW #RuralLife
Yay!
The septic tank needs attention, lucky me!!!!
Sitting in the barber shop taking BIL for a haircut. In the chair is a dad of a couple of kids including a lively lad about 8yo rocking a cracking mullet who is delighting in having a dig at Dad whose own mullet is in progress.
Kid: Dad, you look weird!
Dad: You look like someone whose license is already suspended!
Absolute fucken fire. Nuclear option.
In rural Ohio, I live amidst corn and soybean fields, good neighbors, and a conservative culture. The American flag flies proudly on many porches, including mine. But those red ball caps, the ones with MAGA stitched across the front, are common around here. They stir something in me far beyond politics.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-rural-gay-man-reflects-on-living-with-red-ball-cap-syndrome-84378744d04f
Thornless Blackberries and our one pot of Blueberries are ready to go off soon. Looking forward to berry jelly. #RuralLife #gardening #GardeningMastodon #PNW #Oregon
In central Alaska, a small village is undergoing a clean energy transformation in order to boost savings, build resilience and provide jobs. People there want to cut their reliance on expensive, imported diesel that’s one of the largest contributors of planet-warming emissions. @AssociatedPress talked to residents about their efforts. Here’s what they said:
We do our potatoes in two containers. They’re starting to look pretty good.#RuralLife #gardening #PNW #Oregon #GrowYourOwn
There was a "police chase" in my small rural village with a guy on a chair scooter. They essentially kept corralling him around the block until the battery ran out.
We only have one cop and he is part-time during the day and he wasn't about to pull him off that scooter by force while it was driving with his salary, which is less than a fast food grill cook would make. They keep him so we have a police department and mayor's court for the tourist speed trap.
They passed our house twice. Like 18 minutes a part. Not sure how long the "chase" route was. He went right down the middle of the street.
Last time, this guy had a moped. He's a habitual dui'er. He is allowed to walk and ride with someone else. No bikes, mopeds, mini-bikes, golf carts, horses or donkeys and vehicles. I'm not sure if pogo sticks are allowed.
It was funny and pathetic at the same time. #RuralLife
In Fukushima Prefecture's rural regions, more and more medical facilities have stopped handling childbirths, leaving municipalities worried about an acceleration of population decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/society/fukushima-childbirth-facilities-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #pregnancy #hospitals #children #rurallife #depopulation #fukushima
Rolled and resting
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: HOW DISCOURSE SHAPES THE PHILOSOPHY, PRACTICE, AND POLICY OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE MURRAY–DARLING BASIN
This book explores the pressing water management challenges in the Murray-Darling Basin, a region vital to Australian agriculture and rural life.
More, including an additional article by Shankland, on page 11 of CAFS 2025 Spring Newsletter!
#Community #Discourse #Water #Australia #Agriculture #RuralLife
https://foodstudies.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-CAFS-Spring-Newsletter.pdf
India, a trip to Sikkim antique shop in Gangtok
#analogphotography #filmphotography #india #kodachrome #naturelandscape #naturephotography #peoplephotography #photography #rurallandscape #rurallife #streetphotography #travelphotography
#traveltheworld #filmisnotdead #mountain #peoplephotography #people #travel #sikkim #cat
The government plans to create a system linking local governments with nonresidents as part of efforts to revitalize rural communities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/15/japan/politics/rural-connected-population-registration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #population #rurallife #apps #depopulation #localgovernment
Young women from rural areas in Japan are increasingly deciding not to return after moving to cities, with a government survey finding the main reason being a lack of opportunities for education and employment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/young-women-rural-areas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #women039sissues #rurallife #jobs #education
Japan has set a target of creating 10,000 jobs in regions outside Tokyo over the three years by promoting the relocation of business head office functions from the capital as part of an urban revitalization drive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/business-relocations-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #jobs #shigeruishiba #rurallife #population #japaneseeconomy
France, at home in Auvergne Lupinus flowers
#France #photography #rurallandscape #rurallife #flower #garden #gardenflower #gardennature #nature #naturelandscape #naturephotography #photography #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #TravelAddict #travelphotography #traveltheworld #home #lupinus
Well, we were all pretty curious about that deer on the lawn.