FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Scene Are You Viewing?

Hello melting snow people! Wait — are you melting? Maybe not. It’s still pretty cold out there, especially if you live on the East Coast.

ANYHOW. This is my very first time hosting a Friday Open Thread! This week, we’re gonna talk about Scenic Views. I am so excited to spend my night in here with y’all! And also, if I’m going to be completely honest, I’m a little nervous, too. Y’all have a whole little world in here! That’s so great! Thank you for having me! If you’re an FOT lurker, post something today and we can be newbies together!

I really wanted to show you all these pictures I took while driving around the US. I wrote a little bit about the weirdo things I saw on it and some feelings I had on it, but there are all these PHOTOS:

Lady LeWinDa MilkZalot, in summer shades, looks out towards the windfarm over Lowville, NY

First view of the Pacific Ocean at Florence, OR

View from David's roof, Tucson, AZ — View from David’s roof, Tucson, AZ

El Paso, TX and Juarez, Chihuahua - Just below the horizon, a little to the right of the center of the photo, you can see a red sculpture, and to the left of that, you can see the US/Mexico Border, plowing its way between the cities. — El Paso, TX and Juarez, Chihuahua – Just below the horizon, a little to the right of the center of the photo, you can see a red sculpture, and to the left of that, you can see the US/Mexico Border, plowing its way between the cities.

This is a cat on a homonationalist flag. Very scenic.

Suggestive redwood. #vulvatrees Humbolt State Park, California

And now I want to see YOUR scenic views. Post your photos in the comments! “Scene” and “view” is up for wide interpretation. Some ideas I had that might fall into the category of “scenic view” include, but are most certainly not limited to:

mountains
oceans
train tracks
trains
the view from your roof
the view from your car
the pizza you just ordered
the kale you just cooked
your genderfriend smiling all cute at you from across the bed
your baby sleeping on the dog
the pile of snow you just shoveled that is so large it reaches your second-story window

I am extra interested in people who live in warm places and near beaches to post pictures of views that connote “warm” and “sun” because I have been in a state of near-frozen for the past several weeks here in Philadelphia.

Also this is a PSA that it’s the last Friday of February! Tomorrow is the last day of February! Have you sent your rent check yet? Get it in the mail! Come Monday it’ll already be March! Just do it now. We’ll wait.

How To Post A Photo In The Comments:

1. Find a photo! This is the easy part. Find a photo on the web, right click (on a Mac, control+click), hit “Copy Image URL” and then…

2. Code it in to your comment! Use the following code, and use a DIRECT LINK to the image. Your image link should end in .JPG or .GIF or .PNG or .CallMeWhateverYouWant even. I don’t care, but it should be an image suffix! KINDA LIKE THIS:

If you need to upload the photo you love from your computer, try using imgur. To learn more about posting photos, check out Ali’s step-by-step guide.

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How To Post A Video In The Comments, Too:

1. Find a video on YouTube or Vimeo or WHATEVER and click “embed.” Copy that code, but first make sure it’s for 640 px wide or less. If your player is too large, it will not display properly.

2. Copy the code and paste it directly into your comment.

3. Go forth and jam.