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A.D.Elliott Writer and photographer documenting overlooked places, forgotten people, and the long memory of the road

Happy Thursday, my friends!Wishing you the confidence of a squirrel crossing the road with absolutely no plan.
10/15/2026

Happy Thursday, my friends!

Wishing you the confidence of a squirrel crossing the road with absolutely no plan.

Good morning, my friends! I hope the road ahead is easy, the detours are interesting, and nobody drives 10 under in the ...
10/14/2026

Good morning, my friends!

I hope the road ahead is easy, the detours are interesting, and nobody drives 10 under in the left lane.

Look, my friends!I found a very cool leaf.
10/13/2026

Look, my friends!

I found a very cool leaf.

Good morning, my friends!Here’s hoping your coffee is hot, your shoes are comfortable, and your plans mostly cooperate.
10/13/2026

Good morning, my friends!

Here’s hoping your coffee is hot, your shoes are comfortable, and your plans mostly cooperate.

This is how you waste time, my friends! One dot at a time!There's a maple tree just outside our door, and it's putting o...
10/12/2026

This is how you waste time, my friends! One dot at a time!

There's a maple tree just outside our door, and it's putting on the most beautiful show.

Consider me inspired.

One dot became ten. Ten became a hundred. And somewhere along the way, hundreds of tiny marks became a tree.

There's something wonderfully peaceful about creating art simply for the pleasure of creating. No deadlines, no expectations, no particular purpose beyond seeing what happens when inspiration meets patience.

Sometimes, happiness is found in the smallest things.

And sometimes, it takes a thousand little dots to remind us.

10/12/2026

Good morning, my friends!

I hope the world is gentle with you today, and that you find a hundred little ways to make it gentler for someone else.

Kindness is such a simple thing, and yet we sometimes forget how much it matters.

A thoughtful word, a little patience, an unexpected compliment, or simply taking the time to listen can change the course of someone's day.

And sometimes, we're the ones who need that kindness. We need someone to be patient with us, to offer a little encouragement, or to remind us that there is still goodness in the world.

We don't always know what burdens others are carrying, just as they don't always know what we're carrying ourselves.

So, as we begin another week, I hope kindness finds its way to you in unexpected places. I hope you recognize it when it arrives, allow yourself to receive it, and find opportunities to pass a little along.

Blessings for a beautiful Monday and a week filled with kindness, both given and received. ❤️

Good morning, my friends! May the cats align.
10/10/2026

Good morning, my friends!

May the cats align.

Still celebrating!
10/09/2026

Still celebrating!

Be Curious Enough to Question the Story.Be Courageous Enough to Uncover the Truth.Be Brave Enough to Confront the Powerf...
10/09/2026

Be Curious Enough to Question the Story.
Be Courageous Enough to Uncover the Truth.
Be Brave Enough to Confront the Powerful.

Be an Ida.

Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells grew into one of the most fearless journalists and civil rights advocates in American history.

She lived in an era when challenging the accepted narrative could cost a person everything. And yet, she challenged it anyway.

When three of her friends were lynched in Memphis in 1892, Ida began investigating the violence, questioning the justifications offered for it, and exposing the terrible truths that powerful people would rather have kept hidden.

Her reporting made her a target. A mob destroyed the newspaper office where she worked, and threats against her life forced her to leave Memphis.

But Ida didn't stop writing.

She gathered evidence, published her findings, traveled, lectured, and devoted herself to exposing injustice. She also fought for women's voting rights, refusing to accept that equality should belong to some women and not others.

Ida understood something we would do well to remember today: Just because a story is widely believed doesn't make it true. Just because an injustice is accepted doesn't make it right. And just because someone is powerful doesn't mean they should go unquestioned.

It is easy to speak the truth when everyone agrees with us. It takes considerably more courage to speak when the truth is unpopular, inconvenient, or dangerous.

We may never face the extraordinary circumstances Ida faced, but every day offers opportunities to practice a little of her courage.

Ask another question. Look beyond the headline. Seek the evidence. Listen to the overlooked. And when you discover something wrong, don't let fear of disapproval keep you silent.

The world doesn't need more people willing to repeat what they've been told.

It needs more people willing to discover what is true.

Be an Ida.

10/09/2026

Be Curious Enough to Question the Story.
Be Courageous Enough to Uncover the Truth.
Be Brave Enough to Confront the Powerful.

Be an Ida.

Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells grew into one of the most fearless journalists and civil rights advocates in American history.

She lived in an era when challenging the accepted narrative could cost a person everything. And yet, she challenged it anyway.

When three of her friends were lynched in Memphis in 1892, Ida began investigating the violence, questioning the justifications offered for it, and exposing the terrible truths that powerful people would rather have kept hidden.

Her reporting made her a target. A mob destroyed the newspaper office where she worked, and threats against her life forced her to leave Memphis.

But Ida didn't stop writing.

She gathered evidence, published her findings, traveled, lectured, and devoted herself to exposing injustice. She also fought for women's voting rights, refusing to accept that equality should belong to some women and not others.

Ida understood something we would do well to remember today: Just because a story is widely believed doesn't make it true. Just because an injustice is accepted doesn't make it right. And just because someone is powerful doesn't mean they should go unquestioned.

It is easy to speak the truth when everyone agrees with us. It takes considerably more courage to speak when the truth is unpopular, inconvenient, or dangerous.

We may never face the extraordinary circumstances Ida faced, but every day offers opportunities to practice a little of her courage.

Ask another question. Look beyond the headline. Seek the evidence. Listen to the overlooked. And when you discover something wrong, don't let fear of disapproval keep you silent.

The world doesn't need more people willing to repeat what they've been told.

It needs more people willing to discover what is true.

Be an Ida.

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