the whole week hasn't been hectic, but the last half has been, and i'm TIRED AF. will it show in my photos from this week? let's find out!

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I've been using my hands a lot in the last few weeks-- sanding floors, demo & cleanup, dumpster diving, fixing bikes & mowing lawns-- and my hands are lookin a lil rough. not pictured-- the big ole blister on my right hand (cause it was olding the camera!)

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there was rain in the forecast every damn day this week, but it never rained as hard as this day. i've also never taken a picture of the rain (i don't think), so i took the opportunity to practice burst mode, and this was my favorite

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by this point in the week I was feelin pretty tired, so i laid down pretty early, and my cat decided to join me. she really loves sitting in this bag

18 the beginning of the busy-ness-- an event, a panel, a performance. powerful, timely, challenging, growthful (is that a word?)

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the brand new mural in Cumberland, one of the outcomes of the Great Mountain Mural Fest organized by Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. participants learned every step in the process, from planning to execution, in order to take back to their home communities. super cool!

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members of the 2018 Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange cohort discuss their relationships to place on the grounds of Hindman Settlement School

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joe flies off a rope swing into Carr Creek Lake. it ain't summer without a rope swing!