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Jon Lord<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> </p><p>Whats wrong with this photo ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/potd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/urbanphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/streetphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streetphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhitephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sfba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sfba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ship</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Something you won’t often see: Roman Snail (aka the veritable edible escargot) crawling along the North Downs Way. Enormous thing and apparently colonies are now resident in that small area. Never seen such a big snail in the wild before.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/snail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mollusc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mollusc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/naturalworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturalworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/northdownsway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northdownsway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span><br>Slow Ways are active on Blue Sky and bridge here <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/slowwaysuk.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>slowwaysuk.bsky.social</span></a></span><br>But they consistently fail to use <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> on their images so I refuse to boost them.<br>Shame, because it's a wonderful initiative.</p>
der.hans<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@estherschindler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>estherschindler</span></a></span> </p><p>P6: guy responds, "What if it's NATURAL?" and monk says, "There's NO proof of that!"</p><p>Below it says, "Being left-handed in the middle ages"</p><p>alt-text note: also being left-handed in the chain saw aisle</p><p>Can't read artist name.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alt4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt4you</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VeroniqueB99</span></a></span> </p><p>(*<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> meme depicts the Grim Reaper playing a claw machine and having just caught a figure of Hulk Hogan, with the text expressing surprise and questioning if Donald Trump is even in the machine. This references the recent news of Hulk Hogan's passing and his known support for Donald Trump.)</p>
der.hans<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> alt-text</p><p>editorial cartoon, looks like artist is Adam Zygus</p><p>a huge belipsticked pig labled "$4 trillion deficit" with some Republican applying the lipstick while saying "This is about eliminating gov't waste ..." while shoving PBS, specifically Sesame Street and Oscar the Grouch, and NPR into a trash can</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alt4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt4you</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SesameStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a></p>
Greg Johnston<p>Negotiating Qwest’Alb Glacier on the route to Three Fingers Lookout, 2007, for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a>. Photo was taken by my colleague at the time Josh Trujillo. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a></p>
Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦<p>I found it! The perfect gift for the vibe coder in your life: <a href="https://a.co/d/0AOyzjD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/0AOyzjD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a>: two-key keyboard: Copy and Paste</p>
TroikaFox<p>Hello Mastodon, I am asking for assistance what is the name of the profile that does alt text for us. I remember something Altext for me or something like that</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Questions</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOS</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span></p>
Domando Al Lobo 🐺<p>Me pregunto por qué en Mastodon no se repostean toots sin <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> en fotos pero sí cuentas que sólo suben fotos sin ni siquiera texto normalmente haciéndolas "mastostars".</p>
ALT After Dark<p>This is one of the first <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/NSFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSFW</span></a> pictures I used for <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/AccessibilityIsHotAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibilityIsHotAF</span></a> and I felt the <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> could use an upgrade <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/AltAfterDark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltAfterDark</span></a> style. You know how sometimes you look back at your old writing and think "Did I even proofread this?"... Yeah 😺</p><p>Anyway here is a classic <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/Pentagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagram</span></a> harness with a small tweak adding the hitches at the horizontal band forming the points near the armpits. It keeps the diagonals from digging into the titty roots near the armpit when moving around. I don't use this harness often because I like my more yoinkable version but this makes for excellent fashion <a href="https://masto.thefword.club/tags/Shibari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shibari</span></a> because of how simple it is. </p><p>— h3mmy :ablobcatheart:</p><p>Update: For a hot second the media wasn't marked as sensitive. I fixed it very quickly so hopefully it should be okay 🤞🏽</p><p>Update 2: For good measure, I did a delete and re-draft because of how federation can get weird</p>
🦅 🪿RKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈<p>Found a friend while dead-heading rose mallow earlier. Size (~2") &amp; rectangular face-plate suggests a native Carolina praying mantis (not the Chinese mantis, ~4", square face-plate) but I'm no expert. </p><p>Hope it decides to hang around🤞 </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/PhotoHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoHour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a></p>
Sam :moomin_hattifatteners:<p>I found this video good for distracting me from the state of the world today.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> Between 8 and 12 ducks crowd round a pyrex bowl filled with water and green garden peas. There is the soft sound of their beaks contacting the glass, a rapid spattering that is them greedily nibbling at the peas, and their gentle squeaks of delight at this delicious snack.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbJCBnJfijw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=lbJCBnJfijw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
🦅 🪿RKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈<p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a> </p><p>Bluebird leaning into a cold January morning.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/StormHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormHour</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BirdPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a></p>
somlu1968<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@fff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fff</span></a></span> Textkachel:<br>"Umweltminister im ntv Frühstart<br>Merz-Aussagen zu Klimazielen sind "ein wenig verunglückt" Während Deutschland mit Extremwetter kämpft, sorgt Bundeskanzler Merz mit Aussagen zur Klimapolitik für Irritationen. Seine Formulierung zu den Klimazielen sei "ein wenig verunglückt", sagt Umweltminister Carsten Schneider im ntv Frühstart und erklärt, an welchen Stellen Deutschland in den Umweltschutz investiert."</p><p>Macht <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alttext</span></a> oder gebt die Quelle an!</p><p>Quelle: <a href="https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/magazine/fruehstart/Merz-Aussagen-zu-Klimazielen-sind-ein-wenig-verunglueckt-article25915957.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">n-tv.de/mediathek/magazine/fru</span><span class="invisible">ehstart/Merz-Aussagen-zu-Klimazielen-sind-ein-wenig-verunglueckt-article25915957.html</span></a></p>
Justin Derrick<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> Needs <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a>, Rob….</p>
somlu1968<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TwraSun</span></a></span> <br>Der Text würde natürlich in den <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alttext</span></a> besser reinpassen: </p><p>Screenshot eines Textes: </p><p>Selbst auf Reisen vermeidet es Reiche, ihr Ministerium stark einzubeziehen. Mitte Juni fliegt sie in die USA. Das erste<br>Aufeinandertreffen mit Vertretern der US-Regierung ist eine heikle Mission, seit Monaten befinden sich die EU und die USA im Handelsstreit. Normalerweise reisen Minister zu solchen Terminen mit einer Regierungsmaschine, auch damit ihre Leute sie auf dem Weg vorbereiten kennen. &gt;&gt;</p>
Jon Lord<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ThrowBackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowBackThursday</span></a> </p><p>Thian Hock Keng, 天福宮, Singapore</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/potd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackAndWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAndWhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singapore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhitephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/historic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/streetphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streetphotography</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Thursday Quote</strong></p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rhTyWw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://flic.kr/p/2rhTyWw</a></p> <p>Alt text beneath the read more bit… </p> <p>“A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.” ~Robert Wagner, actor from “The Longest Day”</p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/thursday-quote-8/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/24/thursday-quote-8/</span></a></p>
LAUREN<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@BrianJopek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrianJopek</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/Ozzy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ozzy</span></a></p>