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October was a good month of live music.

#drivebytruckers #modestmouse #govtmule

#breakspark #towersoverlook

Spring has sprung in Appalachia

#spring2k17 #appalachia #russellforkriver #wildflowers #buddahcoffeecup

appalachian-appreciation-deacti

GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAYYYY!

Way I see it, we got a lot to celebrate.

This blog is getting ready to turn three years old in just a couple of weeks! In that three years, I’ve met a lot of Appalachian artists, musicians, creators, writers, advocates, and friends. 5000+ followers of them, as of this month! AND, the blog isn’t the only one with a birthday. I just hit my 25th birthday last week, and if that’s not a reason to celebrate, what is? So, a little tiny giveaway with some good stuff from a couple of my favorite shops/people it is!

I’m giving away:

The Foxfire Book, Vol. 1 (published 1972)

Mothman Sticker from Defend Appalachia (check them out at DefendAppalachia.com, on Etsy, or on Facebook)

Buttons from The Moth Flock (check them out on Tumblr, Facebook, Etsy, and at TheMothFlock.net)

Amethyst, milky quartz, red flint, and a hag stone (straight from the Kentucky collection of Granny Witch)

and some secret bonuses that I ain’t sharing yet!

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN YOU MUST:

1. Reblog this post, tagging it with the state you live in;

2. Follow @appalachian-appreciation on tumblr.

And that’s it!

(Though it wouldn’t hurt your chances to check out/follow the shops as well!)

Giveaway begins today, September 20, 2016, and ends October 4th!

jacleary

#kentucky

lipstickhick

i absolutely adore these cast iron skillet earrings my talented Momma, artist Bonita Skaggs-Parsons, has been making! she’s got bacon and eggs, gravy and biscuits, cornbread and strawberry pie!!

hand made in Kentucky! if you’re interested, drop me a message to own a pair.

lipstickhick

time to start thinkin’ about buying local for Chrissmess!! hit me up if you’re interested. twenty bucks each pair or two pair for thirty.

Scenes from Elkhorn City

#Appalachia #exploreky #gardenspider #breaksinterstatepark #kentucky #nature

eccooperstein

Hiking to Bad Branch Falls with Paxton and Phil.

jacleary

♡ #badbranchfalls

plantanarchy

I don’t care if I lose followers, I unapologetically will always support the right to a gun for self-defense. The world is dangerous, for some more than others. Whether the danger comes from the area you live in, the color of your skin, your sexuality, your religion, your gender or your disability, etc, you should have the ability to defend yourself as you see fit.

No one should have to rely solely on law enforcement and gun free zones for protection, especially when law enforcement is just as likely to brutalize as to protect and gun free zones are just as likely to create targets as to create safe spaces.

If you don’t feel comfortable with guns, don’t buy a gun.

thisshipwreck

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

shans0l0

Agree 100% except the really stupid part about “law enforcement is just as likely to brutalize.”

priceofliberty

I agree, it’s bad for The Discourse™ to perpetuate false statistics.

The police are not “just as likely to brutalize” as everyone else.

In fact, they’re they’re more likely to assault you than the general population, and nearly two-and-a-half times as likely to sexually assault you.

These numbers are taken from the 2008 UCR statistics and 12-months worth of statistics taken from the NPMSRP between April 2009 – March 2010 (a combination of our 2009 annual statistics and our Q1 2010 quarterly statistics):

Furthermore, only 33% of officers are ever convicted of these crimes and of those convicted, only 12% are incarcerated. Compare that to rates among the general population which are 68% and 48%, respectively.

plantanarchy

^^^^^