Our @BuddyUP community is growing and so is the quality content inside the POST POOL channels. Often, that content can be easily missed in the vast ocean of Steemit.

It’s our mission at BuddyUP to grow together, support each other and highlight the fantastic content that is created by our members. As part of that mission, we showcase talented content creators within the BuddyUP community, who also display a positive attitude and a community mindset, through our weekly curation post, Hook ‘Em Up!

THIS WEEK’S CATCH

@tawasi

@tawasi is a resident of Oregon, USA, but in a unique way. He considers himself homeless, living in a make-shift campsite tucked away in a park. If you're interested in reading about his struggles with homelessness, you can visit this post here. This fact, however, does not stop this activist from working to make a difference in the world.

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In his most recent post, he sheds light on the ever-increasing problems of world-wide—drought, wildfires and impending water shortages. He doesn’t just bemoan the state’s problems, he goes a step further by suggesting solutions.

Many of the dangers Oregon has to face are not unique to our state. The solutions which we are embracing could well work in the rest of the country and the world if they prove to be effective.

Immerse yourself in this post to learn more about the current plight of Oregon. You’ll come away with a better understanding of the negative impact that industry is having all over the planet, while also gaining the knowledge of what could be done from the suggestions @tawasi puts across.

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@zipporah

Zippy Lomax (aka @zipporah) not only creates stunning photographs, she also delves into the world of video in addition to being a songstress, fashion designer, writer, and illustrator.

In her most recent post, @zipporah reminisces about her evolution into video during a time she was feeling complacent in her work with still photography. Not only are her videos and photos stunning, the words she uses in her posts are works of art themselves.

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Light, once frozen in isolated moments, now dances before me, teasing me through the lens, writing and bending itself into colorful, refracted shapes that tickle my subjects and make my heart sing…

Check out this beautifully written post to catch a glimpse of Zippy’s amazing skill with video!

Are you a fan of macro photography? @zipporah has some incredible shots for you if you are. You can visit this post to see some of her work, and if you're a fan, make sure you look out for what's coming up next!

@pretty.dorky

Is it @pretty.dorky’s blog or Jeff’s blog? It’s hard to say, but regardless, they’re having fun and bringing us along for the ride!

Jeff is a cat figurine (from the LEGO Movie) who began by traveling around the country with @pretty.dorky’s husband, who works in aviation, traveling extensively. @pretty.dorky began sharing the adventures of Jeff, which later included trips to the library and museum, a couple of months ago in this post.

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Recently, for @pretty.dorky’s birthday, fellow BuddyUP member @penderis, created a custom birthday video for her and Jeff.

In response, @pretty.dorky and Jeff returned the sentiment with a birthday adventure for @penderis on Jeff’s private jet and catamaran. To follow the full adventures of Jeff as he celebrates @penderis’ birthday, click here.

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Round of applause for our Seaworthy Steemians!

The #hookemup curation initiative functions to spotlight talented, hard-working, community-minded Steemians of the BuddyUP Community. Let’s BuddyUP together and lend our support by engaging with comments, upvotes, resteems and follows!

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Hook 'Em Up! Library

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If you would like to nominate a fellow Steemian’s post for consideration in upcoming #hookemup curation posts, please share in #thehook within the BuddyUP Discord server.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Just me, @calumam, dropping by to leave some changes for the format of Hook 'Em Up next week. As you know, it's difficult to find these posts for HEU and keep them within a decent payout window, so people can gain exposure and a few extra votes before the 7th day rolls around.

The solution? We're going to look out for any post and we will be giving the featured member 1 SBD and 5 BUDDYUP tokens (you must be on the whitelist to receive the tokens). Hopefully, this way we can show off a bigger range of work from our fantastic members and they can still receive some form of encouragement and reward for their brilliant work. Also, just because the post may be paid out doesn't mean you can't drop a comment on there and follow them to see there more recent work!

Anyway... Great work yet again by our wonderful @CoachJJ! Gourami make sure you keep using #post-finder so you can highlight BuddyUP's finest, it makes JJ's life a whole lot easier! I hope you all have a nice weekend, take it easy and don't forget...

We all grow together

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This has been @coachjj, thanks for reading!

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All other images are taken from the author's blogs, headers are credited here.

_{top image: source - photo by kyle loftus}