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I'm working on a book. (Hold me to it!) * Bugs, bikes, bones, botany. * PNW * Learning = Winning!
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Do you like the idea of mining, logging, and drilling in National Parks? Then you'll LOVE the latest executive order opening our ocean parks to commercial fishing. Here's what you should do about it, courtesy of @taotaotasi.bsky.social www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...

You want to see an octopus riding a shark. 🎥: University of Auckland www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/s...

Please enjoy this clump of mosd ans lichen. #HappySpring

Ugh, my little world is topsy-turvy enough at this moment that I am not even tracking March Mammal Madness this year. //facepalm// Keep up the learning and winning, my friends! Next year I hope to cheer along with y'all!

Yep. I feel ya, little cup of cocoa.

look at this absolute unit

Time to call your reps! 5calls.org/issue/s9-wom...

Still life with book in progress.

Happy 5th "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" anniversary! #Geology ⚒️

I feel like everyone needs a cute little orange sea bunny nudibranch today. #Invertebrates

Still life with a book in progress.

“My house is one of many that burned down. This event, for me, has destroyed any boundary between my work as a climate scientist and the rest of my life.” Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:

SoCal fires, holy cats. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Sharing some adorable fungi, moss and lichens, just because.

It is #SecretStoat season, and my mystery weasel sent awesome little artworks! Including a 3D-printed raven bookmark that is AMAZEBALLS. Big thanks!

Happy winter solstice! Graphing the day to night ratio in blueberry pie.

Mushroom doodles, chopped into postcards.

A new issue of Real Change has hit the streets of Seattle! Read all about how folks are protecting themselves post-election, the SAM VSO Union & more! PLUS: Every issue has free, limited edition wrapping paper by @katura.bsky.social! Stop by the Wallingford Post Office to say hi to Harlan 📰💕

Was recently talking to my nephew about how he cannot abide wearing hats. Meanwhile, I literally can't go out the door without a hat on these days. I think it may have something to do with how often I am dive-bombed by gulls and crows lately? Pondering...

Is the SciArt Feed 🐡 just a couple of days away from 2k subscribers? Please share!

Hey ho, blue peops. Long time no microblog. My book project is not stalled, but it's slogging through an inconvenient slowdown. I do have the urge to share pics of fungi and talk about hats tho. So, hi again.

Rainbow vibes from my baby. The ragworm Hediste diversicolor. #WormWednesday

It was a very good day to be a moss.

And here are some slime molds. Happy little amoebas. #FungiFriends #sporepunk #SlimeMoldSunday

Friends, I just sent the first draft of this silly book off to the publishers for their first look. 👀

Lichens and succulents, living life to the fullest.

I just wrote "The End" on the pencil draft of my silly little book, and scanned it into a PDF doc with all its imperfections and plenty of free floating eraser dust to boot. Long road ahead, but DANG that's an exciting milestone!!!

Fourteen pages to go on this dang first draft! LET'S GOOOOOOO

Happy Shrew Year

And we've rounded the corner of 3/4 done with the first draft, my peoples! Woo hoo!

#SlimeMold

Writing time, mint tea edition.

C'mon then, let's sell the first painting of 2024 🐡

Even for an agnostic slacker like me, the holidays sure take a bite out of creative writing time. Made myself a pie chart to stay motivated!

A work training just suggested we try an AI-powered alt text generator. My first test of it made me snort-laugh out loud: "A blurry image of people dancing in a disco ball." Yeah, no. My mushy little neurons can do better than that, friends.

Writing time, alongside a giant bowl of diy powdered cocoa mix.

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