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racheltobie.bsky.social
Reader of YA, MG & Romance. Probably cuddling a small dog or staring at a bird in a tree. Definitely wearing a respirator. Pacific Northwest. She/her.
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If you could use a little brightness in your day, I recommend spending some time with sled dog MUPPY. I’m genuinely obsessed with her. She is an icon. She is a legend. Her legs are 4 inches long.

submitted 7 days ago • 45 comments

Let’s help Celeste the way she’s helped all of us.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

submitted 12 days ago • 885 comments

A hot pink dragonfly has landed in your feed to give you a little doomscrolling break. Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea), Texas #FridayFlyday #Inverts

submitted 18 days ago • 49 comments

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙 Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.

submitted 36 days ago • 96 comments

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

submitted 49 days ago • 253 comments

“Through the screen, I found something unexpected: the chance for technology to offer a different — and sometimes deeper — interaction with patients.” —@helenouyang.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/o...

submitted 54 days ago • 9 comments

First bird of 2025: an Anna’s hummingbird, perched at the very top of a tree, surveying its domain and making that wonderful buzzing call that always makes me look up.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

No matter how much skill you acquire, drawing reveals something indelible about yourself that maybe even you don't comprehend. You're confessing, not flexing. We're connecting with your vulnerability as much as your talent. Hiring a robot to spackle over those faults is a cosmic goof.

submitted 60 days ago • 19 comments

I have to go to a medical appointment next week where I can’t use my usual 3M half-face respirator, so we did some home fit testing with N95s yesterday. - Tried on: 8 respirators - Fit tested: 4 - Passed the test: 2 (3M Aura 9210+ and Dräger X-plore 1950) I’m pleased to have two options!

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

“Art is here to prove, and to help one bear, the fact that all safety is an illusion.” —James Baldwin I think about this quote every day.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Chicka-SQUEE from any angle #birds

submitted 93 days ago • 35 comments

This is an excellent article, and I’m looking forward to checking out the free resources available here: www.covidsafetyforschools.org

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Bluesky, Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this

submitted 107 days ago • 87 comments

One of the many things I love about not cleaning out my potted plants is that they grow together so it looks like a garden. Another is all the volunteers—I didn’t plant either of those ferns. 🌱

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Moving away from Twitter and spending more time here. I’m here for watching birds, gardening, baking, reading, making art, writing, keeping each other safe from Covid, learning, and petting dogs and cats.

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

I’m delighted that my little balcony garden is still blooming away! Snapdragons for my first post here.

submitted 525 days ago • 0 comments