Photographer, birder, nature shitposter, alt text enthusiast, he/him, northern Illinois, usa, 32
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Last Notes npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Brb putting linux and olive oil on all the company issued laptops npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Rubies on snails npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren https://fliprock.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/953/406/068/824/736/original/a6168f5d6900c1bc.jpeg npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Wednesday got to nap in a sunbeam today npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren hermit thrush! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Wednesday says it's time for a nap npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Happy #WednesdayOnWednesday everyone! Here is Wednesday as a baby kitten for your enjoyment! She has been living in Georgia but is now up in Illinois with me and we are both having the best time together. She is the sweetest cat who loves to play with toys and boxes and anything crinkly she can get her paws on. Her favorite toys so far have been a little mushroom and a little shrimp, i think she’s in the right place lol. If you feel like helping us get her all set up or just want to get her a treat, my ko-fi is https://ko-fi.com/loren_nature npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Wednesday in her little pink chair! #WednesdayOnMonday npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Wednesday hopes everyone is having a relaxing day #Wednesday #EveryDayIsWednesday #WednesdayOnSunday npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren say hello to Wednesday! she lives with me now and she is a perfect cat. she is 10 years old and blind and has been settling in great. expect many more pictures of her! #Wednesday #caturday #WednesdayOnSaturday npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Carolina Wren, Georgia Mountains npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Maybe your resolution should be to add alt text npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Cabbage anyone? 🥬 npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren A wee harlequin bug npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Green heron selecting the perfect stick npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Happy weevil wednesday to all the weevils out there npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Live, laugh, lobsters npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Should i order more nuthatch stickers? npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren blue-grey gnatcatcher would appreciate any gnats you may have to offer npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren yellow-rumped warbler npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Dang that snow is loud! Yep, snow geese. Falling through the sky like snowflakes that can yell. Piling up into beautiful deafening drifts. The cold quiet broken only by the sound of thousands of geese honking in unison npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren I need a large slug in my home npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren a small offering in these trying times npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Dang wish i went to turtle kindergarten npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren I went out in the world for a while. Rest assured, no one knows what the fuck mastodon is still npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren Trilobite bicycle npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren 3 years later and im still here, wanting the best for this place, wanting the best for everyone here and for everyone who needs a safe spot to hang out online. we can have that here, i still imagine a future with the fediverse in it, an unsinkable ship filled with all of us not willing to compromise on decency npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren happy frog friday mfers npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren https://fliprock.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/323/055/783/067/400/original/639f3880c9b04469.jpeg npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren gourd npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren meow! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren just finished A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. it was fantastic. loved it as much as the first one. books are so good npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…fe4j youre right! i shouldnt sleep on boggy marshes npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren its too bad im not very good at swimming or i’d live in a pond npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren little heron has no idea what you did npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren they did it, they really fuckin did it. good job herons i am so proud of you! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren the big baby herons can fly 🥲 npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren bees good npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren i hear frogs. npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren is your computer too quiet?? try using starlings as storage, you’ll never have a moment of peace again! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren “let me sing you the song of my people” npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…rak3 what lovely pants they have npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren we really should be protecting the natural world and organisms who live in it. i believe as the conscious part of the organism we call earth, we have a duty of care. we know the problems, they have been well identified, but now we have to solve them. i think we will have to try things that have never been tried, tested, or even imagined but the earth and those who inhabit it are worth it npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren ive been thinking for a while now that i would like to ask if anyone would want to contribute some music to some projects im working on. first and foremost though i dont want to devalue anyones hard work. however i want to be upfront that i do not currently have the budget to compensate appropriately. ideally i would just pay one of wonderful artists who i know on here but i dont think any of these projects are going to be big cash generators hahah. has anyone bartered for this type of situation? is there some alternative that youve used? im not really familiar with any of this but i do know the value of good music npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren it looks pretty tough raising 3 tiny monsters set on stabbing you in the face at any opportunity npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren im not usually one to get too emotionally attached to any one wild animal since our lifespans run at such different speeds and there are so many things that can happen but i have become hopelessly attached to this nest of green herons. when i thought the nest was gone i couldnt bring myself to edit the pictures i had taken of them building the nest for fear i would have to make a terrible announcement soon. but there they are! they made it through storms and brutal heat. im so proud and happy for their funny little family. npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren “why?” asked toad npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren doing art, out of spite npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren now included with ko-fi membership: this image as a desktop wallpaper! ill be putting a new one up monthly npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren thanks to everyone whos been so kind and supported me the last few years. i dont know what i would have done without yall. 💚 npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren im not unemployed i just stopped donating my labor to capitalism npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren behold my plasticine child! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren as a wise aardvark once said “having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card” npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren 😛 npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren nose touch!!! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren moorhens are bog chickens npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren i feel like we really miss out being too big to sleep in flowers npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren turkeys are beautiful and smart, i will not tolerate their slander! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren look at this tall chicken npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren do u like herons? i like herons npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren its my birthday week want to buy me a drink? npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren the cat tails are starting to grow their corn dogs npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren i am not the early bird. i am the robin singing at 3 am npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren just stompin npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren loggerhead shrikes are called that because they are friends with sea turtles npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren i thought that the green herons were funny in person but catching them mid action makes them even funnier npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…q3dc very good birds experienced!! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren did someone say it was snout beetle o clock?? npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren its snout beetle o clock! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…tmdj itll be a few days, i have a huge backlog and have things going on the next few days hahah 😅 npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…tmdj well i have lots more pictures to share! i stayed up for the sunrise and got lots more pictures of them nesting this morning! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren @nprofile…tmdj thank you! i got very lucky to see this green heron just stomping around on the lily pads npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren omw to disrupt your silent sunday npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren the fearsome hunter emerges victorious with their prize! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren love a good #FatFrogFriday npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren you know what are cool? books npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren “feel free to wait at the bar while we get your table ready, that nice weevil back there will be happy to take your order” npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren im so excited that its bug season again. they make everything better. i saw so many good little friends the other day. my parents have irises budding in their back yard and i made them promise they would tell me when they bloom so i can come check to see if there are any weevils on them!! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren every time i see an animal for the first time is the best day ever. i had never seen iris weevils before the other day. they are adorable and hilarious and weird and beautiful. maybe not everyone has the same intensely positive reaction i do to them and thats fine. but look at that snout! that is a real animal! they live on irises and occasionally some other flowers, thats it! they snout around on irises, thats their whole deal. i love them so much it hurts :beebleborg: npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren an iris weevil on an iris, as one might expect! npub14uade5d0gk6rht8e0tn2r94g4a5fwc2ksph7yz93w6fjp65qrwyqynhtpf Loren so uhhh anyone know any good north american field guides for weevils? 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