Scientist who mostly posts about plants and my cat, Milli. Interested in art, science, animals, weather, baking , photography, TV. Former Tweeter. Occasional rants.
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Last Notes npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…gmzf Welcome! You might want to check out some hashtags or @nprofile…q0gn to get more out of your feed. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…eqsh I use Microsoft 365 Copilot, by which I mean “look at the Copilot icon and ensure that I don’t ever ever EVER click it”. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Is this anything? #Cats #WheresMisterIncredible https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/264/759/205/001/841/original/445da170bb0c0ef8.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…5uqu I’m going back next week, so hopefully people are prepared for me to not be productive. :blobcatlaugh: npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…p25k I’m sorry that happened to you. It must’ve been upsetting. I find that my accent or cadence sometimes slips closer to the person I’m talking to unintentionally. Not in a mocking way - just an adjustment. I pick up accents easily I guess. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…ffqc Cults always have a progression. I’m sure there was some recruitment going on way before $10k. My qualifications are studying Jonestown for a semester, but the pattern never seems to change. Develop bond, drive commitment, isolate, control. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…ekm4 Is that the one from 50 Cent? npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Me: [checks weather app for satellite data of cloud coverage] Also me: Of course not. #wawx #NorthernLights npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Apex predator in stealth mode #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/115/489/301/989/852/409/original/1c76764b87b10800.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Wooly Kate Tomato started from seeds in the Click & Grow #Gardening https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/114/616/934/716/615/774/original/487f3e3c3f89012e.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…adzx The last time I hired a handyman here it was about that much for six hours or so. Probably depends on demand and staffing levels, right? npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Only a vague recollection about planting this bush. Probably a currant, but the other currant isn’t doing whatever this is… Kinda pretty blorbs. #Gardening #ChaosGardening https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/114/124/897/546/920/024/original/b56fa1737684dfab.jpeg https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/114/124/902/380/561/160/original/e7bd56a30f4fa069.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Sometimes one wakes up and chooses violence. Cheese-based violence. Cheese Filled Jumbo Shells #Food #Cheese #Baking https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/709/958/630/853/383/original/a6bc2fd00c8a9b42.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Tuna-powered hand warmer #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/606/655/390/159/148/original/8337f6ae6fa5f454.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Milli says: “CATURDAY BUGS IS LATE. I WATCH. I WAIT.” #Cats #Caturday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/535/594/663/949/208/original/404e1b8a1afe6f9d.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…args Mine is usually telling me about a bug if it’s the very loud specific kind of yelling. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…70tj I have a shorter thicker branch for general yard poking, but this one’s got *range*. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Milli and Tuxedo Rando starring in “Motherfuckin’ Monday: an interpretive dance” #Cats #Monday #TuxedoRando https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/505/910/051/130/810/original/0565f8a869be4906.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @nprofile…znff I’m sorry. I couldn’t find a bird-berry picture. Please accept this entirely floofed dark-eyed junco trying to take as many baths as possible? #Birds https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/491/193/582/360/537/original/8c543c1a1ebf8ce6.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Neighbor’s cat was going around the building, wanting to be let in. I heard her out front and went to take a look. Quite a Caturday surprise. She must’ve climbed a tree? She did get back down and eventually was let in. Little maniac is persistent. #Cats #Caturday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/415/382/718/614/604/original/7fc27b436b566255.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Caturday floof luminous in a sunbeam #Cats #Caturday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/295/847/197/861/557/original/affd8f60a1cab303.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Tricyrtis (Toad Lily) bloomed! #Gardening #Lily #BloomScrolling https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/165/313/101/152/143/original/8dc51926610d93d5.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Went to my parents house yesterday to bake Broccoli Chicken Curry Casserole because they have AC and NO CAT TO YELL ABOUT CHICKEN. #Food #Cats #PawsOnPatrol https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/092/462/293/026/479/original/6f4858902acdfa58.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat How can it be Wednesday #Cats #WhiskersWedneday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/113/039/771/215/749/643/original/40699116ddb40f8f.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Vague recollection of seeing a pretty dark red dahlia last year. Apparently bought three different sets of bulbs? Sounds about right. #ChaosGardening #Dahlia #BloomScrolling https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/980/278/450/007/390/original/7885b72eb3bcb4f9.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Milli demands treats on normal days but especially on Caturday. #Cats #Caturday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/978/414/426/946/611/original/e7b236bc6c4dedd4.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Three chonk pickling cucumbers and a double decker zinnia #Gardening https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/926/920/878/841/803/original/43cc8907f1aa199d.jpeg https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/926/920/885/273/957/original/4b7108896d590565.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Milli Management TM “TREATS DAY - CAT WAY” #Cats #WhiskersWednesday https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/923/391/007/776/659/original/f6cbf1495dd442c8.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Enthusiastic water park visitors earning their Waschbär credentials. #CameraTrap #RaccoonParty #Nature https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/922/058/383/801/554/original/18767f0716eed181.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat I met the garden interloper. Mole in a hole making piles and eating stuff. Not very big… yet. #Gardening #Mole https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/906/701/571/328/902/original/86e7c152bc71bee3.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat I was excited to see the new Marvel movie, but the avalanche of promotional stuff and spoilers… I can’t make myself go. I suddenly just don’t care and don’t feel like sitting with a bunch of covid-vectors in a theater. Weird. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1zt3…0v09 TIL Washington has tanagers *and* orioles?! (If you’re in just the right sliver of land) npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1c57…awu5 Her tail is pretty fluffy right now. It’s reaching the dingle-danger zone. :blobcatlaugh: npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1zt3…0v09 It me! I ate them! 🏆 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Pink blueberry berries eaten! Sunflower endures being slightly eaten! #Gardening https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/810/805/046/543/785/original/752bb0a22d977694.jpeg https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/810/808/462/252/351/original/8ac60de9989bf62a.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1zt3…0v09 This purple one decided to escape its tower and join this hanging planter. https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/751/793/550/685/274/original/776a2697b5da0ed6.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1zt3…0v09 Are you sure that’s a gardenia? Do you have any flowers? npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Is The Mountain Out? Yes! #MtRainier #Tahoma #IsTheMountainOut #WashingtonState https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/736/084/675/621/538/original/29baf8e403ed7635.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1ema…z20p I wonder how she’d react to a kiddie pool. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Milli cannot believe the nerve of these birds. #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/673/598/440/428/117/original/702228a65f89e41d.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat One miniature rose and one long stalk of a succulent flowering. #Gardening #BloomScrolling https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/650/802/678/815/485/original/c6155b9bdbe792b0.jpeg https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/650/802/686/919/907/original/b609cea79e6b3d1b.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat When you get the zoomies and don’t know what to do with them. #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/588/331/744/507/945/original/645a18bc06b65937.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Whiskers and ear whiskers #WhiskersWednesday #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/487/155/490/960/140/original/29cb4a9517739266.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat We’re both feeling a bit Monday. #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/474/237/968/299/234/original/c614e4e21a39a7a0.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Me: BUMBLEBUTT! Bee: who u calling bumble butts, lady #Bees #Bumblebee https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/458/732/650/395/065/original/b5f4ea7f2db7f697.jpeg https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/458/736/290/794/299/original/3d9ccd70bdb5c888.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Happy #Caturday morning, West Coast! #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/422/910/094/646/085/original/022f81f70a9950ec.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Getting her post-nap pre-nap workout in. #Caturday #Cats https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/112/383/649/251/123/620/original/b3078d8f01c97cc0.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub19fc…ay3c I was thinking: these kids grew up with school resource officers. They have extensive experience with policing. I wonder how that impacts things. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub17hj…7a0r @npub1kpl…2az3 My family is prone to “look at that [tree, bush, interesting rock formation]” as well as “EAGLE!” or “HAWK!” Maybe we’re weird… npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub19fc…ay3c We pretended to be Canadian in France because we were ashamed of our country (and a little scared). It was mostly in jest but the world was not happy with the Bush US. I’d say I disliked Cheney more, but it’s really like comparing infinite dislikes. They’re both ♾️ . npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub1nk7…p3pm I recently chopped, but it was very long. My hair is a loose wave pattern. I twisted into a sausage and then did a loop with an elastic band. When it got really long, I worked the remainder through the loop to keep it from breaking more. My goals were keeping cool during the night and not getting breakage from CPAP headgear. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat @npub19fc…ay3c Sitting at 59F so far. Might have to turn on the heat tomorrow. Cozy. npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Piroshki Piroshki (Seattle purveyors of piroshki) has a local delivery business, which means I can order frozen deliciousness and they deliver them to my house! I particularly like the Beef and Cheese and the Salmon ones. The Monthly Special for September is Swedish Meatball. I’m feeling cautiously optimistic. #Food #Delivery #Seattle https://www.piroshkybakery.com/ npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Step up, ladies and gentlemen! See the idiot cat *transformed* into a squirrel! A true Mystery of Nature! #CameraTrap #Cat vs #Squirrel https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/953/666/945/753/568/original/290a8f9dfadbfe5c.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat This new little bun is at the water park after closing. What a cute chonk. Glad I noticed the big tomato plant was knocked over earlier. No need to scare the new patron. #Rabbit #Bun #CameraTrap https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/863/591/460/860/918/original/a7fb88f5eadc379a.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat FRAMED Packing foam as entertainment. #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #AltText A fluffy white cat sat unsuspecting in the top level of her cat tree by the window. Suddenly, a square of black foam the size of her whole body is placed over her. Surprise! She is framed. https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/861/823/225/737/220/original/d6ee8d75774f6aca.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat EEEEEEE Eggplant (With cat hair because of course) #Gardening https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/860/460/271/080/861/original/fccde5bb61c7853b.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat So far it’s been flower on, flower off, but I *might* have my first eggplant growing! I started it indoors and it was doing nothing. I moved it outside because I thought it might die faster, but it seems to like outside better anyway. #Gardening #Darwinian #SometimesAnEggplantIsJustAnEggplant Fairy Tale (F1) Eggplant Mini-Eggplant https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/855/331/539/604/164/original/0249aa768c1f5646.jpeg npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Lots of action at the water park today, at least until someone trips the invisible alarm. #Birds vs #Cats #CameraTrap https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/845/191/285/211/813/original/65e552f4df50d8ae.mp4 npub1ejg37ckwjp3zz5juajlms6rygzxyld2msz4pgw27va8hcag7qaqswm8m85 sollat Found a little yellow and white ladybug the other day. Been down a ladybug identification rabbit hole, none the wiser. At least it’s cute. #Insect #Ladybug https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/110/641/754/804/727/920/original/5ab9734fa004bce8.jpeg