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Sylvia Sotomayor

@terjemar.bsky.social

Reader. Conlanger. Creator of Kēlen. She/her.

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I mean, frogs ARE heroes but the hashtag is supposed to be #herps 🤭

01.03.2026 14:27 — 👍 154    🔁 15    💬 6    📌 0

"crunchy water" is what my friends and family call carbonated water

15.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rebecca is great, but Roy Kent is still my fave.

15.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Photo of a roosting Heart nose Bat (Cardioderma cor) by Nik Borrow from iNaturalist. Bat is alert and looking forwards at the camera showing off its "noseleaf" which is shaped like a heart. Found in eastern Sudan, north Tanzania, and south Zambia. They will listen for echolocation calls of smaller bat species and hunt them for supper!

Photo of a roosting Heart nose Bat (Cardioderma cor) by Nik Borrow from iNaturalist. Bat is alert and looking forwards at the camera showing off its "noseleaf" which is shaped like a heart. Found in eastern Sudan, north Tanzania, and south Zambia. They will listen for echolocation calls of smaller bat species and hunt them for supper!

Special for Valentines Day - Cardioderma cor, the Heart-nosed Bat from central Africa! Eater of insects & small mammals, these bats are monogamous. They also "sing" likely to advertise territory but also for social reasons. The only species in this genus! ❤️-👃🦇#HappyValentinesDay

14.02.2026 22:29 — 👍 128    🔁 39    💬 2    📌 2
One not quite happy white and gray cat, sitting like a loaf on the back of a dark green leather couch, with her head turned  towards the camera, glaring at me. To the left of her face is a lego rose. She is ignoring it.

One not quite happy white and gray cat, sitting like a loaf on the back of a dark green leather couch, with her head turned towards the camera, glaring at me. To the left of her face is a lego rose. She is ignoring it.

Happy Valentine's Day from Missy, who wishes I wouldn't take pictures of her.
#Caturday

14.02.2026 17:45 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🦇

13.02.2026 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Moment of Zen to start your day:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.

The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.

Hypnotic!

10.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 167    🔁 50    💬 5    📌 6
I'm GenX. We grew up in an all-print world. We read really fast. So, my Millennial and GenZ peeps, I beg you for the love of Bananarama, please just send me the article and not the TikTok of the dude talking about the article. In Prince's funky name, amen.

I'm GenX. We grew up in an all-print world. We read really fast. So, my Millennial and GenZ peeps, I beg you for the love of Bananarama, please just send me the article and not the TikTok of the dude talking about the article. In Prince's funky name, amen.

08.02.2026 20:41 — 👍 2053    🔁 416    💬 89    📌 95

Apologies for the bad lighting. My house is dark this time of year.

29.01.2026 01:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Aside from half the dragons mentioned in the replies, my favorites include the following, found in a mall store in the early 80s...

29.01.2026 01:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes!!!

29.01.2026 00:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And thanks to Jo's column, I also read your book and then the other 3 in the same world (all bought from smashwords). Liked them! I think I liked Juno's book the best, but they were all fun. Thank you.

20.01.2026 21:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Missy, a white and gray cat, crouching on a pillow between a table and a large window. She is sort of sniffing the lego flowers. In the foreground on the table are a set of mariachi players. In the background outside, you can see the top of a quail sculpture.

Missy, a white and gray cat, crouching on a pillow between a table and a large window. She is sort of sniffing the lego flowers. In the foreground on the table are a set of mariachi players. In the background outside, you can see the top of a quail sculpture.

Missy is not sure about the change in decor, but at least she has a pillow...

17.01.2026 18:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Come on people, it’s the native Hawaiian hoary bat! The ʻōpeʻapeʻa! They’re endangered! Listen! I’ve been riding this high all day lol

16.01.2026 03:48 — 👍 26    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 2

I love it!

14.01.2026 02:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have been very pleased with Kagi. It's like google before the enshittification.

06.01.2026 18:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes. Very much so...

06.01.2026 06:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What a gorgeous bat!

26.12.2025 16:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today, the largest of these cuties!

25.12.2025 03:05 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy birthday! and Merry Christmas

24.12.2025 18:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A tiny cutie!!! ❤️🦇❤️

23.12.2025 19:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Three translucent bell jellies swim upwards against a dark blue background  with their white tentacles trailing down

Three translucent bell jellies swim upwards against a dark blue background with their white tentacles trailing down

Enjoy the quiet moments of beauty, like these winter bell jellies, this season.❄️🔔🪼

There’s wonder in ocean life, and caring for it helps us all.

22.12.2025 22:26 — 👍 908    🔁 268    💬 9    📌 11

Oh no. ☹️ Help endangered bats however you can!

22.12.2025 22:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Froggies are also cute

21.12.2025 22:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A recently-discovered cutie!

21.12.2025 15:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Seasonal cutie! In the snow. Looks cold, though...

20.12.2025 23:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This bat is smiling at you

20.12.2025 06:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Huddled-together cuties!
No doubt plotting how to get more fruit

18.12.2025 23:25 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

No worries. I hope your writing went well

18.12.2025 15:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0