@carlabrauer.bsky.social
PNW nature lover, gardener, aspiring educator.
I just want to live in a world where THESE are the big headlines we're all talking about. Is that too much to ask? 😅
07.10.2025 15:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
Photo of a tall glass of halo-halo in front of a spider plant and white wall. In the glass you can see layers of ingredients like banana, green and clear jellies, sweet beans, milk, ice, ice cream and corn flakes.
Thank you #PBS show Jelly, Ben & Pogo for inspiring our 3yo to make the Filipino dessert halo-halo! We took him to an Asian grocery, let him pick out ingredients, and make it just like in the show. Such a fun and delicious way to engage with a different culture. We all learned & tried something new
03.10.2025 03:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Can schools be used to defend support for democracy at a time of rising authoritarianism? (Hint: Not by subjecting students to traditional civics classes!) In the latest episode of Kohn's Zone, released today, I talk with an expert on this very topic, Joel Westheimer: www.alfiekohn.org/podcasts/
01.10.2025 12:27 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
An unimpressive photo of an earwig on a white background
Rescued an earwig that ended up in my toddler's bath tonight. My son, who may be the only human ever to have fallen in love with these creatures the moment he saw them, exclaimed "it's SO CUTE! It's GORGEOUS! It's the most adDORable bug EVER!" I don't see it, but I'm glad he does.
01.10.2025 05:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Black and white line art of a jumping spider surrounded by morning glory flowers with text Arachtober 2025.
Join us in celebrating Arachtober by sharing your #spider and other #arachnid photos all month. #Arachtober has spread around the web. We’ve created a basic site at Arachtober.com to explain what this is all about. Banner by @ashleymbradford.bsky.social, inspired by my recent linocut artwork.
01.10.2025 00:06 — 👍 191 🔁 58 💬 6 📌 7After we had our kid we let a big part of our backyard go and it looks like crap to us, but we've never had more birds nest here. We now have lazuli buntings making babies here and I'm so thrilled!
25.05.2025 15:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Pink Zebra Beauty tarantula standing on a rock and some leaves and sticks
Got to see this gorgeous Pink Zebra Beauty tarantula at @oregonzoo.bsky.social. Their insect zoo is a favorite spot for our toddler, and usually the tarantulas are snuggled up somewhere hard to see, so this one being out and about was a rare treat!
#InverteFest #spiderfriend
Dandelion seed head backlit by the sunrise
If you can't keep up with weeding, take pretty pictures of weeds?
#bloomscrolling
Golden hour #bloomscrolling
24.04.2025 02:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Whipped cream with rainbow sprinkles
Our favorite local coffee shop gives our toddler a cup of whipped cream with sprinkles whenever we go. Now as soon as he sees us pulling up, he starts chanting "sprinkle cream!"
Did I learn about this option only after asking for a pup cup without the dog bone? Maybe. 🤣 We were dog parents first.
Morning flyover
23.04.2025 15:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
