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Flat illustration of a Willow Ptarmigan perched in wintry trees with 3 camouflaged in the snowy background. (From 2025)

Snowy Ptarmigans!

A female Downy Woodpecker showcasing couture fashion by wearing a snowflake, a one-of-a-kind piece.

I was once really confused as a US aquarium volunteer when a man came to me to ask if the animals in front of us were "phoques".

I figured it out when he further clarified "ummmm in Spanish foca?" Both in that I knew the Spanish word and that I figured out he wasn't just swearing. 😆

View of the harbor islands from Boston Light.

A small black and white cat peering over the top of a white basket

Always keeping an eye out #cat #cats 🐱

Cat tree time! #cats 🐱

Bearing his testimony in sacrament meeting; trying to sell me his alternative medicine product at a ward activity.

Mlem in a sunbeam #cats

The tiny jump out of the water as they dive is so cute.

Magpie in a sunbeam, trying to catch her own tail to bathe it. #cats 🐱

How is yeast made? - Explore Yeast Have you ever wondered how baker's yeast is made? Explore yeast explains to you how the industrial fermentation process works.

Industrial yeast is super weird but we wouldn't have modern, consistent every time baking without it! www.exploreyeast.com/what-is-yeas...

Maybe even doing Algebra

Battle of "We wear our church clothes all Sabbath" vs comfy clothes ASAP subcultures

My second favorite line that's word for word from Dickens. My first favorite is "There's more of gravy than of grave about you"

A pair of cats are sitting on a white blanket. One is small and black and white and the other is large and orange

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A fluffy orange cat is sleeping sprawled across a bed on a blue fleece blanket. A smaller black and white spotted cat is curled up against the orange cat's tail and hind leg. The black and white cat is looking directly up at the camera with her head on the blanket

Magpie finally got Logan to snuggle and is suspicious I might interrupt. #cat

Kinda wish it was snow!

You beat me to it! I was about to comment Bikes not Bombs.

A red tailed hawk with a very full crop perched on a leafless branch.

Somebody had a good meal 🪶

A small black and white cat with an ear tip naps in nestled in a white blanket

I always feel blessed when my former feral, chronic hider chooses to nap next to me. #cat 🐱

Photograph of children’s book cover “What do scientists do all day?”

tl,dr; it’s email

We took ours to go- One person grabs the food and the other person circles the car style.

Wait, am I eating the same Greek food?

An illustration of a bicolored sweat bee on a purple coneflower. This bee is small and mostly metallic green with a black abdomen and yellow stripes. It has large green eyes and is colored in yellow pollen on its legs and abdomen. Black text surrounding the bee reads “I love native bees” with a pink heart. The illustration is on a light blue background.

North America is home to over 4,000 species of native bees! 🐝💕

A fluffy orange cat posing like a lion between two potted plants on a wooden deck

Some supervised porch time! #cat #cats

Epic handshake meme

Topics that make me cry when I forget to account for non-superimposable mirror images #sewing #science

And it's a mineral (non nano zinc oxide) rather than a chemical filter for the SPF which is another pro for me.

I like Saie slip tint- a tinted moisturizer It's got a dewy finish and SPF 35. I like that I can grab it in person at Sephora instead of having to order online.

An otter's head is visible just above green-brown water. A group of reedy plants are located to the right and left.

Slightly blurry digi- bin photo but I saw an otter!