@jenwillis.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. @SkyandTelescope columnist. Chronic illness/pain/optimism. ND. Astronerd. Fangirl of trees, otters, & more. She/her. jennifer-willis.com
The Unipiper showed up. 💙
12.10.2025 03:02 — 👍 178 🔁 56 💬 6 📌 14
Posting this knitting pattern again, for any who are interested. I will have a few more hats to give away next Saturday.
jennifer-willis.com/2025/03/upsi...
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
A giant fluffy white dog sitting in the foreground with a shaggy black dog standing on a bench in the background.
It's dog o'clock
11.10.2025 23:05 — 👍 34 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Last night, I made a vegetarian/vegan stew with chickpeas, carrots, green peas, white rice, FODY veg bouillon, and a few spices. And damn, it's even better the second day.
11.10.2025 22:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Portland isn't burning, it's lit
10.10.2025 17:38 — 👍 2372 🔁 542 💬 65 📌 14Gentle passing, Diane Keaton.
To be honest, this death doesn't feel possible.
So I just ordered a Tigger costume for Halloween/protesting.
Yes, I live in Portland.
Started the weekend with laundry, per usual, then sat down for Star Trek Saturday -- this morning's episode was Voyager: Prey. Then I cracked open @chucktingle.bsky.social's Lucky Day. Feeling pretty good this morning.
How's your Saturday so far?
If I hadn't had a great special education teacher, I would not be a writer today. I might not be anywhere, doing anything. Special education changes and saves lives.
11.10.2025 18:03 — 👍 210 🔁 46 💬 6 📌 0everything is terrible so here's the Muppets channeling Hamilton and bringing me untold joy (via the brilliant brettevansmafrog on insta)
03.10.2025 01:13 — 👍 1182 🔁 278 💬 29 📌 31
A telescopic image of a comet. The comet's greenish-white coma is near the lower right. Its tail extends upward and to the left.
1/2 Here's an image from this morning 11 October 2025 of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). It's an eight-minute exposure with a Celestron Origin telescope. 🔭
11.10.2025 17:48 — 👍 64 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
A black and white dog, in front of a bookcase, wearing a rainbow plaid scarf and looking stylish.
Fall Fashion 🍁❤️
11.10.2025 17:23 — 👍 27 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Blue!💙
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#papercraft
11.10.2025 05:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
It's amazing I survived the day.
11.10.2025 00:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0News from war-torn Portland: I went to Trader Joe's and two libraries today. There was a slight slow-down due to some road maintenance. I checked out a few silly, spooky movies, then came home and had a salad and some tea before getting back to work.
10.10.2025 23:03 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The image is an artist's illustration of one model of the bright gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B. The explosion appears highly beamed into two bipolar jets, with a narrow inner jet (white) surrounded by a wider outer jet (green).
"The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars.
We are made of starstuff."
— Carl Sagan. Cosmos (1980).
Image source➡️ imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/news/10sep08...
🔭 🧪 #science
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It’s just amazing how adorable this dog is. He is an absolute delight every single day.
10.10.2025 18:58 — 👍 1189 🔁 13 💬 26 📌 0It's Friday — library day!
10.10.2025 16:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Indeed! Wonderful series!
10.10.2025 14:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the boost!
10.10.2025 15:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0sherman, for the love of god!
10.10.2025 01:11 — 👍 5719 🔁 1800 💬 120 📌 443
A comment with a greenish tinged nucleus, and, and light yellow tail. There are multiple stars in the background. There are satellite trails through throughout the photo.
Good morning from The Denton Observatory!
🔭 #Astrophotography
Thanks to the stranger who took this photo of me reading THE FABULOUS ZED WATSON by Basil Sylvester & @kevinarts.bsky.social w/my Toronto Library tote. #BannedBooksWeek
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ONE FROG GOOD
MORE FROG BETTER
I support this message
I'm so sorry.
10.10.2025 04:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You know the voice in the back of your head that says no one wants to read your book?
Drown it.
Burn it with fire.
Get a bat and start swinging.
Don't let it exist and lie to you. Destroy it and keep writing.
Keep. Writing.
A day in the Portland war zone
The Portland War Zone isn't for everyone but at least the chaos is locally sourced.
