Jess Keating

Purply white and pink clouds in a blue sky.

Spending lots of time making stuff and shooting stuff* lately - here’s a pretty sky for your timeline

*as in, with a camera

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

The new Frankenstein soundtrack is fantastic for lovely, spooky, creative vibes. I've added it to my endless loop work playlist! Also, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Thanks Katie!

If you see this, post your bird art.

a man standing in the snow with a ship in the background Alt: a man standing in the snow with a ship in the background

Snowing out + Frankenstein soundtrack + dreary November air + some new projects.

The best time of the year, I tell you.
❄️🤍⚓️

We’re snailposting, post your snails!

Nice to see women excel in male dominated fields.

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

Nice to see some good news across the border this week. ☀️💙

a black and white photo of a woman holding a broom in her hand . Alt: a black and white gif of a woman holding a fan in her face, making dramatic faces.

Every time!

Fully expecting the camera to pan to Scherzer at some point tonight and he’s going to be taking a bite out of a baseball.

Go Jays Go! #bluejays

A beautiful autumn scene, with bright red and orange and yellow trees bordering a leaf-littered dirt road.

Always grateful to live here, but autumn in Ontario just hits different. 🇨🇦

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It's almost November and that means the holidays are coming! (Sorry!) But good news: books make great presents!

Supporting bookstores is important, and ordering NOW is a great way to ensure you get what you want in time.

Order early! Gift some books!

www.jesskeating.com/bookstore

A blue jay sitting in an outstretched palm, eating a peanut.

Ahhhhh — I promised another pic when they won! Here is blue jay number THREE for last night’s amazing game!!

They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays

One hell of a first inning!!

… have I got a book for you!!

A beautiful blue jay sitting on an outstretched palm.

Another celebratory jay for our #bluejays win last night.

Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉

*sets out morning tray of orange slices and coffee for my fellow Canadians* #bluejays

a black cat holding a nail file in its paws Alt: a black cat holding a nail file in its paws

🚨PSA🚨

Heyyy friendly annual reminder that it’s a very good idea to keep your pets (particularly cats - and specifically black cats!) inside this week.

Sounds awful (and it is!) but some people seek out black cats for superstitious reasons and do harm, so do your part and protect your pet!

Closeup of a shiny cutlass fish that looks like it’s made of shiny steel, held by a hand.

Closeup of a shiny cutlass fish that looks like it’s made of shiny steel, held by a hook.

Today in 'let’s stop filling the internet with GenAI animal slop and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:

🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.

It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!

Incredible creature.

A blue jay with its wings outstretched, grabbing a peanut from an outstretched palm.

Celebrating the Jays win last night with my boy here 💙💙 #bluejays 🇨🇦

What’s it like inside your head?

A desert scene on Mars, with dunes, sand, and small mesas in the foreground, sloping hills in the middle ground, fading into the distance, all under a cream-coloured sky.

Mars, last Tuesday.

A very sci-fi shot.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - a red, yellow and blue bird with rusty yellow wings and a long slightly curved beak. Image via ebird.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - a red, yellow and blue bird with rusty yellow wings and a long slightly curved beak. Image via ebird.

Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:

🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.

Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.

For the record -- HERE (below) is one of Elizabeth's illustrations -- of a Himalayan monal.

She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.

She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - a red, yellow and blue bird with rusty yellow wings and a long slightly curved beak. Image via ebird.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - a red, yellow and blue bird with rusty yellow wings and a long slightly curved beak. Image via ebird.

Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:

🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.

Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.

🍂 fun things collect this season:

• autumn leaves
• snail shells
• souls of your enemies
• cute candles
• soup recipes
• crow accomplices

Closeup of a knife fish face, featuring an elongated snout and tiny beady black eyes. You can learn more at https://tinyurl.com/3mvc43hv

Whoa hold up - new fish species just dropped.

The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.

Oh, and this is its face.

I picked the weirdest week to start watching the Jays. 👀