A. T. Baron 🖋🖌📸🐾
@atbaron.bsky.social
Kid lit author & illustrator, zoologist, and owner of Otter Things® - when not enlisting critters to help me take over the world.
www.atbaron.com
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The November snow fell before all the leaves had dropped, and even dusted this spider web with an eerie chill. ❄️🕸️
#winteriscoming #snowspiderweb #snowywonderland
#winteriscoming #snowspiderweb #snowywonderland
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The November snow fell before all the leaves had dropped, and even dusted this spider web with an eerie chill. ❄️🕸️
#winteriscoming #snowspiderweb #snowywonderland
#winteriscoming #snowspiderweb #snowywonderland
Fortune cookie: "You have a secret admirer."
Me, covered in burrs after a hike: Oh no. OH NO. The forest is FLIRTING with me.
Plants literally evolved hooks to hitchhike on humans. It's called epizoochory and it's the clingiest relationship ever.
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Me, covered in burrs after a hike: Oh no. OH NO. The forest is FLIRTING with me.
Plants literally evolved hooks to hitchhike on humans. It's called epizoochory and it's the clingiest relationship ever.
www.atbaron.com/?p=12522
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Fortune cookie: "You have a secret admirer."
Me, covered in burrs after a hike: Oh no. OH NO. The forest is FLIRTING with me.
Plants literally evolved hooks to hitchhike on humans. It's called epizoochory and it's the clingiest relationship ever.
www.atbaron.com/?p=12522
Me, covered in burrs after a hike: Oh no. OH NO. The forest is FLIRTING with me.
Plants literally evolved hooks to hitchhike on humans. It's called epizoochory and it's the clingiest relationship ever.
www.atbaron.com/?p=12522
Best Day Ever (2025) by Frank Tupta and Lindsay Ward is a picture book that personifies the days of the week, teaching children ages 3-7 about self-acceptance and the dangers of overextending.
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www.atbaron.com/?p=12477
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Best Day Ever (2025) by Frank Tupta and Lindsay Ward is a picture book that personifies the days of the week, teaching children ages 3-7 about self-acceptance and the dangers of overextending.
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www.atbaron.com/?p=12477
How does the human mind work? We may never fully know, but we continue to search for those answers, because a complex mind is never content with simple answers.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #Science #BrainySubjects #evolution
#FortuneCookieFriday #Science #BrainySubjects #evolution
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How does the human mind work? We may never fully know, but we continue to search for those answers, because a complex mind is never content with simple answers.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #Science #BrainySubjects #evolution
#FortuneCookieFriday #Science #BrainySubjects #evolution
Successful businesses make sales by offering great products and great services. Find out what solves the customer's problem and offer them the solution.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #smallbusiness #success #customerservice
#FortuneCookieFriday #smallbusiness #success #customerservice
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Successful businesses make sales by offering great products and great services. Find out what solves the customer's problem and offer them the solution.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #smallbusiness #success #customerservice
#FortuneCookieFriday #smallbusiness #success #customerservice
Learning something new always takes commitment and self-discipline. You need to determine what you want out of life and search for the answers.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #KnowledgeIsPower #learning #success
#FortuneCookieFriday #KnowledgeIsPower #learning #success
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Learning something new always takes commitment and self-discipline. You need to determine what you want out of life and search for the answers.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #KnowledgeIsPower #learning #success
#FortuneCookieFriday #KnowledgeIsPower #learning #success
Chesterton’s Fence is a principle that reminds us to look before we leap. To understand before we act. It’s a cautionary reminder to understand why something is the way it is before meddling in change. It's a principle we all should use more often. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #ChestertonsFence
#FortuneCookieFriday #ChestertonsFence
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chesterton’s Fence is a principle that reminds us to look before we leap. To understand before we act. It’s a cautionary reminder to understand why something is the way it is before meddling in change. It's a principle we all should use more often. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #ChestertonsFence
#FortuneCookieFriday #ChestertonsFence
Forgive the action, forget the intent. 🥠
Forgiveness isn’t letting someone off the hook — it’s freeing yourself. 🌱
Take back your peace, one choice at a time.
#ForgivenessJourney #PeaceOfMind
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Forgiveness isn’t letting someone off the hook — it’s freeing yourself. 🌱
Take back your peace, one choice at a time.
#ForgivenessJourney #PeaceOfMind
www.atbaron.com/?p=12449
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Forgive the action, forget the intent. 🥠
Forgiveness isn’t letting someone off the hook — it’s freeing yourself. 🌱
Take back your peace, one choice at a time.
#ForgivenessJourney #PeaceOfMind
www.atbaron.com/?p=12449
Forgiveness isn’t letting someone off the hook — it’s freeing yourself. 🌱
Take back your peace, one choice at a time.
#ForgivenessJourney #PeaceOfMind
www.atbaron.com/?p=12449
It with a heavy heart that we say farewell to English zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist, Jane Goodall. She and her work with chimpanzee inspired me to study animals.
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It with a heavy heart that we say farewell to English zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist, Jane Goodall. She and her work with chimpanzee inspired me to study animals.
Everyone experiences fear at some point in their lives. Luckily, our bodies produce oxytocin, which we produce during social bonding, and helps reduce that fear. Make a friend to fend off fear.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #courage #fear #Ovid #strength
#FortuneCookieFriday #courage #fear #Ovid #strength
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everyone experiences fear at some point in their lives. Luckily, our bodies produce oxytocin, which we produce during social bonding, and helps reduce that fear. Make a friend to fend off fear.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #courage #fear #Ovid #strength
#FortuneCookieFriday #courage #fear #Ovid #strength
It’s okay to play it safe, but you will miss out on great success. That comes from taking wise risks.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #eggs #risk
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #eggs #risk
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s okay to play it safe, but you will miss out on great success. That comes from taking wise risks.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #eggs #risk
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #eggs #risk
With the bluebird nesting season over, I'm eager to get back to writing & illustrating. Except that I worry about the hearts of humankind. They are fighting like troops of chimpanzee, and that never ends well.
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
With the bluebird nesting season over, I'm eager to get back to writing & illustrating. Except that I worry about the hearts of humankind. They are fighting like troops of chimpanzee, and that never ends well.
I can get long-winded sometimes. Every now and then, I have to remind myself to go back to the basics of writing. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #writing #WilliamZinsser #brevity #clarity #humanity #simplicity
#FortuneCookieFriday #writing #WilliamZinsser #brevity #clarity #humanity #simplicity
September 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I can get long-winded sometimes. Every now and then, I have to remind myself to go back to the basics of writing. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #writing #WilliamZinsser #brevity #clarity #humanity #simplicity
#FortuneCookieFriday #writing #WilliamZinsser #brevity #clarity #humanity #simplicity
Enjoy what you have! Never mind fame and power.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #FindingHappiness #FourIdols #MeaningfulLife
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#FortuneCookieFriday #FindingHappiness #FourIdols #MeaningfulLife
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September 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Enjoy what you have! Never mind fame and power.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #FindingHappiness #FourIdols #MeaningfulLife
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#FortuneCookieFriday #FindingHappiness #FourIdols #MeaningfulLife
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Life doesn't hand you things on a plate. Those who are willing to do a little work will reap the rewards.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #ambition #willingness #PeterMcWilliams
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #ambition #willingness #PeterMcWilliams
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Life doesn't hand you things on a plate. Those who are willing to do a little work will reap the rewards.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #ambition #willingness #PeterMcWilliams
#FortuneCookieFriday #success #ambition #willingness #PeterMcWilliams
We may find ourselves far from home now and then, but when you share our hearts with others under the same roof, we can make any place a home.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #family #friends #memories #compassion
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #family #friends #memories #compassion
August 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We may find ourselves far from home now and then, but when you share our hearts with others under the same roof, we can make any place a home.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #family #friends #memories #compassion
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #family #friends #memories #compassion
Took a break from work to have fun in the woods. Injured my foot, not from hiking a mountain or portaging my canoe, but from the dang steps at the cabin. However, the view was nice while it lasted.
#wildernessadventures
#wildernessadventures
August 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Took a break from work to have fun in the woods. Injured my foot, not from hiking a mountain or portaging my canoe, but from the dang steps at the cabin. However, the view was nice while it lasted.
#wildernessadventures
#wildernessadventures
This fortune reminds me of the Rolling Stones single, "You can't always get what you want." When searching for happiness, sometimes it's right in front of you or not what you expected.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #success #wants #desires
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #success #wants #desires
August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This fortune reminds me of the Rolling Stones single, "You can't always get what you want." When searching for happiness, sometimes it's right in front of you or not what you expected.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #success #wants #desires
#FortuneCookieFriday #happiness #success #wants #desires
Are you great or small? Do you take risks when you need to? Or do you play it safe?🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #risks #llivingontheedge #success #greatness
#FortuneCookieFriday #risks #llivingontheedge #success #greatness
August 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Are you great or small? Do you take risks when you need to? Or do you play it safe?🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #risks #llivingontheedge #success #greatness
#FortuneCookieFriday #risks #llivingontheedge #success #greatness
Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #possiblities #success #candoattitude
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#FortuneCookieFriday #possiblities #success #candoattitude
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August 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #possiblities #success #candoattitude
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#FortuneCookieFriday #possiblities #success #candoattitude
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Take the time to improve yourself by reading, learning a new skill, and studying the works of other geniuses. Don't settle for mediocre.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #education #enlightenment #genius #hardwork #mediocrity #WalterRussell
#FortuneCookieFriday #education #enlightenment #genius #hardwork #mediocrity #WalterRussell
July 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Take the time to improve yourself by reading, learning a new skill, and studying the works of other geniuses. Don't settle for mediocre.🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #education #enlightenment #genius #hardwork #mediocrity #WalterRussell
#FortuneCookieFriday #education #enlightenment #genius #hardwork #mediocrity #WalterRussell
It can be difficult to ask for help sometimes, but we don’t need to shoulder our difficult problems alone. Don't let fear, stubbornness, or weakness prevent you from getting the help you need. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #health #illness #seekinghelp #strength
#FortuneCookieFriday #health #illness #seekinghelp #strength
July 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It can be difficult to ask for help sometimes, but we don’t need to shoulder our difficult problems alone. Don't let fear, stubbornness, or weakness prevent you from getting the help you need. 🥠
#FortuneCookieFriday #health #illness #seekinghelp #strength
#FortuneCookieFriday #health #illness #seekinghelp #strength
A thing of great beauty will bring you great joy.🥠
#beauty #FortuneCookieFriday #joy #Keats #purpose
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#beauty #FortuneCookieFriday #joy #Keats #purpose
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July 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A thing of great beauty will bring you great joy.🥠
#beauty #FortuneCookieFriday #joy #Keats #purpose
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#beauty #FortuneCookieFriday #joy #Keats #purpose
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