Carolyn
@caslon.bsky.social
Hobbies: conservation gardening, soft-core birding, painting, knitting, hiking. Interested in green infrastructure, urban ecology, and adult art camps. Ecoregion 65: Southeastern Plains, ALX, Acidic oak hickory forest. Unprofessional account. she/her.
4k cameras are here although many of the birds have left at this point! Anyway here’s a blue jay and a chipmunk having an encounter.
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
4k cameras are here although many of the birds have left at this point! Anyway here’s a blue jay and a chipmunk having an encounter.
My hip/si joint finally let me walk down to Holmes Run Trail and back for the first time in weeks. I had to do an alignment reset halfway through but hey, it’s progress.
Meanwhile these black vultures were betting against me.
Meanwhile these black vultures were betting against me.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My hip/si joint finally let me walk down to Holmes Run Trail and back for the first time in weeks. I had to do an alignment reset halfway through but hey, it’s progress.
Meanwhile these black vultures were betting against me.
Meanwhile these black vultures were betting against me.
Highly recommend volunteering for one of Four Mile Run Conservancy’s kayak clean-up events. It’s like getting a free kayak rental, as long as you pick up some trash along the way.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Highly recommend volunteering for one of Four Mile Run Conservancy’s kayak clean-up events. It’s like getting a free kayak rental, as long as you pick up some trash along the way.
My kingdom for a tool that will update my OoO in my employer Slack, employer Gmail and Gcal, client Slack, client Outlook, our product roadmap, and all the other places I’m supposed to put this info.
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My kingdom for a tool that will update my OoO in my employer Slack, employer Gmail and Gcal, client Slack, client Outlook, our product roadmap, and all the other places I’m supposed to put this info.
“Why it called pupcorn if not for pups?”
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Why it called pupcorn if not for pups?”
The other Carolyn who sometimes enters my email into forms just bought herself a tasteful gold necklace with a small diamond. I hope she enjoys it.
Should I print out the email receipt and mail it to her? It contains her shipping address.
Should I print out the email receipt and mail it to her? It contains her shipping address.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The other Carolyn who sometimes enters my email into forms just bought herself a tasteful gold necklace with a small diamond. I hope she enjoys it.
Should I print out the email receipt and mail it to her? It contains her shipping address.
Should I print out the email receipt and mail it to her? It contains her shipping address.
Ok but *this* time Lucy sounds really sincere when she says she won’t yank the football away again.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Ok but *this* time Lucy sounds really sincere when she says she won’t yank the football away again.
Happy “It’s your last day to winterize the garden” day to all those who celebrate.
Here are some late-fall pics.
Here are some late-fall pics.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Happy “It’s your last day to winterize the garden” day to all those who celebrate.
Here are some late-fall pics.
Here are some late-fall pics.
What did I do to piss off my SI joint? I mean other than several decades of poor posture?
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What did I do to piss off my SI joint? I mean other than several decades of poor posture?
There will be a brief hiatus in the bird pics as I’ve decided to return the original cameras I bought in exchange for some with higher resolution. Been hard to make out the wee birds, which are the ones I’m most interested in.
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There will be a brief hiatus in the bird pics as I’ve decided to return the original cameras I bought in exchange for some with higher resolution. Been hard to make out the wee birds, which are the ones I’m most interested in.
The reason I never see bunnies in my yard.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The reason I never see bunnies in my yard.
Finally got my shit together to work from Hypergoat this morning after PT but forgot my headphones so have to head home before my first meeting. Nice to be out of the house though.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Finally got my shit together to work from Hypergoat this morning after PT but forgot my headphones so have to head home before my first meeting. Nice to be out of the house though.
One of these days it’s going to be a wood thrush. But not this day.
(hermit thrush, still an excellent birb).
(hermit thrush, still an excellent birb).
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
One of these days it’s going to be a wood thrush. But not this day.
(hermit thrush, still an excellent birb).
(hermit thrush, still an excellent birb).
Your periodic reminder that soil is weird.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Your periodic reminder that soil is weird.
Can finally confirm: squishing spotted lanternfly eggs is extremely satisfying. Like popping bubble wrap, but with ecological benefit.
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Can finally confirm: squishing spotted lanternfly eggs is extremely satisfying. Like popping bubble wrap, but with ecological benefit.
Ok this is easily the most exciting thing I’ve caught on the bird bath cams, even more exciting than the hermit thrush.
Content warning: Circle of life!
Content warning: Circle of life!
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ok this is easily the most exciting thing I’ve caught on the bird bath cams, even more exciting than the hermit thrush.
Content warning: Circle of life!
Content warning: Circle of life!
I’ve been enjoying my new bird bath cameras but immediately wishing I had forked over the cash to get some with higher resolution. Anyway here are three birds sharing nicely (they don’t always, sometimes the robins are total bath hogs).
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ve been enjoying my new bird bath cameras but immediately wishing I had forked over the cash to get some with higher resolution. Anyway here are three birds sharing nicely (they don’t always, sometimes the robins are total bath hogs).
Bird cams are GO. Cue birds.
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bird cams are GO. Cue birds.
How many times must I tell my dog “it’s not time” before she understands it’s not yet time (for dinner)?
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
How many times must I tell my dog “it’s not time” before she understands it’s not yet time (for dinner)?
I appreciate Del Ray Artisans Nature Journaling Club for sometimes being the only thing that keeps me practicing. No more meet ups until January so I might have to exercise some self-discipline on my own.
October 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I appreciate Del Ray Artisans Nature Journaling Club for sometimes being the only thing that keeps me practicing. No more meet ups until January so I might have to exercise some self-discipline on my own.
I don’t know how the MOMA store got my info but boy do they have me pegged.
A butter dish that looks like a Lichtenstein house? omg
A butter dish that looks like a Lichtenstein house? omg
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I don’t know how the MOMA store got my info but boy do they have me pegged.
A butter dish that looks like a Lichtenstein house? omg
A butter dish that looks like a Lichtenstein house? omg
Sorry it’s not in theme but the best costume so far at renn faire is an astronaut who also happens to be a crow. 🐦⬛
October 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sorry it’s not in theme but the best costume so far at renn faire is an astronaut who also happens to be a crow. 🐦⬛
What do folks like to do in Richmond?
Are there good birbs?
Are there good birbs?
October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
What do folks like to do in Richmond?
Are there good birbs?
Are there good birbs?
Happy to see (1) my first hermit thrush of the season (2) visiting the new birdbath. I gotta get a camera set up on it.
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy to see (1) my first hermit thrush of the season (2) visiting the new birdbath. I gotta get a camera set up on it.