Eleanour Snow
@docsnow.bsky.social
Geologist, mentor, educator, mom of two great humans.
Supporting equity and inclusion in geosciences for 40 years.
Supporting equity and inclusion in geosciences for 40 years.
Worth thinking carefully about as DHS prepares incarceration camps.
Day of Remembrance is Thursday.
Day of Remembrance is Thursday.
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Worth thinking carefully about as DHS prepares incarceration camps.
Day of Remembrance is Thursday.
Day of Remembrance is Thursday.
Friends — did you know that Jesse Jackson was a speaker at the 1st National Conference on Minority Participation in Earth Sciences?
This 1972 USGS event sparked a lot of great work before R’s decided to shut it down. I was surprised when I learned of his participation-maybe you are too.
This 1972 USGS event sparked a lot of great work before R’s decided to shut it down. I was surprised when I learned of his participation-maybe you are too.
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Friends — did you know that Jesse Jackson was a speaker at the 1st National Conference on Minority Participation in Earth Sciences?
This 1972 USGS event sparked a lot of great work before R’s decided to shut it down. I was surprised when I learned of his participation-maybe you are too.
This 1972 USGS event sparked a lot of great work before R’s decided to shut it down. I was surprised when I learned of his participation-maybe you are too.
Finished my hat. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
Celtic headband first, switched to smaller needles, picked up 84 stitches along one edge, decreased in 5 places, every other row, and finished with an ichord.
Going to give my other 2 Melt the ICE hats away.
Celtic headband first, switched to smaller needles, picked up 84 stitches along one edge, decreased in 5 places, every other row, and finished with an ichord.
Going to give my other 2 Melt the ICE hats away.
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Finished my hat. I’m very happy with how it turned out.
Celtic headband first, switched to smaller needles, picked up 84 stitches along one edge, decreased in 5 places, every other row, and finished with an ichord.
Going to give my other 2 Melt the ICE hats away.
Celtic headband first, switched to smaller needles, picked up 84 stitches along one edge, decreased in 5 places, every other row, and finished with an ichord.
Going to give my other 2 Melt the ICE hats away.
Making my own hat pattern. Step 1, a Celtic cable brim. Next, I’ll pick up stitches along the moss stitch edge for the hat body. Still deciding how to decrease and finish it, but it is likely to have a point and a tassel.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Making my own hat pattern. Step 1, a Celtic cable brim. Next, I’ll pick up stitches along the moss stitch edge for the hat body. Still deciding how to decrease and finish it, but it is likely to have a point and a tassel.
It’s far too early for buds to start showing up here in Central Oregon, at 3500 feet, but we have had unseasonably warm weather this month. It will be interesting to see how these trees cope if it gets cold again.
Birch and Crabapple. 2/9/26
Birch and Crabapple. 2/9/26
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It’s far too early for buds to start showing up here in Central Oregon, at 3500 feet, but we have had unseasonably warm weather this month. It will be interesting to see how these trees cope if it gets cold again.
Birch and Crabapple. 2/9/26
Birch and Crabapple. 2/9/26
I’ve been following Tom for a long time for his tree knowledge.
I really love this take on today’s political climate. Resist, yes, and more joy please.
I really love this take on today’s political climate. Resist, yes, and more joy please.
It has struck me that the good people of this nation are showing us joy, humor, and art, while the ruling kakistocracy and its rich protectors are grim and miserable. We can help ourselves by being joyful and optimistic, and we will prevail.
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I’ve been following Tom for a long time for his tree knowledge.
I really love this take on today’s political climate. Resist, yes, and more joy please.
I really love this take on today’s political climate. Resist, yes, and more joy please.
Thanks, Alaska Airlines, for the free WiFi for flights leaving Seattle during the championship game. Much appreciated. @alaskaairlines.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Thanks, Alaska Airlines, for the free WiFi for flights leaving Seattle during the championship game. Much appreciated. @alaskaairlines.bsky.social
For years folks have said they need unrestricted access to guns to protect themselves from the government.
Ironically, those folks are more likely to have joined ICE than to be fighting to protect the civil and constitutional rights of their neighbors from reckless, lawless, unrestrained DHS.
Ironically, those folks are more likely to have joined ICE than to be fighting to protect the civil and constitutional rights of their neighbors from reckless, lawless, unrestrained DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
For years folks have said they need unrestricted access to guns to protect themselves from the government.
Ironically, those folks are more likely to have joined ICE than to be fighting to protect the civil and constitutional rights of their neighbors from reckless, lawless, unrestrained DHS.
Ironically, those folks are more likely to have joined ICE than to be fighting to protect the civil and constitutional rights of their neighbors from reckless, lawless, unrestrained DHS.
My current project is an illusion shawl. Depending on the angle of your view, it could look like stripes, or a pattern emerges. Fun project and a nice gift - she has auburn hair. Pattern is Sunshine Shawl, by Mark Jamieson, available on Ravelry.
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My current project is an illusion shawl. Depending on the angle of your view, it could look like stripes, or a pattern emerges. Fun project and a nice gift - she has auburn hair. Pattern is Sunshine Shawl, by Mark Jamieson, available on Ravelry.
If you’re looking for a place to donate, consider the @aaas.org Science and Technology Policy fellowship. This brings scholars to DC for a year to work in federal agencies.
I worked with several of these scientists over the years and they are all stellar. (1/2)
www.aaas.org/DanielWeinbe...
I worked with several of these scientists over the years and they are all stellar. (1/2)
www.aaas.org/DanielWeinbe...
Daniel Weinberg Memorial Fund | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
www.aaas.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you’re looking for a place to donate, consider the @aaas.org Science and Technology Policy fellowship. This brings scholars to DC for a year to work in federal agencies.
I worked with several of these scientists over the years and they are all stellar. (1/2)
www.aaas.org/DanielWeinbe...
I worked with several of these scientists over the years and they are all stellar. (1/2)
www.aaas.org/DanielWeinbe...
Making a shawl for my daughter. I was worried these colors were too similar, but I think it will work out.
Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair. Lace weight. Red Current and Pink Daisies. Size 4 needles.
#knitting
Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair. Lace weight. Red Current and Pink Daisies. Size 4 needles.
#knitting
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Making a shawl for my daughter. I was worried these colors were too similar, but I think it will work out.
Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair. Lace weight. Red Current and Pink Daisies. Size 4 needles.
#knitting
Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair. Lace weight. Red Current and Pink Daisies. Size 4 needles.
#knitting
Loved this dystopian book, although it veers quite close to home in its near-future dystopia (the US President is proudly illiterate.)
“She said the church was a broken compass. That our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it.”
~ pg. 237
“She said the church was a broken compass. That our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it.”
~ pg. 237
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Loved this dystopian book, although it veers quite close to home in its near-future dystopia (the US President is proudly illiterate.)
“She said the church was a broken compass. That our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it.”
~ pg. 237
“She said the church was a broken compass. That our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it.”
~ pg. 237
Turns out it’s the same in Europe. The “early bird” is the Robin.
Sunrise is still 20 minutes away.
Sunrise is still 20 minutes away.
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Turns out it’s the same in Europe. The “early bird” is the Robin.
Sunrise is still 20 minutes away.
Sunrise is still 20 minutes away.
Guess which country they no longer ship to, here in Dingle Ireland?
October 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Guess which country they no longer ship to, here in Dingle Ireland?
Pay attention, friends.
My quote of the day
We have managed to unite a country tearing down the barriers the regime built to divide us. Ours is a fight of a nation united against a criminal tyranny, in defense of its human rights, freedom, and democracy. That is why we have no alternative but victory
María Corina Machado
We have managed to unite a country tearing down the barriers the regime built to divide us. Ours is a fight of a nation united against a criminal tyranny, in defense of its human rights, freedom, and democracy. That is why we have no alternative but victory
María Corina Machado
October 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Pay attention, friends.
I’ve been reading a lot in retirement, and two books I finished last week stand out for great writing, compelling characters, interesting relationships, and mothers and daughters.
Both highly recommended.
See thread for a little more about each book. 1/3
Both highly recommended.
See thread for a little more about each book. 1/3
September 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ve been reading a lot in retirement, and two books I finished last week stand out for great writing, compelling characters, interesting relationships, and mothers and daughters.
Both highly recommended.
See thread for a little more about each book. 1/3
Both highly recommended.
See thread for a little more about each book. 1/3
@sarahlsheffield.bsky.social - so glad Google popped this story into my news feed today. Retirement means I miss things sometimes.
Congratulations Sarah!
www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5...
Congratulations Sarah!
www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5...
A ’rock star’ in geology and education - Binghamton News
Assistant Professor Sarah Sheffield earns a national award from the Association for Women Geoscientists for her work in paleobiology and education. -
www.binghamton.edu
September 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@sarahlsheffield.bsky.social - so glad Google popped this story into my news feed today. Retirement means I miss things sometimes.
Congratulations Sarah!
www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5...
Congratulations Sarah!
www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5...
JFK - where the drive from terminal 4 to terminal 7 is 23 minutes. 🙄
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
JFK - where the drive from terminal 4 to terminal 7 is 23 minutes. 🙄
This is the first book I’ve read in a while that I feel compelled to share in real time. It’s really good.
Inventive format, beautifully written, beautifully translated. Given the prose in English, I’d bet the Spanish is even better, so if you read Spanish, get the original (and report back!)
Inventive format, beautifully written, beautifully translated. Given the prose in English, I’d bet the Spanish is even better, so if you read Spanish, get the original (and report back!)
August 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is the first book I’ve read in a while that I feel compelled to share in real time. It’s really good.
Inventive format, beautifully written, beautifully translated. Given the prose in English, I’d bet the Spanish is even better, so if you read Spanish, get the original (and report back!)
Inventive format, beautifully written, beautifully translated. Given the prose in English, I’d bet the Spanish is even better, so if you read Spanish, get the original (and report back!)
Exactly. The destruction in just 109 days will take years, if not decades, to recover from.
Until recently, the US S&T enterprise & higher ed systems were the envy of the world. The way it's being gutted is beyond heartbreaking.
The US innovation engine is crumbling before our eyes.
This moment in history is not just sad—it is profoundly tragic & represents an incalculable loss. So unreal.
The US innovation engine is crumbling before our eyes.
This moment in history is not just sad—it is profoundly tragic & represents an incalculable loss. So unreal.
May 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Exactly. The destruction in just 109 days will take years, if not decades, to recover from.
Yippee! It’s Opening Day!
a cartoon of goofy throwing a baseball with a glove that says ' a ' on it
Alt: a cartoon of goofy throwing a pitch in very slow motion and highly exaggerated body movements.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yippee! It’s Opening Day!
The best lunch at PDX.
March 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The best lunch at PDX.
Same. I will never understand and I am having a hard time forgiving it, even (maybe especially?) in my sister.
On #WomensHistoryMonth, let's remember all the Conservative MAGA Evangelical women who want to erase any progress women have made.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-sad-mi...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-sad-mi...
The Sadness of Women Who Still Vote Republican
Why are so many women complicit in their own marginalization?
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Same. I will never understand and I am having a hard time forgiving it, even (maybe especially?) in my sister.