Dr Yechiel
@elisdream.bsky.social
I live on Earth and I'm interested in it. I'm especially curious about the ways people here explain their lives to each other and organize and preserve those explanations: literature, science, art, history, religion, libraries, museums, all the treasures.
#ColorADay #YellowThu
I didn't see the squirrel do it. These lightbulbs are probably fine; I'll find another place to use them. The outdoor lights stopped working because a squirrel chewed through the electrical wire connecting them. Allegedly.
I didn't see the squirrel do it. These lightbulbs are probably fine; I'll find another place to use them. The outdoor lights stopped working because a squirrel chewed through the electrical wire connecting them. Allegedly.
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 AM
#ColorADay #YellowThu
I didn't see the squirrel do it. These lightbulbs are probably fine; I'll find another place to use them. The outdoor lights stopped working because a squirrel chewed through the electrical wire connecting them. Allegedly.
I didn't see the squirrel do it. These lightbulbs are probably fine; I'll find another place to use them. The outdoor lights stopped working because a squirrel chewed through the electrical wire connecting them. Allegedly.
#ColorADay #YellowThu
Coreopsis in my garden should be asleep, not awake & flowering Jan 15. Flowers often disregard my opinions, especially about scheduling, but I'm starting to suspect that they don't listen at all.
Coreopsis in my garden should be asleep, not awake & flowering Jan 15. Flowers often disregard my opinions, especially about scheduling, but I'm starting to suspect that they don't listen at all.
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
#ColorADay #YellowThu
Coreopsis in my garden should be asleep, not awake & flowering Jan 15. Flowers often disregard my opinions, especially about scheduling, but I'm starting to suspect that they don't listen at all.
Coreopsis in my garden should be asleep, not awake & flowering Jan 15. Flowers often disregard my opinions, especially about scheduling, but I'm starting to suspect that they don't listen at all.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
Most of my bookshelves are like this: books in the back; small odd things that interest me in the front. That's for convenience, so if I ever tire of examining the small odd things I can easily find a book to read.
Most of my bookshelves are like this: books in the back; small odd things that interest me in the front. That's for convenience, so if I ever tire of examining the small odd things I can easily find a book to read.
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
Most of my bookshelves are like this: books in the back; small odd things that interest me in the front. That's for convenience, so if I ever tire of examining the small odd things I can easily find a book to read.
Most of my bookshelves are like this: books in the back; small odd things that interest me in the front. That's for convenience, so if I ever tire of examining the small odd things I can easily find a book to read.
#ColorADay #RedWed
#WallsOnWednesday
Three views of the same building. Find the rusty wall, keep walking, find the stone wall, keep walking, you'll find the steps up to the wooden porch and the glass door.
#WallsOnWednesday
Three views of the same building. Find the rusty wall, keep walking, find the stone wall, keep walking, you'll find the steps up to the wooden porch and the glass door.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
#ColorADay #RedWed
#WallsOnWednesday
Three views of the same building. Find the rusty wall, keep walking, find the stone wall, keep walking, you'll find the steps up to the wooden porch and the glass door.
#WallsOnWednesday
Three views of the same building. Find the rusty wall, keep walking, find the stone wall, keep walking, you'll find the steps up to the wooden porch and the glass door.
#AnimalArtTuesday
The weather was a bit chilly, so it's sensible for a bear to wear a yellow cap. Dancing might also be a way to keep warm.
The weather was a bit chilly, so it's sensible for a bear to wear a yellow cap. Dancing might also be a way to keep warm.
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#AnimalArtTuesday
The weather was a bit chilly, so it's sensible for a bear to wear a yellow cap. Dancing might also be a way to keep warm.
The weather was a bit chilly, so it's sensible for a bear to wear a yellow cap. Dancing might also be a way to keep warm.
#ColorADay #PinkMon
In January 2022 this pink pot held an anthurium plant with bright white flower spikes in glossy red heart-shaped spathes. I don't have any photos from those days. These days, the plant is long gone but the pot is still useful, holding seed packets for the coming spring.
In January 2022 this pink pot held an anthurium plant with bright white flower spikes in glossy red heart-shaped spathes. I don't have any photos from those days. These days, the plant is long gone but the pot is still useful, holding seed packets for the coming spring.
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
#ColorADay #PinkMon
In January 2022 this pink pot held an anthurium plant with bright white flower spikes in glossy red heart-shaped spathes. I don't have any photos from those days. These days, the plant is long gone but the pot is still useful, holding seed packets for the coming spring.
In January 2022 this pink pot held an anthurium plant with bright white flower spikes in glossy red heart-shaped spathes. I don't have any photos from those days. These days, the plant is long gone but the pot is still useful, holding seed packets for the coming spring.
#ColorADay #GreenSat
I like paper calendars. I like green things. I like paper calendars decorated with green things.
I like paper calendars. I like green things. I like paper calendars decorated with green things.
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
#ColorADay #GreenSat
I like paper calendars. I like green things. I like paper calendars decorated with green things.
I like paper calendars. I like green things. I like paper calendars decorated with green things.
#ColorADay #GreenSat
Green plants in flowerpots sometimes struggle, straggle, fail.
Green glass hummingbirds never leave and never fail.
Green plants in flowerpots sometimes struggle, straggle, fail.
Green glass hummingbirds never leave and never fail.
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 AM
#ColorADay #GreenSat
Green plants in flowerpots sometimes struggle, straggle, fail.
Green glass hummingbirds never leave and never fail.
Green plants in flowerpots sometimes struggle, straggle, fail.
Green glass hummingbirds never leave and never fail.
#FoodOnFriday
I don't have this now, but I wish I did. From January 2023.
I don't have this now, but I wish I did. From January 2023.
January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
#FoodOnFriday
I don't have this now, but I wish I did. From January 2023.
I don't have this now, but I wish I did. From January 2023.
These are roots of a cypress tree at the edge of the Guadalupe River in Flat Rock Park, Kerrville TX. The tree was there 1 year ago; I haven't been back to look for it since the July 2025 floods. I understand most of these old trees are gone now, washed away, but replanting is in progress.
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
These are roots of a cypress tree at the edge of the Guadalupe River in Flat Rock Park, Kerrville TX. The tree was there 1 year ago; I haven't been back to look for it since the July 2025 floods. I understand most of these old trees are gone now, washed away, but replanting is in progress.
#ThursdayBins
Some creature attached itself to, then escaped from, the hinge of my green organics bin. Maybe that's old news; I only noticed it yesterday.
Some creature attached itself to, then escaped from, the hinge of my green organics bin. Maybe that's old news; I only noticed it yesterday.
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM
#ThursdayBins
Some creature attached itself to, then escaped from, the hinge of my green organics bin. Maybe that's old news; I only noticed it yesterday.
Some creature attached itself to, then escaped from, the hinge of my green organics bin. Maybe that's old news; I only noticed it yesterday.
#WindowsOnWednesday
The cracks in this piece are unchanged since 2003; I don't mind them at all. Cracks are excellent ways to let light in.
The cracks in this piece are unchanged since 2003; I don't mind them at all. Cracks are excellent ways to let light in.
January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
#WindowsOnWednesday
The cracks in this piece are unchanged since 2003; I don't mind them at all. Cracks are excellent ways to let light in.
The cracks in this piece are unchanged since 2003; I don't mind them at all. Cracks are excellent ways to let light in.
#AnimalArtTuesday
Moving some furniture yesterday uncovered this hummingbird. I remember hanging it & some other fragile things on that screen years ago, to stay out of the way temporarily. Maybe "temporarily" is almost over.
Moving some furniture yesterday uncovered this hummingbird. I remember hanging it & some other fragile things on that screen years ago, to stay out of the way temporarily. Maybe "temporarily" is almost over.
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
#AnimalArtTuesday
Moving some furniture yesterday uncovered this hummingbird. I remember hanging it & some other fragile things on that screen years ago, to stay out of the way temporarily. Maybe "temporarily" is almost over.
Moving some furniture yesterday uncovered this hummingbird. I remember hanging it & some other fragile things on that screen years ago, to stay out of the way temporarily. Maybe "temporarily" is almost over.
#ColorADay #BlueTue
Light comes through a flat window, then straight-line blinds, then a loose curtain, then to me & my camera. Because the billowy curtain's surface curves, I see curves. The layer closest to my eye or my camera's eye wins.
Light comes through a flat window, then straight-line blinds, then a loose curtain, then to me & my camera. Because the billowy curtain's surface curves, I see curves. The layer closest to my eye or my camera's eye wins.
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
#ColorADay #BlueTue
Light comes through a flat window, then straight-line blinds, then a loose curtain, then to me & my camera. Because the billowy curtain's surface curves, I see curves. The layer closest to my eye or my camera's eye wins.
Light comes through a flat window, then straight-line blinds, then a loose curtain, then to me & my camera. Because the billowy curtain's surface curves, I see curves. The layer closest to my eye or my camera's eye wins.
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
Sunlight comes indoors at times & places that change as Earth travels around the Sun. In late afternoon these winter days, prisms in windows scatter light collected from the southwestern sky onto many interior surfaces; rough chimney bricks show the widest range of colors.
Sunlight comes indoors at times & places that change as Earth travels around the Sun. In late afternoon these winter days, prisms in windows scatter light collected from the southwestern sky onto many interior surfaces; rough chimney bricks show the widest range of colors.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
Sunlight comes indoors at times & places that change as Earth travels around the Sun. In late afternoon these winter days, prisms in windows scatter light collected from the southwestern sky onto many interior surfaces; rough chimney bricks show the widest range of colors.
Sunlight comes indoors at times & places that change as Earth travels around the Sun. In late afternoon these winter days, prisms in windows scatter light collected from the southwestern sky onto many interior surfaces; rough chimney bricks show the widest range of colors.
#ColorADay #GreenSat
This Opuntia pad (prickly-pear leaf) fell off the larger plant outdoors, so I stuffed it into a pot indoors while considering whether/where to start a new cactus patch. A new pad started growing on top of the older one. The cactus it fell (jumped?) from isn't growing at all.
This Opuntia pad (prickly-pear leaf) fell off the larger plant outdoors, so I stuffed it into a pot indoors while considering whether/where to start a new cactus patch. A new pad started growing on top of the older one. The cactus it fell (jumped?) from isn't growing at all.
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 AM
#ColorADay #GreenSat
This Opuntia pad (prickly-pear leaf) fell off the larger plant outdoors, so I stuffed it into a pot indoors while considering whether/where to start a new cactus patch. A new pad started growing on top of the older one. The cactus it fell (jumped?) from isn't growing at all.
This Opuntia pad (prickly-pear leaf) fell off the larger plant outdoors, so I stuffed it into a pot indoors while considering whether/where to start a new cactus patch. A new pad started growing on top of the older one. The cactus it fell (jumped?) from isn't growing at all.
#ColorADay #GreenSat
Usually I harvest greenbeans smaller, before they grow tough strings, long before they approach spoon size. This one was hidden, lost & forgotten in the back of beyond. I discovered it last week & ate it, chopped up & sprinkled on lasagna. The garden is always worth checking.
Usually I harvest greenbeans smaller, before they grow tough strings, long before they approach spoon size. This one was hidden, lost & forgotten in the back of beyond. I discovered it last week & ate it, chopped up & sprinkled on lasagna. The garden is always worth checking.
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
#ColorADay #GreenSat
Usually I harvest greenbeans smaller, before they grow tough strings, long before they approach spoon size. This one was hidden, lost & forgotten in the back of beyond. I discovered it last week & ate it, chopped up & sprinkled on lasagna. The garden is always worth checking.
Usually I harvest greenbeans smaller, before they grow tough strings, long before they approach spoon size. This one was hidden, lost & forgotten in the back of beyond. I discovered it last week & ate it, chopped up & sprinkled on lasagna. The garden is always worth checking.
#FoodOnFriday
At 85C Bakery, if I get 1 familiar item I also get at least 1 experiment.
Chocolate+hazelnut won Best Taste (chocolate usually wins); matcha+redbean won Brightest Color;
marble taro won Biggest Surprise (purple color does not always predict berry flavor).
At 85C Bakery, if I get 1 familiar item I also get at least 1 experiment.
Chocolate+hazelnut won Best Taste (chocolate usually wins); matcha+redbean won Brightest Color;
marble taro won Biggest Surprise (purple color does not always predict berry flavor).
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
#FoodOnFriday
At 85C Bakery, if I get 1 familiar item I also get at least 1 experiment.
Chocolate+hazelnut won Best Taste (chocolate usually wins); matcha+redbean won Brightest Color;
marble taro won Biggest Surprise (purple color does not always predict berry flavor).
At 85C Bakery, if I get 1 familiar item I also get at least 1 experiment.
Chocolate+hazelnut won Best Taste (chocolate usually wins); matcha+redbean won Brightest Color;
marble taro won Biggest Surprise (purple color does not always predict berry flavor).
#FlyDay
At least 1 bee is in this photo of blue salvia flowers in shade on a hot, sunny afternoon last week. I heard other bees buzzing around; this one stopped with its head in a flower I was looking at. I'm interested in how these "blue" flowers, close up, are decorated in pink.
At least 1 bee is in this photo of blue salvia flowers in shade on a hot, sunny afternoon last week. I heard other bees buzzing around; this one stopped with its head in a flower I was looking at. I'm interested in how these "blue" flowers, close up, are decorated in pink.
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#FlyDay
At least 1 bee is in this photo of blue salvia flowers in shade on a hot, sunny afternoon last week. I heard other bees buzzing around; this one stopped with its head in a flower I was looking at. I'm interested in how these "blue" flowers, close up, are decorated in pink.
At least 1 bee is in this photo of blue salvia flowers in shade on a hot, sunny afternoon last week. I heard other bees buzzing around; this one stopped with its head in a flower I was looking at. I'm interested in how these "blue" flowers, close up, are decorated in pink.
#ColorADay #YellowThu
One thing I like about tomato flowers: they have no idea they should've quit before January. They don't stop until they are stopped.
One thing I like about lantana flowers: they begin as almost square, then open into tubes no one would guess were once folded into squares.
One thing I like about tomato flowers: they have no idea they should've quit before January. They don't stop until they are stopped.
One thing I like about lantana flowers: they begin as almost square, then open into tubes no one would guess were once folded into squares.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
#ColorADay #YellowThu
One thing I like about tomato flowers: they have no idea they should've quit before January. They don't stop until they are stopped.
One thing I like about lantana flowers: they begin as almost square, then open into tubes no one would guess were once folded into squares.
One thing I like about tomato flowers: they have no idea they should've quit before January. They don't stop until they are stopped.
One thing I like about lantana flowers: they begin as almost square, then open into tubes no one would guess were once folded into squares.
#RedWed
Building this little puzzle-kit flower as a distraction from celebratory explosions nearby. The kit is for ages 8+, so I can probably do it. Sometimes I wish building things quietly, rather than blowing them up noisily, was popular in my neighborhood as a way to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Building this little puzzle-kit flower as a distraction from celebratory explosions nearby. The kit is for ages 8+, so I can probably do it. Sometimes I wish building things quietly, rather than blowing them up noisily, was popular in my neighborhood as a way to celebrate New Year's Eve.
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
#RedWed
Building this little puzzle-kit flower as a distraction from celebratory explosions nearby. The kit is for ages 8+, so I can probably do it. Sometimes I wish building things quietly, rather than blowing them up noisily, was popular in my neighborhood as a way to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Building this little puzzle-kit flower as a distraction from celebratory explosions nearby. The kit is for ages 8+, so I can probably do it. Sometimes I wish building things quietly, rather than blowing them up noisily, was popular in my neighborhood as a way to celebrate New Year's Eve.
#AnimalArtTuesday #BlueTue
Panda-face chocolate pretzel cookies are excellent. On the bag behind the cookies, from the Temu store they came from, the animal face is hard to identify but the larger logo on the store's walls includes a long monkey-like tail so maybe the bag shows a monkey face.
Panda-face chocolate pretzel cookies are excellent. On the bag behind the cookies, from the Temu store they came from, the animal face is hard to identify but the larger logo on the store's walls includes a long monkey-like tail so maybe the bag shows a monkey face.
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#AnimalArtTuesday #BlueTue
Panda-face chocolate pretzel cookies are excellent. On the bag behind the cookies, from the Temu store they came from, the animal face is hard to identify but the larger logo on the store's walls includes a long monkey-like tail so maybe the bag shows a monkey face.
Panda-face chocolate pretzel cookies are excellent. On the bag behind the cookies, from the Temu store they came from, the animal face is hard to identify but the larger logo on the store's walls includes a long monkey-like tail so maybe the bag shows a monkey face.
#PinkMon
Lemon fruit ripens to yellow&soft from green&hard,
after being a white flower with a yellow center,
after being a pink bud with white petals folded inside.
These Meyer lemon trees are flowering now & will flower off&on all year; lemonade might be ready in late spring.
Lemon fruit ripens to yellow&soft from green&hard,
after being a white flower with a yellow center,
after being a pink bud with white petals folded inside.
These Meyer lemon trees are flowering now & will flower off&on all year; lemonade might be ready in late spring.
December 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#PinkMon
Lemon fruit ripens to yellow&soft from green&hard,
after being a white flower with a yellow center,
after being a pink bud with white petals folded inside.
These Meyer lemon trees are flowering now & will flower off&on all year; lemonade might be ready in late spring.
Lemon fruit ripens to yellow&soft from green&hard,
after being a white flower with a yellow center,
after being a pink bud with white petals folded inside.
These Meyer lemon trees are flowering now & will flower off&on all year; lemonade might be ready in late spring.