The Whorl™️
@glitterati3a.myatproto.social
Older than all of y’all. She/her.
I squeal about the child. A lot.
I also post pics of things (mostly plants, bugs, the odd mushroom, sometimes birds) I find on my walks.
Often sweary.
I squeal about the child. A lot.
I also post pics of things (mostly plants, bugs, the odd mushroom, sometimes birds) I find on my walks.
Often sweary.
Pinned
Lorazepam stash has been breached again.
Two days in a row.
Fuck me.
Two days in a row.
Fuck me.
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lorazepam stash has been breached again.
Two days in a row.
Fuck me.
Two days in a row.
Fuck me.
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@robcrank68.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #CollectingFood, birds with food in their beaks. This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron caught a Black Bullhead, but that was just the beginning of the struggle. Those fine spines are no joke! #birds #digiscoping
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@robcrank68.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #CollectingFood, birds with food in their beaks. This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron caught a Black Bullhead, but that was just the beginning of the struggle. Those fine spines are no joke! #birds #digiscoping
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#CollectingFood is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and I've posted others of this lunch bite, but not this shot. A Great Blue Heron flipping the fish into the right orientation to swallow. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
#CollectingFood is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and I've posted others of this lunch bite, but not this shot. A Great Blue Heron flipping the fish into the right orientation to swallow. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
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This tricolored heron is #CollectingFood, the #BirdOfTheDay theme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. With its #Grey feathers it also meets the Alt theme. Florida USA. #Birds #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Wildlife #Nature #Herons #Florida
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This tricolored heron is #CollectingFood, the #BirdOfTheDay theme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. With its #Grey feathers it also meets the Alt theme. Florida USA. #Birds #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Wildlife #Nature #Herons #Florida
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt is #Portrait. I found this #GreatBlueHeron on one of those impossible days that combined brilliant sunlight and rain.
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #Heron #WildlifePhotography
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #Heron #WildlifePhotography
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt is #Portrait. I found this #GreatBlueHeron on one of those impossible days that combined brilliant sunlight and rain.
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #Heron #WildlifePhotography
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #Heron #WildlifePhotography
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt is #CollectingFood (birds with food in their beaks), so here is Larry, one of the local #GreatBlueHerons, keeping down the invasive goldfish population. (There are multiple Larrys, but no one will admit that.)
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt is #CollectingFood (birds with food in their beaks), so here is Larry, one of the local #GreatBlueHerons, keeping down the invasive goldfish population. (There are multiple Larrys, but no one will admit that.)
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
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Great blue herons in the home building stage.
#Birds #TwosDay #Photography #Florida #BirdPhotography #Herons
#Birds #TwosDay #Photography #Florida #BirdPhotography #Herons
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Great blue herons in the home building stage.
#Birds #TwosDay #Photography #Florida #BirdPhotography #Herons
#Birds #TwosDay #Photography #Florida #BirdPhotography #Herons
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Wrote this for @migrantvoice.bsky.social on hostility of this government's changes to immigration rules for "earned settlement". We hear politicians talk about "British values", "integration" and "fairness". Labour destroys any concept of all three with its treatment of migrants through this policy.
"This reform [earned settlement] risks not only the wellbeing of migrant communities, but the fabric of British society. A system that rents belonging rather than grants it corrodes trust, weakens families and devalues people based on narrow definitions of worth"
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
Earned Settlement: A Cruel Betrayal of Migrants and the Promise…
Earned Settlement: A Cruel Betrayal of Migrants and the Promise of Belonging
www.migrantvoice.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Wrote this for @migrantvoice.bsky.social on hostility of this government's changes to immigration rules for "earned settlement". We hear politicians talk about "British values", "integration" and "fairness". Labour destroys any concept of all three with its treatment of migrants through this policy.
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ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT!
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
February 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I swear to fucking god, saw the bf’s pics on WB and had to check three times to confirm it wasn’t the little fucker.
PLEASE, MAKE THEM STIOP!!!
PLEASE, MAKE THEM STIOP!!!
February 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I swear to fucking god, saw the bf’s pics on WB and had to check three times to confirm it wasn’t the little fucker.
PLEASE, MAKE THEM STIOP!!!
PLEASE, MAKE THEM STIOP!!!
Lookit this beautiful fucker!
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Lookit this beautiful fucker!
@bsky.app
@support.bsky.team
We have been wondering about this for a while, so could y’all fix the video ALT?
Pretty please?
It’s not just people with screen readers who need the ALT, bbs.
But also, people are putting excellent ALT on vids, and we all deserve to be able to read it.
@support.bsky.team
We have been wondering about this for a while, so could y’all fix the video ALT?
Pretty please?
It’s not just people with screen readers who need the ALT, bbs.
But also, people are putting excellent ALT on vids, and we all deserve to be able to read it.
I got a question, so just in case anyone else is wondering...
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
February 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
@bsky.app
@support.bsky.team
We have been wondering about this for a while, so could y’all fix the video ALT?
Pretty please?
It’s not just people with screen readers who need the ALT, bbs.
But also, people are putting excellent ALT on vids, and we all deserve to be able to read it.
@support.bsky.team
We have been wondering about this for a while, so could y’all fix the video ALT?
Pretty please?
It’s not just people with screen readers who need the ALT, bbs.
But also, people are putting excellent ALT on vids, and we all deserve to be able to read it.
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I got a question, so just in case anyone else is wondering...
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I got a question, so just in case anyone else is wondering...
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
Yes! My screen-reader does read out the alt text you put on videos, TY.
Dunno why you can't read it with your eyeballs tho!
It's not like SR users are the only people using alt text. So IDK why it's visible on images but not videos?
Oh, my christ, today i discovered that foundation stitch exists, and, given that i absolutely fucking hate crocheting off a fucking chain—i find it stressful as all fuck—this is a life-changing event.
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Oh, my christ, today i discovered that foundation stitch exists, and, given that i absolutely fucking hate crocheting off a fucking chain—i find it stressful as all fuck—this is a life-changing event.
Have had it confirmed by @lycomorpha.bsky.social that it does indeed show for screen readers, so please persevere with the ALT for videos, even if it doesn’t show for us plebs.
Y’all will be missing some bangers.
Y’all will be missing some bangers.
Bluesky, proper ALT on vids when?
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Have had it confirmed by @lycomorpha.bsky.social that it does indeed show for screen readers, so please persevere with the ALT for videos, even if it doesn’t show for us plebs.
Y’all will be missing some bangers.
Y’all will be missing some bangers.
Is it me or is Pretty Face getting less ‘plasticky’ in his prettiness?
Last few ‘shoots he looked… natural, kinda human, and i think he is prettier for it.
Last few ‘shoots he looked… natural, kinda human, and i think he is prettier for it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Is it me or is Pretty Face getting less ‘plasticky’ in his prettiness?
Last few ‘shoots he looked… natural, kinda human, and i think he is prettier for it.
Last few ‘shoots he looked… natural, kinda human, and i think he is prettier for it.
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Great Blue Heron hunting for a Great Egret he had been following from another dock. Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Great Blue Heron hunting for a Great Egret he had been following from another dock. Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville, California.
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
#birds #nature #eastcoastkin
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A veces solo nos queda soñar...
February 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A veces solo nos queda soñar...
Bluesky, proper ALT on vids when?
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Bluesky, proper ALT on vids when?
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Having ALT functionality that doesn’t show (unless it shows for screen readers), is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Good morning, my devastatingly beautiful Fae boy.
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Good morning, my devastatingly beautiful Fae boy.
Oh, Lorazepam just hit.
…and breathe
…and breathe
February 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Oh, Lorazepam just hit.
…and breathe
…and breathe
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HOLY SHIT THE GIANT PARROTS ARE INNOVATING
The flightless #kakapo usually nest underground. Yesterday we found the coolest nest I’ve ever seen: Whetu was 3m above ground in a hollow rata tree. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
HOLY SHIT THE GIANT PARROTS ARE INNOVATING
In the five and a half years and change of watching almost exclusively C-drama, i have come to the conclusion that Hengdian doesn’t have a single kettle, teapot, wine flask or wine jug that pours true.
February 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
In the five and a half years and change of watching almost exclusively C-drama, i have come to the conclusion that Hengdian doesn’t have a single kettle, teapot, wine flask or wine jug that pours true.