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Gornwen
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Just an enby throwing themselves hopelessly at their one, true love (Lake Michigan)

Lake Life | Fiber Arts | Very Slow Runner | Bunch of Other Stuff
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I turn 40 in under a month and am fighting the absolutely feral need to get the marble out of the Ramune bottle.
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Cold and wintery day here with ice starting to form along the lake shore.

Hope everyone's staying cozy today and Friday treats you kindly.

#LakeLife ##LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across Lake Michigan, with snow dusting the sandy beach and ice building up along the water line. A small pier can be seen in the background. The clouds at heavy in the sky and a small line of warm yellow sunlight can be seen in the southeast.
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Migraine time! The neon electric snake friend taking up most of my vision is not actually my friend but rather an omen of things to come
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Wintery run! And made it out before the sun and the temperature dropped!

2 miles, 30:45 total time, 15:21 per mile.... but at least my Garmin is no longer saying "No Status" for my training🙃 and I didn't wipe out on the slick layer of snow on mush 💙👟

#SlowRunner #RunSky
Gornwen, wearing a brown handknit checkered hat, lavender overear headphones, and a teal running jacket smiles as they take a post run selfie in front of a snow-covered trees decorated in yellow fairy lights.
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Happy December! It's looking appropriately wintery along Chicago's Lake Michigan coast and I'll take that to mean at least one thing is right in this world

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across Lake Michigan, with the sandy beach covered in snow. The small rocky breaker appears white. Small waves roll into shore under a sky heavy with clouds. The horizon glows yellow with morning sunlight
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild

• White-tailed deer eating from our bird feeder
• Pademelons!
• Blit, the blue tongue skink who lived in our backyard
• London foxes!
• Lifer goal bird: the Oriental pied hornbill spotted along the road on Sentosa Island
jolior.bsky.social Lior 🇺🇦 @jolior.bsky.social · 6d
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.

A pod of whales (from a plane above the Atlantic)
A deer (2m away, near village, we were both surprised)
White tailed eagle (bedroom window in the city)
A beetle looking like a scarabaeus (park, NC)
A fox (on a Berlin sidewalk, 3m away)
zerokijz.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️ Austin, that humbug witch 🧹 @zerokijz.bsky.social · 6d
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.

Humpback whale
Iguana
Cougar
Golden silk orb-weaver / banana spider
Chestnut mandible toucan

If the spider doesn't count because it's an insect then I'll add
Capuchin monkey
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Mad applause for Liz who is so committed to the plot that they were willing to pick up my sis's extra bib when she got snowed in, despite having not really run since HS! Liz is an amazing race buddy and we finished with a very respectable 45:03, especially with no training!

#TurkeyTrot #RunSky 💙👟
Liz and Gornwen, two enby femme-ish folk, smiles and make faces at the camera while taking a pre-race selfie, wearing brown race hoodies with white snd orange font. Liz is wearing an orange fox balaclava and yellow gloves, their smile has a tinge of nervousness. Gornwen is wearing wayyy to big glasses and is wayy to excited. A tired Gornwen and Liz sit on a curb in front of still green grass, holding proud their medals, shaped like a golden pie with a turkey running. Liz is actively tired, Gornwen is faking any energy they might have.
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Everyone should have a friend who can get talked into doing a Turkey Trot (and their first 5k!) on Thanksgiving Eve 💙👟
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Very squirrelly antics from today's run 🐿
A grey squirrel with a white fluffy belly hangs upside down in a service berry (?) tree, happily snacking on the remaining red berries. In the background, green grass covered in leaves and a few small trees give way to a grey lake and grey sky
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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A run! Finally! Slow but steady and really, getting back out on the path is what counts!

2 miles, 31:21 total time, 15:37 pace
#RunSky #SlowRunner 💙 👟
Gornwen, wearing a green running shirt and pink sunglasses smiles as they take a selfie on the concrete path in front of the sandy lake shore. Bare trees can be seen over their left shoulder. The lake to their right.
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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So about last night...

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis
Looking north over an airplane wing, the Big Dipper and Norther Lights shine brightly on the horizon
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Good morning and happy Wednesday BlueSky! Here's to blue skies, blue maps, and hope in our hearts.

And that I can keep yesterday's surprisingly productive energy going today.

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across a sandy Lake Michigan beach. A rocky breaker is in the left mid ground, creating a sheltered and shallow beach. The shoreline wraps to the south along the right edge of the photo. Morning clouds cover the sky, with sunlight in yellow and orange breaking through on the horizon. Sunlight is reflected on the calm Lake.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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A little morning Lake time this Tuesday (this time from the shore because I definitely overslept). Tap for full size.

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Looking eastward across a sandy Lake Michigan beach, the water level noticeably lower than it has been. The blue sky js full of low hanging clouds and the horizon painted in yellow.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Finding out exactly how late in the season we can dip in Lake Michigan. It's cold therapy, really

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Gornwne and their partner are submerged up to their shoulders in Lake Michigan. Gornwen laughs and gives a thumbs up to the camer. Handsome's face is caught in the candid moment as he dips into the cold water, almost in shock. Behind them is a rocky barrier and a couple of residential highrises along the lake shore. Blue sky above.
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Aborted run. Four minutes in absolutely my broken hip started to feel ... broken. My form more closely resembled a limp than a run and the legs problems I had in Singapore are still there.

Tim for stretching, heat pack, and try again tomorrow

#RunSky #SlowRunner 💙👟
Gornwen sits, slightly slouched over and defeated, in front of the beach and Lake Michigan. They rest their head on their hand and have a slight smile, knowing that this just is as some days are.
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Is it the jet-leg or is it the hemolytic anemia?

Either way, glad I have enough experience and wisdom to take an extra day of PTO post travel just to sleep.

#Spoonie #HereditarySpherocytosis
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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My favorite thing about Singapore is how much nature you can find in such an urban island. City in a Garden to Garden City, I'm in love.

And as a little treat, as I was lamenting not having enough time to bird watch this trip, a sooty-headed bulbul landed right in font of me!
Gornwen, wearing a cream, gold, and black tiger print button up, smiles as they take a selfie as they walk through a nature path on Coney Island aka Serangoon Island. The strait separating Singapore from Malaysia can be seen behind them. A sooty-headed bulbul sits on a branch in on a lushly forested tropical park with many tall trees. Behind is a narrow strait and Malaysia, with lush greenery and small airport buildings. A blue sky is above.
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Quest completed!

My goal this trip to Singapore (besides some big family events) was too run the 5k between where we're staying and the Merlion.

Give injuries and back pain, it took to the last day to make to get this run in, but I got it in!

#SlowRunner #RunSky 💙 👟
Gornwen, a bit red in the face, takes a selfie in front of Singapore's Merlion and Marina Bay. The sky is heavy with clouds and the water is in the river is calm. Gornwen looks particularly proud for having achieved their quest.
October 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Enjoying some beach time in on Sentosa Island, one of my absolute favorite corners of the world, Sentosa Island. Singapore always impresses me with how much green space it can pack into a tiny urban island.

What you can't see is the scrapes from and absolutely nasty fall I had five minutes prior.
Gornwen, wearing giant sunglasses and a bright sundress smiles as they take a selfie looking. Lush tropical trees grow tob their right. Behind them is the ocean and I'm the distance a massive floating intermobile center. The clouds in the sky catch the first bits of the evening, although sunset is still hours away.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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We're visiting family overseas and the question was asked if things are as crazy in the US as it looks. And the thing is, it is. And the crazier the story the more true it is. Also, Trump smells bad and has dementia.

While we talked, ICE detained someone right outside my living room window.
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Nothing makes flying more interesting than throwing out your back the day before.
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Swampy and sluggish run this afternoon, but that humidity is just get me set for my travel runs, right?

I had to fight myself to go out today, especially after the covid vaccine attacked my knees and put me on my ass earlier this week

#RunSky #SlowRunner 💙👟
Gornwen smiles as they take a mid-run selfie along a concrete path by the Lake. Behind them the tree-filled park makes way for a sandy beach and the Lake. The sky is heavy with clouds.
October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Good morning from the lake!

The water is definitely starting to get cold, but it felt so good on my post-vaccine joints

#LakeLife #LakeMichigan
Gornwen is standing in Lake Michigan, wearing a black and white bathing suit and orange sunglasses. They smile as they take a selfie. Small white capped waves roll up on the sandy beach. High rises can be seen along the shore, separated from the beach by a green, tree filled park. The sky is a late morning blue.
October 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Me, extra groggy and having just stayed up waayyyy too late working after getting our kitten home from an all day vet visit: I'm shifting my sleep schedule early to fight jet leg. This is definitely intentional.
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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When your cat is so cute she has you at the edge of your seat (literally)

#CatSky
Evelyn, a grey and white cat, sleeps in a little squashed loaf kn a green chair. Gornwen's jean-covered butt is sitting at the literal edge of the chair. A crocheted blanket is on the back of the chair. A bookshelf and fishtank can be seen in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM