Melody Wainscott
@melodywainscott.bsky.social
botany | toxicology | literature
funga • flora • fauna
i spend time in old growth forests
co-authored pubs in botany, toxicology
choose kindness ☺️
she/her
📸 by me ✨
#PNW 🌲🦉📚🫐
funga • flora • fauna
i spend time in old growth forests
co-authored pubs in botany, toxicology
choose kindness ☺️
she/her
📸 by me ✨
#PNW 🌲🦉📚🫐
Pinned
“The forest knows
Where you are.
You must let it find you.”
David Wagoner
#Forest #Landscape #Photography #OlympicPeninsula #PNW
Where you are.
You must let it find you.”
David Wagoner
#Forest #Landscape #Photography #OlympicPeninsula #PNW
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Wild fire in rainy skies for a brief moment yesterday before night set in.
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Wild fire in rainy skies for a brief moment yesterday before night set in.
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
Wild fire in rainy skies for a brief moment yesterday before night set in.
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Wild fire in rainy skies for a brief moment yesterday before night set in.
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
235 degrees SW
#Scape #Seascape #Sunset #PugetSound #Seattle #LandscapePhotography
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Here's one for the love of #Trees and the life giving #Rivers that flow like the breeze!✨️💚🌲💙🌊✨️
"We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet Earth"
- Sylvia Earle
#ecosystem #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #green #connected
"We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet Earth"
- Sylvia Earle
#ecosystem #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #green #connected
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here's one for the love of #Trees and the life giving #Rivers that flow like the breeze!✨️💚🌲💙🌊✨️
"We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet Earth"
- Sylvia Earle
#ecosystem #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #green #connected
"We are all together in this, we are all together in this single living ecosystem called planet Earth"
- Sylvia Earle
#ecosystem #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #green #connected
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Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
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Seattle: free tea & pastry on the community tab (an ongoing program for years)! bsky.app/profile/frid...
3) Our ongoing Pay-it-Forward program! Anyone can ask to use the communitea card to cover their service items*, up to one beverage (any size, including fridge items & specials) and one food item per person per visit. We also encourage you to take advantage of our eternal free resteeps!
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Seattle: free tea & pastry on the community tab (an ongoing program for years)! bsky.app/profile/frid...
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🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
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This is Stephan. He just wants to help. 13/10 such a good boy
October 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is Stephan. He just wants to help. 13/10 such a good boy
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ICYMI: Wildfire is set to publish Patrice Lawrence’s "sweeping historical novel", inspired by the life of Josephine Baker. The Last Star in Paris will be published on 11th February 2027 👇 #BookSky
Wildfire to publish Patrice Lawrence's 'sweeping historical novel'
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October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ICYMI: Wildfire is set to publish Patrice Lawrence’s "sweeping historical novel", inspired by the life of Josephine Baker. The Last Star in Paris will be published on 11th February 2027 👇 #BookSky
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Good morning my #bluesky friends! Here's it is, your morning moment of ZEN!🌊☀️💖🧡💛✨️
"Each crest a vow
that cannot last,
each fall a promise
to begin again"
- Sasha Clain, "Reliquary of the Waves"
#Waves #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #westcoast #poetry #meditate #zen
"Each crest a vow
that cannot last,
each fall a promise
to begin again"
- Sasha Clain, "Reliquary of the Waves"
#Waves #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #westcoast #poetry #meditate #zen
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good morning my #bluesky friends! Here's it is, your morning moment of ZEN!🌊☀️💖🧡💛✨️
"Each crest a vow
that cannot last,
each fall a promise
to begin again"
- Sasha Clain, "Reliquary of the Waves"
#Waves #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #westcoast #poetry #meditate #zen
"Each crest a vow
that cannot last,
each fall a promise
to begin again"
- Sasha Clain, "Reliquary of the Waves"
#Waves #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #beauty #westcoast #poetry #meditate #zen
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BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwich’in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwich’in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.
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National Forest Week! 🌱🌳
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
September 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
National Forest Week! 🌱🌳
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
♥️ Sat, Sep 20
Yesterday, most of J pod made a very rare trip down the Tacoma Narrows & into Carr Inlet, the J16s went north up Colvos Passage.
This morning Js are still in Carr. It is imperative people give them space to do what they need.
📸 Js off Pt Robinson by Jami Cantrell on 9/17
#psws
Yesterday, most of J pod made a very rare trip down the Tacoma Narrows & into Carr Inlet, the J16s went north up Colvos Passage.
This morning Js are still in Carr. It is imperative people give them space to do what they need.
📸 Js off Pt Robinson by Jami Cantrell on 9/17
#psws
September 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
♥️ Sat, Sep 20
Yesterday, most of J pod made a very rare trip down the Tacoma Narrows & into Carr Inlet, the J16s went north up Colvos Passage.
This morning Js are still in Carr. It is imperative people give them space to do what they need.
📸 Js off Pt Robinson by Jami Cantrell on 9/17
#psws
Yesterday, most of J pod made a very rare trip down the Tacoma Narrows & into Carr Inlet, the J16s went north up Colvos Passage.
This morning Js are still in Carr. It is imperative people give them space to do what they need.
📸 Js off Pt Robinson by Jami Cantrell on 9/17
#psws
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
Here's one for #tidesouttuesday, though the tide is technically not out, it is 'going' out in this pic, haha. 🌊😁✌️✨️
"Change often rises not as a crashing wave,
but as a relentless tide,
quietly reshaping all in its path"
- Bhuwan Thapaliya
#poetry #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife
"Change often rises not as a crashing wave,
but as a relentless tide,
quietly reshaping all in its path"
- Bhuwan Thapaliya
#poetry #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Here's one for #tidesouttuesday, though the tide is technically not out, it is 'going' out in this pic, haha. 🌊😁✌️✨️
"Change often rises not as a crashing wave,
but as a relentless tide,
quietly reshaping all in its path"
- Bhuwan Thapaliya
#poetry #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife
"Change often rises not as a crashing wave,
but as a relentless tide,
quietly reshaping all in its path"
- Bhuwan Thapaliya
#poetry #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
The Southern Residents were present in inland waters for just 3 days from May through August 2025. Monika takes a moment in this blog post to reflect on just how much things have changed in the last 20 years.
#whalesky #orcas #killerwhales
#whalesky #orcas #killerwhales
Summer Without the Southern Residents
No Southern Residents visited the Salish Sea in May, June, or August 2025. Monika takes a moment to reflect on just how much things have changed over the last 20 years.
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Southern Residents were present in inland waters for just 3 days from May through August 2025. Monika takes a moment in this blog post to reflect on just how much things have changed in the last 20 years.
#whalesky #orcas #killerwhales
#whalesky #orcas #killerwhales
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Here's a misty coastline shot for my friends! Hope you're all finding some peaceful moments in your day. ✌️😶🌫️🌊💙✨️🦋
"You can walk in a dream while you are awake: Just walk in the misty morning of a forest!"
- Mehmet Murat ildan
#misty #coastline #photography #nature #westcoast #islandlife #beauty
"You can walk in a dream while you are awake: Just walk in the misty morning of a forest!"
- Mehmet Murat ildan
#misty #coastline #photography #nature #westcoast #islandlife #beauty
August 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Here's a misty coastline shot for my friends! Hope you're all finding some peaceful moments in your day. ✌️😶🌫️🌊💙✨️🦋
"You can walk in a dream while you are awake: Just walk in the misty morning of a forest!"
- Mehmet Murat ildan
#misty #coastline #photography #nature #westcoast #islandlife #beauty
"You can walk in a dream while you are awake: Just walk in the misty morning of a forest!"
- Mehmet Murat ildan
#misty #coastline #photography #nature #westcoast #islandlife #beauty
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
🩵💦🩵 Sun, Aug 17
Today, orcas reported in Saratoga Passage. Yesterday, the 46s & 65A5 we’re in there together while rest of 65A family went north in Admiralty.
📸 Outside Puget Sound proper, but had to share this beautiful photo taken/share by Katie Orum of the T109As inside Friday Harbor!
#psws
Today, orcas reported in Saratoga Passage. Yesterday, the 46s & 65A5 we’re in there together while rest of 65A family went north in Admiralty.
📸 Outside Puget Sound proper, but had to share this beautiful photo taken/share by Katie Orum of the T109As inside Friday Harbor!
#psws
August 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🩵💦🩵 Sun, Aug 17
Today, orcas reported in Saratoga Passage. Yesterday, the 46s & 65A5 we’re in there together while rest of 65A family went north in Admiralty.
📸 Outside Puget Sound proper, but had to share this beautiful photo taken/share by Katie Orum of the T109As inside Friday Harbor!
#psws
Today, orcas reported in Saratoga Passage. Yesterday, the 46s & 65A5 we’re in there together while rest of 65A family went north in Admiralty.
📸 Outside Puget Sound proper, but had to share this beautiful photo taken/share by Katie Orum of the T109As inside Friday Harbor!
#psws
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
Rick Steves Classroom Europe
Rick Steves Classroom Europe® is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.
classroom.ricksteves.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
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Saw another big lion’s mane jelly on my morning beach run yesterday 🦁🪼 #MarineLife #Invertebrate 🦑🌊
August 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Saw another big lion’s mane jelly on my morning beach run yesterday 🦁🪼 #MarineLife #Invertebrate 🦑🌊
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"The Beginning Of The Dream"
I'm working on something that I've been mulling around for about 3 or 4 years. This photo would be the first photo in the series.
#landscapes #photography #nature #trees
I'm working on something that I've been mulling around for about 3 or 4 years. This photo would be the first photo in the series.
#landscapes #photography #nature #trees
August 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"The Beginning Of The Dream"
I'm working on something that I've been mulling around for about 3 or 4 years. This photo would be the first photo in the series.
#landscapes #photography #nature #trees
I'm working on something that I've been mulling around for about 3 or 4 years. This photo would be the first photo in the series.
#landscapes #photography #nature #trees
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
We only rate dogs. This is the goth cousin of Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. Please understand it's not just a phase, and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 (credit u/vincidelaunc)
August 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We only rate dogs. This is the goth cousin of Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. Please understand it's not just a phase, and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 (credit u/vincidelaunc)
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
Grateful to share powerful moments with the Awi’nakola Foundation, Rande Cook, the Ma’amtagila people, the MTPP crew and staff, and all those who came together to co-create Tree of Life, a gathering dedicated to reawakening Hiladi.
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Grateful to share powerful moments with the Awi’nakola Foundation, Rande Cook, the Ma’amtagila people, the MTPP crew and staff, and all those who came together to co-create Tree of Life, a gathering dedicated to reawakening Hiladi.
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
I see you, quiet, soft workers, cultivators of connection and healing. Humming away beneath the surface. Or like vines creeping and tangling along camoflauged by your subtleness.
August 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I see you, quiet, soft workers, cultivators of connection and healing. Humming away beneath the surface. Or like vines creeping and tangling along camoflauged by your subtleness.
Reposted by Melody Wainscott
Good morning my #bluesky friends! Happy #stunday to you all😍☀️🌲💚🦋✨️
"There’s magic in the trees & the hills & the river & the rocks, in the sea & the stars & the wind, a deep, wild magic that’s as old as the world itself"
- Kate Forsyth
#eastcoastkin #photography #nature #trees #sunbeams #westcoast
"There’s magic in the trees & the hills & the river & the rocks, in the sea & the stars & the wind, a deep, wild magic that’s as old as the world itself"
- Kate Forsyth
#eastcoastkin #photography #nature #trees #sunbeams #westcoast
August 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Good morning my #bluesky friends! Happy #stunday to you all😍☀️🌲💚🦋✨️
"There’s magic in the trees & the hills & the river & the rocks, in the sea & the stars & the wind, a deep, wild magic that’s as old as the world itself"
- Kate Forsyth
#eastcoastkin #photography #nature #trees #sunbeams #westcoast
"There’s magic in the trees & the hills & the river & the rocks, in the sea & the stars & the wind, a deep, wild magic that’s as old as the world itself"
- Kate Forsyth
#eastcoastkin #photography #nature #trees #sunbeams #westcoast