Ruth McMonagle
banner
ruthmcmonagle.bsky.social
Ruth McMonagle
@ruthmcmonagle.bsky.social
Textile artist. Nature lover.
Saving the planet, one stitch at a time.
She/her. Aotearoa New Zealand

#art #textile #fabric #recycle #reuse #quilt #sew #stitch #craft #thread #climate #MTB #travel #adventure

Lover, mother, friend.

ruthmcmonagle.net
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
I learned a little bit about how do do link cards, and now this works

secretsanta.nz
Secret Santa NZ
Sign up before 19th Nov. Send by 5th Dec. Opening day 17th Dec!
secretsanta.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
idk whether anyone finds this is as amusing as I do, but while I'm cleaning out my photos, here are some pics of my Blackwall ami that I took while figuring out how to build up his face. Clearly, he's a looker at every step of the way 😌

#Blackwall #DragonAge #DAI #crochet #amigurumi #wipshots
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Today’s nudi:Chromodoris luterosea. Lovely purple and yellow blob. I used mostly watercolor with a little colored pencil and a little gouache.
#nudibranch #nudivember #sciart #chromodoris #oceanart #marinebiology
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Hopeful news. Let’s get diagnostic tools and therapeutic options out to desperate Long Covid sufferers affected with the debilitating symptom called brain fog. 🙏❤️😷
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
If... by chance you notice me following you, it's because I have seen you in the #secretsantaAoNZ feed.

Looking forward to seeing you all unwrap your gifts in December.
#secretsantaAoNZ

Have fun!
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I’ve signed up for the best random acts of kindness section on Bluesky and Mastodon.
Do you want to sign up too? #SecretSantaAoNZ
Secret Santa Aotearoa is kicking off.
I've signed up and so should you!
#SecretSantaAoNZ

App: secretsanta.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
It’s TODAY! Sign ups are open.
You have until the 19th of November to go to the app and register. Secretsanta.nz
Don’t miss out.
I think we all need some Christmas joy this year.
#secretSantaAoNZ
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Daughter climbing a huge ancient willow tree earlier👇🏼.
Her: ‘This could be our tree’
Me: ‘I think it already is.’
We took a blanket & sat in our willow nest till an hour after sunset, ate chocolate in its branches and made eachother wreath bracelets from two of its slenderest twigs. 🌿
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
The bioluminescence on Palm Beach Waiheke Island has been insane the last two nights. Amazing atmosphere with many people swimming and splashing in the surf. Magical night. Never seen a traffic jam like it though on our sleepy little beach! Pics by Indy Bombuwala.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
I think my sign-up has worked
#SecretSantaAoNZ

Let the party get started!
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
#Nudivember Day 7: the starry night nudibranch!

I had to use my Van Gogh paper for the background of the collage
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Currently obsessed with this Victorian wax seal fob. The falcon has sapphires for eyes and the smoky quartz seal on the bottom has a carving of a bird flying out of a cage and the motto “how sweet is liberty”
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
I thought today's #Nudivember would be more fun, but I spent so much time on it I don't even want to look at it anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Fabulous introduction.
This is great for a smile. The cat at the gym!

#tinyjoys
In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune.

#cats #kittens #caturday
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
The front of the Christmas tree.

The back of the Christmas tree.

#secretsantaaonz
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
“Covid isn’t that bad” No, noo not at all, it’s not that bad, I’m just using a asthma inhalator for the first time in my life after literally never needing one and needing one only now 5 fcking years after getting Covid cause it decided to make my body deteriorate invisibly. But it’s not bad. No.
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
All I’ve been reading online for years is how we’re not really suffering compared to whomever. You don’t even understand the scale of destruction in Ukraine. But guess we’ll stop irritating you soon after the rest of our electricity is gone and we’re silenced and freezing.😘
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Don’t know if it even made the news outside Ukraine.

Three combined heat and power plants fully stopped working after last night’s enormous attack. Unclear if anything can be fixed, millions of people are completely without electricity, heating or running water. Before winter.
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Is this real?
Do I click on the link?
@support.bsky.team
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
One of my favourite Iowa farm kid experiences growing up was hunting morels every spring. I got to meet lots of other wonderful species both during those adventures but also just from spending most of my free time wandering in the woods 🤩 1, 8, and 10 were my top: picturemushroom.com/region/Unite...
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
This morning’s picture of Cookie with fall colors. From our walk in the forest.
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3

📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
🏺
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Reposted by Ruth McMonagle
How to draw a reindeer.

#secretsantaaonz
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This was remarkable for me!

Wordle

🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟧🟦⬜
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM