Yllek
@yllekaj.bsky.social
I'm just another flea on Gaia's back, raising butterflies & moths. Eclectic taste & post many random thoughts. All photos are my own. I Will credit when I share other artist's work. My home is my heart, 4 young adults, 4 cats, 2 old adults & 2 dogs
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Yllek
@yllekaj.bsky.social
· May 23
I won't disclose how long I sat, watching & waiting to capture this video but I am going to tell you, the actual speed of the transformation took 8 minutes. In order to share this with you, I sped up the video 8 times.
I present to you, the transformation of a varied eggfly caterpillar to chrysalis🦋
I present to you, the transformation of a varied eggfly caterpillar to chrysalis🦋
Damn. Just got sidelined by a very old memory.
I'd finally finished putting the wax on for the Batik lesson at school. I was so happy that I got it perfectly smooth. The teacher looked & said:" Ok, now you scrunch it" & SCRUNCHED my wax drawing. I remember throwing it out & never doing batik again.
I'd finally finished putting the wax on for the Batik lesson at school. I was so happy that I got it perfectly smooth. The teacher looked & said:" Ok, now you scrunch it" & SCRUNCHED my wax drawing. I remember throwing it out & never doing batik again.
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Damn. Just got sidelined by a very old memory.
I'd finally finished putting the wax on for the Batik lesson at school. I was so happy that I got it perfectly smooth. The teacher looked & said:" Ok, now you scrunch it" & SCRUNCHED my wax drawing. I remember throwing it out & never doing batik again.
I'd finally finished putting the wax on for the Batik lesson at school. I was so happy that I got it perfectly smooth. The teacher looked & said:" Ok, now you scrunch it" & SCRUNCHED my wax drawing. I remember throwing it out & never doing batik again.
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finally embracing ai*
*holding it to my chest as i jump into an active volcano
*holding it to my chest as i jump into an active volcano
February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
finally embracing ai*
*holding it to my chest as i jump into an active volcano
*holding it to my chest as i jump into an active volcano
Most times the poor little caterpillars don't survive the first molt 😔💔 This one didn't make it. The other one, hatched on the same day, is going strong. Becoming a butterfly is difficult enough, even without people poisoning the caterpillars on their precious citrus trees 🥺
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Most times the poor little caterpillars don't survive the first molt 😔💔 This one didn't make it. The other one, hatched on the same day, is going strong. Becoming a butterfly is difficult enough, even without people poisoning the caterpillars on their precious citrus trees 🥺
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If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
If the cap fits.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
🤭😝 How my account started on Bluesky v how it's looking now 😜
(I have no regrets!)
(I have no regrets!)
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
🤭😝 How my account started on Bluesky v how it's looking now 😜
(I have no regrets!)
(I have no regrets!)
More evidence he is NEVER leaving office & has NO Intention of giving up leadership. He's banning mail in ballots so his ICE goons can pull people out of the voting lines & vanish them. He's counting on fear & confusion to keep him in the white house forever. 😔
A) This is a lie. Other countries have it.
B) Trump uses it regularly.
Bottom line: They are afraid of you voting.
B) Trump uses it regularly.
Bottom line: They are afraid of you voting.
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
More evidence he is NEVER leaving office & has NO Intention of giving up leadership. He's banning mail in ballots so his ICE goons can pull people out of the voting lines & vanish them. He's counting on fear & confusion to keep him in the white house forever. 😔
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February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
finding it odd that "Internal server errors" just "happen to pop up" when I've vented something political 🤔 (not really though. It's almost expected these days)
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
finding it odd that "Internal server errors" just "happen to pop up" when I've vented something political 🤔 (not really though. It's almost expected these days)
Morning🦋
It's dark & raining 🥰 Went outside & it's hot & muggy 😝
At least it's dark 💜
ABC showed Whitney Huston's, I will always love you.
I'm watching, TV mute, subtitles on, laughing. When she sings the chorus, it looks like she's shouting. The subtitles added to the visual humour with all cap 🤣
It's dark & raining 🥰 Went outside & it's hot & muggy 😝
At least it's dark 💜
ABC showed Whitney Huston's, I will always love you.
I'm watching, TV mute, subtitles on, laughing. When she sings the chorus, it looks like she's shouting. The subtitles added to the visual humour with all cap 🤣
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Morning🦋
It's dark & raining 🥰 Went outside & it's hot & muggy 😝
At least it's dark 💜
ABC showed Whitney Huston's, I will always love you.
I'm watching, TV mute, subtitles on, laughing. When she sings the chorus, it looks like she's shouting. The subtitles added to the visual humour with all cap 🤣
It's dark & raining 🥰 Went outside & it's hot & muggy 😝
At least it's dark 💜
ABC showed Whitney Huston's, I will always love you.
I'm watching, TV mute, subtitles on, laughing. When she sings the chorus, it looks like she's shouting. The subtitles added to the visual humour with all cap 🤣
The weather is so wild, the tv signal is on, then off, then on, then off & on again making the "History's greatest Mysteries" even more mysterious 🤣
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The weather is so wild, the tv signal is on, then off, then on, then off & on again making the "History's greatest Mysteries" even more mysterious 🤣
This is how it rolled in 😁 the wind was wonderful!
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
This is how it rolled in 😁 the wind was wonderful!
Loki, late last night 🥰 The sweet wee thing fell asleep on my stomach, WAY after my usual bedtime. I finally managed to go to bed after 11:30 pm, when he woke & had a run of the, post sleep, zoomies 🤭
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Loki, late last night 🥰 The sweet wee thing fell asleep on my stomach, WAY after my usual bedtime. I finally managed to go to bed after 11:30 pm, when he woke & had a run of the, post sleep, zoomies 🤭
It's been hot & sunny all day. I'm sweating more than I drink. Forgot the washing in the machine, hung it out & as I walked inside, the clouds closed in & the sun is gone 🤦 Now the radio is warning of rising river levels & flash flooding later tonight?
If it was my washing, I'm so sorry 😬
If it was my washing, I'm so sorry 😬
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
It's been hot & sunny all day. I'm sweating more than I drink. Forgot the washing in the machine, hung it out & as I walked inside, the clouds closed in & the sun is gone 🤦 Now the radio is warning of rising river levels & flash flooding later tonight?
If it was my washing, I'm so sorry 😬
If it was my washing, I'm so sorry 😬
I've finally worked out why I don't like that long haired cook. His "this stuff is crap. Just make it fresh" attitude is super abelist 😒
If I had the executive function to buy fresh & the guarantee I'll have the mental & physical energy to cook it before it goes off, I wouldn't use pre-made either 🤨
If I had the executive function to buy fresh & the guarantee I'll have the mental & physical energy to cook it before it goes off, I wouldn't use pre-made either 🤨
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I've finally worked out why I don't like that long haired cook. His "this stuff is crap. Just make it fresh" attitude is super abelist 😒
If I had the executive function to buy fresh & the guarantee I'll have the mental & physical energy to cook it before it goes off, I wouldn't use pre-made either 🤨
If I had the executive function to buy fresh & the guarantee I'll have the mental & physical energy to cook it before it goes off, I wouldn't use pre-made either 🤨
The most difficult thing I have to work through while I'm trying to sort the craft area is that damned imagination of mine 😝
Every other thing I uncover unleashes a deep urge to create 🫣
So I'm fighting myself on two fronts 😒 It's exhausting.
Every other thing I uncover unleashes a deep urge to create 🫣
So I'm fighting myself on two fronts 😒 It's exhausting.
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The most difficult thing I have to work through while I'm trying to sort the craft area is that damned imagination of mine 😝
Every other thing I uncover unleashes a deep urge to create 🫣
So I'm fighting myself on two fronts 😒 It's exhausting.
Every other thing I uncover unleashes a deep urge to create 🫣
So I'm fighting myself on two fronts 😒 It's exhausting.
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I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
Ruby is working on using the button 🤭😍
She's got the sweetest meow when she's begging 🥰
She's got the sweetest meow when she's begging 🥰
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Ruby is working on using the button 🤭😍
She's got the sweetest meow when she's begging 🥰
She's got the sweetest meow when she's begging 🥰
So wonderful to see one eye thriving 🥰 This one's been visiting since 2020 🤗
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So wonderful to see one eye thriving 🥰 This one's been visiting since 2020 🤗
50 years of crafting & dreams, finally starting to come together, one fortnight at a time 🥰
I'm SO happy the cheap shop is selling those cube display units again. They are cheap but sturdy & so easy to build. Now I'll finally be able to keep the crafts I want to delve deeper into & donate the rest.
I'm SO happy the cheap shop is selling those cube display units again. They are cheap but sturdy & so easy to build. Now I'll finally be able to keep the crafts I want to delve deeper into & donate the rest.
February 11, 2026 at 10:21 PM
50 years of crafting & dreams, finally starting to come together, one fortnight at a time 🥰
I'm SO happy the cheap shop is selling those cube display units again. They are cheap but sturdy & so easy to build. Now I'll finally be able to keep the crafts I want to delve deeper into & donate the rest.
I'm SO happy the cheap shop is selling those cube display units again. They are cheap but sturdy & so easy to build. Now I'll finally be able to keep the crafts I want to delve deeper into & donate the rest.
Now to explain to the cats that this wasn't built for them... Nevermind 🤦😝
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Now to explain to the cats that this wasn't built for them... Nevermind 🤦😝
Site inspector on the job already 🤭
February 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Site inspector on the job already 🤭
Morning 🦋
Today I'd like to build a small shelf, potter around in the office & hopefully, get my colours freshened up 🥺
If my brain lets me chill! Cause there's a tight schedule coming at 2 pm, my resolution to get stuck into it is already wavering & on the brink of saying:"It's too late to start!"😬
Today I'd like to build a small shelf, potter around in the office & hopefully, get my colours freshened up 🥺
If my brain lets me chill! Cause there's a tight schedule coming at 2 pm, my resolution to get stuck into it is already wavering & on the brink of saying:"It's too late to start!"😬
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Morning 🦋
Today I'd like to build a small shelf, potter around in the office & hopefully, get my colours freshened up 🥺
If my brain lets me chill! Cause there's a tight schedule coming at 2 pm, my resolution to get stuck into it is already wavering & on the brink of saying:"It's too late to start!"😬
Today I'd like to build a small shelf, potter around in the office & hopefully, get my colours freshened up 🥺
If my brain lets me chill! Cause there's a tight schedule coming at 2 pm, my resolution to get stuck into it is already wavering & on the brink of saying:"It's too late to start!"😬
So noisy but my window's too salt crusted to see out of 😝 Never did work out how to take the flyscreen out without damaging it.
Anyway, the frog is out there and he's noisy 🤭
Anyway, the frog is out there and he's noisy 🤭
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
So noisy but my window's too salt crusted to see out of 😝 Never did work out how to take the flyscreen out without damaging it.
Anyway, the frog is out there and he's noisy 🤭
Anyway, the frog is out there and he's noisy 🤭
The gorgeous green tree frog sitting in his perfect acoustic amplification spot, right beside my bedroom 🤭🤗🐸
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The gorgeous green tree frog sitting in his perfect acoustic amplification spot, right beside my bedroom 🤭🤗🐸