Caela O'Connell
@caelaoconnell.bsky.social
environmental & economic anthropologist. I study ag communities, disasters & hazards, water quality, climate adaptation, bananas, and complex people-plant-microbial interdependencies. asst. prof at UNC at Chapel Hill. SECR Lab. Posts my own. Not pithy.
January 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Berlin loves bananas… who knew!?
#bananafiles
#bananafiles
January 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Berlin loves bananas… who knew!?
#bananafiles
#bananafiles
Loving the upcycled handmade paper packaging here in Reykjavik! Shout out to local artist
Guðrún Borghildur for her packaging and her art!
gudrunborghildur.is/en/
Guðrún Borghildur for her packaging and her art!
gudrunborghildur.is/en/
January 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Loving the upcycled handmade paper packaging here in Reykjavik! Shout out to local artist
Guðrún Borghildur for her packaging and her art!
gudrunborghildur.is/en/
Guðrún Borghildur for her packaging and her art!
gudrunborghildur.is/en/
January 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
January 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Caught a sweet glimpse of the northern lights this morning on a short visit in Iceland before heading to Berlin. I just adore the way they move and dance across the sky…
Good morning beautiful world! 💕
Good morning beautiful world! 💕
January 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Caught a sweet glimpse of the northern lights this morning on a short visit in Iceland before heading to Berlin. I just adore the way they move and dance across the sky…
Good morning beautiful world! 💕
Good morning beautiful world! 💕
Pretty great sunrise ahead of the pending storm ❄️🌨️☔️🧊🥶
January 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Pretty great sunrise ahead of the pending storm ❄️🌨️☔️🧊🥶
My 3’s pjs present the least realistic representation of shipping for bananas that I’ve ever seen… 😂🍌🚛
#bananafiles #foodsky #agrisky #parent
#bananafiles #foodsky #agrisky #parent
January 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My 3’s pjs present the least realistic representation of shipping for bananas that I’ve ever seen… 😂🍌🚛
#bananafiles #foodsky #agrisky #parent
#bananafiles #foodsky #agrisky #parent
Mango is playing support role beautifully!
January 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Mango is playing support role beautifully!
Game night is my fav and tonight I have the best company the 8yr old and their 🐉 (Peeps) and 🐙 (Squee). Building a castle with both a hall of ghosts and nap room… why don’t these exist in contemporary housing?
Happy 2025 all… wishing everyone a year with kindness, joy, and curiosity 💚
Happy 2025 all… wishing everyone a year with kindness, joy, and curiosity 💚
January 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Game night is my fav and tonight I have the best company the 8yr old and their 🐉 (Peeps) and 🐙 (Squee). Building a castle with both a hall of ghosts and nap room… why don’t these exist in contemporary housing?
Happy 2025 all… wishing everyone a year with kindness, joy, and curiosity 💚
Happy 2025 all… wishing everyone a year with kindness, joy, and curiosity 💚
No- but it is the first one I’ve review after more than 2.5 years dormancy in my fridge… it’s from around 2018. Used frequently through 2022. Then… life . But I was never willing to chuck it. It always had a nice scent and it never had funky colors. Just got dry.
December 31, 2024 at 11:11 PM
No- but it is the first one I’ve review after more than 2.5 years dormancy in my fridge… it’s from around 2018. Used frequently through 2022. Then… life . But I was never willing to chuck it. It always had a nice scent and it never had funky colors. Just got dry.
Day 3 after 2 feeds at room temperature: We have bubbles!!! 💛🥖🦠
December 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Day 3 after 2 feeds at room temperature: We have bubbles!!! 💛🥖🦠
Starter update: Looks promising with a nice smell this morning! 🥖💛
Sources suggest it may take 4-5 days of warm feeding and dividing before I see anything like doubling. green line is to track any growth in the first 12 hours. Has been in my fridge unfed for >2.5 years… 🤷♀️ #foodsky #microbesky
Sources suggest it may take 4-5 days of warm feeding and dividing before I see anything like doubling. green line is to track any growth in the first 12 hours. Has been in my fridge unfed for >2.5 years… 🤷♀️ #foodsky #microbesky
December 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Starter update: Looks promising with a nice smell this morning! 🥖💛
Sources suggest it may take 4-5 days of warm feeding and dividing before I see anything like doubling. green line is to track any growth in the first 12 hours. Has been in my fridge unfed for >2.5 years… 🤷♀️ #foodsky #microbesky
Sources suggest it may take 4-5 days of warm feeding and dividing before I see anything like doubling. green line is to track any growth in the first 12 hours. Has been in my fridge unfed for >2.5 years… 🤷♀️ #foodsky #microbesky
Pupdate: meet Mango! Mango came home about a week ago. Unrelated to any holidays. He is settling in nicely. Is BFFS with the 3yr old and a promises to become a very good dog.
December 30, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Pupdate: meet Mango! Mango came home about a week ago. Unrelated to any holidays. He is settling in nicely. Is BFFS with the 3yr old and a promises to become a very good dog.
Attempting to revive some truly dried out starter from the depths of my fridge… outcome to follow on the coming days. #2024bucketlist #foodsky #microbesky #fun #bread
December 30, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Attempting to revive some truly dried out starter from the depths of my fridge… outcome to follow on the coming days. #2024bucketlist #foodsky #microbesky #fun #bread
@mwdevine.bsky.social you inspired me! It does smell… but hopefully sunlight will do the trick 🙃
December 18, 2024 at 11:43 PM
@mwdevine.bsky.social you inspired me! It does smell… but hopefully sunlight will do the trick 🙃
Anyone else have a 3rd grader who “frees” the plant pups from the school plants on the regular?
😂🌱📚
😂🌱📚
December 17, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Anyone else have a 3rd grader who “frees” the plant pups from the school plants on the regular?
😂🌱📚
😂🌱📚
Had a wonderful time celebrating the graduation of the wonderful Audrey Ehrler with a good turn out from #SECRLab for ping pong and trivia tonight! 🎉🎓🥳
Next year’s fieldwork in Galapagos is not going to be the same without you! So proud of you! #2024gead #UNC #GDTBATH #anthro
Next year’s fieldwork in Galapagos is not going to be the same without you! So proud of you! #2024gead #UNC #GDTBATH #anthro
December 12, 2024 at 2:29 AM
The scent of cinnamon and nutmeg take me straight to 2010-2012 researching Fairtrade banana farming in the St. Lucia. Along with loads of green fig (green banana) farmers often gifted raw spices and I’d go back to my kitchen and play with mace, barks, etc.
#bananafiles (sort of) #food #anthrosky
#bananafiles (sort of) #food #anthrosky
December 10, 2024 at 6:38 PM
The scent of cinnamon and nutmeg take me straight to 2010-2012 researching Fairtrade banana farming in the St. Lucia. Along with loads of green fig (green banana) farmers often gifted raw spices and I’d go back to my kitchen and play with mace, barks, etc.
#bananafiles (sort of) #food #anthrosky
#bananafiles (sort of) #food #anthrosky
Spotted while grocery shopping and it gave me a good chuckle.
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#endofsemestervibes #thumpity #antrosky #multispecies #winter #academicsky #2024 #snowfriend
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#endofsemestervibes #thumpity #antrosky #multispecies #winter #academicsky #2024 #snowfriend
December 9, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Spotted while grocery shopping and it gave me a good chuckle.
ISO caption…
#endofsemestervibes #thumpity #antrosky #multispecies #winter #academicsky #2024 #snowfriend
ISO caption…
#endofsemestervibes #thumpity #antrosky #multispecies #winter #academicsky #2024 #snowfriend
What are folks reading this weekend? Here’s mine! Usually I opt for fiction on “stay home days” as my kiddos say, but this was too enticing not to crack open.
🌿📚☕️
🌿📚☕️
December 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
What are folks reading this weekend? Here’s mine! Usually I opt for fiction on “stay home days” as my kiddos say, but this was too enticing not to crack open.
🌿📚☕️
🌿📚☕️
Perhaps most interesting to me is the bottom finishing positions for both globalism and localism…
December 5, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Perhaps most interesting to me is the bottom finishing positions for both globalism and localism…