@caeruleasong.bsky.social
Hiking, conservation, music, public health, dance, gardening, theater, books, social justice, visual arts, history, and whatever else strikes my fancy. And cats. Never forget the cats.
The NC Botanical Garden's 2025 Sculpture show ends tomorrow. I've stopped by there almost weekly this year. One of my favorite exhibits is The Surreal Life of a Strawberry Chicken by Courtney Cappa from Raleigh, NC - ghastlyartstudio.com and @slipandsolder.
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The NC Botanical Garden's 2025 Sculpture show ends tomorrow. I've stopped by there almost weekly this year. One of my favorite exhibits is The Surreal Life of a Strawberry Chicken by Courtney Cappa from Raleigh, NC - ghastlyartstudio.com and @slipandsolder.
6 yo Pixel phone, 9 yo TV, only 3 cats right now, 15 yo DSLR, 20 yo van, and 16 yo desktop computer - although my son has replaced so many parts for my computer that we're probably in a Theseus ship situation.
Device…hoarding. Because you don’t go get a new one while yours is still fine.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
6 yo Pixel phone, 9 yo TV, only 3 cats right now, 15 yo DSLR, 20 yo van, and 16 yo desktop computer - although my son has replaced so many parts for my computer that we're probably in a Theseus ship situation.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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🎄The Origami Tree is now on view! An annual NYC tradition, the 13-ft tree is adorned with thousands of origami models. Produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA, it's decorated with hand-folded paper models created by local, national, & international origami artists: bit.ly/4ppGtYP
📸: A. Keding/©AMNH
📸: A. Keding/©AMNH
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎄The Origami Tree is now on view! An annual NYC tradition, the 13-ft tree is adorned with thousands of origami models. Produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA, it's decorated with hand-folded paper models created by local, national, & international origami artists: bit.ly/4ppGtYP
📸: A. Keding/©AMNH
📸: A. Keding/©AMNH
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#DYK? A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance! The world's largest flamingo colony can be found in Tanzania, where 2 million+ birds have been observed.
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#DYK? A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance! The world's largest flamingo colony can be found in Tanzania, where 2 million+ birds have been observed.
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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BREAKING: Federal agents detained at least three people in Durham on Tuesday, chasing them through a shopping center parking lot as stores locked down and shoppers fled.
“They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People”: Fear Grips Durham As Federal Agents Arrive
Federal agents detained at least three people as volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING: Federal agents detained at least three people in Durham on Tuesday, chasing them through a shopping center parking lot as stores locked down and shoppers fled.
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Cleaning up river debris after Helene will last for years
avlwatchdog.org/opinion-the-...
avlwatchdog.org/opinion-the-...
Opinion: The battle against river debris, especially IPEX pipes, still rages on…and will for years • Asheville Watchdog
It’s a wrestling match out there, folks. Every day. And sometimes you accidentally cut a catfish in half with a battery powered saw. More about that later. This is the situation on local waterways suc...
avlwatchdog.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Cleaning up river debris after Helene will last for years
avlwatchdog.org/opinion-the-...
avlwatchdog.org/opinion-the-...
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I’ve set up a recurring donation with mine. Even $5 a month can help a lot—usually way more than we, who don’t buy in bulk, could buy in equivalent.
Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’ve set up a recurring donation with mine. Even $5 a month can help a lot—usually way more than we, who don’t buy in bulk, could buy in equivalent.
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
Sunset light on the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden
Sunset light on the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden
August 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
Sunset light on the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden
Sunset light on the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden
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Very unpopular opinion but I think in a healthier world our schools would teach the so-called “useless things”: Latin, old poetry, classic cinema, how to read and enjoy challenging novels. Studying these things won’t make you a better person. But they will give you a better life.
July 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Very unpopular opinion but I think in a healthier world our schools would teach the so-called “useless things”: Latin, old poetry, classic cinema, how to read and enjoy challenging novels. Studying these things won’t make you a better person. But they will give you a better life.
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Progress Pride Flags are flying outside the Boston Public Library.
The flag adds black and brown stripes, along with the Transgender flag colors, to honor Boston’s Black, Brown, and Trans LGBTQ+ communities.
The flag adds black and brown stripes, along with the Transgender flag colors, to honor Boston’s Black, Brown, and Trans LGBTQ+ communities.
July 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Progress Pride Flags are flying outside the Boston Public Library.
The flag adds black and brown stripes, along with the Transgender flag colors, to honor Boston’s Black, Brown, and Trans LGBTQ+ communities.
The flag adds black and brown stripes, along with the Transgender flag colors, to honor Boston’s Black, Brown, and Trans LGBTQ+ communities.
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A wonderful puppet at #nokings in Chapel Hill @paperhandpuppet.org
June 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A wonderful puppet at #nokings in Chapel Hill @paperhandpuppet.org
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Get to know the perentie! This lizard is one of the largest in the world. It can reach lengths of 6.6 ft (2 m) or more & hails from western Australia. It prefers dry habitats & eats a range of animals, from birds to mammals to other lizards.
Photo: Christopher Watson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Watson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
May 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Get to know the perentie! This lizard is one of the largest in the world. It can reach lengths of 6.6 ft (2 m) or more & hails from western Australia. It prefers dry habitats & eats a range of animals, from birds to mammals to other lizards.
Photo: Christopher Watson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Watson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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A Florida county is detaining and refusing to release a U.S. citizen born in the U.S., after ICE asked the county to detain him: floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida's new anti-immigration law • Florida Phoenix
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved his...
floridaphoenix.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A Florida county is detaining and refusing to release a U.S. citizen born in the U.S., after ICE asked the county to detain him: floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
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Have you ever seen the ring-tailed vontsira? Found in the forests of Madagascar, this carnivore weighs ~2 lbs (900 g) and feeds on insects, eggs, fish, small mammals, & more. It is an agile critter, an excellent climber, and is known to be playful.
Photo: sympiotr, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: sympiotr, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Have you ever seen the ring-tailed vontsira? Found in the forests of Madagascar, this carnivore weighs ~2 lbs (900 g) and feeds on insects, eggs, fish, small mammals, & more. It is an agile critter, an excellent climber, and is known to be playful.
Photo: sympiotr, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: sympiotr, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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Polar plunge
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
March 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Polar plunge
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
Polar bear Nora loves to dive, so care staff came up with a way to safely place a camera at the bottom of her pool to watch her underwater. Beary cool!
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A dragon and their favourite paper clip.
The heart wants what the heart wants. 🤷♂️
The heart wants what the heart wants. 🤷♂️
March 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A dragon and their favourite paper clip.
The heart wants what the heart wants. 🤷♂️
The heart wants what the heart wants. 🤷♂️
Ibises in the trees and an alligator in the water in a small pond at the Fort Fisher NC Aquarium
March 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Ibises in the trees and an alligator in the water in a small pond at the Fort Fisher NC Aquarium
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I checked the math, and now I’m gonna just stare at the wall for awhile.
The release of Disney's animated version of The Little Mermaid is closer in time to Brown v. Board of Education than the present day.
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I checked the math, and now I’m gonna just stare at the wall for awhile.
"Sometimes the weight of living on this planet as a woman, we have to be reminded of who we are. Quilts help to serve that purpose of reminding women about their power." - Carolyn Mazloomi
We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
americanart.si.edu
February 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Sometimes the weight of living on this planet as a woman, we have to be reminded of who we are. Quilts help to serve that purpose of reminding women about their power." - Carolyn Mazloomi
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…I can’t argue this one.
Name that water after who lives there. Gulf of Architeuthis. There. Solved it for ya.
February 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
…I can’t argue this one.