Calliope Gazetas
@calliopejean.bsky.social
Designer, artist and creative who is finding the glimmers in life while coping with the debilitating challenges of Ménière's disease. Living on a large island off the west coast of Canada with a cat named Goose. Non-binary. Settler.
Well heavens, I have not been writing much here. Here's a photo of Goose after he's had a big supper. Life is beautiful and exhausting, complicated and scary, joyous and mundane, like how it normally is for all of us.
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well heavens, I have not been writing much here. Here's a photo of Goose after he's had a big supper. Life is beautiful and exhausting, complicated and scary, joyous and mundane, like how it normally is for all of us.
At the left side of the baseball diamond in Union Bay. #unionbay #handpaintedtype
May 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
At the left side of the baseball diamond in Union Bay. #unionbay #handpaintedtype
I use @inaturalist.bsky.social for posting all.of my plant, mushroom and insect observations. Citizen science is awesome and their dataset is the most comprehensive species catalogue out there BECAUSE so many regular folks take photos and upload them to their app. Two of my recent pics:
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I use @inaturalist.bsky.social for posting all.of my plant, mushroom and insect observations. Citizen science is awesome and their dataset is the most comprehensive species catalogue out there BECAUSE so many regular folks take photos and upload them to their app. Two of my recent pics:
New buttons today! Shipping from Vancouver Island, BC. Message me for ordering. #resist #fightfascism
March 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New buttons today! Shipping from Vancouver Island, BC. Message me for ordering. #resist #fightfascism
Goose is tolerating anti-licking shirt version four much better than the previous ones. #catsofbluesky
February 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Goose is tolerating anti-licking shirt version four much better than the previous ones. #catsofbluesky
Current three versions of these buttons. DM me if you want to order some. #resist #fightfascism #fuckfascism
February 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Current three versions of these buttons. DM me if you want to order some. #resist #fightfascism #fuckfascism
Okay, the three month old onesies need a lot of safety pins and don't fit right around the neck. This is why there are $50 pet shirts at the pet store. :/
February 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Okay, the three month old onesies need a lot of safety pins and don't fit right around the neck. This is why there are $50 pet shirts at the pet store. :/
I went into a thrift store to get baby onesies for my cat to wear, so he doesn't keep licking a hot spot on his elbow. And then I found these fish and owl soup mugs! Also two onesies for a buck each. #thriftstoresamirite
February 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I went into a thrift store to get baby onesies for my cat to wear, so he doesn't keep licking a hot spot on his elbow. And then I found these fish and owl soup mugs! Also two onesies for a buck each. #thriftstoresamirite
The garden is waking up. Snowdrops and winter aconite after heavy overnight rains.
#snowdrop #winteraconite #spring
#snowdrop #winteraconite #spring
February 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The garden is waking up. Snowdrops and winter aconite after heavy overnight rains.
#snowdrop #winteraconite #spring
#snowdrop #winteraconite #spring
February 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
February 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Valentine's Day in Cumberland - hundreds of hand written paper hearts are pinned and taped up along the main street, endearing and silly and profound. #cumberland
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Valentine's Day in Cumberland - hundreds of hand written paper hearts are pinned and taped up along the main street, endearing and silly and profound. #cumberland
The wild hazelnut tree in our yard has catkins waiting for spring. It always is encouraging to see them when it's wintery and the rest of the garden is months away from waking up. Also, this feral clematis vine in the alleyway has the most amazing fuzzy tendrils for seeds.
February 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The wild hazelnut tree in our yard has catkins waiting for spring. It always is encouraging to see them when it's wintery and the rest of the garden is months away from waking up. Also, this feral clematis vine in the alleyway has the most amazing fuzzy tendrils for seeds.
Neighbour's chickens got a disco ball in their coop. #discochickens
February 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Neighbour's chickens got a disco ball in their coop. #discochickens
Wintery marsh on a sunny day. #cumberland
February 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wintery marsh on a sunny day. #cumberland
Weekly-ish Goose for the cat tax and general timeline relief.
February 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Weekly-ish Goose for the cat tax and general timeline relief.
Puzzle people, I have just put two jigsaw puzzles into this adorbs puzzle sharing library box. It's at 4th and Derwent in Cumberland.
#cumberland #jigsawpuzzles
#cumberland #jigsawpuzzles
February 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Puzzle people, I have just put two jigsaw puzzles into this adorbs puzzle sharing library box. It's at 4th and Derwent in Cumberland.
#cumberland #jigsawpuzzles
#cumberland #jigsawpuzzles
The sun came out and made the skiff of snow in the woods beautiful. I'm lucky I can get out for walks most days when I'm not feeling too wobbly.
February 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The sun came out and made the skiff of snow in the woods beautiful. I'm lucky I can get out for walks most days when I'm not feeling too wobbly.
Weekly-ish Goose
January 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Weekly-ish Goose
A delayed birthday present finally arrived into the mail. Never knew 101 plastic frogs could be so pretty! #legoforgrownups #bonsai
January 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A delayed birthday present finally arrived into the mail. Never knew 101 plastic frogs could be so pretty! #legoforgrownups #bonsai
Goose looking at birbs and hanging out. Primulas are drooping because of frost.
January 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Goose looking at birbs and hanging out. Primulas are drooping because of frost.
Good bye Twitter. You were a big part of my life from SF to Toronto, to Vancouver Island. I loved you, sorry you got taken over by fascists. #longlivetwitter #fascistsfuckoff
January 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Good bye Twitter. You were a big part of my life from SF to Toronto, to Vancouver Island. I loved you, sorry you got taken over by fascists. #longlivetwitter #fascistsfuckoff
Rose spirea covered in frost.
January 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Rose spirea covered in frost.
My fav new socks are reflecting my choice for social media app.
January 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My fav new socks are reflecting my choice for social media app.
Elk antler and tractor seat scooter. #cumberland
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Elk antler and tractor seat scooter. #cumberland