ColdPhaedrus
@coldphaedrus.bsky.social
Science teacher. Former chef. Player of games both tabletop and video. Friend of plants and animals (except mosquitos). New Jersey born and raised. Husband. Father.
A red-tailed hawk behind my home very closely watching a squirrel nest while mama squirrel yells angrily. Nature is very dramatic sometimes.
September 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A red-tailed hawk behind my home very closely watching a squirrel nest while mama squirrel yells angrily. Nature is very dramatic sometimes.
Cool butterflies and bees at Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, NJ
August 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Cool butterflies and bees at Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, NJ
Summer in my house means summer vegetables, and summer vegetables means ratatouille.
June 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Summer in my house means summer vegetables, and summer vegetables means ratatouille.
The dog vomit slime molds (fuligo septica) are out this morning.
They are simultaneously cool and gross.
They are simultaneously cool and gross.
June 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The dog vomit slime molds (fuligo septica) are out this morning.
They are simultaneously cool and gross.
They are simultaneously cool and gross.
Lots of ladybug pupae on the oak trees today.
June 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Lots of ladybug pupae on the oak trees today.
Watermelon is the most aesthetically pleasing fruit. Hard to believe how gorgeous it can be.
“…that was a bit too pat, but nature can be like that. Sometimes you got sunsets so pink that they had no style at all.”
- Terry Pratchett
“…that was a bit too pat, but nature can be like that. Sometimes you got sunsets so pink that they had no style at all.”
- Terry Pratchett
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Watermelon is the most aesthetically pleasing fruit. Hard to believe how gorgeous it can be.
“…that was a bit too pat, but nature can be like that. Sometimes you got sunsets so pink that they had no style at all.”
- Terry Pratchett
“…that was a bit too pat, but nature can be like that. Sometimes you got sunsets so pink that they had no style at all.”
- Terry Pratchett
At the Twenty-Sided Tavern with my daughter and a very good friend!
December 14, 2024 at 1:29 AM
At the Twenty-Sided Tavern with my daughter and a very good friend!
Very happy that my daughter’s first hockey game (and mine for that matter) was a home team victory. No place like NYC.
Go Rangers!
Go Rangers!
December 7, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Very happy that my daughter’s first hockey game (and mine for that matter) was a home team victory. No place like NYC.
Go Rangers!
Go Rangers!
I should post a sign like this in my classroom.
December 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I should post a sign like this in my classroom.
Age yourself with your first computer.
It was hell to find a picture of mine, I didn’t realize how rare dual-floppy Macs were.
It was hell to find a picture of mine, I didn’t realize how rare dual-floppy Macs were.
December 1, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Age yourself with your first computer.
It was hell to find a picture of mine, I didn’t realize how rare dual-floppy Macs were.
It was hell to find a picture of mine, I didn’t realize how rare dual-floppy Macs were.
The day after Thanksgiving is Christmas cookie-making day. A tradition my family has had for decades.
Before and after:
Before and after:
November 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
The day after Thanksgiving is Christmas cookie-making day. A tradition my family has had for decades.
Before and after:
Before and after:
The day after Thanksgiving is hard…
November 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The day after Thanksgiving is hard…
The king of the couch
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 AM
The king of the couch