dapileen
@dapileen.bsky.social
🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸Passionate about math education, fashion sewing, cats & monarch butterflies. Unapologetically PRO-DEMOCRACY! (no DMs please)
Mainers are proud of our free, fair, secure and *accessible* elections! Thank you for soundly rejecting the Republican plan to make voting as difficult as possible.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mainers are proud of our free, fair, secure and *accessible* elections! Thank you for soundly rejecting the Republican plan to make voting as difficult as possible.
Edging into twilight at 4pm and it’s only the first day of this time change nonsense 😢😢😢
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Edging into twilight at 4pm and it’s only the first day of this time change nonsense 😢😢😢
This male beauty eclosed yesterday afternoon and flew off at about 5:30 pm towards the setting sun. The milkweed pods are exploding with seeds, we’ll be ready for next year.
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This male beauty eclosed yesterday afternoon and flew off at about 5:30 pm towards the setting sun. The milkweed pods are exploding with seeds, we’ll be ready for next year.
All 15 cats in my cage pupated to chrysalises, of those 9 have eclosed to monarchs - 8 females and 1 male - do 6 to go. I had a monarch visiting in the garden yesterday, so maybe hopefully more cats before this season is over.
August 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
All 15 cats in my cage pupated to chrysalises, of those 9 have eclosed to monarchs - 8 females and 1 male - do 6 to go. I had a monarch visiting in the garden yesterday, so maybe hopefully more cats before this season is over.
Mama and baby deer visiting the neighborhood.
August 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Mama and baby deer visiting the neighborhood.
Well good morning butterfly! First monarch to eclose in the cage this season.
August 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Well good morning butterfly! First monarch to eclose in the cage this season.
This one is even fluffier, saltmarsh moth caterpillar.
August 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This one is even fluffier, saltmarsh moth caterpillar.
It’s adorable! This is a tussock moth and monarch caterpillar eating the same milkweed leaf in my garden. Not as uncommon a find but still fun to watch.
August 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It’s adorable! This is a tussock moth and monarch caterpillar eating the same milkweed leaf in my garden. Not as uncommon a find but still fun to watch.
I’m at Scarborough beach in Maine right now
July 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’m at Scarborough beach in Maine right now
Beautiful! I LOVE the colors! I can knit a scarf, but need to learn how to construct clothes. Sewing is my thing, just finished this blouse.
July 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Beautiful! I LOVE the colors! I can knit a scarf, but need to learn how to construct clothes. Sewing is my thing, just finished this blouse.
Eastern yellow swallowtail in my milkweed garden.
July 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Eastern yellow swallowtail in my milkweed garden.
Finally took down the Christmas wreath. Happy Spring, Slava Ukraini!
March 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Finally took down the Christmas wreath. Happy Spring, Slava Ukraini!
Aerosmith’s first. I miss albums.
February 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Aerosmith’s first. I miss albums.
Milkweed for monarch butterflies!
February 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Milkweed for monarch butterflies!
Beautiful! I know that feeling- I was so moved by this intricate beadwork on display at a 17th century church in Palermo, Sicily. Also done by a nun.
November 24, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Beautiful! I know that feeling- I was so moved by this intricate beadwork on display at a 17th century church in Palermo, Sicily. Also done by a nun.