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Diana King 🇺🇦
@diking.bsky.social
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Libraries & archives, film & media studies, performing arts, bonsai & urban gardening, cats, democracy. TN-born, Los Angeles-based.
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The #jacaranda trees are at their best right now on the UCLA campus, situated against the joy of graduations and the continual dread/horror of what has been unleashed against our city and so many human beings.
Close-up of bright purple jacaranda blossoms on a tree limb, with a brick building and greenery in the background.
June 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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One of my favorite pics of Cosmo and Daisy when they were younger, as they went through a phase stealing my mom’s blood pressure monitor and removing the batteries. #Caturday #CatsofBluesky
A tabby cat and white cat with tabby markings sit on a bed behind a broken blood pressure monitor, looking both guilty and defiant.
June 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Tonight #bonsai made a rare category appearance on Jeopardy!
A blue television screen with the word “Bonsai” in white letters.
May 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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A lovely Montezuma cypress, native to Mexico and Guatemala. #Bonsai
A large Montezuma cypress bonsai in a brown pot with bright green leaves in distinct patches, with a twisted trunk.
May 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Happy #Caturday to anyone trying to make the bed with feline “assistance.”
Two tabby cats recline on a half-made bed, blocking a sheet from advancing and lying on the uncovered mattress.
May 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I sent my mom flowers for Mother’s Day, and absolutely no one was more thrilled than the individual who got the delivery box. #CatsofBluesky #Caturday
Cosmo, a tabby cat, sits defiantly in a long rectangular cardboard box.
May 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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A striking Shimpaku juniper at the Huntington Japanese garden #Bonsai
A Shimpaku juniper bonsai in a red-brown pot, with an angular white and brown “s”-shaped trunk.
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Daisy has taken to attempting yoga moves with my mom, but when you are shaped like a baby seal it can be challenging. #CatsofBluesky
A white cat with grey tabby markings and big eyes lies on her side either one front paw extended.
May 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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It’s #roses o’clock at the Huntington gardens right now.
A group of light salmon-colored rose bushes. Close-up of peach colored roses. Large yellow rose bushes, with pink and purple flowers in the background. Close-up photo of a fuchsia colored rose.
May 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Cosmo always looks like he’s slightly pissed off about being asleep. #Caturday
A mackerel tabby with white feet sleeps curled up, with closed eyes and a facial expression of great intensity.
May 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Well I finally went back and took another look, and can confirm that it is indeed three different trees.
View from back of the display, with separate trees poking out of moss.
May 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I returned to the Huntington today, and lots of beautiful flowers were in bloom. Also some bonsai that weren’t on display last time, including this cool pomegranate. #bonsai
A large pomegranate bonsai with pale green leaves and trunk shaped to be hollowed out.
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Brought the golden #Godzilla into the office to menace the plants and book cases. I did give him a formalwear bow tie, for that Oscars flair.
Plastic gold figure of Godzilla, as depicted in the film Godzilla Minus One. He is wearing a tiny black bow tie.
April 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Daisy doing her morning routine, which consists entirely of looking cute on the bed and successfully getting pets. #CatsofBluesky
A cream-colored cat with tabby markings leans up against a blanket, looking up at the camera.
April 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Working this evening on trimming one of my jades. This one is about 5 years old. #Bonsai
A jade bonsai in a shallow bowl, with three tiers of leaves.
April 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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No cat has perfected the mob boss aesthetic as relentlessly as Cosmo. #CatsofBluesky
A tabby cat with white markings and green eyes stares down the camera, with one paw tucked under his side.
April 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Still figuring out what more I want to do for now with this Tiger Bark Ficus. I’ve already cut back a lot of the leaves from when I got it. I do love the trunk! #Bonsai
Medium-sized ficus bonsai with twisted trunk, several thin limbs and heavy green foliage.
April 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Second #needlefelting project, a very alert and oval bear. I have named him Potato.
Small oval brown wool needle felted bear, with small tail on right and round ears on top of head.
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Cosmo will be celebrating #WhiskersWednesday by 100% not letting you finish that puzzle. Or start it. #CatsofBluesky
A tabby cat with white markings and bright green eyes lies in the middle of a jigsaw puzzle border, daring the camera to disrupt his actions.
March 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Very first #needlefelting project, mostly just fiddling around freehand and going for weird baby octopus. Some lessons learned, but I still love him.
Needle felted small octopus, with round blue head and small stubby tentacles in different colors of teal and green.
March 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Daisy with her treasured BFF: my mom’s memory foam pillow. It is delicious. #Caturday #CatsofBluesky
A cat with white and tabby fur hugs a memory foam pillow, licking it.
March 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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A dwarf Japanese garden juniper at the Huntington, with some cool additional features in the container. #Bonsai
A low-lying juniper bonsai on a rectangular tray, with trunks and foliage in two distinct clusters and an additional green leafy plant, green moss, and rock formations.
March 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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“In part because Americans are eating alone”
Several meme characters edited together in one picture, displaying either side-eye or bewildered disgust.
March 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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A typical photo of Cosmo relaxing(?) on #WhiskerWednesday
Cosmo, a mackerel tabby cat with white paws and neck, lounges with claws out and wide eyes.
March 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Today this jade will be getting a wee haircut, though I do like watching all the little double leaves form. I’ve had this one for nearly 3 years and have been calling it “Mr. Puffball.” #Bonsai
Jade bonsai in a white pot, with crowded green leaves in a rounded structure.
March 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM