Emily Thies
@ejthies15.bsky.social
🌊Resist! #BLM, 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🟦 Ally, Covid long hauler, Healthcare Worker, Photographer, vinyl record collector, Gen X mom of 3, and monarch butterfly conservationist.
I’m not sure I’ve seen anything eat faster than a monarch caterpillar.
#monarchbutterflies #mymonarchproject #conservation #endangered
#monarchbutterflies #mymonarchproject #conservation #endangered
July 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I’m not sure I’ve seen anything eat faster than a monarch caterpillar.
#monarchbutterflies #mymonarchproject #conservation #endangered
#monarchbutterflies #mymonarchproject #conservation #endangered
Spotted on my way to work. 👀
It’s totally not a cult. 🙄
It’s totally not a cult. 🙄
July 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Spotted on my way to work. 👀
It’s totally not a cult. 🙄
It’s totally not a cult. 🙄
Weekly butterfly update!
I currently have one monarch chrysalis and 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
I have 5 swallowtail chrysalises and at least 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
Video of the monarch making its chrysalis!
#monarch #endangered #entomology
#conservation #butterflywhisperer
I currently have one monarch chrysalis and 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
I have 5 swallowtail chrysalises and at least 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
Video of the monarch making its chrysalis!
#monarch #endangered #entomology
#conservation #butterflywhisperer
July 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Weekly butterfly update!
I currently have one monarch chrysalis and 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
I have 5 swallowtail chrysalises and at least 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
Video of the monarch making its chrysalis!
#monarch #endangered #entomology
#conservation #butterflywhisperer
I currently have one monarch chrysalis and 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
I have 5 swallowtail chrysalises and at least 8 active and hungry caterpillars.
Video of the monarch making its chrysalis!
#monarch #endangered #entomology
#conservation #butterflywhisperer
Weekly tally. The 7 swallowtails are getting huge and I have 7 active monarch caterpillars with many more eggs incubating! 🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
July 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Weekly tally. The 7 swallowtails are getting huge and I have 7 active monarch caterpillars with many more eggs incubating! 🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
Sadly, this same balcony was where the staring into the solar eclipse incident occurred. 🤦🏻♀️
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sadly, this same balcony was where the staring into the solar eclipse incident occurred. 🤦🏻♀️
One new monarch caterpillar found today bringing my total to 4, and 5 more eggs found now in incubation!
#conservation #monarch #endangered #mybutterflyproject
#conservation #monarch #endangered #mybutterflyproject
July 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
One new monarch caterpillar found today bringing my total to 4, and 5 more eggs found now in incubation!
#conservation #monarch #endangered #mybutterflyproject
#conservation #monarch #endangered #mybutterflyproject
I have to be honest, I’m not feeling very patriotic this 4th of July. My heart is heavy. ❤️🩹
July 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I have to be honest, I’m not feeling very patriotic this 4th of July. My heart is heavy. ❤️🩹
Three tiny micro monarch caterpillars! Two emerged last night and one today. It’s crazy how quickly you can see the difference! 🐛🐛🐛
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Three tiny micro monarch caterpillars! Two emerged last night and one today. It’s crazy how quickly you can see the difference! 🐛🐛🐛
What a difference one week makes! Here are a few of the swallowtail caterpillars (7) that I have eating, and growing like crazy.
It’s almost time to put them in a larger habitat!
#butterflywhisperer #EasternBlackSwallowtail
#entomology
It’s almost time to put them in a larger habitat!
#butterflywhisperer #EasternBlackSwallowtail
#entomology
June 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a difference one week makes! Here are a few of the swallowtail caterpillars (7) that I have eating, and growing like crazy.
It’s almost time to put them in a larger habitat!
#butterflywhisperer #EasternBlackSwallowtail
#entomology
It’s almost time to put them in a larger habitat!
#butterflywhisperer #EasternBlackSwallowtail
#entomology
Three monarch eggs now safely in incubation! 🐛🐛🐛
FYI…things are about to get very geeky on my page.
#conservation #monarch #butterflies #endangered
FYI…things are about to get very geeky on my page.
#conservation #monarch #butterflies #endangered
June 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Three monarch eggs now safely in incubation! 🐛🐛🐛
FYI…things are about to get very geeky on my page.
#conservation #monarch #butterflies #endangered
FYI…things are about to get very geeky on my page.
#conservation #monarch #butterflies #endangered
I’ve got swallowtails! 🐛🐛🐛
Butterfly summer has arrived!
Butterfly summer has arrived!
June 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’ve got swallowtails! 🐛🐛🐛
Butterfly summer has arrived!
Butterfly summer has arrived!
Cubs Win! Hottest game of the year and my son’s 21st birthday!
Fly the W! Sing the song! 🎶
Fly the W! Sing the song! 🎶
June 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Cubs Win! Hottest game of the year and my son’s 21st birthday!
Fly the W! Sing the song! 🎶
Fly the W! Sing the song! 🎶
I highly recommend if you are unsure of your vaccination status to get your titers checked.
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I highly recommend if you are unsure of your vaccination status to get your titers checked.
Happy Saturday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
May 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy Saturday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Happy Friday, Bluesky friends! Thanking the universe that this work week is over today. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
May 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Happy Friday, Bluesky friends! Thanking the universe that this work week is over today. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
Happy Thursday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific day and weekend ahead!
May 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy Thursday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific day and weekend ahead!
There is nothing like the feeling of being told that your vinyl collection is, “peak” by your Gen Z kid, and that he and his friends listened to your albums while hanging out yesterday. ❤️🎶
May 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is nothing like the feeling of being told that your vinyl collection is, “peak” by your Gen Z kid, and that he and his friends listened to your albums while hanging out yesterday. ❤️🎶
Happy Wednesday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific day!
May 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy Wednesday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific day!
Good morning and happy Monday, Bluesky friends!
Sharing my heirloom German Bearded Irises that are in full bloom. The bulbs came over from Germany close to 200 years ago, with my MIL’s grandparents. The bulbs were transplanted from the original farm in WI to our yard in IL. They smell divine!
Sharing my heirloom German Bearded Irises that are in full bloom. The bulbs came over from Germany close to 200 years ago, with my MIL’s grandparents. The bulbs were transplanted from the original farm in WI to our yard in IL. They smell divine!
May 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good morning and happy Monday, Bluesky friends!
Sharing my heirloom German Bearded Irises that are in full bloom. The bulbs came over from Germany close to 200 years ago, with my MIL’s grandparents. The bulbs were transplanted from the original farm in WI to our yard in IL. They smell divine!
Sharing my heirloom German Bearded Irises that are in full bloom. The bulbs came over from Germany close to 200 years ago, with my MIL’s grandparents. The bulbs were transplanted from the original farm in WI to our yard in IL. They smell divine!
Happy Friday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great day and weekend ahead!
May 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Happy Friday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great day and weekend ahead!
Happy Wednesday Bluesky friends! We’re half way through the week…we can do this!
May 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happy Wednesday Bluesky friends! We’re half way through the week…we can do this!
Good morning and happy Tuesday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great day!
May 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good morning and happy Tuesday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a great day!
Good morning and happy Sunday/Mother’s Day to all of my Bluesky moms of humans, and fur babies! I hope you all have a terrific day!
May 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Good morning and happy Sunday/Mother’s Day to all of my Bluesky moms of humans, and fur babies! I hope you all have a terrific day!
Good morning and happy Saturday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!
The laugh I got from this…😂 😱
The laugh I got from this…😂 😱
May 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Good morning and happy Saturday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!
The laugh I got from this…😂 😱
The laugh I got from this…😂 😱
Good morning, and happy Friday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Good morning, and happy Friday, Bluesky friends! I hope everyone has a terrific weekend!