@foster198.bsky.social
Retired foster parent for medically fragile infants. Systems Analyst
Pinned
Look at the one at the top of the door jamb. Wants / hopes / plans to fly free but isn’t quite ready
Interesting variation on the cable stitch
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Interesting variation on the cable stitch
The book was better but the time zone part is dead on
But the Man in the High Castle was such a good flick..
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The book was better but the time zone part is dead on
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My friend says
this year
she has to figure out
how to
finish her book
My friend says
this year
they have to figure out
how to
save money
My friend says
this year
he has to figure out
how to
scroll less
My friends
this year
we have to figure out
how to
take care of each other.
this year
she has to figure out
how to
finish her book
My friend says
this year
they have to figure out
how to
save money
My friend says
this year
he has to figure out
how to
scroll less
My friends
this year
we have to figure out
how to
take care of each other.
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My friend says
this year
she has to figure out
how to
finish her book
My friend says
this year
they have to figure out
how to
save money
My friend says
this year
he has to figure out
how to
scroll less
My friends
this year
we have to figure out
how to
take care of each other.
this year
she has to figure out
how to
finish her book
My friend says
this year
they have to figure out
how to
save money
My friend says
this year
he has to figure out
how to
scroll less
My friends
this year
we have to figure out
how to
take care of each other.
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🧵Spotted at the Beach on New Year's Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
An entire huge family rushes en masse into a choppy sea. Shrieking, laughing, splashing, roaring. Half of them running straight back out again. Grins and goose bumps as they head for a big pile of towels and toys on the sand. (1)
An entire huge family rushes en masse into a choppy sea. Shrieking, laughing, splashing, roaring. Half of them running straight back out again. Grins and goose bumps as they head for a big pile of towels and toys on the sand. (1)
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🧵Spotted at the Beach on New Year's Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
An entire huge family rushes en masse into a choppy sea. Shrieking, laughing, splashing, roaring. Half of them running straight back out again. Grins and goose bumps as they head for a big pile of towels and toys on the sand. (1)
An entire huge family rushes en masse into a choppy sea. Shrieking, laughing, splashing, roaring. Half of them running straight back out again. Grins and goose bumps as they head for a big pile of towels and toys on the sand. (1)
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December 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Japanese Larch.
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Japanese Larch.
Exciting
Every little bit helps
#Conservation #Restoration #Sustainability #Ecology #NaturalHistory #Rewilding
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#Conservation #Restoration #Sustainability #Ecology #NaturalHistory #Rewilding
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Urban rewilding combats global biodiversity decline
A new study reveals how cities around the world are restoring wildlife to their former habitats in the face of ongoing urban sprawl and improving biodiversity.
www.sydney.edu.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Exciting
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A forest of wintry pine trees seen from a high plane
December 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A forest of wintry pine trees seen from a high plane
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"If only we are brave enough to see it." Amanda Gorman
December 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"If only we are brave enough to see it." Amanda Gorman
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How Changes to Vaccination Requirements May Threaten Cancer Patients: "ACS CAN advocates for science-based policies that improve access to vaccines that prevent and treat cancer as well as protect people living with cancer." www.cancerhealth.com/article/chan...
How Changes to Vaccination Requirements for Schools May Threaten Cancer Patients and Survivors
ACS CAN urges the Florida Department of Health to maintain immunization recommendations and evidence-based requirements.
www.cancerhealth.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
How Changes to Vaccination Requirements May Threaten Cancer Patients: "ACS CAN advocates for science-based policies that improve access to vaccines that prevent and treat cancer as well as protect people living with cancer." www.cancerhealth.com/article/chan...
Got to agree
I hope the grandparents of everyone not vaccinating their children rise up out of their graves and come smack their descendants for this unbelievable stupidity.
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands. wapo.st/49zDc43 via @washingtonpost.com @laurenweberhp.bsky.social Caitlin Gilbert Dylan Moriarty and Joshua Lott
December 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Got to agree
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Pretty sure I shared this one before but it has the best #reflections of the few bird photos I have.
#BirdoftheDay #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BirdoftheDay #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
@robcrank68.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Pretty sure I shared this one before but it has the best #reflections of the few bird photos I have.
#BirdoftheDay #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#BirdoftheDay #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
@robcrank68.bsky.social
And exactly how would means testing work? Can we include annual capital gains as means? Other “untaxed income” beyond a simple salary?
I've heard this formula somewhere.
To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And exactly how would means testing work? Can we include annual capital gains as means? Other “untaxed income” beyond a simple salary?
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Alex's photography is great, and a welcome arthropodic break from my usual timeline.
My best photographs of 2025, a short thread.
A tobacco hornworm on one of its favorite foods, a garden tomato plant (Texas, May 2025). This one makes the cut because it is more aesthetically pleasing than I was aiming for, somehow.
A tobacco hornworm on one of its favorite foods, a garden tomato plant (Texas, May 2025). This one makes the cut because it is more aesthetically pleasing than I was aiming for, somehow.
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Alex's photography is great, and a welcome arthropodic break from my usual timeline.
OK. Picture is years old. In Israel. Of a falcon not an eagle.
Are we SURE it’s a WINDMILL?
Are we SURE it’s a WINDMILL?
NEW with @manonjacob.bsky.social:
Donald Trump blamed US windmills for killing bald eagles in a Truth Social post last night.
But the photo was years old, taken in Israel, and of a bird that experts said was definitely not an eagle and more likely a type of falcon.
www.barrons.com/news/trump-g...
Donald Trump blamed US windmills for killing bald eagles in a Truth Social post last night.
But the photo was years old, taken in Israel, and of a bird that experts said was definitely not an eagle and more likely a type of falcon.
www.barrons.com/news/trump-g...
December 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
OK. Picture is years old. In Israel. Of a falcon not an eagle.
Are we SURE it’s a WINDMILL?
Are we SURE it’s a WINDMILL?
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California will ban non-medical cat declawing Jan. 1, 2026, meaning vets can only perform it if there’s a real health need. A big step for animal welfare and a win for cats everywhere. 🐱❤️ #California #AnimalWelfare www.cbs8.com/article/news...
2026 New California Laws | Declawing cats now banned, unless medically necessary
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, veterinarians will be prohibited from declawing cats unless the procedure is medically needed and benefits the cat’s health.
www.cbs8.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
California will ban non-medical cat declawing Jan. 1, 2026, meaning vets can only perform it if there’s a real health need. A big step for animal welfare and a win for cats everywhere. 🐱❤️ #California #AnimalWelfare www.cbs8.com/article/news...
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that’s one long mermaid
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
that’s one long mermaid
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Votive Plaque: Swallow (Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BCE)
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
December 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Votive Plaque: Swallow (Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BCE)
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
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December 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whoever would serve broccoli in a tortilla cup?
December 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Whoever would serve broccoli in a tortilla cup?
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Aaaand my favorite book I read this year was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë!
I feel a bit behind reading through a lot of classics for the first time at 35, but this one really surprised me. I thought it would feel outdated and slow but that wasn’t the case for me at all. Wish I had read it sooner!
I feel a bit behind reading through a lot of classics for the first time at 35, but this one really surprised me. I thought it would feel outdated and slow but that wasn’t the case for me at all. Wish I had read it sooner!
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Aaaand my favorite book I read this year was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë!
I feel a bit behind reading through a lot of classics for the first time at 35, but this one really surprised me. I thought it would feel outdated and slow but that wasn’t the case for me at all. Wish I had read it sooner!
I feel a bit behind reading through a lot of classics for the first time at 35, but this one really surprised me. I thought it would feel outdated and slow but that wasn’t the case for me at all. Wish I had read it sooner!
Love the names
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Love the names
Checking out the scene to see if she should bring her family
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Checking out the scene to see if she should bring her family