Frances Donovan
@francesdonovan.bsky.social
Poet, writer, ex-webgrrl, cats, dog, plants, Boston. they/them #queer #catladiesagainstfascism
Banner: Cover image from ARBORETUM IN A JAR.
Profile photo: Head shot of Frances with glasses and curly hair.
https://linktr.ee/francesdonovanpoet
Banner: Cover image from ARBORETUM IN A JAR.
Profile photo: Head shot of Frances with glasses and curly hair.
https://linktr.ee/francesdonovanpoet
When you dog takes you to a beautiful place. Best Independence Day ever.
July 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
When you dog takes you to a beautiful place. Best Independence Day ever.
Latest obsession: book nook kits.
July 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Latest obsession: book nook kits.
Among the violets and the fairies
May 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Among the violets and the fairies
Apple blossoms on Peters Hill at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. I’m glad I didn’t miss this fleeting beauty.
May 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Apple blossoms on Peters Hill at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. I’m glad I didn’t miss this fleeting beauty.
The garden in April. Daffodils, hyacinth, tulips just pushing up, lambs ear… cold wind and freezing temps today. #springinnewengland
April 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The garden in April. Daffodils, hyacinth, tulips just pushing up, lambs ear… cold wind and freezing temps today. #springinnewengland
Eva - our resident indoor cat
January 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Eva - our resident indoor cat
And here’s my garden this August
January 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And here’s my garden this August
I feel you. Here’s my garden in August.
January 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I feel you. Here’s my garden in August.
It’s deep winter here in New England. Please post photos of your garden, indoor or outdoor. Here’s a tree that gave me life this November during a family crisis. #trees #gardening #plants #herbs
January 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s deep winter here in New England. Please post photos of your garden, indoor or outdoor. Here’s a tree that gave me life this November during a family crisis. #trees #gardening #plants #herbs
First attempt at rag curls results in the 80s poodle look - sans perm chemicals. When I put them in last night and covered them with my new satin bonnet, Mark said I was turning into a perimenopausal Black woman. #goals Nice to see my #365feministselfie posse on BlueSky! #femme #queer #nonbinary
January 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
First attempt at rag curls results in the 80s poodle look - sans perm chemicals. When I put them in last night and covered them with my new satin bonnet, Mark said I was turning into a perimenopausal Black woman. #goals Nice to see my #365feministselfie posse on BlueSky! #femme #queer #nonbinary
Not a plant… well, it’s from plants.
January 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Not a plant… well, it’s from plants.
Happy Caturday from Theo-D-O #catsofbluesky #caturday
January 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Happy Caturday from Theo-D-O #catsofbluesky #caturday
Look what they found behind the shingles on the outdoor wall of our deck! We found a piece of wood that said “November 2004 Bobby and Michel fix this house.” Our carpenter said he should write a note that says “Bobby didn’t know what he was doing.”
January 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Look what they found behind the shingles on the outdoor wall of our deck! We found a piece of wood that said “November 2004 Bobby and Michel fix this house.” Our carpenter said he should write a note that says “Bobby didn’t know what he was doing.”
Ralphie says what’s up. #catsofbluesky
January 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ralphie says what’s up. #catsofbluesky
Retreat update: 18 or so free-writes typed and edited. Should give me some material for South Bank this year. I’m glad I brought the whole box — who knew which were the keepers? #poetslife #writingretreat
January 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Retreat update: 18 or so free-writes typed and edited. Should give me some material for South Bank this year. I’m glad I brought the whole box — who knew which were the keepers? #poetslife #writingretreat
At the Sunrise Cabin at Woolman Hill, solo writing retreat. #cabininthewoods #poetsofbluesky
January 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
At the Sunrise Cabin at Woolman Hill, solo writing retreat. #cabininthewoods #poetsofbluesky
Hope for the future on a day when I feel a little hopeless: our meadowscaping project, planted this fall, slumbering in the cold, dreaming of spring.
January 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Hope for the future on a day when I feel a little hopeless: our meadowscaping project, planted this fall, slumbering in the cold, dreaming of spring.
Week of self-portraits, Day 2
January 22, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Week of self-portraits, Day 2
Artist Date idea: take a self-portrait every day for a week. Day 1:
January 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Artist Date idea: take a self-portrait every day for a week. Day 1:
Gardner Museum with Mom in December
January 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Gardner Museum with Mom in December
November sky at the Eustis Estate in Milton MA
January 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
November sky at the Eustis Estate in Milton MA
Remember this guy?
January 20, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Remember this guy?