Crista🔵
@gratefulstray.bsky.social
💙Photographer. Adoptee. Student of ASL. 🏳️🌈 ally and 🏳️⚧️step mama bear. Long Covid survivor. Love wins. (She/her)
Photos are mine except reposts.
Photos are mine except reposts.
Rainy day = perfect light.
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Rainy day = perfect light.
If you’re struggling, please consider rescuing a pup. You’ll figure it out if you lead with love. Welcome to the family, Indy!
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you’re struggling, please consider rescuing a pup. You’ll figure it out if you lead with love. Welcome to the family, Indy!
These amazing folks are feeding our at-risk neighbors. Please help if you can.
June 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
These amazing folks are feeding our at-risk neighbors. Please help if you can.
Happy Loving Day! Thank you, Mama Bear, for being so good to my dad.
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Happy Loving Day! Thank you, Mama Bear, for being so good to my dad.
Gifts+serindipitous purchase= my favorite corner at home.
June 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Gifts+serindipitous purchase= my favorite corner at home.
Small moments when we aren’t fighting the patriarchy
May 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Small moments when we aren’t fighting the patriarchy
Heirloom photography: I created these collections to metabolize loss. Creating art saved me in 2021 during the worst of Covid.
May 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Heirloom photography: I created these collections to metabolize loss. Creating art saved me in 2021 during the worst of Covid.
Day one of the harvest! I’ll be lycopene-rich when the shelves are bare, at least.
April 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Day one of the harvest! I’ll be lycopene-rich when the shelves are bare, at least.
I’ve crossed some sort of threshold but I haven’t labeled it yet. Is “squirrel lady” a thing?
April 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’ve crossed some sort of threshold but I haven’t labeled it yet. Is “squirrel lady” a thing?
I was so grateful for my city's peaceful demonstration yesterday. Thank you Claremont, CA and all of the #handsoff folks who marched to preserve democracy! I'm proud of us!
April 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I was so grateful for my city's peaceful demonstration yesterday. Thank you Claremont, CA and all of the #handsoff folks who marched to preserve democracy! I'm proud of us!
The best thing I saw today. Photo credit to Michael Wagner of Claremont. #handsoff2025
April 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The best thing I saw today. Photo credit to Michael Wagner of Claremont. #handsoff2025
Let's go, neighbors!
April 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Let's go, neighbors!
Indian Canyons, Palm Springs
March 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Indian Canyons, Palm Springs
1974. So hot you needed a popsicle, cowboy hat, and boots.
March 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
1974. So hot you needed a popsicle, cowboy hat, and boots.
Someone passed their driver’s test. Today was a victory.
March 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Someone passed their driver’s test. Today was a victory.
Oh, Western Redbud. I’m relieved when you bloom but I dread our hot California summers that challenge your ability to thrive. Let’s continue to fight the fascists and thrive while we still can.
February 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Oh, Western Redbud. I’m relieved when you bloom but I dread our hot California summers that challenge your ability to thrive. Let’s continue to fight the fascists and thrive while we still can.
Taken the day before I said goodbye to my mom in 2014.
February 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Taken the day before I said goodbye to my mom in 2014.
The storm before the calm. I’m transforming a lounging area into a garden because maybe I’ll die later if I’m growing my own food. I’m hoping to expand to share with my community.
February 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The storm before the calm. I’m transforming a lounging area into a garden because maybe I’ll die later if I’m growing my own food. I’m hoping to expand to share with my community.
Don’t let the fascists steal your joy.
February 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Don’t let the fascists steal your joy.