Julie is a REAL BIRD
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I'm @jmatwood on Twitter. Featuring: Immature/informative/TMI posts about: birds, plants, bees, disability, chronic illness, silliness, my own health, etc 🦜🌱🐝♿😷🪿🏥
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User pic is from Effin Birds (used w/permission)
#pwME
NO TERFS, NO UNSOLICITED ADVICE
User pic is from Effin Birds (used w/permission)
I'm certain I can't fully update in 300 characters, but I did want to boop everyone. I have been wishing, quite frequently, that I had the ability to get back into this. But I'm still working through so many things. I'm tired of the "healing isn't linear" mantra, but it's excessively true.
Flower:
Flower:
July 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm certain I can't fully update in 300 characters, but I did want to boop everyone. I have been wishing, quite frequently, that I had the ability to get back into this. But I'm still working through so many things. I'm tired of the "healing isn't linear" mantra, but it's excessively true.
Flower:
Flower:
Maggie and Niko getting cuddles:
July 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Maggie and Niko getting cuddles:
Even I am sick of hearing myself complain! 😂
But of course that means I keep shrinking away from all my support systems, and I lose connection with people and I feel ever more isolated and alone WHICH DOESN'T HELP EITHER.
Why couldn't I be an octopus instead?
Anyway, sorry. Here's Maggie:
But of course that means I keep shrinking away from all my support systems, and I lose connection with people and I feel ever more isolated and alone WHICH DOESN'T HELP EITHER.
Why couldn't I be an octopus instead?
Anyway, sorry. Here's Maggie:
May 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Even I am sick of hearing myself complain! 😂
But of course that means I keep shrinking away from all my support systems, and I lose connection with people and I feel ever more isolated and alone WHICH DOESN'T HELP EITHER.
Why couldn't I be an octopus instead?
Anyway, sorry. Here's Maggie:
But of course that means I keep shrinking away from all my support systems, and I lose connection with people and I feel ever more isolated and alone WHICH DOESN'T HELP EITHER.
Why couldn't I be an octopus instead?
Anyway, sorry. Here's Maggie:
Trying to break the ice I've accidentally covered my account in. I'm not sure I am ready for social media yet.
It's been a very rough seven months. I am told the total recovery time is more like 18 months.
(And I'll likely need another surgery, so I'll have to reset the timer again!)
Eh.
Bird:
It's been a very rough seven months. I am told the total recovery time is more like 18 months.
(And I'll likely need another surgery, so I'll have to reset the timer again!)
Eh.
Bird:
May 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trying to break the ice I've accidentally covered my account in. I'm not sure I am ready for social media yet.
It's been a very rough seven months. I am told the total recovery time is more like 18 months.
(And I'll likely need another surgery, so I'll have to reset the timer again!)
Eh.
Bird:
It's been a very rough seven months. I am told the total recovery time is more like 18 months.
(And I'll likely need another surgery, so I'll have to reset the timer again!)
Eh.
Bird:
Brain power, I still have slightly more than before the surgery but I roused an old pneumonia from hibernation after using prednisone so I'm pretty foggy.
Birds are ok - it's springtime so they're both hormonal and Maggie has so many feelings!
I've been trying to get them outside every day:
Birds are ok - it's springtime so they're both hormonal and Maggie has so many feelings!
I've been trying to get them outside every day:
April 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Brain power, I still have slightly more than before the surgery but I roused an old pneumonia from hibernation after using prednisone so I'm pretty foggy.
Birds are ok - it's springtime so they're both hormonal and Maggie has so many feelings!
I've been trying to get them outside every day:
Birds are ok - it's springtime so they're both hormonal and Maggie has so many feelings!
I've been trying to get them outside every day:
It's been a minute 😭 (such a long minute in fact that the app lost all its permissions and logged me out so I never got any notifications, haha)
As a present, please enjoy Niko using me as a tree to finish taking his bath.
As a present, please enjoy Niko using me as a tree to finish taking his bath.
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It's been a minute 😭 (such a long minute in fact that the app lost all its permissions and logged me out so I never got any notifications, haha)
As a present, please enjoy Niko using me as a tree to finish taking his bath.
As a present, please enjoy Niko using me as a tree to finish taking his bath.
Likewise, and thank you!
Here's a huge patch of stream violets!
Here's a huge patch of stream violets!
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Likewise, and thank you!
Here's a huge patch of stream violets!
Here's a huge patch of stream violets!
I hope the same for you! ❤️
Here's a bunny!
Here's a bunny!
April 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I hope the same for you! ❤️
Here's a bunny!
Here's a bunny!
Miss you too. I frequently think about all my ethereal pals and wish I were in a place where I felt right about being on social media and saying all the things in my head.
I think I'm waiting to have good news to share or something.
Anyway, here's Niko and Maggie being lovebugs:
I think I'm waiting to have good news to share or something.
Anyway, here's Niko and Maggie being lovebugs:
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Miss you too. I frequently think about all my ethereal pals and wish I were in a place where I felt right about being on social media and saying all the things in my head.
I think I'm waiting to have good news to share or something.
Anyway, here's Niko and Maggie being lovebugs:
I think I'm waiting to have good news to share or something.
Anyway, here's Niko and Maggie being lovebugs:
I have no idea what makes her distinct enough from a green cheek, honestly.
July 19, 2024 at 3:23 AM
I have no idea what makes her distinct enough from a green cheek, honestly.
Also, a bit of joy. This is from much earlier this year of course, in spring. While I was out of state having my procedure, my aunties came over and planted some flowers where I would see them from my window. These purple pansies looked so cheerful.
July 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Also, a bit of joy. This is from much earlier this year of course, in spring. While I was out of state having my procedure, my aunties came over and planted some flowers where I would see them from my window. These purple pansies looked so cheerful.
Normally I post a nice photo anytime I post some kind of despairing sentiment but I was really not able to then. So here's something today: a bumble bee on a dandelion. Mask wearing benefit #53,247: you can get VERY close to a bumble bee without breathing on it (they don't like our breath).
July 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Normally I post a nice photo anytime I post some kind of despairing sentiment but I was really not able to then. So here's something today: a bumble bee on a dandelion. Mask wearing benefit #53,247: you can get VERY close to a bumble bee without breathing on it (they don't like our breath).
Here's the cuties in question! They are doing well.
(I apologize to those who use a screen reader; I'm too exhausted - they are cute little parrots being cute, I'm just wiped the heck out rn)
(I apologize to those who use a screen reader; I'm too exhausted - they are cute little parrots being cute, I'm just wiped the heck out rn)
July 17, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Here's the cuties in question! They are doing well.
(I apologize to those who use a screen reader; I'm too exhausted - they are cute little parrots being cute, I'm just wiped the heck out rn)
(I apologize to those who use a screen reader; I'm too exhausted - they are cute little parrots being cute, I'm just wiped the heck out rn)
I. Love. My. Nextdoor. Neighbors.
Seriously, getting an email titled, "There is a duck in my neighbor's yard." made my evening.
She was genuinely worried she'd need to drive the duck back to the lake. I love these people so much.
Seriously, getting an email titled, "There is a duck in my neighbor's yard." made my evening.
She was genuinely worried she'd need to drive the duck back to the lake. I love these people so much.
April 26, 2024 at 3:19 AM
I. Love. My. Nextdoor. Neighbors.
Seriously, getting an email titled, "There is a duck in my neighbor's yard." made my evening.
She was genuinely worried she'd need to drive the duck back to the lake. I love these people so much.
Seriously, getting an email titled, "There is a duck in my neighbor's yard." made my evening.
She was genuinely worried she'd need to drive the duck back to the lake. I love these people so much.
Box box box box box box box box box
April 10, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Box box box box box box box box box
I'm ok with having seen one solar eclipse. Not totality of course but I got a few 'eh' photos and then started taking pictures of birds instead of the sun anyway. The photo of the bird is WAY more interesting.
April 8, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I'm ok with having seen one solar eclipse. Not totality of course but I got a few 'eh' photos and then started taking pictures of birds instead of the sun anyway. The photo of the bird is WAY more interesting.
She LOVES stuff made of sola, balsa, and flannel. She also loves mahogany pod slices. I make most of their toys. A lot of times she likes it best if I just hold a piece of bulk toy bit for her to chew. Or if the balsa block is big enough for her to stand on. The top of their cage is covered in toys.
March 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
She LOVES stuff made of sola, balsa, and flannel. She also loves mahogany pod slices. I make most of their toys. A lot of times she likes it best if I just hold a piece of bulk toy bit for her to chew. Or if the balsa block is big enough for her to stand on. The top of their cage is covered in toys.
My cape sundew trapping a conifer seed bug:
March 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM
My cape sundew trapping a conifer seed bug:
Your daily dose of underfluffies:
March 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Your daily dose of underfluffies:
My mom: Have you considered you might be allergic to feathers
Me:
Me:
March 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
My mom: Have you considered you might be allergic to feathers
Me:
Me:
I have some kind of conifer seed bug infestation in my house.
March 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I have some kind of conifer seed bug infestation in my house.
Maggiebird is happy to be back home and getting cuddles
March 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Maggiebird is happy to be back home and getting cuddles
I solemnly swear ✋
March 7, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I solemnly swear ✋