Katura Reynolds
@katura.bsky.social
I'm working on a book. (Hold me to it!) * Bugs, bikes, bones, botany. * PNW * Learning = Winning!
Creative strategy time, as assisted by tamales and hot cocoa
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Creative strategy time, as assisted by tamales and hot cocoa
Big leaf maples are not messing around.
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Big leaf maples are not messing around.
Some of the best life advice cane from Sesame Street (no surprise) youtu.be/acBixR_JRuM?...
Sesame Street: Ernie Learns to Put Down The Duckie
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some of the best life advice cane from Sesame Street (no surprise) youtu.be/acBixR_JRuM?...
Low-key parenting milestone: teaching the kid how to put a bicycle on the bus rack.
September 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Low-key parenting milestone: teaching the kid how to put a bicycle on the bus rack.
I like it when Seattle coffee shops play Jimi Hendrix. (Feels like it doesn't happen nearly as often as one would expect.)
August 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I like it when Seattle coffee shops play Jimi Hendrix. (Feels like it doesn't happen nearly as often as one would expect.)
Please enjoy this pileated woodpecker, who is proud to be flinging bark chips everywhere in search of buggos.
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Please enjoy this pileated woodpecker, who is proud to be flinging bark chips everywhere in search of buggos.
Busy summer of doing things: feels good to finally step back into my old routine of writing and drawing at the library again.
July 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Busy summer of doing things: feels good to finally step back into my old routine of writing and drawing at the library again.
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always bears repeating & boosting: in this environment, doing things slowly and well is a form of resistance
Using AI to do your work is Temu productivity. Do you want to buy the clean girl aesthetic of getting things done with the currency of global warming, anti-intellectualism, and the erosion of labor rights? Or do you want to get messy and actually learn things so you can do cool shit?
What we’re seeing is a collective move away from “plagiarism is a bad thing and you should feel bad if you do it” to “plagiarism is the future and if you don’t do it, you’ll fall behind”
May 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
always bears repeating & boosting: in this environment, doing things slowly and well is a form of resistance
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Do you like the idea of mining, logging, and drilling in National Parks? Then you'll LOVE the latest executive order opening our ocean parks to commercial fishing.
Here's what you should do about it, courtesy of @taotaotasi.bsky.social
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
Here's what you should do about it, courtesy of @taotaotasi.bsky.social
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
5 things you can do if you’re pissed off about the latest Trump EO
Donald Trump opened an area of about 250 million acres of protected American waters to industrial fishing fleets on Thursday. This sets a very dangerous precedent that our public lands and wa…
www.southernfriedscience.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do you like the idea of mining, logging, and drilling in National Parks? Then you'll LOVE the latest executive order opening our ocean parks to commercial fishing.
Here's what you should do about it, courtesy of @taotaotasi.bsky.social
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
Here's what you should do about it, courtesy of @taotaotasi.bsky.social
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
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March 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Please enjoy this clump of mosd ans lichen. #HappySpring
March 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Please enjoy this clump of mosd ans lichen. #HappySpring
Ugh, my little world is topsy-turvy enough at this moment that I am not even tracking March Mammal Madness this year. //facepalm// Keep up the learning and winning, my friends! Next year I hope to cheer along with y'all!
March 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ugh, my little world is topsy-turvy enough at this moment that I am not even tracking March Mammal Madness this year. //facepalm// Keep up the learning and winning, my friends! Next year I hope to cheer along with y'all!
Yep. I feel ya, little cup of cocoa.
March 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yep. I feel ya, little cup of cocoa.
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look at this absolute unit
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
look at this absolute unit
Time to call your reps! 5calls.org/issue/s9-wom...
Protect Transgender Athletes - Senate Vote Monday 3/3 ⭑ 5 Calls
On January 14th, the House passed the deceptively-titled Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which is now scheduled for a vote in the Senate. …
5calls.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Time to call your reps! 5calls.org/issue/s9-wom...
Still life with book in progress.
January 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Still life with book in progress.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Still life with a book in progress.
January 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Still life with a book in progress.
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“My house is one of many that burned down. This event, for me, has destroyed any boundary between my work as a climate scientist and the rest of my life.”
Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:
Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:
Altadena Wildfires
My house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all happened quickly.
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January 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“My house is one of many that burned down. This event, for me, has destroyed any boundary between my work as a climate scientist and the rest of my life.”
Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:
Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:
SoCal fires, holy cats. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Officials Warn of ‘Devastating Loss’ as Southern California Wildfires Burn Out of Control (Gift Article)
Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles. Winds were picking up overnight, potentially fueling the fires.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SoCal fires, holy cats. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Sharing some adorable fungi, moss and lichens, just because.
January 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Sharing some adorable fungi, moss and lichens, just because.
It is #SecretStoat season, and my mystery weasel sent awesome little artworks! Including a 3D-printed raven bookmark that is AMAZEBALLS. Big thanks!
January 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It is #SecretStoat season, and my mystery weasel sent awesome little artworks! Including a 3D-printed raven bookmark that is AMAZEBALLS. Big thanks!
Happy winter solstice! Graphing the day to night ratio in blueberry pie.
December 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Happy winter solstice! Graphing the day to night ratio in blueberry pie.
Mushroom doodles, chopped into postcards.
December 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Mushroom doodles, chopped into postcards.