Karen James
@kejames.bsky.social
Environmental geneticist & outdoorswoman into eDNA, botany, evolution, space, sci-comm, skiing, Outlander & kindness • auntie • cat mom • honorary dog mom (she/her)
📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)
📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)
If you don’t feel like clicking through to my profile and scrolling, here are screengrabs of the four posts, by @jillybobww.bsky.social, @needhibhalla.bsky.social, @celestelabedz.bsky.social and @drandrewthaler.bsky.social, all worth following!
There are other good takes out there, too, of course.
There are other good takes out there, too, of course.
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If you don’t feel like clicking through to my profile and scrolling, here are screengrabs of the four posts, by @jillybobww.bsky.social, @needhibhalla.bsky.social, @celestelabedz.bsky.social and @drandrewthaler.bsky.social, all worth following!
There are other good takes out there, too, of course.
There are other good takes out there, too, of course.
Found this on the United app. Looks like flights during the week can still be rescheduled after you book them. Sigh.
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Found this on the United app. Looks like flights during the week can still be rescheduled after you book them. Sigh.
Every day in late morning these three hen turkeys come sauntering up our quiet road. I like to think they’re headed out to a boozy brunch after a long lie-in.
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Every day in late morning these three hen turkeys come sauntering up our quiet road. I like to think they’re headed out to a boozy brunch after a long lie-in.
If you’re over 45 and haven’t been screened for colon cancer (or are overdue to schedule your next screening) consider this your sign.
I am 51 and just had my first colonoscopy. Here I am waiting to be wheeled in and given the good drugs. 1/2
I am 51 and just had my first colonoscopy. Here I am waiting to be wheeled in and given the good drugs. 1/2
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you’re over 45 and haven’t been screened for colon cancer (or are overdue to schedule your next screening) consider this your sign.
I am 51 and just had my first colonoscopy. Here I am waiting to be wheeled in and given the good drugs. 1/2
I am 51 and just had my first colonoscopy. Here I am waiting to be wheeled in and given the good drugs. 1/2
Time to break out the tiny violin
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Time to break out the tiny violin
In all seriousness, the Winged Victory of Samothrace is spectacular and by far my favorite thing in the Louvre. I cried when I first saw it, and not because of any kind of build-up or back-story… I’d never even heard of it. It’s just that stunning.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
In all seriousness, the Winged Victory of Samothrace is spectacular and by far my favorite thing in the Louvre. I cried when I first saw it, and not because of any kind of build-up or back-story… I’d never even heard of it. It’s just that stunning.
Some red maples do that here in the fall. I call the color “Life Saver red.”
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Some red maples do that here in the fall. I call the color “Life Saver red.”
Pretty wind-ruffling on Eagle Lake tonight in Acadia NP, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory.
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pretty wind-ruffling on Eagle Lake tonight in Acadia NP, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory.
Trek checkpoint for me!
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Trek checkpoint for me!
Outstanding Halloween display by Two Cats, best breakfast spot in Bar Harbor, IMO — don’t miss the lobster eggs benedict!
October 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Outstanding Halloween display by Two Cats, best breakfast spot in Bar Harbor, IMO — don’t miss the lobster eggs benedict!
Thanks! I’ve been up it 45ish times and Northeast Harbor has a notable shape from there. Here’s one of my best. 🦌
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thanks! I’ve been up it 45ish times and Northeast Harbor has a notable shape from there. Here’s one of my best. 🦌
A few pics from my bike ride in Acadia NP (Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory) yesterday and one from my run today. Fall colors still popping!
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A few pics from my bike ride in Acadia NP (Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory) yesterday and one from my run today. Fall colors still popping!
Okay, who made this? 🤣 (Seriously, I want to credit!)
(h/t @jerryjamesstone.bsky.social but re-uploading rather than reposting so I can add alt text.)
(h/t @jerryjamesstone.bsky.social but re-uploading rather than reposting so I can add alt text.)
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Okay, who made this? 🤣 (Seriously, I want to credit!)
(h/t @jerryjamesstone.bsky.social but re-uploading rather than reposting so I can add alt text.)
(h/t @jerryjamesstone.bsky.social but re-uploading rather than reposting so I can add alt text.)
They say we are “past peak” fall foliage. Oh.
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
They say we are “past peak” fall foliage. Oh.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos’ @washingtonpost.com is over here giving us answers to the most important questions like… 🫠
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos’ @washingtonpost.com is over here giving us answers to the most important questions like… 🫠
I’m a Mainer and this is what I just sent to the Platner campaign.
Step aside now, @grahamformaine.bsky.social.
Step aside now, @grahamformaine.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’m a Mainer and this is what I just sent to the Platner campaign.
Step aside now, @grahamformaine.bsky.social.
Step aside now, @grahamformaine.bsky.social.
It is one of the best little hikes in Acadia, especially in the fall, and it’s super accessible - just a 4 mile loop with 292 feet of elevation gain, and 3 of those miles are on gravel carriage roads. Here are some stills.
October 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It is one of the best little hikes in Acadia, especially in the fall, and it’s super accessible - just a 4 mile loop with 292 feet of elevation gain, and 3 of those miles are on gravel carriage roads. Here are some stills.
Join me as I approach the summit of Connor’s Nubble in Acadia NP at peak fall foliage (1 min video).
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Join me as I approach the summit of Connor’s Nubble in Acadia NP at peak fall foliage (1 min video).
I cannot stress to y’all enough what a big turnout we had in small-town Maine for No Kings. Ellsworth (pop 8,500) had 2,000. Southwest Harbor (pop 1,750) had 775!
Yes, folks came from the surrounding rural areas and towns but even so, these are impressive numbers!
Yes, folks came from the surrounding rural areas and towns but even so, these are impressive numbers!
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I cannot stress to y’all enough what a big turnout we had in small-town Maine for No Kings. Ellsworth (pop 8,500) had 2,000. Southwest Harbor (pop 1,750) had 775!
Yes, folks came from the surrounding rural areas and towns but even so, these are impressive numbers!
Yes, folks came from the surrounding rural areas and towns but even so, these are impressive numbers!
No Kings march is beginning in Ellsworth, Maine!
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
No Kings march is beginning in Ellsworth, Maine!
Wow, much "freedom of religion." Excite! Very "right to peaceably to assemble." So "due process." Amaze!
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Wow, much "freedom of religion." Excite! Very "right to peaceably to assemble." So "due process." Amaze!
October 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
