Scott (Seamus) Kildall
@kildall.bsky.social
Artist ⚡ Sensors and Soundscapes 🔊
Plants 🪴 Mycelium 🍄 Water Quality 💧 Microbes 🦠 Amateur Scientist
Also: Map Geek 🗺️ Cocktail-maker 🍸 DJ 🎧 Cyclist 🚲
https://kildall.com/
https://linktr.ee/kildall
https://github.com/scottkildall
Plants 🪴 Mycelium 🍄 Water Quality 💧 Microbes 🦠 Amateur Scientist
Also: Map Geek 🗺️ Cocktail-maker 🍸 DJ 🎧 Cyclist 🚲
https://kildall.com/
https://linktr.ee/kildall
https://github.com/scottkildall
This cherry tree looks pretty, but not a good cherry for humans, or for maybe, squirrels, either.
#LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid
#LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This cherry tree looks pretty, but not a good cherry for humans, or for maybe, squirrels, either.
#LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid
#LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid
I joined Frontier Tower, a co-working space in SF. The bio-punk-lab, headed up by Elliot Roth will be my landing pad. Excited to have a spot to work that aligns well with my art-science interests!
#FrontierTower
#FrontierTower
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I joined Frontier Tower, a co-working space in SF. The bio-punk-lab, headed up by Elliot Roth will be my landing pad. Excited to have a spot to work that aligns well with my art-science interests!
#FrontierTower
#FrontierTower
The plight of the American Chestnut Tree is a sad tale in botanical history, and the hidden consequence of an invasive fungus. This was an attempt to make a blight-resistant species.
#AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid
#AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The plight of the American Chestnut Tree is a sad tale in botanical history, and the hidden consequence of an invasive fungus. This was an attempt to make a blight-resistant species.
#AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid
#AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid
So many beautiful trees here. Would love to do a tree data sonification project here some day, or maybe just plants. This place is special. Western Hills Garden, want to collaborate?
#WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii
#WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So many beautiful trees here. Would love to do a tree data sonification project here some day, or maybe just plants. This place is special. Western Hills Garden, want to collaborate?
#WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii
#WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii
25 apples in one tree at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Picking one would be like an apple roulette while.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
25 apples in one tree at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Picking one would be like an apple roulette while.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica
A special variety of apple at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Not all apples are “successful” as far as humans go.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A special variety of apple at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Not all apples are “successful” as far as humans go.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A human-successful variety of avocado at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm. This one is adapted to a cooler environment.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A human-successful variety of avocado at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm. This one is adapted to a cooler environment.
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana
#LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana
Beautiful pond with active algae life. Love these active ecosystems, so underrated. Seen at Western Hills Garden.
And no invasive bullfrogs, right Maria Finn?
#WesternHillsGarden #MariaFinn
And no invasive bullfrogs, right Maria Finn?
#WesternHillsGarden #MariaFinn
October 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Beautiful pond with active algae life. Love these active ecosystems, so underrated. Seen at Western Hills Garden.
And no invasive bullfrogs, right Maria Finn?
#WesternHillsGarden #MariaFinn
And no invasive bullfrogs, right Maria Finn?
#WesternHillsGarden #MariaFinn
Really enjoyed the walk through Western Hills Garden this weekend, with the post-rain and the changing of the seasons, yes, even in California.
#WesternHillsGarden
#WesternHillsGarden
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Really enjoyed the walk through Western Hills Garden this weekend, with the post-rain and the changing of the seasons, yes, even in California.
#WesternHillsGarden
#WesternHillsGarden
This weekend’s trip to Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Luther Burbank did all sorts of wild experiments with grafting trees and making hybrids. This thornless blackberry tree intrigued me.
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This weekend’s trip to Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Luther Burbank did all sorts of wild experiments with grafting trees and making hybrids. This thornless blackberry tree intrigued me.
Just a few days ago I was at PLAYA Summer Lake and we had a microscope party with the artists-in-residents there. We are all such nerds!
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just a few days ago I was at PLAYA Summer Lake and we had a microscope party with the artists-in-residents there. We are all such nerds!
How do you manage plant care for 50+ plants?
Plant Care Cards
It's not quite ready for GitHub & sharing, but these are plant care cards whose layouts I generated with Python (yes, some AI helped with the code).
A cohesive look with small laminated cards for each plant.
#plantDaddy #codeNerding
Plant Care Cards
It's not quite ready for GitHub & sharing, but these are plant care cards whose layouts I generated with Python (yes, some AI helped with the code).
A cohesive look with small laminated cards for each plant.
#plantDaddy #codeNerding
August 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How do you manage plant care for 50+ plants?
Plant Care Cards
It's not quite ready for GitHub & sharing, but these are plant care cards whose layouts I generated with Python (yes, some AI helped with the code).
A cohesive look with small laminated cards for each plant.
#plantDaddy #codeNerding
Plant Care Cards
It's not quite ready for GitHub & sharing, but these are plant care cards whose layouts I generated with Python (yes, some AI helped with the code).
A cohesive look with small laminated cards for each plant.
#plantDaddy #codeNerding
So happy to be at Dinacon 4 in Bali. The organizers are so welcoming, and have partnered up with local orgs to provide a friendly onboarding environment.
Cute handwritten local map!
dinalab.bsky.social
Cute handwritten local map!
dinalab.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So happy to be at Dinacon 4 in Bali. The organizers are so welcoming, and have partnered up with local orgs to provide a friendly onboarding environment.
Cute handwritten local map!
dinalab.bsky.social
Cute handwritten local map!
dinalab.bsky.social
Remember to post the cost of tariffs, friends.
Ordering new several new sensor boards from JLPCB, which is the vendor in China that I have been using for years.
Very reliable.
And now double the cost.
Ordering new several new sensor boards from JLPCB, which is the vendor in China that I have been using for years.
Very reliable.
And now double the cost.
April 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Remember to post the cost of tariffs, friends.
Ordering new several new sensor boards from JLPCB, which is the vendor in China that I have been using for years.
Very reliable.
And now double the cost.
Ordering new several new sensor boards from JLPCB, which is the vendor in China that I have been using for years.
Very reliable.
And now double the cost.
making custom a sensing soil rod mechanism for checking out soil resistance.
#soilComposition #sensors #soundscapes
#soilComposition #sensors #soundscapes
February 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
making custom a sensing soil rod mechanism for checking out soil resistance.
#soilComposition #sensors #soundscapes
#soilComposition #sensors #soundscapes
Dashboard for checking out the logged data from 16 different microbial samples.
PB 1-4 were ones that were incubated and active for 10 months, the others are new ones, so no significant data yet.
#adafruitio #esp32 #electrodes
PB 1-4 were ones that were incubated and active for 10 months, the others are new ones, so no significant data yet.
#adafruitio #esp32 #electrodes
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dashboard for checking out the logged data from 16 different microbial samples.
PB 1-4 were ones that were incubated and active for 10 months, the others are new ones, so no significant data yet.
#adafruitio #esp32 #electrodes
PB 1-4 were ones that were incubated and active for 10 months, the others are new ones, so no significant data yet.
#adafruitio #esp32 #electrodes
Sensors for microbial samples. Logging data, solar-powered and they will some day make music.
February 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sensors for microbial samples. Logging data, solar-powered and they will some day make music.
Geothermal landscape at Rotorua (NZ).
Feeling inspired by the smell of hydrogen sulfide.
Feeling inspired by the smell of hydrogen sulfide.
December 10, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Geothermal landscape at Rotorua (NZ).
Feeling inspired by the smell of hydrogen sulfide.
Feeling inspired by the smell of hydrogen sulfide.
On December 4th, I moved my 3 Purple Bacteria samples from a south-facing window (lots of sunlight) to an east-facing one (neighbors house, ambient light).
These samples produce electricity and I'm checking different possibilities for what influences their fluctuations. Direct sunlight?
#sciComm
These samples produce electricity and I'm checking different possibilities for what influences their fluctuations. Direct sunlight?
#sciComm
December 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM
On December 4th, I moved my 3 Purple Bacteria samples from a south-facing window (lots of sunlight) to an east-facing one (neighbors house, ambient light).
These samples produce electricity and I'm checking different possibilities for what influences their fluctuations. Direct sunlight?
#sciComm
These samples produce electricity and I'm checking different possibilities for what influences their fluctuations. Direct sunlight?
#sciComm
Journey to New Zealand. The first bird call I did an
ID on via Merlin was the House Sparrow.
Always impressed by those animals that adapt to cities: rats, pigeons, ants, and more
ID on via Merlin was the House Sparrow.
Always impressed by those animals that adapt to cities: rats, pigeons, ants, and more
December 6, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Journey to New Zealand. The first bird call I did an
ID on via Merlin was the House Sparrow.
Always impressed by those animals that adapt to cities: rats, pigeons, ants, and more
ID on via Merlin was the House Sparrow.
Always impressed by those animals that adapt to cities: rats, pigeons, ants, and more
3D printed brain by @worksintheory.bsky.social with steel + pla filament and some treatment with salt water.
Always fun to see innovations on the standard pla 3d printing look
Always fun to see innovations on the standard pla 3d printing look
December 1, 2024 at 9:11 PM
3D printed brain by @worksintheory.bsky.social with steel + pla filament and some treatment with salt water.
Always fun to see innovations on the standard pla 3d printing look
Always fun to see innovations on the standard pla 3d printing look
Custom board that uses a Spectral Triad Spectroscopy Sensor from @sparkfun.bsky.social w/ESP32. Wireless data-streaming using #osc #adafruitIO
New version of my Infrared Reflections". Transmits readings from visible, IR and UV light.
Momentary buttons for LED display with sensor.
#openHardware
New version of my Infrared Reflections". Transmits readings from visible, IR and UV light.
Momentary buttons for LED display with sensor.
#openHardware
November 30, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Custom board that uses a Spectral Triad Spectroscopy Sensor from @sparkfun.bsky.social w/ESP32. Wireless data-streaming using #osc #adafruitIO
New version of my Infrared Reflections". Transmits readings from visible, IR and UV light.
Momentary buttons for LED display with sensor.
#openHardware
New version of my Infrared Reflections". Transmits readings from visible, IR and UV light.
Momentary buttons for LED display with sensor.
#openHardware
Electrical output from Purple Bacteria samples. Seem to correspond to circadian rhythms. Peaks just after sunset and the troughs a couple hours after sunrise (though it varies).
Raw sensor readings.
During the intense rainstorm a couple days ago, the peak dropped significantly.
#SciComm
Raw sensor readings.
During the intense rainstorm a couple days ago, the peak dropped significantly.
#SciComm
November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Electrical output from Purple Bacteria samples. Seem to correspond to circadian rhythms. Peaks just after sunset and the troughs a couple hours after sunrise (though it varies).
Raw sensor readings.
During the intense rainstorm a couple days ago, the peak dropped significantly.
#SciComm
Raw sensor readings.
During the intense rainstorm a couple days ago, the peak dropped significantly.
#SciComm