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Kim Yates
@kimberleyyates.bsky.social
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Knitter, cat-friend, lover of stuff. White cis-het settler; interested in everything.

PhD English (medieval drama)
MISt (rare books/special collections)
Associate Director, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto - @JHIevents.bluesky.social
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Four-panel cartoon: a nun speaks to a walrus (spellings as given) Panel one: Agatha. Agatha, Spitt it Out. Panel two. PTOOH! (Agatha spits it out) Panel three: (the nun slaps a small penguin) Consort Notte with the Wallruss Panel Four: Ten Hail Marys and no Suppere. (The walrus: thump, thump, thump)
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Baseball ended last weekend. And then winter came.
Townhomes with snow-covered roofs. Trees heavily laden with snow. Fall leaves still showing faint oranges and yellows.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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There is a construction project on the south corner of Shuter and Yonge Streets that has decided to fence off the sidewalk for free parking and leave the pedestrians in a live traffic lane. Please tell me this is not in fact legal in Toronto.
Two children scamper on the edge of a live traffic lane because the sidewalk has been fenced off by a construction project.
September 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Ok, hear me out, A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
Left, Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart; right Gene Wilder as The Waco Kid in Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles
September 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Go Jays!
Fifth level view of the ballfield inside the Skydome. The dome is open. The diamond is at the left — we are far, far above the first base line.
August 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Go to the Islands at least once each summer
Picturesque view of the Toronto lakefront as seen from the islands: water in the foreground, green trees, the Skydome and CN tower, and the backdrop of many glass towers against clouds illuminated by sunlight
August 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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You picked a fine time to leave me AC
A indoor digital thermometer shows that the temperature in my office is 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity is 52%
August 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I was today years old when I was served by a robot for the first time
August 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Palette cleanser
Purple passion flowers, viewed from above, blossom over wooden garden edges and climb a post. A lush green hosta plant appears at the bottom of the image
June 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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The forest fire smoke has arrived in Toronto.
A view looking east. There are apartment buildings in the background and an empty lot to the left foreground and a couple of red-brick Victorian townhomes at the right foreground. The sky is pinkish-grey. A tiny faint yellow dot has been circled. An arrow points to the circle. The word “sun!” identifies the faint dot.
June 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Blanket project complete. It’s about six feet by five feet in fingering-weight single-ply yarns, and I started back in February.
A diagonally-striped knitted blanket is laid out on a bed. At the back right corner, a black cat touches the edges.
June 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Who says black cats are hard to photograph?
A black cat is outlined in sunlight, next to a copper pot of cat grass. The grass glows brilliantly green.
May 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Tonight I watered the rooftop garden for the first time. This is the service that I do for my co-op, weekly, all summer.
Lily of the Valley blooming in a wood-rimmed container garden. Drops of water are visible on the leaves. A tall purple iris blooms in a long, wood-edged container garden. A brilliant orange-red hibiscus blooms from a pot. Concrete squares are visible below.
May 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Ridonkulous
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May 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Quote post this with a picture of the airplane you’ll accept as a bribe
Art render of the Avro Arrow CF-105 against sunlit clouds. It is the lost Canadian dream.
May 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, where sre you mentally?
Meme shows Canada Goose in attack position, wings spread. Text reads “Fuck aboot and find oot”
May 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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My office orchid bloomed! What a nice way to start the morning
An orchid is in front of a spider plant. The blossom is creamy white with blotches of dark purple. Sunlight is making the leaves and flowers glow. The window behind them shows grey buildings.
April 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Wondering if I need an umbrella today after a sunrise this red
Sunrise over an urban horizon. The clouds reflect reds, oranges and pinks.
April 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Find a partner you can hang out with like these two hang out
Two black cats lie side by side on a daybed covered in a rust-coloured kilim rug. Behind them, many coloured cushions and a pair of knitted octopuses are visible.
April 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Monday vibe
Extreme closeup of a black cat’s face. He is asleep and deeply content.
April 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Current mood
Three-panel cartoon by @emilyscartoons. Two people are shown. In the first panel, the person on the left says “Let’s not talk about politics anymore, I can’t bear it” and the person on the right says “same”. In the second panel, neither says anything. In the third panel, both shout in bold type: the left person says “THE THING IS THOUGH” and the right person says “those FUCKING IDIOTS”
March 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Being sick sucked, and rising at six to go work on a Friday sucks, but it’s still a big beautiful world.
A dawn view of Victorian townhouses to the right, an undeveloped lot to the left. Behind them is a a line of sparkling condo buildings, and behind that horizon is the sky. A tiny tip shows orange, with a yellow glow and then light blues fading into dark blue. A coincidence of security lighting and sunrise suggests that the sunrise penetrates the whole image.
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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So tired.
Peanuts characters Charlie Brown and Lucy are engaged in their eternal game of football: Lucy holds the ball and jerks it away just before Charlie can kick it. Charlie spins in mid-air and screams AAUGH. Lucy’s expression is self-satisfied: he falls for it every time.
February 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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My hoya bloomed! May you find a bit of life in this cold, dark morning .
A cluster of waxy, pale pink hoya blossoms hangs downward. It is illuminated by a small light bulb. A few green leaves are visible at the top. A bras chain that suspends the hanging plant is at the left. A window shows darkness behind.
February 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Blocking in progress: #EdinburghLanesShawl by @CuriousHandmade
A triangular knitted shawl in tones of cream, grey, and brown ia pinned to blocking mats
February 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM