Larissa
@larissayvr.bsky.social
Librarian. Settler on kʷikʷəƛ̓əm land. she/hers
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’ll be fine.
I’ll be fine.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’ll be fine.
I’ll be fine.
Amanita muscaria in the front yard. The largest one is bigger than my hand.
Cordoned off now with Halloween scary tape to stop trick or treaters from trampling/eating them.
Cordoned off now with Halloween scary tape to stop trick or treaters from trampling/eating them.
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Amanita muscaria in the front yard. The largest one is bigger than my hand.
Cordoned off now with Halloween scary tape to stop trick or treaters from trampling/eating them.
Cordoned off now with Halloween scary tape to stop trick or treaters from trampling/eating them.
Lindy says get a good night’s sleep and maybe things will look better in the morning? 🤞
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Lindy says get a good night’s sleep and maybe things will look better in the morning? 🤞
Morning clouds on campus …
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Morning clouds on campus …
And our patio strawberry normally gives up in late June, but has finally decided to live up to its everbearing nature:
September 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
And our patio strawberry normally gives up in late June, but has finally decided to live up to its everbearing nature:
And kale + zinnias = good value. But the eggplants we shoved into a corner of the garden as we were trying to limited the number of containers to water … not enough sun so they were spindly and produced little. Back into their regular spot in the sun next year.
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And kale + zinnias = good value. But the eggplants we shoved into a corner of the garden as we were trying to limited the number of containers to water … not enough sun so they were spindly and produced little. Back into their regular spot in the sun next year.
Sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, and carrots did well. Damn but the Brussels sprouts plants take up a lot of our limited space.
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, and carrots did well. Damn but the Brussels sprouts plants take up a lot of our limited space.
The 4 butternut squash plants produced one (1) squash but we got 5 sugar pumpkins (plus 2 rouge vif d’etampes tho both have been chewed by rats):
September 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The 4 butternut squash plants produced one (1) squash but we got 5 sugar pumpkins (plus 2 rouge vif d’etampes tho both have been chewed by rats):
Being away for all of August meant our vegetable garden was scaled back this year. No zucchini, tomatoes, tomatillos, beans. But we still had some wins. The hops are always prolific:
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Being away for all of August meant our vegetable garden was scaled back this year. No zucchini, tomatoes, tomatillos, beans. But we still had some wins. The hops are always prolific:
First year growing shishito peppers. Just 1 plant but it did *very* well and thinking we may need to add these to our permanent roster.
August 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
First year growing shishito peppers. Just 1 plant but it did *very* well and thinking we may need to add these to our permanent roster.
Put your jade plant outside in the summer, they said. Jade plants can take full sun, they said ☹️
July 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Put your jade plant outside in the summer, they said. Jade plants can take full sun, they said ☹️
Finding letters in the archives like these - written cross hatch to save paper/postal charges - is insane. I thought the text in the first image was completely unreadable ... then I found the second ...
June 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Finding letters in the archives like these - written cross hatch to save paper/postal charges - is insane. I thought the text in the first image was completely unreadable ... then I found the second ...
First backyard raspberry starting to ripen
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First backyard raspberry starting to ripen
Getting back to a half-finished project that was put on hold at the start of COVID. Going through my old documentation and apparently I left myself notes.
June 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Getting back to a half-finished project that was put on hold at the start of COVID. Going through my old documentation and apparently I left myself notes.
Haven’t seen this in our backyard bee house before. Usually they use clay, not moss.
June 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Haven’t seen this in our backyard bee house before. Usually they use clay, not moss.
We have one of those Weird Couch Sitter breeds too
May 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We have one of those Weird Couch Sitter breeds too
At GovInfo Day at the Internet Archive Canada (Vancouver)
April 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At GovInfo Day at the Internet Archive Canada (Vancouver)
Duolingo ensuring I have the critical vocabulary for my trip
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Duolingo ensuring I have the critical vocabulary for my trip
Is that … comfortable?
March 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Is that … comfortable?
All the SD43 parents checking for snow day closure notices have crashed the server 😆
February 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
All the SD43 parents checking for snow day closure notices have crashed the server 😆
