Melissa Sevigny
@melissasevigny.bsky.social
Science journalist in Flagstaff, Arizona. Author of Brave the Wild River (WW Norton, 2023), Mythical River, and Under Desert Skies. I write about science, nature, rivers, space. Trekkie! www.melissasevigny.com
Pumpkin display update.
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Pumpkin display update.
So...got to the plant store right when they were hauling all the pumpkins to be composted. This happened.
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So...got to the plant store right when they were hauling all the pumpkins to be composted. This happened.
Escalating conflict between Gandalf and the Vine for the sunniest spot in the house.
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Escalating conflict between Gandalf and the Vine for the sunniest spot in the house.
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold (Robert Frost)
October 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold (Robert Frost)
Replying to snail mail fan letters today... International ones no less, from Canada and the UK. These are the moments that make writing a book SO lovely. 🥰
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Replying to snail mail fan letters today... International ones no less, from Canada and the UK. These are the moments that make writing a book SO lovely. 🥰
Carrot harvest time!
October 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Carrot harvest time!
Official photos from the Murrow Awards last Monday! Fun to discover a stealth photo of me by the paparazzi. 📷 credit BP Miller, who is on Insta under @bpmiller_official
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Official photos from the Murrow Awards last Monday! Fun to discover a stealth photo of me by the paparazzi. 📷 credit BP Miller, who is on Insta under @bpmiller_official
Celebrating national Murrow Award with my editor @ryanheinsius.bsky.social in NYC!
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Celebrating national Murrow Award with my editor @ryanheinsius.bsky.social in NYC!
Photos from yesterday's unveiling of an Indigenous (Navajo/Hopi) mural at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Beautiful artwork by Nanibah Chacon and Gerald Dawavendewa celebrating Indigenous ways of knowing the night sky. 🧪🔭
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Photos from yesterday's unveiling of an Indigenous (Navajo/Hopi) mural at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Beautiful artwork by Nanibah Chacon and Gerald Dawavendewa celebrating Indigenous ways of knowing the night sky. 🧪🔭
For those of you in Flagstaff, I'm really excited about this #womeninstem event a week from today -- which will include a portion of my book adapted into a play (!) by the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. I mean, how cool is that?!? 👩🔬 It's free! It's #science and #art! Come join us!
September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For those of you in Flagstaff, I'm really excited about this #womeninstem event a week from today -- which will include a portion of my book adapted into a play (!) by the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. I mean, how cool is that?!? 👩🔬 It's free! It's #science and #art! Come join us!
Gandalf and the Vine in a moment if harmony.
September 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Gandalf and the Vine in a moment if harmony.
Hello, canyon. I've missed you!
September 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hello, canyon. I've missed you!
In other exciting news: the blackberries are ripe!
September 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In other exciting news: the blackberries are ripe!
Taking a pause from social media for a while. Here's a zen moment at a beaver dam in the meanwhile.
July 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Taking a pause from social media for a while. Here's a zen moment at a beaver dam in the meanwhile.
Attempting to show what a beautiful job Arizona Highways did on the layout of my article about Florence Merriam Bailey, but the cat has other ideas.
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Attempting to show what a beautiful job Arizona Highways did on the layout of my article about Florence Merriam Bailey, but the cat has other ideas.
I went looking for a photo of the Grand Canyon Lodge from my last visit, but apparently I didn't take one. Of course it wouldn't have occurred to me I'd never have another chance. This is the picture I snapped from the veranda at sunset. 💔
July 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I went looking for a photo of the Grand Canyon Lodge from my last visit, but apparently I didn't take one. Of course it wouldn't have occurred to me I'd never have another chance. This is the picture I snapped from the veranda at sunset. 💔
This fellow has been staking out my feeder all week. Rufous, I think? Why does he look totally different in flight v. standing still? (Yard Bird #33!) 🪶
July 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This fellow has been staking out my feeder all week. Rufous, I think? Why does he look totally different in flight v. standing still? (Yard Bird #33!) 🪶
The intrepid cherry tree has produced 11 cherries. 1 for me, 10 for the birds.
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The intrepid cherry tree has produced 11 cherries. 1 for me, 10 for the birds.
Just got back from celebrating @snowhydro.bsky.social book launch... MELTDOWN on shelves now! Glaciers, adventure, #womeninstem, #scicomm, #mentalhealth. Run to your libraries and bookstores!! 💙📚
June 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Just got back from celebrating @snowhydro.bsky.social book launch... MELTDOWN on shelves now! Glaciers, adventure, #womeninstem, #scicomm, #mentalhealth. Run to your libraries and bookstores!! 💙📚
Good morning from the garden.
June 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good morning from the garden.
I love used bookstores because you never know what gems will turn up. I had to get this collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins poems because of the sweet note in the flyleaf. 💙📚
June 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I love used bookstores because you never know what gems will turn up. I had to get this collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins poems because of the sweet note in the flyleaf. 💙📚
Whew - my book has been out in the world 2 whole years. It's been a delightful whirlwind, and I treasure all the fan mail I've received, particularly from botanists and scientists who found their own experiences reflected in the story. 👩🔬[Photo of various drafts, interrupted as usual by the cat].
May 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Whew - my book has been out in the world 2 whole years. It's been a delightful whirlwind, and I treasure all the fan mail I've received, particularly from botanists and scientists who found their own experiences reflected in the story. 👩🔬[Photo of various drafts, interrupted as usual by the cat].
Cats know that sleep IS productivity. Get some rest this weekend, friends.
May 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Cats know that sleep IS productivity. Get some rest this weekend, friends.