Pamela Mitchell
LightNews LightNews
banner
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Pamela Mitchell
@naturesweb1.bsky.social
770 followers 340 following 1.2K posts
Fascinated by all aspects of nature.
Avid gardener with a special interest in unique plants. Tapirs are my #1animal.
Avatar was drawn by Ethan Kocak
Posts Replies Media Videos
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Toby was such a very brave cat boy at his vet visit.
#Caturday #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail cat is sitting on a shelf in the operatory at his veterinarian's office waiting for his 6 month check up. There's a blue purse next to him that matches his eyes.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
The best thing that you can be remembered for is that you were kind. #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Happy #Caturday from little man Toby
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Years ago I made a bread dung beetle as part of one of the items for GISH (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt). My entry even made the coffee table book that year. People on the judging committee must have appreciated dung beetles too.😃
A dung beetle fashioned out of molasses bread, fashioning the legs and attaching them was no mean feat. The dung ball was made of sourdough bread, much easier to make and bake. I miss doing GISH. My team had a blast doing all the item challenges.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Toby doing his interpretive dream dance for #Caturday
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
Toby a Japanese bobtail cat is asleep twisted into a crazy pretzel shape on a fuzzy throw.
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Happy Halloween featuring Toby in his ebi sushi costume. It couldn't be more perfect for a Japanese bobtail.🎃😂
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail is wearing a shrimp sushi costume while laying down on fuzzy throw blanket.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
This juvenile Cooper's hawk has been hanging out in my back garden. Photo is a bit blurry because it's shot through a less clean glass slider door. #birds🪶 #raptors
This juvenile Cooper's hawk is sitting on a deck post on a very rainy day.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Here's little man Toby in honor of #NationalCatDay.
He's such a funny little love bug. #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
A close up of Toby's beautiful blue eye. Toby has a perfect hourglass on his head.
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Walking towards my front door on Sunday I heard a "different" bird call so I stopped and looked towards the side of my house and saw what I think is a juvenile Cooper's hawk perched drying itself on my fence gate. A big rain squall had just passed and it looked very wet. #birds🪶
A very wet juvenile hawk perched on my fence gate with it's wings slightly stretched out staring right at me. It's yellow feet with black toenails are gripping the fence board. Hayward kiwi fruit vines are visible in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
I had to back up as I was going into my kitchen so I wouldn't scare this Pileated woodpecker off the suet feeder this morning. They were absent for a good portion of the summer and just showed up again two weeks ago in the Douglas firs in my back garden. They are magnificent birds!
#birds 🪶
A female Pileated woodpecker perched on a suet feeder. This suet feeder has a long tail prop at the bottom which makes it easier for large woodpeckers to hold on to the feeder. Pileated woodpeckers are huge. This shows how big it is compared to two suet blocks.
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
My son's back garden (which is wildlife friendly) abuts a greenbelt. Whenever I'm up helping him I'm always excited to see Northwestern garter snakes and Pacific tree frogs.He always jokes that I'm the only mom he knows that comes running to see a snake
See alt text for more info.
#snakes #frogs 🐍🐸
A Northwestern garter snake is cruising along through the back meadow area of my son's back garden. It is a shiny black with thin yellow to orangish stripes. The garter snake moved through the meadow and traveled along the edge of a raised garden. It is approximately 2 feet long, a beautiful well fed specimen. I kept hearing this Pacific tree frog and as I was picking up windfall apples it startled me as it hopped onto a camellia leaf. I don't often get photos of them where you can see the slight blue above their eyes and tail end.
October 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Here comes the wind and rain. This marks the first heavy rain with wind in a very long time. We'll see how the dahlias and other flowers fare tomorrow morning.
#flowers #dahlias #plants 🌱
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Toby is such a very good boy. He's waiting so patiently in the exam room for his wellness exam. It's so hard to believe he just turned 14 years old.
##TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
#Cats
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail cat is sitting on a shelf at the veterinarians office. He is looking out towards the hall (there's a window in the operatory door).
September 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Sitting under the kiwi fruit vines looking up at the wonderful Douglas firs in my back garden. It's a perfect spot for resting while gardening. The weather here in the Pacific Northwest is perfect today. 73°F with a slight breeze. 🌱
#trees #Gardening
The view from my chair under the kiwi fruit vines looking up at a very blue clear sky and two 100 foot Douglas firs, with a few tendrils of kiwi fruit vine showing.
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Quick! I need to grab this bunch of ripe grapes before the raccoons get it. 🌱🦝😂
A very full clump of grapes that are perfect for picking.
September 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Happy 14th birthday Toby "Little Man", aka fancy pants name RW GP Kiddlyn's Toby Aki Koneko. You bring so much joy into our lives. 🎉🎂🐾❤️
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
We went to a dahlia show today put on by the #SeattleDahliaSociety and #PugetSoundDahliaAssociation at #SkyNursery. It will be running tomorrow (Sunday) too. Not only will you see every type of Dahlia you will also see some stunning dahlia floral arrangements.
#Dahlias 🌱
I'd never seen a tulip form before. It really has a beautiful tulip shape. This one is called Sandia (tulip). Such a beautiful defying gravity arrangement. A white suspended pitcher looks like it is pouring cedar branchlettes and reddish/burgundy dahlias. A ticket a basket so many different types and colors of dahlias in baskets. This is a table full of dahlias as big as your head!
August 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Happy #Caturday!
This is one of my favorite photos of
#TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky
A very close up view of the side of Toby cat's face showing his very blue eye that looks like it's rimmed in eyeliner.
August 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
One of the pluses of helping my son in his garden is being able to pick and take home fruit. These are 'Pink Lemonade' blueberries. I had already picked a bowl full and then had to stop as a Bald-faced hornet (second photo) took umbrage at my presence. 🌱🐝
A four foot tall Pink Lemonade blueberry bush loaded with pink fruit. A close up (as close as up as I was willing to get)of a bald-faced hornet sitting on a pink lemonade blueberry
August 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
One of my favorite dahlias.
'Dad's Favorite'. It's been a great performer, stores well and has bloomed abundantly over the years I've had it.
#Dahlias #Flowers 🌱
August 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
For #TapirTuesday here are Tuah's tapir toes. Tuah is the new male tapir at #WoodlandParkZoo he's part of the Species Survival Plan a vital part of saving genetic diversity in endangered species.
A photo through glass looking at Tuah the tapir's front three toes on his right front foot. The foot is placed on wood chips with a few springs of alfalfa
August 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
This immature varied thrush (I think?) was doing a cirque de soliel act bathing in my backyard pond while hanging from a kiwi fruit vine. I love this time of year. There are so many different types of birds in the garden. #birds 🪶
A very wet young bird is perched on the rock edge of my back garden pond. A young bird is holding on to a kiwi fruit vine that is dangling into the pond. It's managing to hold on and bathe at the same time. Young bird totally drenched still holding on to the kiwi fruit vine as it moves up out of the pond after bathing.
August 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Ha ha, don't try to take photos after you've been to the ophthalmologist.
Anyway, here's a slightly out of focus Bombus vosnesenskii on a noid pink dahlia. #BloomScrolling
🌱🐝
A slightly out of focus bumblebee sitting in the middle of a bubble gum pink dahlia.
August 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalCatDay from #TobyJapaneseBobtailOfBluesky #Cats
Toby a white with brown tabby spots Japanese bobtail cat is standing on top of a box with a squirrel painted on it. On the wall in back of him is a large shadow box with a wheat weaving.
August 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
naturesweb1.bsky.social
I never know what interesting things I might see when helping my son in his garden. Today it was a beautiful native banana slug. In the second photo you can see it's pneumostome (breathing hole).
Size 36 Dansko garden clog for size comparison. #slugs
#invertebrates
Native banana slug moving along wet moss.
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM