Katherine Allen
@paleobluedot.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA. I study oceans and climate, past and present.
In spite of the overcast skies in Maine today, this crocus opened wide in my back yard. During challenging times like these, I am feeling especially grateful for signs of spring. Happy Vernal Equinox!
March 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In spite of the overcast skies in Maine today, this crocus opened wide in my back yard. During challenging times like these, I am feeling especially grateful for signs of spring. Happy Vernal Equinox!
These are uncertain times for US scientists. Yesterday I joined a local protest in my town, and the turnout was amazing. It felt empowering to be surrounded by others who are also fighting back. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or targeted, try to connect with your community. It helps.
March 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
These are uncertain times for US scientists. Yesterday I joined a local protest in my town, and the turnout was amazing. It felt empowering to be surrounded by others who are also fighting back. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or targeted, try to connect with your community. It helps.
This Black History Month, I've been thinking a lot about what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1968: "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I believe that it does, but ONLY if WE BEND IT - constantly - with many hands, with all our might.
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This Black History Month, I've been thinking a lot about what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1968: "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." I believe that it does, but ONLY if WE BEND IT - constantly - with many hands, with all our might.
On the cork-board outside my office door, I keep these reminders copied from @charliemackesy.bsky.social's beautiful book. My mom gave The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse to my daughter last year, and it has become one of our favorites. A lovely book to give to anyone of any age, I think.
December 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
On the cork-board outside my office door, I keep these reminders copied from @charliemackesy.bsky.social's beautiful book. My mom gave The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse to my daughter last year, and it has become one of our favorites. A lovely book to give to anyone of any age, I think.
If you're at the #AGU24 meeting this week, check out my graduate student's poster this afternoon! (PP53A-0628) Jill has been doing some really exciting work at UMaine, and her results shed new light on the end of the last ice age ❄
December 13, 2024 at 1:42 PM
If you're at the #AGU24 meeting this week, check out my graduate student's poster this afternoon! (PP53A-0628) Jill has been doing some really exciting work at UMaine, and her results shed new light on the end of the last ice age ❄
I can’t be at #AGU this year, but my students — past and present — are there!! 💕 The future is bright. 🧪🌊 If you’re in DC, check out Jill’s poster on Friday! agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
December 11, 2024 at 11:50 PM
I can’t be at #AGU this year, but my students — past and present — are there!! 💕 The future is bright. 🧪🌊 If you’re in DC, check out Jill’s poster on Friday! agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
One of my students just gave me this, and I LOVE IT 💙🔬
December 10, 2024 at 12:29 AM
One of my students just gave me this, and I LOVE IT 💙🔬
Dog’s morning weather report from Orono, Maine:
December 8, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Dog’s morning weather report from Orono, Maine:
I’m often happiest on the water, so putting my rowing shell away for the season is always bittersweet. My local lake freezes over every winter, which makes me envious of people who have access to open water year-round. Silver lining: cross-country skiing on the horizon! ❄️
November 24, 2024 at 10:52 PM
I’m often happiest on the water, so putting my rowing shell away for the season is always bittersweet. My local lake freezes over every winter, which makes me envious of people who have access to open water year-round. Silver lining: cross-country skiing on the horizon! ❄️
It’s HERE! I preordered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry, and was finally able to pick it up from my local bookstore today. Can’t wait to dive in. Enclosed was a bookmark containing seeds … are they serviceberry seeds? Time, soil, sun, and water will tell …
November 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
It’s HERE! I preordered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry, and was finally able to pick it up from my local bookstore today. Can’t wait to dive in. Enclosed was a bookmark containing seeds … are they serviceberry seeds? Time, soil, sun, and water will tell …
How would the geologic timescale look if compressed into one day in the life of a toddler? I asked myself this question in 2021, when my daughter was 3; the result is attached. The time-scaling is accurate; toddler events may vary by toddler. I shared this with my sed/strat class yesterday at UMaine
November 22, 2024 at 3:01 PM
How would the geologic timescale look if compressed into one day in the life of a toddler? I asked myself this question in 2021, when my daughter was 3; the result is attached. The time-scaling is accurate; toddler events may vary by toddler. I shared this with my sed/strat class yesterday at UMaine
Good morning, ocean.
October 27, 2023 at 11:33 AM
Good morning, ocean.