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rookfern.bsky.social
Rook
@rookfern.bsky.social
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Artist, writer, gamer. Have a BS in marine science that's collecting dust, but I know a lot of random ocean facts 🐟

Mostly using this account to post art and share fandom ramblings
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My tropical terrarium is nearly fully established (almost ready for a little frog friend, perhaps). I've also recently set up a more temperate terrarium in an old 10 gal. (Unsure if anything is going to live inside due to size constraints.)
#terrarium #paludarium #plants
A photo of a tropical terrarium planted with ferns, philodendron, and moss. A photo of a small temperate terrarium planted with many species of fern and moss. Light is casting in from the left side, reminiscent of the late afternoon sun.
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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For the past 2 weeks, I've been constructing a custom terrarium to house my growing orchid collection. It's mostly done now, but the problem is, now I want to make another one. Shit's expensive...
Photo of a vertical terrarium planted with greenery and moss.
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Back with some more moon pictures, taken through my brother's telescope

#astronomy #space #moon #fullmoon
A picture of the full moon in relatively high detail, with a slight sepia shade to it. A picture of the full moon in relatively high detail. A picture of the moon in relatively high detail, but the bottom right edge of the moon is shaded by the edge of the telescope lense, creating a false shadow.
September 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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I can't get a reliable ID from iNaturalist or through Google Lens, so I'll ask the internet: what's this fungus? Creamy white color, thick tiers, small pores, looks relatively smooth. About 10'-11' up an oak tree, and ~1' wide and ~2' tall. Seen in the Southeastern US

#fungus #mushroom #mycology
A large off-white fungus growing off the side of an oak tree. A large off-white fungus growing off the side of an oak tree
July 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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professional dumbass
(AKA Laika: Defenestration Mode)

#art #digitalart #scifiart #originalcharacter #oc
Digital art of a person in a dark-colored, high-tech armor suit falling violently out of a broken window. The background is of a washed-out high-rise city, indicating that the building they are falling from is rather far from the ground. In the foreground, a block of text reads: "This is fine."
July 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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finally made a proper reference sheet for Laika!

#art #digitalart #scifiart #originalcharacter #oc
Digital art of a character reference sheet for a pale-skinned person with short blonde hair and dark brown eyes. It consists of two full-body shots and a half-body pose with the back skin exposed. The name on the sheet reads: "Laika" Amvrosiy, infiltration and espionage expert.
June 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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surprise! it's more Glaw art

#guildwars2 #gw2 #art #digitalart #glaw
A colored digital drawing of Glaw (a white haired norn from Guild Wars 2) sitting in a field of flowers. They are wearing a flower crown of small yellow flowers and grinning with closed eyes towards the viewer.
May 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I'm digging through my art folder and unearthing pieces that apparently have never seen the light of day

#art #digitalart #fantasyart
A digital art portrait of a human with dark brown skin, brown eyes, and gradient beige-to-taupe locs. They are dressed in black robes trimmed with golden thread and stitched suns at the shoulder, and they wear a wide-brimmed white hat atop their head. Their head is tilted up towards the sunlight, and a gloved hand pulls the brim of their hat slightly downwards. Their other hand rests in a relaxed position in the cage guard of a sabre. They are surrounded by golden kelp with a backdrop of a seaside town over a cliffside coast. A digital art portrait of a brown-skinned fantasy humanoid with wavy, dark reddish hair and red/pink cat eyes. Their ears are feathered at the tips, and they have a decorated crest of feathers sprouting flush from their forehead in the pattern of a cecropia moth. They are dressed in a faded indigo shawl and a maroon long-sleeved sweater. In their hands, they hold a large cecropia moth emitting a soft golden light. They are surrounded by white trumpet flowers, and the backdrop is the red sandstone arches of a desert alongside a single blooming saguaro cactus. It is night, and there is a crescent moon and stars in the sky. A digital art portrait of a pale blue-skinned fantasy humanoid with shoulder-length navy blue hair cut with bangs and violet-colored eyes. Two smooth horns sprout from their forehead, and their skin is faintly dappled with the impression of scales. They have long, pointed ears reminiscent of a deer's. They are dressed in a cream chemise with embroidered cuffs overlaid with a burgundy vest and skirt embroidered with red thread; it is tied over with a bright red embroidered belt. The figure is perched in a dark-barked tree surrounded by ivy leaves. A blue spade-tipped tail arches over the backdrop of sparkling city spires emerging from a dense green forest.
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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I swear this isn't going to turn into a photography account but the clouds at sunset were too pretty this evening not to share

#photography #clouds #sunset
A photo of cumulonimbus clouds illuminated by the setting sun. A photo of cumulonimbus clouds illuminated by the setting sun. A photo of cumulonimbus clouds illuminated by the setting sun. A photo of cumulonimbus clouds illuminated by the setting sun.
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Some macro photography shots from my little mossy stream-side terrarium of a resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides)

#photography #macrophoto #terrarium #fern #resurrectionfern
A macro shot of a small resurrection fern surrounded by moss. A macro shot of a small resurrection fern with a droplet of water on the end of the leaf. A macro shot of a small resurrection fern with a droplet of water on the end of the leaf. A macro shot of a small resurrection fern with a droplet of water on the end of the leaf.
March 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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loyal like a dog, but so so dog-coded it makes them look stupid

#oc #originalcharacter #digitalart #art
Digital art of a futuristic armor suit in a muted cranberry-evergreen gradient superimposed over a similar drawing except the helmet of the armor is removed. Instead, the grinning face of a white, blonde-haired person with dark brown eyes is visible. Text on the art reads: Codename Laika, "Alex Amvrosiy", they/them.
January 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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was inspired by a post on tumblr, and just had to draw Glaw like that because they are constantly Going Through It

(original post: www.tumblr.com/froody/76870...)
#guildwars2 #gw2 #art #digitalart #glaw #blood
A colored digital drawing of Glaw (a white haired norn from Guild Wars 2) lying on their back covered in blood with an arrow protruding from their abdomen. Their eyes are closed and they hold a smoking cigarette upright in their right hand. Above them on a gray background reads: Sweet Spirits give me the patience.
December 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Breaking my long-standing art block with some tastefully dripping wet Glaw

#glaw #myoc #gw2oc #guildwars2 #gw2 #art
Digital painting of a pale-skinned, white-haired person (Glaw) emerging from a body of water surrounded by limestone rocks covered in red moss. They are wringing the water from their hair, fully nude. A cropped version of the original piece, showing only the upper torso and head of Glaw.
October 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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No luck in catching any Orionid meteors tonight but the rest of the sky was pretty
#orionids #orionidmeteorshower #astronomy #space
A photo of an orange waning gibbous moon on a black night sky. A photo of a collection of tiny stars on a black night sky. A photo of an orange waning gibbous moon on a black night sky.
October 21, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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My first big art piece of 2024, a self-indulgent piece of Guild Wars 2 fanart of two iterations of my commander, Glaw, meeting face-to-face.

#gw2 #guildwars2 #art
A digital painting of two Glaws standing opposed to one another with arms raised and weapons aimed at one another. The Glaw (Stormcaller) on the left is dressed in dark blues, grays, and bright yellows in full-coverage cloth and armor. Their hair is shoulder-length and braided. Their right arm is covered in an intricate golden-armored sleeve, and they hold a slim dagger. A bolt of lightning runs down this arm. The Glaw (Spiritsfire) on the right is dressed in rich browns and reds with pops of light blue gemstones in a revealing corset. Their hair is chin-length and tied up in a ponytail. Their right arm is bare and tattooed in white ink, and they hold a gray-green gun. A streak of fire runs down this arm. Behind the two is a smoky, dark background.
March 4, 2024 at 4:17 AM