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@saltntights.bsky.social
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Chronically ill, plantaholic, ex-evangelical, poet, adoptee, raging queer.
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Wild, cool and uniting. We're all just so small on this spinning ball and I hope we see things like the Northern Lights and want to save this planet.
Dark pink and army green Northern Lights above a tall pine tree and the black shingled roof of a small olive colored house with a large front porch. Red and green Northern Lights stream in the sky above dark spruce trees
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The woodsmoke issue has greatly improved, but about once a week so far someone burns something horrible and noxious and I found out it was coming in the dryer vent. So I did a thing. Proud of myself.
The side of my house with an older aluminum dryer vent on the concrete and tan stucco. A long and tangled bright green hose is on the ground along with the new packaged steel dryer vent cap and a yellow and black DeWalt bag with tools sticking out of it. The ground is mostly dry grass. The old dryer vent cap has been taken off revealing rigid ducting with yellow expandable foam all around. My white toe in a sandal is visible in the foreground. The wall is part concrete and tan stucco above. The back of the new white steel dryer vent cap is in place. The ducting is visible. The new white steel dryer vent cap is installed. It is screwed in and caulked with clear caulking.
October 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
saltntights.bsky.social
Tan Havapoo in a green harness and purple leash and black and brindle Dachshund puppy in a purple and green harness with a teal leash on short dry grass Same dogs and more grass
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Afternoon walk down to the end of the street. Pics of companions in the comments.
Gravel road leading to train tracks and a narrow lake. A white horizontal wood fence on the left, blue sky with lots of white clouds. Trees around the lake are in fall colors. Closer view of the lake. A small dark brown wooden shed beside a small dead pine tree. A small hill behind, muted yellow and green foliage. Sky is bright blue with fluffy white clouds. A small hill in front of the water. Many white fluffy clouds in the sky. Grass is mown short except close to the lake where fall colored foliage grows. A metal burning pit in the foreground and a red barn themed shed sits halfway up the hill.
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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I keep meaning to look but the can is downstairs and we have a new puppy. It's a weird name from Home Hardware that was the closest to what I really wanted from Ben Moore. I painted it in our old hallway.
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I painted some picture frames from black to orange. I really like how they turned out.
3 large burnt orange picture frames, two portrait and one landscape orientation, sit on a table leaned up against the wall. They hold matted reproductions of graphic paintings of the BC mountains above a river and a lighthouse on large rocks. The colors are blue, green, yellow and orange. The table is covered with a stone colored tablecloth and various items including packing tape, a hammer, scissors, other pictures and a white round wooden double tray.
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Took this pic the other night while pottying the dogs in the side yard
Jet black night sky full of stars, bordered on the bottom and right by large spruce trees
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Sitting around in the backyard because the ducts were cleaned and sanitized and the smell is absolutely lethal. The air is super good outside finally and these guys are having a great time. Definitely feels today like all of the shit we went through during and after the love was worth it.
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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There's a metal recycling plant on fire an hour away and it's ruined our good air. Seriously, fuck how this world works.

Including today, 2 more days in the hotel. Little man is doing pretty well, much better than I thought he would. Missing my kids like crazy, so done with this estrangement.
August 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Praying to the moving gods that this is our last move for like 30 yrs.
Front of empty grey and white house with pine trees, short mowed grass and a long UHaul trailer in the driveway on the left
August 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Weekly bath and feeding time. The minis are prepping to have flowers which is not the greatest timing what with moving in a few weeks. 🌱🪴

#houseplant #orchid #phalaenopsis
View of a kitchen counter with a brown ceramic sink, white cabinets and a window with a frosted window treatment. A stainless steel draining rack close to the window is filled with dishes. In the sink and in front of the dish rack, orchids in plastic containers sit in water. The ones in the sink are minis with a few flower spikes with buds on them. Above the draining rack on a small quarter circle shelf sits a neon pothos in a white plastic pot. A close up of three mini phalaenopsis orchids in water in the brown ceramic sink. Two are in one blue plastic rectangle food container and the other is in a clear plastic orchid container. They are potted in a mix of sphagnum moss, bark and pumice and have bamboo sticks beside them. The ones in the blue container have spikes with buds on them, one is purple and one is green.
August 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Sunbathing forest beauties

#cats #animalfriends 🌱🪴
Odi, a short haired orange tabby cat, sits in front of a window on a white granite counter and looks towards the camera. There are plants all around him and trees in the background. Same view, a little further out. Odi is looking out the window. Fred, a grey cat lies curled up beside him, looking towards the camera. Same view of both cats, closer up. Odi's face is hidden behind a large monstera deliciosa leaf. Fred stares directly into the camera with a piercing stare.
August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I get so show and tell when I repot my plants 🌱🌱🌿🌿🪴🪴

#orchid #alocasia #repotting #phaleonopsis
Medium sized alocasia in a red pot, potted in a mix of sphagum moss, bark and pumice. The leaves are light green with burgundy veins on the underside and there are two flowers. The pot sits on a lime green potting mat that has soil and dirty used plant pots on it. A mix of plants sit on different surfaces. Two Phaleonopsis orchids in clear 7" orchid pots are under a white Ikea lamp with a grow light in it. They are both in bloom, the one in the front is purple and the one in the back has a spike with a cascade of white blooms. That one has bright green upright leaves and the other one has long dark green and burgundy leaves that point towards the floor. The one in the back has new potting media, a mix of wet sphagnum moss, bark and pumice. The one in the front has spent, old media, a mix of sphagnum, charcoal, bark and cork that is not very visible. A close up of a tangle of bare orchid roots held up by my right hand. My skin is white and dirt is visible on it. The roots are mainly thick, plump and green. There is old potting media in a black garbage bag in the back ground and some still on the roots. A newly potted orchid held by my left hand. It is on a saucer in a clear 7" plastic pot with holes throughout. There multiple long deep green and burgundy leaves on the orchid and a new leaf is emerging out from the top. The new potting media is a mix of sphagnum moss, fir bark and pumice. There is a lime green potting mat on the table underneath along with various things used to repot plants. A white themed kitchen is in the background.
July 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Started repotting orchids yesterday. Found out that two of the minis outgrew their pots, so made a dual diy solution. I like how it turned out.
Mix is pumice, sphagnum and bark. Thinking of adding lava rock to the large ones. Trying to decide if I upsize the pot on the two largest ones.
🌱🌿 #dogs
Dark wooden table with 2 mini bare root Phaleonopsis orchids, fiskars plant scissors and spent orchid bark on a lime colored potting mat. Another mini is soaking in a large pyrex measuring cup. Behind it is a clear plastic container with a mix of sphagnum moss, pumice and fir bark. A large phal sits potted on the left. Two of the mini phals have been potted in a light blue plastic food container. They both have bamboo sticks behind them and the one in the front has a flower spike on the left. Spent orchid bark, scissors and drill bits sit on the like potting mat. Various odds and ends surround. A mini Phaleonopsis has been repotted in its' small clear plastic orchid pot. It sits on the lime potting mat and bits of orchid media are scattered around. Bamboo stakes in a plastic bag and a Dewalt drill sit in the background. My two potting support animals, Tilly (cream havapoo) and Morse (tri color chiweenie) sit on the floor by a dark grey plastic garbage can, looking up at the camera. My feet in black slides are visible in the foreground.
July 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The orchids haven't stopped blooming and this display is a personal best. I've been waiting to repot them but I'm not complaining.
🌱🪴

#houseplant #phal
A Phaleonopsis orchid soaking in a large Pyrex that sits in a kitchen on a red and white checked kitchen towel on a white granite countertop. It is in full bloom on one side with multiple rows of white flowers cascading over the edge of the counter. There is lemon lime philodendron on a shelf above it and various kitchen amenities around. Another view of the blooms, this time closer.
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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There's a rally protesting this in Yeg in a few days. Historically, very few abled people show up to these, so if that's you and you can, PLEASE do.
The UCP still does respond to pressure so let's bring the outrage!
#aish #abpoli #ableg #disability #canpoli #canada #turtleisland #yeg #cripthevote
Screenshot of IG post by Zachary Weeks. White block lettering on a black background says "ActNOW Rally May 6th-12 pm Edmonton Alberta Legislature Building" and "DISABILITY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS"
May 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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In fact it's gone backwards. Idk if you're in the area, but there's a rally organized by disabled people in a few days.
Screenshot of IG post by Zachary Weeks. White block lettering on a black background says "ActNOW Rally May 6th-12 pm Edmonton Alberta Legislature Building" and "DISABILITY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS"
May 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Found some actual walkable nature around here (well a half hour away) and wow was it good for my mental health. There are trails close to this so I'm looking forward to returning in the future. Still miss home.

#afternoonwalk
Trail through a grove of birch trees. Some have burnt bark and branches. There is a small hill in the background and long, yellow dry grass through the trees. Another, wider trail with birch trees on each side. A telephone pole casts a shadow on the left side near Tilly, a cream and tan Havapoo, as she stands in the middle of the path, looking away. The sky is blue with wispy clouds and the sun bright behind them Moody shot of a grove of birch trees with the cloud covered sun shining through behind them. Some are burnt, dry leaves and grass are on the ground Some Birch trees in the background and their stumps with fungus growing on them in the foreground. I think the fungus is oyster mushrooms. There is a lot of dry grass on the ground, bent over and compressed
April 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Today, I did a bunch of yard work (brought to you by prednisone) and Little Man (Morse) hung out for a bunch of it. He was happy when I got tired and came inside tho, his favorite thing is hanging out together on the bed. He's come so incredibly far in such a short time 💜
April 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Still making safe-for-me bread - which means it's the same bread every time, but the experience doesn't get old. I wish there was smell-o-vision like they promised.
Actually that's a lie- the bread isn't the same every time. It varies depending on so many factors.
#MCAS #chronicillness #baking
View of a white stove with a black glass top. Two freshly baked white bread loaves sitting on a silver baking rack. There are two gray metal loaf pans to the right and brown oven mitts with a red and yellow Aztec pattern. Same view but a close up of the two loaves of bread on the silver rack. They are golden brown and have risen well.
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The peas! The peas!
My struggle with growing pea shoots for DAO supplementation has taken a fantastic turn. Speckled peas is where it's at.
#MCAS #DAO #Histamine #chronicillness
Top down view of a green and white tray of speckled pea sprouts. The sprouts are lush, bright green and split into small leaves near the top. The tray rests on a speckled white kitchen counter. Side view of the same. The sprouts range between one to two inches tall. There are various items in the background including a sun light, a counter spray, paper towel and a pig shaped wooden cutting board.
March 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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It was all gone, I swear.

#canada #turtleisland #snow #smalltown #alberta #winter
Front lawn blanketed in new snow. A row of pine trees on the right and a street with parked cars in the background. An orange cat looks out the window in the foreground. Another view of the front lawn covered in newly fallen snow. There's a larger pine tree on the left along with a downspout. A crystal and wood suncatcher hangs in the window. A view of the fenced backyard also covered in several inches of snow. There's a covered porch with a chair in the foreground. Trees and a picnic table are in the background. Beyond is a camper and other buildings including houses.
March 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The pea shoot 4 DAO saga continues with some overpriced organic dried green peas. Previously, I used green peas from a Canadian microgreen seed company-the germination rate was horrible and they rotted.
The rate on this batch is much better + I added in a fan. 🌱🪴
#MCAS #histamineintolerance
Through the white wooden bars of a gate on a kitchen counter, several plants, a sprouting jar and a green tray with pea sprouts are seen. There are grow lights above. A closer picture of the set up behind the gate. The green and white tray with the pea sprouts sits on a silver metal shelf and a cardboard box covered in black vinyl. To the left is a sprouting jar containing broccoli sprouts and some houseplants behind. There are grow lights above. The same set up but more to the left. There is a small fame on a box to the left, aimed at the pea tray. A white microwave is to the left of that.
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Spent some time top dressing and sprucing up some of my plants today. It was therapeutic. It was also nice not to be entirely spent at the end of it. 🌱🪴

#chronicillness #disability #houseplants #joy
Houseplant, alocasia silver dragon, in a white pot sitting in a clear plastic saucer on paper towel littered with soil and plant debris. Heart leaf philodendron, wrapped around a gold wire stand, in a light green and white planter. There is a Dr Pepper bottle with water in it and dog nail clippers to the left. View of my lap with long strings of silver philodendron on it, coming from a small round green and gold pot on the table. There is a container with soil on the right, a small cardboard box on the left and a small yellow checked tote with houseplant tools in the back. The same view, but now the silver philodendron tendrils have been wrapped around two tall brown sticks in the pot. The sticks have been taped at the top to make a triangle. There is an ombré turquoise water bottle in the background on the left.
March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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She be reaching. 🌱🪴

#hoya #houseplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #timelineclease
Several plants on and around a multi level pine wall shelf. A Hoya pubicalyx splash sits in a robin's egg blue pot. One tendril has shot way up in the air and is curved at the end.
March 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM