After dabbling with stovetop roasting I went off the deep end at the start of July, and it’s pretty excellent.

You can do a “from” search but you have to use the full username with the domain or whatever — and if there’s a quick way to get to that without manually typing it out I haven’t found it 🥲

Here are some snail-eating beetles (Scaphinotus angusticollis) from the Oregon coast

Tried my hand at dyeing some sneakers! Cactus Plant Flea Market Air Force 1s dyed with Rit DyeMore.

The local nature preserve was full of these guys swooping around and screaming their little hearts out.

Really pleased with the performance of the slightly goofy setup I was trying out: Fuji X-T5 with a Canon 135mm f/2L + Fringer adapter + Fuji 1.4x teleconverter all stacked up.

If you would like to anthropomorphize some ducks, I took a great pic for you 🦆

I suppose I should post this, because otherwise how will I remember that I was early but not *that* early to this particular party?

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #299,878!

The handsome man.

The anjin wishes to better understand the nuances of your return policy.

Loving suede sneakers in the PNW is a struggle, but then you hit a gorgeous spring day and bring your favorite pairs out of hibernation and it’s a deep joy

Some good birds from the local wildlife refuge. Playing around with the Fujifilm 70-300mm (plus 1.4x teleconverter on the first shot).

Some shots from a beautiful Sunday morning at Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden.

Our cat is often an asshole, and rarely cuddly except at night, but when my spouse caught what we thought was pneumonia in March 2020 he napped with them *all day every day*. (not sickness related but he’s also partial to my recent BG3 setup)

Is there anything better than embroidery or brocade on a shoe? My favorites — different vibe, but florals all day

I saw this three hours later while waiting for coffee. Across time and space you are *correct*