@spaceykasie.bsky.social
I'm just bumbling my way through life looking for cool rocks, bugs, and birds. I enjoy microscopy and photography. I wish I had more time to read and make art, but I'm making due with the time and energy that I do have.
Pinned
This is a butterfly wing from the sample bank our microscopy lab had. I'm using a tabletop SEM so my images aren't world class, but I've seen some interesting things I'd like to share. Specs are on the bottom. Enjoy!
Something about the bird ecosystem in grocery store parking lots that make errands better.
October 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Something about the bird ecosystem in grocery store parking lots that make errands better.
Here's an interesting video I stumbled upon. It's especially interesting for me because it's related to the history surrounding spots in Utah and the surrounding states.
youtu.be/Bj1oITXzqyg?...
youtu.be/Bj1oITXzqyg?...
How to Make a Warning Last 10,000 Years
YouTube video by SciShow
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Here's an interesting video I stumbled upon. It's especially interesting for me because it's related to the history surrounding spots in Utah and the surrounding states.
youtu.be/Bj1oITXzqyg?...
youtu.be/Bj1oITXzqyg?...
Here's some slag metal from earlier this week. I'm loving all the micropatterns you can see in the steel. Scale bar in the lower right, the average human hair is ~75 um.
July 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Here's some slag metal from earlier this week. I'm loving all the micropatterns you can see in the steel. Scale bar in the lower right, the average human hair is ~75 um.
I put a pigeon feather in the SEM, and now I want to look at more kinds of feathers to see if they curl the same way. I love nature.
July 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I put a pigeon feather in the SEM, and now I want to look at more kinds of feathers to see if they curl the same way. I love nature.
Found a hermit crab changing shells in Japan 🫨
June 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Found a hermit crab changing shells in Japan 🫨
Anyways I'm tired and made a 3 am poem.
June 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Anyways I'm tired and made a 3 am poem.
We shouldn't have as many people becoming sick and disabled as we are. Some changes have been adopted so quickly that lifestyle changes are already needed to fix the core issues.
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We shouldn't have as many people becoming sick and disabled as we are. Some changes have been adopted so quickly that lifestyle changes are already needed to fix the core issues.
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
Thank you for livestreaming in Utah today! @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
I had planned to sit in line early and read this (I was at Bernie's last Salt Lake City rally, so I can imagine the line today). However, my health and life got in the way. I appreciate still being able to watch!
I had planned to sit in line early and read this (I was at Bernie's last Salt Lake City rally, so I can imagine the line today). However, my health and life got in the way. I appreciate still being able to watch!
April 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you for livestreaming in Utah today! @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
I had planned to sit in line early and read this (I was at Bernie's last Salt Lake City rally, so I can imagine the line today). However, my health and life got in the way. I appreciate still being able to watch!
I had planned to sit in line early and read this (I was at Bernie's last Salt Lake City rally, so I can imagine the line today). However, my health and life got in the way. I appreciate still being able to watch!
Mushroom and moss from North Carolina!
April 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Mushroom and moss from North Carolina!
Rock samples are holding me together this week 🎉
April 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Rock samples are holding me together this week 🎉
Imaged some slag metal the other day. I love the textures 😍
April 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Imaged some slag metal the other day. I love the textures 😍
Squirrel shenanigans
March 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Squirrel shenanigans
More butterflies 😍
March 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
More butterflies 😍
I finally got to visit the butterfly exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. 😍
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I finally got to visit the butterfly exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. 😍
Reposted
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
Man, I wish we had a leader half as good as Zelenskyy. I'm cheering him on for standing up to the septic cheeto, although I wish he didn't have to deal with our baggage.
February 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Man, I wish we had a leader half as good as Zelenskyy. I'm cheering him on for standing up to the septic cheeto, although I wish he didn't have to deal with our baggage.
Salem was on the roof the other day 😂😍
February 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Salem was on the roof the other day 😂😍
Took me awhile but I finally finished it 😰
February 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Took me awhile but I finally finished it 😰
Today on SEM finds: here are the weird things from the bottom of my bloody toenail that fell off recently. No idea what they are 🤷♀️
February 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Today on SEM finds: here are the weird things from the bottom of my bloody toenail that fell off recently. No idea what they are 🤷♀️
So I'm finally getting into Star Trek, and I've started with Voyager. Y'all, there are some hard-hitting episodes. Season 3 episodes 5 and 6 have aged a little too well in my opinion 😅 I met the Ferengi for the first time and oof 😂
February 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So I'm finally getting into Star Trek, and I've started with Voyager. Y'all, there are some hard-hitting episodes. Season 3 episodes 5 and 6 have aged a little too well in my opinion 😅 I met the Ferengi for the first time and oof 😂
Vanadinite with mineral oil. You can see the oil so clearly because of the differences in atomic weight. Vanadinite is mostly lead and vanadium, while mineral oil is carbon and hydrogen.
February 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Vanadinite with mineral oil. You can see the oil so clearly because of the differences in atomic weight. Vanadinite is mostly lead and vanadium, while mineral oil is carbon and hydrogen.
Today I imaged some erythrite between meetings 🎉
January 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Today I imaged some erythrite between meetings 🎉
Y'all I am tired, have some Crocoite. Mined in Australia, nabbed in Arizona. The world is exhausting, but for now, I can retreat to my lab with my silly little rocks.
January 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Y'all I am tired, have some Crocoite. Mined in Australia, nabbed in Arizona. The world is exhausting, but for now, I can retreat to my lab with my silly little rocks.