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Steph_Alchemist
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Microbiologist. Violist-in-training.
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A couple of butterflies.
Butterflies on fading lavender flowers. The butterflies are mostly brown with orange edges and black eyespots and cream stripes.
September 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I opened a new carton of Icelandic Provisions plain oatmilk skyr to discover this:
Brown and white carton of light tan oatmilk skyr (similar to yogurt) with a large bluish mold colony.
August 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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If anyone else needs a bee/butterfly/pollinator break like I just needed, please enjoy this video.
August 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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A small, greenish-brown lizard catching some sun. It sits on some bright blue paint on a reddish-brown wall. Light brown pebbles are behind it.
November 5, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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While not new to bluesky, there is nothing wrong with sharing a bug picture.
A small brown skipper (moth, I think) sits on a red flower in the foreground. Green leaves and red flowers are in the background.
October 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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It took multiple attempts, but here's my little guy:
A little purple cat with a red pumpkin around its head. The cat has wide open eyes - clearly not a thought to be had in its mind. Underneath is written "Just a lil' guy. Happy meow-loween".
October 6, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,112,448! I'm also coming up on my one-year anniversary of being on this site.
I was the 1,112,448 user to join Bluesky.
September 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
Lago di Garda, Italy. A green lawn is in the foreground, sloping down to the lake. There are three groups of deck chairs positioned around the lawn. A large tree is by the lakeside. There are rushes on the far left, and pink flowering bushes on the right side. Lago di Garda is many shades of blue. There are mountains in the background.
September 1, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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I think you just helped me ID this one. It looks a lot like the skippers in your pictures.
In the lower center of the picture, a light brown butterfly sips nectar from a red flower. There are green leaves and more red flowers in the rest of the picture.
August 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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I was out in Sedona a couple of weeks ago, and I found thislittle cutie looking for a snack.
A small, brownish-tan lizard. It is sitting on a wall painted bright blue that is facing to reddish-brown. In the upper left corner of a little bit of greenery. There are small brown pebbles along the upper edge of the picture.
July 15, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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<sigh> Wishing I was back in Sedona and exploring Oak Creek. To quote Jimmy Buffet "It's a magic kind of medicine, no doctor could prescribe."
July 14, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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At work, we have a patio area with lots of flowers. I try to take a few minutes every day to see if the bees are out yet. One landed on my finger.
A very small black and yellow bee on a finger.
April 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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If you see this, post something pink. 💓

And include ALT text.
Very pink flowers. Not sure what type, but they are from Lago di Garda, Italy.
April 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM