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Tracey Thompson
@traceykthompson.bsky.social
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Design leadership and collaboration. Sketching, surfing, and scenery. (she/her)

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They’re getting big and stripey!! Cheering the little caterpillars on.
A large black and yellow monarch caterpillar with long horns crawling on a log A narrow-leaf milkweed and 4 monarch caterpillars next to a log.
October 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Enjoying watching these little ones grow.
A monarch caterpillar on a narrow-leaf milkweed plant
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Over the moon that one of the struggling narrow-leaf milkweeds I planted now hosts a small group of monarch caterpillars!

I didn’t expect to get any this year, it’s my first year growing milkweed.
A monarch caterpillar bending to follow the contour of a narrow-leaf milkweed’s narrow leaves. A monarch caterpillar on the stem of a narrow-leaf milkweed. A tiny monarch caterpillar on a leaf of a narrow-leaf milkweed.
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Great #NoKings march today in Oakland. Peaceful, joyful, and all about community love and support.
A large crowd marching past the alameda county courthouse in Oakland CA. People hold signs that say “no kings,” “we love America, that’s why we protest,” and “resist.”
October 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Beautiful commute home tonight. That evening fall light is 🤩

Thank you @sfbayferry.com
Ferry building in the sunset Ferry building with the sun setting behind it from the ferry Sunset and the San Francisco skyline with the bay bridge in the foreground. Taken from the ferry. Sunset, the city skyline, and cranes at the port of Oakland
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Lovely bodysurfing day
Two surfers on a small wave. It’s a sunny day.
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The milkweeds are getting bigger! I think it takes a few years before the rhizome is established enough to flower. Still hoping they’ll get big enough this season to support a caterpillar.
A thin seedling standing about 10 inches tall in a garden. Group of seedlings standing about a foot tall surrounded by taller sage plants.
July 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Caught a show last night. I love the Bay Area DIY punk scene and it’s so amazing to get to see the kids of Bay Area punks launching their own bands.

Crowd was so stoked.
Graffiti on a well worn picnic table reads “My mom will tackle an I.C.E. agent for u”
July 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Painting while waiting for my flight at O’Hare.

#DigitalPainting #Procreate #Travel
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Started this digital painting during my family travel last winter then forgot about it. 😅 it’s keeping me cool in the 80° heat.
July 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Protested yesterday, planted native milkweeds today. Totally over sunned myself but worth it.
A narrowleaf milkweed seedling in a flower bed receives drip irrigation from a hose.
June 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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These prickly pears grow all over the dunes in Indiana.

Many years ago the county mowed down a patch of them along the side of the road. I took some of the cuttings back with me, unsure if they’d survive.

They just bloomed their first bloom!
#BloomScrolling
A small prickly pear cactus in a bluish white pot with two yellow blooms
June 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Watching the bees do bee things
#BloomScrolling
May 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Great day at @figma.com ‘s Config today. Loved Megan Metzger’s talk on designing reliable tools for disaster situations
May 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The poppy has a few little buddies! Welcome, Fivespot (Nemophila maculata) and Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) #BloomScrolling
A small white flower with a purple spot on each of its five petals. A yellow flower surrounded by green leaves
May 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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I planted a few native plant seeds in a spot along my sidewalk. The patch wound up mostly being weeds, but this poppy has been going like gangbusters. Nice work, little plant. #BloomScrolling
A California poppy (a shaggy green plant with bright orange blooms) grows next to a log on a weedy patch between the sidewalk and the street.
April 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Hands off our democracy
Hands off our rights
Hands off our services
Hands off social security
Hands off education
Hands off our bodies
Hands off immigrants
Hands of public health
Hands off federal workers
Hands off the environment

April 5, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA
Drawing of a large crowd of pro-democracy protestors in front of the mayor’s office. Signs read “Hands off!”
April 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Rain or shine, we love our neighbors.

Oakland, CA pro-democracy protest. April 1, 2025.
Drawing of pro-democracy protestors standing in the rain. One holds a sign that says “We love our neighbors with Canadian and Mexican flags.” Another holds a sign that reads, “B kind”
April 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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You are not alone.

Pro-democracy protestors at the Grandlake Theater in Oakland.
A drawing of a protestor standing on the road median with a sign that says “Resist” A drawing of a group of protesters on a street corner. One signs reads “Compost the Oligarchy” and another reads “Stand Up”
April 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I’m a fan of April Fools being for silly, fun bonuses instead of tricks. And @figma.com outdid themselves with this fun feature.

I got to make a puffer fish in a party hat that follows my cursor around. 💙

I don’t know how I’ll ever give him up
A blue cartoon puffer fish in a yellow and blue polka dot birthday party hat.
April 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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More protest sketches. Feb 25 and March 4 from the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.
A colored pencil drawing of a group of protestors standing in front of four palm trees. Their signs read “look out for each other” and “tariff war hurts you!” A drawing of a group of protestors outside a theater. Their signs read theater marquee reads “Make America American Again! Congress must impeach Trump and his boss Musk”
March 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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I met up with @indivisibleeb.bsky.social at the Grand Lake Theater Oakland. Friendly folks. They even had a “little free sign library” so people without signs could make their voices heard, too. ❤️

We’ll meet every Tuesday 4-5p & I hope to join often!

@indivisible.org
Hand drawn sketch from the Feb 25, 2025 protest at the Grand Lake theater. A crowd of people hold up signs below the theater marquee reading “we have the power,” “resist,” and “protect democracy.”
February 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Joining others in my state in asking our politicians to defend the Constitution
#protests
Hand drawn sketch of the crowd at San Francisco City Hall for the President’s Day protests
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Hi, Bluesky!

I'm a CA-based designer with 20+ years of UX experience in a wide range of industries. I'm interested in how products, systems, and services can best meet people's needs.

I enjoy learning about accessibility and how to empower teams.

I'm an artist. I sketch landscapes and nature.
A digital painting of a worker trimming the spring growth in a California vineyard surrounded by yellow mustard blooms. A watercolor painting of water splashing on the rocks along the California coast. A page from my nature journal shows milkweed blossoms, monarchs, and monarch caterpillars with my handwritten notes. That year, the caterpillars didn't show up until well after the 4th of July. A colored pencil sketch of a church steeple surrounded by green mountains and buildings with red roofs in the Austrian Alps.
January 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM