the problem with thinkpieces written about exotic animals is that I've never seen one from the perspective of someone who actually liked the animals. they're generally written with an eye towards making the animals seem as outré as possible, as though an iguana was some fucking alien from Kepler-435b. I get it. they're invasive. why are you not as worried about whirling disease and zebra mussels? because snakes make for scary headlines, and headlines sell.
I managed to get a fidget toy for this meeting. I'm gonna need it
nostr:npub1ef0uv4lrpm0skd8gs974aqp3tjeh2tm84fcf8paezvaam9mc0gyq79xt3k I keep live insects to feed my lizards and tarantulas, and they need to be stored below room temperature, or they pupate and die.
nostr:npub1fatqswtzgx7qtx9ptzcadqyruxecn3lenpj6l5hfvukfrfakzwwqeht0js late at night there's very little sound, even with insects... ideally just some coyote laughter and maybe some disturbed birds complaining here and there. bat wing swoops close by. NO mosquito whine in my ear, thanks 😂
nostr:npub1f0ehzrnz9m27u8g7yefl65ynvlj93q7t8p8273gllz3fcyc393aqtazd8k 'tis, yes. western coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum.
nostr:npub1p0luyrzpr8ru3wardtuq822k4lkuzrfegksyv8jwtdjay3q8659sq6wk64 yeah, the years get faster as I get older.
the highest peak of art is to imitate nature in such a way that neither the humanity nor the natural is diminished. #photography
just curious: anyone else formerly on BME, back in the wild woolly days? #piercing #BodyModification
nostr:npub1gr8tf3fsdjv33jp4akfu3v089mfd4xvmhm85zxwqu0n60c2dtfjqw9c639 The prose of Pratchett; He always phrases things so beautifully.
nostr:npub1vhja58wgd9ajkrf2amv72kptgq46gkdrpcryljnrjrdmqm9up8tqk3vzwe I have never seen a sunset or sunrise in pink without thinking of this quote.
them: Good Morning
me: I don't believe you
nostr:npub13fdy4z4ud6fl64vuxkq97fn7t4t3zfu6gqa88lgxu4qqte7yrpaqmxrfnx reality's definitely not dull, but I suppose it could be made that way.
nostr:npub1e304nyxt2m3c32al3qjj347nwms3ms0ftfxxd6s27llavzd3tq6sz03j42 you couldn't pry me out of grey and blue, but my house is painted, on the inside, many many colours.
nostr:npub1gr8tf3fsdjv33jp4akfu3v089mfd4xvmhm85zxwqu0n60c2dtfjqw9c639 I hate dirtbiking/motorbiking kids. We have a family or two who have apparently taught their kids that nature is theirs to destroy for fun 🤬
nostr:npub1tr6t8gpgksgkqsrgplpn5npwyxzdtarjh7n9a3tqwmwjftennckqpjk7ap and they'll grow up, and pass it along to their kids.............. 😡
who knew that my "I'm going to fucking chew through the windowsill" instinct would be active this early in the morning
I'm starting to see folks pop up with COVID again, after not seeing it for a long while. I am aware that almost no one is going back to masking or taking precautions, which... yeah, we're fucked.
nostr:npub1nxjyl90efxas3drc9kswt04qggtyly6shqh08cc6tklcwae9eawq4t3g6j when they’re upset they’ll either turn around and start kicking their urticating (powerfully irritating) hairs off their abdomen, or - as was in this case - they’ll rear up on their hind legs… some of them… and present the first two pairs of legs in the air, along with their fangs as a “I am big and scary! you cannot eat me! go away!” defense.
me, looking sternly at iTunes: I just want to BACK UP this phone. I do not want you to, in any way, decide you know how to manage the music, books, or anything else on this phone. you are to make a COPY of the phone. you are to leave the fucking music alone. I swear to fucking god, I will incarnate you into a physical form, I will lock your tulpa into flesh, and I will scatter a thousand- no, a million action figures under your feet, every day, until you are free from your fleshly prison.
feels like we're gathering speed. #photography
I wonder how many folks have visited this spring. it's not particularly hidden, but I wouldn't say it was well-known. I WOULD say that asshole mountain bikers, or whatever they are, like to use the incredibly delicate area for fucking riding their bikes around, so there's that.