Aridd Studio

@ariddstudio.bsky.social

Artist interested in tall tales and the natural world. Desert rat, goat wrangler, and park ranger. Follow me into the desert. 🏜️ www.brynnart.com

Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax” No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.

It is now possible to see more Pronghorn in a single winters day than there were on the entire Canadian prairies a hundred years ago. The Canadian pop'n once declined to 3000- 5000 individuals , but now stands ~40K.

Seven pronghorn are standing in a field of Canola in the winter.Seventeen pronghorn are standing in a field in the winter.

That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are

TheDesk.net@thedesk.net · 2y ago

The $82.5 million sale of "Hot Ones" studio First We Feast is part of a broader strategy at BuzzFeed to shift away from human editors, writers and content producers in favor of artificial intelligence, which result in "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."

Janice and her granddaughter, Penny. You can see how their eyes swivel in this video. Their pupils typically stay level to the ground to scan the horizon for predators. It’s such a cool adaptation. The resemblance between these two is uncanny, both in looks and attitude. 🤎🖤

Out on the scarred salt flats of Trona, walks a mineral -encrusted mule. The specter can be spotted at sunrise, wandering about the steam vents and mineral planes of the dry lake. The mule showed up when prospectors were surveying the area for its worth. Digital, Illustrated for Barren Lands.

A mule made of fragments of a mineral called Trona, stands on a salt flat in front of desert foothills. Black and red smoke erupts from its footsteps.

Two little chèvre’s from our goats. Two years ago, we started a backyard goat farm and this year I learned to make cheese. It’s been a journey to get to this point and we’ve got lots of goals ahead. We are so grateful for our goats and their hard work. It’s been a privilege to work with them.

Two goat cheeses sit on a small cutting board. One is coated in cracked pepper and one is coated in fresh dill.

I do a lot of hiking here in Los Cerrillos. I often ponder the ocean that used to be here and what sort of creatures swam along the trails I now walk over. Sometimes you can sense them in the night, when the wind blows and sounds just like the sea. 🌊 “Bones From Those First”, gouache on paper.

An ancient fish fossil swims behind illuminated chamisa bushes in the dark of night.