Skepticalme
@skepticalme.bsky.social
old woman watching the madness . Love family, democracy, astronomy, cats, birds, nature. Recipes from unusual threads. To relax I try to imagine flying a kite on Venus (it’s a gravity thing)
The sepals of the plant White Mussaenda (Mussaenda philippica 'Aurorae', often called 'Doña Aurora'), are large and showy. They hide the small star-shaped yellow flowers of this plant. One such flower is visible on the right. 🌱🏵💮 📍Nariman Point, Bombay
“Amongst the swaying kelp at a very under-surveyed location, we managed to find the beautifully vibrant Spanish Shawl. Finding this nudibranch in the tidepools has been a tricky one for us, since they don't show up often in Santa Cruz.” ~ Joey & Ethan IG: @j.and.e.adventures
Otters eat between 15-25 percent of their body weight in fish every day. To get enough to eat, they may spend as much as 5 hours a day foraging for food.
Gaucin, Andalucia, Spain. Crocheted umbrella street decorations which also create shade made by local women's groups #WomensArt #Summer
Bearded reedling 15cm They live in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, their diet shifts from insects in the summer to reed seeds in the winter. Males have a blue-grey head with a striking black "moustache" and bright orange-brown body. Females are a simpler buff-brown without moustache.
Good morning! Start the day with a buzz. A bee's bum is the gift that keeps giving. 😉😂🐝
Today in history: In 1957, the music and dance show “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its national network debut, beginning a 30-year run on ABC-TV.
#EpicPoetry #Painting #Penelope "Wife, we have both of us had our full share of troubles, you, here, in lamenting my absence, and I in being prevented from getting home though I was longing all the time to do so." - Homer 🎨 Alida Massari
A slo-motion clip of an out of focus twinkling star named Arcturus through my scope tonight
Just read the the essay The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson. This is my favorite quote from the essay with a little pizzazz to the right.
The Walnut enjoyer has logged on #sqrlpix (sound on for full effect)
Vorige Nacht hatten wir um 4 Uhr ein Welt-Untergangs-Gewitter 😉😂 mit gigantischen Wolken in absolut großartigen Farben und Dimensionen … glücklicherweise gab es keine Schäden … aber das Naturspektakel über uns war der absolute Wahnsinn!!! Fotos: Nur unbearbeitete Schnappschüsse mit dem 📱
Marsh wren is a tiny, active AGILE songbird 12 cm lives in freshwater and saltwater wetlands across North America, eating mostly insects and spiders. Found during the summer breeding season across much of southern Canada and the US migrate south to winter along coastal regions of southern US.
