Happy National Black Cat Day! From this chonky boy Alucard 🐈‍⬛🖤

Some more cute pictures of Galaxy. He is such a strange cat and teaching me about odd cat behavior. He is feeling better, not acting like he's starving. His coat is getting softer and he's becoming more brave. We still have no idea what caused the injuries on his rear legs before we found him.

TW: Trypophobia, arachnophobia I found this pretty spider hanging out on my house outside. It appears to be an Agelenopsis, a type of grass spider.

I keep seeing AI videos of elderly ladies feeding predatory animals and other nature clips that are fake. It's sad, so much of the internet is artificial now. I've also shared this with family that occasionally send me AI videos to try helping them.

NO KINGS! The images of protests across the U.S. and the world make me so happy. Everyone coming together against tyranny 🐸

I found this little bull/gopher snake* while helping work on my family's farm. It would found hiding in a tangled mess of chains. It had such beautiful scales and pattern. *I grew up saying Bullsnake. Some say gopher. Idk what the difference is exactly.

My shoulder is hurting like crazy again, since I can't do much here are some cat photos. Galaxy is doing well, is kinda weird, but all of my pets are weird. He has a favorite sleeping spot now on the cat tree.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! I grew up with connections to my native roots and learned a lot from a Navajo man during my childhood. My grandfather was from a reservation and most of my grandparents had Cherokee ancestors. My connection to those roots have weakened but I'm trying to reconnect.

#BlueskyArtShow #Glow A golden dandelion

I didn't think it would actually happen but we get to keep him! I'm still acting as his emotional support human, he won't do much without my presence, but he's getting better.

Its so frustrating to have people that don't watch the news because its too stressful act like they are informed and know what is going on.

You might be a bad human when Dr. Jane Goodall calls you out from the grave.

I love varigated plants 💚🪴 My cats will attempt to eat any plant they can reach, so I don't have anything toxic. Otherwise I would fill my house with so many varieties. Maybe I should post other pretty plant varieties I see while shopping.

We named him Galaxy, he has been staying at my house for a few days while he recovers from being fixed. He is such a sweetie and I've become his emotional support human. I wish he could live here. He's already used to most of my other cats and dogs. My black cat wants to meet him.

I harvested my carrots yesterday, first time I've ever grown them! Confused cat for reference 🥕🥕🥕 Only 3 grew, I had a busy summer, so I didn't bother to plant more seeds.

Here are some of my succulents, I like different colors. I have around 15 different varieties, I've become a collector now 😅 I don't know several of them because they were just labeled as "assorted" but they were colorful so I grabbed them. Sometime I should post my whole collection.

Its been 10 years since the UCC tragedy happened and 9 people died. School shootings have only gotten worse. I was there with many of my friends. We will never forget. The community will never forget. #UCCSTRONG

Wildfire drift smoke is getting pretty bad, hopefully it will rain soon and that will make the air better. I noticed that a lot of smoke makes my stomach sick, along with annoying my lungs.

I should remember to not look at comment sections on Facebook about anything involving science and nature. A video of a bird being eaten alive by ants is described as "anting" behavior. All that say the bird is dying are called idiots. Not as bad as the comments about modified mosquitos in Hawaii 🙄

What a month of love can do. Its almost 30 days, so soon my Dad will legally own him. Still trying to decide on a name. My Dad said no to Marshmallow, so instead we have Fate, Chance, or Pheonix. Feel free to share any ideas 😁 On documents he's Forest since that is where he was found 🌲🌲🌲

a foggy morning

A lot of changes from a wide variety of topics and subjects. I suggest any OR resident read it to stay informed.

Here is an autumn picture. I can't remember when I took this, sometime before 2017. This was one of the first times I played with color manipulation. The camera had the setting on it, I didn't edit anything afterwards. Taken at my grandparent's house on a pyracantha bush the birds loved to eat.

So much of the news is depressing, it's difficult to stay informed, resist, and survive. Though there are small moments that help shine a little light during these dark times. Earlier today I saw a video on a woman that rehabilitated hummingbirds, it helped a lot.

I'm late, but it's better late than never. Lights out alert for migrating birds 🐦

Incredible, beautiful bird. As the climate changes more populations will overlap, and there could be more hybrids and even new species created.

Since politics are so heated, a reminder that I don't put up with BS and will block those that support things that hurt me and those I care about. I don't debate anymore, no energy or time. My beliefs are simple, to help the world and care about the people in it. Make things better for all. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸

I missed a day so will post 2 days in a row on Instagram. Today is from a high-school photography class trip to Portland in 2012. Tomorrow is some dog photography of the lovely papillon Angel.

Freaky and amazing!

I missed one Tobacco Budworm in my greenhouse. Found this moth still hanging out on my tomato plant. Not fun fact: the catapillars are cannibals 🐛

I love this white kitty, he is so sweet. It was difficult giving him flea meds because he leans so hard into your hand he just ends up rolling around. Its hard to believe someone would dump him in the wilderness. Working on getting him fixed and my dad will likely take him. I wish I could 💔

I really like my Aeonium Kiwi succulent. Its cool how much it changes color based on amount and intensity of light. This one is in my greenhouse. The one inside my house is a lot more green.

How do you comfort someone that found their partner dead? One older family member went to visit their partner to try to destress, and they found them deceased in their home. I can't even imagine how horrible and devastating that was. Now I'm watching for unaliving thoughts and behavior.

From starling murmurations to the silent work of fungal networks, collective action can be found throughout the natural world – and we’re a part of it. When we act together, we can safeguard a future with a livable climate, healthy communities and thriving nature. #SciArt 🎨: Mikhaila Markham/TNC

This is so incredible. This may change the definition and our understanding of a species. One species being able to clone and produce another is unbelievable. 🤯

My husband is a nerd and likes STEM stuff. Him: I tried falling asleep by listening to a video called "quantum mechanics to fall asleep to". It didn't help me fall asleep, but I was able to space off because I already knew most of it.

On Oct. 1, the department will begin requiring the parking fee at an additional 21 of its day-use parks and overnight rates at 29 of its busiest parks will increased for tents and full RV hook-ups.

I didn't know there were records for the fastest spiders or that these were in OR. If it ever showed up in my house, my cat Alucard would immediately try eating it.

This sweetie wants to be loved so badly. I hate whoever made him afraid and probably dumped him on that mountain. After he stopped hissing and calmed down he was able to be lovey. He almost hurt my fingers he pushed against them so hard.

Pictures from yesterday's rescue adventure. We did a little exploring and enjoyed being outdoors while waiting for the cat to get caught by the trap. Logged and burnt mountains, an insect, and animal tracks.

So my day was spent helping a few family members rescue this cat from a mountain. It was found in the exact same spot as yesterday. We used a live trap borrowed from a rescue and have to wait until after labor day for other rescues to open. Most are full, so idk if any will take it 😓

I'm late posting the last images for #InverteFest because I spent all day with some family helping a cat that was found in the mountains. This time for the grande finale its moths! When I worked nightshift in the forest by Glide, OR I found many attracted to the lights. I lost my list of their IDs 😭

I love the lighting and style of his photography. The dark is comforting and reminds me of quiet, still summer nights bathed in moonlight.

I hate AI "photographers" so much. I first learned about them when someone was confused, trying to ID an AI image of a hawk in a FB birding group. It was originally labeled as a wildlife photograph. The "photographer" had a portfolio of AI images they claimed as real.

Day 6 of #InverteFest Catapillars* before the many moth pictures coming tomorrow. 🐛🦋 The only species I can remember is the cinnabar moth catapillars, they have orange and black stripes and are eating invasive tansy ragwort. All found in Oregon. *and one pupa

Day 5 of #InverteFest This was a combo of insects that I didn't have enough of to make a full collage. Mayfly, scorpion, predatory fly, an assassin bug?, bee, honey bee, cicada shell and freshly molted cicada. I had a long day and almost forgot to post 😋

I'm glad they are helping these little newts. Threatened and endangered amphibians are often forgotten. The only rare one I have encountered was Clouded Salamanders by the Doerner Fir, I hope the fire there didn't affect them too badly.