There were a lot of really beautiful, really insightful, and rightfully angry signs yesterday but I really enjoyed and saw a few variations of this sign. Kind of a two-for-one with promoting the endangered Monarch.

Posting fun things feels weird given the state of the world, but given the state of the world fun things help. D and I went to a 1920s fundraiser for Ainsley House in Campbell, the blue fabric of my dress and my shoes were thrift finds, and the grey came from our combined leftover stashes.

Just some hydrangea because flowers 🌸

Some close ups of two #hopkinsrose #nudibranch that I saw in Monterey recently at The Great Tidepool. There won’t be any good tides that I can get to for awhile so I’m really happy I made myself get out there.

Went #nudibranch searching yesterday at #pleasurepoint in #santacruz and it’s fuuuull of #opalescentnudibranch right now! Some others I found in my replies, if I can get it to work this time.

First tomato. And I saw the cutest and biggest jumping spider so, little spots of joy.

Some close ups of the #stubbydendronotid #nudibranch I saw on Saturday, it’s so cool looking!!

Tide pooling in #PillarPoint this morning. I thiiiink this is a #stubbydendronotid #nudibranch

I went to #Filoli for Dapper Days on Sunday, it was lovely! There was a live band and dancers, it made me want to find a place for swing dancing again. Outfit is 100% second hand, it’s a bit hard to tell but these shoes are a deep blue, they were a great find.

Went cherry picking today, soooo many cherries. So delicious.

Saw my first #threelinedaeolid in Santa Cruz on Sunday, the kiddo with his eyes spotted it and I finally managed to get a decent shot with my waterproof camera! #nudibranch

Some pictures from Filoli yesterday!

More Filoli because the news is. The news.

Some flowers from filoli from last Friday to brighten your feed.

I missed the mantis hatching, had a couple of nights when I got home after dark so didn’t look. But! I’ve been looking for babies the last couple of days and yesterday was successful! This little mantis is on top of an undeveloped apricot that’s about 3-4cm. I’d say she came in at 0.25-0.5 cm.

Some #nudibranch from 04/05! The new to me ones were the Stubby Dendronotid (first one) and the Hammerhead Doto, which I haven’t included here because this little dude is the size of a grain of rice and my camera just isn’t that good. Other three are Hopkins Rose, San Diego Dorid, and Opalescent.

Some tidepooling today! Sea slugs soon, I need to review my photos, but it was a good day for nudibranch! 8 different species spotted, two of which were new to me.

Update on my praying mantis eggsac: no change 😂 I don’t think it’s been warm for enough days in a row yet. But I check it almost every day!

Bought these washi stickers at the Mitaka Ghibli museum and they were spendy so I only got the one set but having just put them up I wish I had like a million more 😍 I love these little guys sooooo much. #susuwatari #makurokurosuke #sootsprites

Literally made a trip out of going to London in 2023 to see this show, but now it’s touring so we drove down to LA last night to see it again 😂 #leasalonga #bernadettepeters #bonnielangford #sondheim

Feeding my trees today because I’m generally very rubbish at remembering to and !! I was like that’s neat what is it? INaturalist says it’s gonna be a praying mantis and I am stupid excited, will be looking at it every day 😂

Apricot is now going for it! But the peach is prettier ✨ Also went a little crazy and bought something like 100 daffodil bulbs a bit ago so as each comes up it’s a bit of a surprise, this guy doesn’t even look daffodil to me.

Okay I think these are the best yet from my waterproof camera. It’s really hard to see what you’re doing and focus when you’re just sticking your hand in a tidepool and trying to not fall in and you can’t actually see the screen 🤷🏼‍♂️ Tips appreciated 😂 #tidepool #nudibranch #hopkinsrose #spotteddorid

My 1st Black & White Dorid at Pescadero Point yesterday. I’d seen a lot of sightings for it recently on iNaturalist so was determined but man it was so hard to spot! I only did because it was riding the surface tension. I used some sea grass to flip it over so I could see it. #nudibranch #pescadero

I decided to take a four day weekend for my birthday and went tide pooling every day 😂 Still need to review photos but. Nothing like hanging out with the waves. My friends took me on a bioluminescent kayak tour at Moss Landing so we stayed overnight there, such a great weekend.

My dwarf white peach is the first to bloom this year! None of the others even look close except maybe the pluerry, and it hardly froze at all so it’s not looking great for the stone fruits.

Here’s what my sister posted today. And also…. What I did today 😂 Fitzgerald Marine Preserve today, but the southern part which I’ve never been to before. Tidepooling is my method of dealing with doomscrolling 😬

Happy birthday to the Sumeragi twins, especially CLAMP angst poster boy. Here are some of my favorite photos of various cos I’ve done, definitely time for more! (Which I say like… every year…) #x1999 #clampcosplay #subarusumeragi #エックス #東京babylon #tokyobabylon #sumeragisubaru

Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are the double act I didn’t know I needed. #gallifreyone #doctorwho #colinbaker #sylvestermccoy #sixthdoctor #seventhdoctor

I looooove this lady. Katy Manning is an absolute gem and her character Jo Grant always delights me 💖 #gallifreyone #doctorwho #jogrant #katymanning

Having a lovely time at #gallifreyone I love it when it’s over Valentine’s Day because all the hearts feel like they have a double meaning 💕 #doctorwho

Pretty sure none from my waterproof camera are in focus (wow I actually really suck with it), so here’s above water of a super cute #nanaimodorid from #pillarpoint yesterday. A really nice couple tried to find a Hopkins rose again to show us but no luck. Next time! #nudibranch #halfmoonbay

Didn’t find any nudibranch at Natural Bridges. But! I saw the biggest sea star I have eeeeever seen. That purple guy was like 12”

Beautiful afternoon at Natural Bridges

Best results from my waterproof camera, I don’t have steady hands in general but in the cold water that might be my biggest struggle. And I’ll have to learn how to focus because wow 😂 they are all so blurry.

Today’s much needed tidepooling was figuring out my new underwater camera. This photo is not from it, I haven’t looked at those yet but I suspect they will all be super blurry. This guy was too close to the surface to use it anyway, a #hiltonsaeolid #nudibranch

Easing back into social media after avoiding it since 01/20. Lmk if I missed things, good news only. Here are some banana slugs, because they are cute.

I made myself leave my house and go tide pooling today! Headed to #pillarpoint and saw quite a few Spotted and Clown Dorids but I struggled to take pictures 😂

Beautiful day at Año Nuevo for the elephant seals! So many babies right now. They make the most hilarious noise 😂 #añonuevo #elephantseals

I decided to try prioritizing my WIPs by how close they are to finishing, so I’m tackling this coat from 2010. This lining was already fully finished, 2010 me was so on top of things.

Omg. I have a whole host of pictures of Eomer interfering with my quilt making, back when I made more quilts, pretty much in this manner. So I made him a quilt like a crazy cat person. And he does not burrow in it at all. It was never about the quilt was it? It was about getting in the way 😩

Kind of forgot what a pita free motion #quilting is. But at least I’m at this stage, which means done soon! #scrapquilt

Scrap quilt top is basically done! Gonna dig through stash for some border fabric and piece a fleece backing but should be done soon. #quilting #scrapquilt #notsurehowtousetagshereyet🤔

Some cute #nudibranch from today over at #fitzgeraldmarinepreserve in #halfmoonbay from the really low tide. The Cockerell’s Dorid, Monterey Dorid, and I think the Black and White Dorid. It was hard to get a good picture of that dude.

Headed to Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz for some post work tidepooling today. Froze my fingers off but saw some very cute #nudibranch

Getting theeeere

Working on a scrap quilt for a friend and you can’t see a dent in my fabric stash at all 😭

Kate Mulgrew being delightful at Fan Expo today ✨

Heard there were ladybug swarms in this park but we didn’t see any. Instead: lookit these cute shrooms

Happy Doctor Who Day! Smattering of my Who costumes over the years ✨ #doctorwho #doctorwhoday #doctorwhocosplay