Standing with Minneapolis here in Seattle. Our hearts are broken. (Photo by Ryan Malloy)

Excited for my first writers’ conference! #scbwiny26

Sleeping bumblebees

Well, the friend who said I’d love this book wasn’t wrong, but what does that say about me? Cranky eccentric? Prefers animals to people? Likes thrillers cooked at a lively simmer? I do know I’ll be reading more William Blake.

Saw my first nudibranch today! Chilling on the underside of a moon snail collar. Very tiny, about as long as my thumbnail.

The junco kids! Looking at me like “who the heck are you?” #birds

For the baby juncos nestled in the side of our house, breakfast involves lots of legs. (Thanks to my husband @ryan-malloy.bsky.social who very obligingly snapped this photo for me!)

New hair painting! Cameo of Andy Comito, the artist, in the first shot. 💫🌌💜

Good morning, Hood Canal! Seen but not pictured: harbor seals, belted kingfishers, great blue heron.

Incredibly moving poem by Seattle poet @marthasilano.bsky.social in the May issue of Poetry Magazine: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Enjoyed the surprising & surprisingly poignant juxtapositions in this poem by Sasha Pearl. "We could have had manta rays / But we wanted Boone’s Farm apple wine" www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

What a wonderful subject for a picture book! Arresting cover, too.

Bee flies are too cute to be parasites.

I love this. There are poems I memorized as a kid that still live inside me. I haven't memorized a poem in years, but now I'm excited to add a new one to my collection! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...

I made the mistake of listening to the fluoride skeptics and using fluoride-free toothpaste on my toddler. The hour I spent holding his hand while he had 13 cavities filled at age 5 was one of the worst hours of my life.

Seen in Seattle: Thuja plicata reclaiming a utility pole. The trees are coming for us…

Lil’ urban garden update: the penstemon are still blooming, the spiderlings have dispersed, and there are three eggs in the junco nest! 🪺

The good news is, the "clean energy rollout continues ... at a pace that would have astonished even optimistic forecasters a decade ago." The bad news is, it's not replacing dirty energy, just adding to it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...

Has a book ever grabbed you with its dedication? I’d already requested THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by @erinentrada.bsky.social from the library, but when I picked it up in the bookstore and read the inscription “To the Laughing Man,” I had to take it straight to the register.

Happy #InverteFest! California poppy with Araneus diadematus spiderlings, in my front yard. Safe travels, little ones!

Penstemon barrettiae, endangered in the wild, seems quite happy in our Seattle rock wall (via Cistus Nursery in Oregon).

Gorgeous cover design. At first I thought it was a tower rising from the sea, but my 11-year-old told me to look closer.