I wish I could like this twice

A little 19th century tomb in Green-Wood Cometary, Brooklyn, made for a child who died aged 15 mos. There is a very worn lamb on the oval pedestal; the carved chair has a tasseled cape draped over it and a baby’s shoe on top. The world before vaccines. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social

The remnants of beauty are still beauty

This the first semester since the pandemic that I have not received a Covid booster before the start of classes. Did the pandemic go away? Unfortunately no. Did I decide not to? Also, no. Was a deranged anti-vax grifter put in charge of public health in this country? Even more unfortunately yes.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

If we made posters about leaving your leaves for lightning bugs, would you guys be into that? Would you put them up in public spaces? I feel like it's a straightforward actionable message & could make a v cute poster. It's a good example of one a charismatic species with a message that helps many.

I call it "Still Life with Black-crowned Night Heron". Seen this morning along the Harlem Meer. 💛🖤❤️ #Heron #Stilllife #CentralPark #birding

Imagine a Democrat calling for the deportation of a Jewish Republican. You can’t. It would never happen. Our political and media elites talk nonstop about antisemitism while totally normalizing and amplifying the worst and most vicious Islamophobia. Sickening:

Vote today. Do not rank Cuomo. Vote Mamdani. #VoteMamdani #DoNotRankCuomo #Zohran #VoteZohran #ZohranForMayor #TikTok

No justice, no geese! #nokings

Our brains love the colour gradation in rainbows, maybe due to our ancestors searching for sources of water. Looking at plants helps us recover from stress & looking at something we think is beautiful causes dopamine release. I've posted this photo to alter your brain biochemistry for the better 🌿

I’m really trying to boost my follower count and engagement, so here’s a photo of Carrion Beetles on some coyote scat.

Just a reminder: Kidnapping people when they are going to or from their immigration court appointments is not something you do if you are going after dangerous criminals: it is, however, something you do if you want to spread racist fear and nationalist repression (and are sort of lazy).

So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?

The Trump administration announced plans to eliminate federal protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness, opening the door to drilling and mining in some of the nation’s last untouched landscapes.

#maddow Science break. This kayaker gets approached by an otter every time he visits a lake. The otter was orphaned after the mother was in an accident, and the man helped it throughout it's rehabilitation process to later release it back into the wild. Volume up.🔊

The most pessimistic and optimistic thing I can say about the current situation is that we are never going back to “normal.”

SweetDog and the Potatoes. From 2018-ish. Heaven is a place on earth

To bless our timeline. Here’s SweetDog picking out her new bed in 2020. Best. Dog. Ever.

Beloved FLACO🦉🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎 Central Park🪶 #birds #Flaco #EurasianEagleOwl 📸Fe10,2023

I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.

who’s a fine little fellow (or lady)

I just got one heck of a welcome home. Volume up, but not too high. The wolves were singing tonight. A few seconds in you’ll hear the closest howling wolf I’ve ever heard. I couldn’t see it, but it might have been at the end of my driveway. I went right back inside after this. 😊🐺🦊

As a kid two of the lessons I firmly believed from history and civic classes were: 1) The world would stand up to another genocide and stop it from happening 2) The US institutions would be a bulwark against fascism. Now I realize that those ideas were pretty much believing in Santa Claus

Caladenia attingens subsp. attingens - Forest Mantis Orchid A distinctive #orchid with red and green colouring and upturned sepals. Apparently, this orchid has also been known as the Sneezing Spider Orchid... and I can see why 🤧 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

I talked with the Mycelium, it said you should lie down on the forest floor for a month and not move

Nationalizing social media to own the libs

Bringing in so many plants. The cats think they’re trampolines. And yes the jades are irritating to the cats but they have been around them a lot so it’s ok no need to warn me 500 times. Many other plants are in the kitchen. Just for 5 days until the expected cold lets up.

My camera isn't working properly after I fell over and dropped it in the snow! 🙄 So, here's my recent drawing called 'Eyes on the prize' capturing the moment just before a lovely vixen pounced on her prey! 🧡 Happy new week everyone! 🕊️ #SciArt #NearbyNature2025 #mammals #FoxOfTheDay #wildlife

When motorcyclists pass each other on the road they do a special wave to acknowledge each other. I want something like that for when you see another masked person in a public place - a little masking solidarity wave.

Here's a sleepy fox mom being greeted by her little ones. #wildlife #fox

Michael J. Fox receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden….why is it so dusty in here now….I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥹🙏

Presenting Bumble, #ProspectPark ‘s leucistic squirrel. #brooklyn

Rest in Peace, Jimmy Carter. You were a truly decent man in all ways. You made me proud of my home state when my home state did so much to bring shame. Thank you for your lifetime of service, kindness, charity, and decency.

Every American has lost one of their greatest neighbors ever. No matter when you lived or where you lived, Jimmy Carter was your neighbor.

Mushroom spore landing in my lungs: I eat? My immune system: no not right now he’s still alive Mushroom spore: ok i wait

Cryptid mlem. Photo from my collection, no date/info known.