This week's creature encounter. A black California forest scorpion (Uroctonus mordax) that was hiding in the firewood. About 2" long and very calm. He was safely relocated to about ten feet away - probably into a different woodpile.

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Had a lovely sit down (scheduled for an hour, went over two) with a couple of new members of my tribe today! The team behind @runequeen-rqefi.bsky.social and I are planning to get into trouble together soon! #runes #folklore #divination #folkloring #folkloringlife #folkloringitup #magick

Just a couple o' bros out for a strut. "Where all the girls at?"

The Gravenstein apple trees are blooming away here and the world smells pretty wonderful. I'm looking forward to July's apples.

Life finds a way.

Don't be scared. This is a friend. Pituophis catenifer catenifer, otherwise known as a Pacific Gopher Snake and he's helping out in the garden. On the rare occasion he gets in the house, he's always very polite and apologetic because we both know it's a mistake. Anyway, meet Darius.

I've been preparing the garden beds - to grow my own food - and finding a lot of these guys. Cutworms (Agrotis) are every gardener's nemesis. I collected several of these and put them out under the birdfeeder. Juncos were very appreciative. 😄

Snuggle buddies

Art class should never stop being a thing. Like if right after lunch we all got to go down to the basement for an hour, throw on a smock, and make collages out of old magazines while somebody's eccentric, slightly witchy aunt tells us how great we're doing, I feel like we'd all be in a better place.

Someone's peeking around the corner. Take a peek at my galleries of all things wild & wonderful on Adobe: stock.adobe.com/cont.../2090... and Shutterstock: www.shutterstock.com/en/g/moondan...