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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2h

In a similar vein, I had to explain what "Kristi Noem lips" were to my grandson this week, on a video call just after I'd been stung by a bee while harvesting apples. That led to a discussion of the very GOP phenomenon of altering your appearance to please dictators. (If you're a woman.)

Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2h

Misty celebrating the Harvest Festival of Squash this #Caturday morning

A long-haired grey cat sits on the floor next to a cardboard box filled with a variety of squash (acorn, butternut, marrow). She seems slightly bemused yet bored at the same time. Pretty typical cat expression, actually.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 20h

Yarr!

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 1d

For #MothFaceFriday, get a load of this Corn Earworm Moth -- the arched antennae, the thick proboscis, the bulging green eyes ...

Taken last weekend in my garden

Moths are amazing

#Moths
#MothsMatter
#Naturephotography

Close-up of the face of a light brown moth getting nectar from a pink and white flower. He has large green eyes and a reddish-brown antennae, and a coiled proboscis that matches the colour of his antennae is extending from his mouth. He knows what he needs and he's gonna get it!

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. It's the same here in Wisconsin but I am not seeing any moths! How come you folks are so lucky?! Seriously, enjoying all the posts.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Saw the two of you on PBS Newshour earlier this week. Have to say, you are an impressive double act for getting simple explanations of complex dynamics across.

Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Surely they take a person's character into account --?

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Approximately how cold is it getting there?

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Common Checkered-skipper getting every last drop today, after a night of frost

Nature is amazing

#Lepidoptera
#Skippers
#Naturephotography

Close-up of small black and white skipper (similar to a butterfly) sipping nectar from a pink and white flower head (Dutch Clover). We see his black proboscis extending into the flower, and his black, hooked antennae -- hallmarks of a skipper -- extending sideways from his tiny head. His black eyes seem to stare at us. In the background we see green meadow.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 2d

Post of the week!

Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, go on. We don't get enough to laugh about

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 3d

And lack of decorum. Remember decorum?

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Four Seasons Total Landscaping (not really!) @4seasonstl.bsky.social · 3d

This is quite good. Are we sure this is actually Schumer??

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 4d

Lies and fabrications.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4d

One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 4d

I nearly forgot a #MothMonday post!

Here's one of my favourites from the weekend -- I love the striped underwings contrasting with the intricate pattern on his upper wings

Nature sometimes makes pretty bold design choices

#Moths
#MothsMatter
#Lepidoptera
#Naturephotography

Close-up of a drab-coloured moth getting nectar from a white and pink flower. His striped underwings are a stunning visual contrast with the lace-like pattern of his upper wings.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 4d

The same CBS of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow? Nah, surely not ...

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 4d

Stunning!

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 5d

Best and most succinct description of him ever -- drama queen

Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 5d

Can't resist another #Stunday post -- from two days ago, Common Checkered-skipper on Dutch Clover

Love the way the delicate patterns on his underside reflect those within the flower

Humble skipper + humble flower = Ineffable beauty

#Lepidoptera
#Naturephotography

Close-up of a small skipper (type of lepidoptera), wings up, on the head of common clover. His upper side is simply black and white, as we can glimpse here, but his underside is more complex, featuring a spectrum of taupe, dark brown, and ivory markings. The delicate patterns and colours are similar to those inside the flower's head. The flower is edged in pink, which sets it off beautifully against the green grass in the background.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 6d

Once again the intricate patterns on the unfortunately-named Corn Earworm Moth take my breath away

He sure was loving the Purple Coneflower yesterday

Moths are amazing

#Stunday
#Moths
#MothsMatter
#Naturephotography

Close-up of drab-coloured moth on a purplish-pink flower. The moth's wings are covered in lace-like grey markings that stand out beautifully against the colour of the flower.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 6d

Autumn always serves up stunning colours but nothing prepared me for the blue jewels on this guy's wings yesterday

Latest I've seen a Mourning Cloak/Camberwell Beauty

Nature is amazing

#Stunday
#Butterflies
#Lepidoptera
#Naturephotography

Large butterfly with purplish-brown wings sits on a moss-covered log. We see dried yellow leaves gathered in the grass underneath the log. The butterfly's wings are dotted with tanzanite-blue spots just inside parchment-coloured edges.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 7d

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) in a jaunty pose in the midst of a cornfield yesterday

The pop of colour against the dried, brittle stalks was so unexpected!

Nature is amazing

#Butterflies
#Lepidoptera
#Naturephotography

Close-up of a butterfly resting on the leaf of a corn stalk. The butterfly's wings are together so we see the intricate mosaic pattern on his underside, topped with a splash of reddish-orange. Were it not for that bright colour, the butterfly would likely not be seen against the parchment-coloured stalks.

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 7d

Time again to play Spot The Butterfly™️!

Nature is amazing

#Butterflies
#Lepidoptera
#Naturephotography

Field of feed corn that is ready to be harvested -- the stalks and husks are all dried and straw-coloured. And amidst this drab scene, a pop of colour provided by an American Lady butterfly!

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 7d

Caption of the week!

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Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 7d

Lyrics, so apt today:

Take care of this house
Keep it from harm
If bandits break in,
sound the alarm
Care for this house
Shine it by hand
And keep it so clean
The glow can be seen
All over the land.
Be careful at night,
Check all the doors,
If someone makes off with a dream
That dream will be yours

Catherine Gulsvig @crgulsvig.bsky.social · 7d

Sure, Patricia Routledge was a great comic actress, but she was also a formidable singer. Here she is with "Take Care of This House" from Bernstein's "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue".

PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue "Take Care of This House"

YouTube video by aurora spiderwoman

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