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foster198.bsky.social
@foster198.bsky.social
Retired foster parent for medically fragile infants. Systems Analyst
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Look at the one at the top of the door jamb. Wants / hopes / plans to fly free but isn’t quite ready
Russian painter Andrei Popov's work "Raising Children" ...
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Painting by French artist
Céline Marcoz.
January 25, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Mushroom info - turkey tail: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramete...

Pssst hey you 👀 want even more mushrooms? Check my patreon out! patreon.com/luke_venechuk
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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How come some coral geodes look like internal organs of some alien species thats so weird but cool
youtube.com/shorts/PPftD...
Longest Coral Geode I’ve Cut… what’s inside? #rocks #crystals #shorts #agatedad
YouTube video by CoralGeodes
youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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A mushroom observed on the way to St Clair Cave in St Catherine, Jamaica.
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If you’re not obsessed with obsidian that’s okay. Maybe you’re interested in Stone Age tools? Volcanic rocks? Trading during the Stone Age?

No? Check out the images anyway.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Rosette Pyxie Cup Lichen. NWT, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Bears vs. Trail cameras
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Wow! Excellent camouflage
Look closely at the surface of the sea cucumber…

There’s a strange little creature hiding there!
This scale worm changes its coloring to match its sea cucumber host.

You’d never notice it unless it moves. Such amazing camouflage! ✨️
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Our friend the Sambas Stream Toad is also known as the Bornean Rainbow Toad! They were once believed to be extinct but were rediscovered in 2011 in a small, remote area in western Sarawak in Malaysia! (photo by Oliver Bandz)
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Can't wait lead more free public #lichen walks for @theroyalparks.bsky.social! Join me 4 & 13 March in Kensington Gardens to learn more about these strange, beautiful and important life-forms. A hidden world all around us, even in central London! Sign up at www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/lea...
Learning Lichens: a walk in the park
Join us for a leisurely walk in Kensington Gardens this Spring, exploring the fascinating world of lichens.
www.royalparks.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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A walk through the tall ones at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. #ForestFriday #Photography #Trees #California 📷
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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A pilot just flew through one of the strongest aurora storms in years — and saw the sky explode in color. From the cockpit of a Boeing 787, pilot Matt Melnyk had a view like no one else. Flying at 37,000 feet over Manitoba, he watched as the auroras filled the entire sky.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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🧵Spotted On Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A woman (60s?) is waiting to cross the road with three small humans (3 to 7?)
Gran tells everyone to: "hold hands and ONE TWO THREE SKIP!" as the little man goes green.
Chaotic skipping and breathless giggles as they cross to the other side. (1)
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Are you storing your cheese in the fridge?
Experts say you should be leaving it out on the counter.

The experts:
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Updates and more photos please from Voyage 2
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Our Education Department is considering offering a discounted global course on Climate Change science.

The course here is typically free to 6 to 8 month old penguin chicks, seals, terns, skua etc, but we will likely need to open the age range from 5 years to 85 years for the American public.
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Not sure if hell freezing over is a promise for a better future or a literal curse about weather. But this Plague Poem sure made me thoughtful
I know, my friend,
that when you look
at the current news
it may feel to you
that we are in hell,
but please, my friend,
go take a look
at the weather forecasts
and you will see
that hell
is about to freeze over.
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
@dragonknits.bsky.social Maybe putting your rosemary in FRONT will help
Placing rosemary by the front door is a traditional practice meant to attract positive energy, wealth, and luck while protecting the home from negative influences
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨‍🌾
Windows too!
Feng Shui: The mighty meaning of placing rosemary on your window www.soycarmin.com/en/news/Feng...
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Kyiv.
Left bank.
I came home.
Water is back,
minimal heat is back.

Unbelievable.
I’ll live in this city, in this country, until my last breath.

Oh my.
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Crocheted mandala, street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM