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Kate Rutter (she/her)
@katerutter.bsky.social
Sketcher, nature journaler, urban naturalist, restoration storyteller, randomly curious. Exploring embodied observation and sensory nature sketching.
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As of yesterday, the 988 crisis line no longer offers its LGBTQIA+ youth option. Now the alternatives are more important than ever.

Rainbow Youth Project: 317-643‑4888

The Trevor Project: 866‑488‑7386 (24/7 LGBTQ+ youth support)

Trans Lifeline: 877-565‑8860 (peer support by and for trans people)
July 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
After weeks of 5Calling and replying to every DNC email with "JUST DO YOUR JOBS AND STOP ASKING FOR MONEY" I'm on Act Blue donating to the amazing and powerful Cory Booker. WHO IS DOING THE JOB. Thank you, Senator Booker.
April 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It's #ArborApril, a month of drawing & journaling trees with Cathy Raingarden & Wild Wonder, bsky.app/profile/wild...

[Day 01] Out the Window: The Eastree lives to the East side of the micro-patio, and it's just leafing out. So many critters hang out here. The vivid life just outside the window.
April 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Let’s Draw Trees! with Kate Rutter @katerutter.bsky.social and Cathy Raingarden

4/6/25 9:30-11am Pacific*
FREE but registration required. Suggested donation: $25. Sign up: wildwonder.org/shop

We’ll have a “tree-mendous” time drawing trees together and kick off the #ArborApril challenge!
March 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Come for the arugula, stay for the aphids. Garden journaling is for everyone. (Also, get an inexpensive microscope, and it will change your world.)
February 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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BIG NEWS: YOU are invited to join the global nature journaling community in WONDERLAND! This is a new FREE, online, private, creative, and joyful space where we gather to share ideas, meet other nature journalers, learn from each other, and have fun! Join today! wonderland.wildwonder.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Sent Airbnb packing today. When a business marches in line with Randall Flagg and gets MAGAtty, I'm out.
February 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion (with a b!) to consumers from corporate fraud and abuse. Do the math on why the oligarchs want to kill it.
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I hope Brigid likes oat milk. It's the best I can do right now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today I did something I never thought I'd do. I used Apple Maps to navigate.
January 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Can we please bring WebRings back.
January 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
so life is older than we ever thought but slime mold was still there first: www.msn.com/en-us/lifest... #SlimeMoldFanClub #WeAreAllFromSlimeMold
MSN
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January 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Solstice is super neat. 36 location on this precious Earth. Each with a unique disposition of the day. Such a singular day!
~ Happy Solstice ~
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Data visualization of places, latitudes, day lengths, high & low temperatures, conditions, moon positions.
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December 27, 2024 at 4:54 AM
If you're tired of holiday music, you might try the Ethel Merman Disco Album because it is cheerful and weird af. open.spotify.com/album/7L11ew...
The Ethel Merman Disco Album
Ethel Merman · Album · 1979 · 7 songs
open.spotify.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Happy World Soil Day! It's an important day in the year! 3 iconic soil-science shapes show how Soil shapes life.
Take time to...
~ Thank the Soil beneath your feet
~ Commit to preserving local Soil
~ Support work to restore degraded Soil
~ Celebrate the life, beauty, and wonder of Soil
December 6, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Is this a place to post rando sketches of things one sees? Asking for a friend.
November 28, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Well, Slime Mold has an algorithm. Sigh...is there no end to the extraction? Is there joint ownership for the IP? Will revenues protect slime mold habitat? Why do we take nature's magic and make it into a human-serving acronym? www.nature.com/articles/s41... #slimemoldfanclub #feelingirritable
Optimal distribution grid allocation of reactive power with a focus on the particle swarm optimization technique and voltage stability - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Optimal distribution grid allocation of reactive power with a focus on the particle swarm optimization technique and voltage stability
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May 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Well, it's happened: Investors have discovered the power of slime mold. Not sure how I feel about extractive capitalism using such a beloved being. acquirersmultiple.com/2024/02/inve... #slimemoldfanclub
Investing Lessons From Slime Molds
During their latest episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Carlisle, Forehand, and Carbonneau discussed Investing Lessons From Slime Molds. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Jake: Bet…
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February 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Yessss slime mold; nice to see you at the queerness in nature show! #slimemoldfanclub www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024...
January 31, 2024 at 2:25 AM