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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · 22d

Newfoundlanding with @djbotany.bsky.social

A selfie of two men standing in front of a harbour. The man on the left is wearing a blue hoodie and has a mustache. The man on the right is wearing a black jacket and has a grey beard and glasses.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · 25d

Same!

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · 25d

See you soon St. John’s! (w/ @djbotany.bsky.social)

A selfie of two men sitting in an airplane. The man on the left is wearing a blue hoodie and glasses, with a short grey beard. The man on the right is wearing a grey sweater and a mustache.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Aug 24

Happy birthday!

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Aug 22

39. Still doing “Guys with iPhones” elder millennial mirror selfies I guess.

Paul is taking a selfie of himself in a mirror. He’s holding a black phone, and is wearing a black t shirt, black pants, a watch, glasses, and sporting short dark hair and a mustache. He has tattoos on his right forearm.

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Jasper Dutt @jasper-dutt-beads.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'm raffling off some beadwork to support Indigenous charity organizations in honour of #OrangeShirtDay. Tickets are 10$ each, 100% of ticket sales will benefit the Orange Shirt Society, the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and the East Van Friendship Centre.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Aug 19

Annnnddd because this is not the bad social media place and is a personal account… here’s a fieldwork thirst trap 😂

Paul is chilling in his tent after a long day in the field. He’s not a mustache, is wearing a grey long sleeved shirt, and the tent light is casting a uniform orange glow

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Aug 19

Back in cell service after fieldwork on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, and the plants were stunning!

The Lapland poppy, Oreomecon lapponica, sends up satellite dish shaped yellow flowers with four broad petals arranged in a shallow cup.

The hairy lousewort, Pedicularis hirsuta, with sprays of pink flowers arranged in a whorl along the central stem in amongst tufts of white hairs.

The spider saxifrage, Saxifraga flagellaris, has three yellow flowers on the top of a red stem with a red spray of leaves at the bottom. Thin red runners spread out in all directions from the base of the plant.

The sudetan lousewort, Pedicularis albolabiata, has a showy crown of white flowers with little pink helmets. The white flowers have pink dots, and are located on the top of a green stem.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s nice to be back in Nunavut. Currently in Resolute and tomorrow on to Axel Heiberg Island for two weeks of fieldwork.

Paul takes a selfie while wearing a grey vest and a blue neck gaiter (and his ridiculous mustache). He’s standing on a stony tundra with patches of green moss scattered and blue skies overhead.

The purple mountain saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), in all its bright glory. Each flower has five purple petals arranged in a star like fashion, and the plant is covered in these flowers peeking through great rocks.

Parry’s wallflower (Parrya arctica), the green basal leaves are emerging from brown moss, and holds two round clusters of densely packed mauve flowers).

The white worm lichen (Thamnolia subuliformis) consists of many small white worm like projections emerging from green moss, rising towards the sky.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Jul 14

Weekend wanders with @djbotany.bsky.social

A selfie of two men on a downtown street. The man on the left is wearing a gray T-shirt and greenish black sunglasses. The man on the right is wearing a tan T-shirt and a tan ball cap.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Jul 13

It was only a matter of time (tattoo and photo from the amazing Pierre at HungryxHound).

A tattoo half sleeve on Paul’s right forearm, depicting nature and space scenes around existing tattoos)

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Jun 15

The collection continues to grow.

Two tattoos on a man’s left forearm. The top tattoo depicts, a paper airplane, the bottom tattoo depicts a paper boat. Both are drawn in blank.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Jun 14

Don’t let the eye bags fool you - the Canadian Botanical Association meetings were fun! Also lovely to be back in St. John’s for a bit.

A selfie of Paul in front of a pond with university buildings behind. Paul is wearing a blue checked shirt and looks perpetually tired.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · May 30

Les ours

Paula, standing to the left of a image of a polar bear, it’s clear that they are besties. Paul has a moustache and a funny grin, the polar bear has majestic white fur.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · May 10

Solar powered organisms.

The core of a magnolia bloom, pink and spiky.

A bearded man stares down at the camera from an oblique angle.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 30

I’m on the search for sure :)

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 30

I know bearface at the airport is unoriginal but I am desperately under caffeinated.

A man wearing a grey flannel shirt and a tan ball cap sits in an airport departure lounge under fluorescent lights.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 28

🫡

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 18

Finally feels a bit like spring out here.

A man with short hair and a grey sweater takes a a streetscape selfie.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 13

10 km hike with a 9 kg pack - getting set for fieldwork is nice on such a lovely spring morning.

A selfie of a man wearing a gray hoodie, green sunglasses, and a tan ball cap. He’s in an Arboretum, and the sun is shining.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 5

I heartily endorse!

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 5

Looking forward to seeing it!

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 5

Orion, Cassiopeia, Corona Borealis, and the Pleiades are all lifelong favourites. Might have to get them all (maybe in separate pieces). The aspen is also a longtime friend.

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 5

That’s definitely along the lines of that I’m thinking too. I have a daytime scene on the inner forearm, so might do a nighttime piece with peaks and stars right next as a compliment. Knowing me they’ll all happen eventually 😂

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Paul Sokoloff @paulsokoloff.bsky.social · Apr 5

The urge for a new tattoo is strong. Thoughts for open feedback: trembling aspen leaves, constellations, craggy mountains, all of the above?

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