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Samwitch

@silkunderground.bsky.social

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she/her. making a potato allergy my entire personality. Chronically ill (POTS/MCAS/EDS) birder (NoVA) & classic film lover. no alt text = no interaction. (Please be patient with my brain fog)

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · Oct 17

I've never done an introduction post, so: I'm Samantha from Virginia, love just about all of nature & taking pictures of it. Used to study biology & turtles but got stuck working in a dental office. Now I'm mostly housebound with chronic illness & watch classic film all day long! loves: 🍄🐝🕷️🪶🐢🐇🌼🌱🌫️🌧️📷🎥

yellow rumped warbler perched on a branch surrounded by greenery

old man of the woods mushroom in green grass

blooming common milkweed with a fat bee flying above it

painted turtle on a log in a lake, dipping its back toe in, with a reflection

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 8h

I'm going to have to stop myself from doing that thing where I keep watching his reactions lol

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 8h

my partner put on Leave Her to Heaven, his first viewing. this film is a huge deal in my family, my grandmother's favorite, so his watching it is also a huge deal! #TCMParty

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

we might need to stage an intervention

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

my partner gets so angry about it lol

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

"you know how it is, one too many spicy meatballs!"
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

dwayneadd.bsky.social @dwayneadd.bsky.social · 9h

"Are you feeling alright sir?"
"I'm fine, just a sight case of constant blood loss."
#BlackTuesday
#TCMParty
#NoirAlley

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

ok that was hilarious. security guard couldn't recognize him without drawing glasses on the picture. I'm dying.
#BlackFriday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

has anyone tried checking Pearl's doll?
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Muse of Ire @museofire.bsky.social · 9h

Peter Graves should learn never to pull a big heist. It never works out for him #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

hey glad you're feeling better, where's the money?
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

oh no, not the hot one
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 9h

and full of dopes #BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 10h

damn

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 10h

some things you just shouldn't do 😜

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 10h

I don't remember seeing this before, and I think Edward G. Robinson is one of the all time greats (if not THE) so I'm happy to make it here today. #BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 10h

ok I'm finally back for #NoirAlley I think! are we allowed to watch #BlackTuesday on a Sunday? seems wrong #TCMParty

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 10h

ok it's time to give up on my biodegradable phone case. because it has degraded to the point where it won't stay on my phone lol. can't get a new one because they don't make them anymore. she's nakey now

a yellow biodegradable phone case in two pieces with many edges and pieces missing over time, patterned with a honeycomb and a few honeybees on it.

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't ask! but the lichen on this tree grew on the side with more shade

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 1d

aw I love whatever the bees love

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Molly Bangles @mollybangles.bsky.social · 1d

Look at these guys 🪶🌊

Long-billed Curlews, San Simeon CA, September 2025

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 1d

wow!!

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 1d

if I had tried to attend the whole thing it would have been too crowded for me to go anywhere, & I would've gotten sick sitting in the bright sun (not to mention no one was wearing masks). sometimes things just work out!

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 1d

they moved the rally that was planned right by home, but people showed up anyways & we didn't see until it was over. so we rushed over as people were leaving & it worked out perfect cuz I was able to roll through on my wheelchair in my "BEAT IT CREEP" shirt & progress flag to close the rally 😁

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Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 2d

😍

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 2d

uh oh it's a very small garden!

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 2d

Washington Crossing the Delaware
#birds

double crested cormorant standing on the edge of a wooden dock with one foot up, in a green lake lined with green vegetation.

Samwitch @silkunderground.bsky.social · 2d

there it is
#butterfly #inverts