Thorn Cryptid
thorncryptid.bsky.social
Thorn Cryptid
@thorncryptid.bsky.social
I take pictures of real bugs and squish computer ones * WA US * randomness and wtf
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They/them / adult / not internet famous I hope
This is what I do too!
December 22, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Ok so when cooking, you have a covered pot, and it’s time to open the pot… what do YOU do with the hot, dripping, possibly food covered lid?
December 22, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Some days you take pictures of the spooky black-on-black shape with glowing eyes in the darkness and sometimes you *are* the shape in the darkness
December 11, 2023 at 2:52 AM
Can’t help wondering how the beaver felt about this

You do all that hard work with your TEETH and then somebody comes in like “ok but check it out VRRRRRRRR *crash*”
December 10, 2023 at 7:54 PM
My “favorite” thing about this is how it initially goes with a metaphorical take where woims is a colloquialism for any barter or perhaps “exposure” based economy, but then quickly decides that actually, woims is woims
December 9, 2023 at 9:49 PM
This was supposed to be “tyranny” but autocorrect decided only “tyrant” is a word. Tyrant of Lawn is my new d&d monster type
December 9, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Bear! The stream gully has bear friend! I hope they will not really be my friend. Befriending humans is bad if you are a bear.
December 9, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Back Garden progress! The tyrant of lawn will fall.
December 9, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Recent collapse, seems like… check out those concentric circles in the mud. Fallen tree of yore, maybe?
December 9, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Did that even tag, the tag isn’t a link
December 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM
#invert if you see this and you don’t wanna see a bug, maybe do something about it?
December 4, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Watching some microcosmos (“catching up” is a lost cause at this point) and the second Hank says “polka-dotted vacuum cleaner” I yelled “Aeolosoma!” Feel like anybody who’s met one of these would immediately recognize them from that description lmao
December 4, 2023 at 3:44 PM
What’s a bit more disturbing is that sometimes it seems people think it’s naive and childish to appreciate something that doesn’t directly lead to personal gain. Like it’s socially acceptable to enjoy edible mushrooms but if it’s not edible it’s weird if you like it, what’s it useful for?
December 1, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Sometimes looking at bugs and moss and stuff is billed as an activity “for kids” (only) and I think that’s a problem. Childhood is where nature appreciation should BEGIN, not where it should END.
December 1, 2023 at 3:20 PM
(She doesn’t get the seasonings)
December 1, 2023 at 3:29 AM
Simple is best. Butter, salt, coconut cream, maple syrup, garam masala.

G will have hers with stew type dog food.
December 1, 2023 at 3:29 AM
Maybe G can have some with her dinner, since she’s on soft food for a few days and it’s probably a perfectly good thing for a dog to eat

G appears to think this is a great idea
December 1, 2023 at 1:19 AM
I don’t wanna do much cooking, so probably something like “butter and nutmeg and a bit of brown sugar, cube and toss in a pan real quick, eat on rice” or “squash is an appropriate base to eat chili on” or maybe “mashed squash like mashed sweet potatoes”
December 1, 2023 at 1:15 AM
Anyway what should I do with a roast winter squash for supper at like 8? Dinner (late lunch) was half a frozen pear Gorgonzola pizza I picked up a couple weeks ago at Safeway.
December 1, 2023 at 1:12 AM
I wish bsky’s mobile web interface didn’t freeze if I looo at it funny.
December 1, 2023 at 1:06 AM
There’s a farm stand near the vet so I stopped by before picking G up from her dental surgery (which went well!) and now I have a pile of winter squash that were 5 for $5. Tonight I’m trying out whole roasting. I was too much of a wimp to put them in without poking them with a knife a few times tho.
December 1, 2023 at 1:05 AM
If you need to understand a logistics problem, consult with experts.
November 30, 2023 at 7:04 PM
And it’s not that bad - sometimes there’s snow! I just… feel a bit disinclined towards Freezing My Butt Off rn.
November 28, 2023 at 3:08 AM
The Time When It’s Actually Legitimately Cold fortunately doesn’t last all that long… like mid-Dec through mid-Jan, maybe?
November 28, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Getting closer to what I think is one of my two least favorite WA months/mini-seasons: The Time When It’s Actually Legitimately Cold. My other unfavorite moves around, and is The Time When It’s Hot And Dry And Things Are On Fire.
November 28, 2023 at 2:58 AM