Abbona
@abbona.bsky.social
Language teacher. Aspiring librarian. Lover of horses. Traveler. Enticer of birds. Primarily daily offerings of the photos from my wanderings that my phone offers as my Lock Screen. All photos are mine unless otherwise noted.
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THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
A classic. The ladder is 👨🏻🍳👌🏻
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A classic. The ladder is 👨🏻🍳👌🏻
The world just doing beautiful things all on its own
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The world just doing beautiful things all on its own
Contrary to popular belief around my apartment, tomorrow is not, in fact, Saturday.
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Contrary to popular belief around my apartment, tomorrow is not, in fact, Saturday.
Every time
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Every time
Hiking in PA this week we came across what looks like attempts to redirect a stream. Logs secured by rebar lined the stream, and this kind of upstream-facing V occurred in a few places. I assume it’s to help direct the water as it drops down?
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hiking in PA this week we came across what looks like attempts to redirect a stream. Logs secured by rebar lined the stream, and this kind of upstream-facing V occurred in a few places. I assume it’s to help direct the water as it drops down?
I don’t know why some of my favorites don’t appear more in my feed, but I wish accounts like Grant’s would show up more.
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don’t know why some of my favorites don’t appear more in my feed, but I wish accounts like Grant’s would show up more.
Everything stretch!
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Everything stretch!
I learned some things today, at almost 50 years old. Not least of which is that Pippi was by a Swedish author! Now I want to read the stories again… and the original!
Pippi Longstocking turns 80 today www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/pipp...
Pippi Longstocking turns 80 today - Radio Sweden
One of Sweden's most famous literary characters Pippi Longstocking turns 80 years old today.The first edition of the first book featuring the world's strongest ...
www.sverigesradio.se
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I learned some things today, at almost 50 years old. Not least of which is that Pippi was by a Swedish author! Now I want to read the stories again… and the original!
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
Just following the rules
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just following the rules
I can’t
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I can’t
Bordeaux Windsock kickin’ it.
WYDOT cam updates are a highlight of my scrolling time.
WYDOT cam updates are a highlight of my scrolling time.
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Bordeaux Windsock kickin’ it.
WYDOT cam updates are a highlight of my scrolling time.
WYDOT cam updates are a highlight of my scrolling time.
One of those threads that gets funnier as you go
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One of those threads that gets funnier as you go
There are some shows you don’t skip the intro (Golden Girls, The Nanny…), Bob’s Burgers is the rare kind where neither intro nor outro is to be skipped.
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There are some shows you don’t skip the intro (Golden Girls, The Nanny…), Bob’s Burgers is the rare kind where neither intro nor outro is to be skipped.
Aberama Gold 👍🏻
Petyr Baelish 👎🏻
Petyr Baelish 👎🏻
October 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Aberama Gold 👍🏻
Petyr Baelish 👎🏻
Petyr Baelish 👎🏻
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False friends are often wrongly called false cognates. These are very different things.
For example, 'to molest' is a false friend of Spanish 'molestar' (to annoy) but they are true cognates, both coming from Latin 'molestāre' (to bother).
Four graphics, all about false friends and false cognates:
For example, 'to molest' is a false friend of Spanish 'molestar' (to annoy) but they are true cognates, both coming from Latin 'molestāre' (to bother).
Four graphics, all about false friends and false cognates:
September 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
False friends are often wrongly called false cognates. These are very different things.
For example, 'to molest' is a false friend of Spanish 'molestar' (to annoy) but they are true cognates, both coming from Latin 'molestāre' (to bother).
Four graphics, all about false friends and false cognates:
For example, 'to molest' is a false friend of Spanish 'molestar' (to annoy) but they are true cognates, both coming from Latin 'molestāre' (to bother).
Four graphics, all about false friends and false cognates:
why Jerry?
I mean, of all the @jcsalterego.bsky.social posts to feature, it’s at least one I can get behind
I mean, of all the @jcsalterego.bsky.social posts to feature, it’s at least one I can get behind
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
why Jerry?
I mean, of all the @jcsalterego.bsky.social posts to feature, it’s at least one I can get behind
I mean, of all the @jcsalterego.bsky.social posts to feature, it’s at least one I can get behind
Loads of industrious little bees about, reaping the last of the season’s offerings. A beautiful pre-fall day!
September 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Loads of industrious little bees about, reaping the last of the season’s offerings. A beautiful pre-fall day!
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La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
I want to give her either a high five or a hug I can’t tell which
La Maraichere: strong market-woman, equally strongly portrayed in 1789 by Jacques-Louis David. It's his day.
August 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I want to give her either a high five or a hug I can’t tell which
Someone was making it difficult to muck this pen 🦋💩🐴
August 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Someone was making it difficult to muck this pen 🦋💩🐴
Like opening a time capsule with just everyday stuff thrown in 🤩
Turns out the 1940s NYC Tax Department photographs (by WPA photogs) include outtakes, and they are so wonderful! 1940s.nyc/outtakes
August 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Like opening a time capsule with just everyday stuff thrown in 🤩
Ready to go back to that blissful time when we didn’t have to hear about the president every day let alone multiple times a day
August 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Ready to go back to that blissful time when we didn’t have to hear about the president every day let alone multiple times a day