Anna Werner
@annamtwerner.bsky.social
I love fishing; drawing; reading; dinosaurs; birds; cats; science; rodeo; Classical, Country and rock; and baseball. I'll take whiskey or beer over wine any day. Nothing against vegans and vegetarians, but I still love my steaks. Proud Libtard. She/her
Got an up-close look at a Cooper's Hawk while walking to work this morning. Almost missed it because I was so lazer-focused on not slipping on ice on the sidewalk!
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Got an up-close look at a Cooper's Hawk while walking to work this morning. Almost missed it because I was so lazer-focused on not slipping on ice on the sidewalk!
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Ginger Reign of Destruction, play the hits.
December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ginger Reign of Destruction, play the hits.
Never got around to "showing off" my IMPROVED Brook Trout and Brown Trout here, so here goes! :D The Brookie was actually too good to sell; I sent it to my dad instead.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Never got around to "showing off" my IMPROVED Brook Trout and Brown Trout here, so here goes! :D The Brookie was actually too good to sell; I sent it to my dad instead.
One side of the Black Crappie finished. Definitely one of the tougher species to draw. Weird proportions, irregular pattern, difficult transition between dorsal and ventral pattern. I enjoy the variegated fins, though.
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
One side of the Black Crappie finished. Definitely one of the tougher species to draw. Weird proportions, irregular pattern, difficult transition between dorsal and ventral pattern. I enjoy the variegated fins, though.
Cranking through the last 2 fish ornaments of this holiday season. For next year, maybe I'll have the sense to get started a few months ahead. LOL Coming up next: either birds or non-avian dinosaurs. Haven't decided yet. LOL
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Cranking through the last 2 fish ornaments of this holiday season. For next year, maybe I'll have the sense to get started a few months ahead. LOL Coming up next: either birds or non-avian dinosaurs. Haven't decided yet. LOL
Heard a Great Horned Owl at the zoo last night. It could have been a zoo resident OR a wild owl. It was too dark for me to tell. Zoos often provide wildlife habitat; I saw my first wild Barred Owl in a tree at the St. Louis Zoo and White Storks nesting atop a building at the Stuttgart Zoo.
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Heard a Great Horned Owl at the zoo last night. It could have been a zoo resident OR a wild owl. It was too dark for me to tell. Zoos often provide wildlife habitat; I saw my first wild Barred Owl in a tree at the St. Louis Zoo and White Storks nesting atop a building at the Stuttgart Zoo.
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Gender-affirming care matters.
It saves lives.
This is a good essay about why (& how to help), from the Science Classroom substack by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and other authors. Thanks, Liz!
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/why-gender...
#trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQcommunity #gender #genderaffirming
It saves lives.
This is a good essay about why (& how to help), from the Science Classroom substack by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and other authors. Thanks, Liz!
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/why-gender...
#trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQcommunity #gender #genderaffirming
Why Gender-Affirming Care Matters
....and how you can help
fromthescienceclass.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Gender-affirming care matters.
It saves lives.
This is a good essay about why (& how to help), from the Science Classroom substack by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and other authors. Thanks, Liz!
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/why-gender...
#trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQcommunity #gender #genderaffirming
It saves lives.
This is a good essay about why (& how to help), from the Science Classroom substack by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social and other authors. Thanks, Liz!
fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/why-gender...
#trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQcommunity #gender #genderaffirming
Went to the zoo last night to see the holiday light display. Many animals were not on exhibit or were, as is often the case among zoo animals, choosing to hide themselves from view. Several were visible, though. The very WORST part of almost any zoo visit for me is the VISITORS! (continued below)
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Went to the zoo last night to see the holiday light display. Many animals were not on exhibit or were, as is often the case among zoo animals, choosing to hide themselves from view. Several were visible, though. The very WORST part of almost any zoo visit for me is the VISITORS! (continued below)
Happy Solstice! Looking forward to longer days! :)
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Happy Solstice! Looking forward to longer days! :)
Sometimes I wish we'd been creamed by an asteroid in the '90s so we'd have all been saved the horrors of the 21st century. :'(
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sometimes I wish we'd been creamed by an asteroid in the '90s so we'd have all been saved the horrors of the 21st century. :'(
My dad built this Nativity stable from dogwood twigs when I was a baby. My mother and I bought a new figure or accessory for it every year. Most figures are Fontanini, but I bought one wooden donkey in Rome in my teens. All of this is currently packed away in a box in my basement, sadly.
December 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My dad built this Nativity stable from dogwood twigs when I was a baby. My mother and I bought a new figure or accessory for it every year. Most figures are Fontanini, but I bought one wooden donkey in Rome in my teens. All of this is currently packed away in a box in my basement, sadly.
If you're GOING to put new line guides on a vintage fishing rod, PLEASE be sure to line them up properly with the reel seat, if for no other reason than not giving me freaking apoplexy!!
December 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you're GOING to put new line guides on a vintage fishing rod, PLEASE be sure to line them up properly with the reel seat, if for no other reason than not giving me freaking apoplexy!!
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“Do you support ICE?”
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Do you support ICE?”
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
Once again, the head didn't turn out quite right, but the colors are good. I never seem to have much success drawing the head of a Pike. :/
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Once again, the head didn't turn out quite right, but the colors are good. I never seem to have much success drawing the head of a Pike. :/
Having spent literally my whole life surrounded by everything fishing and people who call themselves "fishermen," I have come to the understanding that there is a BIG difference between "fishermen" and "anglers." The latter is a much rarer, smarter, and more tolerable breed.
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Having spent literally my whole life surrounded by everything fishing and people who call themselves "fishermen," I have come to the understanding that there is a BIG difference between "fishermen" and "anglers." The latter is a much rarer, smarter, and more tolerable breed.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Eurasian Lapwing
White Stork
Golden Plover
Sauger
Pronghorn
Eurasian Lapwing
White Stork
Golden Plover
Sauger
Pronghorn
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Eurasian Lapwing
White Stork
Golden Plover
Sauger
Pronghorn
Eurasian Lapwing
White Stork
Golden Plover
Sauger
Pronghorn
Rutherford has finally become a Lap Cat. :D #lifewithcats #catsofbluesky
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rutherford has finally become a Lap Cat. :D #lifewithcats #catsofbluesky
My orange dingbat, Rutherford, has finally learned how to be a complete cuddle monster. He has decided that my lap really is the place to be. Took him long enough! LOL #lifewithcats
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My orange dingbat, Rutherford, has finally learned how to be a complete cuddle monster. He has decided that my lap really is the place to be. Took him long enough! LOL #lifewithcats
Too early for #SundayFishSketch, but I'm pretty proud of this one and just had to "show off." Unlike most folks, I don't particularly love to eat Walleye, but I love their golden color and subtle mottling. They're a pleasure to draw. This one's head is a bit large, but the colors turned out well.
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Too early for #SundayFishSketch, but I'm pretty proud of this one and just had to "show off." Unlike most folks, I don't particularly love to eat Walleye, but I love their golden color and subtle mottling. They're a pleasure to draw. This one's head is a bit large, but the colors turned out well.
My latest fish ornament, a Largemouth Bass. Definitely NOT A.I.! I used the template of the Smallmouth, tweaked the head, caudal, and dorsal, then finished with colored pencil. Yes, each side is different. Oh well. :D #SundayFishSketch
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My latest fish ornament, a Largemouth Bass. Definitely NOT A.I.! I used the template of the Smallmouth, tweaked the head, caudal, and dorsal, then finished with colored pencil. Yes, each side is different. Oh well. :D #SundayFishSketch
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Had to dive for cover to avoid getting splashed with slush from one truck, only to get showered in slush from another truck a few minutes later while walking to work this morning. I swear, pedestrians in this town just get punished for not driving.
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Had to dive for cover to avoid getting splashed with slush from one truck, only to get showered in slush from another truck a few minutes later while walking to work this morning. I swear, pedestrians in this town just get punished for not driving.
The evolution of the "perfect" Smallmouth Bass ornament. Each pencil sketch and line drawing in pen remedied a problem with angles, shapes, or proportions, minutiae like the curvature of the jaw, eye position, shape of the caudal fin, and number of spines and rays in the dorsal and anal fins.
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The evolution of the "perfect" Smallmouth Bass ornament. Each pencil sketch and line drawing in pen remedied a problem with angles, shapes, or proportions, minutiae like the curvature of the jaw, eye position, shape of the caudal fin, and number of spines and rays in the dorsal and anal fins.
I wonder if there are any gross versions of the song "Feliz Navidad" in English to appeal to the MAGA crowd? I can just envision that.
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I wonder if there are any gross versions of the song "Feliz Navidad" in English to appeal to the MAGA crowd? I can just envision that.
Sometimes I like my rough pencil sketches better than I like the finished products. Been struggling, inexplicably, with black basses today. First attempt at a Smallmouth looked more like a Rock Bass (which is actually a sunfish!). The Largemouth went in the recycle bin. #SundayFishSketch
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Sometimes I like my rough pencil sketches better than I like the finished products. Been struggling, inexplicably, with black basses today. First attempt at a Smallmouth looked more like a Rock Bass (which is actually a sunfish!). The Largemouth went in the recycle bin. #SundayFishSketch