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Brandy Gale
@brandygale.bsky.social
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Synesthete artist, Dyslexic thinker, & bon vivant!
books + cats + gardens + tide pools + Swedish Lapphunds + off grid + winter snow fun + camping + sci-fi + freediving + OSINT + embroidery
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A pair of ravens as seen from my deck the other morning. 🪶🥰 #corvidsofbluesky #corvidsofbsky
Two ravens on a tree, silhouetted against a blazing sunrise over the Pacific ocean. Photo by Brandy Gale Two ravens on a tree, silhouetted against a blazing sunrise over the Pacific ocean. Photo by Brandy Gale
January 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Happy Winter Solstice to all! With love and purrs from our Big Kitty ❄️❤️☃️ #caturday #catsofbsky #rescuekitties
A large Maine Coon cat lazes in front of a roaring stone fireplace, surrounded by comfy cushions and a hygge atmosphere. Photo by Brandy Gale
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Sami Coconut Shortfurr the Magnificent hopes you have a very handsome and splendid #Caturday!! 🥰🐾
#siamese #cats #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfBsky #rescuekitties
A dramatically-lit photo of an adult seal point siamese cat named "Sami Coconut Shortfurr" resting elegantly on a luxurious faux fur throw. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Imagine my delight when I came across this vibrant Hopkins Rose Nudibranch (Ceratodoris rosacea) nestled in an abalone shell! ❤️ #nudivember #marinelife
A photograph of a Hopkins Rose Nudibranch (Ceratodoris rosacea) nestled in an abalone shell in a California tidepool. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 29, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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A Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) telling secrets to the flowers in my studio garden. 🐝 #bugsky #inverts
A sunlit Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) pollinating delicate blue sage blooms in a California garden. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 27, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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A Spanish Shawl (Flabellinopsis iodinea) nudibranch wends its way through a tidepool near my studio. 🦑 #nudivember
A colorful Spanish Shawl (Flabellinopsis iodinea) nudibranch wends its way through a tidepool in California. These are a challenge to photograph! Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 26, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Fiji's healthy coral reefs were a highlight of my first visit there in 2014. 🥰 Dascyllus trimaculatus cavorting at The Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji. #scuba #marinelife 🪸
An underwater photograph of three Dascyllus trimaculatus tropical fish cavorting in the Astrolabe coral reef, Fiji. Photo by Brandy Gale, 2014.
November 24, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Sea anemone party! I snapped this in 2017 on a blustery day near Ft Bragg, California. Under the water, it was all aglow. #tidepools #MarineLife
Sea anemones feed in the underwater surge near Ft Bragg, California. Photo by Brandy Gale, 2017.
November 23, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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THANK COD IT'S FRIDAY 🐟 - Piano ornament and seal point overlord Sami Coconut Shortfurr wishes you a musical weekend. 🎵 #catsofbluesky #siamese #cats #meezer
An image of a seal point Siamese cat posing with ornaments on top of a black upright piano. Sheet music on the piano includes "Brandy, You're a Fine Girl", a Ukelele club songbook, and John Cage's "4'33"". Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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Something different for #Nudivember! "Nudibranch Fantasy Telemaster" (2014), a handpainted guitar by yours truly, complete with fantasy nudibranchs. 🥰 🎵
An image of a red Telemaster electric guitar with handpainted fantasy nudibranchs decorating the body. It was on exhibition at Gualala Arts in California in 2014. (Sold!) Artwork and photo by Brandy Gale.
November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Opalescent Nudibranch (Hermissenda opalescens)! A blaze of pearly dazzle in the #tidepools near my studio. #MarineLife #Nudivember
Hermissenda opalescens, an opalescent, brightly-coloured sea slug or nudibranch, in a California tide pool. This marine gastropod mollusc feeds on hydroids and other marine organisms such as ascidians and sea anemones. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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My local rocky beach has such wonders just below the surface. Check out this #tidepool beauty - a hermit crab in festive dress! This shell formerly belonged to a Blue Top Snail (Calliostoma ligatum). 💙 #MarineLife
An image of a hermit crab making its home in a very colorful shell, surrounded by algae, in a tidepool in California. The shell formerly belonged to a Blue Top Snail (Calliostoma ligatum). Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 18, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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The intertidal is magnificent at this time of year near my little studio. Just look at this vibrant chiton glowing during the golden hour! 💙 #tidepools #MarineLife
An underwater photo of a colourful chiton in a California tide pool. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Of course! 😁 Years ago, I had a white shepherd named Gorgeous. I miss her every day.
A photo of a white shepherd dog named Gorgeous enjoying a camping trip to Muskoka, Canada in the year 2003. Photo by Brandy Gale
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Oh hai! Sami Coconut Shortfurr takes a moment from kicking the crap out of a catnip banana to greet all you new siamese cats on bsky! #SiameseCats 😺
An adult seal point Siamese cat kicking the crap out of a yellow catnip banana toy. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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From my recent low tide adventures: shards of glass discarded carelessly by humans are transformed by the sea into gems that dazzle the eye and may even help provide a habitat for meiofauna.
#beachart 🦑
A macro image of sea glass, rocks, shell fragments and sand on a beach in California. Photo by Brandy Gale.
November 14, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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Snowshoe, my Swedish Lapphund, says "Oh hai! Happy Thursday to you, hef hef hef!!" 🐾 #skydogs
An image of a happy, smiling black dog named Snowshoe, who is a Swedish Lapphund, lying on a colourful quilt bed. Photo by Brandy Gale
November 14, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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That colour, though! 😛 From my neck of the redwoods: #fungifriends
a photo of a lovely red and golden yellow shelf-type fungi growing on a tree trunk, possibly Laetiporus Sulphureus, also known by its common name, “chicken of the woods”, or possibly candy corn.
November 13, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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First post! Big Kitty Nik says hi.
black and white photo of a Maine Coon cat lying on top of a book (Cabinet of Natural Curiosities)
November 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM