Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum are breeding at work and we now have 60 morphs out of the water. They're a lot of work, but I love them so much!!

Went to a protest yesterday. Tbh I went alone (do not recommend), but I got up the guts to talk to strangers & they were great! They even had extra signs to share! Scary but heartening to step out of comfort & see many others do the same! Making plans to bring friends & extra signs next time.

I just had to add one more pic of Garvi sleeping.

Garviel the B&W tegu is my greatest comfort. Like a scaly weighted blanket. Given the opportunity, he'll usually climb into my lap and rest, encouraging me to stay still too.

I am not a person who can get pregnant. I had a Bilateral Salpingectomy. Just bc I was AFAB doesn't mean my purpose is to be a vessel for babies. I have a very fulfilling life & role in my community without being a parent. I wish everyone had access to this choice as it has many health benefits too!

Things are really dark right now, obviously. But we must hold on to joy & hope to have the energy to resist. So here's a throw back to my Symphyotrichum georgianum (GA aster) this Oct. They made me very happy and they will come back next year.

A couple recent(ish) game nights: an original TTRPG Gabe invented, Magic the Gathering (also played a lot of Pokemon TCG with Kalyn that night), and some cozy cooperative Stardew Valley (amongst other games) during a snow storm.

Euphrati the Salvator rufescens (red tegu) during a walk in my backyard + before & after a shed. I need to get a video of Euphrati's favorite activity: climbing up and down Gavin while he tries to work.

Some Notophthalmus perstriatus (Striped newt) eggs the day before hatching.

I raise these (with permits) at the Atlanta Botanical Garden from parents collected at Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy. We release the offspring at the Jones Center at Ichauway. Learned from CPI & others.