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My Ghoul Friday
@ghoulfriday.bsky.social
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Canadian/Toronto-artist-turned-country-hermit, slowly transforming a bit of old woods while reaching her final crone form.

www.myghoulfriday.com

https://instagram.com/ghoulfriday to see my corner of the bewitched woods & the creatures inhabiting them.
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ghoulfriday.bsky.social
Halloween tree is up in the studio.
Black-leafed artificial tree with wide ribbons through the centre (orange with black polka dots & purple with black stripes). Ornaments of bright green skulls and Jack O’Lantern faces. Wide shot of a black leafed tree with Halloween themed ornaments. The room is spot lit with purples and reds. Three large glowing candy canes are in front of a tall corner display cabinet. Black-leafed artificial tree topped by a small, elf-like orange hat with black stripes. Ornaments of bright green skulls and orange glass bobbles. In the background, a small, happy, sculpted creature (a grey skinned, clothed little woodland fantasy type being) wears a tiny Santa hat. Close up of a sculpted bird with a skeletal head and black feathers. Wearing a striped hat you might expect on Santa’s elves.
December 20, 2024 at 5:49 AM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
While I’ve been away, I was creating things including this scarecrow that now watches over my garden through all seasons.
Scarecrow with a jack’olantern head, long black winter coat open to show a skeletal torso down to the hipbones, and roots growing out the bottom. Covered in snow. Scarecrow with a jack’olantern head, long black winter coat open to show a skeletal torso down to the hipbones, and roots growing out the bottom. Dried flowers are in his pocket. Covered in snow. Closeup of a snowy jacket sleeve and skeletal hand with coniferous trees in the background Closeup of an open jacket revealing a skeleton’s spine down to the hip. Snow and moss cover it.
December 8, 2024 at 1:01 AM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
So everyone’s come aboard? I just wanted to check in since there’s been activity/notifications. I’ll be trying to go through new followers soon & see whom else is here.
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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conniemenefee.bsky.social
Holy cow!

I pulled into my driveway & look who flew onto my front porch! Chipmunk did a clever evading maneuver, but the juvie Cooper's Hawk checked all around just in case there was something else for lunch. (Apologies to my phone camera for rude things I might have said in the past.) 🌿🪶
Collage of six photographs of a juvenile Cooper's Hawk on my front porch, looking for the chipmunk that ran through (the chippies use that corner of the porch as a shortcut)
November 1, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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stonkers.bsky.social
The finished Bok Bok
🧶
A needle-felted chicken anatomy illustration on a dark grey knitted background in a frame
November 1, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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laminda.bsky.social
Nov 1 is still Spooky Season as far as I'm concerned, so please enjoy this spooky "face" that NASA's Juno mission spotted during a recent flyby of Jupiter 💀. JunoCam captured this image of the gas giant's storms & turbulent cloud cover from a distance of ~4,800 miles 🔭🧪

www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
The planet Jupiter's gray and off-white swirls of clouds and turbulent storms form shapes that resemble a face.
November 1, 2023 at 3:37 PM
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flyingtrilobite.com
Canadians! 🇨🇦

Have your say on the harms of generative AI on copyright and the massive theft of our creative economy by these companies.

Demand
📍Consent
📍Credit
📍Compensation
📍Transparency
Government of Canada launches consultation on the implications of generative artificial intelligence...
Feedback will contribute to copyright policy development
www.canada.ca
October 19, 2023 at 5:48 PM
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nwhyte.bsky.social
Why yes, this *is* a collection of dinosaur sculptures largely made out of pumpkins. Why do you ask?
November 1, 2023 at 2:59 PM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
And just like that, the hard frost & snow halted the extended summer growth of the zinnias & hydrangeas. 🌱
Bright pink hydrangeas with purple,brown and green foliage Wide overhead shot of 2 garden areas. The first has a corner of purple-black leaves of a Blacklace Elderberry beside an army of 6 ft multicoloured zinnias still standing perfectly straight with wilted darkened leaves and blooms that are both drained of colour and oddly more saturated at the same time. A multicolour fence is behind it with golden yellowed hostas and leaves. Close up of 6 pink and pale zinnias, covered in frost and bits of snow. A beautifully saturated pink, frozen zinnia covered in a layer of sleet like melting sugar.
November 1, 2023 at 3:28 PM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
Been absent on socials due in part to my beloved pup, Monkey Boo, having a setback with her health. To honour the time I have left with her, I carved “Eye Love Boo” in various squashes for Halloween (my idea of a love letter).
Coffee table covered with various purple flowers, dried gourds, candles, and carved butternut squash (eyeball), winter sweet squash (heart) & large pumpkin (BOO).
November 1, 2023 at 1:37 AM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
A few of my creations on display for Halloween.
Sculpted Jack o’lantern figure with pumpkin-shaped head & body, carrot nose, and accordion-folded papers around the neck. Sculpted black cat head on a pumpkin-shaped body painted orange, white and black., Accordion-folded crepe paper around the neck. Sculpted owl head on a pumpkin-shaped body painted orange, white and black., Accordion-folded crepe paper around the neck. Sculpted skull on a pumpkin-shaped body painted green, white and black. Accordion-folded crepe paper around the neck.
November 1, 2023 at 12:58 AM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
Happy Halloween 🎃
Blue squash with a heart carved in the front through which you can see a black spider against a lit yellow background
October 31, 2023 at 11:49 PM
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redheadfrommars.bsky.social
Oscar Isaac will play the Monster, Mia Goth will star as the Bride, and Andrew Garfield will be playing the Doctor in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein movie for Netflix! 📽️#filmsky #horrorsky

www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/guiller...
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Netflix Movie: Everything We Know So Far
The Frankenstein movie is being developed under the working title of Prodigal Father.
www.whats-on-netflix.com
October 23, 2023 at 7:49 PM
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bethsawin.bsky.social
Wearing a mask in a setting where you are the only one is kinda fascinating. Like wearing a giant ink blot on your face and watching what people project upon it.
October 22, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
The Druids, Julia Tar.
Giant tree, Druid in front looking up into large face in tree, forest behind, reflection of trees, white star and Druid. Painting.
October 22, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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conniemenefee.bsky.social
The soft and sharp
Autumn trees in orange and red with snaggly broken trunk
October 22, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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disabilitystor1.bsky.social
being a historian of disability and public health these past few years, the refusal to acknowledge that eugenicist justifications for accepting the ongoing disability and deaths are eugenicist, the refusal of our responsibility to each other, didnt surprise me, but it kind of broke something in me.
edyong209.bsky.social Ed Yong @edyong209.bsky.social · Oct 22
This is so real. I’ve reported on this over the years in many forms. Coral reef scientists. Conservationists caring for endlings. Public health workers in the pandemic. Journalists covering all the above. The people bearing witness are not okay.
helendecruz.net Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · Oct 21
One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
October 22, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
Pumpkin Tower wip (witch in progress)
October 22, 2023 at 3:42 PM
ghoulfriday.bsky.social
Spent yesterday warming by the fireplace during a day long power outage. Cooked a simple lunch over the coals. Listened to the rain & some Nick Drake. Not the worst way to spend a cold October Sunday.
White paneled fireplace decorated for Halloween with a fire in the hearth. Closeup of a hotdog on a pronged barbecue fork, slowly cooking over the coals of a fire.
October 23, 2023 at 11:52 AM
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robcruickshank.bsky.social
I worked at the place that shot Hobo v2.0; one of the production secrets was that for scenes where Hobo opened doors, or pushed elevator buttons, they had a taxidermied dog paw on a stick for closeups.
cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Oct 11
Today in 1979, The Littlest Hobo debuted. The show aired until March 7, 1985, for a total of 114 episodes.
It was the 2nd Littlest Hobo show, with the first airing from 1963 to 1965.
Click below to learn more about this show 👇
canadaehx.com/2021/01/30/t...
The Littlest Hobo
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at The concept of a dog saving people and helping those in danger is not new. It is something that dates back to long before The Littlest Hobo f…
canadaehx.com
October 12, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
My field is 60%+ women.

Shark Week, the biggest stage in marine biology, has so many more men than women that there are *more men named Mike* then women who are featured in more than one episode. 🧪🦑
Beware of 'Shark Week': Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with junk science, mis...
A study offers evidence that marine biology’s biggest stage is broken, and suggests ways to fix it.
theconversation.com
October 12, 2023 at 3:36 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Werewolves leaning against the wall of a cemetery at night. Lithograph by Maurice Sand, taken from Légendes rusticiques de George Sand, Paris, Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, 1858. #31DaysOfHalloween
As described, moon in distance.
October 11, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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jordanhr.bsky.social
Today’s podcast is a look at “nurse practitioner clinics” in Ontario, and other ways the province’s health care system is quickly becoming a first class vs. economy seat situation. Pay $1200/yr for access to appointments that “start on time”?! t.co/zKy1PikBzL
The Big Story
An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.
t.co
October 12, 2023 at 11:55 AM
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brianmcl.com
Continuing this quote thread for October of spooky graf. Chinless skeleton by Luvs. #Toronto #Graffiti #StreetArt
A yellowish skull with no jawbone in a dark blue hat and jacket, with yellow energy coming from under the teeth. On the brick wall, 5 squares have been coloured in with the base colours used in the mural, like the colour test squares on the backs or bottoms of packages.
October 11, 2023 at 11:13 PM