Gulf of Distraction

Late last year, I started a series of #embroidery pieces that focus mostly on native species in the southeastern United States.

Here's a photo of a more recent piece - the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

What's your favorite local species?

More to come: theneedlenaturalist.etsy.com

My first cake of 2025 🍓

Here's the strawberry vanilla birthday cake I made for my sister 🍰

#baking #dessert #cake

Hey #booksky, I'd love some recommendations for hope and empowerment in dark times. What's keeping your flame lit, and how are you staying motivated?

#advice #hope #recommendations #books

Reminder for everyone: Get a library card. Visit your local library. Check out books (especially banned books). Use the other resources. Attend library events. Utilize an important part of your community that is FREE! Don't let them forget its importance. #booksky 📚💙

For all the flak George Lucas gets for his writing, pretty hard to deny the "so this is how liberty dies" line is an unfortunately spot on banger.

Now we can all collectively scream into the void together 🦋