Clayton Jones
@mroverthought.bsky.social
Just your friendly, neighborhood human encyclopedia.
I just finished an ink drawing of the foliage of the extinct Permian-age conifer, Walchia piniformis.
#paleoart #paleobotany #conifers #botany
#paleoart #paleobotany #conifers #botany
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I just finished an ink drawing of the foliage of the extinct Permian-age conifer, Walchia piniformis.
#paleoart #paleobotany #conifers #botany
#paleoart #paleobotany #conifers #botany
I made carrot namul, a korean vegetable dish made with matchsticked carrots, lightly cooked in a bit of sesame oil with diced garlic and finished with chili flakes and sesame seeds.
I really like it!
#cooking #food #springtime #veggies #tryingnewthings
I really like it!
#cooking #food #springtime #veggies #tryingnewthings
March 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I made carrot namul, a korean vegetable dish made with matchsticked carrots, lightly cooked in a bit of sesame oil with diced garlic and finished with chili flakes and sesame seeds.
I really like it!
#cooking #food #springtime #veggies #tryingnewthings
I really like it!
#cooking #food #springtime #veggies #tryingnewthings
Another sign of spring in Oklahoma: the Chicasaw plums (Prunus angustifolia) are blooming.
These fruit trees were once a major food of native tribes and are still popular enough to be sold commercially as sand plum jelly.
#nature #nativeplants #Oklahoma #botany
These fruit trees were once a major food of native tribes and are still popular enough to be sold commercially as sand plum jelly.
#nature #nativeplants #Oklahoma #botany
March 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Another sign of spring in Oklahoma: the Chicasaw plums (Prunus angustifolia) are blooming.
These fruit trees were once a major food of native tribes and are still popular enough to be sold commercially as sand plum jelly.
#nature #nativeplants #Oklahoma #botany
These fruit trees were once a major food of native tribes and are still popular enough to be sold commercially as sand plum jelly.
#nature #nativeplants #Oklahoma #botany
This is how you know it's spring in Oklahoma: blooming redbud trees (Cercis canadensis)!
There are so many bees pollinating these trees that you can hear the buzzing from 30 feet away.
#botany #nativeplants #redbud #oklahoma #nature
There are so many bees pollinating these trees that you can hear the buzzing from 30 feet away.
#botany #nativeplants #redbud #oklahoma #nature
March 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is how you know it's spring in Oklahoma: blooming redbud trees (Cercis canadensis)!
There are so many bees pollinating these trees that you can hear the buzzing from 30 feet away.
#botany #nativeplants #redbud #oklahoma #nature
There are so many bees pollinating these trees that you can hear the buzzing from 30 feet away.
#botany #nativeplants #redbud #oklahoma #nature
Logged a new species on the property today: western soapberry (Sapindus saponaria).
Native to North America, the toxic berries of this small tree contain high levels of saponins which can function as a sort of soap when mixed with water.
#Nature #Botany #NativePlants #Oklahoma
Native to North America, the toxic berries of this small tree contain high levels of saponins which can function as a sort of soap when mixed with water.
#Nature #Botany #NativePlants #Oklahoma
March 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Logged a new species on the property today: western soapberry (Sapindus saponaria).
Native to North America, the toxic berries of this small tree contain high levels of saponins which can function as a sort of soap when mixed with water.
#Nature #Botany #NativePlants #Oklahoma
Native to North America, the toxic berries of this small tree contain high levels of saponins which can function as a sort of soap when mixed with water.
#Nature #Botany #NativePlants #Oklahoma
I'm using Blender's geometry nodes to replicate the tile sampler and non-uniform blur nodes in substance as a means of making a (technically) procedural cypress tree bark material.
#blender3d #blender #b3d #opensource #botany
#blender3d #blender #b3d #opensource #botany
March 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm using Blender's geometry nodes to replicate the tile sampler and non-uniform blur nodes in substance as a means of making a (technically) procedural cypress tree bark material.
#blender3d #blender #b3d #opensource #botany
#blender3d #blender #b3d #opensource #botany
Having to recreate some of the functionality of substance designer in blender using geometry nodes has me realizing that while the capacity to do really cool, advanced texture work exists in blender, I really wish it was as easy to work with as regular geometry nodes.
#blender #opensource
#blender #opensource
March 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Having to recreate some of the functionality of substance designer in blender using geometry nodes has me realizing that while the capacity to do really cool, advanced texture work exists in blender, I really wish it was as easy to work with as regular geometry nodes.
#blender #opensource
#blender #opensource
Reposted by Clayton Jones
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
Ashy sunflowers (Helianthus mollis), a native sunflower, growing on the sunny side of a building in August 2024.
#wildflowers #botany #Oklahoma #nature #nativeplants
#wildflowers #botany #Oklahoma #nature #nativeplants
February 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Ashy sunflowers (Helianthus mollis), a native sunflower, growing on the sunny side of a building in August 2024.
#wildflowers #botany #Oklahoma #nature #nativeplants
#wildflowers #botany #Oklahoma #nature #nativeplants
Reposted by Clayton Jones
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
We have wrens all over the place here, this Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii) had chosen a hydraulic line on an old backhoe for a display site in may of 2023.
Other wrens, of other species even, had picked other spots on the machine to dance on
#birdwatching #oklahoma #nature #naturephotography
Other wrens, of other species even, had picked other spots on the machine to dance on
#birdwatching #oklahoma #nature #naturephotography
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We have wrens all over the place here, this Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii) had chosen a hydraulic line on an old backhoe for a display site in may of 2023.
Other wrens, of other species even, had picked other spots on the machine to dance on
#birdwatching #oklahoma #nature #naturephotography
Other wrens, of other species even, had picked other spots on the machine to dance on
#birdwatching #oklahoma #nature #naturephotography
Another species of tiger beetle I've found here in central Oklahoma, the oblique-lined tiger beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica).
#insects #oklahoma #nature #macrophotography #Cicindelidae #Coleoptera
#insects #oklahoma #nature #macrophotography #Cicindelidae #Coleoptera
February 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another species of tiger beetle I've found here in central Oklahoma, the oblique-lined tiger beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica).
#insects #oklahoma #nature #macrophotography #Cicindelidae #Coleoptera
#insects #oklahoma #nature #macrophotography #Cicindelidae #Coleoptera
Reposted by Clayton Jones
🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
(1/14)
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
(1/14)
February 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
(1/14)
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
(1/14)
'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.'
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.'
I found these little nest capsules in an old rat nest under a car tire. I think it's from a species of bee or wasp, but I've never found a mud nest like this that wasn't built onto a solid surface.
#entomology #nature #Hymenoptera #oklahoma #macrophotography #insects
#entomology #nature #Hymenoptera #oklahoma #macrophotography #insects
February 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I found these little nest capsules in an old rat nest under a car tire. I think it's from a species of bee or wasp, but I've never found a mud nest like this that wasn't built onto a solid surface.
#entomology #nature #Hymenoptera #oklahoma #macrophotography #insects
#entomology #nature #Hymenoptera #oklahoma #macrophotography #insects
Reposted by Clayton Jones
The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The most important thing I can tell everyone that I've learned from being a YouTuber who explains how stuff works is that each and every time I thought "this is common knowledge and doesn't need to be explained" I was wrong.
I'm building a new photogrammetry stage for 3D scanning items in my collection to put into my @museumofthecosmos.org digital collection.
Yes, 3-ply corrugated cardboard will be more than sturdy enough for this prototype, plus I have some neat tricks to use...
#3Dscanning #diy #photogrammetry
Yes, 3-ply corrugated cardboard will be more than sturdy enough for this prototype, plus I have some neat tricks to use...
#3Dscanning #diy #photogrammetry
February 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm building a new photogrammetry stage for 3D scanning items in my collection to put into my @museumofthecosmos.org digital collection.
Yes, 3-ply corrugated cardboard will be more than sturdy enough for this prototype, plus I have some neat tricks to use...
#3Dscanning #diy #photogrammetry
Yes, 3-ply corrugated cardboard will be more than sturdy enough for this prototype, plus I have some neat tricks to use...
#3Dscanning #diy #photogrammetry
I like birds; they are often beautiful, and have interesting behaviors.
In the case of this red-bellied woodpecker, that odd behavior is rapidly pecking on a metal vent tube on my roof for about 10 minutes once a year, producing such a noise.
#birds #wildlifephotography #oklahoma
#nature
In the case of this red-bellied woodpecker, that odd behavior is rapidly pecking on a metal vent tube on my roof for about 10 minutes once a year, producing such a noise.
#birds #wildlifephotography #oklahoma
#nature
February 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I like birds; they are often beautiful, and have interesting behaviors.
In the case of this red-bellied woodpecker, that odd behavior is rapidly pecking on a metal vent tube on my roof for about 10 minutes once a year, producing such a noise.
#birds #wildlifephotography #oklahoma
#nature
In the case of this red-bellied woodpecker, that odd behavior is rapidly pecking on a metal vent tube on my roof for about 10 minutes once a year, producing such a noise.
#birds #wildlifephotography #oklahoma
#nature
I love getting good photos of tiger beetles like this splendid tiger beetle (Cicindela splendida), though this is not a simple task as they are fairly tiny, exceptionally fast and fear human shadows.
#entomology #nature #macrophotography #insects #oklahoma
#entomology #nature #macrophotography #insects #oklahoma
January 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I love getting good photos of tiger beetles like this splendid tiger beetle (Cicindela splendida), though this is not a simple task as they are fairly tiny, exceptionally fast and fear human shadows.
#entomology #nature #macrophotography #insects #oklahoma
#entomology #nature #macrophotography #insects #oklahoma
Reposted by Clayton Jones
yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
Reposted by Clayton Jones
Be cautious on social media—fednews is being monitored.
January 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Be cautious on social media—fednews is being monitored.