Andrea Paterson
@ovenbirdstudio.bsky.social
Art and words, books and birds.
My art is on Instagram: ovenbirdstudio
My writing lives on Substack: ovenbirdstudio
My art is on Instagram: ovenbirdstudio
My writing lives on Substack: ovenbirdstudio
Had a lovely night photographing the lunar eclipse on March 13. The coyotes started howling right after totality. A little wild nature was exactly what my soul needed.
#eclipse #moon #getoutside
#eclipse #moon #getoutside
March 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Had a lovely night photographing the lunar eclipse on March 13. The coyotes started howling right after totality. A little wild nature was exactly what my soul needed.
#eclipse #moon #getoutside
#eclipse #moon #getoutside
Got some rare snow on the southwest coast of Canada. A peaceful walk while the flakes came down was much needed.
#teamcanada #canadasky
#teamcanada #canadasky
February 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Got some rare snow on the southwest coast of Canada. A peaceful walk while the flakes came down was much needed.
#teamcanada #canadasky
#teamcanada #canadasky
Reposted by Andrea Paterson
I see people deactivating various social media accounts, which I understand & respect, but I’m done letting Bad Tech Bros™️ chase me out of my community spaces.
Maybe there are no more “good places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigate—& use for good—problematic spaces.
Maybe there are no more “good places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigate—& use for good—problematic spaces.
January 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I see people deactivating various social media accounts, which I understand & respect, but I’m done letting Bad Tech Bros™️ chase me out of my community spaces.
Maybe there are no more “good places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigate—& use for good—problematic spaces.
Maybe there are no more “good places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigate—& use for good—problematic spaces.
I'm over on Substack today writing about hope, poetry, and the power of community. With much inspiration from The Poets Corner and Writing the Wild. open.substack.com/pub/ovenbird...
#poetry #hope #writers
#poetry #hope #writers
Hope is a Lever
Small actions for dark days
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm over on Substack today writing about hope, poetry, and the power of community. With much inspiration from The Poets Corner and Writing the Wild. open.substack.com/pub/ovenbird...
#poetry #hope #writers
#poetry #hope #writers
We could all learn something from the quiet, watchful stillness of a great blue heron.
#birding #birds #greatblueheron 🐦
#birding #birds #greatblueheron 🐦
January 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We could all learn something from the quiet, watchful stillness of a great blue heron.
#birding #birds #greatblueheron 🐦
#birding #birds #greatblueheron 🐦
I will stay open to the beauty of the world. This, too, is a form of resistance.
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I will stay open to the beauty of the world. This, too, is a form of resistance.
A little more than halfway through this incredible book by @nnedi.bsky.social
There are so many things I love about it and I think this might be a year to read more sci Fi and speculative fiction. I think people see these genres as less "serious" but that couldn't be further from the truth! 📚 💙📚🪐
There are so many things I love about it and I think this might be a year to read more sci Fi and speculative fiction. I think people see these genres as less "serious" but that couldn't be further from the truth! 📚 💙📚🪐
January 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A little more than halfway through this incredible book by @nnedi.bsky.social
There are so many things I love about it and I think this might be a year to read more sci Fi and speculative fiction. I think people see these genres as less "serious" but that couldn't be further from the truth! 📚 💙📚🪐
There are so many things I love about it and I think this might be a year to read more sci Fi and speculative fiction. I think people see these genres as less "serious" but that couldn't be further from the truth! 📚 💙📚🪐
Today on my walk I encountered our resident beaver as well as a raven being dive bombed by crows. Seeing these two incredible animals really lifted my spirit!
January 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Today on my walk I encountered our resident beaver as well as a raven being dive bombed by crows. Seeing these two incredible animals really lifted my spirit!
Starting 2025 with some West African sci-fi, fantasy. I haven't read the novel that this little novella is back story for, but I'm guessing it's going to end up next in my to read pile. 💙 📚 🪐📚
January 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Starting 2025 with some West African sci-fi, fantasy. I haven't read the novel that this little novella is back story for, but I'm guessing it's going to end up next in my to read pile. 💙 📚 🪐📚
Reposted by Andrea Paterson
fun Friday birding facts:
🐤 more than 35 percent of the country’s population aged 16 and over are birders
🐦 birders in 2022 spent an estimated $107.6 billion on expenses related to their pursuits (... PS: that’s almost six times the total revenue generated by the NFL that year)
🐤 more than 35 percent of the country’s population aged 16 and over are birders
🐦 birders in 2022 spent an estimated $107.6 billion on expenses related to their pursuits (... PS: that’s almost six times the total revenue generated by the NFL that year)
Birding Is a Much (Much) Bigger Industry Than You Knew - Inside Climate News
From buying pricey binoculars to traveling to bird hotspots, avian enthusiasts support local economies across the nation—and the world.
insideclimatenews.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
fun Friday birding facts:
🐤 more than 35 percent of the country’s population aged 16 and over are birders
🐦 birders in 2022 spent an estimated $107.6 billion on expenses related to their pursuits (... PS: that’s almost six times the total revenue generated by the NFL that year)
🐤 more than 35 percent of the country’s population aged 16 and over are birders
🐦 birders in 2022 spent an estimated $107.6 billion on expenses related to their pursuits (... PS: that’s almost six times the total revenue generated by the NFL that year)
Day 6/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 30, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Day 6/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 5/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 29, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Day 5/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 4/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 28, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Day 4/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 3/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 27, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Day 3/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Day 2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
#currentlyreading
Slewfoot by Brom
Sneaking in one more horror novel before the end of November when I can no longer avoid the holiday season.
#booksky 💙 📚
#books
#readers
Slewfoot by Brom
Sneaking in one more horror novel before the end of November when I can no longer avoid the holiday season.
#booksky 💙 📚
#books
#readers
November 23, 2024 at 10:45 PM
#currentlyreading
Slewfoot by Brom
Sneaking in one more horror novel before the end of November when I can no longer avoid the holiday season.
#booksky 💙 📚
#books
#readers
Slewfoot by Brom
Sneaking in one more horror novel before the end of November when I can no longer avoid the holiday season.
#booksky 💙 📚
#books
#readers
Day 1/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
November 23, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Day 1/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge
#currentlyreading 💙 📚
Bewilderment by @richardpower.bsky.social
All the best kind of heart wrenching beauty.
Bewilderment by @richardpower.bsky.social
All the best kind of heart wrenching beauty.
November 23, 2024 at 1:57 AM
#currentlyreading 💙 📚
Bewilderment by @richardpower.bsky.social
All the best kind of heart wrenching beauty.
Bewilderment by @richardpower.bsky.social
All the best kind of heart wrenching beauty.
Current state of being:
November 23, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Current state of being: