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Shottie the Rat 🐀

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🍁🍂 Nature-loving rat, browsing from my cozy upper midwestern burrow, don'tcha know? 🌾🍂
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Shottie the Rat 🐀

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The gf and I carved pumpkins today :3 it was her first time!

A photograph of two jack-o-lanterns. One bears the lambda symbol from Half Life, the other bears an image of a triquetra.

October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Shottie the Rat 🐀

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More photos...

A photograph of boats moored in Duluth Harbor, including a large barge that constitutes the Haunted Boat tour.

A photograph of the confluence of two streams in Jay Cooke State Park. In the distance, a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees show signs of fall color.

A photograph of a maple tree with yellow leaves taken from below.

A photograph of trees showing fall color.

October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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Went on a trip up the North Shore for work earlier this week. It's been a hot minute since I was up there. Grand Marais is pretty - I hope to go back and poke around in the future

A photograph of the rocky shore of Lake Superior, where calm blue waters blend with the reddish brown rocks at the base of a cliff

A photograph of a red-punk sunrise over Lake Superior, with small waves cresting on the lake

A photograph of the Cascade River near Tofte, MN coursing through a leafy canyon.

A photograph of the tree-filled city of Duluth, MN, against the shore of Lake Superior, taken from Hawk Ridge. A layer of clouds can be seen in the far distance.

October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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And a couple more because I can't help myself

A photo of greenish fungal bodies of a lichen

A photo of shelf fungi growing on a fallen tree trunk

A photo of whitish shelf fungi on a fallen birch tree

September 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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Went on a hike in Scandia today and took some mushroom pics. Here are some of my faves

A photo of some kind of threadlike branching fungus

A photo of some greenish shelf fungi growing in a large cluster on a fallen birch tree

September 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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Still buzzing about the @wardruna.music-social.com concert at the Orpheum last night. Pardon the awful photos but I learned what a lur is thanks to this concert and just had to share. See alt text and thread for more--

A grainy concert photo of Nordic folk band Wardruna playing on stage. To the left is Eilif Gundersen playing a wooden lur, which is apparently played somewhat like a brass instrument.

A grainy concert photo of Nordic folk band Wardruna playing on stage. Eilif Gundersen and Einar Selvik playing bronze lurs, horns which are apparently played somewhat like a brass instrument.

September 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM

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Last but not least of my #furrymigration sketch commissions is this fantastic illustration of Calamansi. Who doesn't love a good deconstruction? And the rosy cheeks are so cute :3

🎨: @fautbarb.bsky.social

An avant-garde illustration of an anthropomorphic orange and gray cloudrunner (a species of giant fluffy rat) done in a simplistic, avant-garde style. The name of the character Calamansi is in red block letters at the bottom of the image.

September 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM

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My third #furrymigration sketch commission is this super wonderful piece by @hoodiedogs.art ! I don't know that I've ever looked so adorable! I love to cook so the frying pan and skillet were a great touch.

Colored pencil sketch of a smiling anthropomorphic white rat in a red-and-white striped shirt holding a spatula and a skillet

September 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM

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Next in my #furrymigration sketch commissions is this bust of Helvegen, my other faun OC! I was very excited for this surprise because it's the first piece of him in the sketchbook!

🎨: @inkypawprints.bsky.social

A pencil sketch of the bust of a caribou faun man with antlers and a braided beard, smiling.

September 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Shottie the Rat 🐀

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The first of the #furrymigration con sketches I commissioned! This is Namo, a protagonist of the novel I wrote last year. When the artist said they were thinking of drawing her braiding her hair, I swear there were stars in my eyes.
🎨: @inkmaven.bsky.social

A pencil and ink drawing of a faun woman wearing a shawl and pleated skirt sitting on the ground with her backpack on the ground beside her. She bears a soft smile as she braids her hair.

September 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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I have a few Furry Migration sketchbook commissions I need to post, but before I post those I wanted to post this sketch by @ashndustart.bsky.social I got as a super sweet gift at the MNFurs Spring Picnic. Thanks again Ash!

An ink sketch of an anthropomorphic cloudrunner named Calamansi posing cutely

September 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM

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Today is Calamansi's first birthday! So here's the first photo of him and the most recent one! Featuring Ivory and Prower!
The most recent photo was taken by Dosen at FM 2025. I lost the name of the photographer of the first photo x.x

September 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM

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A selection of Calamansi photos from #furrymigration!
Featuring Dylan (gummiwormdylan on IG)
Double-click the Mouse ( @flyingthings.bsky.social)
My buddy Dunkin the Sphinx Cat
And mothman (@sawkinator.bsky.social)
📷: Dunkin (except the last one, taken by a friendly bystander!