Rachel K. (Tala)
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Rachel K. (Tala)
@talaattanagra.bsky.social
Here for science, nature, philosophy, mycology, history, advocacy, Afroasiatic languages, linguistics in general.

Medically-retired analyst w/ MEcfs. Epicurean. Humanist. Existentialist. DMV-area forager. SCA, Atlantia. Harvard, GSE. Tinzouline ⵣ♡.
On my walk yesterday, I found some 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝘀 — which has been reclassified in North America from Exidia recisa to Exidia crenata.

More details from Adam Haritan: learnyourland.com/amber-jelly-...

#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends 🍄📸 #mushroom #fungi #nature #forage #DisabledForager
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Found some pretty enokis (Flammulina velutipes) on my walk today.

#fungi #FungiFriends 🍄📸 #mushroom #nature #foraging #DisabledForager #Maryland
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Had my birthday dinner at Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick MD last night.

Highly recommend it! Just know that it can get noisy, and you can ask for a table in a side room that's slightly quieter. The main room is a beautiful, desanctified church (hence why sound carries).
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Walked down to the creek after Thanksgiving dinner to check out "Sailing Through the Winter Solstice." There are a few new boats this year — looking good, Frederick!

www.visitfrederick.org/sailing-into...

#maryland #dmv #LittleThings
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Figured it out 🤘
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
☀️ I LOVE my new pocket #sundial, and I can't wait for the clouds to clear so I can try it out!

#time #solar #timekeeping #mySCA
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
1/2 I still think about my beautiful friend who was sent home from a Baltimore ER with "You're fine, just manage your stress better."

She was the principal at an inner-city school, so when she didn't show up on Monday, they went to her house and found her dead.

She'd had a massive heart attack.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I didn't like the graphics I saw online, so I made a new graphic of Maimonides' Ladder of Tzedakah to accompany a #philosophy project I'm doing.

Feel free to use it (CC BY SA) for your own purposes.

#charity #giving #MutualAid #TikkunOlam #Maimonides #medieval #alAndalus #alMaghreb #Fustat #mySCA
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy #Halloween & early #Caturday from Tendi 🦇🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Gillz for dayz! Found in central Maryland, USA.

#mushroom #fungi #nature #disabledForager #LittleThings #FungiFriends 🍄📸
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Happy #Caturday! 🐈‍⬛

Today, we took Tendi on a hike. #AdventureCat #cat #LittleThings #nature #hiking #outdoors
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Autism didn't exist back then!"

Cut to me cataloging a portion of the 300+ toothpicks holders my grandpa collected when he returned from fighting on Normandy Beach in WW2.

#antiques #glass #autism #GreatestGeneration #MedicalGaslighting #science #patterns #collections
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Of course I find my FAVORITE mushroom today while out on the town protecting democracy — 1st lion's mane of the year! #HericiumErinaceus

#FungiFriends 🍄📸
October 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Another set from #FrederickMD today. 🚫👑🪧 #NoKings!

Thank you to @indivisiblefredmd.bsky.social for working to make this happen!
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'd estimate about 2.5-3k people in attendance. Good job, #FrederickMD

#NoKings 🚫👑🪧
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Just felt like putting yellow flowers in my hair 🌻 #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wishing a meaningful Indigenous Peoples Day to all!

I live on land between/shared by(?): Piscataway, Susquehannock, Massawomeck, and Mannahoac nations.

Check whose land you inhabit ➡️ native-land.ca. Consider supporting that group, or getting to know them by attending any of their public events.
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Did I mention how much I'm looking forward to this introductory #Haketia class? I'm grateful to the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages for providing this free opportunity!

#language #Langsky #morocco #ladino #spanish #hebrew #Arabic #NorthAfrica #Balkan #semitic #afroasiatic #romance
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy #caturday from Tendi!

She found her place in the sun on top of my new mushroom blanket. #LittleThings #cat
October 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Went out for a quick hike today, and found these beautiful mycena.

#FungiFriends 🍄📸 #DisabledForager #fungi #nature #mushroom #LittleThings
September 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Last cukes of the season, but the mint & chard is still going strong.

#UrbanGarden #ContainerGarden #DisablefGardener #nature #garden #veggies
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Happy Autumn Equinox, and L’shana tova u'metuka! 🍂🍎🍯

#Fall #equinox #seasons #abundance #LettingGo #preparing #life #cycles #abundance #NewYear #RoshHashanah
September 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I feel very fortunate to be in a state that's joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

Bc we deserve more than the unscientific, dangerous bullshit being peddled by Secretary Brainworm and his Fascist CDC.

marylandmatters.org/2025/09/18/m...

#maryland #healthcare #vaccines #science
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Found a Dyer's Polypore today in Frederick MD. I'm letting it get bigger before I go back to harvest it. Then, it'll be my next dyeing experiment!

🍄📸 #FungiFriends #fungi #nature #dyeing #ArtsAndCrafts #ArtsAndSciences #foraging #DisabledForager
September 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM