April Wright
@wrightam.bsky.social
Statistical phylogenetics and the fossil record. Researcher, professor and mentor at a PUI. Mother, reader, runner. Congenital optimist. Minnesotan Virginian.
My daughter’s cat hates our other cat, and will sometimes sit watching him sleep from behind my office door
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
My daughter’s cat hates our other cat, and will sometimes sit watching him sleep from behind my office door
I am absolutely undone. This was fantastic.
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I am absolutely undone. This was fantastic.
Years ago, a friend got us a Christmas moth squishmallow for our daughter. Years later, our hound took it, used it, and eventually shredded it. This Christmas, we stocked up on Crimbo Moths for years to come.
Please, enjoy this face that says “I will definitely not destroy this expensive ass moth”
Please, enjoy this face that says “I will definitely not destroy this expensive ass moth”
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Years ago, a friend got us a Christmas moth squishmallow for our daughter. Years later, our hound took it, used it, and eventually shredded it. This Christmas, we stocked up on Crimbo Moths for years to come.
Please, enjoy this face that says “I will definitely not destroy this expensive ass moth”
Please, enjoy this face that says “I will definitely not destroy this expensive ass moth”
Pizza heals a lot of wounds tho
December 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pizza heals a lot of wounds tho
I’ll miss the dog park the most. My pictures don’t do justice to how nice this view is.
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’ll miss the dog park the most. My pictures don’t do justice to how nice this view is.
Forgotten feeling of running somewhere with an actual winter: your pigtails freezing to your shirt just over your shoulder blades.
Hell yeah, winter.
Hell yeah, winter.
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Forgotten feeling of running somewhere with an actual winter: your pigtails freezing to your shirt just over your shoulder blades.
Hell yeah, winter.
Hell yeah, winter.
It’s “free up fridge space by keeping the beer on the porch” season for all who celebrate.
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It’s “free up fridge space by keeping the beer on the porch” season for all who celebrate.
One of the major take away for this paper, I would say, is similar to what @daveyfwright.bsky.social and Melanie Hopkins found in this one: that continuous and discrete traits often contribute very different signal to an analysis, and explore treespace differently
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November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
One of the major take away for this paper, I would say, is similar to what @daveyfwright.bsky.social and Melanie Hopkins found in this one: that continuous and discrete traits often contribute very different signal to an analysis, and explore treespace differently
bsky.app/profile/dave...
bsky.app/profile/dave...
Legit thought this was crawfish with potatoes and corn from across the street
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Legit thought this was crawfish with potatoes and corn from across the street
Still slaps, though I’m utterly heartbroken by its prescience.
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Still slaps, though I’m utterly heartbroken by its prescience.
Phil, I’m ready to be heartbroken
October 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Phil, I’m ready to be heartbroken
Finally got around to reading something be CJ Cherryh, after reading it recommended in a LeGuin interview. A bit wordier than I prefer, but if you like Anne Leckie, it’s up your alley. Ship comes out of hyperspace in the wrong place and must make peace with the residents of the only nearby planet
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Finally got around to reading something be CJ Cherryh, after reading it recommended in a LeGuin interview. A bit wordier than I prefer, but if you like Anne Leckie, it’s up your alley. Ship comes out of hyperspace in the wrong place and must make peace with the residents of the only nearby planet
I startled him as he was basking, and he shimmied up this tree to peek at me. I helped him up into the canopy as an apology
October 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I startled him as he was basking, and he shimmied up this tree to peek at me. I helped him up into the canopy as an apology
Spotted from the car.
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Spotted from the car.
Having kids means you get to buy all the illustrated read-aloud editions you’ve ever wanted
October 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Having kids means you get to buy all the illustrated read-aloud editions you’ve ever wanted
World’s over, be naughty mid-day
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
World’s over, be naughty mid-day
Out on a run, makin’ a bud
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Out on a run, makin’ a bud
Got myself one of these snazzy accessories. First time Virginia voter!
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Got myself one of these snazzy accessories. First time Virginia voter!
A bit gloomy out today. Enjoy a view from my commute on a sunnier day.
September 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A bit gloomy out today. Enjoy a view from my commute on a sunnier day.
Finally able to nab @restingdinoface.bsky.social’s When the Earth Was Green from the library. Despite not being a botanist, plant evolutionary history is one of my favorite topics to teach. What a lovely and meditative walk through the entangled history of plants, animals, and the larger environment
August 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Finally able to nab @restingdinoface.bsky.social’s When the Earth Was Green from the library. Despite not being a botanist, plant evolutionary history is one of my favorite topics to teach. What a lovely and meditative walk through the entangled history of plants, animals, and the larger environment
Alone in this house. How did my roomba get a hat?
August 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Alone in this house. How did my roomba get a hat?
Shouldn’t be this empty on such a lovely day
August 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Shouldn’t be this empty on such a lovely day
Look busy, supervisor’s here
August 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Look busy, supervisor’s here