Dr Gail Barnes
@zagrrl.bsky.social
Food scientist & founder of Personify Media & Design. Passionate about animals, container gardening, Pokémon Go, rock poster art & big ships.
#StartupLife #Nature #Photography
#StartupLife #Nature #Photography
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Dr Gail Barnes
@zagrrl.bsky.social
· Apr 26
Some of the 150 books that we've sent to ships on deployment, including USS STOUT (DDG 55), USS WASP LHD 1, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Shoutout to the Chaplain on USS Stout who collected requests for books from the Sailors!
#BooksFeedMinds
Shoutout to the Chaplain on USS Stout who collected requests for books from the Sailors!
#BooksFeedMinds
Best thing in the past few months. What began as a side project of sending books to sailors on deployment is turning into a much bigger project through collaboration with #ProjectPaperback and #USO.
#BooksFeedMinds
#BooksFeedMinds
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They won't ever let it go, the Crows.
This has gone on for 1000s of years. Just because a Heron once said something rude about them looking like Goth pigeons.
This has gone on for 1000s of years. Just because a Heron once said something rude about them looking like Goth pigeons.
Watching crows dive bomb a resolute heron stood on a roof round the back of mine. Sure I could spin a nature column out of that. ‘Battersea Nature Station’ or summat.
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
They won't ever let it go, the Crows.
This has gone on for 1000s of years. Just because a Heron once said something rude about them looking like Goth pigeons.
This has gone on for 1000s of years. Just because a Heron once said something rude about them looking like Goth pigeons.
December 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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It's Giving Tuesday, this Tuesday. As a 501(c)3 non-profit we appreciates all the help we can get, both in monetary and in-kind donations.
Please consider Elgin Public Museum and its educational mission for your holiday season giving!
Please consider Elgin Public Museum and its educational mission for your holiday season giving!
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It's Giving Tuesday, this Tuesday. As a 501(c)3 non-profit we appreciates all the help we can get, both in monetary and in-kind donations.
Please consider Elgin Public Museum and its educational mission for your holiday season giving!
Please consider Elgin Public Museum and its educational mission for your holiday season giving!
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#USNavy250 tribute lamp with levitation platform.
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
#USNavy250 tribute lamp with levitation platform.
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Almost Hardly Strictly Bluegrass TIME! Band takes the stage at 12.25pm PT! Watch the live stream on the HSB app, on the Moonalice website, YouTube, or on our Facebook page!
@hardlystrictly.bsky.social
@hardlystrictly.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Almost Hardly Strictly Bluegrass TIME! Band takes the stage at 12.25pm PT! Watch the live stream on the HSB app, on the Moonalice website, YouTube, or on our Facebook page!
@hardlystrictly.bsky.social
@hardlystrictly.bsky.social
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Catch #Moonalice today at 12.25pm PT! 👇👇👇
Can't be in the Park? No problem. We're streaming all six stages on HSB TV. Link on our website, or download the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass TV app!
#hsb25
#hardlystrictlybluegrass
#hsbtv
#hsb25
#hardlystrictlybluegrass
#hsbtv
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Catch #Moonalice today at 12.25pm PT! 👇👇👇
September 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Have not seen an egret do a soft shoe shuffle yet! Adding to bucket list of things I'd like to see!
Did you know that egrets have a clever hunting trick? They shuffle their feet in shallow water to stir up fish and insects, making them easier to catch.
#WildlifeFacts #Egrets #NatureTrivia #BirdWatching
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
#WildlifeFacts #Egrets #NatureTrivia #BirdWatching
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
September 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Have not seen an egret do a soft shoe shuffle yet! Adding to bucket list of things I'd like to see!
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Buffy the escape artist at Lords Park Zoo. She regularly jumps the fence, but is getting a little big to clear it cleanly.
#Bison #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
@elginmuseum.bsky.social
#Bison #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
@elginmuseum.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Buffy the escape artist at Lords Park Zoo. She regularly jumps the fence, but is getting a little big to clear it cleanly.
#Bison #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
@elginmuseum.bsky.social
#Bison #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
@elginmuseum.bsky.social
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A Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary meadow in Chicago. This visitor has been here for a week and is the first ever recorded Broad-wing at the Sanctuary. Very exciting for the dedicated patch birders.
#Birds
#BirdsOfPrey
#Birds
#BirdsOfPrey
September 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary meadow in Chicago. This visitor has been here for a week and is the first ever recorded Broad-wing at the Sanctuary. Very exciting for the dedicated patch birders.
#Birds
#BirdsOfPrey
#Birds
#BirdsOfPrey
Happy birthday, Pete Shapiro, one of Nature's gentlemen who has always treated me with extraordinary kindness!
September 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy birthday, Pete Shapiro, one of Nature's gentlemen who has always treated me with extraordinary kindness!
Saturday's @personify-media.bsky.social #passionproject. Making #laser cut #pumpkins for #Thanksgiving for #Marines on a deployed ship.
#Photography #Videography
#Photography #Videography
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Saturday's @personify-media.bsky.social #passionproject. Making #laser cut #pumpkins for #Thanksgiving for #Marines on a deployed ship.
#Photography #Videography
#Photography #Videography
BZ on what looks to have been a personally satisfying and professionally successful #NavyWeek tour to MO! Congratulations on the aiguillette! ⚓️🇺🇸
@chowdahhill.bsky.social
@chowdahhill.bsky.social
Final post of my #navyweek experience. I wish I could do more of this. I know there is a recruiting element, but there’s more to it. It’s about getting away from the coasts and letting folks see who we are. It’s about connecting as Americans. It’s about getting to know the people we serve.
September 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BZ on what looks to have been a personally satisfying and professionally successful #NavyWeek tour to MO! Congratulations on the aiguillette! ⚓️🇺🇸
@chowdahhill.bsky.social
@chowdahhill.bsky.social
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Final post of my #navyweek experience. I wish I could do more of this. I know there is a recruiting element, but there’s more to it. It’s about getting away from the coasts and letting folks see who we are. It’s about connecting as Americans. It’s about getting to know the people we serve.
September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Final post of my #navyweek experience. I wish I could do more of this. I know there is a recruiting element, but there’s more to it. It’s about getting away from the coasts and letting folks see who we are. It’s about connecting as Americans. It’s about getting to know the people we serve.
Because they're so pretty, and our resident owl wasn't around for pix, a #butterfly.
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
September 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Because they're so pretty, and our resident owl wasn't around for pix, a #butterfly.
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
Current and past military heroes join together with community members in Springfield on Thursday evening.
Looks like it's been a terrific #NavyWeek in Springfield/Branson MO, @chowdahhill.bsky.social! Safe travels as you head home & happy Labor Day!
Read > www.ky3.com/2025/08/29/c...
#Navy250
Looks like it's been a terrific #NavyWeek in Springfield/Branson MO, @chowdahhill.bsky.social! Safe travels as you head home & happy Labor Day!
Read > www.ky3.com/2025/08/29/c...
#Navy250
August 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Current and past military heroes join together with community members in Springfield on Thursday evening.
Looks like it's been a terrific #NavyWeek in Springfield/Branson MO, @chowdahhill.bsky.social! Safe travels as you head home & happy Labor Day!
Read > www.ky3.com/2025/08/29/c...
#Navy250
Looks like it's been a terrific #NavyWeek in Springfield/Branson MO, @chowdahhill.bsky.social! Safe travels as you head home & happy Labor Day!
Read > www.ky3.com/2025/08/29/c...
#Navy250
What is it about owls that they always seem to be judging one?
#Owl #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography
#Owl #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography
August 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What is it about owls that they always seem to be judging one?
#Owl #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography
#Owl #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography
Sometimes you're in the right place at just the right time!
Tan hermosa! Fiesta de #Quinceañera. 💜
#Photography
Tan hermosa! Fiesta de #Quinceañera. 💜
#Photography
August 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Sometimes you're in the right place at just the right time!
Tan hermosa! Fiesta de #Quinceañera. 💜
#Photography
Tan hermosa! Fiesta de #Quinceañera. 💜
#Photography
Happy Labor Day Weekend! We're open Saturday & Sunday, 12 - 4 pm!
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happy Labor Day Weekend! We're open Saturday & Sunday, 12 - 4 pm!
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Let's all wish "McSnappy" from the Wexford County Zoological society a happy 40th!
Episode 041 is now on the air.
Episode 041 is now on the air.
August 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Let's all wish "McSnappy" from the Wexford County Zoological society a happy 40th!
Episode 041 is now on the air.
Episode 041 is now on the air.
CAPT Chris "Chowdah" Hill's broadcast appearance on the #Unscripted morning talk show today, discussing his Navy career and #NavyWeek activities in Springfield/ Branson, MI, is on the Ozarks First website > www.ozarksfirst.com/video/navy-w...
BZ and have a gr8 #NavyWeek, @chowdahhill.bsky.social !
BZ and have a gr8 #NavyWeek, @chowdahhill.bsky.social !
August 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
CAPT Chris "Chowdah" Hill's broadcast appearance on the #Unscripted morning talk show today, discussing his Navy career and #NavyWeek activities in Springfield/ Branson, MI, is on the Ozarks First website > www.ozarksfirst.com/video/navy-w...
BZ and have a gr8 #NavyWeek, @chowdahhill.bsky.social !
BZ and have a gr8 #NavyWeek, @chowdahhill.bsky.social !
August 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Check out Alexandra Fischer's amazing poster for Sun. Aug. 31 when #Moonalice rocks #Cannifest at 3.15pm on the Main Stage! Break out your dancing shoes ... it's gonna be F-U-N!!!!
Those eyes!!!
Those eyes!!!
August 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Check out Alexandra Fischer's amazing poster for Sun. Aug. 31 when #Moonalice rocks #Cannifest at 3.15pm on the Main Stage! Break out your dancing shoes ... it's gonna be F-U-N!!!!
Those eyes!!!
Those eyes!!!
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM