Monica V
@classyearlgrey.bsky.social
Former scientist, public involvement professional, transforming a failed farm into wildlife habitat and a food forest. Every day is an adventure, bruises and a few scars expected along the way.
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'Everything has its proper name. I shall call it “Armadillo” till I found out the real one…’
Illustration for The Beginning of the Armadillos, from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, published by The Folio Society, 2012.
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford hp, 140 x 240mm.
#ArtAdventCalendar
Illustration for The Beginning of the Armadillos, from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, published by The Folio Society, 2012.
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford hp, 140 x 240mm.
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
The US should be very aware of this story because hedge funds are already buying utilities. See Allete (Minnesota Power). Privatizing essential utilities never ends up well.
Someone should plot Thames Water's profits against the amount of sewage they have spilled into waterways.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The US should be very aware of this story because hedge funds are already buying utilities. See Allete (Minnesota Power). Privatizing essential utilities never ends up well.
Bone-chilling fog rolling in as coyotes tip and howl across the valley. There is a glimpse of moon, but we will lose it to clouds soon.
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Bone-chilling fog rolling in as coyotes tip and howl across the valley. There is a glimpse of moon, but we will lose it to clouds soon.
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Let me blow your mind a little.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Let me blow your mind a little.
I am grumpy having run out of @restingdinoface.bsky.social books to read. What a beautiful combination of lyricism and science & a poet’s talent for tucking a vast concept in one phrase tucked in a sentence; it makes you stop, read the sentence over again, and think. Next one is due when, exactly?
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a field .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is impatient for something, checking his watch, tearing up a flower looking in the distance, and lying down uncomfortably staring at the sky
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I am grumpy having run out of @restingdinoface.bsky.social books to read. What a beautiful combination of lyricism and science & a poet’s talent for tucking a vast concept in one phrase tucked in a sentence; it makes you stop, read the sentence over again, and think. Next one is due when, exactly?
Mine!
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Mine!
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Oh I almost forgot!! Here’s a quick sketch of a kettle (or flight, or even gulp!) of barn swallows 😁
#artadventcalendar #illustration #humanartist
#artadventcalendar #illustration #humanartist
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Thought I might give #ArtAdventCalendar a try. These are some bunnies I doodled while waiting to see if I would have jury duty
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thought I might give #ArtAdventCalendar a try. These are some bunnies I doodled while waiting to see if I would have jury duty
See?! 👇
day 1 #ArtAdventCalendar all aboard the posting beautiful things train! Let's make everyone's timelines joyful and inspiring!
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
See?! 👇
I belong in Humbug Pool.
Y’all the #ArtAdventCalendar featuring real humans doing real artwork is such a powerful expression of humanity and resistance to our current cultural rot.
Y’all the #ArtAdventCalendar featuring real humans doing real artwork is such a powerful expression of humanity and resistance to our current cultural rot.
it's december & that means #ArtAdventCalendar, a tradition started by my friend @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca . i shall endeavour to have all fish, but for now here's an oldie as a placeholder: "Humbug Pool"
because around here it's also winter steelhead season
because around here it's also winter steelhead season
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I belong in Humbug Pool.
Y’all the #ArtAdventCalendar featuring real humans doing real artwork is such a powerful expression of humanity and resistance to our current cultural rot.
Y’all the #ArtAdventCalendar featuring real humans doing real artwork is such a powerful expression of humanity and resistance to our current cultural rot.
Just passed the Snohomish library on a dark and dreary dog walk where people sat at every desk reading books and had this exact thought. 🤓
Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Just passed the Snohomish library on a dark and dreary dog walk where people sat at every desk reading books and had this exact thought. 🤓
Northern shrike from Samish Flats East 90 location Yesterday. Elegant little butcherbird hunting insects far from thorny, impaling vegetation. 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Northern shrike from Samish Flats East 90 location Yesterday. Elegant little butcherbird hunting insects far from thorny, impaling vegetation. 🪶
RFK Jr‘s Canadian friend, probably.
It's ludicrous how these predatory practices are allowed to operate on the premise of exploiting people in extreme medical duress.🤬💔
"...government acknowledged to CBC.. seems to be some confusion.. promising a review “to ensure there is clarity on who enforces the Act.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...government acknowledged to CBC.. seems to be some confusion.. promising a review “to ensure there is clarity on who enforces the Act.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility | CBC News
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say tha...
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
RFK Jr‘s Canadian friend, probably.
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BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
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Congratulations, Norm!!
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations, Norm!!
Truth.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Truth.
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It may be cold ❄️
The toes may be freezing
The Beakspear tip frosting
But a Heron gotta do
What a Heron gotta do
And that's to just keep Heroning on!
The toes may be freezing
The Beakspear tip frosting
But a Heron gotta do
What a Heron gotta do
And that's to just keep Heroning on!
I have nothing of value or interest to say, so here is a heron blowing a smoke ring
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It may be cold ❄️
The toes may be freezing
The Beakspear tip frosting
But a Heron gotta do
What a Heron gotta do
And that's to just keep Heroning on!
The toes may be freezing
The Beakspear tip frosting
But a Heron gotta do
What a Heron gotta do
And that's to just keep Heroning on!
Pretty sunset on Samish Flats. Only one short-eared owl in the distance, but I saw some surprising birds flying the East 90: northern shrike, rough-legged hawk (they usually avoid the eagles, but not today), and a barn owl (!). Will process photos tomorrow. Light was low with incoming weather, so 🤷🏻♀️.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Pretty sunset on Samish Flats. Only one short-eared owl in the distance, but I saw some surprising birds flying the East 90: northern shrike, rough-legged hawk (they usually avoid the eagles, but not today), and a barn owl (!). Will process photos tomorrow. Light was low with incoming weather, so 🤷🏻♀️.
And let’s all remember the origin of audiobooks. They weren’t for people who can see. They are the only access to books some of our fellow humans have.
Yes. Every librarian and literacy expert will likely say yes. Now shut up.
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
And let’s all remember the origin of audiobooks. They weren’t for people who can see. They are the only access to books some of our fellow humans have.
@seattlehumane.bsky.social isn’t posting much here, but look at these adorable puppies they posted on Insta. Someone needs to adopt the kid in the back with wearing droopy spotted ears like a hat.
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
@seattlehumane.bsky.social isn’t posting much here, but look at these adorable puppies they posted on Insta. Someone needs to adopt the kid in the back with wearing droopy spotted ears like a hat.
The superb wildlife here is what kept me diving despite the conditions. I do miss it. Look at this beauty!
More Salish Sea cephlapods - The brave Rubies are out and about in Cove 3 right now! This is rhe same individual showing off its colors for the camera.
#octopus🐙 #pnwdiving #underwaterphotography #coldwaterdiving #marinelife #macrophotography #macro
#octopus🐙 #pnwdiving #underwaterphotography #coldwaterdiving #marinelife #macrophotography #macro
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The superb wildlife here is what kept me diving despite the conditions. I do miss it. Look at this beauty!