Scott Cave
@hellabarnes.bsky.social
Once and future historian of colonial Latin America, current stay at home dad. just a clod of the common earth
Posting RVA-area plant pics on Insta @powerlinebotany, for now
Posting RVA-area plant pics on Insta @powerlinebotany, for now
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![Diaños
Diaños are mischievous duendes that adopt the figure of horses, cows, rams or any other domestic animal, even a human baby. They are active during the night, scaring those who walk at odd hours, and disorient peasants searching for their lost cattle. They annoy millers who mill in the moonlight and mock waiters who return late from parties. Among their most common antics is turning into a white donkey and offering themselves as a mount to passerby; once mounted, they grow and grow incessantly. Similarly, they become a horse and after a hellish gallop return the rider to the same place from which it started. As cold and wet goats, they mock a benefactor that brings them home to dry and warm up close to a fire. As a black dog, they chase a person on foot. As toads, they run faster than horses. They love to turn into babies that play naked in the snow. They may also be the cause of endless noises, mysterious lights and other disturbing phenomena that frighten those who walk at night[citation needed].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r335dcuzq7ta2fmsb2gk4dgn/bafkreiblivbqylorvvsgleqffrmtldkzcyvxvaxco5cjg4xpptkknm3vom@jpeg)
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Tipularia discolor, an orchid that grows in winter and blooms in summer
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Tipularia discolor, an orchid that grows in winter and blooms in summer
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“not jammy,” said the lord, looking at his egg yolk.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“not jammy,” said the lord, looking at his egg yolk.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
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testing out my new camera’s macro shots on out invasive Corydalis incisa, an invasive spring ephemeral(!?)
the sideways light in the woods at 4 PM kind of blows everything out, but it still looks pretty solid
the sideways light in the woods at 4 PM kind of blows everything out, but it still looks pretty solid
January 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
testing out my new camera’s macro shots on out invasive Corydalis incisa, an invasive spring ephemeral(!?)
the sideways light in the woods at 4 PM kind of blows everything out, but it still looks pretty solid
the sideways light in the woods at 4 PM kind of blows everything out, but it still looks pretty solid
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Ford should have to offer a King Ranch version of all their cars
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Ford should have to offer a King Ranch version of all their cars
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remember, folks,
those who leave snow on their car roofs are without honor
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
remember, folks,
Ford should have to offer a King Ranch version of all their cars
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Ford should have to offer a King Ranch version of all their cars
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quite the jarring story in here www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cold-city-...
Cold City, Hot Heart
Minneapolis is ready.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
quite the jarring story in here www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cold-city-...
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definitely not sobbing as i sit here and watch this
Singing
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
definitely not sobbing as i sit here and watch this
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WAIT YEATS'S "The Second Coming" IS A FLU PANDEMIC POEM??? what the fuck
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
WAIT YEATS'S "The Second Coming" IS A FLU PANDEMIC POEM??? what the fuck
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hell. they’re all going to hell. I gotta hope so.
SIL in St. Paul reports that a Spanish speaking AA meeting got raided.
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 AM
hell. they’re all going to hell. I gotta hope so.
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i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.
It's always the same hallucination across time and space and in whatever country the mushroom grows in. Extremely weird.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM
i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.
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Mon Capitaine! C'est le Grinque! Il est la!
Footage of French forces conducting a helicopter assault to seize the Russian dark fleet oil tanker Grinch in the Mediterranean yesterday morning.
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Mon Capitaine! C'est le Grinque! Il est la!
I bought a used camera and it is exactly one generation too old to use the current phone app for location services, which I use for iNat
January 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I bought a used camera and it is exactly one generation too old to use the current phone app for location services, which I use for iNat
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This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art arstechnica.com/science/2026...
This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art
The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.
arstechnica.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art arstechnica.com/science/2026...
remember, folks,
those who leave snow on their car roofs are without honor
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
remember, folks,
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today I set the record straight !
defector.com/let-the-reco...
defector.com/let-the-reco...
Let The Record Show That Ötzi Fucked | Defector
Ötzi, the 5,000-something-year-old man found frozen in the Alps, did not have an easy go of it. He was probably murdered, shot from behind with an arrow that missed his vital organs and led to heavy b...
defector.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
today I set the record straight !
defector.com/let-the-reco...
defector.com/let-the-reco...
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Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Emerentiana (c.1635-40), (The Hispanic Society of America, NY)
Today, 23 Jan is the feast of this Roman martyr, foster sister of St Agnes of Rome.
Today, 23 Jan is the feast of this Roman martyr, foster sister of St Agnes of Rome.
January 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Emerentiana (c.1635-40), (The Hispanic Society of America, NY)
Today, 23 Jan is the feast of this Roman martyr, foster sister of St Agnes of Rome.
Today, 23 Jan is the feast of this Roman martyr, foster sister of St Agnes of Rome.
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Norwegian Wood is a beautiful song about a man who wants to tell you how much he did not get laid
December 31, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Norwegian Wood is a beautiful song about a man who wants to tell you how much he did not get laid
“not jammy,” said the lord, looking at his egg yolk.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“not jammy,” said the lord, looking at his egg yolk.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
the sword cleaved the cook’s head from his body before he could speak in his own defense.
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“like me, you shall yield yourself up to the flames. are we not all so many punic youths, to be consumed for the almighty baal of industry?”
The Trump administration today announced a new government-backed fossil fuel industry mascot.
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“like me, you shall yield yourself up to the flames. are we not all so many punic youths, to be consumed for the almighty baal of industry?”
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fact check: false ❌
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 AM
fact check: false ❌
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we’re not gonna get a flake of snow until Saturday and the grocery stores are already totally picked over
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
we’re not gonna get a flake of snow until Saturday and the grocery stores are already totally picked over
i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.
It's always the same hallucination across time and space and in whatever country the mushroom grows in. Extremely weird.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM
i never should have eaten that shit. got me seeing the duendes.