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Author of 'The Naturalist at Home' and 'Nature Obscura'. Writer, artist, photographer. ND (aka Kelly Brenner) 著者 #TradArt #Invertebrates @nudibranch.bsky.social #InverteFest www.metrofieldguide.com

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jan 15

I am Saimi Hanma (formerly Kelly Brenner) and the author of The Naturalist at Home as well as Nature Obscura. I'm also an artist and photographer, focusing largely on invertebrates.

You can find my art, photos, writing, info and web shop on my website: www.metrofieldguide.com

the book cover for the naturalist at home: projects for discovering the hidden world around us by kelly brenner. the central image is a curiosity cabinet with various items like skulls, shells and lichens.

the book cover for nature obscura: a city's hidden natural world by kelly brenner. it's a pencil illustration featuring a variety of nature such as a ladybug, crow, invertebrates, moss, slime molds and so on

a charcoal illustration of a sea angel, which is a sea slug which looks like a winged sluggy devil

a photo of a horned nudibranch from the front against a dark background. the sea slug is translucent with spiky cerata on the back which have brown lines and are tipped in orange

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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · 6h

Do you have access to a 3d printer? You can make whistles to help protect your neighbors pretty easily; this model on makerworld is public domain & 120db+ makerworld.com/en/models/41... for folks with Bambu printers

Here's another on printables www.printables.com/model/65-whi...

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

So you want to fight fascism with frogs? Please let me introduce you to @figmentpudding.com, a great proprietor of the best kind of froggy goods.

I recommend this glorious sticker for starters. share.google/eqiQRCy8EyLI...

Rocky Horror Lips Logo Frog Vinyl Sticker OR Magnet — figmentpudding

A vinyl sticker of a leggy tall frog friend cosplaying as the one and only statuesque Frank-n-furter and posing in the classic lips from Rocky Horror. Original art by figmentpudding. Buy it here!

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 2h

Only a couple more days

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3d

Windows 10 support ends on October 14 and there's a link floating around with instructions to enroll for an additional year of security updates, but I'm not linking to that chatgpt article so here's what you do.

Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

It's truly a beautiful thing. It would be the most poetic thing ever to bring down nazis in this way

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

It's your time to shine!

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

Ditto to ABA 'therapy' for autistic kids. It's abuse and only teaches them to mask which will have highly negative mental health impacts later, like suicide.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

Rocky Horror Lips Logo Frog Vinyl Sticker OR Magnet — figmentpudding

A vinyl sticker of a leggy tall frog friend cosplaying as the one and only statuesque Frank-n-furter and posing in the classic lips from Rocky Horror. Original art by figmentpudding. Buy it here!

share.google

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 5h

That's the only logical conclusion.

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 7h

For a few days I absolutely could not figure out what was going on with my internet and why it was so slow. Through detective work I figured out this box of books on the floor in front of the router was interfering with my wifi. The irony of books of knowledge blocking my access to the internet...

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 4d

Update! These are what remain from the above posts. I will post some more books when I get time.

Thank you to everyone who's bought books so far. I'm really happy to see books from my library going to so many places where I know they'll be enjoyed.

the wavewatcher's companion by gavin pretor-pinney
hope is the thing with feathers by christopher cokinos
braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer
otter country by miriam darlington
mr wilson's cabinet of wonder by lawrence weschler
dinosaurs in the attic by douglas preston
mycelium running by paul stamets
darwin comes to town by menno schilthuizen
Extraordinary insects by ann sverdrup-thygeson
the animal dialogues by craig childs
the wood for the trees by richard fortey
still life by melissa milgrom
nature's nether regions by menno schilthuizen
summer world by bernd heinrich

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 10h

I have, of course, deleted them from my library and won't be listening to them any longer.

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 10h

I have a couple playlists of folkloric ambience music and over the last few weeks I've noticed that many have started using GenAI art for their new albums, which all look exactly the same. These are all different artists. It's impossible to not think they're using GenAI for their music as well.

a list of albums by an artist, the earlier covers are basic black with white text. the latest two, both from this year, are shiny, gross genai covers

another artist with album covers which are basic colors with a simple image on each. the most recent from this year is shiny, erroneous genai art

yet another musician with earlier album covers black with a simple symbol, the latest, all from this year, are all shiny, ugly genai art

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 13h

I had the same exact reaction!! lol

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 15h

So cute!! I'm happy to hear your creative spirit has returned

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 15h

I love how the prince totally enables her too

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 15h

While wearing sandals in October, the most pnw thing ever

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Not entirely surprising a company from a western colonizing county would wash over an indigenous population and history.

Maybe skip this and read or watch Golden Kamuy, which does exactly the opposite.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 1d

In 2020, Ghost of Tsushima gave life to an oft-overlooked slice of Japanese history. But in the new Ghost of Yotei, familiar samurai action-adventure thrills don’t quite live up to its new setting.

Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity

Set in Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido), the highly anticipated samurai action-adventure game contains familiar thrills but subpar substance.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

This is my other favorite, she's so damn cool in this video
youtu.be/dYzgZVhiqmU?...

ꉈꀧ꒒꒒ꁄꍈꍈꀧ꒦ꉈ ꉣꅔꎡꅔꁕꁄ × 椎名林檎 - Ｗ●ＲＫ

YouTube video by MILLENNIUM PARADE Official YouTube Channel

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Her voice is just so dynamic and she can do so many things with it. This is probably my favorite song of hers
youtu.be/mKnKsyMR2jI?...

Crime And Punishment

YouTube video by Sheena Ringo - Topic

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow!! I had no idea and this is so good! The video is incredible too!

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

ありがとうございます!! I will look for it next time I go to the store.

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

It's such a huge sense of relief!!

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Clouds glorious clouds!

Haven't hardly seen them in Seattle for about six months.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect answer

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 2d

I'm currently watching season 3 of Thunderbolt Fantasy and reminded again how much I love this show. I recently got a Nendoroid of my fav character.

A chibi style figurine with maroon hair, a fancy feather headpiece and ornate clothes

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

I'm learning a lot about sake! I like that the store has little ones like this so I can try many different kinds to find what I like. Do you have a favorite?

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