That Weird Artist
@brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Retired Geologist & teacher/lecturer.
Now I create zany illustrations for weird adventure stories (often NSFW).
Now I create zany illustrations for weird adventure stories (often NSFW).
I'm travelling along what is practically the only main road on this island.
But, I STILL managed to get lost somehow.
(However my detour furnished me with a valuable lesson on the infrastructure of power transmission poles).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
But, I STILL managed to get lost somehow.
(However my detour furnished me with a valuable lesson on the infrastructure of power transmission poles).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm travelling along what is practically the only main road on this island.
But, I STILL managed to get lost somehow.
(However my detour furnished me with a valuable lesson on the infrastructure of power transmission poles).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
But, I STILL managed to get lost somehow.
(However my detour furnished me with a valuable lesson on the infrastructure of power transmission poles).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
Apparently 'ACRONYM' is an acronym for:
A Clever Ruse Ostensibly Nudging Your Memory.
The invertebrates of the Paleozoic understood this truth.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#FossilFriday.
A Clever Ruse Ostensibly Nudging Your Memory.
The invertebrates of the Paleozoic understood this truth.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#FossilFriday.
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Apparently 'ACRONYM' is an acronym for:
A Clever Ruse Ostensibly Nudging Your Memory.
The invertebrates of the Paleozoic understood this truth.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#FossilFriday.
A Clever Ruse Ostensibly Nudging Your Memory.
The invertebrates of the Paleozoic understood this truth.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#FossilFriday.
I've headed out of the main town on this island- Rich and poor folk all living cheek by Jowl in this rural outback.
(No shops though. Maybe rich and poor folk don't need to buy stuff. The rich have stuff already; the poor can't afford it).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Japan
(No shops though. Maybe rich and poor folk don't need to buy stuff. The rich have stuff already; the poor can't afford it).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Japan
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I've headed out of the main town on this island- Rich and poor folk all living cheek by Jowl in this rural outback.
(No shops though. Maybe rich and poor folk don't need to buy stuff. The rich have stuff already; the poor can't afford it).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Japan
(No shops though. Maybe rich and poor folk don't need to buy stuff. The rich have stuff already; the poor can't afford it).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Japan
Public speakers love lecterns because they can hide their lack of confidence behind them.
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Public speakers love lecterns because they can hide their lack of confidence behind them.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
This island I've been exploring for the last two weeks-
I learned today what it's called: #Shika Island.
(That's heavily dependent on the assumption the guy who told me wasn't lying).
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Japan #Travel
I learned today what it's called: #Shika Island.
(That's heavily dependent on the assumption the guy who told me wasn't lying).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Japan #Travel
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This island I've been exploring for the last two weeks-
I learned today what it's called: #Shika Island.
(That's heavily dependent on the assumption the guy who told me wasn't lying).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Japan #Travel
I learned today what it's called: #Shika Island.
(That's heavily dependent on the assumption the guy who told me wasn't lying).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Japan #Travel
When someone needs the bag,
be prepared to hand it to them
WITHOUT A NANOSECOND's DELAY!
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#TiltRotor #Porsche #BarrelRoll
be prepared to hand it to them
WITHOUT A NANOSECOND's DELAY!
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#TiltRotor #Porsche #BarrelRoll
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
When someone needs the bag,
be prepared to hand it to them
WITHOUT A NANOSECOND's DELAY!
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#TiltRotor #Porsche #BarrelRoll
be prepared to hand it to them
WITHOUT A NANOSECOND's DELAY!
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#TiltRotor #Porsche #BarrelRoll
Driving along the road, fully of the opinion nobody cared about me being there, then, SUDDENLY ...
They've rolled our the red carpet for me!
(Actually it's an orangey-burgundy-coloured tarmac, but I'll take what I'm given).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
They've rolled our the red carpet for me!
(Actually it's an orangey-burgundy-coloured tarmac, but I'll take what I'm given).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Driving along the road, fully of the opinion nobody cared about me being there, then, SUDDENLY ...
They've rolled our the red carpet for me!
(Actually it's an orangey-burgundy-coloured tarmac, but I'll take what I'm given).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
They've rolled our the red carpet for me!
(Actually it's an orangey-burgundy-coloured tarmac, but I'll take what I'm given).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
If you get caught RED HANDED committing a dastardly deed, just keep on saying "It wasn't me; I wasn't even involved."
Eventually you're accusers will give up and find an easier target to pin the crime on.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
Eventually you're accusers will give up and find an easier target to pin the crime on.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you get caught RED HANDED committing a dastardly deed, just keep on saying "It wasn't me; I wasn't even involved."
Eventually you're accusers will give up and find an easier target to pin the crime on.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
Eventually you're accusers will give up and find an easier target to pin the crime on.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
The Felixstowe F.2a was way ahead of its time.
But tilt-rotor planes in 1917 were unreliable.
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
But tilt-rotor planes in 1917 were unreliable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Felixstowe F.2a was way ahead of its time.
But tilt-rotor planes in 1917 were unreliable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
But tilt-rotor planes in 1917 were unreliable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
I'm enjoying the most spectacular view of the coast off #Fukuoka.
However, the locals obviously don't like their locality- The beachside cottage has only two windows. (and a truly horrific paint scheme).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
However, the locals obviously don't like their locality- The beachside cottage has only two windows. (and a truly horrific paint scheme).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm enjoying the most spectacular view of the coast off #Fukuoka.
However, the locals obviously don't like their locality- The beachside cottage has only two windows. (and a truly horrific paint scheme).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
However, the locals obviously don't like their locality- The beachside cottage has only two windows. (and a truly horrific paint scheme).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
When you're in charge, but have not the slightest idea what's going on ... ...
... that's leadership.
(I wouldn't be a trilobite for all the sand on a Paleozoic beach).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
... that's leadership.
(I wouldn't be a trilobite for all the sand on a Paleozoic beach).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When you're in charge, but have not the slightest idea what's going on ... ...
... that's leadership.
(I wouldn't be a trilobite for all the sand on a Paleozoic beach).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
... that's leadership.
(I wouldn't be a trilobite for all the sand on a Paleozoic beach).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
When Camp Saga takes delivery of a few cans of cyan & orange paint, flamboyancy reigns supreme.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
When Camp Saga takes delivery of a few cans of cyan & orange paint, flamboyancy reigns supreme.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
In Britain we have a breakfast cereal called Shreddies.
Here in Japan they have GIANT Shreddies, and they use them to stabilize insecure road embankments.
Maybe we'll do that in Britain one day (if we drink the same liquor).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
Here in Japan they have GIANT Shreddies, and they use them to stabilize insecure road embankments.
Maybe we'll do that in Britain one day (if we drink the same liquor).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In Britain we have a breakfast cereal called Shreddies.
Here in Japan they have GIANT Shreddies, and they use them to stabilize insecure road embankments.
Maybe we'll do that in Britain one day (if we drink the same liquor).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
Here in Japan they have GIANT Shreddies, and they use them to stabilize insecure road embankments.
Maybe we'll do that in Britain one day (if we drink the same liquor).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan #Fukuoka
This is a universal truth-
Some ELFs are just born to ride the firmament.
Who among us can deny it?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#Porsche #Porsche924
Some ELFs are just born to ride the firmament.
Who among us can deny it?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#Porsche #Porsche924
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is a universal truth-
Some ELFs are just born to ride the firmament.
Who among us can deny it?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#Porsche #Porsche924
Some ELFs are just born to ride the firmament.
Who among us can deny it?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
#Porsche #Porsche924
20% of the F-35B Lightning was designed & built in Britain.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
20% of the F-35B Lightning was designed & built in Britain.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
After a quick trip into the woods on a wild goose chase (gave up due to lack of wild geese), I continued along the island's coast road. I came across another pile of those concrete game pieces for giants. (Never did find out how that game is played)
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
After a quick trip into the woods on a wild goose chase (gave up due to lack of wild geese), I continued along the island's coast road. I came across another pile of those concrete game pieces for giants. (Never did find out how that game is played)
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
Lesson of the day, learned right here in Future Bay:
There's a reason for EVERYTHING, even unreasonable things.
The trick is to not let reason get out of control. That'd be unreasonable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt.
There's a reason for EVERYTHING, even unreasonable things.
The trick is to not let reason get out of control. That'd be unreasonable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt.
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Lesson of the day, learned right here in Future Bay:
There's a reason for EVERYTHING, even unreasonable things.
The trick is to not let reason get out of control. That'd be unreasonable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt.
There's a reason for EVERYTHING, even unreasonable things.
The trick is to not let reason get out of control. That'd be unreasonable.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt.
I'm still on the little island just off the coast from #Fukuoka. The vending machines here are larger than the cars (and the vending machines are not particularly big).
And gardening here is, presumably, completely prohibited.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
And gardening here is, presumably, completely prohibited.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm still on the little island just off the coast from #Fukuoka. The vending machines here are larger than the cars (and the vending machines are not particularly big).
And gardening here is, presumably, completely prohibited.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
And gardening here is, presumably, completely prohibited.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
When a MOST unlikely member of the community is discovered to have engineering talent, that was the BEST news. (Not such good news when it was discovered he didn't know his ass from his elbow though).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
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@flojohorman.bsky.social
#FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When a MOST unlikely member of the community is discovered to have engineering talent, that was the BEST news. (Not such good news when it was discovered he didn't know his ass from his elbow though).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
I've arrived on the non-island island just off the coast from #Fukuoka today.
The first thing I saw was a church without walls.
For the foreseeable future, I shall devote all necessary energy to attempt to unsee this oddity.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
The first thing I saw was a church without walls.
For the foreseeable future, I shall devote all necessary energy to attempt to unsee this oddity.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I've arrived on the non-island island just off the coast from #Fukuoka today.
The first thing I saw was a church without walls.
For the foreseeable future, I shall devote all necessary energy to attempt to unsee this oddity.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
The first thing I saw was a church without walls.
For the foreseeable future, I shall devote all necessary energy to attempt to unsee this oddity.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
PPP, or 'Post-Plonking Procedures'- It's a common mechanical engineering term (apparently).
We also learn today that when clutching at straws, first ensure that the straws are, in fact, present.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
We also learn today that when clutching at straws, first ensure that the straws are, in fact, present.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
PPP, or 'Post-Plonking Procedures'- It's a common mechanical engineering term (apparently).
We also learn today that when clutching at straws, first ensure that the straws are, in fact, present.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
We also learn today that when clutching at straws, first ensure that the straws are, in fact, present.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
Today I'm visiting an island (that may not be an island after all).
This may well turn out to be the start of quite an adventure (or maybe not).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Travel #Japan
This may well turn out to be the start of quite an adventure (or maybe not).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Travel #Japan
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Today I'm visiting an island (that may not be an island after all).
This may well turn out to be the start of quite an adventure (or maybe not).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Travel #Japan
This may well turn out to be the start of quite an adventure (or maybe not).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Fukuoka #Travel #Japan
When someone says "Can I ask you a question?" The only POSSIBLE answer is "Yes," since it is, in itself, a question.
What bloody idiot does this?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
What bloody idiot does this?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
When someone says "Can I ask you a question?" The only POSSIBLE answer is "Yes," since it is, in itself, a question.
What bloody idiot does this?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
What bloody idiot does this?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
Something tells me that the #Fukuoka City Council has bypassed its water meter.
Even weirder stuff in this city:
A one-hole golf course,
four-wheel steering on its private cars.
I think that more-or-less covers today's discoveries.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
Even weirder stuff in this city:
A one-hole golf course,
four-wheel steering on its private cars.
I think that more-or-less covers today's discoveries.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Something tells me that the #Fukuoka City Council has bypassed its water meter.
Even weirder stuff in this city:
A one-hole golf course,
four-wheel steering on its private cars.
I think that more-or-less covers today's discoveries.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
Even weirder stuff in this city:
A one-hole golf course,
four-wheel steering on its private cars.
I think that more-or-less covers today's discoveries.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Travel #Japan
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Mad perseverance is the father of invention.
Not having the right tools is its birth control.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
Birth control is not guaranteed - Be careful.
Mad perseverance is the father of invention.
Not having the right tools is its birth control.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
Birth control is not guaranteed - Be careful.
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Mad perseverance is the father of invention.
Not having the right tools is its birth control.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
Birth control is not guaranteed - Be careful.
Mad perseverance is the father of invention.
Not having the right tools is its birth control.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel
Birth control is not guaranteed - Be careful.