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Annette Hynes
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Microbial oceanographer, crochet designer, Mashreq percussionist, and friEndo. Welcome to the House of Tortitude.

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I finally took some photos of my Halloween “Advent” yarn calendar and Helena decided to “help.” Yarn by Lambstrings Yarn.
Tortoiseshell kitty looking for a snoot boop with a circular arrangement of gradient yarn in the background. A tortoiseshell kitty inspects a circular arrangement of Gradient Halloween “Advent” calendar yarn. A diagonal view of a circular array of Halloween “Advent” calendar yarn with a tortoiseshell kitty in the background. A tortoiseshell kitty inspects a square log cabin quilt arrangement of a yarn calendar.
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Many thanks to Seattle City Lights for working throughout the night and continuing to work to turn the lights back on. ⛈️
A map of power outages in Seattle from the night of October 25th.
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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A tortoiseshell kitty plays with an ottoman with a wide-eyes expression. Her catnip beaver lies nearby.
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Sibylla and Helena “helping” me change the sheets.
Two tortoiseshell kitties lounging on the mattress pad of a partially made bed.
January 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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See a duck, post a duck. Mallards in South Lake Union, Seattle. They hope you brought frozen peas! #birds
Mallard ducks in a pool at South Lake Union, Seattle WA. They are looking for snacks and coming right for you!
January 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I had the chance to take a long walk and the Seattle sky did not disappoint.
Sun starting to set in a mostly clear sky over the I-5 bridge on Lake Union, Seattle. The Space Needle is backlit by an orange sunset sky with a dark cloud blanketing above and Lake Union in the foreground. Downtown Seattle is backlit by a vibrant red sunset topped by mackerel clouds.
January 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Merry Jinkx & DeLa to all! 🎄💋

#JinkxAndDela
A pre-show stage with green and red lights and a projected image of drag queens Jinkx and Dela
December 24, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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I love all the lights that brighten the Big Dark. #Seattle
The Christmas lights and neon signs of Post Alley, Seattle, WA Holiday lights and glowing vegetables at Pike Place, Seattle, WA. A lit tree with red and green lights on a hotel in the background.
December 19, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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Bomb Cyclone 2: The Cyclone Strikes Back

As this low pressure system moves offshore, another one is forming to the south. Then, according to Windy projections, they do a little reverse do-si-do. 🌀🌀😵‍💫

#Seattle #PNW #BombCyclone
Windy.com image of a bomb cyclone off the Pacific coast of Canada. The cyclone moves offshore. A second cyclone has formed and is interacting with the first cyclone, heading to the coast of Oregon. The cyclones continue rotating and the second is now off the coast of Washington and Canada.
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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We are delighted to share our manuscript describing hundreds of hours of phytoplankton abundance and size data from Station ALOHA near Hawaii using the continuous flow cytometer SeaFlow. #Phytoplankton #UW #Oceanography #HawaiiOceanTimeSeries #FlowCytometry

doi.org/10.1002/lno....
The left panel shows the change in cell diameter and carbon content over the course of the day for small phytoplankton: Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, small eukaryotes, and Crocosphaera. Cell sizes start increasing at dawn, peak near dusk, and decrease at night. The right panel shows the distribution of hourly sizes for each phytoplankton group.
November 16, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Join Qabila as we explore home, community, and resilience through dance! Tickets by donation. #Seattle #dance
Bayt Home; November 16 2024, Seattle, WA
November 13, 2024 at 6:18 AM