Rebecca Bloomer
@rhbloomer.bsky.social
epi/geneticist | plant geek | mama | she/her
I call Ōtautahi home, now.
I call Ōtautahi home, now.
One mild sunburn, four excellent sampling buddies, a few scratches to shins and 800-odd hops later.... home time. Perfectly timed for sampling at a comfy height though!
Thanks Motueka, always a pleasure 🫶🌿🍻
Thanks Motueka, always a pleasure 🫶🌿🍻
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
One mild sunburn, four excellent sampling buddies, a few scratches to shins and 800-odd hops later.... home time. Perfectly timed for sampling at a comfy height though!
Thanks Motueka, always a pleasure 🫶🌿🍻
Thanks Motueka, always a pleasure 🫶🌿🍻
Everything a girl could ask for
October 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Everything a girl could ask for
Today in "model organisms, they're just like real organisms": watched birds nicking inflorences off this wee dude out my office window today. For their nests, maybe?
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Today in "model organisms, they're just like real organisms": watched birds nicking inflorences off this wee dude out my office window today. For their nests, maybe?
If anything can improve on a day of statistically significant results, its adding a Port Hills sunset, an exercise playlist of xennial punk bangers and the world's best doggo for company.
September 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
If anything can improve on a day of statistically significant results, its adding a Port Hills sunset, an exercise playlist of xennial punk bangers and the world's best doggo for company.
This garbage photo literally from the playground by my suburban house in Lincoln...
June 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This garbage photo literally from the playground by my suburban house in Lincoln...
We farewelled our ElderDog today, and I could not be more grateful to the universe for giving her such a sendoff 🥹
May 11, 2024 at 8:21 AM
We farewelled our ElderDog today, and I could not be more grateful to the universe for giving her such a sendoff 🥹
How it started/how it's going, or something.
There were kids and friends and beaches and icecream in the middle tho.
There were kids and friends and beaches and icecream in the middle tho.
January 13, 2024 at 8:23 AM
How it started/how it's going, or something.
There were kids and friends and beaches and icecream in the middle tho.
There were kids and friends and beaches and icecream in the middle tho.
Big fan of the "old enough to do Lego together" stage of parenting tbh.
December 26, 2023 at 2:41 AM
Big fan of the "old enough to do Lego together" stage of parenting tbh.
Drop something colourful from your gallery: Alice in Putterland, aka New Brighton being its weird and wonderful self
September 30, 2023 at 6:25 AM
Drop something colourful from your gallery: Alice in Putterland, aka New Brighton being its weird and wonderful self
Best doggo, sorry all other good doggos
September 26, 2023 at 6:01 AM
Best doggo, sorry all other good doggos
Every time I start trying to read/write about epigenetics in plants I end up frustrated over how differently groups define both the word epigenetics, and related terms, even in this relatively small community. Yikes.
September 26, 2023 at 3:06 AM
Every time I start trying to read/write about epigenetics in plants I end up frustrated over how differently groups define both the word epigenetics, and related terms, even in this relatively small community. Yikes.
Tbh I'd boop a shark sooner than a crab
September 25, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Tbh I'd boop a shark sooner than a crab
SAD DADS SAD DADS SAD DADS
September 24, 2023 at 8:05 PM
SAD DADS SAD DADS SAD DADS
Just changed this morning! I think this was the end of our last El Niño summer in Canterbury, early 2019-ish, hot and dry AF.
September 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM
Just changed this morning! I think this was the end of our last El Niño summer in Canterbury, early 2019-ish, hot and dry AF.
These lil guys 😍
September 14, 2023 at 8:52 PM
These lil guys 😍
Only a week ahead of schedule 😕
September 13, 2023 at 9:42 AM
Only a week ahead of schedule 😕
Ooohhh can i play
September 9, 2023 at 5:35 AM
Ooohhh can i play
Sold on the label, mostly, but defo not regretting it
September 8, 2023 at 6:39 AM
Sold on the label, mostly, but defo not regretting it
Very satisfying reason to bunk school tho 😅🌱
September 3, 2023 at 11:05 PM
Very satisfying reason to bunk school tho 😅🌱
Not me wildly overestimating (again) the amount of things I can squeeze into my suburban vege garden this spring
August 22, 2023 at 9:35 PM
Not me wildly overestimating (again) the amount of things I can squeeze into my suburban vege garden this spring
(whispers) **it's happening**
August 19, 2023 at 9:29 PM
(whispers) **it's happening**
Loving the return of a bit of light in the mornings
August 17, 2023 at 7:28 PM
Loving the return of a bit of light in the mornings