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SoloSojourner
@solosojourner.bsky.social
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Former Twitter user, deleted my account the day Elon’s acquisition was final. I retired in 2022 and began living my dream of traveling around the world 🌍. Knowing true freedom for the first time in my life. #Travel #Nature #Photography #Observations
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5/5 #Photography
A colorful Halloween crab, bright purple and orange, sits just outside its burrow; a large left claw indicating it’s a male. A large Costa Rican crocodile lounges on the shore of the Tárcoles River, sun bathing and thinking about its next meal. A White Faced Capuchin sits in a tree surrounded by lush green and looking intently at something that has its full attention. View from a hilltop of the bay at Manuel Antonio Nation Park, where the rainforest meets the Pacific Ocean.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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December 2025–

Jáco - Costa Rica 🇨🇷

To the rainforests and waterfalls of Costa Rica with coatis, two-toed sloths, Halloween crabs, crocodiles, and white-faced capuchins of my home away from home.

4/5 #Photography
View of the Costa Rican rainforest from a mountain top, looking down into a valley of dense impenetrable green. A Costa Rican waterfall surrounded by lush green rainforest from the top down both sides. White water flows endlessly down the dark black volcanic rocks. A male Coati, tail high, grazes for anything edible in its path. A two toed sloth hangs high in a tree top looking to make a move in the foreseeable future.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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3/5 #Photography
A large sea iguana lying flat pressed against a warm blue concrete bench absorbing heat and resting after a long swim and hunt for seaweed in the cold waters of the Galápagos. A large sea iguana sitting perched, head high, in the white sands of Isabela Island surrounded by volcanic rock outcroppings. It is looking out to wave filled sea covered by a glowing gray and white cloud cover. White capped waves lap the shoreline. A Galápagos Flamingo grazes in the shallow, salty, and alkaline waters of an inland lagoon. A piece of drift wood bleached white sits nearby. Two land iguanas, like miniture prehistoric dinosaurs, are walking from the shade into the sun to absorb some much needed heat.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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marine and land iguanas in between, the magic of the this journey to the Galápagos Islands will live in my memory for life. My heart will long until I return.

2/5 #Photography
View of the Sierra Negra Volcano caldera from the trail head leading to the active sulfur fumaroles. Smoke from the volcanic activity rises in the distance. View of the sulfur fumaroles from 100 feet below in the caldera of The Sierra Negra Volcano. The surrounding volcanic ash and ground is yellow in color from the sulfur ejected from the fumaroles. View of a large sulfur fumarole opening in the caldera of The Sierra Negra Volcano. The surrounding volcanic ash and ground is yellow in color from the sulfur ejected from the fumarole. Four Galápagos Penguins frolicking and fishing in the green blue waters off Isabela Island.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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November 2025–

Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Today, I’m leaving the cradle of evolution and returning to the cathedral of biodiversity.

From the sea lions and giant tortoises of Santa Cruz Island to the sulfur fumaroles of Sierra Negra on Isabela Island, and the penguins and

1/5 #Photography
Two sea lions, mother and teen, sleep in the afternoon on the fishing pier in Puerto Ayora. A baby sea lion, perched on foreflippers, waits for mama sea lion to return from fishing with a fresh batch of milk. A giant Galápagos tortoise walking in an open field of green with trees in the background. Free and wild to roam wherever fancy takes them. A giant Galápagos tortoise grazing in an open field of green with trees in the background. A mouth already fool a tasty grasses, but looking for its next bite.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

There is no official name for the arch and bust installation at the entrance to the Charles Darwin Research Station. It’s often referred to simply as the “Darwin Arch” or the “Darwin Monument.” I pass it daily.

#Photography
The Darwin Arch and Bust installation at the entrance to the Charles Darwin Research Station. The Darwin Arch installation at the entrance to the Charles Darwin Research Station.
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A tiny ground finch fluttered down, bold yet gentle, sharing my lunch uninvited but welcome, its presence turned a simple meal into a moment of quiet companionship and unexpected joy.

#Photography
A tiny ground finch sits on the back of a chair with the Puerto Ayora harbor in the background. A tiny ground finch sits on the back cushion of a chair, with Puerto Ayora harbor in the background. A tiny ground finch stands on a table in front of a bread board and empty tapas bowl wondering where its share is. A tiny ground finch stands on the edge of a table looking down at the ground where it spots some wayward bread crumbs.
November 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A sea iguana rests at the middle post’s base, perched on a sunlit rock. With a sudden leap, it commits to the water, slicing into the surf and gliding toward the kelp beds, ready for a salty feast of seaweed.

#Photography
A sea iguana rests at the base of a wooden post, perched on sunlit rock. A sea iguana, with a sudden leap heads toward the open water and distant kelp beds, ready for a salty feast of seaweed. A sea iguana lands in open water and begins it swim to nearby kelp beds for a lunch of seaweed. A sea iguana swimming in open water.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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I can’t wait to see Pacho again. It’s been a while since we were last together. He’s not my cat, he’s his own Tom. A wild Ocicat who followed me home from a walk and stayed until I moved on. Monday can’t come soon enough for me, and I hope for Pacho too.

#Caturday
An Ocicat, staring at its human after a meal and a nap. An Ocicat lounging against a wall at the end of the hallway, eyes closed but alert and ready to pounce. An Ocicat lying between the sofa and the coffee table, daring its human to touch him while prepared to defend himself from affection. An Ocicat asleep on his human’s bed, his human afraid to go to sleep for fear of being eaten when said Ocicat wakes up.
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Neon island themed Christmas lights glow on lamp posts: tortoises, sea lions, jellyfish, sharks, crabs, pelicans, and blue footed boobies all glowing above the weekly Friday night street fair. My last.

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Neon island themed Christmas lights glow on lamp posts: tortoises, sea lions, jellyfish, sharks, crabs, pelicans, and blue footed boobies all glowing above the weekly Friday night street fair.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Raise your foreflipper if you’re committed to a joyful day. Bend over backward like a contortionist if that’s how far you’ll go to make it happen. Happy Thanksgiving from the coalition of committed sea lions.

#Photography
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Thankful first for the dream, and second for living it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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43 & 45 drove debt sky‑high with unpaid tax cuts & programs. 44 & 46 added trillions trying to repair the crises Republicans left behind. From $5.8T to $36.6T, Republican presidencies show the cost of reckless policy & crisis recovery. Democratic presidencies reflect attempts to save the Republic.
A stacked bar graph showing the trillions added to the National Debt by two Republican Presidents via tax cuts for the rich and unfunded programs, and the trillions added to the National Debt by two Democratic Presidents trying to save the Republic.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Yes, it looks like airspace over Venezuela is shutdown right now.
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Very few hospitals allow the woman to submit a birth plan. The post below is the genesis of the conversation.
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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I’ll track two from Brazil and two from Puerto Rico and we’ll see where we are between now and March 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Canks is in love with Zohran

Does he love me? I want to know
How can I tell if he loves me so?
(Is it in his eyes?) Oh, no! You'll be deceived
(Is it in his sighs?) Oh, no! He'll make believe
If you want to know if he loves you so, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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herd immunity, which means that in certain cases even vaccinated children may still face risk.

This is how antivaxxers sound to the sane (see photo):

2/2 #BelieveScience
#VaccinesDoNotCauseAutism
I once almost choked to death while eating food. I did my own research and discovered that I am not alone-thousands of people choke every year while eating, and hundreds of them die. That's why I don't feed my kids. It's dangerous. Now, plenty of people will point out that food supposedly "prevents starvation," and that might be true, but it's not fair to completely ignore all the dangers food poses-like choking, allergies, gingivitis, and garlic breath. I'm just saying: do your own research and decide what you think is best for your kids. If you choose to give your kids potentially deadly food, that's your problem. But as a parent, I don't think the government has any right to tell me I need to feed my kids.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Galápagos indulgence: Passion Fruit Cheesecake tangs the tropics, Red Velvet stuns with depth, and Torte de Chocolat seals it rich, three favorite decadent riffs on dessert. Hoping to find a fourth before I depart.

#Photography
Galápagos indulgence: Passion Fruit Cheesecake tangs the tropics. Galápagos indulgence: Red Velvet Cake stuns with depth. Galápagos indulgence: Torte de Chocolat seals it rich.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence.

#Photography
A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence. A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence. A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence. A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A crab scuttles across wet concrete, one leg shy yet undeterred, its rhythm uneven but resolute, embodying resilience in each sideways stride against the tide’s relentless call.

#Photography #Video
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Puerto Ayora’s port hums with boats, seabirds wheeling above a cloud‑laden sky, the marine layer draping the horizon in a shifting sliver of blue, softening the bustle into a tranquil seascape.

#Photography
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Laura Loomer is doing her level best to fulfill your hopes.
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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With wars, climate crises, hunger & injustice unfolding daily, it feels disheartening that the top five trending topics on #Bluesky are all about sports. The world aches for attention to urgent realities, yet distraction dominates the feed, leaving silence where solidarity & humanity should rise.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM