Maria (⌐■_■)
@thatecologist.bsky.social
PhD student studying conmycorrhizal density dependence
Currently reading: A Sand County Almanac
Currently reading: A Sand County Almanac
Uh.... we have pasties? Idk if it's slop but it's easy to throw in the oven for an easy meal. I've also been known to whip up a casserole when folks get hungry at house parties, so that may qualify as "slop"
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Uh.... we have pasties? Idk if it's slop but it's easy to throw in the oven for an easy meal. I've also been known to whip up a casserole when folks get hungry at house parties, so that may qualify as "slop"
Alternatively, the main Iglesia de Santo Domingo:
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Alternatively, the main Iglesia de Santo Domingo:
This is the chapel, la Capilla del Rosario in Quito:
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is the chapel, la Capilla del Rosario in Quito:
Here's me at 17, dressed as Jane Goodall for our AP bio class costume day
October 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here's me at 17, dressed as Jane Goodall for our AP bio class costume day
Same in Tennessee, it's too rare here. I miss my childhood in the UP where snowbanks are taller than I am for half the year and the winter nights are long. Spiritually I'm here:
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Same in Tennessee, it's too rare here. I miss my childhood in the UP where snowbanks are taller than I am for half the year and the winter nights are long. Spiritually I'm here:
The great thing about art is that Matisse had no conception of what a grad student office in 2025 would be like, and yet he painted something that really captures the feeling of working in one
September 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The great thing about art is that Matisse had no conception of what a grad student office in 2025 would be like, and yet he painted something that really captures the feeling of working in one
We had another surprise thunderstorm today - not in the forecast until it was on top of us. Trump's NWS cuts are actively endangering my field crew, especially since there were flash floods with no warning.
June 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We had another surprise thunderstorm today - not in the forecast until it was on top of us. Trump's NWS cuts are actively endangering my field crew, especially since there were flash floods with no warning.
Does this mean we'll finally get Saint Dorothy Day? I would also really like Friar Casimir Cypher to be canonized
May 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Does this mean we'll finally get Saint Dorothy Day? I would also really like Friar Casimir Cypher to be canonized
Having a clean record is proof of being a criminal, apparently. This is exactly why we need the humanities in schools, otherwise people with no idea of how to structure logical arguments end up in positions of power
March 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Having a clean record is proof of being a criminal, apparently. This is exactly why we need the humanities in schools, otherwise people with no idea of how to structure logical arguments end up in positions of power
This photo is from Dachau. Men in bunks stacked up to the ceiling is the original death camp, not just the modern one.
March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This photo is from Dachau. Men in bunks stacked up to the ceiling is the original death camp, not just the modern one.
"We are not Europe" must be said by people who are ignorant of the USA's widespread passenger rail and trolley systems a century ago. This is the streetcar that used to run on Charlotte Pike in Nashville, which is now a 5 lane road
March 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"We are not Europe" must be said by people who are ignorant of the USA's widespread passenger rail and trolley systems a century ago. This is the streetcar that used to run on Charlotte Pike in Nashville, which is now a 5 lane road
Things that make me feel better - papers that let me know I'm not the only one struggling to identify canopy size red oaks 😅
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Things that make me feel better - papers that let me know I'm not the only one struggling to identify canopy size red oaks 😅
Academic mood these days
February 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Academic mood these days
Is it normal for lease agreements to say the company can enter your apartment at any time to check that you're in compliance with the rules?
January 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Is it normal for lease agreements to say the company can enter your apartment at any time to check that you're in compliance with the rules?
I tried to change facet labels in ggplot and somehow got this:
This is supposed to be four plots with two smooth survival curves each 😭
This is supposed to be four plots with two smooth survival curves each 😭
January 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I tried to change facet labels in ggplot and somehow got this:
This is supposed to be four plots with two smooth survival curves each 😭
This is supposed to be four plots with two smooth survival curves each 😭
Can anyone guess where these pictures are from? (No cheating)
December 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Can anyone guess where these pictures are from? (No cheating)
Not every tree, just every woody stem over 50 cm in 8.5 hectares
November 22, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Not every tree, just every woody stem over 50 cm in 8.5 hectares
This feels like a metaphor for a certain version of adulthood. I do love tunicates though, they're beautiful and have been one of my favorite animals since learning about them in a comparative vertebrate anatomy class
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 PM
This feels like a metaphor for a certain version of adulthood. I do love tunicates though, they're beautiful and have been one of my favorite animals since learning about them in a comparative vertebrate anatomy class
Great job, Paris! I want to see Nashville on the same path. Imagine West End Ave with 2 car lanes, a green track, and a two-way bike path (and no street parking for the cars, they can go a block over) @freddieoconnell.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Great job, Paris! I want to see Nashville on the same path. Imagine West End Ave with 2 car lanes, a green track, and a two-way bike path (and no street parking for the cars, they can go a block over) @freddieoconnell.bsky.social
Tried my hand at planning a metro system for Nashville, inspired by this morning's chorus of horns, sirens, and modified exhaust systems. Detailed description in the Alt text
November 15, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Tried my hand at planning a metro system for Nashville, inspired by this morning's chorus of horns, sirens, and modified exhaust systems. Detailed description in the Alt text
I've had two social interactions in the bast couple months that amounted to this meme:
So I think everyone's anxiety sticks around because their fears are reinforced by real life experiences
So I think everyone's anxiety sticks around because their fears are reinforced by real life experiences
November 15, 2024 at 1:55 AM
I've had two social interactions in the bast couple months that amounted to this meme:
So I think everyone's anxiety sticks around because their fears are reinforced by real life experiences
So I think everyone's anxiety sticks around because their fears are reinforced by real life experiences