The seeds -- huge, oval, gleaming and iridescent as the shell of abalone -- go into the ground the night before the big storm. I push them in deep, enjoying the cool earth.
They're slow growers; I knew that, of course. "These ain't no magic beans, missus," the old man warned me, chortling.
yes, Washington recommends. We have an entire section. And also tips for cleaning you house air. doh.wa.gov/community-an...
rooster monk with a floppy crest gives you the stink eye
Brother Peluko
(commission)
yup. 😭
my work got rid of our only content writer and we are all left to try to become content writers in addition to everything else we’re doing because of course the AI is garbo (or at least I am because I have standards and like things to be well researched and correct). I’m so very tired.
there was a dev that had a presentation showing how it’s basically the statistical equivalent of a billion monkeys bashing on typewriters
A photo of my hand holding two sea slug plushies. A keychain sized one is stacked on top of a larger one that is slightly bigger than my outstretched hand. They are a deep cerulean blue with lighter blue details, and bright yellow stripes across the head and sizes of the body. They have dark blue “ears” (rhinophores) and “tails” (gills). They are photographed in front of a red Japanese maple.
🌊 SEA SLUG PLUSHIES! 🌊
Nudibranch/sea slug plushies will be available to preorder on Friday, May 8th!! More info to follow as we get closer to May☀️
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We'll release the very first #InverteFest Anthology on the first day of #InverteFest, 24 April! It's almost finalized and it looks really good. We have 17 incredible submissions from writer/artist partners, all about invertebrates, and I'm really looking forward to sharing it!
holyheck yikes! glad they got you patched up quick and that you're relatively okay! ❤️🩹
::pounding the table:: Triassic crocs were cool as fuck and deserve more love. "Dawn of the Dinosaurs," pfft, the terrible lizards stole all their best niches from Triassic crocs.
I'll tell you about a new, charming fossil protocroc in today's newsletter. Check it out (or sign up!). 🧪
A marker drawing of a fancy crab with a top hat, bow tie, and monocle. Below the drawing is a Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment pen.
A marker drawing of an aristocrab done for a friend on this day back in 2018 🦀
It is tax time so every self-employed person I know is talking about health insurance and the paradox that earning more money to pay for higher premiums then makes you ineligible for the subsidies so you actually end up with less $.
Fixing this mess is what our government SHOULD be working on.
Rectangular comic panel showing an old timey urban street at night, lit by multiple lamps. A barricade has been erected across the middle of a street, and armed folks mill around. A teenager with a basket is calling out "Got more arrows!"
Friends! My new fantasy adventure comic, OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE, has begun, with new episodes releasing each Wednesday.
Read it on webtoons:
www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ou...
Or read it on my Patreon:
www.patreon.com/c/ChrisSchwe...
Shares and word-spreading very much appreciated!
An anthro medicinal leech standing with their hands on their hips, sweating and sliming and just just looking mirthful.
I am but a humble leech peddler offering you my slimy wares
$80 or best offer
(Note: this base may be used again at a later date.)
Dakota’s tail in panoramic
Back of Dakota’s paw
Another shot of the back of the paw
Full paw
Up close and personal w Dakota, enjoy these photo textures for your digital art brushes you nerds <3 #northdakota #ammp #dinosaurs #paleoart
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okay, it's been... a month... but other than that okay.
yay for more arts! I need to make more art to keep me distracted as well. 😅
oh hi! how the heck you doing? been forever!
not specifically but I tossed it out on all the feeds I could think of
fresh flavors!
#SciArt 🧪 🦑 #invertebrate #invertefest
im sorry I don't have a lot of time to participate in capitalism I have to pick up each of my ducks and chickens every day and tell them I love them and also whisper somewhat threateningly "you tell me if you are not feeling well you adorable little shit" before giving them a smooch and a Capri-sun
The 'eyelashes' on a southern ground hornbill would make a model envious, but here's a neat trick:
Those AREN'T eyelash hairs. They're modified FEATHERS.
Let's take a look at these specialized structures & why the southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) needs these long velvet veils.
tiny watercolor painting of a goose wearing a crown honking angrily
We had the amazing pleasure of encountering an aggressive pet goose while walking around Portland this weekend and he needed to be memorialized immediately
#watercolor #art #birds #birdart 🦉
April 22, 2026, 6-10pm OMSI AFTER DARK BOGS & SWAMPS photo of an alligator
Hey, Portlanders, weirdos, and swamp enthusiasts: Catch me at OMSI the evening of April 22: "A Love Letter to Swamps: Ecology and the Annihilation Book Series." I will share my favorite alligators, among other wonders. omsi.edu/events/omsi-...
A graphic with previews of the PDF cover (an orca breaching under a starry sky), digital wallpapers (mockups featuring an icedevil, landscape, and others), and squid sticker emojis. Text reads: Polar Lights: A charity anthology for Arctic and Antarctic life. $2+. Digital PDF (132 pages of art and writing) • Digital Downloads (3 desktop wallpapers, 2 mobile wallpapers, 1 digital sticker pack, 1 printable cross stitch pattern). All proceeds benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. On the bottom right is the Itch.io logo with "polarlightszine.itch.io" and the Tumblr logo followed by "polarlightszine".
A series of illustration crops featuring Arctic creatures, a walrus, salmon, moose, ptarmigan, caribou, loon, muskox, and puffins.
A series of illustration crops featuring a skua, pintail, prion, rockhoppers, Antarctic reef, cormorants, leopard seal, chinstrap, and Antarctic lanternfish.
POLAR LIGHTS 4 now live!
POLAR LIGHTS 4: EVENTIDE is a digital charity anthology featuring original art and writing from 73 creators. All proceeds benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition.
Grab the zine for as little as $2 here: polarlightszine.itch.io/polar-lights-4
dang glass smart windows 😑
a large banana slug with extra milky slime and one judgmental eye stalk extended
I tripped over a banana slug this morning. we are both annoyed but okay.
truth 🕷️
that “baby cute” one is gonna give me nightmares, tho
