A family of Ravens is putting the goth back in gothic at NYC's largest cathedral--St John the Divine. There are five mouths to feed, so the parents are staying busy! ⛪️⛪️⛪️ #Ravens #Cathedral #birding
An image documenting multiple bee species with ID tips Andrena: Usually looks like a black bug in a fur coat Some Andrean will eat anything (Generalists) Including A. dunningi, a black bug in a brown fur coat, some hair on head, and no colored hair on abdomen A. milwaukeensis, a black bug in a longer golden-red fur coat. Thorax is all orangey rust fur, top of head has some hair, and T1-T2 have orange hair too But many Andrena are picky! (Specialists) A. erigeniae is a spring beauty specialist A. erythronii is a trout lily specialist Both of them are black with a soft, sparse gray-fur thorax Colletes- C. inaequalis is the Colletes most likely spotted They are fluffy yellow thorax, fluffy face, and black abdomen with strong white/cream banding. Likes: Willows and fruit trees (pink apple blossoms, cherry, pear, plum). The Key with Colletes is a heart-shaped face. Less common is C. thoracicus, which is like C. inaequalis, but more red/rust/orange
Tiny Bee SPRING SHOWDOWN: Andrena (more common) vs Colletes (more cute, IMO) Their pollen zones on female bees are different, with Andrena having more of a "knee-pit" / armpit collection that looks like a bulky leg warmer. Colletes is more divided between tibia and femur Their wings have slight differences, with different scaled submarginal shapes. Additionally, andrena has a straight line where Colletes tends to have an S shape in the middle of their wing Their butts (abdomens) are different, with proportions exaggerated here. On Andrena T3 and T4 are bigger than T1 and T2, while on Colletes, the opposite is true Head shapes: Andrena has a square/rectangular head, while Colletes has a heart-shaped head. They're both cute.
quick, look at an Andrena vs Colletes comparison before it becomes irrelevant, until like July. Colletes are big spring guys and only show up rarely later in the year.
On a grassy green hill beneath a starry night sky, the firefly clings to a branch and dangles a tied stack of story notes from a stick with the label “Darlings” written on the top page. The caterpillar reaches for the tied bundle of notes with mouth wide open, ready to chow down. Behind the tree, which still has bite marks from the caterpillar’s previous meal, the mantis holds her claws to her face in dismay. Dawn is beginning to tint the horizon red. The image has the text: Day 2: #CampMap
Good morning, #CampRevPit! 🏕️ Today, please draw us your #CampMap: Use a visual metaphor to describe where you are with your project. Are you lost in the woods? Climbing a mountain? Sailing the seven seas?
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Starlight Stories... #CampRevPit Cabin: #CRPBeeMine @seeclarkewrite.bsky.social is already on the hunt to find new beta readers and CPs! And campers in her cabin already want to read! Sounds like there’s going to be a lot of awesome stories around the camp fire.
✨Story time!✨Each night we'll be posting a Starlight Story from #CampRevPit, sharing a behind-the-scenes look at all the fun! In our first tale, we're highlighting @seeclarkewrite.bsky.social from Cabin #CRPBeeMine! Great job connecting with other campers. We're ready to gather around the camp fire!
Embers of Excellence #CampRevPit Cabin: #CRPDryads @sagecollins.bsky.social jumped in right away and got into the spirit of camp immediately! AMAZING JOB!
🎉 AWARD TIME! 🎉 Each day we're going to give a new Ember of Excellence, a daily prize running throughout #CampRevPit! Our first Ember goes to @sagecollins.bsky.social from Cabin #CRPDryads! Way to get into the camping spirit! 🏕️
This. Is. Everything.
Everyone needs to listen to the #CRPBeeMine Playlist!
Isn't @jademason.bsky.social the coolest?
🎧️ DND
Who is up for some ghost sprinting tonight?
Join @cholemarcus.bsky.social and the #CRPNightOwls for sprints tonight at 8pm ET!
Lots of sprinting coming up!
No matter what your plans on after camp, join @jessawrites.bsky.social and the #CRPSugarGliders for some sprints to GET IT DONE!
Today's session is coming up! 👀
Puns are the best! #ACES2026 #ACESPunSlam
A cat napping in the bakery
digital drawing of a viscacha in silhouette against a blue sky
digital drawing of a viscacha in silhouette running in ruins
viscachas
Wow you created an entire Claude “skill sheet” of your “voice”? Why not use the free one that lives inside your brain
Every time I read a piece about somebody with an “ai-assisted editing process” I feel like I’m watching someone trying to intellectualize a deliberate choice not to think or concentrate
Me and my besties after being left behind by AI
It's time for all the #CRPNightOwls to gather.
Head on over and sprint with @chloe.bsky.social for the next two hours!
A "Welcome Campers" banner with colorful, mismatched letters hangs across a paved road leading into a lush, wooded area. On the right, a two-story brick building sits behind a low stone wall, while thin, bare trees frame the entrance to the forest in the background.
HELLO CAMP REVPIT!
Are you interested in getting some words in before the rest of camp wakes up? Head on over to @zillawrites for some 5am sprints!
#CRPEarlyBirds
A well-fed green caterpillar sits on a little hill to the right of the screen, eating a pile of pages labeled with the words “story notes.” On the left, a Camp RevPit flag waves at the end of a flagpole. There is a blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background. The following text is on the picture: Day 1: #CampKickOff
Good morning, Campers! 🏕️ Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some introductions!
Use #CampKickoff to tell us a bit about yourself and what you're working on. Pitch it in any way, shape, or form.
Don’t forget to join @chloemarcus.bsky.social tonight!
(Me and the #CRPEarlyBirds are getting into our sleeping bags…)
Barbie pink B with "choose your fighter" in white text" from Barbie the Album.
Join @chloemarcus.bsky.social tonight 8pm-10pm EST for some late night sprinting with the #CRPNightOwls!
Then in the morning, @zillawrites.bsky.social will be leading sprints from 5am-7am EST with the #CRPEarlyBirds!
Sometymes evil doth seeme so powerful that the heart groweth sick. But ther ys comfort yn the fact that evil ys an aberration. Our default settinge ys lovinge each othir and lookinge out and takinge care. We smyle at children. We give somebodye bus fare. We share advyce. Kyndenesse ys braverye.
background of campsite with a timeline describing the following Camp RevPit date: 20 April: Camp RevPit starts 22 April: Feedback swap matches are assigned 27 April: Query feedback swap is due 29 April: First pages and positivity pass is due 1 May: Camp RevPit ends
Hope everyone's ready and packed for #CampRevPit! 🏕️
Here are some key camp dates to keep in mind. See you around the campfire tomorrow!
CALLING ALL CAMPERS
#CampRevPit kicks off tomorrow!!
#CampRevPit starts tomorrow!!!
Take a look at the prompts calendar! You can participate in just one, a few, or all prompts—whatever works for your goals and energy. 💛
The #CampRevPit cabins are coming together and gearing up! Meet our lovely CABIN LEADERS who help bring it all to life ⬇️
An illustrated diagram showing how country houses go through cycles of building up and breaking down as humans come and go from them. How through Blood, Sweat, Tears, and Elbow Grease a house is built up, then decays through Condensation, Pollination, Captivation, and Evaporation, aided and and abetted by both the eye of the occult and buried secrets.
How Houses Re-Enchant Themselves
From the essay "The Ecology of The Abandoned Farmhouse" found in Beyond The Fields We Know: An Almanac of Midwestern Prairie Spirits.
A night photo of a lawn and the driveway next to it. There are THREE HEDGEHOGS in the photo; you can clearly see one of the tiny hedgehogy faces. They are brown with some lighter tips. The brown is the color of dark bark.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THREE HEDGEHOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In this digital illustration, three baby dragons are sheltered from rain by their gigantic mama dragon. They are on a rooftop in front of a cityscape. The babies gaze up at their mom, smiling.
Sheltering the littlest flames
