He’s always snacking. No idea how he keeps that figure

Front and close view of a dragonfly resting on my finger.

Pulled this little fella off the water today (it was wings-flat on surface). They hung out a while to dry. 🥰 #dragonfly #pondlife

A tiny bee with a dark metallic green-bronze body and yellow fuzz sits at the center of a mock orange blossom, atop the chonky white stamens capped by round pale yellow anthers. Broad white petals surround.

Tiny shiny sweat bee on mock orange.
#bees #insects #bugsky #flowers #flowerreport #garden #macro #photography

Science fiction is where we go to tell the truth when the truth is too radioactive to touch barehanded.

For those less versed in autism advocacy politics, ASAN and AWN releasing a joint statement with Autism Speaks is akin to the ACLU releasing a joint statement with the Federalist Society.

Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…

ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

#AutismIsNotAnEpidemic #Neurodiversity #RFKJr #StopTheStigma #AutismAwareness #ScienceMatters #DisabilityRights #CallOutBS #FactsOverFear

Autistic people MATTER.
They don’t need to change to fit in, we need to GROW to include them.
Celebrate, support, and stand with autistic people.
They belong.
They MATTER.
ALWAYS. ✊

#AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #InclusionMatters

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Starting Points for Understanding Autism I believe that the best path to understanding autism is a thinking style which tends to concentrate resources in a few interests and concerns.

"With the right strategies and understanding in place, most autistic people can thrive. Without them, life can be incredibly difficult, & much of what we have to give to the world gets lost." @fergus.oolong.co.uk, at TPGA:

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism "Pediatricians want all children to thrive, including autistic children, and they are here to help families navigate screenings and diagnoses. Autistic children demonstrate behaviors that are...

"Pediatricians want all children to thrive, including autistic children, and they are here to help families navigate screenings and diagnoses. Autistic children deserve love and belonging like all children." Thank you, American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Popping in to see the reactions to the joint letter to RFK from the #neurodiversity #autistic #autism #asd community 🍿🥤

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.

a free bird identifier app tells me that within my yard, singing to me at this moment are a Northern mockingbird, a gila woodpecker and an ash throated flycatcher

🪶
still learning!
this ID app is my fave bc living outside of South ⛰️🏞️ I am a Jr. Bird🕵️‍♀️, learning about Ash-Throated Flycatcher(s) after hearing a metallic bird screech mixed in with the normal cacophony, alerting me it is🦟🐞🐝season here in Zone9B on the most southern perimeter of the city.
#AltTtext

Purple pansy yellow center

Pansy the sequel
#flowers #EastCoastKin

Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.

Still hitting “post” before proofreading. I have impulse control issues…

We are viewing the blooming buds of an amaryllis. Reds, orange and green blend and outline the the curves of the flowers.

Good day, loves ♥️ Please enjoy this amaryllis photo during you #doomscroll #bloomscroll #flowerreport

Pretty!

frog eggs

Came over this yesterday when I was out in the woods walking the dog, seems to be a good chance of meeting a frog on this walk in the near future

Threestripe corydoras, leopard catfish, Corydoras trilineatus, Hoplisoma trilineatum

I found two little babies the last time I cleaned my external filter, two threestripe corydoras. Now they get to grow up in a tiny tank with shrimps and snails. They grow fairly fast and I caught the biggest one nibbling on some snail eggs, which I found amazing seeing he is only about 8-9 mm long.

Doing puzzles to prevent dementia. Doing them super stoned to obtain psychic abilities.

The sun peeks from behind one of the first branches to bloom with its gorgeous pink this spring.

Ornamental cherry tree bloom today #flowerreport usda zone 8

A very spoiled, calico fantail goldfish is about to suck a pellet of food in his mouth. Cuddles is so named because he was the first of these to take food from my hands and is now a lover of belly rubs.

Hi. Brought my goldfish, Cuddles for show & tell. I hope all of you are doing as well as you can be l, hugs where accepted ♥️

A view through Iris leaves to a frog.

Another view of said frog, in which is easier to tell that he's a bronze frog. He has bronzy-green skin, with paler green around his mouth.

Look who's finally up and about! 🐸

A large green bird with a red crest edged with white feathers, a yellow beak, white feathers under the eyes and on the body, iridescent blue green feathers on the tail, is perched on a branch (red-crested Turaco / Angola). 📸 : jbooba.

💚💛🧡

#birds
#birdphotography
#naturephotography
#widlifephotography

A photo of a liver and white Springer Spaniel sitting on the carpeted floor looking very demanding.

Somebody is demanding a walk. I guess it doesn’t matter that it is 33F and raining. Ugh. He’s relentless.