She may be smol but she's also big #caturday

Happy #caturday from Sherman

Siesta at the frontier #caturday #neighbourhoodcats #photography

Sleepy Cal.

#CatsOfMastodon

Unfortunately I can't get print screen mapped to my controller, I wasted some time trying to get that to work, so I still have to reach for my keyboard to take screencaps. So I'll probably forget a lot. But I don't want to use the Steam screenshot tool, it's so slow. I'm using Spectacle instead and it is automatically filing the screenshots into a folder for this game specifically. It's very convenient. #DOS2

Due to @edhelangas's intelligence I am now playing on controller instead of KBM and it's much easier on the hands. It even makes some of the icons and stuff that were hard to see bigger because it assumes you're playing on a tv screen. I tried BG3 on controller and surprisingly this is much better. It's still maybe a bit slower to do certain things, and I can't rely on any of my BG3 muscle memory, but running around is way easier. #DOS2

Recruited the Red Prince (Fighter) and Fane (Wizard) as well as Sir Loras (squirrel) and a confused black kitty cat. Did some wanderings, but ultimately made it to Fort Joy itself where the party is treated to an execution of a lizard magister. :/ Setting the vibe early. Going to be a lot of "the ends justifies the means" arguments around here I can see. Next steps is to find the rest of the boat crew and sell some of the crap I've picked up. #DOS2

Human-vector-mediated reptile diseases and hands-on animal encounters.

* "Australia is rich in reptiles, with many of them found nowhere else. Deadly fungi are harming Australia’s wild reptiles."

"In our new research, we explore how people handling reptiles may unknowingly spread fungal diseases, and what they can do to reduce this happening. The fixes are simple, inexpensive and easy to use in the field." >>
https://theconversation.com/deadly-fungi-are-harming-australias-wild-reptiles-this-is-how-to-stop-the-spread-293832

* Champagne, P. S., Butcher, R. G., Bourke, L. A., Seneci, L., & Grogan, L. F. (2026). Mitigating the human link in emerging reptile fungal pathogen transmission. Conservation Biology, e70391. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70391
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.70391
#reptiles #conservation #wildlife #pathogens #FungalDiseases #herpetology #lizards #snakes #AnimalEncounters #experience #harm #PettingZoos #MobilePettingZoos #birthdays #schools #CommunityEvents #tourism #photographers #CitizenScientists #vets #biodiversity #pets #trade #CITES

Bewick’s wren searching for a good morsel in the leaf litter

A couple of yard birds this windy and cool Monday morning-

Hermit Thrush
California Quail

#Birds #Birding

Good morning

#GoodMorning #GarterSnake #snake

#Blog 2026 Week 42 Links: Total miscellany for Thanksgiving.

https://anarchaeopteryx.bearblog.dev/2026-10-12-week-42-links/

What if you rephrased it in your own mind from, “I’m lazy” or “I just can't be bothered” or “I need a good ass kicking” or whatever, to “I don't have enough energy right now to do X” or “I’m saving up my limited energy for X,” or “I’m recuperating from X.”

How would you think about yourself differently? How would you think about your to-do list differently? How would you relate differently to people around you?

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticBurnout

Started the game, built my lizard rogue child and made it off the tutorial ship with the contents of every container we could carry. I'm using some of the Gift Bag features, but otherwise no mods due to the fact that they don't work. Not being able to tilt the camera much is pretty bad for screenshots and dialogue. They didn't plan for the height of the lizards! #DOS2

Finally feel like I'm making some steady progress on the blooms. They're really coming together now as the number of available dark blue pieces dwindles. Listened to the official Celeb Traitors Uncloaked episode and then a couple more podcasts about the latest episode.

#JigsawPuzzles

"Hey, chicken! You're lucky I only shoot with a camera!"
Saw two Ruffed Grouse on the trails today, who let me get way closer than they should during hunting season.

#birds

More Longji rice terraces. This is the one I'd love to paint. They come home to WI Tuesday.

At least I know this one is a heron.

#ballardLocks #Bird #WildLifePhotography

She's nestled in the crook of my arm uwu

#caturday

Today is International #SaveTheVaquita Day! 🎉

With fewer than 20 left, the Vaquita is the world's most endangered marine mammal. I painted this piece in the hope of raising awareness for vaquita.day.

#Cetacean #Whales #Porpoise #Endangeredspecies #Conservation #Animalart #Sciart #NatureArt