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Another fun cat piece for #caturday. 😀
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/whimsical-cat-duo-lisa-s-baker.html

#cat #cats #catsofmastodon #catsofpixelfed #mastocats #art #artwork #mastoart #mastodon #fediart #arte #fediverse #fedigiftshop #watercolor #creativetoots #AYearForArt #buyintoart #artist #artistonmastodon #fun #smile #saturday #colorful #catlovers

Mr. Purrsival, my steadfast studio assistant, checks proportions on a work in progress by looking at things from a different angle.

Happy #caturday from me and the kittens

Spooky season is just around the corner (or already started if you're a real one) so it's time for an annoying reminder:

Pumpkins that end up in landfills release a LOT of methane and are very bad for the environment. Composting pumpkins is a great alternative, or giving them to neighbors with chickens!

Personally, I let pumpkins biodegrade in my yard with fingers crossed they will start their own pumpkin patch, but I'm 99% sure all the seeds get eaten by various wildlife.

Seriously, If this not one sexy maggot? This larvae was well over an inch long and floating on the surface of a marsh in Northern VA. I believe this is likely a horsefly and am even more confident its a #Tabaniid Happy bonus #FlyDay

#Insects #Diptera #Larvae #Water

It's been a beautiful dah-lia.
And a bee 🐝

#StetWalk #edibuddies #DayOff #Nature #wildlife #flower #photography #bee #NaturePhotography #Autumn #garden #GardenPhotography #insect #Bumblebee

The poison ivy is beautiful this time of year

#mutualaid #mutualaid2023

**🆘​URGENT ‼️​ VERY TIME SENSITIVE🆘​**

A longtime internet friend has fallen on hard times. Her husband was the main income source and suffered a massive stroke. She's a Black disabled mom with two kids.

Currently she's only raised $200 out of the $500 she needs for rent and has only ONE MORE DAY to get it. She doesn't have much time left so I'm hoping this reaches as many people as possible.

*PLEASE HELP*. Share widely and donate whatever you can:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/vcbvhb-a-year-of-survival

I see people posting Hawaii vacation pics lately and wonder if they’re ignorant or just don’t care. So…

Question: did you know Native Hawaiians have repeatedly asked tourists to not visit for many, many years? And especially since Covid? And again after the Maui fires?
Because tourists (and mainland corporations) use up all the resources plus damage the ecosystem?

https://globalnews.ca/news/9900430/hawaii-maui-fires-tourism-kanaka-maoli/amp/

#hawaii

this family of cranes was hanging out on the opposite side of a little river so didn't mind me getting a little closer to them then they probably would have normally. finally i was able to get some nice crane pics. i think they're just so cool.

#birds

Don't remember where I found this but I think about it a lot.

Someone approves of all of the windows in my new apartment.

#CatsofMastodon

had a seasonal thematically appropriate visitor today

I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of photos I took over the weekend. So instead of slogging through them ...........I went out birding again. It was unseasonably hot and I wasn't expecting to see much in the short time I had. Then I found something I've always wanted to capture - baby cygnet having a ride and a nap on mums back! Obviously I took another few hundred photos. And that's after I ran into a tortoise having a fight with a wattlebird - but that's a whole other post to come! #birds #birdphotography #nature #blackswan

Privilege to look after this cat and have him sleep happily at the end of my bed #catsofmastodon