sollat

Scientist who mostly posts about plants and my cat, Milli. Interested in art, science, weather, baking, #UglyDogs , photography, TV. Former Tweeter.

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2024-09-19 17:11:24

Tricyrtis (Toad Lily) bloomed!
#Gardening #Lily #BloomScrolling
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2024-09-12 18:44:47

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@npub1a4g…yuyx
I have seen vast quantities of prep ads. Could be the shows/channels/streaming services I choose?

2024-09-12 02:02:43

Another successful Wednesday on the books.
#Cats #WhiskersWedneday
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2024-09-06 20:24:48

Went to my parents house yesterday to bake Broccoli Chicken Curry Casserole because they have AC and NO CAT TO YELL ABOUT CHICKEN.
#Food #Cats #PawsOnPatrol
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2024-08-28 13:02:31

How can it be Wednesday
#Cats #WhiskersWedneday
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2024-08-25 14:34:21

Silent En-treat-y
#Cats #SilentSunday
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2024-08-18 14:57:40

Goodbye to the AC for now
Hello to the upstairs view
#Cats #wawx #SilentSunday
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2024-08-18 00:54:28

Vague recollection of seeing a pretty dark red dahlia last year. Apparently bought three different sets of bulbs?
Sounds about right.
#ChaosGardening #Dahlia #BloomScrolling
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2024-08-17 17:00:28

Milli demands treats on normal days but especially on Caturday.
#Cats #Caturday
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2024-08-17 03:53:16

While trimming the dahlias about to lose petals, I repositioned the stakes for a red dahlia and suddenly found another dahlia growing just underneath and in front of it. The flower has its edges nibbled, I think. I’m excited to see what it will look like fully open and whether more flowers will be produced.
#ChaosGardening #Dahlia #Florespondence
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2024-08-14 02:26:07

Why does this picture go so hard? Everything is steampunk? The Western honey bee is so luxe. The masterwort is so structural.
#Gardening #BloomScrolling #Bee
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2024-08-11 21:21:44

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@npub1cxy…vryr
I did that with a live.com email because I would never look at it. It’s still just sitting there collecting unread Microsoft spam, as intended.

2024-08-08 22:27:24

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@npub1t00…kx23
Birthday business?! Happy birthday!
(Sorry about the douchery.)

2024-08-08 14:47:40

Three chonk pickling cucumbers and a double decker zinnia
#Gardening
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2024-08-07 23:45:50

Milli Management TM
“TREATS DAY - CAT WAY”
#Cats #WhiskersWednesday
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2024-08-07 18:20:54

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This is some future Olympic level Waschbäring here.
#CameraTrap #Raccoon #Nature
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2024-08-07 18:10:43

Enthusiastic water park visitors earning their Waschbär credentials.
#CameraTrap #RaccoonParty #Nature
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2024-08-06 02:44:17

Not my best day :blobcatlaugh:
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2024-08-05 01:03:29

I met the garden interloper. Mole in a hole making piles and eating stuff. Not very big… yet.
#Gardening #Mole
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2024-07-28 21:22:16

I was excited to see the new Marvel movie, but the avalanche of promotional stuff and spoilers… I can’t make myself go. I suddenly just don’t care and don’t feel like sitting with a bunch of covid-vectors in a theater.
Weird.

2024-07-28 17:24:48

Big bird energy
Anna’s hummingbird
#Birds
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2024-07-28 05:14:59

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@npub1zt3…0v09
TIL Washington has tanagers *and* orioles?! (If you’re in just the right sliver of land)

2024-07-27 01:19:08

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@npub1c57…awu5
Oops, I’ve Kenny Loggins’d my brain. Well, there are worse things…

2024-07-27 01:10:28

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@npub1c57…awu5
Her tail is pretty fluffy right now. It’s reaching the dingle-danger zone. :blobcatlaugh:

2024-07-27 01:08:08

Gazing into Caturdays future
#Cats #FensterFreitag
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2024-07-24 22:01:08

Ah. I see.
New To Do list just dropped.
On the one hand, thanks for the reminder and specificity, Milli.
On the other hand, I prefer window screens without a cat attached.
#Cats #ClawsForConcern
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2024-07-23 01:12:10

Today I figured out how to use the 0.5 zoom and Moment app to take good close ups!
This bee was either ecstatic or very inconvenienced.
#Bees #Photography
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2024-07-21 16:25:18

The neighbor’s tuxedo cat is sitting on the retaining wall near the rocky garden. She just looks around, occasionally sniffing. Is she meditating? I’m hoping she’s not after the little frog I’ve seen in that area. Maybe she’s rethinking her life choices and vowing to be a better citizen.
Milli is pretty sure she’s the same shithead. I’m pretty sure Milli is correct.
#Cats
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2024-07-19 22:03:39

Last night, raccoons on parade! Momma plus three.
#CameraTrap #Raccoon
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2024-07-19 14:10:26

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@npub1sfl…gczt
That’s what I was wondering. I’m used to their rando pricing changes. This is just weird. I could swear the cashier said a different even higher amount as well, which is why I even looked.

2024-07-19 14:07:08

Starbucks somehow overcharged me a random 50 cents plus tax today. Compared receipts in the app and none of the prices changed. The total was miscalculated!
Wtf

2024-07-19 03:14:02

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@npub1zt3…0v09
It me! I ate them! 🏆

2024-07-19 02:36:12

Pink blueberry berries eaten!
Sunflower endures being slightly eaten!
#Gardening
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2024-07-16 03:31:38

Two cute dahlia flowers, one with a weird little friend
#Gardening #BloomScrolling
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2024-07-13 16:39:10

Caturday art appreciation
#Cats #Caturday
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2024-07-10 16:29:13

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@npub1zt3…0v09
Nice! Tomatoes really took off in the last few weeks.

2024-07-08 16:30:54

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@npub1zt3…0v09
I actually thought it was dead because it was late!

2024-07-08 16:27:54

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@npub1zt3…0v09
This purple one decided to escape its tower and join this hanging planter.
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2024-07-08 15:49:01

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@npub1zt3…0v09
Are you sure that’s a gardenia? Do you have any flowers?

2024-07-06 02:43:27

Floof kittening is hard work in this warm weather.
#Cats #wawx
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2024-07-06 01:09:05

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@npub1sfl…gczt
Is it bad I imagined “shame if something happened to it” as the unspoken ending?

2024-07-05 21:53:50

Is The Mountain Out? Yes!
#MtRainier #Tahoma #IsTheMountainOut #WashingtonState
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2024-07-04 16:03:15

Uh. So I planted ranunculus at some point or is this something else? Seems late but I’m not complaining, just surprised.
#ChaosGardening #Florespondence
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2024-07-04 04:12:42

The blueberry bushes are starting to show signs of ripening berries. The pink berries are difficult to judge, other than by size. It takes time to figure out every year.
#Gardening #Blueberries
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2024-07-03 18:36:16

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@npub1zt3…0v09
It looks like an enormous St John’s Wort!

2024-07-03 15:43:54

Usually only find salamanders on accident by moving a rock or something sitting too long on the patio. This little guy was just hanging out this morning.
long-toed salamander
#Amphibidon #Salamander
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2024-07-03 13:34:17

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@npub1ema…z20p
I wonder how she’d react to a kiddie pool.

2024-07-03 04:37:05

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@npub1ema…z20p
My parents haven’t had a dog that reacted that way to water in a long time. I’m sure it’s not optimal for watering plants but it’s so cute!

2024-06-29 15:22:17

Blue eyes, sharp claws, can’t lose
#Cats #Caturday
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2024-06-28 18:07:04

Friday feets cleanings
#Cats
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2024-06-25 23:38:39

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@npub1zt3…0v09
She loves a good nemesis. It’s kind of like watching a soap opera. :blobcatlaugh:

2024-06-25 00:47:11

There are three northern flickers in the huckleberry bush. It’s not an easy bush for medium sized woodpeckers to sit in, so they just kind of throw themselves into it and sit where they land. I’m glad they’re enjoying themselves!
#Birds #NorthernFlicker #Huckleberry
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2024-06-24 21:03:26

Milli cannot believe the nerve of these birds.
#Cats
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2024-06-24 04:24:23

The flickers are hanging out this week! As shy as ever, but I got a little video of them poking at peanuts.
#CameraTrap #Birds #NorthernFlicker
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2024-06-20 20:30:48

One miniature rose and one long stalk of a succulent flowering.
#Gardening #BloomScrolling
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2024-06-19 18:11:51

I’m getting a lot of side-eye today, but Milli can thank me when she doesn’t get rabies.
#Cats #Vaccinations #HowDare #WhiskersWednesday
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2024-06-13 15:32:52

I find Milli here every morning, sleeping all cuddly under the chair next to her box of toys.
Which means she’ll change it up next week, just in time for her vet appointment.
#Cats
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2024-06-09 19:36:28

When you get the zoomies and don’t know what to do with them.
#Cats
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2024-06-05 14:58:17

Smells good! King Arthur Gingerbread Cake Mix with added semi-sweet mini chocolate chips.
Not sure about the crack in the top. Maybe it’ll close a bit while cooling.
#Baking
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2024-05-28 03:48:37

The squirrels around here are generally pretty unflappable, but this new hose gave them pause for a couple days. Can’t imagine why… 🐍 💦
#Squirrel vs #Hose
#CameraTrap
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2024-05-26 03:17:11

Classic. I sneezed and she froze. Milli is still sitting there like this, so angry, booty cleaning entirely forgotten.
My job here is done.
#Cats #Caturday
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2024-05-23 15:45:59

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I wish the original actor hadn’t had to drop out, but that scene was kickass.

2024-05-22 22:46:29

Whiskers and ear whiskers
#WhiskersWednesday #Cats
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2024-05-21 19:53:39

Milli and I are on the couch with the new quilt. My guts are acting up and her toes require attention.
#Cats #ToeBeanTuesday
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2024-05-21 19:32:37

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@npub10zv…nz7m
The cottonwood fluff was falling yesterday. Glad it’s raining today instead.

2024-05-20 18:26:47

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@npub19fc…ay3c
The effects and characters in the first one are pretty great. If it wasn’t for That Woman, I might even feel good about watching it.

2024-05-20 15:59:28

We’re both feeling a bit Monday.
#Cats
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2024-05-18 20:09:02

Waiting for some Caturday belly rubs.
#Cats #Caturday
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2024-05-17 22:18:06

Me: BUMBLEBUTT!
Bee: who u calling bumble butts, lady
#Bees #Bumblebee
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2024-05-16 21:37:02

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@npub1c57…awu5
Planting things in the yard and immediately forgetting what and where. Also when.

2024-05-15 16:21:29

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@npub1zt3…0v09
Oooh!
Looks like red-breasted sapsucker to me!

2024-05-11 14:27:02

Happy #Caturday morning, West Coast!
#Cats
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2024-05-09 22:34:08

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I forgot there’s a new (new new) Ghostbusters movie. 😂

2024-05-09 14:03:21

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@npub19fc…ay3c
If I had never seen one and didn’t know anything, I suppose “that shiny bit”?

2024-05-08 23:19:15

Somebody got *a little excited* about a crow on the roof and went on a zoomies rampage.
#Cats
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2024-05-08 01:50:05

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I think of it as a heist movie without a happy ending.

2024-05-07 21:03:27

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I’m no expert on whatever Yoda is. Maybe he lost the thing that sparked joy?

2024-05-07 21:01:11

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I mean, everybody in the OG trilogy is either old and ragged, or young and untrained.
I do agree that doing gymnastics while wielding a cut-your-arm-off weapon is just unsafe.

2024-05-07 16:06:20

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@npub19fc…ay3c
Also windows in general.

2024-02-12 16:43:31

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@npub1zt3…0v09
Hahaha! Junk heaps are just human-made bushes. It’s probably happy in there.

2024-02-12 16:39:15

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@npub1zt3…0v09
Towhees are funny. They like to scratch around in the undergrowth but they’ll come out and grab a peanut if they feel like it. I never had one up on a feeder. They prefer finding things on the ground.
Watched the video: yeah it’s listing a bit. They don’t usually run that fast. They’re more hoppy. Hopefully safe in your yard while it heals.

2023-11-30 00:02:57

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I have a theory that the Universe is a bit perverse. If probability is always expressed as a ratio where neither side is known to be zero, then somewhere and somewhen in the Universe ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. And if anything can happen, the thing you don’t want to happen will happen whenever and wherever the Universe feels like playing dice.
Then I just giggle and don’t worry about it at all.

2023-10-09 04:08:36

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@npub1gg8…439g
Cool!
I can’t believe they’re still working on that street along the water. I picked up so many nails in my tires from that detour in 2019… 😂

2023-09-25 21:09:46

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@npub1867…mfsf
I get these tiny bugs crawling all over my hummingbird feeders after a while. I could see something going for those little guys and not needing a ton of speed to do it.

2023-08-21 21:49:13

Miss Havisham has a new way to order refreshments from the highest point on the patio.
#Birds #StellersJay
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2023-08-15 01:01:51

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@npub1lv4…ru5g
“Down on the Farm” from the Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Probably not as cozy as you’re looking for tho. More what happens when practitioners… practition a little too long.
https://www.tor.com/2008/07/20/down-on-the-farm/

2023-08-08 18:15:17

So far it’s been flower on, flower off, but I *might* have my first eggplant growing!
I started it indoors and it was doing nothing. I moved it outside because I thought it might die faster, but it seems to like outside better anyway.
#Gardening #Darwinian #SometimesAnEggplantIsJustAnEggplant
Fairy Tale (F1) Eggplant
Mini-Eggplant
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2023-08-04 21:12:00

Earlier: perfectly normal cat chillaxing by the window
Milli says:
“OH HAI”
“KISS PAW”
#FensterFreitag
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon
#FluffyFoot
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2023-08-02 20:49:15

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@npub1zdp…vqv8
Gen X had all the experiments.
Maybe the math camp kids need to build some bridges with popsicle sticks or something.