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Laurie
@elsdrai.bsky.social
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Mother, artist (traditional mostly and dabbles with digital), nature photographer and speed runner of friday the 13th on the nes. I also play other video games.
You can buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/elsdrai
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This is Jack. He was given a pair of overalls today. Doesn’t mind wearing them, but wants to be clear he will not be performing any manual labor. 12/10 (IG: jeffthebasset)
a tricolor basset hound puppy named Jack sits on a gray couch wearing a pair of jean overalls. he looks up at the camera with an expression that says, "are you serious?" this is not what he meant when he requested a blue collar.
April 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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This is Honey. She's a half-blind senior who survived a bear attack while protecting her family and farm. “She protected our chickens and our family," said her mom. "She’s our little savior." Honey has been treated for her injuries and is on the mend. We're awarding her our highest honor, a 15/10
a black and gray dog with bandages around her head and neck is caught mid-lick. she's reaching up towards her human's face to give him kisses. her human sits in a chair wearing a beige ball cap and a white shirt. he smirks as he accepts her kisses. an inset photo of Honey, the black and gray senior pup. she sits on brown grass in dappled sunlight. she smiles up at the camera. her head looks small because it's wrapped up in bandages.
April 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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rawfitz65.bsky.social
No cathedral or choir is more beautiful than this.
March 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Hedy Lamarr, Austrian born Hollywood actress, was also a designer/inventor who created aviation designs for Howard Hughes and co-patented a “secret communication system” - the basis for modern WiFi #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth
Monochrome photograph of the upper half of a white woman in glamourous top and with stats on wires surrounding her head
March 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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elenarenn.bsky.social
I noticed they cut down a few huge trees in my area and was suddenly struck by anxiety that this one would follow #art
Drawing of an old tree in black ink with a background in coloured pencils
March 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
“Passage”, 2007 by German installation artist Cornelia Konrads #womensart #Spring
Photo of a doorway created with twigs in a lush green forest
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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manykarz.bsky.social
Always remember to expose for the white furs.
📷 Pentax K1000, 50mm f/2
🎞️ Ilford XP2 Super ☢️
#believeinfilm #catsonfilm
A tabby cat with white sits high on a cat tree, looking off to his left, probably at a bug.
February 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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sciam.bsky.social
Experts at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have rediscovered a recording and determined it’s probably the oldest whale recording still in existence. The likely vocalist? A humpback whale. 🐋 spklr.io/6007Dxy1Z

📷: BlackBox
🎙️: Luis Lamar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
February 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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weratedogs.com
This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog)
February 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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walksincamera.bsky.social
Looking up #trees #woodland #treeclub
February 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Misty woodland #trees #woodland #treeclub
February 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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rainwood.bsky.social
#Two orcas in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #Alaska
A pair of black and white orcas swimming in Kenai Fjords, a national park in Alaska.
February 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Mosaic Stairs (San Francisco) by Irish ceramicist Aileen Barr and US mosaic artist Colette Crutcher #WomensArt
Looking up at outdoor stairs which go up the side of a hill in a park, the mosaic steps are colourful and reflect a whole image of a path by flowers going to a moon, the stains have met silver coloured railings
February 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Juliette Clovis, contemporary French ceramic artist who works with porcelain #womensart
Photo of side view of ceramic bust in white with blue floral patterning partly.and Mohawk style spikes on head neck and back
February 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has said that her pumpkins act as self-portraits. The idea began as her parents owned a plant nursery and she has described the pumpkin as “a spiritual home,” a form in which she sees herself reflected #Womensart
Four paintings in vivid colours featuring a pumpkin created with dots against a brightly coloured background
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
elsdrai.bsky.social
This is my dad's cat, Boo Boo. I met her for the first time the other day. Very loving and sweet kitty. I love her. #cat #blackcat
A black cat sits on the bed, with her keyboard behind her.
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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#StreetArt by #Noarnito, 2026
@noarnito
February 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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joeymaier.bsky.social
#Bluecrab #oyster #parasite

"Oysters reduced parasite densities in the water...Our results jointly support that oysters benefit adjacent community members through feeding on transmissive stages of their pathogens"

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Filter feeding by oysters reduces disease transmission in a marine host–parasite system
As a mechanism of the dilution effect, predation and filter feeding on parasitic propagules are hypothesized to reduce transmission to susceptible hosts and alter host–parasite interactions. In marin...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Ethiopian artist Makeda Bizuneh, The Roofs in the Moonlight (c.2013) #WomensArt
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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lkcreations.art
Daily sketch 🐈‍⬛️🪾🌅

Can you spot the ca... no, the samurai ?

#art #artsky #ink #sketch
Photo of a sketch on a table with 3 pens around it. The sketch is a colorful sky with a branch in front of it. Sitting on it is a cat. Somewhere hides a little samurai silhouette. Indian ink on a4 paper.
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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rigmarole.bsky.social
Bullfinch.
Difficulty with wildlife: by the time I finished drawing it, it was long gone 🤧

#watercolor #aquarell #watercolorsketch #watercolorart #artsky #traditionalart #artoftheday #sketchbook #painting #watercolorpainting #quicksketch #aquarela #aquarelle #acuarela #bird #birdsofbluesky #birds
Watercolor sketch of the small bird
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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donjheath.bsky.social
Hot wings
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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witchboy-lael.bsky.social
So, found more Black Moonstone that decided to go home with me. More manageable than the huge pillar that came home with me last time. Heh!

#Crystals #Witch #GayWitch #WitchSky
Black Moonstone shaped into a flame twist. Recently acquired.
February 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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bakerart.bsky.social
A Cambridge street drawing, ink and watercolour over lightly primed stiff paper. Probably a few oil pastel touches to create texture. Gosh, was this 20 years ago? Anyway, it found a buyer. Gonville and Caius college on the left and St Michael's Church on the right.
#watercolour #ink
A loose drawing of Cambridge Trinity Street with pedestrians and parked bicycles lightly sketched in.
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM