Elizabeth Preston

Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 18:51 UTC

This is probably the @mcsweeneys.bsky.social headline I think of most often. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/in-... (from 2018)

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 20:32 UTC

She also told me "We saw an animal!" "What kind of animal?" "It was called a fog." "A frog?" "No, a FOG." "I've...never heard of that animal." "It looked like a deer." "Fawn, honey. You saw a fawn."

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

Picked my 7-year-old up from her first day of forest camp. Her: "We had a word of the day! And...it wasn't abomination? Something like that." Me: "Um. Do you know what it meant?" Her: "Something that makes you better, like a bunny has long ears." Me: (trained for this moment) "Adaptation!!" 🧪

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:27 UTC

Not that I know of, and usually I see a mix of honeybees, bumblebees, many little waspy things. The zucchinis are down the block at a community garden with many flowers.

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:05 UTC

Are anyone else's pollinators missing? 🐝 I'm in MA and my hydrangeas are usually swarming with bees (like, children don't want to walk past) but right now are empty. My zucchinis are normally robust but this year I have only small, misshapen ones and I think they're under-pollinated. 🧪

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 13:18 UTC

OUT: scale bar
IN: scale guy
EVEN BETTER: scale guy in peril

(figure source: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...) 🧪

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 13:19 UTC

We only need to be on Mass Ave for literally one block in Arlington, but it involves a left turn from the bike lane across three lanes of traffic. Next time I'm taking the sidewalk/crosswalk because I like being alive!

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 12:47 UTC

Last week I faced my fear of biking on Boston-area streets and rode my bike to pick up my 4-year-old from daycare. She loved it, but turning off Mass Ave was hairy. This morning I asked if we should bike again and she said "Yes!!...Do a better job," and kissed me on the leg.

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 21:17 UTC

The paper did say that they often see one female pursued by up to three males at a time.

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 19:15 UTC

Can anyone who's tried this report back? 🧪

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