Carna, Connemara

#LandscapePhotography #Seascape #Photography #Connemara #Mastodaoine #Ireland

Dramatic clouds at Ahu Tongariki, the site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) having the largest number of moai (statues to honor the dead). See more here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sunrise-on-easter-island-chile-joan-carroll.html
#easterisland #rapanui #moai #statues #sunrise #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters #BuyArtNotCandy #giftideas @joancarroll

One of the hobbies I developed when social distancing was a thing was exploring ghost towns and abandoned places. This is one of the most well-known abandoned homes in Ontario, possibly Canada, known as the Guyitt Homestead. The lawn surrounding the house is still maintained, but the house is falling apart.

#Abandoned #AYearForArt #GuyittHouse #DiscoverON #Ontario

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/abandoned-country-home-during-sunset-ontario-john-twynam.html

Hello fellow Denizens!

Here is my #introduction (Sept 2023 edit):

My name is Stephanie and I’m also ok with Steph or pixie. I love cats so feel free to mute cat-related hashtags if it’s too much.

I’m a 40-something Canadian white cis lesbian/queer woman (she/her) who loves art (I do some digital art), animation (I adore the show Arcane), soccer (especially watching NWSL), animals (particularly cats like my mini panther Ava 🐈‍⬛), video games (Red Dead Redemption 2, FIFA/EAFC, Assassin’s Creed, Cities Skylines, The Sims4), reading cheesy lesbian romance novels (recently expanding to sci-fi lesbian romance 😜) and learning about other people’s nerdy obsessions.

I’ve never been evaluated for autism but I think it’s likely that I am autistic. I gravitate to autistic people and have been learning more about autism and about disability advocacy in general.

I do my best to be inclusive and make my posts as accessible as possible and I am open to being shown a better way.

Some beliefs: I am gender inclusive, pro abortion, pro vaccines, anti-policing, anti-racist, anti-fascist.

I believe we all have the right to access healthcare, housing, food, education, transportation and all our accessibility needs without having to rely on income. I believe this world of community care is possible even if I have tendencies to be a loner.

I’m looking forward to meeting you all.

Some hashtags that represent me and my interests:

#VideoGames #Animation
#Cats #Caturday
#Art #DigitalArt
#Lesbian #Gay #Queer #LGBTQ

Finally got started on the story that I’ve been meaning to serialise for a while now. I wanted to get enough writing done this weekend to publish at least two parts over the week, but apparently that’s not going to happen 😛

On the other hand, the story is really falling into place and I love where the characters are taking me!

I also realized that most of my writing has hidden tidbits and connections that people might not always find/get. I lay these breadcrumbs out because I love discovering these things in other people’s writing. So I thought maybe I should start adding annotations at the end of each part with a link to more info, not a full explanation of what is going on, but enough info for those curious enough to explore further — I guess we’ll see how that goes …

Now to see if I can get a better image to go along with the story — probably will take the rest of the day to do that 😛

#Writing #AmWriting

Pro-Tip: Migrating servers doesn't *have* to mean losing ALL your history ✨ it's not complex✨

- Set up a new account on your new server
- Follow your old account
- BOOKMARK your best old account posts (say 20-30)
- Perform the standard migration process, which links old and new accounts
- BOOST your OWN old bookmarked posts from old-to-new, giving you a starting timeline, then your #Introduction

Sharing as I did this back in early November when I moved 💫 and found it useful #TwitterMigration

Celebrating the life of Dr. Eliza Ann Grier who, emancipated from slavery, became the first Black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomeninMedicine #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay

Changing the Face of Medicine | Eliza Ann Grier

https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_132.html?_gl=1*s8869y*_ga*NTUzNzc0MjE3LjE2NzU1NjA4MDE.*_ga_7147EPK006*MTY3NTU2MDgwMC4xLjEuMTY3NTU2MTEwMC4wLjAuMA..*_ga_P1FPTH9PL4*MTY3NTU2MDgwMC4xLjEuMTY3NTU2MTEwMC4wLjAuMA..

The Grey Heron using its wings, like a parachute slowing a rocket car, as it comes in to land

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography

Talking heads spewing Chinese spy conspiracies, but I’m living in rural Virginia so I know the real truth about who’s coming for us…

Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

Hemipenthes webberi

#Diptera #Fly #Flies #Insect #Insects
#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CreativeCommons #CCBYSA
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemipenthes_webberi_-_Mississauga,_Ontario_2018-06-15_(01).jpg

In the autumn of 1883, a paper in the nation's capital reported that "an Iowa woman has spent 7 years embroidering the solar system on a quilt."

Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend college:
https://www.themarginalian.org/2018/12/06/ellen-harding-baker-solar-system-quilt/

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?"

"Yes, I used LaTeX and couldn't fix that bit"

Any time somebody posts about how great ChatGPT is and how it’s going to power their next system (or powers their current system), I feel like asking “And do you know that ChatGPT is a liar and is delusional?” 😛 (Disclaimer: Just a turn of phrase, I do not believe that ChatGPT is conscious …)

But I guess people will believe what they want to believe. They always have. Current state of the world is a case in point …

#MachineLearning #ChatGPT

This Black-headed Gull flew pretty close to see what was going down on Heron Island, so took opportunity to get this photo.

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography

Newbie here! A friend told me that she couldn't see my bunny artwork (I forgot to post it at first!) so I'm reposting this...

As the owner of two bunnies as pets in the distant past, I was stoked when I heard that 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. So of course I've set out to create some rabbit artwork.

To see it larger and to buy prints, home decor, and more click on https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/year-of-the-rabbit-orange-and-blue-peggy-collins.html

#YearOfTheRabbit #rabbits #bunny #bunnies #rabbitart #animalart #peggycollins #peggycollinsgallery

Baby Chimera
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

Funny cartoon Lobstrosities from the Dark Tower (Stephen King)
Midjourney 4 AI Art#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

Spiraling to Space
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney