Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is one of three Peck's Skippers that were feeding on Ironweed. They were joined by an Augochlorine sweat bee and a European Honeybee. #NativePlants 030
Reposted by Chris CapretteMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/08/2026Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted said the ad was taken down. It wasn’t. And the victims’ family says their grief was used without permission. The details are even worse.meidasnews.comHusted Car Crash Ad Still Up on YouTube Without Permission From Victims' Family Despite Claims it Was RemovedHusted lied about his campaign's involvement with the ad and that he had asked for it to be taken down 901432643
Reposted by Chris CapretteKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end. 14540141067
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Beaver Marsh in Cuyahoga Valley NP is a reliable place for good looks at Green Herons like this one. #Birds, #photography 0120
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The brief rain we had a few days ago has brought out the insects. This long-horned bee was feeding on the yellow cone flower, Ratibida pinnata. These fuzzy bees have really cool eyes! #NativePlants 250
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Here are two lovely mini-tanks: Labidomera clivicollis (Milkweed Leaf Beetle) on the left and Chrysochus auratus (Dogbane Beetle) on the right. They were in my yard because I have their main host plants, Swamp Milkweed and Hemp Dogbane. Have #nativeplants and you'll get native beetles! 160
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Here is a timelapse I made from back in June of #fireflies through my bedroom window. #nature 020
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This is one of my favorite objects to image, NGC7129 the Small Cluster Nebula. It has a little bit of everything as #astrophotography subjects go. 040
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Last fall, I scattered seeds of Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan or Yellow Coneflower, among other common names) in a relatively bare patch of the driveway garden. They are blooming now. A little cranefly visited this one while I was taking the picture! #nativeplants 250
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We had a few, rare clear nights and I was able to get more data on NGC7129 called the Small Cluster Nebula or Rosebud Nebula in the constellation Cepheus. #Astro, #Photography 020
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 09/06/2026This is a recent image of M13 the Hercules globular cluster. I've imaged this object before but I wanted to do it again with a closer view and using a different camera. A distant galaxy is also visible at about the 3 o'clock position. #astrophotography 040
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I saw a fly hovering over the garden. It looked different than most hoverflies. When I opened the picture on my computer, I found that it was a mating pair of Margined Calligrapher flies! The male is clasping the female below. #nature, #insects 040
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The thicket of Swamp Rose, Rosa palustris has lots of buds on it this year! #NativePlants, #Photography 0100
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This Black-billed Cuckoo teed up nicely for me this morning. These birds are seldom seen despite their large size (about the size of a Blue Jay.) #Birds, #Nature, #Photography 0130
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 16/05/2026This is a Six-spotted Tiger Beetle. They are voracious predators on other arthropods and the most common tiger beetle species I see each year. #insects, #photography 0110
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The Mayapples are peaking now in NE Ohio. This one had a little spider visiting. #nativeplants 030
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Black-throated Green Warbler from the local parks Sunday morning bird walk. #Birds 0111
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This was the first American Bittern I've seen in several years. #Birds 1110
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 03/04/2026These two species of toothwort are spring ephemerals: Two Leaved Toothwort, Cardamine diphylla and Cutleaf Toothwort, Cardamine concatenata growing in our woods. #NativePlants 090
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia Virginica are getting ready to pop. #NativePlants 070
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Harvey won't sit still for a picture, especially when there are spots of light to chase. 030
Reposted by Chris CapretteProPublica @propublica.org · 15/03/2026Even after Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved campaign contribution caps, the state Legislature dragged its feet on passing limits — and it’s since loosened them. By @robwdavis.bsky.socialpropublica.orgVoters in This State Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then the State Legislature Had Its Say.Some 78% of Oregon voters approved limiting campaign contributions in 2020. Four years later, the Legislature finally adopted limits, but an advocate for tighter controls says recent changes render Or... 18426154
Reposted by Chris CapretteOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 15/03/2026Commentary: Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...ohiocapitaljournal.comSecretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital JournalIf you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may… 32015
Reposted by Chris CapretteOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 10/03/2026Commentary: A steady stream of legislation largely hostile to public education in Ohio has reshaped nearly every aspect of our schools. This has ignored a fundamental question: What do Ohioans actually want and value when it comes to public education? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/10/w...ohiocapitaljournal.comWe need everyone to build Strong Ohio Schools • Ohio Capital JournalA steady stream of legislation largely hostile to public education in Ohio has reshaped nearly every aspect of our schools. This has ignored a fundamental question: What do Ohioans actually want and… 185
Reposted by Chris CapretteRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington. 511119274901
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 09/03/2026American Robin, harbinger of spring #photography, #Birds 1131
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Here's the sequence leading up to the buck sniff clip. A doe marked a spot and the buck found it. He starts to track her, exhibiting Flehman response and moves up to the camera. #Wildlife 051
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 01/01/2026While my first bird of 2026 was a Red-bellied Woodpecker, I didn't get out and photograph any birds until later in the day when these two, Black-capped Chickadee and Tufted Titmouse teed up on Serviceberry twigs for me. #Birds, #Photography 1212
Reposted by Chris CapretteAnne Kirn @houseofdarkly.bsky.social · 30/12/2025An update: there IS an opt-out email, you should check if your site/merch is in this "feature" and use it. If it's not there now, you should likely set a reminder to check back, since it's new. bsky.app/profile/monk... 2338249
Reposted by Chris CapretteThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️ www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n... 47270864084
Reposted by Chris CapretteBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I dunno Nick; why don't you ask the FBI, who used to track down and threaten teenagers with federal prison time for torrenting Metallica or copying a VHS tape? 1534094
Reposted by Chris CapretteAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Acton: The fact that my opponent is Hindu has absolutely nothing to do with this election. No one’s religion has anything to do with the problems of everyday Ohioans. But this is coming from somebody who has literally spent his life creating culture wars and pitting us against one another. 442670594
Reposted by Chris CapretteAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Acton: [Ramaswamy] literally treats Ohio like a flyover state. When you love Ohio the way I do, you don’t treat it like a flyover state. You don’t move your business from Ohio to Texas. You don’t pit Ohioans against each other with endless culture wars… 10349911201
Reposted by Chris CapretteThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Kash lied to congress. 65688953387
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The Orion Nebula is one of the easiest objects to observe in the northern hemisphere, appearing as the middle "star" of Orion's sword, the general shape of this nebula is visible in binoculars or small telescopes and spectacular in larger scopes. #Astro, #Photography 070
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Another dusty patch, this one in the Constellation Cepheus known as the Dark Shark Nebula. #astrophotography 050
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 28/11/2025It's a little late for Halloween, but here is the Witch Head nebula, a cloud of dust illuminated by the bright star Rigel in Orion. This is a tough object to image from moderately light-polluted skies but doable on moonless nights. #Astrophotography 060
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I'm reprocessing some old data with new tools. I imaged the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in 2022 using my 61mm refractor with a dual narrowband filter and without. #Astro #Photography 081
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 18/10/2025This is the Deer Lick group of galaxies visible in Pegasus, with NGC 7331 in the foreground. This is not a "true" galaxy group as the individual galaxies are not interacting gravitationally. #Astro, #Photography 070
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 08/10/2025The Heart Nebula and surrounding clouds of ionized hydrogen, imaged for a total of 24.5 hours from my backyard. #Astro, #Photography 0170
Reposted by Chris CapretteThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later. 479152287314
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Fresh dew on a Smooth Aster, Symphyotrichum racemosa. #NativePlants, #Photography 0190
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 28/09/2025This is M15, the Pegasus globular cluster. Somewhere in there is a planetary nebula and possibly a black hole at its center. #Astrophotography 040
Chris Caprette @c1kids.bsky.social · 28/09/2025This female Nashville Warbler visited this morning. #Birds, #Photography 0172