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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻

@craftybear.bsky.social
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Retired sr. tech analyst (API debugging). Former DJ (85–87 in college). I enjoy baking, gardening, crafting, & video games. Living in Waltham, MA. with my husband. Let’s grab a coffee if you’re local/Boston.

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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Last nights capture was Triangulum Galaxy. Much further away so hard to get details with my setup. High clouds tonight so no captures. And if there is ever anything you want me to capture, let me know. I can tell you whether my telescope can capture it. #astrophotography #dwarflab #triangulum
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here are the results from last night. I like this mosaic feature to get a wider more complete version that I can custom crop. I need to tweak it a little more in my photo editor and third party stack editors. 1st pic is regular. 2nd is mosaic. #astrophotography #dwarf3
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here we go. I now have an external outdoor battery hooked up to my telescope. This should definitely run it overnight. The most I can get without that battery is 3 1/2 hours. The battery should give me nine hours. So I’m doing a six-hour mosaic composition of the Andromeda Galaxy. 🤞
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last walk for this week. Battened down the hatches yesterday and this morning for the nor’easter. And I’ve been told I’ll need to make apple filled empanadas from cinnamon rolls to keep the hubby happy. 🤔
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I know what a lot of you hoes are getting for Christmas. Especially @siameseeels.bsky.social. LOL.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just so everyone knows, (like this is important. 🙄) I’ve boxed up all of my Patriots sweats and no longer a supporter. Fuck Robert Kraft.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally happy with the tweeks. It took a lot of algebra for the number of shots and 16x9 format. #eclipse
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Awwww. Cute Elphie! Kirby the day he came home.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you see this, post something pink
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
At the #Robyn concert!
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Afternoon flop
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just a reminder. #meangirls
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ARGH!!! It started off good and then a light cloud cover rolled in from the west. I tried tweaking the gain (iso) and exposure time but it was not enough to cut through the clouds. These are the only decent ones I got.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s starting. Another hour to go for peak coverage.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@50poundnote.com Happy Birthday mister!
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Make a band bigger Multiple Missing Persons
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Guys! I think I finally found a missing 80s drink! Remember Orange Julius? That place in the mall that only sold orange drinks? Duncan has a new item this summer that I’m just now getting around to trying. Protein Daydream refresher with mango pineapple. It is super close and taste and texture.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I’ve got my Dwarf 3 set up on the deck ready to go. 1 hr. 25 minutes to go time.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Docked in Lisbon today. Heading in to the town later to get some port wine to bring back. *hic*
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Beautiful sunset in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Elvissa last night with friends.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is 62! Celebrating in Barcelona. We will be on the cruise with some of the other people I’ve seen posting on here as well.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Some quick editing of tonight’s celestial body, Heart Nebula. I’m going to reshoot tomorrow with a higher gain/iso to try for more color and details but I’ll have to up my noise reduction in processing. #dwarf3 #astrophotography
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Here comes Monday.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hat tip to @crashingoutshow.bsky.social for today’s artistic break challenge.
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
whoopsie
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@juddwinick.bsky.social Hi Judd! I’ve known you a very long time. Well…through TV that is. And GL. Thank you for Kyle. and I tweeted with you once when you and Pam were in, I think, S. Africa and trying to get home and your flights were delayed and told you it was because airspace closed.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Too hot for the dog bed.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day to all my northern friends! Apologies that we suck as neighbors. 😢
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Stephen Colbert Praises Brave Canadians
ALT: Stephen Colbert Praises Brave Canadians
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In stalker mode and waiting in the ball. #kirby #aussie
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🍂🫖🍁 Pete’s British Fall 🍂☕️🍁 @pmc871.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Just an FYI… 🏳️‍🌈
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Wow. 7.8 mag. earthquake in Philippines. Videos online show buildings collapsing and people are trapped in rubble. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Anyone getting prepped for their colonoscopy soon? Haukadalur Geothermal area in Iceland.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Just casually climbing a volcano after breakfast. #Eldfell #Vestmannaeyjar
The cross is a memorial for the people that died in the volcano’s eruption in 1973.Josh and I having fun at the topClimbing up Eldfell volcano in Iceland and at the 1/2 way point.Cracked lava rock
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month!
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WEATHER IS HAPPENING @weatherishappening.com · 30/05/2026
THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT CULD BE THE EXPLANATION OF THE BOSTON BIG BOOM
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I got this really nice picture of St. Giles Cathedral last night around sunset. And that was after 3 Tamdhu 12 yr. Scotch whiskeys. *hic*
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hey @sachacoward.bsky.social! I finally have it! We’re in Edinburgh and Blackwell’s South Bridge had it in stock. I grabbed the last one. Saved me $15 in shipping by flying over here. Ha! All that is missing is a big hug from you. We leave Glasgow tomorrow on a cruise.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hello Firth of Forth!
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Custom shirt request for a friend. The tiny print was a pain in the ass.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I need Bluesky flower experts help! My peony is starting to open up. Just as we’re going on vacation for two weeks. 🤦🏻 Is it possible that I can cut it and wrap it in a moist paper towel and put it in the refrigerator to delay it blooming until we get back for two weeks? It’s my peony bloom.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Ok…this is fun and kinda addictive. trek.epicrandomness.com
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@bearden64.bsky.social I’ve made our shirts for the Green Party on the cruise. We’re doing a green party instead of a white party. That is the night after we finish touring Faroe Islands and head for Iceland.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Just in case anyone needs a timeline cleanse or a moment of zen, Kirby has got you.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Not a drag queen.
lgbtqnation.com
Former leader of anti-gay Christian org arrested for allegedly soliciting 14-year-old boy - LGBTQ Nation
Alan Chambers is accused of sending explicit messages to an undercover detective posing as a minor.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Post an iconic movie image 🎬 🎥 🎞️
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Help! My phone system storage says I have over 5 GB of document and data in Bluesky. I cannot locate any place in the Bluesky documentation on how to review and clear this or even to clear the cache. Hopefully some of you power users can help me out. @support.bsky.team
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I’m glad I have tomato cages that are not being used currently. My peony is getting top heavy.
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Bird fight! I’ll post the video in the responses. You still cannot post a photo and a video in the same post on #Bluesky
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Donald 🏳️‍🌈☕️🍁🎧🧵🔭🐻 @craftybear.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Had a great day playing ball in the backyard with Kirby. He makes a great goalie. I’m ordering a new ball since this one has scene (ha!) better days. I look at my peony! It’s gonna be huge! Maybe. #kirby #aussiedoodle #peony
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