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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did I share Mister Tupelo in the Mines of Moria already? “Let them come! There is one cavy here who still requires treats!”

A guinea pig on its hind legs sitting in a box. You would be forgiven for thinking he is smiling at you.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Apartment-sized autoclaves.

"Plastics" scene from "The Graduate" in which Dustin Hoffman is counseled to succeed by going into plastics.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We like it, and hope you feel welcome. I got the attached shot last week. If you're looking for suggestions, shout.

Panoramic photo of downtown Seattle and the Olympic Range at sunset, shot July 23 from a penthouse restaurant in downtown Bellevue.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you see this, quote skeet a photo of yourself in sunglasses.

In the passenger seat of my brothers car, with his dog supervising from the back seat.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

And the Bezos ad is *back*. Putin-eqse, as distinct from Puttanesca.

Another LinkedIn post advertising executive fitness, advertised with a muscular Jeff Bezos on horseback similar to a famous image of Vladimir Putin showing off his masculnity.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I swear to God it was absent for a couple of weeks, and suddenly it's BACK. Hegseth/RFK Jr./Kid Rock trend alert, I guess.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Gods help you, but you asked...

LinkedIn pitch for those wanting to keep their edge as an executive by...being ripped, I guess?

Associated image from the LinkedIn post, a muscular tattooed middle aged man with half a shirt and a steely eyed look for the shareholders.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

All I’m saying is that we visited a dog rescue in May that had four Australian shepherd mixes from the same litter. Here’s a picture of three of them.

Three Australian shepherd mix puppies at “Are You My Human?” In Bellingham, WA. All were evidently from the same litter.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn’t look right.

Image of Amber Midthunder knee-deep in water hunting and being hunted by a Predator hidden in mists.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

And finally, I’ll leave us with a comment that certain parts of the urban environment can bring you into close proximity. This was taken at the Ballard Locks in 2024.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Here’s some spring in Seattle for your perusal.

Seattle waterfront crane between two piers at dusk.

Seattle ferry at the downtown terminal at dusk

Household entry gate in South Seattle during our Sunday walk. The gate is covered with vegetation.

Close up of flowers during our Sunday walk. There is a small bee on a flower in the top right corner.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Grinch tree see “Right back atcha!”

A small (2 foot) evergreen tree in a pot, topped by a single red ornament. The ornament is heavy enough to bend the top of the tree over.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I love them, but it can be a little intimidating when 15 of them arrive at the coffee shop.

Three crows perched on a light pole with a dramatic blue sky and power lines in the background.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The odds of being attacked by a guinea pig such as Mister Simi are low, but never zero.

A white Abyssinian Guinea pig peering out of its habitat, with its water bottle in the foreground.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The list goes on, right? It's not really engineering-related, but for me peak Washington is a ship's pilot taking down the original West Seattle low bridge. We even have a community-sourced memorial for it that mysteriously appeared during Covid Times.

Bust of a man wearing sunglasses and a beanie cap, with a Crown Royal bag hanging off one side. The bust is a community memorial to Rolf Neslund, who piloted a ship into the original West Seattle bridge, rendering it unusable and forcing its replacement.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Seen at Art Walk in March.

A painting of a bag from Dick's Drive In, entitled "Eat a Bag of Dicks". Seen at Seattle's Art Walk in March 2025.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Bees were loving the columbine this evening.

Closeup of a bee on a purple columbine flower.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

We had a piece of the other folks’ smoked salmon for lunch–so good. And these flowers were for sale at our market this morning.

Tulips and peonies for sale at a Seattle farmers market.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

And the pollinators are starting to show up.

A closeup of a bumblebee on our rosemary plant.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Lotsa things flowering when I walked down to Cove Park Friday.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I hadn’t figured out night mode photography on my iPhone until the last round of aurora(s). I may be slightly obsessed at this point.

A pair of white boots hanging from a utility line above a rail yard, shot at night. The Port of Seattle is visible in the distant background.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

I put on a Death Cab album and looked over to find them like this.

Two guinea pigs snuggled together, one under the fleece blankets, one not.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Mr. Simi sends his regards.

A white Abyssinian guinea pig emerges from a hidey. The hidey is dark blue with a pattern of white marks. The Guinea pig appears to be about to boop the camera.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

I could sit and watch these trees all November.

Trees in our townhouse courtyard. Two Japanese Maples slowly turning red, one in the center has turned bright yellow. There is a hydrangea in the bottom right whose flowers have turned a pink/purple after blooming in light blue this summer.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

We didn’t spring for the most expensive non reflective UV glass, but it turned out pretty well.

Photo of our self-framed print of Xolos, by artist Abby Aceves.the frame is an off-the-shelf that E repainted to save some money on custom framing. Glass and mat cut by West Seattle Art and Frame.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Their beverage selection is broader.

A four-pack of Future Primitive’s Nazi Punks Fuck Off Pilsner in cans, sitting on a picnic table.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Reskeet with a picture of yourself where you’re vaguely menacing.

Chris in a hardware store, holding an axe.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Have a Seattle sunset, courtesy of a friend with a better kitchen view than mine.

Sunset from October 28, 2024, taken from West Seattle, with bright orange colors and trees silhouetted in the foreground.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Rocky Mountain National Park, 2021.

Photo of the Colorado Rockies in a clear summer day, with the image of the mountains reflected in the water of a mountain lake.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

I was in a Buc-ees in Kentucky a few weeks ago and they had several models of deer blind on sale. No idea why I just thought of this.

Buc-ees outbuilding art in Smiths Grove, Kentucky.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 15/10/2024

Apple Autocorrect didn't want me to say I was "sous viding". It tried "sous vibing", then "sous Viking". In the end, I couldn't resist being a cliche.

A cheap William Carlos Williams knock-off poem about my autocorrect experience:

This Is Just to Say
Vikings pillaged
the steaks
I had stored
in the fridge.

And which
I planned to
Sous Vide
for dinner.

So sorry
They are vibing here
chilling
Drinking mead.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Go to the top of your feed in the web browser and look for the...party favor?

Party favor icon shown above your feed in BlueSky. Click on it to get your account #.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

And while I’m thinking about it, have this Pacific Madrona trunk.

The trunk of a Pacific Marina tree in South Delridge, Seattle.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/h...

The Expanse Season 6 crew of the Rocinante eating dinner.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 11/08/2024

We put a couple of huckleberry bushes in last year. Here are their first berries.

Close up of several ripening huckleberries on a bush planted at our house.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

Holy shit, “hiding behind Vance” would have to be the Triple Dog Dare of the 2024 cycle.

Infamous “triple dog dare you to stick your tongue to the frozen flagpole” scene from the movie A Christmas Story.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

Wouldn’t claim to have seen enough to have a favorite, but here’s Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse on the western shore of San Juan Island in Washington State.

Lime Kiln Lighthouse perched on the western shore of San Juan Island in Washington State. There is a wave breaking against the rocks in the foreground.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

A Gen X vision of Harris, Biden, and Walz planning the rest of the campaign now lives rent-free in my head.

Inigo, Westley, and Fezzik planning their assault on the castle at the climax of "The Princess Bride".

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

Mister Benton sends his regards:

Mister Benton the Guinea pig pokes his snout out of his hidey.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

Lake Champlain felt like showing off last night.

Summer sunset over lake Champlain, Burlington, VT.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

Sure, why not take Amtrak through the Hudson River Valley and into Vermont?

Bridge over the Hudson River shot from the Ethan Allen Express.

Spit with trees and a small house or shed, shot along the Hudson River from the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express. Dramatic clouds overhead.

Sunset over Vermont, shot from Amtrak train.

River spillway with rushing water due to recent storms in Middlebury Vermont, just after sunset.

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Chris Dawe @ctdawe.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

My 14” fell out of my bag from shoulder height and hit concrete a week ago. That’s feeling of the backpack becoming suddenly and unexpectedly lighter, followed by a very specific “thunk”.

MacBook Pro 14” with dents and case warping from falling onto a concrete sidewalk.

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