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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fanny Flame scared the kindergarten shit out of me, and our teachers put it on for a rainy day in the first grade. I hid behind a classmate during that second viewing. It inspired a short horror story of mine: steady.page/en/mikesmale...

Fanny Flame, a cartoon ball of fire hovering in a living room teaching kids about fire safety.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's been three months since I heard your voice. Three months of living hell. Three months and still no arrests. I miss your infectious, dimply smile.

Dani with her long, wavy red hair is seated inside a car, gazing into the camera. She is wearing a grey sweatshirt and has earbuds hanging beneath her.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A quirky guy spends the weekend with the baby.

Henry from Eraserhead stands in a cloud of dust. The image is monochrome.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Dani in the college recording studio in the mid-2000s. That is one state of the art Mac there.

Danielle wearing a yellow blouse and sitting before a piano keyboard hooked up to a long outdated iMac Pro from the mid 2000s at the university music technology lab. A hardware mixer is behind her on the far left.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Other favourite pictures of Danielle from a few years ago when she started a non-profit to help children in need and had to get a headshot for her website and social pages. Love you.

Danielle with her brown hair loose and draped over her left shoulder. She's wearing a grey shirt that says "Avalon New Jersey," her favourite vacation spot. She added a sparkle filter.

A closeup of Dani's face poking out from around her hair with a green/grey jersey that displays the number four.

Dani in one of her green hoodies (presumably related to the Philadelphia Eagles) with the hood over her head.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My love's flute finally here with me in the studio. I miss hearing her and her virtuosity.

A silver Armstrong flute in three pieces inside a blue velvet case.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Danielle and her daughter's dog Chewy a few years ago.

Danielle posing with a hairy Chihuahua dressed in a grey sweater. Her hair is loose and extremely long in this picture. She and Chewy are both looking at the camera.

Danielle posing with a hairy Chihuahua dressed in a grey sweater. She's leaning down and kissing him.

Danielle posing with a hairy Chihuahua dressed in a grey sweater. She's leaning down and kissing him with her blue eyes looking at the camera.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

My old girl Pawley passed this morning after having a stroke. She was just a few months shy of 19, but this comes ten days after learning about my fiancee's passing so I'm barely held together right now. #Caturday #Cats #Cat

An old white cat with golden patches on her head and sides poses atop a brown kitchen table with a royal look of superiority upon her.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A couple of my favourite pictures of Dani, her favourite of me is when I was pied in the face. Love you, my goofball angel.

Danielle wearing a brown chef's hat and apron with a large fork in both hands.

Danielle wearing a brown chef's hat and apron with a large fork in her right hand, and a huge spatula in her left.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Danielle was an incredible flautist, doubling on piccolo, that never received the attention she deserved. She's one of the very few people I've ever met that is as passionate about music as I am. We briefly met as kids and were reunited in college through the band programs. She also sang.

Danielle in the mid-2000s wearing a white blouse and playing the flute. Her brown hair is in a ponytail as she plays from a page of sheet music.

Danielle in the mid-2000s wearing a white blouse and studying the sheet music on a music stand before her.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The love of my life, my soulmate. and my best friend passed away this morning. I’ll love you forever. My soul is broken and useless.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Dilophosaurus goes "Thoring" (holding a metal pole into the air during a thunderstorm in order to get struck by lightning and therefore high). #DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Thor #Lightning #Dinosaurs

A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots under dramatic light as they hold onto a metal plant hanger against a threatening grey sky in the hopes of getting struck by lightning. A line of trees is in the back left.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

While we're at it, finally got back into my #photography yesterday: Image 1: mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/wov... Image 2: mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/gre... #Spiders #Arachnids #SpiderWebs #MacroPhotography

A delicate spider web is highlighted by sunlight, showcasing its intricate design. The web appears ethereal against a dark, blurred background with a soft brush of blue and orange colours as a contrast to the web.

A green spider with yellow markings on her abdomen hangs in its delicate web, intricately woven with dewdrops. A red flower blossoms in the lower left background and appears blurred.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

One of my many catbirds that have nested for generations in my firebushes. This is the 20th or 21st year for them. #Catbird #Birds #BirdWatching

A grey and black catbird sits in the green leaves of a cherry tree and gazes around the branches and yard beyond them.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Someone heard Eagles’ “Witchy Woman” for the first time and was so excited that he used witchcraft to turn his head inside out. #Cats #Cat #Animals #Pets #Funny

An orange and white tomcat with an orange smudge on his nose watches the television with excitement as the Eagles’ “Witchy Woman” comes on. A leopard patterned blanket is in the foreground.

An orange and white tomcat with an orange smudge on his nose watches the television with excitement as the Eagles’ “Witchy Woman” comes on. He is so excited by this song that he uses witchcraft to turn his head inside out. A leopard patterned blanket is in the foreground.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Welcoming in July with some old images of daylilies from my garden. Shop: mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/lil... #Photography #Art #HumanMade #BloomScrolling #Lilies #Flowers #Floral #Gardens #MacroPhotography #Plants

Macro image of a smaller yellow lily with violet rings.

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Mike Smale (Esjeur) @earwigplanet.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Dilophosaurus readies their home for the water to be turned off all week (yes, they are really doing that here). #DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Water #Disaster #Dinosaurs