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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I moved to a new city this week. Starting over, I don't know anyone here. New job that I am really liking so far. Getting unpacked and my apartment set up this weekend. The children are happy, Simon gets to people watch.

Tabby cat looking out of sliding glass door at people walking.

Silver and white tabby cat on high alert at outside sounds.

Tabby cat back at his station observing the neighbors.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

@gina-warren.bsky.social Can't dm right now. Triple antibiotic ointment or just plain Vaseline after washing with soap and water

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

@gina-warren.bsky.social Got to my flooded apartment. They didn't open any windows, or remove the saturated carpet. Here is an example of my belongings

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I need a crochet friend to make me a T. ocellus

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Sadly, I think seeing the world is on indefinite hold thanks to the rise of American Fascism, but the point stands. Look around you. There are fantastic things to see and learn all around you. Go, stuff your eyes with wonder.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

However, I have finally met a dill pickle product that will not pass my lips. Sad day.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

She has been utterly entranced by this episode. I think I'm watching her more than the episode.

Inara taking in the message of the Dream of a Thousand Cats.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Went stomping around the Black Hills today

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

AI is as unhinged as ever....nightmare fuel

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

For the record, he's talking about me. And no, I wouldn't rather be right than helpful. How dare I say that messaging a very out of touch senator on here may not be the most effective? How very DARE I. Those of you that know me, know where to find me away from here. Have fun.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Waiting to clock in, had another nurse wonder what happened to cause these crashes, and she's worried about flying. I said, well, they fired or "encouraged the resignation" of a ton of ATCs, and fired the head of the FAA, and we're already 3000 short from last year. She instantly got defensive and

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I still imagine you crafting a throne out of these 🤣

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Oh, that's Simon. He's my barnacle. This is his sister Inara. Lol

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Gonna agree to disagree here, because CVS wanted to charge me almost 400 bucks at one point for this. A 90 day supply for under 10 bucks? What is the "at cost" price for Lexapro? The lowest I found was 0.31 per pill, so for 90 that's $27.90.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This alone should get him impeached, declared unfit for this office, because THEY DO NOT PAY THE TARIFF YOU ABSOLUTELY STUPID FUCK. WE DO. AMERICANS.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I bet that's his "O" face, and that explains why almost all of his kids were created in a Lab.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Quote skeet with a bird on a sign. The Red Winged Blackbird reminds you that you may catch ONLY 5 Sunfish per day.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This rat bastard. I wish we had a real checks and balances and they could stop him in his tracks tomorrow. Corruption to the core of every facet.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I LOVE #BaldEagles and they have a breeding area in Northeast MN where I'm from. #Birds #Nature #Wildlife

Bald Eagles coming and going from a tree in Northeast Minnesota.

Bald Eagle standing over and feeding from a roadkill deer.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Zip your lip. Don't say anything, don't sign anything, record or photograph everything.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I have caught a few big snappers (and one little baby) in Northern Minnesota. And here are some painted turtles as an extra.

Large adult snapping turtle in Northern Minnesota

A bale of painted turtles sunning on a log

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Cat feet for tiny potato 1.0

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

This is the most @demonlordlorna.bsky.social coded thing I've ever seen.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I genuinely don't even know what to call this.

2 cats lying side by side, feet on the wall. Both sleeping and snoring.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

The oldest one I could find on my phone, 2019.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I have *SO MANY* photos of signs that I found funny, or interesting, or particularly informative. Here are some of my favorites.

No hunting or trespassing. Save a Buck, shoot a doe. Watch him grow.

A restaurant in Maine called "Chow Maine"

Special fishing regulations sigh, bright yellow with black print and a red wi red blackbird sitting atop of it.

A road sign I saw coming to Maine for a travel contract at the start of COVID in 2020.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Soon, they'll be like this

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

So, the driver here was trapped inside the vehicle because it autolocked and he couldn't get out. But sure, let's make jokes!

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I turned over in bed to see this. My weird daughter.

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

A #Sundog or #Parehelion. Open the image for the full reveal. #WinterSolstice #LightRefraction #Photography

$A brilliant sundog, or parhelion, a light on either side of the sun at 22° caused by refraction of light through ice crystals in the atmosphere. Best seen when the sun is near the horizon.$

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Amanda @eruditeelf.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

This image is not from today, but as it's #WinterSolstice I wanted to post something snowy, cold, but also still hopeful for the new year. The road is open, but will require careful navigation. That's how I feel about 2025. Move forward, ever forward, but with caution, towards a better pathway.

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