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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fennel too! I caught this one laying eggs couple years ago.

A swallowtail butterfly laying eggs in fennel.

A swallowtail caterpillar munching on fennel.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The Illusionist. I accidentally watched it twice cause I forgot which was which.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Yep. Here's your problem! Someone set this thing to evil.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

if not Common, she's *some* kind of loon, yeah. 70% confidence.

Closeup of a tabbycat with her tongue sticking out like some sort of loon.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Oh! do you still have this one? I might move to a place with DSL and I'll need a splitter for the landline.

Closeup of a mess of discarded archaic computer cables.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

San Francisco skyline sunset from Bernal Hill

San Francisco skyline at sunset, March 2026. The glass faced skyscrapers reflect bright sherbet sunset colors as the streetlights come on in the neighborhoods.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I mean… www.eavartravel.com/blog/2024/3/...

Rainbow Valley on Hormuz island in Iran. The mountains are striped yellow, orange, red, blue, white, and purple, like candy. This place seems impossible.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This early bird got an extra peanut for Thanksgiving today. #birds #scrubjay #photography #corvids

Silhouette of a scrub jay shortly after sunup in November, camera pointed at the pale sun burning through the fog.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

My scrub jay buddy Jay K. Simmons, going vertical. #birds #photography #corvids

A scrub jay on a wooden fence, facing straight at the ground with one eye looking at us.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

@azbatrescue.bsky.social is this the correct procedure for "rescuing a bat from a swimming pool?" Asking for an AI friend

"Gemini Pro, please create an illustration showing steps for rescuing a bat from a swimming pool"

3-panel illustration.

Panel 1: "First carefully approach the pool and confirm that it is a bat in the water…" (person pointing at a struggling bat in a swimming pool)

Panel 2: "Gently remove the Bat from the water" (person using a pool skimmer to lift the bat out of the pool)

Panel 3: "Place the Bat on a Dry Towel" (person gently placing a wet baseball bat on a towel, on the grass)

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

My favorite question is: "What's the widest bridge in the world?" It requires the AI to understand that facts change over time. And that 258 feet (78.6m) is wider than 213 (65m). Gemini and Chat GPT are both utterly useless at this.

Me: "What is the widest bridge in the world?"
Gemini: "San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge…258 feet"
(true!)

Me, same question, different wording: "What is the widest bridge in the whole wide world?"
Gemini: "Port Mann Bridge in British Columbia…213 feet"

Me: "What is the widest bridge in the world, as measured in meters?"
ChatGPT 5: "Tahya Misr Bridge, in Cairo Egypt. 67.3 meters"

Me: "is the San Francisco Bay Bridge wider?"
ChatGPT 5: "You’re absolutely right to ask—the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge is actually wider than the Rod El Farag Axis Bridge in Cairo.
…
Rod El Farag Axis Bridge (Cairo): width ≈ 67.3 m
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (East Span): width ≈ 78.74 m"

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I'll take a sheet of em, thanks!

Beloved kitty Zut, looking like an Alex Plante sticker.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I've looked into that too. Decided no. Love this page. www.internationalowlcenter.org/owlsaspets.h...

"Mating season involves a lot of all-night racket. Remember, most owls are active at night, so that's when they'll be hooting and calling during mating season. If you have neighbors nearby, they won't be very happy about the noise. If the owl is imprinted on humans, it will expect the person it perceives to be its mate to hoot with them regularly." - internationalowlcenter.org

"Owls are long-lived. A Great Horned Owl could live 30 or more years in captivity if things go well. Small species could live 10 years. Taking on the care of an owl is a long-term commitment." – internationalowlcenter.org

"Most owls don't like to be petted and cuddled. Captive owls still retain their natural instincts, and traditional "petting" doesn't fit into the owl scheme of things for many species." – internationalowlcenter.org

"Owls can be very destructive. They have a natural killing instinct that can be applied to blankets, pillows, clothing, stuffed animals, and just about anything else that can be shredded. Talons are also really bad for woodwork. They bring out the natural grain of the wood really well as they strip off the finish." — internationalowlcenter.org

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

oh, I have some of those. Very useful!

Close up of some flat Lego bricks with studs facing up and 90° sideways.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Hi єяıҡѧ! I like your photo 🙂 I made 3 edits, like what I'd do with my own. I brush-masked the clouds and added contrast; masked the right wall and dropped exposure a bit to be more like the left; I tweaked middle of tone curve to brighten the trees; and a dash of saturation to taste.

єяıҡѧ's Peru photo in Lightroom with some edits. The sky mask is selected, showing contrast and highlight adjustments

єяıҡѧ's Peru photo in Lightroom showing tone curve adjustments. I used the mouse, clicked on the light green patch and raised its brightness.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Practicing with the infrared camera at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Overcast days really have a certain vibe… Modified Nikon DSLR with 850nm filter #SanFrancisco #photography #infrared

A high contrast monochrome photograph of a two-lane road, from a low perspective, all lines converging on the distant horizon. Stenciled on the centerline is a large snail with the word SLOW. Small sand dunes and beach plants edge the road.

High contrast monochrome picture of two steel giraffes, a mother and a calf. These half-scale sculptures are on a bike path near the beach. The metalwork is partially transparent, creating the giraffes' spots. The tone of the image is a bit spooky, it's an infrared photo where foliage is light and the giraffes particularly dark.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Eternal syndication… who asked for this? Who asked for any of this?

A 2025 Blondie comic. Panel 1: the brunette: "What's Dagwood so focused on at the computer?" (contemporarily, none speak akin to this) Panel 2, The eponymous blonde: "Bills! He's been at it for a long time he must be on fire!"; Panel 3, the punchline panel, Dagwood, at the telecomputer, "Another Win! My online poke game is on fire today!!!"

This is hilarious only because of how unfunny it is.

1,000 better comics could have filled this space, decades ago.
Before color TV.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I took this photo just to test out a borrowed macro lens— it ended up being one of my favorite images from that year. Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 G IF-ED #texture #BlueskyArtShow #photography #macrophotography

Closeup of a rusted gate latch hook affixed to a sun bleached wooden post. The texture on the metal is in high relief— brick-red, black and ochre.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

What's this UFO? (still new at this 🙂) Each frame is 20sec; 5min total. It's much bigger and slower than starlink, so maybe it's a plane or balloon? Frame 1 has a starlink streak for scale. The star is Vega. 2025-04-28 07:32 UTC Joshua Tree, California #astrophotography

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I've been learning astrophotography from my back yard in San Francisco. I've been thrilled with the results, but nothing beats the dark skies of the Mojave Desert. This image of the Lagoon and Triffid Nebulae is my best yet. Joshua Tree, CA. #astrophotography #photography 10min 180mm Nikon D850

A wide view of The Lagoon Nebula and the Triffid Nebula embedded in the Milky Way. Hardly a black pixel to be seen, so many bright stars and glowing gas clouds.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Feral swamp pig. Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana. #photography #nature #swamp

A black pig swimming between tree roots in a rainy, muddy swamp, its snout just above the water.

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frapis.bsky.social @frapis.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The star Rigel. 3 sec exposure; 190mm f/4; 2x double espresso; handheld #astrophotography #coffee #ICM

Digital image of a thready, tangled, rainbow-pixelated thread. An in-camera artifact created by long exposure and shaky hands.

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