Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I got a halfway decent picture of my patio panther for once. This is Buddy, age 6+. Touching is not allowed, but he plays far more energetically than my lazy indoor cats. 092
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Went to the local museum yesterday and they had this incredible exhibit called Exquisite Creatures by Christopher Marley. Here are some of my favorite pieces. 272
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Getting ready for bed in the basement with a dog, two cats, and a goat. 0150
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I'm in Chicago, and the number and quality of fireworks in the neighborhood could have supplied multiple professional shows. A thick haze hangs in the sky. I assume we have hours left to go. 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Escaped from the party to hang out with these sweet tuxedoed gentlemen. 040
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Someone already fucked with this fairy ring, and some poor dude was just about to mow it. There was a big dead owl face down in the grass 10-15 yards down the street, too. 130
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Almost got hit in the crosswalk by an SUV making a left turn just this morning. 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 27/02/2026It's 70 out so I thought I would sit outside and read, but the light reflecting off the page was unbearable. It probably doesn't help that I've been living like a mole person for the better part of a year. 140
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Now that it's gotten cold, Junior and Blizzard have started doing cute snuggles. Poor Fluffy is the third wheel. 050
Reposted by DoraErin 🦇🎃💀👻EEK👻💀🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 02/10/2025In 2016, Jane Goodall spoke at the International Primatological Society meetings. She closed her talk asking everyone to thank the primates we studied not with applause, but with their calls. And so a room full of Very Eminent Primatologists made delighted monkey noises to Jane Goodall. ⚱️🐒🧪🌍 515647
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 08/07/2025I'm in for a breast exam and the gown they gave me is so small that if I pull it tight I'm still bare from nipple to nipple. 130
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Saw this unfamiliar but dapper-looking beetle when harvesting catnip to dry. inaturalist pegged it as a burning blister beetle, which doesn't sound like a bug to mess with. I looked it up and they do blister your skin and you absolutely do not want to eat them. Horses have died from eating too many. 040
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 02/07/2025I went out with a flashlight to pick raspberries for my cheesecake and immediately got dive-bombed by moths. Worth it, but I don't think I'm going to make a habit of midnight gardening. 140
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 25/06/2025A baby raccoon just honked threateningly at me. Really didn't expect him to make that sound or be that determined to get at the cat food. 030
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name Pope Black Thunder VII 010
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I'm lying on my side on the couch and my cat came and laid on my shoulder. He put his forehead down on my head and snored directly into my ear for a while. Now he's draped over my head with his belly against my ear. There's lots of popping and gurgling. Please send help 191
Reposted by DoraButser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 11/03/2025Mwah! You've just been kissed by a baby goat 💚 Nutmeg was born just last year, and she's not just precious to us, but to her whole breed -- she's part of the critically endangered English goat breed, and represents a new generation of goats at Butser. 318935
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 25/02/2025There's a feral my mom started calling Pierre on account of his jaunty beret, and I have come to think perhaps he should be Madame Pierre instead of Monsieur. There's an upside down ceramic pot in one of the flower beds that Pierre is reputed to hold in deep affection. 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The garage kitties have come out into the cold to refuel after more than seven hours of hard cuddling. Usually they'll get up to stretch and trigger the camera recording, but not tonight. 020
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 12/02/2025It's past time to begin starting seeds, but I'm totally burnt out on gardening. I was burned out last year, too, but I pushed through. This year I don't even want to look at a seed catalog. 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 18/01/2025The ladies allowed me to photograph them in decent lighting for once. Fluffy (left) isn't keen on me waving a phone in her face. 040
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I got my mom a camera for the garage and we just got it set up today. It's positioned for widest view, not best pics. Here's Kitten all alone in the big bed right now. Her BFFs Sam and Mama were with her earlier. 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Got very little sleep last night and tried to go to bed early, but I've just been tossing and turning. My bedroom smells like a pizzeria and it's maddening. 130
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My friendliest feral, Sam, spent the day in the garage, cuddled up to his small sidekicks, Mama and Kitten. When it started snowing, they came out to frolick. I don't know what makes this different to previous snows, but they seem delighted. 130
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 01/01/2025New year, new feral cat. He's gray with big tomcat cheeks and the prettiest teal green eyes, and he decided to have lunch at our house today, to much confusion as there's another gray cat, Shadow, who's been coming around for months. 040
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 24/12/2024It's two days before Christmas and unseasonable warm, and the outdoor mall in the sprawl at the edge of the city was dead. Half of the smaller stores closed at 5 or 6. At Home locked the doors on the mall side at 6 so we had to walk around to the parking lot side. Marshalls and Homegoods were 220
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Someone made a mess at the bus stop, and the beer bottles and snack cakes I get, but who just leaves a pound of fresh Brussels sprouts? 020
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 08/12/2024My cat would like to recommend the Dynasties episode about Painted Wolves to fellow wildlife documentary fans. Personally, I had a lot of unanswered questions, but he was transfixed by the puppies with ridiculous ears. (He also liked the lions even though they were antagonists.) 230
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I have to go to the medical district downtown twice a week for physical therapy, and I'm feeling really annoyed at how little there is to do in the area. Hundreds (thousands?) of people come through every day and there's little incentive not to just get in their cars and drive away. 110
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 05/11/2024Still going. I don't think the nicotiana is frost-hardy and I know the marigolds aren't. #flowerreport 150
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 05/11/2024I can't believe it's November and my morning glories are still alive and blooming like crazy. They've decided morning is more a vibe than a time. #flowerreport 050
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 01/11/2024I love it when parents drive along with their kids in walkable neighborhoods. Not enough trick-or-treaters were getting hit by cars. 091
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 31/10/2024My cat celebrated by eating too much and throwing up. 140
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 22/10/2024The first seed catalog is here to lead me into temptation. 020
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 17/07/2024This is the first time I've seen black swallowtail caterpillars on my dill. Now I've got three. 060
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 16/07/2024In the basement with loose cats. The three semi-ferals will not allow themselves to be grabbed. 130
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 14/03/2024I was awakened early this morning by a boom and the house shaking. I thought something had exploded, but no, the neighbor's dying tree had lost a massive piece in the storm and took out the power. This is the second time my parents have had to replace the electrical box on the outside of the house 120
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 25/02/2024I've been outside for about an hour and I have four mosquito bites. This year is going to suck. 000
Dora @humdrumspider.bsky.social · 25/02/2024It's 3 am. I hear someone dragging something across the patio. Consider a raccoon but decide I'm not confronting a burglar. From the upstairs window I can't really see anything, but it doesn't seem big or competent enough to be human. I go back down and get the flashlight by the back door. 180
