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Jeff R.

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Follow me for exciting updates on our 14 year old, deaf, odd eyed cat Oliver. And occasional nature photos.

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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Anthropeum.com · Jun 24 2026 🟨🟦🟦🟩🟦🟨🟨🟩🟦🟨 73,510 · top 10% of players today!
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Anthropeum
A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It’s really good! It has this and the other three freedoms, the problem we all live with, new kids in the neighborhood and all the Saturday evening post covers he did.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Spotted several small lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) in the Bass River on Cape Cod. This is about 3 miles (5km) from the mouth of the river on the south side of the cape. It must be fairly salty for these to be here.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The prey…
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 13/04/2026
Sometimes you make a new comic, and sometimes you redraw an old one because you lost the original high res file 😅
A four-panel comic. In panel 1, two people are standing in the forest, wearing backpacks. The red-haired person says "I've never hiked with a naturalist before! I'm excited. I hope I brought enough water." The brown-haired person says "I'm sure you did. Let's go!"

In panel 2, the brown-haired person points at various nature features. "Look, a red eft! It's the teenaged form of the Eastern Newt. Ooh, wintergreen! Wanna smell it? I hear a Chestnut-sided Warbler. Glacial till. Rubble of the last ice age!"

In panel 3, the naturalist points to more nature items. "This forest seems early successional. Aw, a leafcutter bee with a piece of leaf! Wow, deer poor! Wow, fungi growing out of the deer poop!!" The red-haired person says "Okay, but..."

In panel 4, the red-haired person continues, "It's been an hour and we've walked three feet." The brown-haired person exclaims, looking excited, "Three amazing feet!"
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 03/04/2026
Few are brave enough to acknowledge the truth.
A drawing titled "Wild Rabbit vs. Easter Bunny". On the left, there's a wild cottontail bunny sitting down looking alert. On the right, there's a cartoonish Easter Bunny wearing a little polkadot vest and standing next to some colorful eggs. The wild bunny is labeled "Eyes on the sides of the head to watch for predators." and the Easter Bunny "Forward-facing eyes to hunt for meat." Wild bunny: "Active all year." Easter Bunny: "Only active in Spring - otherwise in diapause as a cyst?" Wild bunny: "Walks on four legs." Easter Bunny: "Unusual bipedal stance." Wild bunny: "Plain brown and white fur." Easter Bunny: "Distinctive vest-like markings." Wild bunny: "Gives birth to live young." Easter Bunny: "Steals and redistributes eggs; parasitic reproductive strategy?"
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Photos of the #eclipse from my DSLR. These were take behind a beach on the northeast coast of the US. It's nearly dawn and when the moon was fully eclipsed I couldn't see it all. No blood moon. Went to the before the moon set but it was not possible to see it at all. Also it was 15F/-10C at 6:00am.
The nearly eclipsed moon. It's near dawn so the eclipsed part is mostly not visible with only the bit near the illuminated part slightly reddish.The nearly eclipsed moon over a scrubland behind a beach. It's nearly dawn and the moon is almost completely invisible.The nearly eclipsed moon over a coastal scrubland in winter. You can see a small in the foreground and bits of snow. It's near dawn and the sky is a light blue.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Phone photo of the #eclipse. Taken from a beach parking lot. This is at 5:40am EST about 24 minutes before totality and 33 minutes before moonset.
Partially eclipsed moon seen over a scrubland behind a beach. It is almost dawn so the eclipsed part of the moon is dark instead of reddish.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
it should not surprise anybody who follows my work that I wrote a bunch more songs last year. (Peter Balkan was written in 2024.) Here's one we're releasing early in honor of Bob Weir. Enjoy -- we're donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society. themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/track/going-...
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Going to Fennario, by the Mountain Goats
track by the Mountain Goats
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
A wild snow squall passing through early on this New Year’s Day.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
My version vs. Norman Rockwell’s.
A thanksgiving table with four place settings. In front is cranberry/orange relish, masked potatoes, turkey, and bread stuffing. Behind a napkin holder you can see butternut squash. You can see someone’s hands as they butter a slice of bread.A photo of Norman Rockwell’s painting Freedom from Want as it hangs in the Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, Mass., USA.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
A multi level feeding frenzy on Cape Cod Bay. On the surface there are mergansers. Above are many gulls. And high above are gannets. Occasionally the mergansers have to fly a bit to keep up.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This is what happens when you leave your pumpkin out after Halloween.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
View of the Quabbin reservoir from the Pelham lookout on US 202.
View of a mixed forest with autumn colors. In the foreground is a mowed field and then a stand of trees with half in shade and the other sunlit. Above them, you can see a sliver of blue water, a branch of the Quabbin reservoir. Behind that are more hills and trees. Above there are white puffy clouds in a blue sky.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Try upside down next time. Fooled Mass RMV.
A Massachusetts vanity license plate displayed behind a bar with several bottles partially blocking it. It’s lettered NVWSSV, but it’s flipped upside down so it looks like ASSMAN.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
WE HAVE LIFTOFF www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Always something going on in the fridge.
The inside of a standard refrigerator. In the center are four plastic storage bins stacked on each other. On the bottom is cut up pineapple, then a largish one with spring mix salad stuff, then a smaller one with baby arugula. On top is an even smaller one with Luna moth cocoons.
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🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 (is looking at lichen in the cemetery) @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We were absolutely blown away by the skill and dedication of the #2025OwlflyPhoto contest participants this year. Check out the submissions at the link below and help us pick the winner by voting for your favorite! www.owlflyllc.com/photo-contest
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Many monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) fluttering around some Buddleja davidii bushes. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many monarchs in one place. (Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, USA)
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🐎 Animal #749 🐬 I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩 🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 4.7 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
NPS having a little fun at the Great Island walk in Cape Cod NS. (Quite possibly this could be locals making a joke.)
An information sign says “Crane Viewing Area” below a diagram of a construction crane. Behind is a grassy  marsh and sky.Looking over marsh grasses and asmall inlet of water (known as “the gut”) you can see an orange construction crane used for building a new bridge.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
🦭 Animal #748 🪸 I figured it out in 4 guesses! 🟧🟩🟩🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 4.5 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🪸 Animal #747 🐰 I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟥🟨🟩🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 5 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Went to the movies tonight.
The movie poster for “The Grateful Dead Movie.” It shows a skeleton dressed in a red and white striped jacket, blue suede shoes and an Uncle Sam top hat. It’s on a mostly black background with two galaxy illustrations. The movie title is in green script above. The poster is inside a glass fronted white wooden holder with a peaked top. It’s in front of dark bushes since it’s night.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Unzoomed #281 2/6 🔴🟢⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ unzoomed.com/regions/us
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Unzoomed
Identify cities using satellite images in this daily puzzle game, where each guess zooms out for enhanced clues.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🐼 Animal #745 🐯 I figured it out in 4 guesses! 🟨🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 4 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🐬 Animal #745 🦟 I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 5 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🦍 Animal #743 🦁 I figured it out in 3 guesses! 🟧🟧🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 6.6 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
🐪 Animal #741 🐡 I figured it out in 11 guesses! 🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 6 | Avg. Guesses: 7 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
🦜 Animal #740 🐳 I figured it out in 10 guesses! 🟥🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 5 | Avg. Guesses: 6.4 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🐇 Animal #739 🐶 I figured it out in 6 guesses! 🟥🟥🟧🟧🟧🟩 🔥 4 | Avg. Guesses: 5.8 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🐩 Animal #738 🐴 I figured it out in 8 guesses! 🟥🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 5.8 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🐻‍❄️ Animal #737 🐈‍⬛ I figured it out in 9 guesses! 🟧🟧🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 5.3 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🦎 Animal #736 🐸 I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟧🟨🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 4 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
🦥 Animal #734 🐪 I figured it out in 3 guesses! 🟥🟧🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 3.5 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
🐲 Animal #733 🐶 I figured it out in 4 guesses! 🟥🟨🟨🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 4 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🦘 Animal #732 🦋 I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟥🟧🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 4.7 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🐝 Animal #730 🦮 I figured it out in 6 guesses! 🟧🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 4.5 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🐜 Animal #729 🐕‍🦺 I figured it out in 3 guesses! 🟧🟧🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 3 metazooa.com #metazooa
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Unzoomed #265 3/6 🔴🟡🟢⚪️⚪️⚪️ unzoomed.com/regions/us
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Unzoomed
Identify cities using satellite images in this daily puzzle game, where each guess zooms out for enhanced clues.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Unzoomed #558 3/6 🟡🟡🟢⚪️⚪️⚪️ unzoomed.com
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Unzoomed
Identify cities using satellite images in this daily puzzle game, where each guess zooms out for enhanced clues.
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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
Photo of Tom Lehrer
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 21/07/2025
Happy National Moth Week. I've been mothing for many years now and I love them so much.
A comic called Types of Moths. A small green and white moth is labeled bird poop. A moth with huge antennae is labeled gets wifi. A huge moth is labeled large friend. A tiny micromoth is labeled beautiful pattern, probably. A tussock moth is labeled impossible to ID to species. A generic brownish beige moth is labeled tha tone, you know, with the thing - arg, I forget the name. A pink and yellow moth is labeled stuffed toy. A sphinx moth is labeled so dizzyingly complex that it consumes your soul. A green moth is labeled ooh, green.A drawing called puppy vs moth. A cute puppy and a fuzzy moth are both labeled cute, fuzzy, and small but only the moth is labeled quiet.Arched Hooktip (Deprana arcuata), American Dagger (Acronicta Americana),  ?, Bold-feathered Grass Moth (Herpetogramma pertextalis)

Black Zigzag Moth (Panthea acronyctoides), Drexel's Datana (Datana drexelii), Harris' Three-Spot (Harrisimemna trisignata), Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)

Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa), Scarlet Underwing (Catocala coccinata), Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata), Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

?, Red-fringed Emerald (Nemoria bistriaria), Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes lineola), Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus popeanella)
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
An Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) crawling in shallow water. Chatham, Mass., USA
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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
So Very Small
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So Very Small - Lawyers, Guns & Money
My colleague at Balloon Juice, Tom Levenson, has written another book. Tom is a popular-science writer and has written a number of books on various aspects of science – climate, Newton, Einstein are a few. So Very Small is particularly relevant to our time. It traces the development of germ theory while also giving an […]
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Two #broodxiv northern pharaoh periodical #cicadas (Magicicada septendecim) laying eggs. Sandwich, Mass. It’s almost the end of brood xiv. There are still some calling but we saw many dead ones.
A black cicada with red eyes is grasping the trunk of a small tree. It is preparing to insert eggs under the bark of the tree. Behind it you can see another cicada on a branch doing the same thing.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A windswept juniper (likely Juniperus virginiana based on location) behind a beach on Cape Cod, Mass., USA.
A juniper tree affected by the wind. It’s maybe 20 feet tall. The side facing the beach has no branches while the protected side is full and bushy.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A patch of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) found in scrubland behind a bay side beach on Cape Cod, Mass., USA
A large patch of prickly pear cactus. It has large, green, spiky pads and numerous yellow flowers. Some flowers have passed their bloom
and are becoming fruits. If you look closely you may see some bees pollinating the flowers.
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Jeff R. @jdrem.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
More #broodxiv #cicadas. Found these at a rest stop on US route 6 on the mainland side of the Cspe Cod canal. They’re northern pharaohs (Magicicada septendecim).
A black cicada with red eyes and redwing veins sits on the trunk of a tree. We’re seeing it from the top.A black cicada with red eyes and red wing veins sits on a branch of a tree. We’re seeing it from the side.
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