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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Arresting night sky last night. Clouds + Full Moon = Wonder and Mystery

A photo of a cloudy night sky covering a full moon that is shining through and illuminating the clouds in a beautiful and spectral manner.

Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Chicken update. Ten chicks are now ten young and growing chickens. They love their little roost. #backyardchickens #ruralliving #farm #EggsIn3Months

Photo of a chicken coop with 10 chickens sitting on a ladder-like roost.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Almost 70-year-old retiree whispering to a baby hummingbird while feeding it after it was too exhausted to fly. "Pops" served in the military & spent 35 years working at the VA Hospital before retiring. Tough hands, soft heart. #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Haven’t posted fresh loaves in awhile so here are some from the past few weeks. First is a regular batch of sourdough and second a new batch with 2/3 whole wheat flour and 1/3 white flour. Outstanding flavor and texture on both batches! Happy baking, ya’ll! 🍞 #bread #baking #food #bakersofbluesky

Photo of three loaves of sourdough, lightly browned on top, sitting on a black wire cooking rack which in turn is sitting on a white Formica countertop. Yum!

Photo of three loaves of whole wheat sourdough, two in the shape of regular bread pans and the middle loaf cooked in a Dutch oven (meaning round loaf with nice cracks in the crust on top). The loaves are sitting on a black wire cooking rack which in turn is sitting on a white Formica countertop. Yummy!

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Oh Jasper. Our not-so-little gray house tiger sleeping off another hard day of doing absolutely nothing. His fur is a soft and thick as it looks. #catsofbluesky #caturday

Photo of a gray cat sleeping face down on an orange blanket draped over the back of a couch. Yellow light from a lamp unseen at left illuminates the cat’s thick coat. The cat’s paws hang unceremoniously off at a funny angle.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Got some baby chicks! Ordered 8, received 10, they all survived the transport. Sleeping and happy under the heat lamp! 🐥#farmlife Building the coop so they will have a home when they get a little bigger.

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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Really interesting footage from Galfa, southern Trinidad, after the Venezuelan earthquake doublet: youtu.be/4M8UpZYz4ss?... ⚒️ 1) significant uplift of a section of coast with lots of small faults 2) fascinating zone where boulders trapped sea life, now elevated

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Venezuelan Earthquake devastated Galfa Shoreline

YouTube video by South West Adventures

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Recent trip to Owen’s Valley along the eastern rim of the Sierra Nevada. Stopped at Obsidian Dome, fantastic outcrops of pumice and obsidian. And the breeze scented with the vanilla of Ponderosa Pines.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Made five loaves of challah. Kinda lumpy, I probably let them rise for too long after braiding but the bread is still fluffy and delicious. #weekendbaking #baking #bread

A photograph of five loaves of baked challah cooling on a wire rake above a white Formica countertop. A red baking mitt is in the upper left corner for scale.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Had the good fortune to observe several reptiles living their best lives in the Bradshaw Mountains of Central Arizona today. A Sonoran Gopher snake, and a Horny Toad Lizard. ❤️❤️Critters! 🐍 🦎

A photograph of a well camouflaged Sonoran Gopher Snake against a dun colored background (the ground).

A photograph of a well camouflaged Horny Toad.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Our small, gray house tiger. Jasper’s camouflage works better on the carpet than on the orange blanket. #cats #catsofbluesky #caturday

Grey tabby cat laying on an orange blanket that is draped over the back of a grey couch.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Another gratuitous bread shot. Producing three sourdough loaves per week at this point. 🥖🥖🥖. Probably need to start making quad batches. The triple batch isn’t cutting it (get it?). #weekendbaker #sourdough #baking

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star (September 2002 image) Image date: 26 March 2003, 15:00 This is the second in a sequence of four pictures from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys that dramatically demonstrates the echoing of light through sp...

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Another post about bread. Two sandwich loaves and one round loaf that I made today. Also, the sourdough starter is getting nicely sour; it wasn’t very sour the first few months we had it. Now the sour in the “sourdough” is kicking in! Happy baking, ya’ll! 🥖🥖🥖 #baking #sourdough #bakinglife

A photograph of three loaves of bread on a black wire cooling rack. The two brown loaves (one on the left and one on the right) were baked in rectangular baking tins; the round loaf in the middle (which has a white/light brown flour coating and has numerous pretty cracks and lines from cuts and baking) was baked in a Dutch oven.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

And one more of our cats, Jasper (gray tabby at upper left), and Coraline (black beauty at bottom right). Happy caturday! #caturday #catsofbluesky

A photo of two cats lying separately on a gray carpet. Gray tabby cat at the upper left and black cat with yellow eyes at bottom right.

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Mario Livio @mariolivio.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This Hubble image shows a small section of the Veil Nebula. This section of the outer shell of the famous supernova remnant is in a region known as NGC 6960 or — more colloquially — the "Witch’s Broom Nebula."

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

$A starfield filled with thousands of stars and shining clouds of dust. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA$

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This is a fascinating tool! I just went through the exercise, and the personalized report at the end was really thought provoking. eyeson-ai.org

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Eyes on AI

Eyes on AI is a game that helps you understand how AI-powered surveillance impacts your life and community.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

New hobby: Baking multiple sourdough round loaves every weekend. Easier than I would have thought. (Aside: my spouse bought me a large Dutch oven 5 years ago and it collected dust until 2 months ago. My family eats the loaves almost as fast as I can bake them.) #baking #ancientyeast

A photo of two round loaves of sourdough bread cooling on a wire rack in a white kitchen counter top. One of the loaves is cut in half to expose the soft interior.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Flying from Florida to Arizona last evening, I caught this video of a mesmerizing cloud layer over dusking earth. Enjoy. #sunset #clouds #dusk

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Saw live manatees today in the wild for the first time ever! It was cold in Florida so they were all cozied up by Blue Spring in Blue Spring State Park! This little one had a small buoy attached to its tail. 😳😍

Image of a young manatee floating in clear blue green water surrounded by schools of fish. The manatee has a cute little buoy carefully attached to its tail (possibly for research or conservation purposes?).

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

17. Contrasting wood cockroach There's so many species of blattodeans (cockroaches & termites,) with v few being considered pests by humans. Some are incredibly colourful, some are metallic & shiny like jewel-beetles, others have bold patterns. They're very underrated. #SciArt #ArtAdventCalendar

A colour pencil and watercolour drawing of a contrasting wood cockroach, Eushelfordia pica. It's got a teardrop shaped body, black with bold, blocky patches of white and orange. It has a small head with antennas that look like beads on wires. Delightful.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Jasper is VERY interested in your question. Please ask again. #catsofbluesky #caturday

A photo of a large gray tabby cat sitting on an orange blanket which, in turn, is on the back of a couch. The cat is looking straight at the camera.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Jasper was spilling out of the cat tunnel last evening…

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The puppy saga continues. Benie is now 9 weeks old and growing like a weed. Nice to be able to visit and not have to wake up with him each night (he belongs to my FIL). But he is rambunctious and adorable. #dogsofbluesky #puppiesofbluesky

Photograph of a dark brown Labrador puppy laying in green grass.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sunset over Granite Mountain, Yavapai County, Arizona.

Photograph facing southwest, taken just after sunset of wispy clouds glowing orange and yellow and gray above Granite Mountain in Northern Arizona.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

My father-in-law got a new chocolate lab puppy. Benie. He is 8 weeks old and we have gone over to visit him. The puppy antics alone are enough to make one want to get a puppy.

Closeup photo of an 8-week-old chocolate Labrador puppy walking towards the camera on flagstones in a backyard setting. A person at left is petting the puppy (only the legs and arms of the person are visible).

Closeup photo of an 8-week-old chocolate Labrador puppy laying on its back on a beige blanket, surrounded by puppy toys, looking up at a person petting its head. Only the legs and hands of the person are visible.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thanks again, Northern Arizona. You never cease to amaze. 🌅 (This is from Thanksgiving evening, a few nights ago, just getting around to posting it now.)

A photograph taken just after sunset, facing westward, of a high prairie landscape of northern Arizona with mountains and hills in the distance.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

I like how the sunlight streaming through the door hits Coraline’s fur and whiskers. #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

A close-up photo of a black cat sitting on a table with sunlight streaming from behind the cat, reflecting off the table and illuminating the fur and whiskers of the cat.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Got to see “The Bean” in Chicago with my good friend Brad @bwuetherick.bsky.social yesterday. Great to hangout and catch up, Brad!

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Love this graphic from @georgetownuni.bsky.social colleagues Susannah McGowan @susmcgowan.bsky.social , Aranza Obscura, and Julio Orozco focusing on a fascinating course “Mastering the Hidden Curriculum” for first generation students. Very inspiring work! #Symposium2025 #GardnerSymposium

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Brad Wuetherick @bwuetherick.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Excited to be at the Gardner Institute Symposium where I helped facilitate the Teaching & Learning Community pre-conference workshop with Mays Imad, @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social , @dewsbury.bsky.social, Stephanie Foote, and Victoria Fields. #Gardner25

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Great seeing my good friends Bryan @dewsbury.bsky.social and Susannah @susmcgowan.bsky.social at the #Symposium2025 #GardnerSymposium in Chicago today! Looking forward to catching up!

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Flew right past the Arizona Meteor Crater (east of Flagstaff) earlier today on a flight from Phoenix to Denver with an excellent view at 10,000 feet. ☄️ And then past the Four Corners National Monument. #geology #geolife

Image of a meteor impact taken from a plane flying at 10,000 feet, looking west.

Image is of the four-corners region of the US, looking west. Taken from a plane flying at 10,000 feet.

Screenshot of the flight path of the plane flying past the four-corners region.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

And here’s one more from earlier today. Our mini-donkeys, Dusty on the left, and Kiko on the right. No, guys, no treats, sorry. But I appreciate the hopeful looks. 🫏🫏 #donkeysofbluesky #blueskydonkeys

Photograph of two mini donkeys in dirt yard and fence in the background. The donkey on the left (Dusty) is larger and is a dark gray color, the donkey on the right (Kiko) is smaller and is more of a brown/tan color).

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Obligatory cat photo (aka palette cleanser). Jasper has spent his day resting, which is apparently an exhausting exercise as he needed an early evening nap from all that resting. #catsofbluesky #blueskycats

Photograph of a sleeping gray tabby cat with legs dangling from a seemingly precarious position on top of a white blanket which is on the back of a comfy red leather chair.

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Took an amazing hike a few days ago with my brother Mike down Granite Creek here in Chino Valley, AZ. We found some mountain lion prints in the mud (!) and 1.8 billion year old rocks (Del Rio Quartzite)! (Hammer for scale)

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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

My friend & colleague Constanza Bartholomae and I are co-facilitating a spring reading group on Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education by Jay Timothy Dolmage. We'd love for our networks to join us for any (or all) of the sessions that you can. Register here: forms.office.com/r/2DLhDSiRyf

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 03/10/2023

The first global temperature data is in for the full month of September. This month was – in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.7C to 1.8C warmer than preindutrial levels.

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Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Thrilled to announce that *Scarlet Letters*, my book about the problems w/grades & how we can solve them, will be published by Johns Hopkins University Press! The tentative publication date is Sept. 2024. I'm excited to work with Greg Britton & the staff of the press to get this in readers' hands!

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Joshua Caulkins @joshuacaulkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

New here, glad to find an alternative to #x. Looking forward to reading all the posts!

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