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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 8h

Happy double #thicktrunktuesday! Picture taken during a hike in summer.

Foto showing two thick trunks of alnus trees, forming a V shape

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy #thicktrunktuesday! A spruce holding itself upright in steep terrain with massive roots. #trees #forest

Photo showing thick trunk and roots of a Norway spruce tree in the forest, with a steep rock surface in the back

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Beech with wide base sends happy #thicktrunktuesday greetings! #trees 💚

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I had three #birds left for the last page of #AvianAugust so I decided to try a new way of arranging them, and somehow I finished the challenge early. It was fun 💙🐦‍⬛🦜🐦🦃🦩🕊️

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Weather was confusing yesterday, so I had time indoors to finish another page full of #birds. Can't believe that there are only three days/birds left of #AvianAugust. Time really flies.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finished the next page of #AvianAugust. Making the #birds very small sometimes makes it harder to draw the characteristics. Thinking of all the species and people affected by climate change, while many politicians being silly about it, I drew the canary in the coal mine.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

After a travel break, I filled the next page with #AvianAugust #birds.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

And finally I caught up with the current day of #AvianAugust. I can hardly believe it, as I was 5 species behind 24 hours ago. I don't have q favorite among the #birds, but among my drawings I like nr. 11 most, I think. Working already on the next bird as I'm traveling tomorrow.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I just finished my second page of #AvianAugust. I very much enjoy drawing tiny, colorful #birds.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Met those on my last hike, they're stabilizing the soil and hiking path with their big roots. Happy Thicktrunk spruce day. I mean, #thicktrunktuesday! #trees

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Done with page 1 of #AvianAugust. My personal experiment this year: can I draw the #birds very small while making them somewhat recognizable?

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I have joined both workshops in previous years and I can highly recommend them! It was nice to learn new drawing techniques and about all the hormones that shape our wellbeing. All that in a very cozy atmosphere.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I was very excited about this year's #AvianAugust, as it started with Northern lapwing, a very common #bird around my place. So on July 31st, I took some fresh references fotos. Only to forget about it on August 1st 😅. Yesterday evening I made some bird outlines, but now I'm off for a hike. #adhd

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Here are some captures from a recent bird watch. A friend had alerted me that a Shelducks were sighted, so I went there and got one new species. A very funny one to watch. All these #birds inspire me to use them as a reference for animation or paper drawings.

Three fotos showing 1. a mute swan with chicks, 2. an egret, 2. canada geese.

Three fotos showing 1. Eurasian marsh harrier, 2. green shank, 3. ruffs

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Stefan Krauter @solarpapst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

soheyl_aslani 24 Min. Komisch, dass die Menschen, die das Klima retten wollten, als "Klimaterroristen" bezeichnet wurden. Die, die das Klima wirklich zerstören, nennen sich „wirtschaftskompetent"

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I learned a lovely thing yesterday: a group of brittle stars (either fossilised or dancing very slowly in a Devon rockpool) is called …a galaxy:

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Trying to reduce my doom scroll time right now. I picked back up last year's #invertober and also made a animation with one of my favorite #birds 😄 youtu.be/maMngal8b3c?...

pen-and-paper drawing of a flamboyant cuttlefish

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It is fun drawing birds from my own observations. Here an Eurasian coot. #birds

A foto and a pen-and-paper drawing of an Eurasian coot

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

More #butterflies that I captured on my weekend hike. There were so many 💚. I got very inspired and motivated to try animating a butterfly soon. #biodiversityrocks

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

On my three-day hike I saw at least 4 different species of blue #butterflies. Maybe more that I did not capture. #biodiversityrocks #biodiversity

4 fotos showing different species of blue butterflies

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Found some big spruce trees on my hike, one of them telling me that I'm on the correct path. #thicktrunktuesday

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm on a hike and met this beauty within 45 minutes from the start. It was shining purple in the sun. Apatura iris, according to iNaturalist. I met many more butterflies along the way. #biidiversityrocks

a butterfly (Apatura iris) sitting on my foot

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It is fun drawing #birds from my own photographs. The photos are never perfect, but good enough for me as a reference 😄 I have accumulated lots of observations lately which I can draw 💚

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I realized it has been a long time since I posted here some bird drawings. So here is the one I just finished, Gavia stellata, drawn from my own observation. Trying around to draw water with a water brush, it is easily getting too wet. Very ironic. #birds #birdart

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy #Pride! I am privileged to live in a place where I can (mostly) be my true self. I wish that one day everyone on Earth can live freely, in peace and without fear. #HelsinkiPride

foto showing me with a pride flag with the crowd of Helsinki Pride in the back

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Stefan Krauter @solarpapst.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

4400 t emittiertes CO₂ verursacht 1 Hitzetoten. Studie erschienen im angesehenen wissenschaftlichen Journal NATURE (Link in den Kommentare). Politik, die CO₂-Emissionen erlaubt, ist mörderisch.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Finally, I took the time to upload the recording of my doctoral defense talk. Anyone welcome to watch! Especially if you are interested in #trees, #xylem, and science visualization through #animation. 🌲🌳 youtu.be/VVBdBWYulr4

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How do trees adjust water conducting cells (Lectio recording)

YouTube video by Pinus caelestis

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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How do trees adjust water conducting cells (Lectio recording)

YouTube video by Pinus caelestis

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Nice trees giving this bench a good mix of shade and sun. Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday!

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I tried to practice drawing shapes from different angles using rowan leaves. Learned that I can improve representing sizes and spacings correctly. Anyways sitting on the forest floor to draw was nice and I should do that more often. 💚 #plantart

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Aspen pillars on the way to my favorite hammock spot. Happy #thicktrunktuesday!

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

One week ago I defended my dissertation at the @helsinki.fi . I used animations to explain the hydraulic functions of #xylem conduits and pits and how conduits grow. I released the intro to my talk on youtube: youtu.be/rTVXOH6R0yo?... #trees #woodanatomy

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Ralph Ruthe @ruthe.de · 02/06/2026

Leute kommen mir mit dem Take "Aber ich kann schon verstehen, dass Menschen enttäuscht sind von der Politik. Dann wählen sie halt AfD." Wenn ich verdurste und hole mir vom Klo ein Glas Sprühstuhl bekomme ich ein Glas Sprühstuhl. Ich hab dann immer noch Durst. Und sitze außerdem in einem Scheißhaus!

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I think before I moved to Finland, I never saw such thick birches. Six years later they still amaze me. Happy #Thicktrunktuesday!

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I create my botanical photos using recent research so that looking at them alleviates anxiety & twice a yr I list card sets & prints on Etsy. I haven't been able to work much recently due to depression so buying cards/a print from me would honestly help masses.Pls RT,ty🌿 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

A colleciton of flowers I picked from my garden in May on a black enamelled background

An autumnal nature collection including feathers, shells, seedheads, pinecones and acorns

Garden flowers in bloom in September on a pale blue/grey panted background with hand written labels alongside each

Flowers from the garden and honesty florist in late July arranged in rainbow order in vintage vases & jam jars on a wooden table

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I got a raised bed on campus this year, and sowed radishes and salad. Now radish seedlings and a Northern Wheatear emerged 😄 #biodiversityrocks #birds

A collage of two photorgraphs. Left: radish seedling, right: Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sitting on a raised bed.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It felt like getting something heavy out of my mind when I sent the thesis to print. But now I had to carry something heavy, i. e. 30 books, to my office 🥵😅 Anyway I'm glad that it's done now. #thesis #trees #xylem #wood

A photograph showing a box with books inside.

The book cover contains the following text:
Dissertationes Forestales 392
How do trees adjust water-conducting cells with distance from the treetop - possible effects of growing conditions on hydraulic architecture
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The book cover also shows a digital drawing of microscopical wood structures.

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Laserbrille 💚 @laserbrille.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Die Sonne liefert 10.000 Mal mehr Energie als wir verbrauchen. Jeden. Einzelnen. Tag. Wir haben keine Energieknappheit. Wir setzen einfach nur auf die falsche Art Energie - weil Milliardäre kein Sonnenlicht besitzen.

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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