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Troy

@tdjohnson.bsky.social

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Your cranky gay uncle. I like cats. Possible topics include typography, printing, illustration, gardening, and model railroads. Graphic Designer for Risible Games. www.risible.games

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Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Judging from the conversations I’ve read (and had) today, some of you will find this useful.

A diagram for how to fold tin foil to make yourself a hat to protect you from the mind rays of “the man”

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Just an FYI that my birthday is coming up: flic.kr/p/2sk8oJS

Aston Martin DB Mark III Drophead
Coupé - 1957

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The first of the season’s peonies:

An newly opened coral colored peony

A cluster of pink tree peony

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I think @brianjarvis.com will like this one:

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

It was our 30th anniversary today. When we met we danced to Anne Murry's "Could I Have This Dance" and that has worked out pretty well.

Us on the front porch of our first house with our dog Denton.

Us tonight, 30 years later, out for dinner

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, HP, LOTR, Marvel

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Image of a teddy bear going up the stairs. The caption reads “me going back to bed after a long day of being weird and off putting.” Image origin unknown.

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Well that’s alarming. The loaner Mini is bigger than my pickup:

A mini clubman next to a 1993 Toyota pickup. The mini is larger.

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I can’t imagine why this made me think of @brianjarvis.com

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Demoing Escape the Crimps youtu.be/v-gcPfRVH4U?... at Dragonflight GameCon #tabletopgames

Troy with HOLD FAST tattoos on his knuckles.

Jerry with HOLD FAST tattoos on his knuckles.

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Godzilla is my friend

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This is why Adobe stock is the worst stock agency:

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Bearded Iris #13. Unless some of the other varieties are really late bloomers, this is the last one for the season.

A purple bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Bearded iris #12 is hiding in the hardy geranium. Plus a bonus Siberian iris.

White bearded iris with gold edged petals and orange beards.

A purple Siberian iris.

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Bearded Iris variety #11 is just about all the way open.

Peach bearded iris with orange beards

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Bearded Iris 9. Another pale lavender one.

A lavender bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Bearded iris varieties 7 & 8 opened today. Plus some other flowers from the same bed. The columbine are from a wild flower mix that @kungfumonkey.bsky.social and @dr-tectonic.bsky.social gave us a couple years ago.

A pale white iris with a purple beard.

A lavender iris

Yellow columbine

Lupine

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The sixth variety of bearded iris to bloom, and the first of the herbaceous peony.

A white and lavender bearded iris

Coral colored peonies

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Bearded iris variety number 5:

Two tone purple bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

The fourth variety of bearded iris to bloom this year:

An orange bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The third variety of bearded iris to bloom this year.

Bronze bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Second type of iris to bloom:

Purple irises

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The first bearded iris of the season.

A purple bearded iris

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The first signs of spring. And why is it so bright out? Is that the “sun” I’ve heard about?

Spring bulbs blooming

Spring crocus blooming on a sunny day

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This will be relevant to many of my followers:

Picture of cheese with caption that says, “Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs”

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Introduce yourself with One book 📚 One movie 🎥 One album 💿 One tv show 📺

Paladin of Souls book cover

Show card for The Trouble With Angels

Album cover for Nine Objects of Desire by Suzanne Vega

VHS cover from The Wild Wild West TV show

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

All ready for trick or treaters! (I grew the pumpkins in my garden.)

Four lit Jack o lanterns.

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Scurvy: when life doesn’t give you lemons

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

News bulletin! I am wearing really cute shoes. More news as events warrant.

New balance 860s in burnt orange

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

A picture of me and my dogs when I was 17 and just a few months from going to college.

Me and my dogs

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 10/08/2024

I did know this!

Photo of cute ermine with caption that says: Did you know if you hold an ermine to your ear, you can hear what it’s like to be attacked by an ermine?

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

Image from In Otter News

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Without downloading new pics, what’s it like dating you?

Squish Cat squashes down the garbage with his squasher-downer

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

Frame from Mortal Kombat 1

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

Happy 4th of July! #oscalemodelling #illustration

A 1:48 scale diorama of an old blue truck up on blocks advertising for Stumpy & Lefty’s discount fireworks.

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Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

O scale cinderblocks are really tiny y’all #oscale #on30 #on30trains

1:48 scale pickup and some tiny little cinder blocks

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Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

The lavender is blooming in the garden.

Lavender

Lavender

Lavender

Lavender

Troy @tdjohnson.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

Priming little bitty parts that I made on my 3D printer for various half finished dioramas. #oscale #on30 #modelmaking #modeltrains

Small plastic parts that have been spray painted black