Spiky Winifred's blooming for the first time since 2021. I am very excited about it.

Please enjoy this absolutely terrible photo of yesterday's eclipse from Northern Ohio, which looks nothing like what I actually saw

The Flaps.

Hey Phant friends. I meant to tell you.

I've been neglecting you again, Phantpals. So look, will you, at this massive ceiling snowflake

... and here is the state of the wall between my kitchen and living room

I don't think Mastodon's seen this guy yet. Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar!

Pigeon panic at the park

Here is a friend I met yesterday, on my yearly excursion to remind myself why I hate picking blackberries. (Why I hate it is not said friend's fault.)