Mastodawn

This is not Cinnamon. Cinnamon is a dog and this is where his food bowl goes. The pedestal is enough of a box for Ahsoka the cat to sit in. She was quite content, even a drooling dog mere inches away didn't motivate her to move. I had to move her to feed the dog. #catsinBoxes #ragamuffin #cats #caturday #catsOfMastodon

Specious Reasons Oct 12, 2025

Bumper crop of mushrooms in my backyard this weekend, #mushrooms

Specious Reasons Oct 9, 2025

Look at this wonderful little flatworm! #Planarian #flatworm

Specious Reasons Jun 29, 2025

Giant house spider. Trying with a handheld 150mm macro lens (manual focus), so the photos didn't come out as I wanted. It's welcome in my office, but don't tell the rest of the family it's here. #spider #gianthousespider

Specious Reasons Jun 21, 2025

This made sense to her at the time. #caturday #Ragamuffin

Specious Reasons May 11, 2025

Ahsoka is quite photogenic when she’s willing to stay still long enough. #caturday #Ragamuffin

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Specious Reasons Mar 18, 2025

Even better, this one was probably worth the time and effort. #microscope #microphotography #lichen

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Specious Reasons Mar 16, 2025

Much better. Focus stack of 15 images, visible part of stalk is about 1-1.5mm long. #microscope #microphotography #lichen

Specious Reasons Mar 15, 2025

I fumbled these lichen (maybe Cladonia cariosa, but probably a Cladonia species) and got a bunch of detritus on the cover glass, ruining a whole bunch of photos, but I may be able to fix some of it. In the meantime, these pictures didn't suck. #microscope #microphotography #lichen

Specious Reasons Dec 8, 2024

ProPublica Dec 8, 2024

The "lung float" test is being used to charge #women with murder. Many experts say it's unreliable.

“There’s no way you can determine live birth versus stillbirth with this test," said one doctor, who called the test “an outrageous breach of science.”

(Published Oct. 2023)
https://propub.li/4gmueb4

#News #Law #Justice #Court #Pregnancy #ReproductiveRights #Abortion

A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder

The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges — and get convictions.

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