Nocturnal Holly

@nocturnalholly

Biologist, mostly plants and bugs. Photos by owlsintowels.org (profile) and a couple of burrowing owls photographed by Wendy Miller (banner)

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Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jul 2

I mean, there was at least one fancy excommunication hat for the occasion

Old white man looks down while getting himself excommunicated. He wears a tall, pointed hat with elaborate ecclesiastical embroidery

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jun 20

Playing with nail polish. I call this “Reflecting Pool” and it’s hideous. Might keep it for a while 😆

Painted thumbnail: silvery blue background with smears of a deep tropical green up the middle of the nail

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· May 21

This is my most recently completed embroidery, I think my younger self would be proud

Laid-and-couched embroidery of a woman in a medieval gown driving a spike through the head of a fallen man who carries a shield with a fleur-de-lis

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· May 10

I have had a bad cold for the entire week that my favorite irises are blooming. I’ve hardly gotten to enjoy them, so other people need to enjoy them with/for me 🌱

Close up photo of an iris that is such a dark purple it is nearly black

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Sep 30

Back on my LotR bullshit and still finding fresh relevance. Deep in Appendix F, an apt description of so much political speech these days.

but Orcs and Trolls spoke as they would, without love of words or things; and their language was actually more degraded and filthy than I have shown it. I do not suppose that any will wish for a closer rendering, though models are easy to find. Much the same sort of talk can still be heard among the orc-minded; dreary and repetitive with hatred and contempt, too long removed from good to retain even verbal vigour, save in the ears of those to whom only the squalid sounds strong.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Sep 24

Shaxs from Lower decks looking disturbed, caption says Holy shit. Janeway didn’t mess around.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Sep 13

I cannot contain my glee. Estate sale find.

Two books of the original Addams Family Comics by Charles Addams: “Homebodies” and “Addams and Evil”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jun 26

Statue of Apollo holding the ball from the gift of prophecy meme

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jun 20

Still from The Princess Bride. Yellin tells Humperdinck “my spy network has heard no such news”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jun 9

Who wore it better?

Pete from the U.S. version of the TV show ghosts in his Boy Scout leader uniform, looking goofy (affectionate).

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jun 4

With alt text

7. Do you regret your decision to resign as governor?
[He resigned under immense political pressure and initially apologized for making female staffers feel uncomfortable; he has since fought the allegations in court and argued that they were politically motivated.]
If I had to do it again, I wouldn't have resigned. At the time, I thought that I would be a distraction to government functionality, that they would all be involved in impeachment proceedings, blah, blah, blah. Looking back, what has really been done in the last four years, anyway, right?

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· May 29

I am convinced that my grumpy 17 yo is too cranky to die. Here he is mad that my partner made a noise in another room. He only approves of noise if he makes it.

A handsome old tabby cat with his ears back.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· May 7

I color in the boulder every day. A fresh start each time in Washington DC.

A white mug with a red handle and interior. Printed on the mug: Sisyphus rolls a red boulder up a mountain. Text above reads “Every Day is a Fresh Start”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Apr 30

Vignette of Hetty Woodstone from the TV show Ghosts, with large ornate text “girls just wanna have cocaine”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Apr 5

That sounds awesome, looms are so cool. I just spent a lovely evening going through the Museum of Arts et Metiers and the looms were great! Here is a model of an early industrial loom, I’ll need to do a thread of the rest.

Wooden model of an early industrial loom, with red and white yarn

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Mar 24

It’s constant.

Pin with an ink illustration of a humanoid with big eyes, no mouth, and elaborate antennae. A spiky thought bubble says “WHAT?”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Mar 24

Without downloading new pictures, where are you mentally?

Button with an ink drawing of a humanoid with large eyes, no mouth, and elaborate antennae. It has an air of incredulity, challenge, and/or exhaustion. A spiky thought bubble reads “WHAT?”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Mar 7

Pretty sure I’ve seen this guy at meeting. Really captures the spirit

Closeup of a man from the engraving of The Quakers Meeting. He wears Quaker plain dress and is either deep in silent worship or fast asleep. Or both, no judgement here.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Feb 28

Image of a basic office chair. Text: You’ll have to drag me out on this half-broken GSA chair

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Feb 14

Scene from Chicago, cell block tango. “So I fired two warning shots… into his head”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Jan 1

I’m into it.

Merriam Webster account: “take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever word it lands on is YOUR word for 2025. Godspeed.” The word is “rampage”

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Dec 15

I was supposed to see an amateur circus performance today but then I saw this cutie scratching at the door of a place for rent. It was too cold to leave him, so that was my day instead. He isn’t microchipped. If you know anyone in Pigtown, Baltimore who is missing this kitten, let me know!

I’m sitting in a car, petting an orange kitten on my lap. The kitten’s face is pulled into a silly expression by the petting.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Dec 3

The worst part is that I get blamed for it, as the resident plant biologist. No, the actual worst part is how they glow brighter as you lower the knife.

An illustration from The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. A woman in an apron is lit from below by a glowing pumpkin on which she is resting a knife as if to begin carving.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Nov 30

The train home provides an encore

Googley eyes have been added to the tray latch on an Amtrak seat, so it looks like a silly face with a crooked nose

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Nov 30

Big fan of Richmond’s style

Sign for the Poe Museum, silver letters on black background. There is a silver raven silhouette inside the O in Poe. Someone has attached googley eyes to the raven.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Nov 27

Made an elephant. The eyes gave my spouse a jump scare, I’ve never been more pleased. 🧶

Ceramic elephant with dumbo ears and ancient eyes, mottled blue glaze.

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Nov 20

Here is an orchid being silly. It grows in the National Botanical Garden greenhouses, if you’re ever in the area you can go see it for free on their behind the scenes tour days!

Closeup of an orange and white orchid flower, vaguely shaped like a wiggly person with a high collar or hood

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Nov 13

I crocheted a blanket for a friend’s toddler, so she can blend in with the local wildlife 🧶

Crocheted blanket with a raccoon face hood, folded into a pillow shape. The raccoon face looks vaguely traumatized.

A crocheted blanket with a raccoon face hood

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Oct 30

One Badgey more!

A pumpkin carved to look like Badgey from Star Trek’s Lower Decks

Nocturnal Holly@nocturnalholly· Oct 25

I’ve got my dander up about work things, only moss sky can save me now.