Beth Reed ✨⛵️

@sparklyseaster

Naturalist. Animal lover. Sailor. Gamer. SPARKLY THINGS! Skål! She/Her. #FIGHT #RESIST #PNWstrong

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Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 20d

#JustSayin

[pic of a skull and crossbones]
Don't be afraid to call things by what they are. MAGA is a terrorist organization, ICE is a secret police force conducting ethnic cleansing, Elon Mush is an oligarch, and Trump is a foreign backed coup d'état figurehead. This is not an administration, this is a regime, and your country is occupied.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 24d

👇THIS👇

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 24d

I haven’t seen any pileated woodpeckers all summer. I had to take all the suet and birdseed in because of the bear. Now there’s a whole family looking for food! I’M SO SORRY!!! #Birdsky #Woodpecker #PacNW

A pileated woodpecker wondering where the food went! It’s got a bright red head, white on the shoulders, and a black body. Did you know these guys were the inspiration for Woody Woodpecker?

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 25d

Not satire or parody at all. Check out all these actual headlines. What a delusional moron he is. (And that is a MASSIVE understatement!) For the rest of the world: We decent Americans HATE him more than you! Someone needs to make him go away. #TheUSisinDistress

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 26d

Finch is finally starting to understand me!! #Finch #FinchApp #Sailing

A Finch app birb thinking about sailing. The birb has a grey koala hat, red macaw sunglasses, a pink and purple scarf, a rainbow heart tee, green and pink flower sarong, yellow dragon feet, and a black hook on the left wing. The micropet is a light grey seal.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 26d

Unfortunately, prayers don't do shit.

A picture of a McDonald's Big Mac.
Text: May the cursed lettuce find its way into his Big Mac.
Lettuce pray.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· 27d

I feel seen!

Some people recharge by being around others. I recharge by not hearing a single human voice for 14 consecutive hours and eating like a trash panda.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jul 8

We had a visitor this morning!! This is the first bear I've seen in the wild, even after living in Colorado for a couple of years. 🐻😮😍 #GraniteFalls #Washington #BlackBear

A black bear standing up, smelling a bird feeder on a pole

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jul 5

A positive post: Thank you America for being so supremely shitastic we fled to Canada to escape your dumb birthday. I SAW GHOST PIPES! 😍

Long, thin (about 6-8” high) white stalks with a white “flower” dropping at the top.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 28

This about sums it up!

I wish pets lived longer and life wasn't so expensive and cake didn't make you fat and people weren't twats.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 22

Welcome to my life. That said, I'm actively trying to give myself grace for a "not perfect" outcome, no matter what I'm doing. It's not easy. #ADHD #perfectionism #GiveYourselfGrace

ADHD life rule:
It doesn't have to get done, it just has to be perfect.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 15

That's why I drunk clean! jk #GettingOld

You know you're over 40 when you clean your house to the music you used to get drunk to.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 15

My name with Landsat pictures. The E's are the big winner for me! 😍 Click Enter as many times as you want to change the pictures. science.nasa.gov/specials/you... #LandsatName

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 15

We live in a rural area NE of Seattle, WA. July 4ths typically sound like a war zone. So for this special year, we're going to Canada! And the hotels anticipated it. 🙄🤬 Luckily, I found a cute area away from Vancouver with decent pricing! #FuckAmericaRightNow #EmbarassedToBeAmerican #FleeToCanada

A hotel pricing calendar. Prices got jacked from about $280 to $470 for the 4th of July weekend.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 8

This seems fun! And the horrors are definitely persisting! #FDJT #AmericaIsAHorror

We should all start texting each other like old-time explorers.
"Dearest friend, I have survived another week. The horrors persist."

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 4

🛑👀 LOOK at this baby bunbun that was in our backyard (w/ @shekari.bsky.social)! That white blaze!! 😍😍 Stay safe, little one! I'll bring you some snacks and put them in a safe place so you can graze in peace. 🥰

Side view of a small cottontail rabbit with a white, elongated diamond shape on its forehead

Front view of a small cottontail rabbit with a white, elongated diamond shape on its forehead

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Jun 4

I did an app search for something to help me with ADHD and to build good habits. I found #Finch. I’m guessing I need it since I’m over analyzing the first screen: male birds are typically prettier (does the app know this?) or am I supposed to put in MY pronouns? 😵‍💫 🤪

A cute little blue bird.
Text:
You hatched a birb!
Your birb’s pronouns
He/him
She/her
They/them

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· May 31

I'm moving a domain to @porkbun.com. The transfer is from the LOSING registrar. Not previous. Not former. Not old. LOSING 😆 I didn't realize that domain hosting was such a cut-throat, competitive industry. 🤔🤷‍♀️😆

Domain: murdermittensclaws.com
Status: pending transfer from losing registrar

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· May 23

So I had this chat with Etsy Support. And then the guy immediately ended the chat with no resolution. 🤔🤬 (Sounds familiar from when Pattern was down for a week about a month ago. 🙄) It is definitely time to drop Etsy and find something else. SO ANNOYING!! What are y'all using for selling?? 2/2

Etsy Support:
I'm sorry to hear you're having such a difficult time with the Pattern editor.

Pattern is a legacy tool, and our current features are limited to the existing editor options.

Because Pattern isn't actively updated, we don't have a specific timeline for fixes or improvements to the blog functionality.

I'll share your feedback with our team for consideration.

User:
Uhhhhhhh..... if it's not being actively updated, why is it even being offered?!

What a scam. I'd like to request a full refund for every month I've had Pattern, please.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· May 22

‼️SO TRUE ‼️ Comic by: @katieabey.bsky.social

Drawing of a sparkly blonde holding a sparkly heart that says:
Quite happy to be completely misunderstood by a society that assigns importance to all of the wrong things

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Apr 23

I got one too. A whopping partial refund of $3.50. heh

Hi there,

We’re reaching out to let you know that we identified a technical error that may have affected how your Pattern site displayed last week. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We’ve issued a partial refund for this month’s Pattern fee, prorated to reflect the period affected by this error.

A credit has been posted to your Payment account as “Refund on Pattern fee”. You can find your Payment account in the Finances section of your Shop Manager.
www.etsy.com/your/account/payments

Best,
Etsy Support

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Apr 20

Found this, oddly enough, on the Shopify website. Time to look into alternatives!

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Apr 18

Infused with conspiracy theories?! The US government IS run by pedophiles, and they DID order soldiers to die for Israel. All media needs to STOP pussyfooting around the FACTS! #TrumpIsAPedophile #TrumpIsANarcissisticMegalomaniacCockwomble

Clip from the article:
The videos are infused with antisemitism and conspiracy theories. 'Your government is run by pedophiles,' goes one chorus. 'They ordered you to die for Israel.'

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 20

I'm working on my CV for a boat delivery job. This is the BEST misspelling. I'm dying laughing! Just imagining situations where it WOULD be a shart plotter. 🤪 #ShartPlotter #boating #yachting

A bullet point: Watch Standing: Competent in solo night watches, AIS/radar monitoring, shartplotter operation, VHF/DSC radio, and logbook maintenance.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 20

I...Uhhh...Wow. I had NO idea! And pigeons aren't the only ones! (I'm a little concerned that TikTok is the source listed, but I'm hoping the "+2" are legit sources.)

AI Overview
Crop milk is a nutrient-rich, cheese-like substance produced in the esophagus by pigeons, doves, flamingos, and male emperor penguins to feed their young. Both male and female pigeons, doves, and flamingos produce it, while only male emperor penguins produce it for their chicks. It is high in protein and fat.
Birds that produce crop milk:
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae): All species produce crop milk, often called "pigeon milk," to feed their squabs (chicks).
Flamingos: Both parents secrete a pink-colored crop milk.
Emperor Penguins: Male penguins produce a thick, milky substance to feed chicks while waiting for the female to return.
Key Facts About Crop Milk:
Production: It is produced by the proliferation of cells in the lining of the crop, a storage chamber in the esophagus, stimulated by the hormone prolactin.
Feeding Method: Parents regurgitate the substance for their chicks.
Nutritional Value: Crop milk is extremely high in protein and fat, often exceeding the protein content of cow milk, and is packed with antibodies to support the young's immune system.

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 18

A whole ten minutes this time! From yesterday late afternoon. Nothing even remotely unusual. 🤷‍♀️ #TenMinMerlin #birding

4:47pm, March 17, Granite Falls, WA

Bird sound IDs from the Merlin app:
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
American Crow
Pacific Wren
Dark-eyed Junco
Varied Thrush
Steller's Jay
Spotted Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 12

Only four minutes. The robins and towhees are losing their minds this morning! #TenMinMerlin #birding

Birds recoded in Granite Falls, WA, using the Merlin app. American Robin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Varied Thrush, Spotted Towhee

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 8

I feel this so hard on the daily. @katieabey.bsky.social tellin it like it is!

A cracked-out looking squirrel dunking a cookie into a mug of coffee. Text says, "Ready for another day of compartmentalising the horrors"

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 7

AGREED! @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social knows what's up. My mental health can't take much more. 😵‍💫

Posts by @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social. The first says, "we’re 85 seconds to midnight on the doomsday clock and we’re still doing spring forward??" and the second says, "actually fuck it, let’s get this over with".

Beth Reed ✨⛵️@sparklyseaster· Mar 6

Looks like a face hugger. LOL