Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)

@waterbarnes

Chronicling science, pet, & art adventures. #biogeofeminist catalyzing change -- to make the scientific enterprise welcoming & just, while rediscovering the artist within #dailydraw 🏞️⚛️💦🌿🏳️‍🌈☮️💙⚒️✍️🎨🐾

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 8d

Excuse me, why you stop with the pets?

Photo of a brown pibble looking deep into the eyes of the photo taker asking for more pets bc he is clearly unloved

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 9d

Our scientific enterprise is under attack BUT this weekend one of my #dailydraw prompts was #Jimothy 🩷 hooray for small moments of joy 🎨

Pencil drawings in a sketch book. The bottom of a tomato and jimothy, the raccoon with a spinal defect living on Seattle

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 12d

Packing, again?!? Didn't we just do this mom?? (Yes yes we did, piglet)

An exasperated white pibble with adorable black spots snores on a couch with one paw on her nose and one leg stretched out

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 13d

Catching up with #dailydraw - several days behind due to the new home search but shouldn't take long since I now have to pack everything AGAIN & there is nothing like a little procrastination 🎨

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 14d

Breyer: sharing is caring #dogsky

Photo of a brown pibble with a white bib and streak on his face. His ears are floppy, he is wearing a purple harness and aqua collar

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 16d

Days four & five: BRB sign in French & a swan #dailydraw 🦢🎨

Pencil drawings of a sign in French and a swan swimming

Daily draw prompt- photo of a sign in French "Je Reviens Tout de Suite!"

Daily draw prompt -a swan swimming, it's body reflected in the water

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 16d

Day three: blue pitcher #dailydraw 🎨

Pencil drawings of a flower and a pitcher for water

daily draw prompt- a photo of a blue pitcher for water amongst other things on a table with bread and some watermelon

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 16d

Day two: strawberries #dailydraw 🎨

Photo of the daily draw prompt: a photo of two strawberries still on the plant

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 21d

Starting over with another 100 days of drawing 🎉 it's such a nice break from all the ahhhhh of the world. If you want to join, Sarah posts prompts daily on IG/FB (@themintgardener) #dailydraw

Screenshot of today's daily drawing prompts from "the mint gardener" - Coreopsis flower (compound flower with cream petals that have burgundy centers and a burnt orange center)

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 22d

#dailydraw #pencil zinnia & lily (orchid from yesterday) 🌼🎨

Pencil drawings of flowers: zinnia, lily, orchid

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 23d

Breyer: happiest dog at the vet despite the 3 pokes: 2 boosters plus blood draw #dogsky

Photo of a brown pibble with rainbow bandana on. He is sitting and smiling with his mouth open, tongue out, ears perked up but still flopped over

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 23d

#dailydraw: honeysuckle and orchid 🎨

Pencil drawings of honeysuckle and orchid blooms

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 25d

#dailydraw prickly pear & wild cabbage 🌵🥬🎨

Pencil drawings of a prickly pear cactus and wild cabbage

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· 25d

Super excited about my next chapter: fur pack and I are moving to Corvallis! Starting in September I will be the Director of the new TERA Solutions Hub in the Huang Complex at @oregonstate.edu #transdisciplinary #equitable #actionable #solution-based #research 🎉

Screenshot of an offer letter from Oregon State University

Text: July 13, 2026/ Dear Rebecca, congratulations! I am pleased to offer you a full-time 1.00 FTE position as Director of the TERA Solutions Hub in the Division of Research and Innovation....

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Jun 12

Tomorrow 14 rising highschool seniors join me for two weeks of #forest ecosystems, #carbon, and disturbance #Hotchkiss #immersive #research. Follow along on IG: @matthiessenscholars 🌿🌱🌳🪾💚

Wooden sign post in the forest. Top sign pointing to the left says "Yale Camp", sign pointing toward the viewer says Norfolk, and sign pointing to the right says Canaan

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Jun 7

Storm paused for a beautiful sunset tonight #timelinecleanse

Photo of a sunset with a barn wall on the left side of the photo, ferns and other herbaceous plants and two large shrubs including a beauty bush are in the foreground with fields in the distance below the pink and orange sky

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Jun 3

Happy Pride from the dogs of justice! #loveislove #dogsky

Two pibble dogs dressed in rainbow garb. The brown dog has a rainbow necklace on and a rainbow unicorn headpiece while the white dog has pearls and a rainbow cape. #loveislove

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· May 29

It's been ten years since he died. Seems like forever and just yesterday at the same time. Tana and I went and planted some thyme and cat mint at the family plot yesterday, as T said: he loved it when a cat chose his lap for a nap ❤️ miss you always dad.

A woman planting small plants near a headstone in a cemetery

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· May 9

Blast from the last, when little Breyer joined our family (he turned 5 this week) #dogsky #timelinecleanse

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· May 6

Sweet boy turned 5 yesterday #dogsky #adoptdontshop

Photo of a large brown dog with white bib and floppy ears sitting on a trunk looking on the window with his paws crossed

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Apr 15

Dean Martin wanted to say hi to everyone, especially his biggest fans @drwendyrocks.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com #catsky #sciencecat

Photo of a very handsome fluffy tuxedo cat with magnificent whiskers sitting on a teal green couch with a mustard yellow pillow

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Apr 8

Student: Dr Barnes, you must really like that book Me: yep! 😃 Student: what class are you using it for? Me: Matthiessen (senior research course) Student: oh so I don't have to read it?? Me: not this year @drkatemarvel.bsky.social

Stack of "human nature" books by Kate Marvel on a desk

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Mar 26

Back at the farm w the kids -- best "coaching" gig around 🥬🫛

Seed starting today - four high school students are leaning over trays of subdivided soil placing seeds for lettuces, snap dragons, lavender, spring onions, and cauliflower today

Gathering the eggs from our flock of ~80 chickens

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Mar 23

My sister @crazyctlady.bsky.social got a Ruthie a tutu and crown and needless to say she is very pleased. Hopefully this will make you smile on this very rainy, dreary Monday #dogsky

White pitbull mix w black spots wearing a tiny pink sparkly crown and a pink tutu. She has a giant smile on her face

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Mar 18

Happy gotcha day to this piglet! Ruthie B Ginsberg came to live with the kitties and me six years ago #dogsky

Photo of a white pibble with small black spots wearing a rainbow harness rolling on her back in grass (and in delight) with her feet in the air

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Mar 6

This follows a week long activity last week where they ran lemur DNA to determine if the dwarf lemurs were one or two species (unit: evolution)

UV light photo of a gel electrophoresis of two species of lemurs. The bright bands are DNA fragments of different sizes - that allow us to distinguish the species

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Mar 5

Lemur trading cards researched and designed by my students - tomorrow we play "Adapt, Survive, or Die"

Approximately 25 laminated lemur playing cards researched and designed by my high school students in preparation for their game "adapt, survive, or die" tomorrow. Each one focuses on one of the 108 lemur species and includes facts about their adaptations and niche

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Feb 28

Ruthie is grateful to be reminded of what sunshine feels like

Photo of a white puttie with black spots and a black nose with pink around her mouth, nose and ears. She is wearing a rainbow harness. She's sitting on a couch in a patch of sunshine with blue bird skies visible through the windows

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Feb 28

Given that he doesn't care about the consequences of his actions, it seems unlikely he would understand the consequences of a comma. But yeah this 🤬

Political cartoon of Donald Trump adding a comma after "no" in the sentence "No More Wars!) with a voice bubble saying "there, I fixed it." And a small sign that says "Iran" with an arrow

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her)@waterbarnes· Feb 27

A camp friend shared this photo of me (I'm 13) and my fav camp counselor (how I still long to be as amazing as Susan when I grow up) and it makes me sooooo happy, wistfully thinking about those summers hiking and studying nature in WV. No other place played a larger role in shaping my interests 💚