Kaitlin Stack Whitney

@kstackwhitney

STS / enviro studies prof, on unceded Seneca lands. mostly thinking with insects and about ableism in biology. own views, etc. she/they

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Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jul 13

also now have a gold panning permit and actually tried it - shocker, did not find any 😂 but quite beautiful and lots of other interesting finds

A shallow freshwater stream with lots of rocks in it and rocky banks - lined on both sides with deciduous leafy trees and a hazy cloudy blue sky above

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jul 13

Yes! Recently had the fun experience of looking for smoky quartz in the White Mountains (USFS permit/location info: www.fs.usda.gov/r09/whitemou... )

White person's hand holding three jagged rock fragments streaked with purplish grey smoky quartz embedded in them

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Feb 23

foggy rainy afternoon, no blizzard here, alas

A view up grey river from the gorge edge, under a grey sky, fog apparent in the distance upriver. Brown dead leaves on some of the trees in the foreground and across the river. A light snowfall is dusting on top of crunchy old snowy ice from a few weeks ago.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jan 4

how your email finds me (until everything starts up again tmw...)

My glove-clad arm holds a cross country ski pole and the tips of two skis are in the foreground, with a snowy flat trail between trees ahead

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Dec 8

the pond is frozen

A snowy frozen urban pond with bare tree silhouettes and blue sky. The sun is the top right corner.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Dec 3

night walk in the snow

yellowish strangely bright skies of the kind that happens when it's dark but snowy in the background. In the foreground is a tall evergreen that someone has strung up with white twinkle lights (outside!). Some snow on the boughs. Dark silhouettes of a few other trees are in the background against the sky

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 29

stumbled upon in the woods

A participatory sculpture artwork in a field. There's a metal sphere reflecting everything on the ground, with a few pacing stones and mostly grass, within a larger landscape of a senesced wildflower meadow. The artwork is "Cartas al Cielo" by Alicia Framis 2011

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 12

a tree I met today

a beech tree seen close up of just part of the trunk, with some green mossy patches and an old face carved into the bark in a small smile. Behind the tree some snowy grass and grave stones are visible. It's in Mt Hope Cemetery in Rochester

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 10

first snow of the season

A small urban pond ringed in grass with a dusting of snow and tree boughs and cattails topped with snow. Deciduous trees still with color changing leaves at the far side of the pond

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 6

these bubs are everywhere around now

Harlequin ladybug on a jade plant indoors

Harlequin Ladybug on a metal outdoor table

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 4

rust belt riverway

Looking north up the Genesee River at dusk, with former Kodak wastewater treatment plant and buildings, now owned by other businesses, along the banks and cliff on the left side

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Nov 2

look down

An oak gall on a brown oak leaf fragment, atop a mat of bright green moss. The gall is about the size of a golf ball; it's brown and has a small hole where the gall wasp has emerged

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 30

looking down

Orange leaves on a tree in the foreground and below a green river lined on both sides with trees with colorful leaves. A bridge and Apt building are in the background

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 29

it's not photo editing, it's plastic

Similar shot (sun through the trees) but this time the plastic ornament and sun are offset, so the red plastic heart hanging can be seen

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 29

look up

A red glow beams out where the sun shines through deciduous trees turning yellow. (The glow is from a red plastic heart someone has hung on a branch - it's obscured from direct view)

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 28

look up

Color POP of red and yellow leaves on deciduous trees above, over a gravel and dirt trail (a former rail bed), lined by a tall wooden fence on the right and some rocks and senescing plants on the left. It's near dusk so the trail and ground are in the shade but the setting sun is shining on the tree canopy, making the changing colors stand out even more

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 26

ecology of a half dead mall

large tropical indoor plants under a skylight.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 26

took a long walk in the woods. saw a red tail take a squirrel.

The edge of a dirt cliff over a river. There's a log on the ground and some scraggly trees. Colorful leaves on the ground and on the trees across the river. There's blue sky dotted with clouds and they are both reflected in the greenish river. This is a view from Seneca Park looking north up the Genesee River

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 19

yellow was the color of the day

A few deciduous trees with shockingly yellow leaves against a blue sky

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 10

the sidewalk has questions for passerby

A white paper flyer with black text that reads in all caps 'HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR PEOPLE YET?' on a concrete sidewalk

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 7

hey buddy

Gloved hands holding a small dark colored baby snapping turtle that easily fits in a palm

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 1

sigh. (seen in a kid toy section of store)

Picture of a pictionary game box that says pictionary VS AI in big letters at the top. On the box it has phrases like "can you predict if the AI will get it right?" And "human sketches, AI guesses!"

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Oct 1

a beautiful if alarmingly warm fall day in #ROC

Landscape photo of an urban park. Paved sidewalk in foreground, shallow pond in center, ringed in mixed trees and lawn and blue skies with a few clouds. This is Seneca Park.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Sep 5

hey buddy

Close up of a green tomato hornworm caterpillar with two parasitic wasp cases on its back

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Aug 6

visiting today

A tiny snake head peeks out from under a telephone pole curb on the side of a paved road in an urban park. Gravelly dirt in the foreground.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jul 25

making friends in the park

A brown and green snake, coiled up on a rocky patch of ground near a log it probably hangs out under.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jul 15

hey buddy

Close up photo of a red milkweed beetle on a green sunflower leaf. Beetle has long black antennae, orangish red head and body, with black spots and legs

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jun 19

Chimney Bluffs

Sandy eroding bluffs with clouds and blue sky above. View from the ground below.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jun 18

encountered this and think maybe need one of these! art belongs everywhere! - but worried may scare neighborhood dogs walking by..

Raised bed garden in the middle of a grassy lawn on a college campus. Most of the raised bed is taken up by a large statue that looks like a clay man emerging out of the ground, visible from torso up. They have no eyes or hair on the head. Some climbing plants, maybe cucumbers, grow up and around the figure

Kaitlin Stack Whitney@kstackwhitney· Jun 9

@sarahmackattack.bsky.social 🙌 getting ready to share at a community tabling event later this month. THANK YOU for your generosity and creativity to put this out in the world.