MulletBraid

@mulletbraid

Writer, singer, cat lover, pissed-off daughter of patriot parents who defeated the Nazis the first time. Fan of NK Jemisin, CJ Cherryh and Martha Wells as well as the hero of our time, Ukraine's President Zelenksyy. Blocks most bots.

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MulletBraid@mulletbraid· 14d

Yay!!! I dug through my photos for you--this was taken in Eastern Oregon roughly a decade ago. First time I'd seen a skink in ages and I was just as excited.

Blue-tailed skink facing away from the camera, on faded avocado-green shag carpet. The skink has a black back flanked with yellow racing stripes from head to tail base. The tail is a shockingly vivid blue hue.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· 29d

The boys missed me (home from a 10-day writing retreat).

Two tabbies sprawl on a robed lap. One has his face buried on his brother's shoulder, the other stretches his white front legs along his bro's tummy. They are asleep.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jul 11

Drying sheets without a clothesline when it's too hot to run the dryer (99F and 7 percent humidity)

Angled view of damp clean sheets draped over furniture on a carpeted floor. A glimpse of another draped sheet can be seen at top right. It's not a glamour shot.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jul 10

Share freely, use liberally.

Large block text yellling "FUCK OFF I'M NOT GIVING YOU A GOVT ID YOU ARE A FUCKING WEBSITE." In much smaller text below it reads, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND."
"You are a" is also in smaller letters but it's hard to explain that without interrupting the flow of the rant.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jul 3

They would NEVER (in a heartbeat) steal your breakfast. #SnackPack #cats

Two tabby teen cats in a lap are intently focused on something (yogurt cup) directly below the camera. They are adorable, one laying his head on his brothers's back for a better view.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 23

TYPICAL frog crabs, @merriam-webster.com ? As opposed to an Atypical frog crab? For that matter, who has been crossing frogs and crabs? ... This is going to send me down a rabbit hole I'm totally going to regret.

A snapshot of a Merriam-Webster definition of RANINA: the type genus of Ranindae comprising typical frog crabs.
Raninian, adjective or noun.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 22

Forgot the pet tax. Also envious of his ability to fall asleep so swiftly.

Tabby cat closeup: curled on his side, forelegs folded in front of his face, absolutely sound asleep in his human's lap.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 20

I don't touch grass, I let my fur kids force me to do deep breaths and release my jaw. I mean, look at this. And now he's dreaming, chittering in his sleep. Awwwww.

Closeup of a tabby cat sound asleep, lower leg stretched over his forehead and visible ear, foreleg tucked under his widdle white chin.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 15

Just look at that disdainful side eye. (His nap was disturbed by the photographer.) May your rest periods this week be undisturbed.

Closeup of an annoyed tabby cat, visible eye slitted and pupil shifted to the camera.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 13

It bloomed and I was home to see it!!!!!! (This plant. Loves to grace me with its huge blooms when I'm out of town).

Confusion of sepals (?) above a very viened petal (Japanese iris)

Bamboo and baby's breath for size reference, iris bloom in lower center right, bud at center top.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Jun 6

#caturday Two of the Snack Pack trio enjoying a Saturday morning.

Two tabby cats curled around each other, sound asleep on a chair swathed in claw-protecting blankets, so relaxed they are forehead-down, throat exposed in slumber.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 25

So annoyed. This is a valve box. It contains valves that control the water flow to an irrigation system. WHY IS IT FULL OF DIRT. Second pic is after I troweled out a bushel of dirt. Someone thought this was good protection from freezing. The electric wires and I *deeply* disagree.

A confusing photo. There are day lilies top right. A fountain top left. A leather glove lays on the dry grass to the bottom left. The subject in question, a black plastic box set into the ground that should contain valves, is filled almost to the top with... dirt.

Closeup of a valve box, half excavated from the annoying pile of soil, showing the tops of four valves and the water pipes they control. Also visible are the maze of wires that truly should not have been buried in dirt.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 22

Spring is moving into early summer, says the foxglove. You know, in case you wondered what the foxglove says...

Closeup of white foxglove blossoms, speckles disappoint up into the bell. Other blooms are in the background.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 17

The reason I can't go to the bathroom for the past hour. #cats #SnackPack

Tabby boy curled up on a grey fluff blanket, tail touching his forehead, one paw stretched over his tail tip. He is completely relaxed and snoozing.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 16

Cheeto is messing with powers he does not understand. @kbspangler.com

Tabby cat in the process of trying to bite the nose of a grey and white stuffed koala toy, also known as Speedy from A Girl And Her Fed.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 14

"Surely you would not deny starving kitties a mere taste of your lunch?!?" Yes, they got yeeted from the table immediately after photographic evidence was taken. #snackpack #CanIEatInPeaceDamnit #cats

Two tabbies sit on a wooden table, one pretending to studiously ignore and the other staring fixedly at a plate containing a sandwich.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 12

"Surely you don't plan to eat ALL that cheese by yourself?" Cheeto, this morning . #cats #snackpack #CanIEatInPeaceGoddamnIt

Tabby cat, forelegs planted on a lap blanket, staring longingly at something to the photographer's left (a plate of apple and cheddar offscreen). He is so intent that he is sitting on his brother, who is unimpressed in the background.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 11

Attended a lovely wedding this weekend, having a slow start to my Monday. You've already seen enough bad news. Have a cat picture. #snackpack #cats

Two tabby cats sprawled asleep on a blanket in photographer's lap. One lays across the person's hips and the other between his person's legs, head on his brother's back.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· May 7

Flower break

Closeup of blue camas, a six-petaled blue-violet flower at the bottom of a multi-blossom spike, in a thick bed of camas and other native plants.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 18

Not a care in the world.

Sleeping tabby kitty sprawled on his side, throat and chest exposed, snoring in complete relaxation, tiny black beans showing on one outstretched paw.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 13

A break in the writing routine to shake things up. #amrevising #writing

Heart-shaped art in the foam of a small cup on a grey saucer, sitting on a white table next to a notepad and pen.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 12

Sleep soundly and with abandon, Bluesky.

Tabby cat sprawled on a fuzzy-blanket-covered chair, his hindquarters upside down and his front half twisted so his head is on its side. His widdle forepaws are curled under his chin and his back legs stick straight up with limp paws. He's just adorably relaxed and sound asleep.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 7

I call this masterpiece "Oatmeal, The Coveting." #cats #thesnackpack #pushycats

Bottom three-quarters of the picture is the blurry forehead and eye of a juvenile tabby cat, intently staring at something just below the camera. Between his ears another tabby is visible, seeking a way past his brother, next to the spine of a third boycat doing the same, so the entire image is basically three cats crowding their way toward the oatmeal bowl under the camera, just to show the viewer what it's like trying to eat breakfast here.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 4

If you see this, post a pic without context (but with alt text).

Faint rainbow arises from behind a building against a somber cloud, and arches sharply upward, disappearing into a blue sky.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 3

At the Everyone Can Write Poetry session (Yes, You) session. #NWC48.

Five panelists, two in costume, sit at a long table and prepare for a poetry discussion.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 3

Poets play with the close caption machine during READING OTHER PEOPLE'S POETRY at Norwescon. #NWC48.

Poets lean over a table to see what shows up from their speech.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Apr 3

At "Reading Other People's Poetry" on the first day of Norwescon with @docnock.bsky.social on the panel. #NWC48

A woman sitting at a table with a microphone looks askance at the photographer. She is wearing a purple Norwescon lanyard, a raven pendant and a brown shirt, and sitting behind a name plate that says Larina Warnock.

Larina Warnock grins at the audience from a panelist's seat before a poetry event. She gestures with both hands.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Mar 23

Spring is coming.

White daffodils shot from underneath, backlit with quince flowering above them.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Mar 17

@kbspangler.com Picked up my pre-ordered copy today!!

A photo of a fantastic graphic novel, SideQuested, by Ale Presser and K.B. Spangler, resting on a grey car seat. The cover shows a clever librarian looking at the viewer, with a montage of faces behind her.

MulletBraid@mulletbraid· Mar 11

Ooo. My order from the Etsy shop West of Expression arrived today. Gorgeous! Guess I have stories to write.