Okapia Johnstoni

@okapiajohnstoni

Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am. Food, gardening, family, PNW, Stardew Valley, books, football, puzzles, motorcycles, lifelong pessimist settling in to my pessimism these days, yep.

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Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 2d

Flynn checked out the antique tractor at the Oregon Garden today. Beautiful day to stroll a couple of miles along the paths and look at plants and art. #DogsOfBluesky #acd #heeler #cattledog

Red heeler standing on steps behind an antique green tractor with fir trees in the background.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 2d

First harvest. Delightful.

Scale showing basket of tomatoes weighing 10.88 pounds.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 8d

Happy Birthday from Flynn! Red dogs rock!

Red heeler sitting on a beach with ocean and Haystack Rock behind him.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 9d

Flynn went for a long walk through the woods today, arriving at the confluence of the Molalla and Willamette Rivers. He took a quick dip before heading back. #heeler #cattledog #acd #DogsOfBluesky

Red heeler sitting on the shore of a placid river, trees on the far bank reflecting in the water.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 21d

Flynn visited the Oregon Garden again today. It's one of his favorite places. #DogsOfBluesky #acd #heeler #cattledog

Red heeler sitting in front of large numerals 2 and 5 painted with flowers.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 24d

Flynn made his first trip to the coast today. He loved it. #DogsOfBluesky #acd #cattledog #heeler

Red heeler sitting on the wet sand of a beach with Haystack Rock in the background.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· 27d

Fawkes had to have turkey and rice because he was ill and when he got better I served him his usual kibble. He put his foot on the edge of the bowl, flipped it, and then gave me such a withering look.

Blue heeler looking angrily at the camera. An empty steel bowl is on a wooden deck next to a pile of kibble scattered on the deck.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 19

It's a perfect summer morning.

Flowers, grass and trees under a blue sky.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 12

Huh, of all days.

Squaredle word find game with "sycophant" selected.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 11

And now some lovely clouds as the day's end approaches.

White clouds in a blue sky over Douglas fir trees.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 10

The world's tiniest cloud and a Western tiger swallowtail. What a perfect summer afternoon.

A very small white cloud in a very blue sky over green Douglas firs.

A Western tiger swallowtail butterfly on purple-pink lamb's ear flowers

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 10

I think this is a California Tortoiseshell. A beauty, and lovely to have as a visitor today!

Orange and black butterfly on gray wood.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jul 2

Encountered this beauty on our walk today. I think it is a Western Tiger Swallowtail.

Black and yellow swallowtail butterfly on pink milkweed flowers in front of gray-green foliage.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jun 29

LAX carpet is not nearly as iconic. But I had an amazing reunion with friends and now I'm heading home!

Picture of my feet in dark blue Skechers on drab carpet tiles.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jun 25

Obligatory PDX carpet signifying the start of my air travel today.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jun 12

Bought a garden ornament that I love. Made by a local artist.

Small metal sculpture depicting a dragonfly. The wings are table knives welded to a drill bit body.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· May 18

Self-portrait in shadow.

Photo of my shadow on concrete. A wide-brimmed hat with 2 holes for the adjustable chin cord makes me look like a stubby-armed, round-headed ghost.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· May 7

My beautiful Flynn is 3 years old today! He got a wonderful stingray toy and he just adores it. #DogsOfBluesky #acd #heeler #cattledog

Red heeler facing the camera, looking happy, with a small stuffed stingray toy on the floor in front of him. Text on the photo says "I'm THREE today" with a birthday cake emoji.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· May 4

A beautiful day to bring out the collie ball for the first time this season. Flynn ran himself ragged. #DogsOfBluesky #heeler #acd #cattledog

Red heeler lying down in the grass, facing the camera.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Apr 26

Oblig.

Looking down at my shoes on the PDX carpet.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Apr 19

Flynn, mama Bat, and sister Ruby in a rare moment of peaceful, stationary coexistence. Plenty of chasing and roughhousing before and after this. #DogsOfBluesky #acd #heeler #cattledog

Three red heelers in the grass: one is lying down and two are sitting.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Apr 19

The eagle posed nicely while I tried zooming in with my old digital camera, then flew off after a while. I hope this pair sticks around; not the first time we've seen bald eagles here but the first time they've stopped over for a spell.

A bald eagle sitting on a high branch of a Douglas fir.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Apr 8

Happy birthday! My dad and I chipped this fossil tooth out of the Palos Verdes shale retaining wall in our backyard when I was a kid. Mom took me and it to the LA County museum, where a very kind scientist ID'd it as Isurus hastalis (now Cosmopolitodus). One of my most treasured possessions!

Fossil shark tooth on a white background.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Mar 31

Whaddya mean "not in the word list"?

Spellsbee game showing word guess "HONKABADONK."

Spellsbee game showing that "HONKABADONK" was not in the game's accepted words list.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Mar 28

Portland #NoKings was positive and powerful. I marched and I vote.

Protest sign: "This all ends when enough of us say NO."

Crowd marching down a downtown Portland street carrying protest signs.

Protest sign picturing an orange and black butterfly: "The only orange monarch."

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Mar 24

I heard it was International Puppy Day. Here's Flynn on his Gotcha Day in 2023. Always and forever my tiny puppy! ❤️❤️❤️ #DogsOfBluesky #cattledog #acd #heeler

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Mar 18

Oh, my beautiful boy! Flynn is enjoying an almost-spring day. So handsome! #DogsOfBluesky #cattledog #acd #heeler

Red heeler sitting in front of a patch of daffodils.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Feb 19

Screw the Winter Games, I'm competing for the

Grocery store refrigerated meat case displaying containers of chicken livers below a sign that says LIVER CUP $1.98.

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Feb 8

Flynn is watching the #PuppyBowl! #DogsOfBluesky #acd #cattledog #heeler

Okapia Johnstoni@okapiajohnstoni· Jan 30

Currently re-reading.