T Porterhawk

@tporterhawk

A foul mouthed cook who also writes on the side. Nerdy interests includes fountain pens, TTRPGs, sailing, natural sciences, & rocks. Dogmom to a spoilt corgi, Asami. Austin the lab 2010-2024 💔 She/her

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T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· 19h

My view for the past few days.

At a glance this is a peaceful lake with pine trees and some fluffy clouds perhaps backlit by the sun to give it a glow. There's a pair of people enjoying the view even.

In reality that is a column of light brownish smoke from a wildfire burning wet fuels (undergrowth, grasses, timber) cutting across a blue sky. The two figures are wearing the green and yellow uniform of wildland firefighters. Zooming in to the little dock on the lake there's two pumps with hose set up to draft water from the lake for water tenders to fill up at. The actual fire is approximately 2 miles away at it's closest point.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· 1d

I've been on this ambo for a week. When did this get here?

A magnet on the frame of an ambulance door in the shape of Smokey The Bear's Head with the text "only you can prevent wild fires"

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· 14d

I've been baking for almost 2 hours with the front door wide open and that's as far as she's wandered. I think she's pouting and watching for my partner.

An open door framing a corgi laying on a gravel driveway, staring at a road through the trees.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· 19d

She's looking for my partner, who is currently deployed to a wildfire.

A corgi sitting in the cockpit of a sailboat watching someone approach the marina gate.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Jun 18

Just my 72 year old sailboat on an island all to myself. State parks are such an invaluable resource for frugal boaters. My annual moorage pass has already paid for itself this year and I've barely made it out to the islands. Bonus corgi for scale.

An old little tan and white sailboat tied to a little dock. The ramp leads up into coniferous trees. On the sailboat is a tri colored corgi smiling at her spare human who is just out of frame.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Jun 17

This morning was the best view I've drunk coffee to in a while.

Scenic shot of the sun dancing on waves from a sailboat. In the foreground is a cleat, the fuel cap, and a winch just out of focus. The real focus is the bay, a distant hill, and fluffy ribbons of clouds and blue sky.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Jun 1

My partner and I have shortened this scene and now find creative ways to say "Corn!" in conversation. Sometimes we'll be driving past a field and one of us will just blurt it out. The other is obliged to giggle. Because it's not different at all, is it Steve!?!

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Jun 1

I picked strawberries yesterday morning and have decided that girl dinner is fresh strawberries and whipped cream, and none of that canned shit.

A bowl of whipped cream and a bowl of strawberries spring before a computer keyboard and screen. On the screen is Nami from the anime One Piece looking absolutely delighted.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 23

We got hull number 4. She's a solid old girl. We got her for a steal and she's been a great intermediate boat until we upsize in a year or so.

A white sailboat docked in a marina. The name on the side reads Athena, and she's got a cute lil corgi hanging out in the cockpit.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 23

Got to spend a few hours in my happy place today ⛵

A white woman in sunglasses and a straw hat at the tiller of a sailboat. At her feet is a smiling corgi in a pfd.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 19

BBQ and pizza are the two best American foods and today's meal is both. I made everything. Dough, ribs, hell even the BBQ sauce.

Pizza: crisp crust topped with bbq sauce, shredded pork rib meat, cheese, bell peppers, and jalapenos. That's all the photo is, just a slightly not round pie

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 16

Friren season 2 is now on crunchy roll!

A laptop with a forest scene from the anime Friren. Before the laptop is a red crochet project, its pattern, and a stitch counter.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 11

My 11 year old dog just proved old dogs can learn new tricks. In 5 days she went from whining to chill when we had to dinghy her to shore for potty breaks while sailing. Boat life here I come

An inflatable dinghy pulled up on shore before a calm bay with forested islands. A tri colored corgi has her front paws up on the outside of the dinghy and is smiling at the camera. This is her expectant expression telling her humans to hurry up and pick her up because her legs are too short to jump in and out. Also it was bedtime so she was very excited to get back to the little sailboat (distant far left white blob in the photo) so she could go to sleep.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· May 4

I've taught myself via a book and a couple videos how to splice rope and this is how neat my work is starting to look. I'm just really happy with the improvement I've been making

A jib halyard against a mast. It's a thin grey line with steel fibers spliced into an eye with a metal fitting to prevent chafe. It's interconnected with another eye splice on a white and green line. Both have been stitched and then wrapped with white cord.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Apr 25

Asami was an absolute champ on her first ever sail today. If the rest of the summer goes this well she's going to be a proper boat dog in no time.

A corgi wearing a life jacket and tethered to the sailboat in the lap of a white man in a red jacket and hat. He's multitasking giving her forehead kisses while steering a sailboat with a tiller. She's smiling, it's a beautiful sunny day, the sail is up, it's a good day to be a dog.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Apr 22

Happy Earth Day, take a moment to appreciate the small things

A close up photo rock wall with moss climbing up it's face. The most is a bright green even in the shade. The texture is light and fluffy, like a fuzzy blanket. Overall the vibe is one of life clawing it's way up to the sun, existing in spite of adverse conditions.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Apr 20

Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, wa. I didn't capture the feeling and framing quite right, but the crows were fun.

A dock lined with sailboats and powerboats, with weathered wooden archways over the dock.

The wooden archways are placed along the dock. The first frames the photo at the top. The second has a crow perched atop it in the middle. The third and farthest has a seagull, also perched in the middle. The grey and soft blue of the sky is the same grey and blues of all the sailboats lined up. A distant line of evergreens breaks up the otherwise drab color palette.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Apr 2

We found a fantastic secondhand yard of all things sailboat. We needed a jib since the Genoa was way overpowering our little Ericson 27 and buying new was way too expensive. It was like a damn candy store.

A white man with a mop of curly hair kneeling in an aisle inspecting a sail. On either side of him is floor to ceiling shelves of mainsails and headsails.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Mar 17

I'm a white cloud, which boo for interesting things to do while on shift but yay for being able to get some writing done on the clock. I've been in a depressive funk lately so being able to get shit done has felt good.

A binder of loose-leaf paper and a single sheet written in fountain pen, the words just enough out of focus that they're illegible.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Mar 15

One footstool was not enough for Asami, she had hog both during girl's craft day

A tri colored Corgi laying on one stool using the slightly taller one as a headrest. She's starting at the camera in the manner of a dog who knows just how cute she is.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Mar 15

Pie! No picture of the quiche because it always looks meh in photos if it's a slice. The lemon was good as always, and it was fun to experiment with a new flavor.

A plate with 2 slices of pie: the first is lemon mousse on a graham cracker crust. The second is dulce de leche with toasted coconut on a homemade rolled out pie crust. In the background is an array of paints and TTRPG minis from a craft day.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Feb 21

My dog is annoyed we temporarily moved the foam bag out of the library and she can't properly see out the window. She's even surrounded by all her toys and still isn't satisfied.

A black, tan, and white corgi lounging in a chair before a window. Next to her is a pile of toys, a pillow and blanket.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Feb 15

I got this one 15 years ago during my undergrad field camp. 48 is for 1848 when both UW Madison and the state were founded. Even though I never did manage to get a job that actually used my degree, it's my own fun little nod to my geology degree.

Photo of a white woman's wrist with a tattoo of the map symbol of a strike and dip of 48. The symbol is one long straight line with a shorter line perpendicular to the side with the numbers. The lines of the tattoo are slightly blurred from age.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Dec 15

I wasn't excited about my book so I switched to musicals. I'm also not happy with the temp of the chocolate frosting, it needs to be a tad bit warmer to pipe nicely. To kill time I'm enjoying a sacrificial test cupcake to the tune of Chicago.

A departure chocolate souffle with red, green, and white sprinkles before a tray of unfrosted chocolate cupcakes. The edge of the frosting is ever so slightly cracked from being piped at too cool of a temperature. It's the kind of thing most people wouldn't notice.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Dec 15

Not pictured, a batch of cupcakes that were absolutely fucked and I had to toss them.

Three large plastic platters and a pie carrying case full of unfrosted cupcakes on a counter.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Dec 11

I volunteer in a rural fire department that is getting flooded and we've been busting ass to prepare all day. I've changed into my structure boots in hopes of them doing a better job keeping my feet dry.

A pair of legs and feet in black boots for structure fire gear. Next to them is a pair of damp black lace up boots

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Nov 29

Asami has decided I'm done working on this sweater for a while.

A Corgi curled up on a crochet project giving the camera her best puppy dog eyes.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Nov 19

I don't have a picture of my partner wearing his.

Selfie of a white woman wearing a blue, purple, and green hat. In the background is a sleeping dog.

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Nov 18

Not to brag, but my number 1 enabler just invited me on a date to get more fountain pen ink next week

Partial screenshot of a text conversation:
OP: Hokay
OP: Let's have a date day
Partner: Hell yeah
Partner: Stationary store?
OP: Yusss

T Porterhawk@tporterhawk· Nov 17