Roman (he/il)

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EcM Fungi 🍄‍🟫🍄 | Plants 🌲 | eco-evo-devo 🧬🌀 BS in Plant Sciences 🌵| PhD Student, Stanford 🌲 #FirstGen #LGBTQSTEM #AuDHD 🏳️‍🌈 ♾️ 🌎 Science is for everyone. 🍄‍🟫 Views are my own.

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Roman (he/il)@trcava· 11d

Birthday treat 🍨

A pint of non-dairy Kesar Pista from “Pints of Joy” small batch hand-crafted ice creamery.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 14

Good job and what a precious kitten! Siamese are the best. I have been with this chatty lady (Mushka) for almost 13 years now!

Mushka, the Siamese mix, lounging on the carpet, and cooperating for a photo for once.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 13

Caught the tail end of the sunset 🌆

Palm tree silhouettes, street lamps, concrete and stone set against a brilliant blazing sunset

Tree silhouettes and street lamps frame a brilliant blazing sunset; glowing crimson clouds drift softly above a blinding golden horizon

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 12

Sleepy Sunday vibes

My cat is pictured here sweetly cat napping atop the observation deck of her scratching palace, with one foot hanging off the edge — just like me!

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 5

Other names include ‘almond-scented millipede’ and ‘cyanide millipede’ because, yes, these many-legged detritivores release hydrogen cyanide gas to defend themselves against predators.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 5

For those who want to see the millipede in motion:

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jul 2

I am still freaking out about these shadows, y’all 🌲

Late afternoon sun filtering through the tree canopy, casting shadows, and creating magical moments for those who look up.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 28

Tall trees, sweeping vistas, sun filtering through the tree canopy — a perfect day.

The South Bay / Silicon Valley and the Diablo range to the east, as viewed through the trees at ~2600ft above sea level.

Looking up into the canopy of coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Afternoon sun filtering through the trees and casting some epic shadows.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 24

Passion fruit en route

A growing passion fruit (2 weeks post-flowering) and my hand for scale

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 22

I love serotinous pine cones 🌲🔥 (See alt text to learn more)

The spiky cone of the Knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata). Scattered populations exist in California and Oregon — primarily along the coast. Their cones are “serotinous”, sealed with resins that require hot fire to vaporize and release seeds. The cones can remain dormant (closed) for up to 20 years, only dropping from the trees and releasing seeds in the presence of hot fire (~200°C). Adults rarely live more than 80 years, with thin bark and low hanging branches seemingly adapted to provide kindling for their young rather than to withstand incidences of fire.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 16

What could go wrong? smh 😒

Original 1988 theatrical release poster for AKIRA

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 16

likely a fledgling! I’ve been enjoying their antics as well!

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Jun 10

I am also awaiting passion fruit deliciousness!

An unripe passion fruit hangs from the vine

Roman (he/il)@trcava· May 30

Anyone know what species of Araucaria this is? 🌲

A young Araucaria tree grows beside a sandstone building. Orderly rows of succulent-like needles line branches outstretched to catch the sun’s rays.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· May 30

Success! #vote 🗳️

It’s me. I’m wearing sunglasses. I just dropped off my ballot. They gave me a sticker.

Stanford folks: there are multiple voting centers and ballot boxes on campus!

Roman (he/il)@trcava· May 29

It begins!

Roman (he/il)@trcava· May 10

I do not like how frequently I am seeing poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) along hiking trails in the SF Bay Area these days…

Roman (he/il)@trcava· May 5

I was making breakfast, and next thing I know, I’m diligently harvesting strawberry seeds. I have yet to eat breakfast lol #ADHD

Two strawberries, a little beaker full of seeds.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Apr 24

I love getting yawning/stretching cat action shots. They always look so ferocious and it cracks me up. Here’s one of mine:

Siamese mix does a big stretch while yawning on the sofa.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Apr 16

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Apr 16

I love cacti so much 🌵

Close-up of a large crimson-orange flower that on a very small cactus (in 2” nursery pot).

A large crimson-orange flower extending from the side of a wee cactus in 2” nursery pot.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Apr 5

It’s going to be a great day! #resist

“Shaking the Foundations” is Stanford Law School’s West Coast Progressive Lawyering conference. This year’s theme is “States of Emergency”: Resisting Authoritarianism and Austerity.

Roman (he/il)@trcava· Mar 21

For perspective, 5 million tons of CO2 is roughly equivalent to the emissions of: 1. An average gas-powered passenger car driving around the Earth 93.55 times 2. Operating 13.1 natural gas-fired power plants for a year 3. 562,619,557 gallons of gas consumed Source: www.epa.gov/energy/green...