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idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 12d

Evening wetlands therapy

The view over one of the ponds around the old Cedar Avenue bridge. There are a lot more grasses growing in there this year and the water level is lower. I saw a beaver in here this spring but don't know if they've been doing any engineering projects.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 13d

How the fuck am I supposed to work under these conditions???

Two dogs passed the fuck out in the knee well of an old steel desk.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 14d

Meanwhile, this guy very clearly has a good amount of rottweiler DNA and is mostly a complete angel.

A large black and tan puppy, maybe 11 or 12 months old, passed out on my office floor. His feet are enormous in a way that says he's not nearly done growing.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 14d

This poor baby has had two surgeries this week - a spay and then a dental extraction. But she's all ready to go off to her new home on Friday, she's gonna have such a great life.

A tan dog with black muzzle and ears resting on my bed. She's still a little out of it from the anesthesia but finally ate her dinner.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 15d

It gives me all the good brain chemicals.

Orange-tinted bathroom mirror selfie. I'm looking down and to my LEFT, smiling about whatever pet nonsense was happening underfoot. My hair is in a curly mullet with the sides buzzed. I'm wearing a sleeveless t-shirt that says HOMOSEXUAL TENDENCIES

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 18d

We had a little scheduling snafu - Gracie was supposed to be fixed and off to her new home before Roscoe arrived, but this is going beautifully so far. The cats love him already. Anybody in MSP looking for a big goofy ~1yo pup, I might have your guy. Up for adoption soon!

Outdoor photo of two dogs, one russet with black muzzle and the other black with tan face and chest. They're playing like best friends immediately after meeting.

The same two dogs stretched out on my bed. Greeble's orange tabby tail is at the very bottom of the frame.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 20d

The cutest bed hogs

A russet dog with black muzzle lying in her side on my bed. A tuxedo cat is also lounging on the bed, mostly perpendicular to the dog with his backside against her sternum.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 25d

This is mainly about THOSE CURLS but also this fucking gorgeous plant. It's good to have gardener friends.

Me standing next to a gorgeous cannabis plant, going in for a good sniff. My hair, which is the whole point here, is amazing and curly and showing quote a bit of gray. This is maybe 8-9 months of growth since I shaved it off last.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· 28d

Camped out in bed with the dog, who is terrified of the robot and has been shaking and panting. She calmed down dramatically when Sprocket came into the room, lending credence to my jokes about him being her emotional support animal.

A brown dog and a tuxedo cat resting on the bed, facing each other. There are also a red foam roller and a laundry basket full of towels on the bed.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 13

A dog and her emotional support cat

A tan dog snoozing on her back on the couch. A tuxedo cat is lying next to her

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 12

Thanks for the tip!

Screencap of a metal sphere with an ancient tree grown horizontally behind it with the hair "Metallic space balls found in Australian beach"

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 10

Last time I made this baby blanket, I knit the entire thing in front of the recipient without her figuring it out. I treasure the expression on her face when she opened the package - "YOU WERE KNITTING THIS FOR ME???!" Anyhow. My friends are still having babies & I still love knitting for them.

The view from above a perforated black metal patio table on a paved patio. My knitting project is laid on top of my paperback copy of Willa Cather's Death Comes For the Archbishop. I'm knitting in sky and navy blue, alternating rings of each color working outward from the center. Once it's finished and blocked, it'll be an op art style design, a big square that has an appearance of rotation or tilting with each stripe.

Also on the table: a little zippered pouch I keep my knitting supplies in, a lighter, a battered old wintergreen altoids, a red lighter, and my tattooed left hand, holding the knitting in place.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 8

These guys, however: 👍👍👍

Treat time with Gracie the foster dog and three orange tabbies. My hand is in the frame, holding a small dog bone. The dog is looking up at the treat, not sure yet what I'm offering.

Greeble, Stanley, and Ollie are milling about, wanting their own treats.

I enjoyed the harmony of brown and orange in the scene.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 5

Picked up a knitting project that'd been in storage since 2015, real proud of past me for leaving good notes. Took a little break to admire another spectacular post-storm South Mpls sky.

Overhead photo of a Pi Shawl resting on Barbara G Walker's A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, open to the edging design I've chosen. The yarn is wool/silk in a lovely variegated blue colorway. Gracie the foster dog is at the side of the frame, curled up next to me on the couch.

The view northwest from our alley in south Minneapolis. The sky is bright pink just above the rooflines, then blue with pink highlights at the top of the frame.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 4

Gracie and Rita when I came up from doing laundry earlier.

Two dogs waiting at the top of the basement stairs, photographed from a few steps down. On the left is Gracie, my current foster. She's kinda reddish-tan with black snout, eyes, and ears. She's standing with her head lowered a bit, wagging tail a little blur. She is still very obviously a recent mama but much changed from a week ago. On the right is Rita, my previous foster back for a visit. She's a terrier mix with long wiry black hair. She's lying at the top of the stairs, her little tan front paws daintily draped over the edge. Her tail is also blurry and I caught her mid-yawn.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jul 1

I get the impression that Gracie hasn't really been someone's pet before and I love getting to spoil a dog rotten for the first time in her life. South Mpls folks: I'd love some help socializing her, hit me up for short-ish walks or backyard hangs. She'd love to meet you.

The face of a reddish tan dog with black muzzle and mask. She's wrapped up in a blanket on my bed with her head extended toward me in search of love. She's so good at puppy dog eyes.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 28

Foster dog Rita went to her new home today, but not before catching and killing a squirrel in the back yard. I really hope this isn't something that happens with every foster I have, but dogs gonna dog. The new girl also went after the squirrel 🤷🏼‍♂️

Reddish tan dog with black snout/face/ears resting her head on a lace knitting project I abandoned like 12-13 years ago.

Gracie is giving the camera her best puppy dog eyes, and they are very convincing.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 27

New foster dog is here and very sweet & chill. You'd never know these two just met.

Two medium-size dogs curled up on a brown leather sofa. In the foreground: Rita, a mostly-black wire-haired terrier mix. Farther away is Gracie, a reddish-yellow mutt of unclear ancestry. She's very skinny and recently weaned TEN puppies.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 27

Biking is still so damn good. Happy Pride, y'all!

Me, happy and smiling in white bike helmet and sunglasses upon returning home from a ride to Powderhorn Park for People's Pride.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 21

Did the thing, I'm pretty pleased

My back, in the mirror. I have "ain't dead yet" freshly tattooed on my right shoulder.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 18

Wasn't expecting to walk quite so far tonight but it was a gorgeous evening to be in the woods. And I found treasures!, some of which will be turned into fancy breakfast tomorrow.

Green plastic bag on the car seat containing a few pieces of dryad's saddle I foraged. The largest piece is maybe 3" across, mostly round aside from where they grow out of their host. Light brown in color with darker brown speckles.

A turkey? owl? feather we found in the woods. It's a good 8-10" in length, dark brown with white stripes radiating out from the center line. We left it in the woods after we looked at it.

White jelly fungus on a rotting log, sharing space with some moss

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 16

Thought this extremely cool rock we found last summer had fallen out of my pocket on a hike but it's been in a dish by my bed the whole time. It goes back in my pocket tomorrow. Consider this an invitation to share a cool rock! 🪨 🤘

Closeup photo of a Lake Superior agate on my fingertips with my bed in the background. The rock is roughly the diameter of a quarter, iron-heavy red at its heart and encrusted with white nodules that I think are quartz. The nodules bear more than a passing resemblance to teeth, and indeed that's what I thought it was when we found it on the beach.

This rock has such good texture. It's lumpy and bumpy but smoothed by millennia of tumbling by gichi-gami.

The other side of the rock. A lot more of the red is visible here with fewer and smaller white nodules. They still look like teeth, though

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 5

Lightning!

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 5

Driving home in that rain was so worth getting to watch the storm roll in. Also saw beaver, muskrat, turtles, deer, and watched a mama red-winged blackbird feed & sit with her babies.

Wide-angle shot of clouds backlit by the setting sun, taken near the old Cedar Avenue bridge in Bloomington, MN.

Same clouds, but much more ominous looking. One of the bodies of water in the park in the foreground, the water in this section is much higher than usual and I'm wondering if beavers have blocked the culvert that usually drains it.

Even more ominous clouds, just a few minutes after the last shot. They were kind of glowing pink at the bottom, with occasional lightning.

Post-storm bright pink south Minneapolis sky

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· Jun 4

We visited a lake. It was very good

Me and my foster dog on a bench next to Lake of the Isles.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· May 31

Found the pattern, unfortunately not stored with the yarn 🤦🏼

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· May 29

Watched another episode of the Ken Burns Vietnam War series and finished the sweater vest - it was pretty good. She's been passed out on the couch all evening.

I'm wearing the day-glo rainbow sweater vest I just finished over an untuvked blue and purple plaid button-up shirt, and dark brown cargo shorts. I'm having a great hair day too - the curls are growing back tighter this time around.

A medium-sized black and tan dog passed out on a green fleece blanket on the couch.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· May 25

Yarn is from Ewetopia, one of the surprisingly large number of small mills in southern Wisconsin. They mention specific sheep breeds that aren't merino on the label (rambouillet and targhee) - it's lovely to work with & the washed swatch is beautifully squishy. Pattern: "See My Vest"

Me in my gender-affirming cargo shorts, a black t-shirt, and a sweater vest in a day-glo rainbow. Bookshelves, spinning wheel, other various things behind!.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· May 24

Ollie threw himself at Rita while she was helping me do yoga. Good tactic, bud - make your move while the dog is all blissed out on head scratches and praise

Kinda blurry photo of an orange tabby cuddled up with a medium sized black and tan dog on a yoga mat. The cat is relaxed but alert, enjoying the cuddle. The dog is relaxed and leaning her head against my knee but still unsure how to navigate this moment.

idk, some gay@yarnchicken· May 20

Did I not tell you?! BB is back for a week