“Trees, for example, carry the memory of rainfall. In their rings, we read ancient weather—storms, sunlight, and temperatures, the growing seasons of centuries. A forest shares a history, which each tree remembers even after it has been felled.” ~Anne Michaels #quote

A photo of you from early 2020, not knowing what was about to come. I have white hair now.

instead of reading my timeline, I’m just going to post this really great picture of the two loves of my life.

reposting these as full images...! happy holidays!! ❄️🍞🐟🧀❄️

In memory of E. O. Wilson, I encourage you to: -go outside and appreciate nature -remind others that anyone can be a scientist -advocate for policies that protect our world’s precious biodiversity 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜

my only 2022 resolution

I designed another #LEGO set inspired by the "model" organisms of biological research! This time, it's the tiny but mighty fruit fly #Drosophila melanogaster, which researchers have used to study all manner of biological processes. 1/n

very few whales have ever shown up for jury duty, probably because whales do not care about the law

A cat that didn't seem to go as planned.x.com/6jgdm/status/1…

The only flowers I haven’t killed 🙌🏽

we’ve decided my next birthday party (in May) is going to be LEGO and I don’t even care if I’m going to be 34.

Whaaaaat! I love this game 🥹

summer is ending and I’m mad.

I went wild with sensory bins this summer for STEM story time and I’m actually a little proud of the results.

6 DAYS UNTIL BEE AND PUPPYCAT IS ON NETFLIX

🚨ATTENTION #LGBTQinSTEM friends and allies: our first talk of the semester is coming up! Get excited to welcome Dr. Ezra J. Kottler to talk about Queering Field #Ecology, and hear how we can better self-advocate or advocate for queer scientists in the field. Sept 13th 1PM MDT on Zoom.

Us everyday until Halloween 🎃

when you get a package delivered and it looks like this. 😠

Trunk or Treat really delivered 🦖