Avid amateur photographer (macrophotography, travel and concert photography especially). I teach biology in a small college. I hate GenAI with a vengeance. I try to leave things a little better than I found them.https://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3muselecils2x"Awake" Throwback to last spring for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme, #Minimal. #Plants #Ferns #NativePlants #Macrophotography #SciArt #PhotoHour05 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3muselecils2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3murs7tyowc2x"Going places" What better place than Japan to capture minimalism? Grey Heron against overcast sky, B&W conversion. #BlueSkyArtShow #Minimal #Birds #BirdsInFlight #TravelPhotography #SciArt #PhotoHour05 Sep 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3murs7tyowc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mupv2xecp22x"Head over heels" Just a fly foraging on Queen Ann's Lace, for this #FlyDay. #Insects #Diptera #BugSky #Invertebrates #Macrophotography #GardenLife #SciArt #PhotoHour04 Sep 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupv2xecp22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mumpihumfc2x"White Lily glory" One last shot of my Casablanca Lilies for this year. #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Lilies #Gardening #FindingYourJoy #PhotoHour03 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpihumfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3muhktsdt5s2f"Who goes there?" It's pretty hard to approach a Garter Snake unnoticed. They are finely attuned to any ground vibration, and my clumsy approach was no exception. Maybe it was amused at seeing this human lying on the ground with a camera? #Snakes #Reptiles #Wildlife #GardenFriends #SciArt #PhotoHour01 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhktsdt5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mu5oor7rfc2nThank you, @mapquest.com, for having a spine, as well as a great sense of humour! gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario28 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5oor7rfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mu5o2yibhs2n"What the buzz is about" Don't you just love it when #InverteFest combines with #FlyDay? This big guy was taking its sweet time with the Tansy flowers, which gave me a chance to get up close and personal. #SciArt #BugSky #Diptera #Insects #Macrophotography #PhotoHour28 Aug 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5o2yibhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mu32ffw5a22y"Sunny side up" Elegant Jellyfish swimming (if you can call it that) near a pier. Doesn't it just look like an egg in a pan? Fish shapes can be seen in the background. #InverteFest #Cnidaria #MarineLife #Invertebrates #SciArt #PhotoHour27 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu32ffw5a22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtyjpxzpk22y"Life on the edge" Sunny-colored caterpillar (probably White-marked Tussock moth, Orgyia leucostigma), from my garden. #InverteFest #BugSky #SciArt #Lepidoptera #Caterpillars #Insects #GardenLife #Macrophotography #PhotoHour26 Aug 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjpxzpk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtwk4oemzs2tDolly!! Nooooooooooo! There truly is one more star in the sky. A bright, brilliant, warm shining star. Thank you for having lit up our lives, Dolly. You really made the world a better place. We will not forget. #Dolly25 Aug 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwk4oemzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtw2c4kaok2t"Nectar on the side" Small wasp feeding on Goldenrod flowers in my garden, to start this edition of #InverteFest #Hymenopterans #Pollinators #NativePlants #Insects #LateSummer #Macrophotography #SciArt #PhotoHour25 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw2c4kaok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtr65ubfec2k"Dinner time" Black Guillemot about to consume (or feed its chicks) a small, eel-like fish. From last year's trip to #Iceland. #Birds #BirdSky #SciArt #FunnyFeet #GoneFishing #Wildlife #TravelPhotography #PhotoHour23 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr65ubfec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtol2xt4pc2m"Charibeadis" My entry for the #Chaos theme, both on #BlueSkyArtShow and 52Frames. Digital collage of several similar photos of beads bouncing in a white pyrex bowl. #Colors #Movement #PhotoHour22 Aug 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtol2xt4pc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtmhry5krs2u"Pure joy" In the series "flowers from my garden", I present you my beloved Casablanca Lilies. The scent is not for everybody, but they are a sight to behold. #Flowers #Blooms #BloomSky #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Lilies #PhotoHour21 Aug 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmhry5krs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtjjzh3dc225"Child of the night" Hemerocallis Bela Lugosi, the dark beauty that haunts my garden. Oh, what beautiful music it makes! #Flowers #Blooms #BloomSky #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Daylilies #Macrophotography #PhotoHour20 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjjzh3dc225https://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtefam4qbc25POV: trying to look your best for the camera, while that idiot Bob just photobombs you with that moronic look on his face. #Birds #StrikeAPose #TravelPhotography [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefam4qbc25https://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mtby6ba4d225"Not easy being brown" Lil' Leafhopper trying its best to blend in on the wrong background, for #MacroMonday #BugSky #Invertebrates #Insects #Cicadellidae #Macrophotography #SciArt #PhotoHour17 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtby6ba4d225https://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3msxzwtfzvc2sIn case you need it (and who doesn't, this year?), here's a photo of my pretty roses. This variety doesn't bloom often in my garden, but when it does, it's quite a sight. #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Beauty #Macrophotography #Gardening #MomentOfZen #PhotoHour13 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzwtfzvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3msm3m3obi22eHello! First post in a month, just back from vacation. I met his fuzzy cutie while gardening. Happy #InternationalCaterpillarDay, everyone! #Insects #Caterpillars #Invertebrates #SciArt #Macrophotography [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Aug 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3msm3m3obi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mprt4jj4yc2lReposting, as the photo didn't initially show. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprt4jj4yc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mprt3aek4s2lReposting, as the photos wouldn't load initially. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprt3aek4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mpqsjzouwk2oGood morning, BlueSky! ID help needed, please. This is growing in my compost bin. Never seen anything like that before. It seems to have grown very fast. I am thinking #fungi or #SlimeMold? Is there a mycologist in the house? #IDHelp #Identification #Taxonomy #Mycology #Backyard03 Jul 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqsjzouwk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mpbxeo4tok25Columbine collection: exhibit 1. In the next few posts, I'll be sharing photos of different varieties of Columbines that grow in my garden. What varieties, you ask? I don't know! Read on for more 🧵 #Flowers #BloomScrolling #BloomSky #Gardening #SciArt #Macrophotography #PhotoHour27 Jun 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbxeo4tok25https://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3movongyiyc2w"'sup?" Cedar Waxwing out on a limb. #Birds #BirdSky #Wildlife #BirdWatching #SciArt #PhotoHour #Photography22 Jun 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3movongyiyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3moiogwu4ws2j"Wanna hang?" Smallish spood just hopping along on a vertical surface, as if there was nothing to it. #JumpingSpiders #BugSky #Bugs #Arachnids #Arthropods #Invertebrates #Macrophotography #PhotoHour17 Jun 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiogwu4ws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3modmnjr2b22x"Friend?" Garter Snakes are always welcome in my garden. I try to give them lots of hiding places and, in exchange, they keep the rodent population in check. 🐍 #Reptiles #Herps #Wildlife #Cohabitation #Biodiversity #SciArt #PhotoHour15 Jun 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3modmnjr2b22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mnuxwej6qk2g"Waxing sentimental" Cedar Waxwing foraging in an apple tree in full bloom. Does anyone know what he is looking for? Insects? Sometimes it would look as if he was eating petals. #Birds #BirdSky #Wildlife #SciArt #BirdWatching #PhotoHour09 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuxwej6qk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mn5lxi7tk22l"In threes" Red trillium displaying the typical sets of 3 veined petals separated by 3 sepals. Trillium flowers are among the first to bloom here in Québec, which is very welcome after a looooong winter. #Flowers #Blooms #BloomScrolling #Botany #NativePlants #SciArt #PhotoHour #Macrophotography31 May 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5lxi7tk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/g-lau.bsky.social/post/3mn3t5b5yek2dBattered and bruised, but still growing. #Growth #BlueSkyArtShow #Resilience #PhotoHour30 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:4eodrcjo5gj6e2rtlud2tcov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3t5b5yek2d