What’s here: camping, emergency prepping, dog, cool clouds, projects, new or old art by me, small triumphs, cool rocks/roadcuts/landscapes, old things, being disabled, autisming, Minnesotan forever. I do alt text. dragonsden.biz/creature-arthttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mqp6up3qpc2qThe world is terrible but I just got the flashy fan and motherboard lighting in my computer to sync to music so I can run an also-synced screen saver and have a little rave party in my room to Sandstorm.15 Jul 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp6up3qpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mqkvbtyv4k2m*builds a new computer* *continues using 20 year old peripheral devices* My wired devices with fossilizing plastic will be pried from my broke dead fingers.13 Jul 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkvbtyv4k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mqjyhvv3722gLet’s post Dinos today! #SamNeill tribute [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjyhvv3722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mqjsiwrczc2gRIP Sam Neill. You’ll always be the dinosaur man to me.13 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjsiwrczc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mqgbd5vu7c2hI can’t express how hard this tiny little scene was to paint because supercell colors do not look real, and my limited color set and inability to mix when using pens was all… interesting.12 Jul 2026 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgbd5vu7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mpuutkktak2jLeast favorite holiday because 4 hours straight of noise-induced suppressed panic and lack of all basic functions including sleep long past midnight is, unsurprisingly, not fun at all.05 Jul 2026 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpuutkktak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mpulbk3k6c2uTis the season of Russell05 Jul 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpulbk3k6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mptgw6f45s2uMy grandpas cousin turned 100 My grandpa made it to 98. He also spent time working in the garden every day. https://akkrum.net/actueel/jan-calsbeek-wordt-100-jaar-de-man-die-akkrum-mede-vormgaf04 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptgw6f45s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mpjs7lfypk2mI’m indescribably exhausted from fighting to find reasons to keep existing in a society that I don’t belong for people who can’t connect with me in a place that is actively burning to the ground.30 Jun 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjs7lfypk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mpa7xjrfpc2t“I think it’s congealed deer.” My dad, the park ranger, who pulls out his phone to identify a photo of animal scat while we are eating at a restaurant. Love him, but I didn’t need to see that mid-mouthful of refried beans.27 Jun 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa7xjrfpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3monp6ox6yc27Project for today, started yesterday. Poking through microfossils from the Pungo River Formation (coastal marine remains from 10ish to 20ish mya) from the Aurora Fossil Museum. Found some puffin bones maybe which is exciting. Lots of tiny teeth, too.19 Jun 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3monp6ox6yc27https://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3molb2pcm7s2wLoose watercolor of lady slippers to break brain block this morning at a nice free art class in Maplewood State Park led by Don DelGreco18 Jun 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3molb2pcm7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3moharo4mqs2sMore midlife crisis-ing project. Trying to pick colors for a character that has chameleon like abilities. I like collared lizards but I don’t want people to look at them and be like “oh it’s a wonky collared lizard”. Plus it’s head-only so having just that be a different color would be undesirable.17 Jun 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moharo4mqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mog7fno4bk2jExplain your @ Shade - on image boards my handle was Nightshade because of me winning with a specific card in the game Frog Juice. I shortened that to Shade. Fenix- name of my first WoW character before server migration, became the name of my first fursona (a fuzzy dragon). Combined- sounded neat [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog7fno4bk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnzcrppcdk2cwww.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sP3YGH/ I live in a red state. That this happened here is like a tiny miracle. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sP3YGH/11 Jun 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzcrppcdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnvtkhfixc2uFARGO NORTH DAKOTA HAS A LGBTQ+ MAYOR HAPPY PRIDE10 Jun 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvtkhfixc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnuv23fhjs2aI want to storm chase today but gas is expensive. It’s RIGHT THERE in my backyard tho09 Jun 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuv23fhjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnsdduk3bc2wMy origin story started here youtu.be/Mp5FaNe-zTM https://youtu.be/Mp5FaNe-zTM08 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsdduk3bc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnnuybv4ik26Why did Subway change their honey mustard. It’s nasty now. I just wanted a sandwich that tasted like my childhood, dammit.07 Jun 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnuybv4ik26https://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnncpinrss26Vincent knows how to spend a hot day.06 Jun 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnncpinrss26https://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnl5mndtps2rPoof05 Jun 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl5mndtps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnj23zj4cs2hI understand that it is a social thing and appreciate it for that purpose but I otherwise do not understand why anyone would pay to go to a restaurant in which one has to grill/cook their own food. My carpal tunnel got set off by the tongs and I’m scared of having food poisoned myself now.05 Jun 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnj23zj4cs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mnim4usbbc2tToday’s fond memory is riding shotgun in my friend’s hearse listening to Dragula by Rob Zombie with the wind blowing through my hair because it was a hot day and it smelled bad in there if you closed the windows.04 Jun 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnim4usbbc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mncb7kk4bc2mHappy pride! QRP with your Pride Flags🏳️‍🌈 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncb7kk4bc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mmpcufplzk2qVincent: that was a nice bath you gave me Me: yes you are all clean for when your- Vincent: it would be a shame if I ROLLED IN THE DIRT WHILE STILL WET Me: PREPARE TO MEET MY FRIEND, THE GARDEN HOSE Then everyone lost because I overexerted myself and he’s cold and we’re both wet.25 May 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpcufplzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mmkeeow7uc2zRainy day so I’m trying a new configuration. Got the tent up just as it started pouring. Airing things out now.23 May 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkeeow7uc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mmjzu24r3k2aRoadtrip time23 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjzu24r3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mmfdkycu2c2kI dunno why they look like they’re going to a leather party. My friend found this for me. Imma peek.21 May 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfdkycu2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mmbunjvjjc24Good morning. I have now lost my disabled job placement service in addition to the case manager I lost two weeks ago. Had a meltdown last night. It has been over a year since I had work. My family is supporting me and I feel like a massive burden20 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbunjvjjc24https://bsky.app/profile/shadefenix.bsky.social/post/3mm6dhhnvac2lNot many things trigger me anymore because *gestures at everything* but reading or hearing some version of “money doesn’t buy happiness” instantly makes me commit thought crimes.19 May 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:4jpmlbmeyv3fphf2pqrognyb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6dhhnvac2l