Knitting these adorable duck feet socks for my soon-to-be-nephew <3

Some conclusions from tonight’s venture:

-I have lost all ability to use circular needles. Why do I even own these things? I adore my bamboo double pointed needles.

-I shouldn’t knit with my conure around. I think he mistook my frustrations working with all five dpns at once as me wielding some mini torture device…and bit the hell out of my fingers.

-Between some tricky needle maneuvers and my silly parrot I may not have any fingertips left by tomorrow.

-It’ll totally be worth it. I will be the coolest aunt.

“I feel like I have a responsibility to my community and other young girls to help redefine what it looks like to be a woman. I don’t believe in men’s wear or women’s wear, I just like what I like. And I think we should just be respected for being an individual…. I’ve been in Vogue, now, and different publications, which is cool, because I think that it just shows a different perspective of how women can dress.”

This girl <3

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dearjimmoriarty:

glitzruffian:

ohleander:

just on the way to do some octopus stuff

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There is nothing I don’t love about this picture.

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thepredatorblog:

Bobtail squid (by Todd Bretl)

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fat-birds:

ponderbread:

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/5619-the-stress-response-in-baby-kestrels

My RocketHub research fundraiser is winding down and ends on May 5th, so I’m unveiling a TUMBLR SPECIAL for all of you who showed interest in my project but are on a tight budget (which, as a master’s student, I totally understand…) 

For those of you who didn’t run across my last post, I am researching the effects of stress on the development of birds (specifically American kestrels) and need money for my analysis kits.  And since RocketHub is a crowd-sourcing site, you receive unique gifts in exchange for donations. 

So what is the TUMBLR SPECIAL and why do I keep typing it in all caps?  Well, the TUMBLR SPECIAL is a limited offer (limited because my fundraiser ends in 17 days) where donating just $10 lets you ADOPT A BABY KESTREL!  Like the ones in the pictures up above! 

Adopting a baby kestrel means that in a few weeks, when the kestrels hatch and grow up, I will send you pictures, video, and stats on your baby bird, as well as its band number so you can check on its progress in the future.  And you get to name it!  Awesome!

So if you are interested in birds, science, conservation, or cute baby animals, check out my project here:

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/5619-the-stress-response-in-baby-kestrels

Look at these little guys. How can you not show some love?

invado:

Peter Stackpole

underh2o:

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