Lenore Edman

@1lenore.bsky.social

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I have been called the "fairy godmother of making" and "ultimate reference librarian for matters maker, scientific, and technical." (she/her)

Looking across the Hudson River from Irvington at sunset. The sun and its reflections are orange. The other side of the river is barely visible.
Wavy edges of the oyster shell.
Two fossils above a ruler on a desk. One is an oyster about 2.5 cm long with a distinctly curved shell and very ruffled edges. The second is a brachiopod about 1.5 cm across that looks similar to a scallop.
Double rainbow with brighter and dimmer parts, over trees.
Snowy egret takes a step on algae covered rocks while hunting at low tide.
A purple and orange Spanish shale nudibranch moving slowly in the bottom of a glass dish.
Orange and purple nudibranch flip-flop swimming in a small glass dish.
A monarch butterfly perched on a succulent.
A crab (maybe a kelp crab?) covered in algae sitting on a large piece of kelp waving its pincers so that they sometimes touch the upper surface of the water.
A pattern of magnetite on a sandy beach that resembles snakeskin.
Tiny octopus in a dish being held up with the ocean on the background.
Two tall fuzzy leafed plants with a blossom stalk starting to open with yellow blooms.
The camera follows a firefly through a yard. It glows brightly a couple of times.
I ask the cat “are you ready?” She makes a chirpy meow and then I brush her while she changes positions and purrs. She cleans herself at one point and also bites the brush towards the end.
A medium sized frog sitting among dried leaves and moss. It is the same shade of brown as the leaves.
A hand crank pencil sharpener (Boston KS) mounted to a bare stud next to a stone wall.
Screenshot from the Merlin bird song ID app showing April 17, Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and House Sparrow.
Small short hair cat standing in the foreground looking left. Large long hair cat in the background belly up, tail and backfeet pointing right, front feet pointing left and away, head improbably pointing toward the camera.
A tape measure in front of the edge of the snow where the snowblower went by. It shows 15” (38 cm).
Profile view of a shorthair dilute calico cat looking intently out the window.
A gloved had holding up a thin piece of ice with a variety of textures including dendrites and bubbles. In the background is a river with snowy banks and icy edges.
Small dilute calico cat sitting on a windowsill looking out at a cardinal on a branch.
Power pole blocking the sun. 22 degree halo around the sun in hazy sky.
Looking down a set of outdoor stairs at compressed snow bird tracks left on steps after blowing the thin layer of snow off. The lower steps haven’t been cleared yet.
Two cats on a small table, both looking out the window.
A junco and a male cardinal on a ledge with seeds and a female cardinal on a snowy branch behind them.
Two cats looking out a window where a cardinal and a sparrow are seen in a small tree. A squirrel is there but not visible behind one of the cats.
One cat crouched on the back of the couch, on cat sitting tall on the couch looking over the back.
Cat looking over the back of the couch out the window.
Two cats looking out the window at a squirrel perched on a bird feeder.
Two cats sitting on the arm of a couch with their paws on the windowsill looking intently out the window.
Cat looking out of the window. You can see a rhododendron in front of a snow covered garage with a weathervane, bare trees, a plowed street and shoveled sidewalks.
Fence over snow in front of reeds edging a frozen pond. Trees and hazy blue sky behind.
Cat looking out of window at a squirrel.
One cat on the back of the couch with her paws on the windowsill, one cat sitting in an upper window with her tail hanging down from the sill.
Snowy yard with clear sidewalks.
Close up of cat’s tail with long fur sticking out due to static electricity. I bring my finger close to the fur and it bends toward my finger. Then I pull back so you can see the cat better.
Four decaying swan pedal boats facing a fence outside of the ruin of a water park.
A very small hermit crab slowly decides it is ok to scurry across a board on the boardwalk.
Mimosa plant with a single pink spherical blossom.
A small yellow butterfly perched on a fluorescent yellow striped shoe.
The sun rising behind a tiny island with a few trees. Three sticks are stuck in the sand to the left of the trees.
Hand covering sun to show 22 degree halo. Sky is streaky with clouds.
Hand blocking sun to show rainbowy halo. Boat awning on the left. Scattered clouds in a hazy sky.
Vivid res and black skimmer perched in a ditch flies up and lands again.
The moon in a hazy sky, with a partial halo and a brighter moondog spot to the right.
A sandwich shop redecorated with a “Bennyhana” sign.
Sun nearly at the horizon with halos, sundogs and arcs.
Sundogs, halos, tangents around the sun in a hazy sky.
Two halos around the sun in a streaky sky.
An asphalt scraper following a dump truck and conveying road bits into the bed.
Jars of chutney on a towel on a counter.
Plum and lemon pieces and spices in a pot.
Jars of jam and a spoonful in a little bowl.
Plums and lemons in a pot on a stove.
A bookstore display with Automatic Noodle displayed.
A tabby with a clipped ear sitting in a car bed looking out of a shop window at me. A sign in the window says “Hello, my name is Woody.” Another sign says “This is Peekskill, a friendly town.”
Osaka castle against a streaky blue sky.
A California poppy: orange in the center to bright yellow petal edges.