Crystal Abel πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ ally πŸ—½

@finamoon.bsky.social

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I ❀️ gardening, farming, homesteading, permaculture, foraging, birding, whale watching, hiking, photography, cosplay, fiber art, art, violin, & reading. Master Gardener, Herbalist, blogger, foodie, traveler. Studies ⬆️ & cetology, botany, entomology, etc. πŸ––πŸΌ

Masters of the Universe Movie Poster featuring He-Man holding the Sword of Power at the top center with Teela, Roboto, and Sorceress on his right and Man-At-Arms, Cringer the tiger, and King Randor on his left. Skeletor is at the center bottom of the poster with Beast Man and Trap Jaw with the Snake Mountain in the background on his right and Evil-Lyn, Tri-Klops and Spikor with the Castle Grayskull on his left. Words at the top says Legends aren't born, they're forged. At the bottom in big letters it says Masters of The Universe.
Puppy dog laying in her bed with blankets and a stuffed toy cupcake that says sweet thing on it.
A woman with glasses (me) in a green sweater is hugging a llama by a Christmas tree. The llama is wearing a red harness around its nose and a headband with red reindeer antlers and ears.
Small fuzzy brown bat hanging upside-down in the crevice of a walnut tree trunk.
A Vitamix blender is sitting on the kitchen counter a little over half full of blended green Arugula Walnut Pesto.
Graphic by π•Šπ•™π•’π•ͺ𝕝𝕒𝕀 𝔸𝕣π•₯ π•Šπ•’π•Ÿπ•”π•₯𝕦𝕒𝕣π•ͺ that has Alice, wearing her iconic blue dress and white apron sitting in the grass with mushrooms and foliage around her. She is gazing up at fireworks in the night sky. The graphic says, "Happy Alice in Wonderland Day July Forth.
Photograph of a Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly sucking nectar from a purple Columbine flower with its long tongue. It is resting on the flower upside-down with its wings outstretched.
A bee has landed on a multi-petaled pink Zinnia flower with a yellow center.
Photo of a bunch of dark green leafy plants called Stinging Nettle.
Pretty dark fuchsia colored 6 petaled Clematis flower opened up with more blooms beside it not opened up yet. It is vining up a trellis.
Bee watering station: a decorative ceramic plate filled with pretty rocks, marbles, flat marbles, and a few pennies. The sky filled it with rain water for me. Plants are surrounding it.
Tie dyed clothing hangs on a clothes line. Trees and a barn in the backdrop.
Graphic says, "Happy Herbalist Day! It's with immense gratitude for the plants and the community of plant people that we wish you a very happy Herbalist Day!" Around the words there are drawings of herbs. There is also a logo for Herbal Academy.
A collage of farm animals. There are horses, bunnies, chickens, llamas, goats, etc.
A woman (me) smiling with her arm around a dog (my dog, Nova) hugging.
A painting of a unicorn standing majestically in a valley with trees, mountains, and a lake with a blue sky and clouds in the background. The image says, "Happy National Unicorn Day".
Hope of Rainier Food Pantry Community Gardens. Garden beds full of flowers, fruits, and veggies behind a fence. A garden sign reads, "Hope Grows Here". Another garden sign reads, "Hope Gardens Maintained by Dedicated Volunteers".
Image that says, "National Wildlife Week" on a green background.
Image that says, "HANDS OFF! (with a red slash diagonally through the O) IMMIGRANTS, CONSUMER, CLEAN AIR, PERSONAL DATA, VETERAN ELECTIONS, NATO, CANCER RESEARCH, COURTS, MEDICARE, OUR BOOKS, SOCIAL SECURITY, FREE SPEECH, OUR JOBS, LIBRARIES, PUBLIC LANDS, MEDICAID, PROTECTIONS, OUR WALLETS, CLEAN ENERGY, FAIR ELECTIONS, SCHOOLS, LGBTQ+RIGHTS"
Beaver Falls, a waterfall located on Beaver Creek near the town of Clatskanie in Oregon. This vertical curtain type waterfall plunges 48 feet into a basin large enough for swimming. There are rocks and vegetation surrounding.
Image that says, "Volunteers - Heart at Work" with a lot of colorful handprints in the shape of a heart.
Image is a background of painted flowers by artist Tracy Verdugo with a quote that says: "Do your little bit of good where you are: it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." - Desmond Tutu
Portage Glacier with mountains in the background and Portage Lake and wildflowers in the foreground. This picture was not taken by me and I do not know who did take it to give attribution. I also don't know what year it was taken.
A clump of bright pink trailing flowers hang from a Red Flowering Currant.
A Great Blue Heron is sitting on a mossy branch of a tree. Mossy trees surround the bird.
A Pacific Chorus Frog sitting in the middle of a dark pink Dahlia flower.
Hyacinth flowers in bright pinks and purple blue in orange pots on the sill of a covered porch.
Contents of a pocket put on a table. Includes: a maple leaf, a bit of magenta yarn braided into a necklace, a polished rose quartz crystal, a polished amethyst, a halved Walnut shell that looks like a heart or owl face, a small smooth stick, and a sprig of Rosemary.
A graphic that shows the species of ocean dwelling dolphin with an artists rendition of each of them. Below each species is their name, scientific names, and whether they are Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, Data Deficient, or Not Evaluated. At the top it reads, "Know Your Delphinidae"
An image of a woman with long red hair and a beautiful dress standing in the forest by a tree with the words, "The planet doesn't need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, story tellers, and lovers of all kinds."
A dog puts its head and paws up on the back of a chair while sitting backwards in it and looks super cute.
Graphic that says, "I literally want my tax dollars to support national parks, science, education, conservation, mental health, and helping marginalized people. In case that wasn't clear."
Multiple bright pink flowers clustered together. This is a close-up photo of the flowers.
Graphic that reads, "March 2nd is... National Read Across America day" Beside the lettering is Cat in the Hat with a rake in one hand and a stack of books in the other, balancing a birthday cake with three candles and a tea cup and saucer on his hat and a plate with a glass bottle of milk and cup of milk with his toes on one foot. He also is holding a red fan in his tail. The red fish in a fish bowl of water makes up the o in the word Across.
Black background with the words in bright lettering, "PRO-KINDNESS PRO-PEACE PRO-EQUALITY PRO-LOVE PRO-INCLUSION PRO-HOPE PRO-DIVERSITY"
The Eevee PokΓ©mon and 27 evolutions, called by fans Eeveelutions.
World Whale Day collage of pictures. Going clockwise: first picture shows a humpback with the words above it, "The key to saving the future, can be found only in the past..." and below it, "A Leonard Nimoy Film Star Trek IV The Voyage Home. Next picture shows a Klingon Bird-of-Prey ship minimum size 50m next to a humpback whale size 15m to compare. Next picture is a humpback whale breaching the water with the words, "Whales They are not the hell yours." and the last picture is of Spock hugging a whale with the words above saying, "#worldwhaleday" and below saying, "Every 3rd Sunday of February" and "TrekMovie.com"
Puppy enjoying a cup of whipped cream.
A Great Blue Heron poses in front of a gate in some grass. Daisies grow nearby.
A panaramic view of a snow-covered field with a Llama and farm equipment. There is a snowy hillside in the backdrop.
Blond girl wearing sushi pajamas.
A bowl of soup with lentils, green beans, corn, garlic, chicken, turkey broth, black beans, garbanzo beans, tomato soup, kidney beans, garlic salt, seasoned pepper, and Italian seasoning. There is a spoon in the bowl and a floral hot pad under it.
The Ethiopian wolf licks the flower nectar of a red hot poker plant.
Collection of pretty rocks, shells and nature things on a shelf.
Photo I took in April of 2021 of a hummingbird enjoying the nectar of my red flowering currant. The red flowering currant is a large bush that has cascading pink flowers and palmately lobed, bright green leaves. It will have fruit later in the season.
Puppy dog snuggled up with a toy squirrel in her bed.
A moss covered, three trunk English Walnut tree.
Black background with white words saying: "When you are cooking, see your spoon as a wand and stir your intentions into what you bake.". A wooden spoon rests by the words.
Ensign Tilly, a woman with red curly hair from the Star Trek Discovery Series, hugs a very old tree and has a moment with it.