TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️

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She/her Finds bones and squishy bits of dead vertebrates fascinating. Often found with laden backpack (yes, it IS full of rocks, or bones) staring at the ground

A tri-colored beagle-dachshund mix in a split on a cream colored carpeted floor.

A room corner with a window to the left and right. The walls are red and there are two maple wood floating shelves on the left wall with a bamboo knife rack located below. The top shelf is empty currently but the bottom shelf has 4 teapots, one as the TARDIS from Dr Who, one green one, one dark navy, and one white. The knife rack is full of knives. Under that is a ledge running along the wall that connects both windows. The ledge has older glass Mason-type jars full of foodstuffs like sugar, honey, coffee, etc. At the bottom, under the ledge, there is a black coffee pot, and turquoise green electric kettle, and a clear water pitcher with a white lid.

A turquoise green electric kettle sitting on a maple butcher block countertop. In background are mason jars with coffee and an electric coffee pot.

Screen shot of a text conversation that says, “I think it’s stripper cute and it suits you.” “Super, not stripper 🤣”
There is a photo of a silver pole with a white and wood paneling background below the text conversation.

Emoji of a smiling ginger-haired white chick with hearts for eyes.

A sloped wall with patterned wallpaper in colors of light blues and grays on a white background. The pattern is designed to look a bit like Wedgwood China but they are crabs instead of English countryside designs.

A room with a recently installed laminate wood floor. The flooring is a warm, medium brown wood grain and the walls are light pistachio green. There is a window on the back wall and a framed opening for a door to the left.
There are two men standing in the room. Both are wearing jeans and tee shirts. Man to the right has on a gray hoodie and is only visible from the neck down. The one in center has salt and pepper hair, beard, and mustache.

A partially tiled bathtub. The background is bright red because of the waterproofing on the walls. The tub wall area is about 1/2-2/3 tiled in a random pattern of white, blue, and gray 4 X 4 inch tiles. There is a shallow shelf along the left and back of the tub area about halfway up the walls. The white bathtub itself is covered in translucent plastic to prevent any damage while the walls are being completed. To say this has been a major time suck is, perhaps, an understatement but it will be wonderful once it is finished.

Picture of walls surrounding a bathtub. The walls are bright red and hot pink from the waterproofing sealant that was painted on them. The white bathtub is at the bottom of the image and has clear plastic sheeting taped over it to protect the tub surface from damage while the bathroom walls are tiled over the next weeks.

My face covered with dust from sanding drywall. The bottom half is clear because I was wearing a mask.

A tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix sleeping on a faux sheep skin mat laying on a patterned stuffed chair. The chair pattern is abstract birds and leaves in tones of brown, cream, and purple. The dog is sleeping head on paws, curled up like a fat kidney bean shape.

A leashed tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix rolling around in the green grass beside a sidewalk. His brother got white belly is the most visible part and he is clearly enjoying his roll in the grass. Just visible at the extreme lower right corner is end of the leash, which is held by his exasperated owner who has waited through no fewer than 6 such grass rolls in a half block stretch. This is NOT an exaggeration.

A toddler peeking through the bare studs of an interior building wall. They are wearing a yellow tee shirt with a green dinosaur printed on it and dark blue pull-up shorts. To the right of image is a white bathtub. There is no drywall on the walls but the 2 X 4 framing of the walls are visible.
Frankly, it’s the kiddo who is the star of this photo and they are dang cute. They are smiling but the stud blocks this from camera view.

A construction site with visible studs and wafer board backing. There is a 36 X 38 window now framed into the wall. There is no finishing of any kind and open insulation is seen to the right. Loose kitchen cabinets are to the left of image. There are scrap pieces of white styrofoam on a gray concrete floor and a yellow and black sawsall tool to the right. I suppose that could be for “scale.”

A construction site. There is a large opening to the outside in the center of image. The walls are wafer board and 2 X 4 studs. Currently, we are working on enclosing the opening, which was a door, and installing a window in that space. There are two men visible both facing away from the camera. One in center is wearing an orange striped shirt and khaki shorts. One at right is wearing a white tee shirt and faded blue jeans. A tricolor beagle/dachshund mix dog is sauntering through the image because he simply MUST be in the middle of everything.

A drywalled wall with drywall mud patches covering the seams and screw holes. There is a small, blue chest of drawers in the middle foreground and a gosh-awful blue and white checkerboard patterned couch to the right in foreground. This is destined for the trash heap as it is in rough condition. The previous homeowners left it when they moved out. Don’t blame them, it’s pretty bad.

A torso of a woman who is wearing a gray tee shirt with writing in orange and white. Only the word falcons is easily read because the entire front is both sweaty and covered with plaster dust. It was unpleasant to say the least.

A smiling white woman with curly ginger hair, brown eyes, dark framed glasses, and a light green tee shirt. The background is white walls to the left and a brown door with a full
length mirror to the right. Her hair is super frizzy because it is humid out and she combed her curly hair, which is a serious no/no as anyone with curly hair could tell you.

A dark brown wooden door with an inset containing a hand-carved folk art lion with decorative spirals above and below the lion’s head. On the left side of the door, there is a vintage brass handle and latch. The door is uninstalled and leaning against construction materials and steel shelves.

Mosaic tile sheet. The tiles are 1 X 1 inch, the sheet is 12 X 12 inches. Tiles are colors of gold, yellows, greens, grays, blues, purples, and browns. Some have iridescent colors.

Background is full of random construction and furniture pieces. Image focus is on white, steel tub and white pedestal sink (in two pieces and complete with hardware) that will be installed when bathroom is completed.

Image of a wooden, wafer board wall. With white pebble board across the top above a wooden, laminate structural beam. The ceiling is visible and is also composed of wafer board. In the foreground, the upper corner of a small black refrigerator is visible, which holds our drinks while we work. Mid image, an aluminum ladder leans against the wall.

A bathroom with white walls. Center image sits a white tub with tiled walls. The tiles are shades of medium to dark green with dark blue and gold swirled through the glaze.
Slightly off center in the back wall is a shower niche with one shelf. This is completely tiled in white polygon tiles along the back and white rectangular tiles along the sides and facing.
The entire project is a never-ending slog through reno-crazy town. Okay, I’m kidding. It is ready to be grouted in a couple of days and then sealed.

A bathroom with white walls. Center image sits a tub under a black tarp as the walls around the tub are in the process of being tiled.
The portion of wall yet to be tiled is bright red because of waterproofing. The tiles are shades of medium to dark green with dark blue and gold swirled through the glaze.
Slightly off center in the back wall is a shower niche with one shelf. This is nearly completely tiled, with white polygon tiles along the back and rectangular tiles along the sides and facing. Only the middle shelf facing requires more tiles.
The entire project is taking hecka long because I’m doing it in my spare time. However, we are almost done. Just a bit of trim left.

A bathroom with white walls. Center image sits a tub under a black tarp as the walls around the tub are in the process of being tiled.
The portion of wall yet to be tiled is bright red because of waterproofing. The tiles are shades of medium to dark green with dark blue and gold swirled through the glaze.
Slightly off center in the back wall is a shower niche with one shelf. This is nearly completely tiled, with white polygon tiles along the back and rectangular tiles along the sides and facing. Only the middle shelf facing requires more tiles.
The entire project is taking hecka long because I’m doing it in my spare time. However, it’s about 2/3 finished so I have that going for me, which is nice.

A blue teapot in the shape of the TARDIS space and time machine from Dr Who, a long-running British science fiction television show, against a white background.

A worksheet paper with the sentence, “ It is a good idea if, and only if, the breasts, thighs, and legs grow larger so I can eat them.”

A worksheet paper with these words written on it “Terrible idea. Chickens are very moody, let alone more dino like”

A hand holding a small cylinder jar with lid. The lid is silver with silver glitter trim around its edge. The contents of the jar are some light gray sand, glitter in varied shades of blue and green, and a small amount of ashes from a Green Cory Cat I once had living in my aquarium. The background of the image is blurred so details are limited.

A man, a baby, and a dog lying on a carpeted floor. The carpet is cream-colored and there is a pile of multicolored children’s block stacked on it to the left between the baby and the man. Man is grey-haired, is wearing a purple, dark red, and dark blue plaid shirt with black jeans. His head is propped on his right hand with elbow on floor and he is looking at the baby. Baby is to the left. She is wearing a pale pink flowered top and dark red pants. She lying on her stomach, facing away from the camera and toward the dog. She is touching the dog’s hind legs with her right foot. The dog is to the right and lying on his left side with his belly facing the baby. He is a tricolor beagle mix with far too much sass to be laying so still next to that baby. Yet, here we are. I am quite proud of him actually.

A tricolor beagle/dachshund mix staring over his shoulder at my face while reclining across my legs. Only my legs are visible in the picture. At this time, he was trying to convince me that yes, yes indeed he should have a bone treat even though he just finished eating one.

Forward facing image of a tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix. He is laying on a cream-colored couch with his head on the armrest. At that moment, he was staring at me trying to convince me to part with some of my sandwich by using the patented “hound dog” look. The look that has him opening his big brown eyes alternately staring fixated at the sandwich and then my eyes.

Image shows a very small trilobite arthropod within a gray-colored siltstone rock. The specimen is about 8 mm in length and width. My thumb is in the lower left corner for scale. A small black arrow points to the trilobite as it and the rock are the same in color.

My hand holding up a mug by the handle. The mug is cream colored with black writing saying “ Coprolites aren’t my favorite fossil but they’re a solid #2” and also has an image of a T-Rex dinosaur skeleton in black to the right of the writing.

To the left is Finn, my beagle/dachshund mix. He has his back to the cameras and is staring intently at the lower trunk of a large magnolia tree. Center is that tree with a fox squirrel hanging upside down on the bark and peeking at Finn. The squirrel had just ran to the tree but would not run up the tree, likely because it knew Finn was leashed and couldn’t reach it. Life continued this way until my husband dropped the leash…

A screenshot of a dog’s face closeup. The dog is laying down done and the image is in purple-tinted hues. The dog is a beagle/dachshund mix. He is looking straight at the camera with a pensive look.

Looking downward at a light oak hardwood floor. To the left, 2 15” oak cabinets are sitting on end waiting to be installed. To the right, a shop vac and hose are just visible. In the background, you can see the dark brown, wooden legs of a table and matching chair.

A baby sitting on a blue-gray couch reaching for a colorful cloth book about unicorns. The baby has a half smile on her face. There is a broadly striped gray and white pillow in the background and a sliver of the Ginger Geologist’s face just barely visible to left.

An apple crumb pie sitting on a white stovetop. No smell-o-vision, which is too bad because it smells amazing.

A tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix dog sleeping curled up in a ball. Upper half of his body is visible as he lays on dark tan sheets with his head on a pillow and body under a dark blue fleece blanket. He is again sleeping peacefully after briefly awakening to look around and then dropping his head back down onto the pillow. If you could hear him, he is mildly snoring. There is no doubt now, I am jealous of my dog Finn.

A tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix dog sleeping curled up in a ball. Only part of the head and two front paws are visible as he lays on dark tan sheets with his head on a pillow and body under a dark blue fleece blanket. He is sleeping quite peacefully and, frankly, refuses to get out of bed. I am both impressed and envious.

Image of trees and the top of my head. Image is oriented shooting up into the canopy of trees with fall foliage. I have my hair up in a bun and my sun glasses are on.

An adorable baby sitting in my lap. Zelda is wearing a sleeper with a pattern of flowers in earth tones while chewing on her bink (pacifier). I am wearing an olive green T shirt with the words “That’s what I do, I drink coffee and know things.”

A picture down a canal boat route. There is a steel walking bridge over the water and trees along the banks. Autumn colors are starting to appear on tree tops.

Head shot of Finn, a tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix, lying on a bed. The sheets are tan. Finn is laying on his side and looking singularly unimpressed at my declaration of having a “good hair” day.

A chonky baby staring solemnly at the camera. Grandma, a woman in dark-framed glasses, is to the left of the image. Both are wearing darker colored shirts.

An adorable baby with a big pouty lip. Baby is center of image and her amazing mom is just visible to the right of image. This alt text is written by an unbiased source, her grandma.

A red smiley face sitting on a beach with text to the left that says, “Tell us a true, one-sentence story from your life that absolutely opens more questions than it answers and demands further context.”

Finn, a tri-colored beagle/dachshund mix sniffing a post beside a sidewalk. He is facing away from the camera because, heaven forbid, he should stay looking cute, facing camera with an ear cocked long enough for me to snap a picture. Instead, this is Finn’s butt shot. Many apologies.

A anterior, dorsal view of a giant beaver skull. The skull is shades of brown with aged ivory incisors and is sitting on a glass shelf in a display case. There is a specimen tag in the foreground, which, frankly is too hard for me to make out so I can’t put the written description of place and date here. Sorry.

A close up view of the Hercules Beetle sitting on a piece of melon, surrounded by mulch and green leaves.

A baby wrapped in a white blanket being held by a man off camera. The baby has just awoke and her eyes are slightly open. Her hand is outside of the blanket but no other portion of her body is visible. She has a little bit of darker hair visible and a slight pout to her face, mostly because she is hungry.

A closeup of my office door with a sign on it that says, “Don’t panic. Ina T shall return. In the meantime, keep track of your towel, humor Marvin, avoid Vogons, and, most importantly, contemplate 42. And always remember, the Earth is mostly harmless.” Sign is held to the door by a very large horseshoe-shaped magnet and is a nod to the Hitchhiker‘a Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adam’s, of which my spouse is a HUGE fan. Hence the sign he created.
The door is dark blue and covered in geology/paleontology cartoons and posters.

A sleeping newborn baby wearing dark blue pajamas with colorful flecks . He is also wearing striped gray and white socks and laying on a dark gray blanket.

Jack in the pulpit surrounded by other emerging plants and last fall’s brown leaves.

A Yellow Violet in a nest of last fall’s brown leaves.

A tri-colored beagle-dachshund mix laying face forward on a tan couch. He bears a long suffering look because being this cute all the time is hard but necessary work. His nose is eminently boopable.