Heather Goss

@heathermg.bsky.social

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Interested in the art & science of connecting people for art & science. Senior comms at @agu.org, @eos.org. Founder of Exposed DC. Casual powerlifter; dabbling in astrophotography.

A nebula in a field of stars in a black sky. The nebula is sort of dumbbell shaped with arcs on the left and right side which are colored more red while the interior is greenish white.
A metal kitchen sink with about a dozen loose leaves of lettuce sitting on the bottom with the faucet out of frame spraying water onto them.
A screencap of a text saying “ Mick Jagger is at the England World Cup game. Argentina just scored and they keep panning to him doing his classic lips pursing and shaking his head lol”
Two small decorative pins that say DC Punk Archive, one black and one white
Smoked English pea cracker.
A glass of amber colored beer on an off-white colored bar top. The sun shines through the beer making a bright reflection on the bar surface on the upper left.
Two women in various Nationals baseball team fan gear take a selfie in the stands.
Two woman sit in a golf cart decorated in Washington Nationals colors intended to take relief pitchers out to the field.
A woman hits balls in a batting cage thrown by a young man behind a netted barrier. Everyone is wearing red themed shirts.
A woman in a baseball dugout smiles at the camera while holding the phone that calls the bullpen
A woman in a red shirt that says The District stands on a baseball field posing with a mascot of a President
A great blue heron, a large greyish-blue bird with a very long head and beak, stands in a shallow river. Some bare branches dip down from above and some green reeds are in the foreground.
Two planes in a restoration hangar. The one on the right has its wings removed from the fuselage. It was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.
An SR-71 on the floor of a museum with people milling about. Many other aircraft are hanging from the ceiling around it. In the background, a space shuttle can be seen through a large door.
A cat leans over onto a kitchen counter to sniff at a spread of drying carrot tops
A cat on a kitchen counter nibbling some beet tops.
A screenshot from the book The Death and Life of Monterey Bay showing a graphic of a sign that reads: Opened by Julia B Platt. This entrance to the beach must be left open at all hours when the public might reasonably wish to pass through. I act in the manner because the Council and Police Department of Pacific Grove are men and possibly somewhat timid.
A tortie colored cat with yellow eyes glares while laying on a counter
The sun sets behind the ocean. A sandy path starts at the bottom center of the frame and curves up to the right. A bench highlighted in golden sunlight is on the right side of the path.
An artichoke blooming a large flower with very thin purple petals.
A wine glass with sparkling rose sits on a wooden outdoor table next to a field of vines.
A sea gull floats near and otter who is on its back and appears to be eating.
A screenshot from the iPhone notes app with a long list of animals
A photo from the view of someone sitting in an Adirondack chair with a book about a photographer on her lap, and sunglasses and a bottle of 805 brand beer on the chair arm. Picnic tables and trees are in the middle distance.
A rocky shoreline on a blue, cloudless day
A group of harbor seals nap on the beach. A baby scoots towards an adult seal and they both go into the water together.
A couple of sea otters playing in the ocean
Sunset at the beach. A man stands close to the water. A ray of sunlight bent by the camera sensor goes from top left to bottom right, partially over the man.
A margarita pizza with the crust completely covered with freshly shaved Parmesan
Lots of boats anchored at a marina
A person playing bagpipes stands on a grassy hill on a golf course facing the ocean
The sun sets behind the ocean with a bird in silhouette in the yellow sky
A red fire hydrant pokes out of the brush alongside a trail in the woods.
A view of an ocean inlet from a cliff. The water is clear and bright green. A tunnel has been carved out of the far rock. A tree is close by the camera framing the shot.
A sheep grazes in a meadow
Several white wispy anemones sitting in the sand in a tank
A woman looks up at a swarm of fish in a blue tank
A strange orange and pink jellyfish with one white tendril
A white jellyfish with brown edges in a blue tank
Three women smile for a selfie in front of a beautiful tree on a beach
Dozens of jelly-like whitish-blue sea creatures with fins on their backs washed up on the shore
The side profile of a very bright bluebird sitting on a white metal box.
Many tall trees on a steep incline
A piece of plywood leaning upright against a tree with a list of numbers counting the number of monarch butterflies that migrated through the yard.
A garden exhibit display showing several wild plants and their names. One in the middle of yellow flowers named “Mock Heather” is circled in red.
A small lighthouse with two women standing by the door.
A seal on a big rocky outcrop
A lone Cyprus tree on a rock jutting out into the ocean
A big beautiful tree.
A selection of pastries in a bakery
An extremely rusted yellow truck next to a tree and a building painted bright white with a bright blue border.
A red sign with lots of white text in front of a tree explaining that this is a Coast Redwood named the Moon Tree because the seeds flew on Apollo 14, planted in Monterey in July 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial.
A wide view of a rocky beach and the blue ocean.
A woman smiles at the camera with a chihuahua in her lap at a picnic table with a tray and 3 burgers.
A slightly distorted view of the National Cathedral looking up from near the entrance.