She Who Quotes Moby Dick

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*Quoting_Moby Dick_ from start to finish!* Writer, thesaurus-reader, lover of bees and plants (she/her) #WritingBarn #SCBWI #kidlit #amquerying #mobydick

A large, pink hibiscus flower surrounded by green foliage in front of a wooden fence.
Slow zoom out of a ladybug on a rock in the river. The ladybug has white circles around its black spots.
The undersides of two dead cicadas. To the best of my knowledge, the one on the right is female; the one on the left is male.
Closeup of a native bee on a bee balm flower. The flower is purple. The bee has a fuzzy yellow thorax and looks like it's wearing a glamorous fur stole. The bee's face is upwards and its eye is shiny.
A Halloween-theme rubber duckie on a black background. The duckie is orange and has a pumpkin-shaped head. It has black spider web shapes printed on its chest and wing.
Top-down view of white ocean foam on dark beige sand.
Closeup of a small cat figurine (Schiele brand). The cat is black with a white chest, and it has a very disapproving look on its face.
Closeup of a burdock flower. It has a pink and purple centre and little stick-like white petals.
A tiny bunny-ear cactus with three lobes and fuzzy-looking spines, planted next to a little turquoise cat figurine with a gold face and ears.
Focus on a single phalaenopsis orchid flower in an indoor setting. The orchid has greenish-white petals with bright purple veins.
A striped jumping spider walks around while a motorcycle engine vrooms in the background.
A wilting orange rose in front of a wall of orange, blue, and yellow graffiti.
Closeup of a yellow lily flower. The petals have brown freckles. The shadow of the pistil and stamen is visible on the right.
Two peony flowers in a nubbled, white glass vase. One peony is white and the other is a soft peach colour. The background is a plain white wall.
Closeup of a bright yellow flower with greenish veins threading through the petals.
Closeup of the center of a beige peony flower, with a fringe of pollen stalks around 5 pink-tipped seed pods.
A brown mug and two red tomatoes side-by-side on a gray stone table. The table is on an outdoor patio.
Silhouette of a ship and loading dock in front of a burning orange sunset.
Peony flower in bloom. The flower has yellow-white petals with blush-pink tips.
Closeup of a deep pink peony flower.
Closeup of a flower stalk with a dozen tiny, spiky white flowers that have round, yellow pollen balls on their stamens.
Closeup of a daisy-like flower with a large raindrop in the center. The flower has a yellow middle and pale pink, needle-like petals.
Flowers of a chestnut tree. They have frilly white outsides and stamens and different colour insides: Yellow, peach, and pink.
Street view with a bench, McDonald's cup, and orange sign that says, "Rue barrée".
White dandelion seed head, with yellow dandelion flowers and greenery in the background.
Closeup on a single pinkish columbine flower in a green field.
A cluster of purple and white orchid flowers .
Fresh, red strawberries in a silver metal colander.
Bathroom graffiti that reads, "Meet me in the stratosphere", accompanied by a simple drawing of a cat.
Closeup of purple-pink lilac flowers in full bloom.
A bottom-up view of all white flowers against a blue sky with white clouds. Some stems and a barely-budding tree are also visible.
Yellow daffodil with multiple petal layers including little orange interstitial petals.
Bumblebee amid pink rhododendron flowers.
A yellow and red tulip in the foreground with others of the same kind in the background.
Closeup of the center of an orange lily flower.
Magnolia flowers seen from below, with a cloudy blue sky and electric wires in the background.
Top-down view of lilies in a vase. The lilies are white, pink, orange, and red. They are in full bloom, and their pollen has been removed.
Sunset over a marsh and the sea, with tall reeds silhouetted on the left side of the image. The sun sheds a haze of orange light above the sliver of visible sea. The sky is a hazy blue above that.
A bright orange sunrise above a flat, marshy area with grassy reeds and a sandy river pathway in the center of the image.
A potted cactus with a main section and two smaller cacti growing on the side, so it looks a bit like male genitals.
A single puzzle piece lying face-down on a ground of wet, brown cobblestones.
Bit of a bunny ear cactus growing new buds on the top and left. The cactus is planted in a white pot.
Vintage gumball machine outdoors, in front of a brick wall. The machine is red and gold and glass. It is empty.
Closeup side view of a pale purple crocus with an orange center.
Dead palm plant in front of a shop. Someone has drawn a cartoonish "dead" face on it, with Xs for eyes and a little frown.
Toy dragon posed as if eating real orchid flowers
Closeup of a purple crocus with an orange center.
Closeup of a purple and yellow iris flower
Picture of a page from Moby Dick, showing Queequeg's mark: An infinity symbol. Around it is written "his mark" and above reads, "Quohog".
Crossed, lying-down back legs of a white French bulldog with black speckles.
Purple crocus buds with dew drops all over them and their stems.
Coaster with a drawing of a skull and flowers, seen through the bottom of a drinking glass.
Closeup of a purple and white orchid flower with a touch of yellow in its "throat".
Slightly blurry pic of two yellow , white, and purple crocus buds amid brown bracken.
Black and white seabird in a zoo.
Three turtles sunning themselves on a small concrete jetty.
Green copper roof with a lion motif and the date 1901.
Closeup of white dogwood flowers on a branch.