Nikki Benner

@nikkibenner.bsky.social

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Lover of puns. Mom, partner, friend. 2 cats 1 dog. Meeting planner. Semi retired burlesque performer. Trying to be a little better today than yesterday.

Cover for the 1990 album "Flood" by They Might Be Giants. It depicts a man in a fedora hat and a trench coat in a "boat" made from several wash basins and planks of wood. In the upper right hand corner of the album, starting from approximately 10:00 on a clock and going clockwise, are the letters F L O O D

An elderly man with a cane, looking slightly up with his mouth agape as he stands in awe at the entrance to the temple of Rameses II. He stands in front of heirogliphs depicting Rameses, but you can only see the legs of the carving in the picture. He adored all things ancient Egypt, and this was the adventure of his lifetime.

A woman wearing a sun visor and sun glasses squatting down next to a small wooden end table. She is petting a sleeping yellowish orange-ish cat, who is enjoying the pets on her head very much. The photo was taken at the Hemmingway House in Key West, FL. The cat is a polydactyl cat and has extra digits on her front paws.

Eight family members posed in front of the Key West buoy; the buoy notes that this is the southernmost point in the Continental U.S. All 8 family members are wearing matching flamingo pink t shirts

A photo of a coupe glass with a yellow cocktail; the drink is garnished with an apple slice and a sprig of rosemary.

The poster, a white cis woman wearing prescription glassss with her gray hair in a high bun, looks at the camera with her white cis male partner, whose handsome face is somewhat obscured by his sunglasses. In the background are Alaskan mountains, water, and mud flats at the Turnagain Arm, between Anchorage and Seward.

Two femme queer women are pictured. One is facing and smiling at the camera wearing an orange ball cap. The other has her gray hair in a high bun on top of her head, kissing the cheek of the first queer woman.

A black and white Chihuahua/ Boston terrier is in the foreground of the photo, but is blurry because he is aggressively licking the face of the OP, who has the doggo tucked into a green fuzzy robe. OP is a 50ish year old white woman with gray streaked long blond hair. She is wearing glasses, a bemused expression, and a lot of dog slobber.

The gorgeous pipe organ in the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia, being played for the last time for the public for the foreseeable future. Sadly the Macy's in the space is closing, and the future of the space is uncertain.

A white woman stands before a microphone on a stand. She is wearing a silver ball gown, silver opera gloves, a white fake fur stole, and a tiara. Her arms are outstretched dramatically. She is interpreting Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins in Philadelphia burlesque show. Behind her head, on a screen, are the words "Darkside Burlesque", the production company hosting this show.

A poster for a Philadelphia burlesque show, called "Meryl Strips: a drag and burlesque tribute to Meryl Streep", features a stylized drawing of Ms. Streep looking like Miranda Priestly but with a red boa. The show, produced by DarkSide Burlesque, will be held on February 16, 2025. Doors at 7pm ET, show at 8pm ET. Advance tickets are $15, $20 at the door, and $30 VIP tickets. The show will be held at Franky Bradley's, 1320 Chancellor Street, Philadelphia. The cast are listed in the body of Ms. Streep. Performers: Jaeda, Enbie Deecie, Mustang Mayhem, Isa Ardiente, Nicole Étage, and Bev. Stage Kitten: Maya Precious. Host: Dizzy Marquee. Door: Anastasia. Sound: Lili St. Queer.

The OP, a 48 year old white cis woman. She's sitting on a bed with pink satin linens, wearing thigh high black stiletto boots and a black pleather teddy that is laced up the front. She is looking off camera, shrugging her shoulders, and is making an expression like "ehhhhhh???????". An attempt at sexy has been made.

The OP, a 48 year old white cis woman, in a boudoir photo shoot. She is staring directly into the camera and looking assertively sexy. She is sitting on pink fuzzy pillows and pink satin sheets. A pink heart is behind her head. She's wearing black leather moto boots and is curling a black fur stole up to her face, artfully covering her nudity. She has a floral tattoo on her hip, curving upwards around her stomach.

A small black and white Chihuahua/ Boston terrier mix sits on an IKEA "Poang" chair. He is looking at the camera and his very large ears are up and alert.

A burlesque performer tantalizes the audience with a bra removal. She is wearing a blue bra and underwear. Both are adorned with LED lights. She looks off to the right, with hands at the front hook of the bra. The act tells the story of a Blue Dragon who falls in love with a human, and must shape shift from dragon to human form so she doesn't electrocute him with her electric breath.

A gray haired woman holds a Chihuahua/ Boston terrier dog. The dog is mostly black, with a white belly and white front paws. The woman's mouth is hidden by the dog's head. Both are snuggling and have expressions of content.

A burlesque performer is dressed as a humanoid blue dragon. Her shiny blue wings are extended and she looks at the camera through her dragon mask. Photo courtesy of Redlite Photos.

A small, black Chihuahua/ Boston Terrier (and other dog types, maybe) with a white stripe on his forehead is curled amidst cream and green blankets. He looks plaintively at the camera, as if asking the photographer to come back to bed and snuggle. One of his very large ears is turned to the side, and the other is facing the camera. He is a very good boy.

A dark setting; the northern lights glow green and violet against the stars.

The northern lights glow green behind four fir trees. Some stars are visible in the night sky. In the lower left of the image is a snow-covered "igloo" shaped cabin. The picture was taken at the Apukka resort in Rovaniemi, Finland.

A black Chihuahua/ Boston terrier rescue dog rests among a nest of fuzzy blankets. His snout rests on a lump created by a teal colored robe. The dog's very large ears are alert as he stares to the right of the frame. He looks sleepy and pensive.

A small black Chihuahua/ boston terrier rescue dog named Rey Rey, with a white belly, white paws, and a small white stripe on his forehead, looks off to the right of the frame at something off camera. He sits on a piano bench, facing away from the keyboard. Sadly, he cannot yet play piano.

A small Chihuahua/ Boston terrier looks at the camera with his paws gently placed in front of him. He is black with a white belly, and white paws with black spots.

A white rectangle with black next that reads "I cannot do all the good the world needs. But the world needs all the food k can do." The quote is attributed to "unknown" and the source of this image is "art of poets"

A middle aged white woman (the person who posted the image) is in the foreground and to the right of the frame, with the Great Pyramids of Giza in the background.

A brown teddy bear with what looks like an angry expression. Above the image reads "I said text me when u get home safely" and below the image reads "mood"

A brown teddy bear with what looks like an angry frown. The text reads "I said text me when u get home safely" above the image, and "mood" below it.

An elderly man with a cane stares in awe inside the temple of Rameses II. The man is the father of the person who posted this picture, and he died about two years after this photo was taken. Visiting Egypt had been a lifelong dream, as he had been obsessed with Egyptology since childhood; he wanted to name his daughter Nefertari. She took this photo to capture his open-mouthed joy and wonder, and this memory is a cherished one.

A counted cross stitch project, still in the wooden hoop, that reads "please don't leave classified documents in the bathroom" in black thread. There is a blue border, and small cross stitched file boxes.

A counted cross stitch project in a round wooden hoop. It will eventually be Captain America, but it is a work in progress and only the right arm and torso are completed.

Cover image of the young adult book "the witch of Blackbird pond". The book is about a young woman from Barbados who makes her way to Connecticut in the late 1700s prior to the founding of the United States, and is a historical fiction account of life in the colonies.

A middle aged woman stands on the Crazy Horse monument by the extended arm that has been carved into the mountain.

A mostly black Chihuahua and Boston Terrier (and possibly French Bulldog) with a white belly, white paws, and very large ears sits on a piano stool. He is staring directly into the camera.