Rhyan E. Romaine

@rhyanr.bsky.social

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Let love rule-- Leonard Albert Kravitz. ❤️✌🏻 She/Her. Literal tree hugger. How can I be helpful? #Maine #grants #HigherEd 📍 Occupied Wabanaki land (Maine, USA)

Brilliant, clever, funny, compassionate, witty, blonde woman wearing LL Bean duck boots, jeans, and a khaki jacket hugs a tree with a large trunk. Seriously, the trunk is quite large. The woman's reach only extends halfway around the trunk. It's a very good tree.
Video shows two feet dangling in a lake from a wooden dock.
Cell phone photo of a seasonal flower. The flower is red and drooping with its yellow interior visible.
Screenshot of a Chinese restaurant menu page. In the "Health Food Section," the menu indicates the restaurant charges $14.75 for a side order of steamed broccoli. In fat, red font, I typed, "ABSURD." I will not call out the restaurant by name.
Photo of the inside of a pot of homemade Italian Wedding Soup. The ladle is holding a chicken meatball, sliced carrots, spinach, onion, and ring shaped pasta.
Photo of me in a walled garden under an umbrella: long blonde hair, no sunburn, black tank top, wearing a child size fedora because my head is tiny.
Screenshot of the article: In the past 8 years, Schwartz has run unsuccessfully for several local offices. He lost races for Hancock County Commission in 2020, the Mount Desert board of selectmen in 2019, and the local Democratic State Senate primary in 2018. Schwartz was the only Democratic candidate on the 2020 ballot for county commissioner, concerning fellow Democrats after he posted inflammatory blog posts on Facebook titled, "F*** Bar Harbor Business Owners" and "America Always Sucked: Happy 4th of July!"
Minimalist print of a sitting blue elephant with its trunk resting heavily on the ground. Bold, hand-drawn text above the elephant reads “I MUST REST” in all caps. The artwork perfectly captures a mood of total exhaustion against a plain white background.
Screenshot of National Science Foundation's funding opportunity website for a new grant. It says Estimated Number of Awards: 6 to 7.
Screenshot from Hannaford Brothers grocery store. Organic broccoli. 1 count. $8.99.
Screenshot of donation receipt to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine. "Thank you for your generous gift to Good Shepherd Food Bank to help Mainers facing hunger."
Photograph showing a lake and tree line. The photograph was taken inside, framed with floor-to-ceiling paned windows. The distant trees are mostly evergreens, with dots of maples.
Photo of delicious chicken noodle soup.
Photograph of a square bottle on a deck railing. Front of bottle. Bottle of Mushroom Ketchup, Distinguished Recipe from George Watkins Established 1830.
Photo of the sunrise over a coastal salt marsh during low tide
Screenshot of page confirming Disney+ cancellation. I had fun providing feedback in the "Reason you cancelled?" section
Screenshot of a Google News update. The headline is from The Daily Beast publication and says, "Modern Family Star Reveals Sofia Vergara Dated NFL Legend." The image accompanying the article is a photograph of the Menendez brothers, in the courtroom, during their 1992 trial.
Two kayaks on the bank of a coastal marsh. It is low tide.
Image is the final score of the Nevada versus Penn State football game. Penn State won 48 to 11.
Cell phone photo of a room service tray on a white bedspread. On the tray, clockwise from top: pot of hot water for tea, glass of orange juice, yogurt with granola and berries, tea bags, side of bacon (covered).
Photo of a bumper sticker that reads, "Empathize: Embrace the experience we are all floating in space."
Photo of a small white cruet holding a small bunch of chamomile flowers.
Article 21. Shall the ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 145 of the Code of the Town of Wells to Revise Article VI. Town-Wide Regulations to Correct a Typographical Error" be enacted?
Screenshot of headline from Newsweek, dated May 23, 2025. "Democrat Edges Out Republican Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate Poll"
Personal photo of Red Columbine, a native wildflower. Photo shows 1 stem w/a dying red bloom next to two flower buds. Juvenile plant in a pot, on a deck.
Personal photo of a roast chicken surrounded by baby potatoes in a round stoneware serving dish.
Photo of dictionary entry for the term, "86" Origin: English 1930s as a noun, used in restaurants and bars to indicate that a menu item is unavailable
Craigslist advertisement. A white, antique, carriage/sled that is pulled by horses.
Chunky snowflakes falling around pine trees
Tree with branches over two properties. The tree has clam shells dangling. The shells have the evil eye painted on them.
Screenshot of Bluesky post from Andrew Yang. "Guys, any factories theoretically moved back to the US are going to be filled by robots anyway."
Screenshot of a notice of a class action lawsuit for anyone who bought chicken between 2012 and 2019. "You might be able to get money... worth $203.35M"
Screenshot from calling into a virtual town hall. The background is the coast of Maine with a white sailboat. In the foreground is a headshot of Rep. Pingree next to a logo.
Screenshot of a Deliveroo advertisement for a restaurant named, "Eskimo Pizza and Kebabs"
Beech trees lining both sides of a driveway. It's a sunny day in early spring.
Photograph. A rainbow bending into the dark blue Northern Atlantic Ocean. In the foreground is a grassy patch next to a rocky cliff.
A single snowdrop flower, drooping and heavy from rain, in a muddy field.
Selfie wearing a yellow hardhat.
Scenic photo of sea cliffs on the left, with small islands in the middle. Ocean is deep blue and choppy with white caps.
Photograph of the Irish patchwork landscape framed by yellow flowers.