eli @3li
7.14.2026
I went tide pooling this morning and it was slippery but sweet. I saw many tidepool snailfish and a few nudibranchs. I heard a loud exhale from the ocean and looked up to see two humpback whales swimming not far from the coast. It was pretty special as i don't often see whales and have been dreaming of seeing them a lot.
7.10.2026
Outside looking gray, inside is where i wanna stay.
7.3.2026
๐ฆน sleeping in my bed again was lovely ๐ฆน
here is an ASCII art of a very cool plant i found while camping, its called a Gnome plant (Hemitomes Congestum) and is a "parasitic" plant that takes nutrients from certain fungi's mycorrhizal connections with trees. i would like to think that it is more a relationship where the fungi is happy to share nutrients as the tree is also happy to share nutrients with the fungi.
though the Gnome plant gives nothing in return.
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7.2.2026
Camping was nice but i set up my tent on a slope and was sliding downward off my mat all night. i had to position my body partially off the mat to use it as a makeshift anchor of sorts and cling to the rocky ground. The morning was nice though and my friend made bacon and eggs and i drank coffee from my bowl as it was my only liquid carrying vehicle i had brought haha.
Late in the night yesterday we found a beautiful green toad on the dock near our campsite. it was the most beautiful toad I've ever seen.
it started raining bad and we had to come back home early as it wasnt stopping and the tents were soaking through. I'm grateful i had my one slopey night though and got to meet the toad.
7.1.2026
i had a wonderful morning tide pooling with friends and kind new folks i got to meet at the beach. lots of cool burrowing cucumbers and crabs and beautiful sculpins. it was a nice change to be in a group searching for interesting things as i am usually doing it by myself. i had to leave a little early to go camping but I'm very glad i was able to be a part of the gathering.
My friend invited me to go camping the night before today and i scrambled to get my things ready. i was able to do it though and we made it to the campsite in a timely manner.
6.30.2026
I feel pretty tired. i am contemplating leaving my home but the skies are grey and my building elevator is broken. i want to ride my bike but hate carrying its long form down the narrow stairwell. it bumps and bangs with every turn.
I made this frog late last night.
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*UPDATE*
i went outside and it was awesome. i caught two cicadas and saw two barred owls among many other forms of life.
6.29.2026
I saw a skeleton shrimp while trying to fish today.
he looked kind of like this but tiny:
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I'm not very good at fishing. I got a new glow in the dark lure I was excited to try and on the 4th cast it got stuck and I lost it :(
Being at the ocean was wonderful though and I spent the rest of my morning gathering discarded fishing line and junk from the breakwater.
I saw a couple Black Oystercatchers foraging for food. They are very interesting birds. Here's my attempt at capturing their essence.
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After the ocean I went home and had coffee in my favorite mug.
a little later my partner and I had lunch and we saw a swallowtail butterfly lay an egg on one of the leaves of the tree in front of our balcony. This was a very special moment and amazing to see.
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*Rendition of my fav mug*
6.29.2026
Thank you @wingy & @leaflitter for this lovely gift of an account!!
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Last updated on Tuesday, July 14, 2026