Good morning, Bluesky Gemseekers.

Welcome to yet another Caturday in the time of L’Orange. Hence, we must begin our diary by honoring da Cat.

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Too much money, clearly, results in bizarre fetishes…

It’s just struck me that we’re living in a hyper-futuristic version of the medieval era where the courts of European kings and queens were full of astrologers and necromancers promising to turn lead into gold or find the elixir of life. We’re experiencing a collision of science and magical thinking

— Neil Mackay (@neilmackay.bsky.social) 2026-07-25T14:35:59.900Z

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The visual joy of herons, egrets and Ibis

Caroni Swamp in Trinidad and Tobago is a stunning 12,000-acre mangrove wetland and wildlife sanctuary. It is famous for hosting the brilliant red Scarlet Ibis—one of the nation’s national birdsalongside graceful egrets and herons in a breathtaking natural landscape!

— 🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 (@joycomes.bsky.social) 2026-08-07T18:01:46.727Z

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Philomena, emerging

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Wild horses just swimming by

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What a spectacular eye, and the beak is gorgeous

Banded KingfisherJohor, MalaysiaThe banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. 📸: @hyjgoesbirding

— Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) 2026-08-07T20:19:04.567Z

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Very smile inducing

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Reader sfinx provided necessary correction in comments.

Her name was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, not Thorpe. LINK & LINK

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Well, heck, I had NO idea.

Having evolved in our oceans for more than 400 million years, it should come as no surprise that sharks have developed some surprising traits along the way. From surviving all five of earth’s major extinctions, to having bodies covered in tiny teeth, here’s more you likely didn’t know about sharks.

— Save Our Seas Foundation (@saveourseas.bsky.social) 2026-08-07T14:21:18.279Z

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Them all, stretching

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And we’ve reached the Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci section of this diary:

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The End

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