Alayne Fronimos

Biology teacher, wildlife ecologist, fiction writer, occasional artist, sci-fi, D&D, and theatre fan, and general geek

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain Went to our neighborhood pet shop and got to visit the blue-and-gold macaws and African grey who have been there for the last 30+ years. Apparently the grey was "feeling silly" that day according to her caretaker, singing to herself and dancing and wolf-whistling as we came by.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@_captainscience Even then perhaps only if it's because they were/are a threat to the public. If we could eliminate paparazzi as a career option, the world would be a much healthier place.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

If you haven't checked out this gentleman's art, definitely give it an exploration! Some of the most naturalistic posing, lighting, and situations I've seen depicted for extinct creatures.

[Julio the Artist 🦕🌿 @JuliotheArtist]

Hello #PortfolioDay! I paint ghosts of animals past!

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain I always enjoyed puzzles where you search for hidden images/shapes. :) I really did try to see dragons in that painting, but even I couldn't stretch my definition enough to make them out. :P

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

Spinosaurus! Love the way they set up the mount too! I always like when they have whale and other marine animal skeletons "swimming" over visitors.

[Matteo Fabbri @tetaneuron]

Today, the first permanent exhibition of #Spinosaurus in the 🌎 is opening at the @FieldMuseum it has been a true pleasure to help organizing this

[Malcolm Wood @woodmally1979.bsky.social @woodmally1979]

One of the best intros I have read.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain That sounds right to me. Mine are photorealistic and very detailed.

My mom says she sometimes dreamed in black-and-white as a kid because that's what she saw on TV. And some friends/family have limited internal visualization at all. Brains are fascinating!

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain My brain's a pretty cool cinematographer. :)

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain Best ones: I had one on an island made of a selenite tower surrounded by ocean supersaturated with mica flakes. Another in a castle on a jetty with waves crashing against portholes in the walls. A house in a silver lunar-like plain where I was visited by my dogs who had passed.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain I'm trying to think of one. My brother had a lucid dream once where he escaped a nightmare by flying away. I've certainly daydreamed about flying...

Most of my dreams that I can remember are complicated and cinematic, rarely repeating, except for settings I sometimes return to.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@cristela9 Had scattered heavy storms yesterday, but clear and sunny today. It's been a very off-and-on spring, so I usually just recommend keeping an umbrella available whatever the weather says the day before. Varies dramatically which part of town you're in too.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

Beautiful.

[Cormac's Coast @cormac_mcginley]

The Night Sky - in a storm tossed pebble full of Goniatite fossils, over 300 million years in the making. County Clare, Ireland.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

Always worth seeing again.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1978, James Burke made this perfectly timed shot on television and is widely considered "The Greatest Shot In Television History"

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

I've never seen these before! Incredible!

[Richie Howard @Ecdysozoan]

Question: what is the most insane fossil in the world?

Answer: the Holm preparation of Eurypterus.

These are Wenlock (~430 Ma) sea scorpions etched out of limestone with nitric acid and mounted on slides in the late 19th century.

LOOK AT THIS SHIT!

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@maroonknight14

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

I've been listening to a lot of Welcome to Night Vale lately and this reads perfectly in Cecil's voice.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Always be aware of your surroundings. It will help keep you and your group safe, wildlife wild, and habitats safe and healthy. You’re not lost. You’re still in the parking lot.

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

@indoors_remain Aw, lories! I've only gotten to see them at our local zoo. I bet a whole colorful flock of them is a lovely thing to see!

[Alayne Fronimos @AlayneF]

I've gotten the best responses from readers for things I wrote that were entirely self-indulgent and written because I was just having fun. Similarly, some of my favorite pieces of art and music are clearly weird passion pieces someone made purely because they really wanted to.

[Jae E Glass @JEGlass_]

Yeah I'm real tired of being told what I can and can't write and how long it should be to maximize "sellability". Write the book you want to read. Write the book that brings you joy. Edit smartly but don't sacrifice story for word count