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Doctor D
@ratvet@retro.pizza
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I'm a veterinarian, researcher, and wrangler of chaos in New Orleans.
#veterinarian, #researcher, #gardener, #birder
Profile pic is a close up of my face. My hair is pulled back in a ponytail. I'm making a silly face, similar to frowny duck lips. Cover photo is an illustration of a tired looking kawaii puppy working on a computer.
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Joined February 20, 2025
Sigh, I will never be this cool.
A bumblebee for scale on the tallest bloom.
What's cooking in Doctor D's big pot today? Justin Wilson's smothered chicken, or as Marc calls it "crack chicken".
Acting strange and offputting brings all the boys, girls, and enbys to the yard
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Today was lame. Let's get tacos.
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Talk about a fresh start to the day! This Gulf frittilary butterfly just emerged from its chrysalis in my doorway.
A and I spent the morning at the SPCA visiting all the cats.
My chaos garden brings all the pollinators to the yard.
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We went to our little neighborhood café for dinner. It was lovely sitting on the covered patio, listening to the rain fall, and stuffing a burger in my face. There was a small group of college boys at the table near us. All of a sudden, two of the guys jumped up and ran out into the rain to an elderly lady who was slowly making her way up an incline from the street. One offered her his arm to hold onto, while the other took her umbrella and held it over her head. My little grinch heart grew about three sizes. The kids are alright.
Grabbed the sunscreen and cold drinks for a stroll through the sculpture garden today. Here are some of my favorites. I love how the placement of each sculpture highlights the natural beauty of New Orleans City Park.
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Update from my friend: possum made a full recovery and was returned to the wild today.
This slime mold brings a nice pop of color to the garden. I'm inspired to listen to Amoeba by The Adolescents.
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@GPJohnston@mastodon.social your photos are terrifying, but it looks like you are having fun!
They know!
Today was peacefully boring, which is a rare treat. And I got to clean a ridiculous amount of smegma from a mouse's prepuce, which was very satisfying. Guy was carrying around a bag of rocks down there. He has to feel better now.
#VetMed
I love this display of small town Americana. The grad was the Peach Duchess in the local peach festival and parade.
This morning Marc and Annabelle serenaded me with "Happy hurricane season to you" sung to the tune of Happy Birthday.
Poor Jacque and Marilyn. They starved to death waiting for their breakfast while I was in the shower.
I keep telling myself I do not need to drive 2.5 hours to a garden show to buy Abbeville red irises... :blobfoxreach:
The ghosts in my brain are loud tonight.
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huh weird, when I type text into the content warning box and hit save, it moved the text out of the cw and into the regular text field. I blame the evil sloth.
Step 1 of this recipe makes me smile. Alas, I was not able to procure beet root powder so my marinade lacks the colour of a prized Chelsea rose.
Date night Date night Date night!
We would be remiss if we didn't order the Oysters Rockefeller at the restaurant that invented Oysters Rockefeller in 1899. Next was after dinner digestif at a nearby tiki bar, where the owner regaled us with the tale of the origins of the Mango Lasso (see the picture below). There was big drama club kid energy in the storytelling.
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There's free food and drinks though, so that helps to alleviate the horrors.
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@redsad@ohai.social this is starting to freak me out. Don't deny the power of rainbow cat!
This psychedelic mind trip has lived rent free in my head for my entire life.
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