10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 306

A pretty owl against blue skies

Greetings fellow doom-scrollers. I’m in a bit of a hurry today — have to get a few things done before the orange dicktator destroys the world. So without further ado:

I want to turn this into a postcard and send it to a certain person with the message: Wish you were here!

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

— Alex Steffen (@alexsteffen.bsky.social) 2026-04-06T20:19:50.882Z

A little more, since the moon is more fun to talk about right now:

Latest Artemis II Photo Proving Problematic For Science

— Woodrow Peel 🆗🆒 (@woodyluvscoffee.bsky.social) 2026-04-06T06:25:19.150Z

Check out this octopus. Pretty cool!

The color changing is amazing but what always gets me is they make their body’s texture look like rocks and coral. Fascinating. IG: ibrahim.elhariry

— Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) 2026-04-05T20:15:08.461Z

Screen addicted cat

Please control your cat from social media....

— 👣Coca👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 (@nortygirl.bsky.social) 2026-04-05T18:44:19.760Z

You can never have enough dog and cat videos, so here’s another one:

Don’t do that…

— I 💙 Dogs (@dogs100.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T23:41:00.927Z

No thanks! I’ll keep my distance…

— WholesomeMemes (@wholesomememe.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T05:30:45.054Z

I understand how that cat feels

Caturday

— (@patrick6669.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T23:17:24.334Z

That would be hilarious! Even if just the recovery crew did it..

#SaturdayNightParties ☮️ @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @kevdance683514.bsky.social @pattyger.bsky.social @mimary.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @jrowootown.bsky.social @lizzietoo.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social @wakingfeisty.bsky.social @loreduck22.bsky.social @chewie71.bsky.social

— ltwlauren🤸‍♀️❤️🎶🎨🐾 (@ltwlauren.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T22:50:14.429Z

This is really cool. I learned something new.

Giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) synchronize thousands of abdomens in a wave to repel hornets from their nest

— Digital Brain (@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T13:15:20.000Z

And for the timeline cleanser: A closeup encounter with whales:

Marg Leehane, part owner of Great Bear Lodge in Port Hardy, British Columbia, decided it was worth waking up the guests at 6 a.m. to show them two humpback whales in the bay. TT: bookofcabins

— Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) 2026-04-06T22:10:39.804Z

And with that, as always, I wish you all a good morning, g’day, or good night, wherever you are on this round rock we all call home.