Today while taking photo of some flowers was approached by concerned dude, that suggested that I’m making drugs stashes (I don’t know how this is ubiquitous in other countries, but it sure is a common way of drug distribution in Russia and some ex-USSR countries). And it turned out hard to explain w…

I would also note that a ring (which others can assume to be a wedding ring…the responsibility for that assumption lies with them!), can be advantageous as a male as well. As a male who has some suspicion generating phenotypes (long hair, facial hair, scruffy dress), I have seen a difference in how …

[image] cthawley: I seem to be perceived as less of a threat and safer to talk to when wearing it. I personally wouldn’t consider a T-Rex in sunglasses safe just because he was wearing a wedding ring.

please!! we need to know who is this kind and mystery celebrity!! :)

My childhood (in the 70’s) was in the suburbs of Washington DC, and even there, my brothers and friends and I could go and explore pretty much wherever we could get to on our bikes. I lived next to a reasonable sized park, and a good chunk of my pre-high-school childhood was spent roaming through t…

I had a gun pulled on me while doing a Christmas Bird Count in my Prius. There’s nothing you can do sometimes.

Wow, that’s pretty extreme. A good reminder that there are some folks out there that really are somewhat dangerous, although I’m glad to know you seem to have come through that experience unscathed… maybe a little PTSD?

I usually drag my kid and husband along, so it gets easier when I appear to be showing some things to my family. When I’m alone I tend to act like an overexcited goof, so people probably decide it’s better to let me be. In the past I was a bit into street photography, and noticed people leave me alo…

[image] Star3: New iNat merch idea! We can request bug fixes and new features. Can we request new merchandise?

Apparently i look suspicios while making observation

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for the record I was wearing glasses and my wedding ring as well

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Apparently i look suspicios while making observation

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