Caster Monkey

For #monkeyshines2025, Year of the Snake, I modeled and cast the Aztec feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl! Let me know if you find one! If you think someone else would appreciate it more, feel free to rehide. Just let me know if you do. Enjoy!

@sound_hockey Are those the Royale Tiger Towel paper towels?

Goodnight, incredibly ferocious paper towel dispenser. Sleep well. 😴

@sound_hockey Brings me back to Matty's first penalty! x.com/i/status/15985…

Interesting sequence. Sabres already had a broken stick, and then Jordan Eberle flung Alex Tuch's stick a mile in the air, putting Buffalo down to three sticks. Tolvanen ended up with a good look on a one-timer, but Lyon shut it down.

@Lefthanded_Hero I don't know. There were a bunch of people scouring the front of the park! Haha We almost turned back, but we weren't convinced any of the birdhouses constituted a blue tree. Lol

@monkeycaster1 😦 no!!!!! Lol. Well at least you have come through like no one else so far. Hopefully more have seen it. It was early in my Twitter days I didn’t have the reach and everyone was so scared of my sketchy south Tacoma parks 🤣

Anyone know who made this rock? It is a tacoma rocks! Rock so going to ask there too but they had visited the fossil in 2020 and maybe they have more photos!

@Lefthanded_Hero Feel free to use it wherever! I just commented in r/Tacoma. It's a bit more 3 dimensional, so hopefully the naysayers have a little less to work with. Lol

@monkeycaster1 Yay Caster! That is a fantastic photo. I’m sure according to Reddit you have A+++ photoshop skills too. Only the best in Tacoma. I’m going to share this on fb and Reddit r/tacoma (unless you want to post in r/tacoma -just make sure you pick user flair to be able to comment).

Does anyone here ever find the dickinsonia fossil in oak tree park from my posts in 2019 2020 and take any photos or video? Anyone seen it recently? Trying to locate it for video because of its legit and not some sort or reproduction it’s a big deal!

@FumingMonkeys Congratulations! Great color! I bet that one looks really cool backlit!

Ohhhhh my goodness after 10 years searching and one year hiding... We finally got one!!! We thought the chances were low to nil at this point in the year, but happened upon this today on our usual walk. Very sneaky monkeys, very sneaky. #monkeyshines2025

@4eyedmonkey2 @ACrazyFamilyMan I regret running out so soon this year! I made the most I ever have, but still. Lol

@monkeycaster1 @ACrazyFamilyMan I have excited hands 😂 👀👀 always looking

Hard to believe that someone may have rehidden this. Found unwrapped & tucked in a tree. So glad to get one of these, Caster, Thank You! (@monkeycaster1) I thought that ship had sailed for this season. Quetzalcóatl is one of my favorite shines for the year. #MonkeyShines2025

@ACrazyFamilyMan Fair enough. Lol Well congrats! Rehides don't bother me personally. At the end of the day I'd rather it end up in the hands of someone excited about it!

@monkeycaster1 Tacoma. 🙊

@ACrazyFamilyMan Ha! That's funny! Where was it, if you don't mind me asking?

@drops_art It is! It's amazing and shocking every time! Even when you get a gut feeling that winds up being right, it still feels like an accident. Haha We were definitely starting to get nervous when we finally found ours this year. Lol It's such a wave of joy and relief!

@monkeycaster1 Honestly, each find garnered the same exaggerated happiness! Such a wonderful feeling! This year I found my orb very quickly and it was amazing. I still have so much to hide out.

What an awesome day! We found an official Grant rogue and a medallion this morning! We agonized for a while over which glass to keep, but we wound up re-hiding this one. We're feeling super grateful today. 😊 #monkeyshines2025

@drops_art We wound up keeping the second one, which we found like 5 minutes after the first! Not like it was intentional or anything, but I bet we were heading the same direction as the hider. These two were the following weekend, our first two stops of the day! Honestly shocking!

@monkeycaster1 Yay! I found 3 medallions last year. It was sooo fun! I ended up keeping the first one I found.

@virginiamaroney @ChaoticMonkey Aww, man! We were really hoping for one of those! So cool!

@RNmonkey253 Wow! What a statement piece! Congratulations!!

Well, well, well… like a shining star in the dark night sky, I found my orb! This couldn’t be a more fitting find for me this year. This year has been absolutely amazing between my physical endurance, the beautiful weather, Tacoma scenery, and all the amazing finds. Cont.

@4BarrelOMonkeys We can't either! I mean we definitely put ourselves out there, but as far as the official finds go, it was two fluky runs of luck! I told someone last weekend, it always feels like an accident!

@monkeycaster1 You're on fire! I can't believe you found so many.

@lkjglkjbkblkl @Sister_Monkeys Speaking for ourselves, there are almost always people around and it's hard to rehide without giving it away to onlookers. But we always end the day with one piece of glass. We could not post new finds, but I love seeing the glass others find and I bet others feel the same.

@Sister_Monkeys There should be a rule that if you already have one and come across another to just leave it. I swear I’ve seen 20 people find a 2nd or 3rd glass and then just claim they’re going to rehide. Why not just leave it?

3 rules of #Monkeyshine as per Naughty Monkey; take only 1 piece of glass, NO STALKING, & give back if you are able. Hider Monkeys never give hints, they are hid in public locations within Tacoma city limits. Finders can share where they found glass, after all its all in public.

Oh, one last shoutout! Both days we found glass this year I was wearing my @MamaChaos3 Flashlight People shirt from Year of the Tiger! I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

@_vibraslapper @roblovesbeard @Sister_Monkeys 🍻

@monkeycaster1 @roblovesbeard @Sister_Monkeys I also generally try not to harp on it, but point to what the officials have said if it seems relevant or needed. Just sharing my interpretation. It's all an honor system, ultimately, and I hope most folks will be kind & honorable about this beautiful event.

@_vibraslapper @roblovesbeard @Sister_Monkeys Ironically I'm not really one to quote rules at people. Lol I think the rules are broad for a reason.

@roblovesbeard @monkeycaster1 @Sister_Monkeys And also, not to give it away as something of a prize, like in a group or something. I honestly wouldn't begrudge somebody a single, heartfelt gift to a loved one or dear friend, as long as it remains one for the keeper & no more for the gifter that year.

@roblovesbeard @Sister_Monkeys I got that from this interview. gritcitymag.com/2020/01/a-litt…

@monkeycaster1 @Sister_Monkeys wait, i think you can gift one of yours to someone if you want to