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@gonzo.bsky.social Happy Birthday to Dade (and me too)!

#FingerpostFriday. Eoligarry Circuit was a splendid! Stunning wildflowers, beaches, and headlands. I’d hike this again!

Hikers make the turn by a trail marker on a grassy meadow under a bluesky.

Hike to top of Rueval on Benbecula, part of the #HebrideanWay. Peat cuttings drying in the mid ground. Saw Bog Myrtle, Yellow Iris, and Marsh Thistle along the way. Incredibly windy at the top!

A cloudy sky, heavy with rain, looms over Rueval with its heathery and boggy slopes in dark green and yellow green. There are some chunks of peat that were cut and are drying.

Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 3mo ago

Nice walk out to the Merkinch Nature Reserve for #fingerpostfriday in Scotland

Cloudy skies over a marsh with the tide out along a path with two signs.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids urges NWS to be transparent about data collection shortcomings | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids urges NWS to be transparent about data collection shortcomings • Kansas Reflector

Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids is requesting NWS explain cutbacks in atmospheric balloon flights and impact on predicting extreme weather.

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Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Great Blue Heron at Baker Wetlands and a #Kansas sunset for your moment of Zen at the dimming of the day. Peace.

A Great Blue Heron skins over the surface of a pond at dusk. The pond is still and shows a reflection of the heron, neighboring trees, and the golden clouds.

The sky is orange and gray. Some leafed-out deciduous trees are highlighted by the setting sun and their reflection and a few ripples are on the pond’s surface.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Springtime in Wisconsin at Perrot State Park in the Upper Mississippi River Valley

The Mississippi River and several forested islands are surrounded by rocky bluffs. The sky is blue with some cumulus clouds.

Green leaves of Bloodroot with white flowers about to open up as the spring wildflowers poke up through the brown leaf litter of the forest floor.

Evening sunlight lights up a hillslope next to a calm bay.

ItsFlanoy @itsflanoy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Finally seen in the wilds of #Kansas

A gas pump display for 87 octane gas shows a price of $3.309 per gallon. On the white face of the pump pointing to the price is a sticker of Donald Trump saying “I did that”.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Backpacking the #OuachitaTrail in #Arkansas

Tall pine trees cover the thrust-faulted mountain slope. The sky is blue but a little hazy from prescribed burning in another part of the forest.

Water falls over a rock ledge of about 6-8 ft to form a plunge pool at the base.

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 5mo ago

fine, here is one full hour of our cake cam with a lo-fi beats track for whatever

1 HOUR of sewer sludge cake bin live cam with lo-fi beats

YouTube video by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District@neorsd.org · 5mo ago

pleased to inform you our plant operators apparently have a livestream cam in each of our sludge cake bins.

The Flow by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social , is a thoughtful and engaging collection of experiences with rivers, springs, ecology, and grief. It makes me want to explore England and Wales. Highly recommend reading it for retired geology teachers or anyone interested in nature! #booklist

A warm winter’s day in #Kansas with the gift of a good hike and a #sundog.

Orange-brown prairie grasses cover the crest of a ridge under a blue sky.

A bare tree on the shore of a still frozen lake points upward to a sundog in the blue sky. The sundog shows hints of red and orange.

detectorists is a balm for soul in these troubling times.

Two men crouch on the grassy covered ground as they hold a shovel and metal detectors. The sky is blue. A cut-away into the ground shows some buried treasure.

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Evening walk to Sanders Mound and the still icy Clinton Lake #Kansas

Stalks of golden prairie grasses lead the way to a hill overlooking an icy lake. The evening sunshine slants through thin, wispy clouds of a mostly blue sky.

New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...

A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill

Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.

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Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Feel. Do. And take care of yourself. Go for a walk and cleanse your soul. #Kansas #prairie at Mount Mitchell

A brilliant blue winter Kansas sky shows two hikers and their dog in silhouette. The fore and midground is composed of golden prairie grasses stretching 4 ft tall.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#Backpacking in late December in #Kansas So warm it is shirt-sleeve weather.

Scattered low-level clouds are reflected on a smooth, blue lake surface. The near shoreline consists of gray limestone blocks. The far shoreline is forested.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It is a warm and foggy Christmas in Kansas. Missing My Mom and Dad. I did get out for hikes yesterday and today. Comforted by Thumper Kitty. #JoinIn

A green and purple ground cover plant in a rosette shape is covered in white, needles of dew that glisten along the fine hairs on the leaves of the plant.

A tiger tabby cuddles on a person’s legs across which is spread a soft, white blanket. The cat is looking at me with an expression that says “Hey, pay attention to me and rub my belly”. It is not a trap.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A fall day at Echo Cliff #Kansas

Golden and orange leaves glimmer in the sunlight on top of a tan sandstone cliff. A stream cuts along the cliff and a gravel point bar clings to the inside of the meander. The sky is a Kansas fall blue.

A clear view of the sandstone cliff shows lenses of sandstone that formed as channels. There is some finer grained gray shale near the base. A stream occurs at the base of the cliff.

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A man holding a mug and wearing a dark blue shirt sits at a table in a park. His sign says “ The Twits is a funny, scary, silly, dark, and imaginative statement for our time. Change My Mind.”

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Pelicans taking a rest during their migration in Kansas. #pelicans

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#SturgeonRiverSlough is a pocket of peacefulness

Lynne @lynnebeatty.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Sunset on #LakeSuperior from the #Keweenaw

Sunset on a calm Lake Superior with a line of cumulus clouds in the distance. The outline of several trees are in the foreground.

Blunderbolt@bolt451.bsky.social · last yr.

I was approaching the line at the Aiken, South Carolina post office. The man at the end of the line turned toward me and we nodded hello. He was dashingly dressed in a turquoise coat and a purple scarf. The Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction

Really like my Kansas pharmacy.

A dark wood coffee table hosts a small planter with 4-6 plants and some magazines such as Bon Appetit. But the main thing is the paperback copy of “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder. That book is cream colored with red stripes near the binding.

Last day on the #IceAgeTrail in #Wisconsin for this trip. Skunk Cabbage ready to bloom on the Waupaca River Segment and a lovely bench on the Bohn Lake Segment.

A red skunk cabbage pushes up through the fragments of wood along the trail.

The lovely clear water of the river shows off the rocky and sandy stream bed. The floodplain is lined with deciduous trees not yet leafed out and a few conifers.

A gray, weatherbeaten wooden bench says “ Sit for a spell. Listen. Watch. Daydream. Just breathe.”

A wonderfully peaceful walk around Bohn Lake with conifers flanking a spur trail to the quiet, calm lake on a cloudy day.

Spring on the Mecan River Segment of the #IceAgeTrail

Clear water of the river shows the sand sediment load as the river meanders through its floodplain flanked by trees.

A deep red and greenish-yellow skunk cabbage pokes its pointed tip through last years fallen leaves.

Another fine day on the #IceAgeTrail . This listening hike went through the Skunk and Foster Lakes Natural Area.

Skunk Lake is calm as seen through the pine trees with a clear blue sky.

A tree with yellow rectangular blazes marking the trail stands in a ridge above a spring-fed lake that still has some winter ice covering part of the surface.

A few hikers move through the trees along the ridge top.