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foresterbob
@foresterbob.bsky.social
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Semi-retired forester, nature lover, cat dude, Democrat. Live in Georgia, spend summers in Pacific Northwest.

All pics are my own. I'm not a pro; I just like to share what I've seen.

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Yesterday I posted a pic near US 287 at the CO/WY state line, and it generated a good number of likes and comments. This pic was taken from the same spot, looking away from the mountains. July 2016. I managed to dodge that rain shower.
#photography #colorado #wyoming #weather
Treeless terrain in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Grasslands and wildflowers, strewn with reddish boulders. A fence cuts across the image. A storm cell looms towards the horizon. Rain can be seen falling from the most distant cloud.
February 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
It's #Caturday, and Narvik is getting ready to go out on the town. Well, maybe the back yard.
#cats #catsofbluesky
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
Trouble is, in order for porcupines to eat the beetles, they have to chew the bark off the tree. When they strip the bark all the way around the tree trunk, the entire tree above that point dies. (I'm not sure if they eat beetles, but they do indeed strip bark from trees.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
More recently (2024) there was the Colorado Monolith. I happened to be passing through Fort Collins when it was up. Maybe you can write a book about two cyclists who camp near the monolith, get abducted by aliens, rescued by Bigfoot, and then save the planet with the technology they stole!
The Colorado Monolith on a hilltop north of Fort Collins. It is made of highly reflective material, mirroring the land and clouds behind the photographer. June 28, 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
With place names like Tie Siding and Virginia Dale, it's book-worthy country. Special to me, because I bicycled through there with my brother in 1971, on the way to the west coast. Here's an old slide, taken near Livermore.
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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A mountain view from a side road, just off US 287 near the Colorado - Wyoming state line. July 2016.
#photography #mountain
View from a rocky hilltop, looking west towards the Rocky Mountains. Vegetation in the foreground consists of grasses and forbs, some with yellow flowers. The mountains are forested. Weather is unsettled, with rain falling on some of the peaks.
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Narvik says "Don't take that picture yet, I'm getting cleaned up."
#cats #catsofbluesky
A gray shorthair tabby cat lies on a cushioned lawn chair that's on a porch. Sun is shining at an angle. His body faces away from the camera, and his head is turned towards his right front leg while he grooms himself.
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Burning slash on my cabin property, October 2016. A friend helped me cut and burn young pines that were infested with beetles - after the burn ban was lifted, of course. Fire danger is high in that part of the world.
#forestry #fire #washington #mountains
View from a bluff, towards a pile where wood is being burned. The trees were heavily infested with ips beetles which threatened to spread across the property. The plan worked; no more trees died. The view includes young ponderosa pines in the foreground, Aeneas Valley in the distance, and forested mountains beyond the valley. The burn pile after the fire was almost completely extinguished. A few wisps of smoke rise from the ashes. The final chore was to cover the ashes with dirt.
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
Narvik likes to see what I'm doing when I'm outdoors.
#cats #catsofbluesky
My gray shorthair tabby cat stands directly in front of my feet, curving around my legs. The ground is covered my a mix of grass, broadleaf plants, moss, and fallen leaves.
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
A glimpse of what might have been. What should have been. Kamala Harris tonight, in Macon, Georgia.
#KamalaHarris
A conversation with Kamala Harris, Feb 11, 2026. Moderator Mashama Bailey is on the left, former Vice President Harris is on the right.
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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You get extra credit for correctly using "it's" and "its" in the same sentence!
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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#MultnomahFalls in Oregon is a popular #WaterfallWednesday subject. Being close to Portland, and with easy access from Interstate 84, the falls attract a big crowd. This video is from 2011.
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
It's the middle of winter, but a few daffodils are blooming. I managed to catch Narvik and a stray bloom in the same frame.
#cats #catsofbluesky #flower
In the foreground is a single daffodil flower. Near the top of the frame, a gray tabby cat lies in fallen oak leaves, body oriented to the right and his head turned towards the camera.
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The inner wood (heartwood) is vulnerable to decay. I've been able to climb inside some of the biggest cedars. On the other hand, the remaining wood is very durable and is used for shingles and other long lasting products.
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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It might be hard to know the age. Since most of the bark is gone, the tree is not adding growth rings, except in places where bark remains. Big cedars are usually hollow, meaning no growth rings inside, either. 300 to 500 years would be my best guess.
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Narvik gets some attention while he lounges in a sunbeam.
#cats #catsofbluesky
A gray shorthair tabby cat gets neck rubs. He's lying on a carpeted floor, oriented towards the left with his head cradled in my hand. He glows in sunlight coming through a window.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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For #ThickTrunkTuesday, the champion western redcedar known as the Duncan Cedar. Location is near Kalaloch on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The tree was clinging to life in 2011 when I took these pics, and apparently it's still alive. See alt text.
#forestry #trees #OlympicPeninsula
A zigzag trail leads to the base of the Duncan Cedar. Sign from Washington Dept. of Natural Resources reads: "The Duncan Cedar, world's largest western redcedar (Thuja plicata). Height 178 feet, diameter 19.4 feet." Young cedars approximately 25 feet tall grow nearby. A wide angle view of the Duncan Cedar, showing the entire tree. Most of the bark is gone, and the tree clings to life with a few live branches. The tree is surrounded by a thick forest of younger conifers.
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Near Lake Quinault, if I remember correctly.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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If that's home, the sunlight in the pic is probably blinding you, lol. I've always tried to time my trips to the Olympic Peninsula when there's at least a chance of sunny weather.
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
foresterbob.bsky.social
Trondheim, Norway has some interesting iron covers. I took pics of several of them in April, 2022 never thinking that I'd end up using them for #ManholeCoverMonday.
A square iron cover surrounded by gray concrete bricks. The square portion of the cover has a series of radiating lines, and the word "Ulefos" in each corner. The round portion depicts an urban scene.
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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A trail through big trees on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. July 2011.
#forestry #trees #nature #trail
A trail leads through big trees. Major species include Douglas-fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, and western redcedar.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
Hey, I was relaxing. What do you want now?
#cats #catsofbluesky
My gray kitty Narvik had been relaxing in a sunbeam, and I showed up to take pictures. In this pic, his head is turned towards me with wide eyes. The sun is shining on most of his body, and the left side of his head.
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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I studied forestry at Missouri. Oregon was my home for 7 years. Since then, my summer work has rotated through Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. I go where the work is - and where I can find lodging for myself and my cat!
February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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I've been going through old pictures, scanning some and throwing some away. This one goes all the way back to 1972 when I was a forestry student and bought my first camera. A vine wrapped around a vine, wrapped around a tree. See alt text.
#forestry #trees #vines
A smaller vine is wrapped around a larger vine, growing on a young tree. A professor had converted a windowless storage room into a darkroom. Any interested students could use it. This is one of my early efforts, dust spots and all. Columbia, Missouri.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
foresterbob.bsky.social
Yesterday I found Narvik stretched out in a sunbeam. The trouble with sunbeams is that they keep moving.
#cats #catsofbluesky
A gray shorthair tabby cat, with the upper half of his body in a narrow sunbeam on a carpeted floor, casting a shadow. His head is turned in the general direction of the camera, and he is looking slightly downward.
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM