@shortcreek.bsky.social
Retired, reader, gardener, backyard bird watcher.
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An absolute explosion of color over the plains of eastern North Dakota on 11/11/25.
#aurora #NorthernLights #NorthDakota #PhotographersUnited
#aurora #NorthernLights #NorthDakota #PhotographersUnited
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
An absolute explosion of color over the plains of eastern North Dakota on 11/11/25.
#aurora #NorthernLights #NorthDakota #PhotographersUnited
#aurora #NorthernLights #NorthDakota #PhotographersUnited
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bee in quiet time
the soft labor of the day
even the hours kneel
#vss365 #Timed #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Flowers #BlueskyPhotography #Macro #Nature #Insects #Bees #Bumblebee #BeeBalm #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
the soft labor of the day
even the hours kneel
#vss365 #Timed #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Flowers #BlueskyPhotography #Macro #Nature #Insects #Bees #Bumblebee #BeeBalm #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
bee in quiet time
the soft labor of the day
even the hours kneel
#vss365 #Timed #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Flowers #BlueskyPhotography #Macro #Nature #Insects #Bees #Bumblebee #BeeBalm #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
the soft labor of the day
even the hours kneel
#vss365 #Timed #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Flowers #BlueskyPhotography #Macro #Nature #Insects #Bees #Bumblebee #BeeBalm #GardenLife #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
Reconstructed road opens grand views at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
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Reconstructed road opens grand views at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
Part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park is reopening after being closed for over six years.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reconstructed road opens grand views at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
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Me: "Ya know...some humans eat quail for Thanksgiving, bud..."
🪶: "..."
Me: "Not us. Lighten up, Francis..."
🪶: (*inner monologue) "...I'm sooo pooping on your patio furniture..."
🌿 Off early! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday! 🤘😶🌫️
#LookingAtYou 👁️
#BirdLovers
#Photography
🪶: "..."
Me: "Not us. Lighten up, Francis..."
🪶: (*inner monologue) "...I'm sooo pooping on your patio furniture..."
🌿 Off early! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday! 🤘😶🌫️
#LookingAtYou 👁️
#BirdLovers
#Photography
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Me: "Ya know...some humans eat quail for Thanksgiving, bud..."
🪶: "..."
Me: "Not us. Lighten up, Francis..."
🪶: (*inner monologue) "...I'm sooo pooping on your patio furniture..."
🌿 Off early! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday! 🤘😶🌫️
#LookingAtYou 👁️
#BirdLovers
#Photography
🪶: "..."
Me: "Not us. Lighten up, Francis..."
🪶: (*inner monologue) "...I'm sooo pooping on your patio furniture..."
🌿 Off early! Have a sweet #TopKnotTuesday! 🤘😶🌫️
#LookingAtYou 👁️
#BirdLovers
#Photography
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💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Sunset somewhere in central Idaho.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sunset somewhere in central Idaho.
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Maria Pavlova (Russian Artist, born 1979)
"Kissed by the Sun", 2024.
Pastel on Paper, 30 × 40 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Kissed by the Sun", 2024.
Pastel on Paper, 30 × 40 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Maria Pavlova (Russian Artist, born 1979)
"Kissed by the Sun", 2024.
Pastel on Paper, 30 × 40 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Kissed by the Sun", 2024.
Pastel on Paper, 30 × 40 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Colorado morning by Just An Amateur Jo, Flickr.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Colorado morning by Just An Amateur Jo, Flickr.com
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November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Sunflowers under the feeder #SilentSunday #FlowerReport
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Sunflowers under the feeder #SilentSunday #FlowerReport
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Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl 🪶
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl 🪶
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First revealed in spy photos, a #BronzeAge #city emerges from the steppe
An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
#archaeology #Kazakhstan
An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
#archaeology #Kazakhstan
First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe
An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.
arstechnica.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
First revealed in spy photos, a #BronzeAge #city emerges from the steppe
An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
#archaeology #Kazakhstan
An unexpectedly large city lies in a sea of grass inhabited largely by nomads.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
#archaeology #Kazakhstan
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Sandhills spiraling
overhead…
Listen to their prehistoric calls!
overhead…
Listen to their prehistoric calls!
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sandhills spiraling
overhead…
Listen to their prehistoric calls!
overhead…
Listen to their prehistoric calls!
Lyman Frank Baum became an unabashed feminist ... the woman who inspired him: his mother-in-law, Matilda Joslyn Gage.
Gage “was one of the great 19th century feminists, and she had an enormous impact on L. Frank Baum,” said Hearn.
Gage “was one of the great 19th century feminists, and she had an enormous impact on L. Frank Baum,” said Hearn.
How the wonderful women of Oz pull back the curtain on L. Frank Baum’s feminism | CBC Radio
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first released 125 years ago, is a seemingly simple story of friendship, self reliance and longing for home continues to speak to us. But another theme shimmers a bit deepe...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Lyman Frank Baum became an unabashed feminist ... the woman who inspired him: his mother-in-law, Matilda Joslyn Gage.
Gage “was one of the great 19th century feminists, and she had an enormous impact on L. Frank Baum,” said Hearn.
Gage “was one of the great 19th century feminists, and she had an enormous impact on L. Frank Baum,” said Hearn.
Student reported that a teacher jabbed his fingers in the bear's eyes to stop the attack, which left 2 critically injured, 2 seriously injured, and 7 others needing aid. The group had to walk out of the remote forest with the injured and wait hours to obtain help as a helicopter couldn't land there.
Conservation officers now searching for 3 grizzlies after attack on school group in B.C. | CBC News
Conservation officers in Bella Coola, B.C., are now trying to capture three grizzly bears after an attack on a group of school children who were out on a field trip Thursday afternoon.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Student reported that a teacher jabbed his fingers in the bear's eyes to stop the attack, which left 2 critically injured, 2 seriously injured, and 7 others needing aid. The group had to walk out of the remote forest with the injured and wait hours to obtain help as a helicopter couldn't land there.
Now a walking tour about the Metis culture. www.cbc.ca/news/small-t...
Small Sask. town rallies to preserve historic bridge a decade after its closure | CBC News
The town of Saint Louis, Sask., has rallied together to save a historic bridge with a century-old legacy. The former railway bridge is now a walkway designed to teach people about the community's rich...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Now a walking tour about the Metis culture. www.cbc.ca/news/small-t...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Evening on the back porch…
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Evening on the back porch…
Good day, bluesky. ‘Have been busy with laundry and packing for the holiday trip, but the dog needed some outdoor exercise so I caught a patch of blue showing through the overcast. We had bonus rain that wasn’t forecast, so a good day all around. Have a great week everyone.
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good day, bluesky. ‘Have been busy with laundry and packing for the holiday trip, but the dog needed some outdoor exercise so I caught a patch of blue showing through the overcast. We had bonus rain that wasn’t forecast, so a good day all around. Have a great week everyone.
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That brief moment when sunrise lights up the land and the sky!
#landscapephotography #photography #on1pics
#landscapephotography #photography #on1pics
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
That brief moment when sunrise lights up the land and the sky!
#landscapephotography #photography #on1pics
#landscapephotography #photography #on1pics
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Finland ❤️ northern light
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Finland ❤️ northern light