Dean Baird
@deanbaird.bsky.social
#ITeachPhysics, Physics Teacher (Retired), Author: The Lessons of Phyz @ TPT, Conceptual Physics, Physical Science, and Integrated Science lab manuals, The Blog of Phyz, The Lessons of Phyz (blog), photographer
Early in the evening, an auroral blob? Obscured by clouds.
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Early in the evening, an auroral blob? Obscured by clouds.
Eos comes up, it’s Tuesday evening.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Eos comes up, it’s Tuesday evening.
Some phone shots from last night’s show over Bozeman (6pm-11pm).
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Some phone shots from last night’s show over Bozeman (6pm-11pm).
Fairy Lake on the last day it was going to be easy to get there for a while.
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Fairy Lake on the last day it was going to be easy to get there for a while.
Just throwing a bull elk wrench into your feed. Take a look at that drop tine!
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just throwing a bull elk wrench into your feed. Take a look at that drop tine!
I had a nice time in Yellowknife, NWT a few weeks ago. When you’re under the oval, the aurora can dance with vigor at KP 1.
October 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I had a nice time in Yellowknife, NWT a few weeks ago. When you’re under the oval, the aurora can dance with vigor at KP 1.
Always delightful when another #ITeachPhysics instructor discovers the unexpected engagement power of these crosswords.
September 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Always delightful when another #ITeachPhysics instructor discovers the unexpected engagement power of these crosswords.
Today’s study in AI extrapolation. How it started:
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today’s study in AI extrapolation. How it started:
My early studies in surface tension and thin film interference.
September 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My early studies in surface tension and thin film interference.
Not the auroral storm I’d hoped for, but I did my best with what I had.
September 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Not the auroral storm I’d hoped for, but I did my best with what I had.
Playtime on the Katmai coast.
August 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Playtime on the Katmai coast.
The puffins were plentiful in Kodiak.
August 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The puffins were plentiful in Kodiak.
Sitting on a 5-gallon bucket in Geographic Bay on the Katmai coast.
I’m watching the bears as they take salmon from the river. And yes, they do get that close.
But I am neither salmon nor bear, so they are not interested in me.
I’m watching the bears as they take salmon from the river. And yes, they do get that close.
But I am neither salmon nor bear, so they are not interested in me.
August 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Sitting on a 5-gallon bucket in Geographic Bay on the Katmai coast.
I’m watching the bears as they take salmon from the river. And yes, they do get that close.
But I am neither salmon nor bear, so they are not interested in me.
I’m watching the bears as they take salmon from the river. And yes, they do get that close.
But I am neither salmon nor bear, so they are not interested in me.
I cannot imagine that @asklyft.bsky.social has an explanation.
Maybe my driver, DANIEL accepted a 4:30am job (blocking other drivers) but hadn’t learned to set an alarm.
Maybe he just “wasn’t feeling it” early Wednesday morning.
You get one chance to fail this thoroughly. But you don’t get two.
Maybe my driver, DANIEL accepted a 4:30am job (blocking other drivers) but hadn’t learned to set an alarm.
Maybe he just “wasn’t feeling it” early Wednesday morning.
You get one chance to fail this thoroughly. But you don’t get two.
July 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot imagine that @asklyft.bsky.social has an explanation.
Maybe my driver, DANIEL accepted a 4:30am job (blocking other drivers) but hadn’t learned to set an alarm.
Maybe he just “wasn’t feeling it” early Wednesday morning.
You get one chance to fail this thoroughly. But you don’t get two.
Maybe my driver, DANIEL accepted a 4:30am job (blocking other drivers) but hadn’t learned to set an alarm.
Maybe he just “wasn’t feeling it” early Wednesday morning.
You get one chance to fail this thoroughly. But you don’t get two.
Hard to believe no one in the state had claimed this gem!
June 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Hard to believe no one in the state had claimed this gem!
Both sides of Main Street were packed with protesters throughout downtown. It was a joyous celebration, and motorists joined in the fun honking all the way through town.
June 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Both sides of Main Street were packed with protesters throughout downtown. It was a joyous celebration, and motorists joined in the fun honking all the way through town.
‘No Kings’: 3,000 rally in downtown Bozeman to protest USA’s direction under Trump www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/no-king...
June 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
‘No Kings’: 3,000 rally in downtown Bozeman to protest USA’s direction under Trump www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/no-king...
One of the signs I carried today
June 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
One of the signs I carried today
Living in Montana: Aurora Edition.
June 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Living in Montana: Aurora Edition.
Jill Sobule at The Amazing Meeting 5 in 2007. She had a crowd of skeptics wrapped around her finger.
May 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Jill Sobule at The Amazing Meeting 5 in 2007. She had a crowd of skeptics wrapped around her finger.
Recharging my Anker power brick. At 60°C; 139°F, it’s too hot to hold.
April 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Recharging my Anker power brick. At 60°C; 139°F, it’s too hot to hold.
Mono Lake photo shoot and house hunt
March 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mono Lake photo shoot and house hunt