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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. No DMs, unless we know each other, or it's related to one of my posts.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

I have to be quick with the camera when taking still pictures. Otherwise I just capture a blur of a moving cat. The "delete" button is my friend.

foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

For #WaterfallWednesday, Running Eagle Falls in Glacier National Park. When snow is melting and more water is in the creek, water also cascades over the cliffs above the outlet.
#nationalparks #montana

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

Navik doesn't always cooperate with my efforts to photograph him. This was on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, two years ago. I wanted him to sit still on the stump. He wanted to get back into the car.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

Montana earns its reputation as Big Sky Country.

foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

Another pic from the East Glacier area of Montana. October 2023.
#photography #montana #nature

View from a roadside north of East Glacier, Montana - road is visible at right edge of photo. Beyond the roadside is a mix of meadows and forests, with some trees in fall colors. The mountains of Glacier National Park dominate the horizon. This is a wide angle shot, accentuating the sky which has a steaky cirrus clouds and puffy cumulus.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, Narvik posed for his October picture.
#cats #catsofbluesky

A gray shorthair tabby cat is stretched out on the second of three concrete steps leading to a door that is painted red. On the top step is a medium sized yellow pumpkin and a small orange pumpkin.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 2d

I've driven that highway a few times. There is a nice produce market at the foot of the bridge. Of course I have a picture of a cat there!

My previous kitty, Noble Fur, stands on a basalt boulder next to a produce market.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 3d

Pine Haven, Wyoming. Bonus sunset view.
#manholecovermonday

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 3d

Two Medicine River, north of East Glacier, Montana. October 2023.
#photography #montana #autumn

A clear mountain stream flows across the lower part of the image. A mixed forest of conifers and broadleaf trees grows on the far side. Fall colors, mosty yellow, are on display. Distant mountains are topped by scattered clouds.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 3d

Continuing with my theme of fall colors in Montana, here's Narvik exploring a roadside. Foreground is in the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, looking west towards Glacier National Park. October 2023.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

A gray shorthair tabby cat walks through grass and wildflowers next to a road. Nearby trees display yellow fall colors. In the distance, mountains are topped by clouds.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 4d

In early October 2023, in and around Glacier National Park, I hit the fall colors just right. Over the next few days, I will share some of the images.
#photography #nationalparks #glacier #montana

A view from the main road leading north at East Glacier. Part of the road is visible in the lower right corner, paralleled by a sidewalk and fence. Across a green field is a house surrounded by patches of forest. Trees in the middle are yellow with fall colors. In the distance the jagged peaks of the national park rise to greet the clouds.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 4d

From two years ago, Narvik at Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

A gray shorthair tabby, on a red leash and harness, stands among yellow fallen leaves near the shore of a lake. Around him is low vegetation in fall colors, plus a few tall trees. Mountains line the far side of the lake, with an overcast of low clouds above them.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 5d

Two years ago today, I was at Glacier National Park. Lake McDonald is near the west entrance, and all the tourists stop to take pics. On this cloudy October morning there was only one other car in the lot.
#photography #nationalparks #montana

Low clouds sit atop the mountains on the far shore of Lake McDonald. On the right, a point of land juts into the lake. Yellow aspens and cottonwoods hug the shoreline, and green conifers cover the higher ground.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 5d

Two years ago today, Narvik and I were at Glacier National Park, enjoying the tall peaks, dramatic skies, and fall colors. Video taken at Lake McDonald.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats #nationalparks

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 6d

Two years ago today, near Eureka in northwest Montana.
#photography #montana #autumn #forestry #nature

A country road passes through a Montana forest, curving to the right. Larch, cottonwood, and aspen trees show fall colors, while other trees remain green.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 6d

From last summer...Narvik inspects the holey apple tree.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

A gray shorthair tabby cat, wearing a red harness and leash, checks out the base of an old apple tree. The tree has rotted to the point where grass is visible on the other side of the trunk.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 7d

A white oak leaf, caught in a strand of spider web, dances in a gentle breeze.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 7d

This was on the last day of our trip, outside an Airbnb in rural Alabama. I tried to get Narvik to go for a walk, but he knew that dogs were around, and he wanted to stay in a safe place.
#cats #catsofbluesky

A gray shorthair tabby cat sits on the driver's seat of a RAV-4. The door is open, and he is looking outside. In front of the car, trees and a white fence are visible.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 8d

For #WaterfallWednesday, I dig into my files from 2006. Location is somewhere in southern Washington near Mt. Saint Helens, but I don't recall the exact place.
#Washington #photography

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 8d

We're back home in Georgia. Narvik gets to explore the yard without his leash.
#cats #catsofbluesky

A gray shorthair tabby cats strides from right to left, along a new piece of sidewalk. Low vegetation (monkey grass) borders the sidewalk.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 8d

This is the video version of the still pic that I posted yesterday. Mammoth Spring in Arkansas, near the Missouri border. The spring has the misfortune of being next to a busy highway instead of being hidden in the woods.
#springs #arkansas #nature

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 8d

Here is another pic of Narvik exploring a country road. Our western adventures are at an end. After driving from Idaho to Georgia (with Narvik in my lap most of the time), I'm happy to be at home.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

A gray shorthair tabby cat, wearing a red harness and leash, stands at the edge of an asphalt road. To the left is a high embankment. Houses line the right side, and are partially visible in this photo.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 10d

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas.
#nature #arkansas #photography

Blue-green waters of Mammoth Spring emerge from the ground on the left side of the image, and then tumble over a manmade ledge.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 10d

Narvik explores a gravel road in Missouri.
#cats #catsofbluesky #adventurecats

A gray shorthair tabby cat, wearing a red leash and harness, looks down a gravel road. Grass grows on the side of the road.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · 10d

Columbia, Missouri. Bonus oak leaf.
#manholecovermonday

An iron cover labeled "STEAM." The inner portion is decorated with raised dots arranged in concentric circles.

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