Ken Britten
@kenbritten.bsky.social
Relentlessly curious nature freak, sailor, Deadhead
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A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
[Vertical video so needs a click]
#sillyswan #iphone15pro
Tides coming in a foot above the prediction is kind of a big deal. But for sailors who have run aground, it's a blessing.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Tides coming in a foot above the prediction is kind of a big deal. But for sailors who have run aground, it's a blessing.
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Never before seen footage‼️
Tornado genesis of the Clear Lake, South Dakota tornado earlier this year.
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#tornado #weather
Tornado genesis of the Clear Lake, South Dakota tornado earlier this year.
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#tornado #weather
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Never before seen footage‼️
Tornado genesis of the Clear Lake, South Dakota tornado earlier this year.
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#tornado #weather
Tornado genesis of the Clear Lake, South Dakota tornado earlier this year.
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#tornado #weather
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When dampness and mold create abstract art ... or something. Found some old family 35 mm slides in a wet corner of my shop, where they had been for years. I have no idea what the subject was, and I don't think it matters anymore.
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
When dampness and mold create abstract art ... or something. Found some old family 35 mm slides in a wet corner of my shop, where they had been for years. I have no idea what the subject was, and I don't think it matters anymore.
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A momentary pause
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A momentary pause
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'Dunluce Castle In Golden Light'
Majestic conditions at Dunluce Castle, when the last light of the day illuminated the iconic landmark perched on the edge of the cliff. A dramatic sky above with a half moon as I got extremely lucky.
Majestic conditions at Dunluce Castle, when the last light of the day illuminated the iconic landmark perched on the edge of the cliff. A dramatic sky above with a half moon as I got extremely lucky.
December 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
'Dunluce Castle In Golden Light'
Majestic conditions at Dunluce Castle, when the last light of the day illuminated the iconic landmark perched on the edge of the cliff. A dramatic sky above with a half moon as I got extremely lucky.
Majestic conditions at Dunluce Castle, when the last light of the day illuminated the iconic landmark perched on the edge of the cliff. A dramatic sky above with a half moon as I got extremely lucky.
This was the present California wanted. We must have been nice. Left: Christmas eve; right Boxing Day.
December 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This was the present California wanted. We must have been nice. Left: Christmas eve; right Boxing Day.
My favorite of Nature's best science shots of the year.
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My favorite of Nature's best science shots of the year.
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Blue-billed white tern on Suwarrow in the Cook Islands for Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar. One of my favorite birds in the world.
#Flyday #birds
#Flyday #birds
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Blue-billed white tern on Suwarrow in the Cook Islands for Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar. One of my favorite birds in the world.
#Flyday #birds
#Flyday #birds
Already in a doctor's office near you. Scary, since it fails the specialty boards, according to external testing. I checked against my own area of expertise, and it wrote naive summaries like an enthusiastic undergrad would. How would we know if our doctors are using it in our care? We wouldn't.
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Already in a doctor's office near you. Scary, since it fails the specialty boards, according to external testing. I checked against my own area of expertise, and it wrote naive summaries like an enthusiastic undergrad would. How would we know if our doctors are using it in our care? We wouldn't.
Incoming Pacific system caught in the act of pushing out the tule fog in the Central Valley. Good riddance, I say! The view is looking SE over the bottom of the Berryessa Gap, where Putah Creek breaks out of the Coast Range. The weather station in view is KCAWINTE11 on Weather Underground.
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Incoming Pacific system caught in the act of pushing out the tule fog in the Central Valley. Good riddance, I say! The view is looking SE over the bottom of the Berryessa Gap, where Putah Creek breaks out of the Coast Range. The weather station in view is KCAWINTE11 on Weather Underground.
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Kingfishers were my nemesis bird for a long time. Then I went to South Africa and captured several, including this woodland kingfisher dangling a scorpion in the dusk at Sabi Sand Reserve. (I still don't have a decent belted kingfisher from home, working on it.)
#BirdOfTheDay #AlansNemesis #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #AlansNemesis #birds
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Kingfishers were my nemesis bird for a long time. Then I went to South Africa and captured several, including this woodland kingfisher dangling a scorpion in the dusk at Sabi Sand Reserve. (I still don't have a decent belted kingfisher from home, working on it.)
#BirdOfTheDay #AlansNemesis #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #AlansNemesis #birds
More good news that I had vaguely known about, but had not seen the numbers for. This is the ultimate reason the California power grid has so many batteries. The future is coming fast, and it looks like its speed has room to increase.
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
More good news that I had vaguely known about, but had not seen the numbers for. This is the ultimate reason the California power grid has so many batteries. The future is coming fast, and it looks like its speed has room to increase.
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Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
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'Here Comes The Sun'
An early start for sunrise somewhere just 30 minutes from my home. A location that local photographers frequently visit to photograph that famous tree.
An early start for sunrise somewhere just 30 minutes from my home. A location that local photographers frequently visit to photograph that famous tree.
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
'Here Comes The Sun'
An early start for sunrise somewhere just 30 minutes from my home. A location that local photographers frequently visit to photograph that famous tree.
An early start for sunrise somewhere just 30 minutes from my home. A location that local photographers frequently visit to photograph that famous tree.
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What a beautiful painting from @helenbennett.bsky.social 😍🥰
I’m somewhat nervous sharing this painting as I created it just after my mother passed away in July this year.
A ‘loose’ watercolour of a misty wood. As I watch on in the stillness I see a familiar figure drifting away to a peaceful place 🤍
Happy Friday everyone 🕊️
#ArtAdventCalendar #Scape
A ‘loose’ watercolour of a misty wood. As I watch on in the stillness I see a familiar figure drifting away to a peaceful place 🤍
Happy Friday everyone 🕊️
#ArtAdventCalendar #Scape
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What a beautiful painting from @helenbennett.bsky.social 😍🥰
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A still morning at Loch Maree
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A still morning at Loch Maree
And... the tule fog is back again, after a couple of days off. It is not obvious, but this is a moonlight shot, taken at 2 AM.
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And... the tule fog is back again, after a couple of days off. It is not obvious, but this is a moonlight shot, taken at 2 AM.
More Florida stupidity: sink concrete cars, releasing tons of CO2, to raise awareness of reef damage from climate change. And the NYT photoshopping the yellowtail? Really?
Miami Beach’s New Traffic Jam Frolics With the Fishes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
Miami Beach’s New Traffic Jam Frolics With the Fishes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
Miami Beach’s New Traffic Jam Frolics With the Fishes
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December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
More Florida stupidity: sink concrete cars, releasing tons of CO2, to raise awareness of reef damage from climate change. And the NYT photoshopping the yellowtail? Really?
Miami Beach’s New Traffic Jam Frolics With the Fishes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
Miami Beach’s New Traffic Jam Frolics With the Fishes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...
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A bubble coral shrimp (Hamopontonia physogrya).
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
A bubble coral shrimp (Hamopontonia physogrya).
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.
#marinelife #macrophotography
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U.S. 📻 played us the wrong Chumbawamba song!
🎶 The world is riddled with maggots;
the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of the bosses & bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms; they're fat & full of pride
& they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died 🎶
🎶 The world is riddled with maggots;
the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of the bosses & bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms; they're fat & full of pride
& they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died 🎶
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
U.S. 📻 played us the wrong Chumbawamba song!
🎶 The world is riddled with maggots;
the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of the bosses & bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms; they're fat & full of pride
& they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died 🎶
🎶 The world is riddled with maggots;
the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of the bosses & bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms; they're fat & full of pride
& they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died 🎶
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'Delicate'
One of those little images that just presents itself you you unexpectedly. No planning, no preparation, just by chance.
One of those little images that just presents itself you you unexpectedly. No planning, no preparation, just by chance.
November 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
'Delicate'
One of those little images that just presents itself you you unexpectedly. No planning, no preparation, just by chance.
One of those little images that just presents itself you you unexpectedly. No planning, no preparation, just by chance.
Living near the Central Valley in California, we've been under fog and low clouds for days. It's hammered our solar array's output, and I got to wondering about whether it was making much of a dent in the state's energy supply. Short answer: nope! Also notable: the bottom curve is batteries.
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Living near the Central Valley in California, we've been under fog and low clouds for days. It's hammered our solar array's output, and I got to wondering about whether it was making much of a dent in the state's energy supply. Short answer: nope! Also notable: the bottom curve is batteries.