Jim Lâstnǎmé
@lightandwater.bsky.social
If I'm being honest... I'm not just sure what I'm doing here, but, here I am, nontheless.
The elongated, glowing wavelengths at the end of a day are a truly remarkable, magical phenomenon.
December 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The elongated, glowing wavelengths at the end of a day are a truly remarkable, magical phenomenon.
Did not expect to see Pinnacle Point today!
Very pleasant surprise!
Thank you!
I used to very much enjoy hiking Tucquan Glen, & then moving up to the point.
Always made for a fun day.
Very pleasant surprise!
Thank you!
I used to very much enjoy hiking Tucquan Glen, & then moving up to the point.
Always made for a fun day.
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Did not expect to see Pinnacle Point today!
Very pleasant surprise!
Thank you!
I used to very much enjoy hiking Tucquan Glen, & then moving up to the point.
Always made for a fun day.
Very pleasant surprise!
Thank you!
I used to very much enjoy hiking Tucquan Glen, & then moving up to the point.
Always made for a fun day.
Your characterization, & prose are so succint it's almost concerning...
"Don't let it bring you down...
It's only castles burning.
Find someone who's turning,
And you will come around."
~ Neil Young
"Don't let it bring you down...
It's only castles burning.
Find someone who's turning,
And you will come around."
~ Neil Young
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your characterization, & prose are so succint it's almost concerning...
"Don't let it bring you down...
It's only castles burning.
Find someone who's turning,
And you will come around."
~ Neil Young
"Don't let it bring you down...
It's only castles burning.
Find someone who's turning,
And you will come around."
~ Neil Young
Great shot! Looks like a happy, well-fed bird!
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Great shot! Looks like a happy, well-fed bird!
I would've thought your yellow House Finch was some kind of Warbler, probably.
Stunning photo, & a stunning bird.
Stunning photo, & a stunning bird.
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I would've thought your yellow House Finch was some kind of Warbler, probably.
Stunning photo, & a stunning bird.
Stunning photo, & a stunning bird.
Grew up in Pennsylvania & never saw them until I got here, & enjoy & appreciate their presence everyday, all year!
Hoping to see the Purple Finch, & a lot of the "my" HFs are a deeper, almost raspberry color, but I don't think the PF is here.
Apparently PF female has distinguishing wht eyebrow.
Hoping to see the Purple Finch, & a lot of the "my" HFs are a deeper, almost raspberry color, but I don't think the PF is here.
Apparently PF female has distinguishing wht eyebrow.
December 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Grew up in Pennsylvania & never saw them until I got here, & enjoy & appreciate their presence everyday, all year!
Hoping to see the Purple Finch, & a lot of the "my" HFs are a deeper, almost raspberry color, but I don't think the PF is here.
Apparently PF female has distinguishing wht eyebrow.
Hoping to see the Purple Finch, & a lot of the "my" HFs are a deeper, almost raspberry color, but I don't think the PF is here.
Apparently PF female has distinguishing wht eyebrow.
I'm in Northwest Arkansas...
Kind of southwest adjacent, I suppose.
I kind of suspect it was a random mutation w/i the population, & maybe reproduced, but apparently the House Finch was originally a western bird (w a small group released in NYC in the 1940s?) & they've just made it everywhere.
Kind of southwest adjacent, I suppose.
I kind of suspect it was a random mutation w/i the population, & maybe reproduced, but apparently the House Finch was originally a western bird (w a small group released in NYC in the 1940s?) & they've just made it everywhere.
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm in Northwest Arkansas...
Kind of southwest adjacent, I suppose.
I kind of suspect it was a random mutation w/i the population, & maybe reproduced, but apparently the House Finch was originally a western bird (w a small group released in NYC in the 1940s?) & they've just made it everywhere.
Kind of southwest adjacent, I suppose.
I kind of suspect it was a random mutation w/i the population, & maybe reproduced, but apparently the House Finch was originally a western bird (w a small group released in NYC in the 1940s?) & they've just made it everywhere.
House Finches are the most represented birds at my feeding area... (the House Sparrows are catching up.)
This isn't a great picture, but periodically I see *Creamsicle* colored House Finches!
It's fun when *watching* really pays off!
Apparently the way they absorb nutrients impacts color...?
This isn't a great picture, but periodically I see *Creamsicle* colored House Finches!
It's fun when *watching* really pays off!
Apparently the way they absorb nutrients impacts color...?
December 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
House Finches are the most represented birds at my feeding area... (the House Sparrows are catching up.)
This isn't a great picture, but periodically I see *Creamsicle* colored House Finches!
It's fun when *watching* really pays off!
Apparently the way they absorb nutrients impacts color...?
This isn't a great picture, but periodically I see *Creamsicle* colored House Finches!
It's fun when *watching* really pays off!
Apparently the way they absorb nutrients impacts color...?
The Yin/Yang almost looks like two birds.
December 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Yin/Yang almost looks like two birds.
Ollie's doing his job of keeping things real!
That's a good kitty.
Very endearing.
That's a good kitty.
Very endearing.
December 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ollie's doing his job of keeping things real!
That's a good kitty.
Very endearing.
That's a good kitty.
Very endearing.
I like Turkey Vultures, too.
Walking yesterday I saw a large troupe of Black Vultures sitting in close proximity to one another sunning themselves in trees, & on the ground along a creek, cornering a dead deer.
90~ish.
There wasn't *one* Turkey Vulture.
Didn't realize they were so exclusive.
Walking yesterday I saw a large troupe of Black Vultures sitting in close proximity to one another sunning themselves in trees, & on the ground along a creek, cornering a dead deer.
90~ish.
There wasn't *one* Turkey Vulture.
Didn't realize they were so exclusive.
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I like Turkey Vultures, too.
Walking yesterday I saw a large troupe of Black Vultures sitting in close proximity to one another sunning themselves in trees, & on the ground along a creek, cornering a dead deer.
90~ish.
There wasn't *one* Turkey Vulture.
Didn't realize they were so exclusive.
Walking yesterday I saw a large troupe of Black Vultures sitting in close proximity to one another sunning themselves in trees, & on the ground along a creek, cornering a dead deer.
90~ish.
There wasn't *one* Turkey Vulture.
Didn't realize they were so exclusive.
I must be an Apanthropist... cool.
The years of study have paid off! 😉
The years of study have paid off! 😉
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I must be an Apanthropist... cool.
The years of study have paid off! 😉
The years of study have paid off! 😉
The work of Ultimate Sculptor!
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The work of Ultimate Sculptor!
How does it impact the serious philosopher?
And/or the process of philosophizing, idea generation, communication, & connection?
And/or the process of philosophizing, idea generation, communication, & connection?
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How does it impact the serious philosopher?
And/or the process of philosophizing, idea generation, communication, & connection?
And/or the process of philosophizing, idea generation, communication, & connection?
I'm curious, when I younger I was a gigging *amateur* musician, & the general thinking amongst me & my friends was a drink or two released the inhibitions, & helped get us into the mood, spirit, & flow.
However, at a certain point, it really impeded the physical process of actually playing well...
However, at a certain point, it really impeded the physical process of actually playing well...
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm curious, when I younger I was a gigging *amateur* musician, & the general thinking amongst me & my friends was a drink or two released the inhibitions, & helped get us into the mood, spirit, & flow.
However, at a certain point, it really impeded the physical process of actually playing well...
However, at a certain point, it really impeded the physical process of actually playing well...
"Yeah...? What of it?" she says!
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Yeah...? What of it?" she says!
I don't have a picture of it, but Eleanor, here, is also endlessly fascinated by shadows on walls.
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I don't have a picture of it, but Eleanor, here, is also endlessly fascinated by shadows on walls.
Today's another day.
I don't drink any more, but thinking back on it... I'm not sure there was ever a time I drank whiskey that I didn't end up thinking the next day that I'd drank too much.
It seems to be the nature of the beast.
I don't drink any more, but thinking back on it... I'm not sure there was ever a time I drank whiskey that I didn't end up thinking the next day that I'd drank too much.
It seems to be the nature of the beast.
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today's another day.
I don't drink any more, but thinking back on it... I'm not sure there was ever a time I drank whiskey that I didn't end up thinking the next day that I'd drank too much.
It seems to be the nature of the beast.
I don't drink any more, but thinking back on it... I'm not sure there was ever a time I drank whiskey that I didn't end up thinking the next day that I'd drank too much.
It seems to be the nature of the beast.
Did the station lose their Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, CCR, ELP, ELO, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Eagles, Rush, Deep Purple, Crosby~Stills~Nash, The Doors, The Beatles, Chicago, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Three Dog Night, Jefferson Airplane, & Janis Joplin records?
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Did the station lose their Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, CCR, ELP, ELO, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Eagles, Rush, Deep Purple, Crosby~Stills~Nash, The Doors, The Beatles, Chicago, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Three Dog Night, Jefferson Airplane, & Janis Joplin records?
I have a little hanging feeder with two little dishes that I fill with mealworms, & the Tufted Titmouse will fly in, land, grab one mealworm, sit upright proudly, then fly off! Pretty adorable.
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I have a little hanging feeder with two little dishes that I fill with mealworms, & the Tufted Titmouse will fly in, land, grab one mealworm, sit upright proudly, then fly off! Pretty adorable.