Lockwood DeWitt
@lockwooddewitt.bsky.social
Science educator, geology enthusiast, internet junkie, professional coffee imbiber. Corvallis, Oregon
Today is my cat Bif's 16th birthday. When young, his coat reminded me of finely laminated sediment, hence "banded iron formation." Here he is about six weeks.
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today is my cat Bif's 16th birthday. When young, his coat reminded me of finely laminated sediment, hence "banded iron formation." Here he is about six weeks.
It bears repeating...
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It bears repeating...
Big Butter is Watching You!
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Big Butter is Watching You!
Separated at birth? Love that do! Give her a thumbs up for me. (Sahalie Falls, Upper McKenzie River, Oregon)
August 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Separated at birth? Love that do! Give her a thumbs up for me. (Sahalie Falls, Upper McKenzie River, Oregon)
Was talking to a friend about my favorite single spot on the Oregon Coast a little while ago: Natural Bridges Cove, a bit south of Arch Rock State Park. ⚒️
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Was talking to a friend about my favorite single spot on the Oregon Coast a little while ago: Natural Bridges Cove, a bit south of Arch Rock State Park. ⚒️
Looking roughly SSE (right) to NNW (left) along the Cascade Crest from Sand Mt. Saddle, south of Santiam Pass (Rte. 20), Oregon. ⚒️
August 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looking roughly SSE (right) to NNW (left) along the Cascade Crest from Sand Mt. Saddle, south of Santiam Pass (Rte. 20), Oregon. ⚒️
Fort Rock, about a mile north of a town with the same name in Central Oregon, is a tuff ring. It was formed when a basaltic volcano erupted in a shallow ice-age (pluvial) lake. The resulting steam explosions flung hot shattered rock, quicky altering to clayey palagonite, into a ring-shaped berm. ⚒️
August 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Fort Rock, about a mile north of a town with the same name in Central Oregon, is a tuff ring. It was formed when a basaltic volcano erupted in a shallow ice-age (pluvial) lake. The resulting steam explosions flung hot shattered rock, quicky altering to clayey palagonite, into a ring-shaped berm. ⚒️
An annotated version of the same panorama. ⚒️
August 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
An annotated version of the same panorama. ⚒️
A favorite panorama from Central Oregon: Newberry Caldera from Paulina Peak. Newberry Volcano National Monument. (Stitched in Hugin) ⚒️ (1/2)
August 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A favorite panorama from Central Oregon: Newberry Caldera from Paulina Peak. Newberry Volcano National Monument. (Stitched in Hugin) ⚒️ (1/2)
Photo from Darlingtonia Wayside, a few miles north of Florence, Oregon. Also quite abundant in ultramafic rock of the Klamath Mt's of S OR and N CA. ⚒️
July 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Photo from Darlingtonia Wayside, a few miles north of Florence, Oregon. Also quite abundant in ultramafic rock of the Klamath Mt's of S OR and N CA. ⚒️
For world rock day, one of my favorite Oregon native rocks, blueschist.
July 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
For world rock day, one of my favorite Oregon native rocks, blueschist.
Has it ever occurred to you that fully 50% of Canada is the letter 'a?' Happy Canada Day! (or is that Canadeh?)
July 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Has it ever occurred to you that fully 50% of Canada is the letter 'a?' Happy Canada Day! (or is that Canadeh?)
Warming stripes for Eugene, Oregon.
June 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Warming stripes for Eugene, Oregon.
I hadn't known that parts of David Johnson's camper had been found during road construction.
May 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I hadn't known that parts of David Johnson's camper had been found during road construction.
Last night's Lunar Eclipse as seen from the moon. Source: spaceweather.com/archive.php?... cc @celestelabedz.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Last night's Lunar Eclipse as seen from the moon. Source: spaceweather.com/archive.php?... cc @celestelabedz.bsky.social
The Fisher-Price Presidency: It has a steering wheel, a horn, and mirrors, just like a REAL presidency would. Fun for any nearly-octogenarian toddler!
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The Fisher-Price Presidency: It has a steering wheel, a horn, and mirrors, just like a REAL presidency would. Fun for any nearly-octogenarian toddler!
An oldie, but goodie.
January 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
An oldie, but goodie.
A portrait of me smoking on my front porch, by my neighbor Olivia Rivers Gándara. Includes their cat Nathaniel, the wisteria, the single rose that bloomed this past year, and some local birds (scrub jays and juncos).
December 31, 2024 at 9:25 PM
A portrait of me smoking on my front porch, by my neighbor Olivia Rivers Gándara. Includes their cat Nathaniel, the wisteria, the single rose that bloomed this past year, and some local birds (scrub jays and juncos).
Christmas sunrise over Newberry Volcano, 2008. ⚒️
December 25, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Christmas sunrise over Newberry Volcano, 2008. ⚒️
More on the deer statues in Bend.
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
More on the deer statues in Bend.
A view over the central Oregon Cascade Volcanoes in August 2013. ⚒️
December 7, 2024 at 11:57 PM
A view over the central Oregon Cascade Volcanoes in August 2013. ⚒️
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,050,760! Plus, I just learned my bsky first birthday is Wednesday!
September 16, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,050,760! Plus, I just learned my bsky first birthday is Wednesday!
I'd be more likely to vote for this guy in the VP race. Plus, better eyeliner.
August 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I'd be more likely to vote for this guy in the VP race. Plus, better eyeliner.
Mama told me there bidets like these.
January 23, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Mama told me there bidets like these.
