Max
@paisleystars.bsky.social
Sometime wanderer. When not wandering, probably north of you. Wildlife photographer (they/them)
Those of you who have previously been tempted by photos of crisp aurora over freshly fallen snow might find it necessary to know that it is currently snowing in all directions at once.
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Those of you who have previously been tempted by photos of crisp aurora over freshly fallen snow might find it necessary to know that it is currently snowing in all directions at once.
It's warm but it is very much the wrong kind of warm.
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's warm but it is very much the wrong kind of warm.
She's being a bit dramatic this morning. Sudden, brilliant green spikes and then gone again before you can blink, only to reappear moments later over a different mountain
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
She's being a bit dramatic this morning. Sudden, brilliant green spikes and then gone again before you can blink, only to reappear moments later over a different mountain
Big fan of small town early mornings, just before the world wakes up
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Big fan of small town early mornings, just before the world wakes up
Big dog having a big dream (but with tiny boofs because he doesn't actually know how to bark properly - turning the sound on will improve your day)
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Big dog having a big dream (but with tiny boofs because he doesn't actually know how to bark properly - turning the sound on will improve your day)
I just checked how far it is to my nearest and I am neither surprised nor impressed.
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I just checked how far it is to my nearest and I am neither surprised nor impressed.
Update: took it off him because he started hitting things with it.
He... has been less mad 😂
He... has been less mad 😂
December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Update: took it off him because he started hitting things with it.
He... has been less mad 😂
He... has been less mad 😂
Look, mate. I'm glad you're having a good time, but I did put that antler on your nice, padded, quiet bed for a reason.
( BANGBANGBANGBANGCRASHCLANGBANGBANG)
( BANGBANGBANGBANGCRASHCLANGBANGBANG)
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Look, mate. I'm glad you're having a good time, but I did put that antler on your nice, padded, quiet bed for a reason.
( BANGBANGBANGBANGCRASHCLANGBANGBANG)
( BANGBANGBANGBANGCRASHCLANGBANGBANG)
Rush hour in the riverbed
(The sky got comically not-green the second I stepped outside so I just stuck around for this shot)
(The sky got comically not-green the second I stepped outside so I just stuck around for this shot)
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rush hour in the riverbed
(The sky got comically not-green the second I stepped outside so I just stuck around for this shot)
(The sky got comically not-green the second I stepped outside so I just stuck around for this shot)
Fully going to need to reflect on my life choices 😂
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Fully going to need to reflect on my life choices 😂
Can't really argue with this, can you?
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Can't really argue with this, can you?
"Stop looking at my Smash."
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Stop looking at my Smash."
Moon so bright we're casting shadows in the polar night.
39 days since sunset, 73 days until sunrise
39 days since sunset, 73 days until sunrise
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Moon so bright we're casting shadows in the polar night.
39 days since sunset, 73 days until sunrise
39 days since sunset, 73 days until sunrise
Cosy sauna sort of lunch break
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Cosy sauna sort of lunch break
Update from the north pole: Santa is in location and Christmas preparation is underway
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Update from the north pole: Santa is in location and Christmas preparation is underway
Shh
Quiet pls
Wicked time
Thank you
Quiet pls
Wicked time
Thank you
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Shh
Quiet pls
Wicked time
Thank you
Quiet pls
Wicked time
Thank you
Just to be clear, life up here is hard. The day/night cycle is broken, the water is toxic, the power supply is fractious, the snow is aggressive, the bears are huge, housing is at crisis point and the hospital is under equipped.
It's also fucking magical and I wouldn't change it for the world.
It's also fucking magical and I wouldn't change it for the world.
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Just to be clear, life up here is hard. The day/night cycle is broken, the water is toxic, the power supply is fractious, the snow is aggressive, the bears are huge, housing is at crisis point and the hospital is under equipped.
It's also fucking magical and I wouldn't change it for the world.
It's also fucking magical and I wouldn't change it for the world.
Acceptable sort of Friday 8am dog walk
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Acceptable sort of Friday 8am dog walk
Polar night progress report: 11.5 weeks until the sun rises on the island, and then another 3 weeks after that before it is visible in town over the mountains. It's been 4.5 weeks since it set.
(Don't ask how I'm coping with the dark because the answer is the sky looks like this and I am thriving)
(Don't ask how I'm coping with the dark because the answer is the sky looks like this and I am thriving)
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Polar night progress report: 11.5 weeks until the sun rises on the island, and then another 3 weeks after that before it is visible in town over the mountains. It's been 4.5 weeks since it set.
(Don't ask how I'm coping with the dark because the answer is the sky looks like this and I am thriving)
(Don't ask how I'm coping with the dark because the answer is the sky looks like this and I am thriving)
Wouldn't change it for the world but also my lunchtime stroll (pictured) was an experience today. It was warm* when I left, so I only put a fleece on and then the wind was a bastard.
*Extremely relative, -4°C. The body adapts to perpetual cold with surprising speed.
*Extremely relative, -4°C. The body adapts to perpetual cold with surprising speed.
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wouldn't change it for the world but also my lunchtime stroll (pictured) was an experience today. It was warm* when I left, so I only put a fleece on and then the wind was a bastard.
*Extremely relative, -4°C. The body adapts to perpetual cold with surprising speed.
*Extremely relative, -4°C. The body adapts to perpetual cold with surprising speed.
White fringing in one and FAE's* in the other. Don't even bother speaking to me, I'm too busy being smug.
*Fragmented aurora-like emissions, the floating green spots in the middle that don't seem to be attached to anything
*Fragmented aurora-like emissions, the floating green spots in the middle that don't seem to be attached to anything
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
White fringing in one and FAE's* in the other. Don't even bother speaking to me, I'm too busy being smug.
*Fragmented aurora-like emissions, the floating green spots in the middle that don't seem to be attached to anything
*Fragmented aurora-like emissions, the floating green spots in the middle that don't seem to be attached to anything
Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.
Proof because I blocked them after you all immediately validated me 😂
(Btw the alt text is bemoaning the presence of an impossible blue tint in some of the greens)
(Btw the alt text is bemoaning the presence of an impossible blue tint in some of the greens)
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Proof because I blocked them after you all immediately validated me 😂
(Btw the alt text is bemoaning the presence of an impossible blue tint in some of the greens)
(Btw the alt text is bemoaning the presence of an impossible blue tint in some of the greens)