Paul Hetzler
@paulhetzler.bsky.social
Helping connect folks with the planet through my quirky nature and science-y essays. Dad, arborist, writer, former homesteader. Find my books in Canada at https://www.amazon.ca/Birds-Happiness-Arent-Blue-educational/dp/B0CCZSY8N9
thank you, sir!
hoping spring comes soon to western QC... (pic taken here yesterday)
hoping spring comes soon to western QC... (pic taken here yesterday)
April 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
thank you, sir!
hoping spring comes soon to western QC... (pic taken here yesterday)
hoping spring comes soon to western QC... (pic taken here yesterday)
"springtime," forest road, 02 April 2025, western Québec. stay on the snowshoe track or you'll go up to your knees in snow.
#nature #woods #photography #spring
#nature #woods #photography #spring
April 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"springtime," forest road, 02 April 2025, western Québec. stay on the snowshoe track or you'll go up to your knees in snow.
#nature #woods #photography #spring
#nature #woods #photography #spring
April 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Recent shot of Leonard Peltier clowning with Kevin Barry McKiernan, an ally and the only journalist present at the 1975 shootout for which Peltier was framed, at Turtle Mountain reserve following Peltier's release.
March 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Recent shot of Leonard Peltier clowning with Kevin Barry McKiernan, an ally and the only journalist present at the 1975 shootout for which Peltier was framed, at Turtle Mountain reserve following Peltier's release.
Leonard Peltier clowning with journalist and longtime ally Kevin McKiernan at Leonard's homecoming celebration on Turtle Mountain reserve. an innocent man, jailed for 47 years on false fbi testimony. Biden commuted his sentence minutes before leaving office.
March 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Leonard Peltier clowning with journalist and longtime ally Kevin McKiernan at Leonard's homecoming celebration on Turtle Mountain reserve. an innocent man, jailed for 47 years on false fbi testimony. Biden commuted his sentence minutes before leaving office.
even mediocre gardens are good gardens. kind of like sex in that regard, i guess. wishing you all much joy and victories of any size in your gardens this year! (still buried in snow here, but spring will eventually arrive in Québec.)
March 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
even mediocre gardens are good gardens. kind of like sex in that regard, i guess. wishing you all much joy and victories of any size in your gardens this year! (still buried in snow here, but spring will eventually arrive in Québec.)
makes nature education fun like water skiing, but with more laughs and fewer falls
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #humour #environment 🌎🌍🌏🧪
sample my work at:
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/author/paul-...
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #humour #environment 🌎🌍🌏🧪
sample my work at:
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/author/paul-...
March 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
makes nature education fun like water skiing, but with more laughs and fewer falls
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #humour #environment 🌎🌍🌏🧪
sample my work at:
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/author/paul-...
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #humour #environment 🌎🌍🌏🧪
sample my work at:
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/author/paul-...
this book makes nature education fun like water skiing, but with more laughs and fewer falls
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪 on amazon (sorry) in CA, US, EU
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪 on amazon (sorry) in CA, US, EU
March 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
this book makes nature education fun like water skiing, but with more laughs and fewer falls
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪 on amazon (sorry) in CA, US, EU
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, how to speak pine & more #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪 on amazon (sorry) in CA, US, EU
wheelbarrow by pond edge, by Heron Hetzler.
got this steel wheel for 10 bucks at auction. never got a flat tire after that. important stuff when you're homesteading. #offgrid #sustainable #organicfarm #photography
got this steel wheel for 10 bucks at auction. never got a flat tire after that. important stuff when you're homesteading. #offgrid #sustainable #organicfarm #photography
March 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
wheelbarrow by pond edge, by Heron Hetzler.
got this steel wheel for 10 bucks at auction. never got a flat tire after that. important stuff when you're homesteading. #offgrid #sustainable #organicfarm #photography
got this steel wheel for 10 bucks at auction. never got a flat tire after that. important stuff when you're homesteading. #offgrid #sustainable #organicfarm #photography
this book makes nature education fun like water skiing, but you'll laugh more and fall down less.
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, trees that bleed blue, how to speak pine & more. #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪🌲🌳
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, trees that bleed blue, how to speak pine & more. #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪🌲🌳
March 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
this book makes nature education fun like water skiing, but you'll laugh more and fall down less.
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, trees that bleed blue, how to speak pine & more. #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪🌲🌳
worms with copper teeth, birds that compulsively decorate, trees that bleed blue, how to speak pine & more. #writingcommunity #nature #science #birds #humour #trees #animals #environment #bugs 🌎🌍🌏🧪🌲🌳
Gus enjoying the view from "the ridge" near southern boundary of our land. nice ginseng patch nearby. 78 acres total, about 4 tillable. mostly rocks, ponds, forest. #homesteading #offgrid #solar
March 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gus enjoying the view from "the ridge" near southern boundary of our land. nice ginseng patch nearby. 78 acres total, about 4 tillable. mostly rocks, ponds, forest. #homesteading #offgrid #solar
autumn house, 2016. st. lawrence county, ny.
outhouse w/ handwash station on lower right.
#offgrid #solar #homesteading #subsistence #organicfarm
outhouse w/ handwash station on lower right.
#offgrid #solar #homesteading #subsistence #organicfarm
March 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
autumn house, 2016. st. lawrence county, ny.
outhouse w/ handwash station on lower right.
#offgrid #solar #homesteading #subsistence #organicfarm
outhouse w/ handwash station on lower right.
#offgrid #solar #homesteading #subsistence #organicfarm
friction hitch and biner, ca 2017, shot by my daughter at our homestead. she foot-locked 60 feet up a maple to hang out and sketch. other pic is me showing her the ropes 28 yrs ago. see large form. #trees #climbing #arborist #photography #nature #homesteading #offgrid
February 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
friction hitch and biner, ca 2017, shot by my daughter at our homestead. she foot-locked 60 feet up a maple to hang out and sketch. other pic is me showing her the ropes 28 yrs ago. see large form. #trees #climbing #arborist #photography #nature #homesteading #offgrid
20-quart stock pot saw endless use. had to bolt handles on, as aluminum rivets were eroded by pickles, tomatoes, salsa. Pic by Heron Hetzler. #homesteading #canning #sustainable #photography #offgrid
February 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
20-quart stock pot saw endless use. had to bolt handles on, as aluminum rivets were eroded by pickles, tomatoes, salsa. Pic by Heron Hetzler. #homesteading #canning #sustainable #photography #offgrid
black raspberries, aka black caps, my daughter's favourite. she took this shot. we had a huge patch, and i made lots of jam, canned some whole. a wonderful treat in the winter! #homesteading #fruit #photography #nature #gardening
February 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
black raspberries, aka black caps, my daughter's favourite. she took this shot. we had a huge patch, and i made lots of jam, canned some whole. a wonderful treat in the winter! #homesteading #fruit #photography #nature #gardening
built this shed with a chainsaw and salvaged lumber. oh yeah - nails, too. #homesteading #offgrid #sustainable #survival
February 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
built this shed with a chainsaw and salvaged lumber. oh yeah - nails, too. #homesteading #offgrid #sustainable #survival
my son's cat, Fionn mac Cumhaill, found emaciated behind a mall. probably why he ate nonstop. #cat
i roughed out the opening for this window with a chainsaw. the only tool i knew how to use. trim boards salvaged from someone's trash. #homesteading #offgrid
i roughed out the opening for this window with a chainsaw. the only tool i knew how to use. trim boards salvaged from someone's trash. #homesteading #offgrid
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
my son's cat, Fionn mac Cumhaill, found emaciated behind a mall. probably why he ate nonstop. #cat
i roughed out the opening for this window with a chainsaw. the only tool i knew how to use. trim boards salvaged from someone's trash. #homesteading #offgrid
i roughed out the opening for this window with a chainsaw. the only tool i knew how to use. trim boards salvaged from someone's trash. #homesteading #offgrid
in the beginning god said let there be candles but the kids dripped wax all over. then came one used panel and a junk car battery. eventually we had this 1kW array. many panels were free, one from 1970s still works. you dont need big bucks to start.. #solar #offgrid #homestead #sustainable
February 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
in the beginning god said let there be candles but the kids dripped wax all over. then came one used panel and a junk car battery. eventually we had this 1kW array. many panels were free, one from 1970s still works. you dont need big bucks to start.. #solar #offgrid #homestead #sustainable
another homesteading shot. my daughter Heron took these or there'd be no pics from those days. thanks, Heron!
behind the sunflowers, which are garden volunteers we didn't weed out, is the back of our hodgepodge solar array.
#offgrid #gardens #flowers #solar #homesteading
behind the sunflowers, which are garden volunteers we didn't weed out, is the back of our hodgepodge solar array.
#offgrid #gardens #flowers #solar #homesteading
February 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
another homesteading shot. my daughter Heron took these or there'd be no pics from those days. thanks, Heron!
behind the sunflowers, which are garden volunteers we didn't weed out, is the back of our hodgepodge solar array.
#offgrid #gardens #flowers #solar #homesteading
behind the sunflowers, which are garden volunteers we didn't weed out, is the back of our hodgepodge solar array.
#offgrid #gardens #flowers #solar #homesteading
another shot from my homesteading days. this is me, picking up firewood that floated ashore at the beaver pond. ca. 2015, i think.
#homestead #offgrid #primitiveskills #nature
#homestead #offgrid #primitiveskills #nature
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
another shot from my homesteading days. this is me, picking up firewood that floated ashore at the beaver pond. ca. 2015, i think.
#homestead #offgrid #primitiveskills #nature
#homestead #offgrid #primitiveskills #nature
snow canyon through back yard, 17 February 2025. my first post with an original photograph. it probably shows.
February 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
snow canyon through back yard, 17 February 2025. my first post with an original photograph. it probably shows.
Funny and highly readable, the best way to learn about nature. No AI.
Available throughout N America, Europe, Australia on amazon (sorry) or from me, tho logistics might be tough. Looking for a publisher so i can quit amazon
#gardening #nature #environment #science 🌎🌍🌏 #writing #writer #author
Available throughout N America, Europe, Australia on amazon (sorry) or from me, tho logistics might be tough. Looking for a publisher so i can quit amazon
#gardening #nature #environment #science 🌎🌍🌏 #writing #writer #author
February 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Funny and highly readable, the best way to learn about nature. No AI.
Available throughout N America, Europe, Australia on amazon (sorry) or from me, tho logistics might be tough. Looking for a publisher so i can quit amazon
#gardening #nature #environment #science 🌎🌍🌏 #writing #writer #author
Available throughout N America, Europe, Australia on amazon (sorry) or from me, tho logistics might be tough. Looking for a publisher so i can quit amazon
#gardening #nature #environment #science 🌎🌍🌏 #writing #writer #author
this workhorse never went anywhere unless there was a load to haul. that's what pickups are for, picking up stuff. they're not for getting places. that's what cars are for. took this off the road every winter.
#farming #gardening #homesteading #offgrid
#farming #gardening #homesteading #offgrid
February 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
this workhorse never went anywhere unless there was a load to haul. that's what pickups are for, picking up stuff. they're not for getting places. that's what cars are for. took this off the road every winter.
#farming #gardening #homesteading #offgrid
#farming #gardening #homesteading #offgrid
another shot from our homesteading days. fun fact: you can get endless free mulch-hay if you make friends with local dairy farmers, and have your own truck. one year i got 50 of these round bales. used them all.
February 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
another shot from our homesteading days. fun fact: you can get endless free mulch-hay if you make friends with local dairy farmers, and have your own truck. one year i got 50 of these round bales. used them all.
tire chains on galvanized bushel-basket. things that look like junk to most people can come in handy when you're homesteading. you had to be careful on this ladder, though.
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
tire chains on galvanized bushel-basket. things that look like junk to most people can come in handy when you're homesteading. you had to be careful on this ladder, though.