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Mike Lewinski

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Timelapser, astrophotographer, off-gridder in Crestone, Colorado, USA (a Dark Sky certified community). Friend of Bill W. Time is not money https://wildernessvagabonds.com

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · Jan 14

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
- Desmond Tutu

This photo is a composite of the night sky with fireflies in the foreground. The star trails create a semi-circle with center near the top of the frame. The sky is purplish near the horizon. Some of the star trails are blue.

The fireflies flashes make paths across the ground and up into the sky. There are trees in the background. The photo has a quote on the left side:

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” - Desmond Tutu

This text is underneath the quote.
XERCES SOCIETY for Invertebrate Conservation

Photo: Mike Lewinski / Flickr Creative Commons 2.0

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 5h

Last night at Mt. Princeton hot springs, near Buena Vista Colorado. Clouds doing wild dances, just like people at the Ayla Nereo concert

#COwx

Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 16h

Alex Ammons is awesome!

www.westword.com/music/denver...

Alex Ammons Explores Love and Loss on Debut Album

The Denver singer-songwriter is hosting a highly-anticipated release show at Leon Art Gallery on Friday, September 19.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 2d

Regardless of if you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, the Harvest Moon, or just making it through the day, every night we see is another one our enemies wish we hadn't.

Here's tonight's #FullMoon rising.

I hope if you have some clear skies you can look up and smile tonight. ❤️

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Beebleblox @beebleblox.bsky.social · 2d

Moon rising over the Sangre de Cristos Mountains, outside of Taos, NM.

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 2d

Hey it worked on the boy...

Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 2d

Yes this bubble isn't blowing up fast enough. When do I get to bail them out?

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Jeanine @jeaninetb.bsky.social · 3d

About #Colorado bill #SB276:
For the first time in Colorado, public schools, childcare centers, colleges and universities, health facilities, and libraries are prohibited from collecting immigration documents or disclosing sensitive information for #immigration enforcement purposes.

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 3d

Every time Aunt Agnes laments the decline of society this scene plays in my head.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xp3...

Into the Wild - Bar Scene

YouTube video by Naveen Rai

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 3d

A couple recent #meteor captures (with crops) from Crestone, Colorado USA

#astronomy #astrophotography

October 5, 2025 at 2:42am MDT

A meteor streaks down towards the horizon on the right side of the frame. Aspens and cottonwoods on the horizon are turning yellow/orange are illuminated under a waxing gibbous moon that hangs high, just left of center. Most of the foreground is grass and chamisa, brown with little bits of green.

October 5, 2025 at 2:42am MDT

Crop of previous frame showing meteor detail. The tail is faint pink, the main body a whitish-green.

Aspens and cottonwoods on the horizon are turning yellow/orange are illuminated under a waxing gibbous moon that is not in this cropped image.

October 3, 2025 at 1:57am MDT

A meteor streaks downward in the center of the frame, disappearing behind the ridgeline of the Rocky Mountains. There are stars visible in the sky which is tinged blue, illuminated by the waxing gibbous moon. The meteor has a fainter pink/purple tail that abruptly shifts brighter, halfway through the streak. The foreground is mostly brown grasses and chamisa.

October 3, 2025 at 1:57am MDT

Crop of previous frame. A meteor streaks downward in the center of the frame, disappearing behind the ridgeline of the Rocky Mountains. There are stars visible in the sky which is tinged blue, illuminated by the waxing gibbous moon. The meteor has a fainter pink/purple tail that abruptly shifts brighter, halfway through the streak. The foreground is mostly brown grasses and chamisa.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

The first rays of sunlight illuminating this ridge above Silverton, Colorado last Saturday were striking.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #SunriseSaturday #Sunrise #SilvertonColorado #SanJuanMountains

Soft sunrise light rakes across a rounded alpine peak, highlighting golden ridges and casting deep blue shadows on the surrounding mountains under a moody sky.

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 4d

Welp, all bardcore playlist for the rest of the day now.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-4J...

Bohemian Rhapsody (Medieval | Bardcore Style)

YouTube video by Bardcore Bops

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Jay Shaffer @cleverjay.bsky.social · 4d

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 023

KEEP IT REAL! Mike and Jay discuss the profound importance of direct observation in astronomy. The hosts share personal anecdotes, emphasizing how witnessing phenomena like the Orion Nebula or space launches firsthand provides an undeniable, grounding connection…

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 023

KEEP IT REAL! Mike and Jay discuss the profound importance of direct observation in astronomy. The hosts share personal anecdotes, emphasizing how witnessing phenomena like the Orion Nebula or space launches firsthand provides an undeniable, grounding connection to the reality of the universe. The episode also explores the week's celestial events, including a Super Harvest Moon and a close asteroid flyby. Episode Links: NMPBS ¡COLORES!: Thomas Ashcraft

www.skylapser.com

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 4d

#timelapse from Crestone, Colorado USA for October 3-4, 2025 including the moonbow sequence

The soundtrack is Depths of Field Retreating by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 4d

I caught a moonbow in my #timelapse last night from Crestone, Colorado USA

I knew I was risking rain on my cameras, but it all worked out!

#COwx

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 5d

Maybe I'm a cynic but when my insurance company emails me asking "Why choose virtual urgent care?" the first answer that pops into my mind is "So I'll die before an actual ER visit and boost their profits".

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Jeanine @jeaninetb.bsky.social · 8d

nocampscolorado.org #Colorado #NoConcentrationCamps

No Concentration Camps in Colorado

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Jeanine @jeaninetb.bsky.social · 8d

#AlamosaColorado #AbolishICE

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ICE arrests man in Alamosa

YouTube video by Alamosa Citizen

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 9d

Sept 28-29, 2025 #timelapse from Crestone, Colorado USA

There are flashes of lightning to the west that illuminate this view of the east. There's also a hint of northern lights bottom left around the 1:40 mark.

Fracture by Beat Mekanik is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License

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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 9d

A CSU researcher bred brucellosis out of Yellowstone bison so they could come Colorado. Here’s the impact.

Jen Barfield figured out how to clean bison sperm and embryos of the disease that triggers miscarriages and premature births in cattle and other animals.

coloradosun.com

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Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 10d

Every few months or so, I remind myself I once saw a leucistic Anna’s hummingbird with my bare eyes just so I don’t forget about him

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Leucistic Anna’s hummingbird landing atop a branch

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Mike Lewinski @wildernessvagabonds.com · 10d

Folks don't know about the duck dick

carlzimmer.com/kinkiness-be...

Kinkiness Beyond Kinky, Carl Zimmer

There comes a time in every science writer's career when one must write about glass duck vaginas and explosive duck penises. That time is now

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Jay Shaffer @cleverjay.bsky.social · 10d

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 022

This episode of StarCast discusses the intersection of astronomy and wildlife, revealing how migrating birds, sea turtles, and even dung beetles use stellar navigation—like the North Star and the Milky Way—to find their way at night. The hosts also cover current…

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 022

This episode of StarCast discusses the intersection of astronomy and wildlife, revealing how migrating birds, sea turtles, and even dung beetles use stellar navigation—like the North Star and the Milky Way—to find their way at night. The hosts also cover current space weather, celestial events like the Zodiacal Light, and issue a call to action for "lights out" to protect these migrating species from the dangers of increasing light pollution. EPISODE LINKS:

www.skylapser.com

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