Windhorse
@windhorse.bsky.social
Conservation, democracy, human rights, anti-fascism. Democrat living in the beautiful Great Lakes State. Corporate escapee turned one-time butterfly farmer, full-time cat butler. Education is key to our survival but beauty will save the world.
A freighter bathed in morning sea smoke on Lake Superior near Duluth. [Photo by Schauer Photo Images]
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A freighter bathed in morning sea smoke on Lake Superior near Duluth. [Photo by Schauer Photo Images]
Bidding goodbye to the day.
[Frankfort Lighthouse, Frankfort Michigan. Photo by Scott Short]
[Frankfort Lighthouse, Frankfort Michigan. Photo by Scott Short]
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Bidding goodbye to the day.
[Frankfort Lighthouse, Frankfort Michigan. Photo by Scott Short]
[Frankfort Lighthouse, Frankfort Michigan. Photo by Scott Short]
I believe this is what Bertrand Russell was talking about. And because when responding to fascists you’re always on your back foot responding to complex, nuanced issues that have been boiled to to idiocy to trigger the violent morons having a nuanced discussion is not only impossible but a danger.
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I believe this is what Bertrand Russell was talking about. And because when responding to fascists you’re always on your back foot responding to complex, nuanced issues that have been boiled to to idiocy to trigger the violent morons having a nuanced discussion is not only impossible but a danger.
Here’s an old summer photo I dug up. Is that darker than the water in your area or the same?
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here’s an old summer photo I dug up. Is that darker than the water in your area or the same?
The gorgeous Canyon Falls in winter. Thanks to Michelle Lutke for capturing these amazing scenes so we don't have to drive a thousand miles, don snowshoes, and hike for miles in the snow to enjoy it. [L'Anse, Michigan]
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The gorgeous Canyon Falls in winter. Thanks to Michelle Lutke for capturing these amazing scenes so we don't have to drive a thousand miles, don snowshoes, and hike for miles in the snow to enjoy it. [L'Anse, Michigan]
A wall of sea smoke over Lake Superior this morning.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A wall of sea smoke over Lake Superior this morning.
Thankful for the people who hike through miles of snow over two feet deep in order to get incredible photos and videos like this.
[Kun-de-kun Falls, Upper Peninsula eninsula, Michigan. Video by the intrepid and indefatigable Michelle Lutke.]
[Kun-de-kun Falls, Upper Peninsula eninsula, Michigan. Video by the intrepid and indefatigable Michelle Lutke.]
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thankful for the people who hike through miles of snow over two feet deep in order to get incredible photos and videos like this.
[Kun-de-kun Falls, Upper Peninsula eninsula, Michigan. Video by the intrepid and indefatigable Michelle Lutke.]
[Kun-de-kun Falls, Upper Peninsula eninsula, Michigan. Video by the intrepid and indefatigable Michelle Lutke.]
Thank you for asking. 🙏 I chose the name to honor the basic force of goodness/spirit/energy that empowers life. There's not a concept of this in the West, at least not anymore, but all indigenous peoples have hadsome idea of this, even in ancient Europe.
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you for asking. 🙏 I chose the name to honor the basic force of goodness/spirit/energy that empowers life. There's not a concept of this in the West, at least not anymore, but all indigenous peoples have hadsome idea of this, even in ancient Europe.
Woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. It's beautiful 😭...and will also happen approximately 95 more times before winter is over. 😆
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. It's beautiful 😭...and will also happen approximately 95 more times before winter is over. 😆
Good morning, BlueSky. [Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Superior, MN. Incredible photo by Hayes Scriven]
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Good morning, BlueSky. [Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Superior, MN. Incredible photo by Hayes Scriven]
“The Mackinac Bridge performing another disappearing act in a snow squall this morning as viewed looking north from Mackinaw City. The Bridge Authority has issued a Blowing Snow Warning for motorists crossing the Bridge, advising of limited visibility and requiring max speeds of 20 MPH.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“The Mackinac Bridge performing another disappearing act in a snow squall this morning as viewed looking north from Mackinaw City. The Bridge Authority has issued a Blowing Snow Warning for motorists crossing the Bridge, advising of limited visibility and requiring max speeds of 20 MPH.”
For their who miss it, for those who don't, and for those who've never had the pleasure. Sound up!
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For their who miss it, for those who don't, and for those who've never had the pleasure. Sound up!
Who'd like to tell me what plant this is? Google Lens can't decide whether it's bittersweet or Chinese Lantern. Both exist nearby.
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Who'd like to tell me what plant this is? Google Lens can't decide whether it's bittersweet or Chinese Lantern. Both exist nearby.
Yes, isn't it instructive? I can't imagine being on the Lakes on that kind of weather.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yes, isn't it instructive? I can't imagine being on the Lakes on that kind of weather.
Here's another one for you.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here's another one for you.
Never gets old for me. Some of the cliffs are over 30 feet high. Lake Superior is a giant tempestuous cauldron.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Never gets old for me. Some of the cliffs are over 30 feet high. Lake Superior is a giant tempestuous cauldron.
This is the world we should strive for: humans taking care of animals and stewarding nature and living in harmony with them. This should be the basis of our entire ethos. Anything else is ignorance and moral sickness based on greed and delusion.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is the world we should strive for: humans taking care of animals and stewarding nature and living in harmony with them. This should be the basis of our entire ethos. Anything else is ignorance and moral sickness based on greed and delusion.
This is so amazing. An American Kestrel (Sparrowhawk) feeding her chicks is something almost no one on earth had been able to witness until the advent of bird cams. Just wonderful.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is so amazing. An American Kestrel (Sparrowhawk) feeding her chicks is something almost no one on earth had been able to witness until the advent of bird cams. Just wonderful.
The awesome power of Gitche Gumee!
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The awesome power of Gitche Gumee!
Bidding goodbye to the day. [Crystal Lake, Michigan. Photo by Mike McAllister]
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Bidding goodbye to the day. [Crystal Lake, Michigan. Photo by Mike McAllister]
How wonderful! Isn’t the view from the Bridge amazing? Glad you had the opportunity to visit! Next time you and your daughter need to come to Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes….😊
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
How wonderful! Isn’t the view from the Bridge amazing? Glad you had the opportunity to visit! Next time you and your daughter need to come to Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes….😊