Nostr notes by Dan McCullough

Three years ago I took a mushroom growing course where we all got ...

2026-10-30T12:36:38Z

Three years ago I took a mushroom growing course where we all got to bring home an inoculated shiitake mushroom log.

Mine seemed to have confidence issues 😂 and didn’t really do anything until last week. I actually sort of forgot about it. And then, boom, it grew pancakes!

#FridayFungi #Mushrooms #Fungi

One of the trailcam monsters decided to record a special greeting ...

2026-10-26T12:40:26Z

One of the trailcam monsters decided to record a special greeting for all its Mastodon friends. Turn up volume.

Is the mystery furry crooner a:
A. Bear
B. Bobcat
C. Porcupine
D. Raccoon
E. Weasel

*Answer is noted in the alt-text*

#TrailCam

Brown Creeper going up the trunk of a maple, before flying down ...

2026-10-24T16:50:06Z

Brown Creeper going up the trunk of a maple, before flying down to go again.

Nuthatch sitting on branch, mildly amused. “I can go up AND down.”

#BirdCallOut

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2026-10-18T12:30:25Z

#SilentSunday

Some mushrooms have SO MANY SPORES. Like trillions. They get shot ...

2026-10-16T12:32:21Z

Some mushrooms have SO MANY SPORES. Like trillions. They get shot out of the undersides and just blanket whatever they land on. Of course the goal is to catch some wind and head for new destinations.

Look at the spores covering and swirling from this Artist’s Conk [Ganoderma applanatum]. 😳

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Be bold ...

2026-10-13T12:35:13Z

Be bold

Moonshine loved to play. ALL. THE. TIME. When I went into the ...

2026-10-10T12:39:38Z

Moonshine loved to play. ALL. THE. TIME. When I went into the bathroom she’d carefully place one paw under the door and wait for me to tap it. She loved this game so much I ended up keeping a feather in there to play from my side of the door.

She kept me in the bathroom for a long time. 😂

We used to joke that there wasn’t anything Moonshine wouldn’t play with.

Even a Brussels sprout.

#Caturday

I don’t come across these often so finding a large fruiting of ...

2026-10-09T12:31:58Z

I don’t come across these often so finding a large fruiting of them way offtrail is kind of exciting. They are extremely tough, almost like cork, which allows them to persist for quite some time.

Zoned Tooth
[Hydnellum concrescens]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Flying back from Seattle My Wife - “So what was your favorite ...

2026-10-06T12:47:24Z

*Flying back from Seattle*

My Wife - “So what was your favorite wildlife sighting?”

Me - “It’s… complicated.”

My wife - “The dolphins? Humpbacks? Falcons? Elks? Orcas?”

Me - “Those were all awesome but not the best.”

My wife - “What could possibly be better than… oh no, not the marmots.”

Me - “No… that would be silly.”

My wife - “Then what?”

Me -

#Slugs

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2026-10-04T12:40:02Z

#SilentSunday

I was hoping to find a few “lifers” in our trip to the ...

2026-10-02T12:40:06Z

I was hoping to find a few “lifers” in our trip to the Pacific Northwest. And I did! This is Pig’s Ear, a mushroom that can be purplish or grey in youth, and aging to various shades of tan.

We don’t often think of mushrooms as being threatened but this one carries a Category B concern due to habitat loss. It is typically found in mountainous conifer old-growth forests.

Pig’s Ear
[Gomphus clavatus]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Standing beneath an art display in the Washington Park Arboretum. ...

2026-09-29T12:45:03Z

Standing beneath an art display in the Washington Park Arboretum. The installation hangs from the canopy of the trees which you can see on the other side.

Title: Union
Artist: John Grade

#TextureTuesday #Art

We’ve been in Seattle for the past few days and what a great ...

2026-09-28T12:35:03Z

We’ve been in Seattle for the past few days and what a great city! The diversity of people and places to eat have been a delight.

I’ve seen an animatronic Sasquatch, grown adults throwing fish at each other, attended a tea festival, rode the monorail, had the best fatty tuna sushi of my life, and been properly rained on.

Wasn’t sure which photo to include… so many great ones, but this laminated poster from the Underground Tour is my favorite. I’ll leave it up to you to figure it out.

If you follow my posts you know that I’m fortunate to live in a ...

2026-09-25T16:08:49Z

If you follow my posts you know that I’m fortunate to live in a vital wetlands habitat of Massachusetts. Part of the brook I’ve posted photos of runs under power lines that the local energy company is planning to clear cut. The trees in this area would never come close to reaching or falling on the wires. (It’s in a valley.)

If you’d like to help out, there’s a petition on Change.org that addresses the issue and the impact this would have on 11 towns in western MA.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-eversource-clearcut-for-profit

This fashionable mushroom came with its own lighting and ...

2026-09-25T12:40:02Z

This fashionable mushroom came with its own lighting and backdrop.

Vermillion Wax Cap [Hygrocybe miniata]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

This is high quality butt wiggling. Must have been a good nut. ...

2026-09-22T12:43:06Z

This is high quality butt wiggling. Must have been a good nut. The pine cone at the end is a nice touch.

#Squirrels #Trailcam #15SecondsOfFame

The ocean floor on the forest floor. A type of [Ramaria] coral ...

2026-09-11T12:36:57Z

The ocean floor on the forest floor.

A type of [Ramaria] coral mushroom.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

It’s always sad when the giant chickens begin their fall ...

2026-09-03T12:31:34Z

It’s always sad when the giant chickens begin their fall migration.

FLIGHT by Elizabeth Scoonmaker
Part of the sculpture show at “The Mount,” Lenox, Massachusetts

(This is also a clue as to tomorrow’s post.)

#Sculptures #Art

Pippin story #20. She is very missed. Age: 15 There were many ...

2026-08-29T12:29:59Z

Pippin story #20. She is very missed.

Age: 15

There were many things that Pippin didn’t like.

- When Moonshine, her little “sister,” used to do, well, anything. Existing was frowned upon.

- The kingfisher that squawked as it hunted over the brook, only 50 feet from where Pippin looked on disapprovingly.

- Vegetables

- At the top of the list was the automatic feeder. It meant we were leaving for the night (without her! 🙀) and that was wholly unacceptable. Improper.

#PippinStories #Caturday

Allow me to geek out a bit - a bolete mushroom growing out the ...

2026-08-28T12:38:12Z

Allow me to geek out a bit - a bolete mushroom growing out the side of a dead tree, twenty inches up.

You normally find boletes on the forest floor. They form symbiotic relationships with trees through an intricate underground network.

At first I thought someone found the mushroom and wedged it into the trunk. Cuz you know, all those mushroom jokesters pranking Dan! 😂

Probably:
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete
[Tylopilus rubrobrunneus]

#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms

That’s how you do it! Baby Porcupine ventured out alone and ...

2026-08-25T12:31:47Z

That’s how you do it!

Baby Porcupine ventured out alone and crossed #PorcupineBridge for the 1st time! 😊

Quite a determined effort!

#Porcupines #Trailcam

You can’t see me. I’m hiding under this leaf. Eastern ...

2026-08-17T12:41:43Z

You can’t see me. I’m hiding under this leaf.

Eastern Red-backed Salamander
[Gray “leadback” morph]

#Salamanders #Amphibians

Who did it better? #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi ...

2026-08-14T12:32:30Z

Who did it better?

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

The best time to find slime molds is in the summer after heavy ...

2026-08-10T12:30:57Z

The best time to find slime molds is in the summer after heavy rain. Well, that’s exactly what we have had at the house… or should I say, ON the house??

Slime molds have 2 stages: plasmodial and fruiting. In the first, they are capable of movement. They can climb things. In the second, they can have very cool shaped bodies as they prepare to release their spores.

This one climbed the wooden siding of my house. 😳

Chocolate Tube Slime
[Stemonitis splendens]

#SlimeMolds #SlimeMoulds #Protists

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2026-08-02T12:29:28Z

#SilentSunday

Covered in sawdust and hitchin’ a ride in the wheelbarrow. ...

2026-07-22T12:27:04Z

Covered in sawdust and hitchin’ a ride in the wheelbarrow.

Red-backed Salamander

#Salamanders #Amphibians

The sea urchins of the garden. Globe Thistles #BloomScrolling ...

2026-07-21T12:33:19Z

The sea urchins of the garden.

Globe Thistles

#BloomScrolling #Pollinators

Baby Porcupine of 2023 now has her own Baby Porcupine to teach ...

2026-07-16T12:28:25Z

Baby Porcupine of 2023 now has her own Baby Porcupine to teach the finer points of eating my yard. 🤗

#Porcupines

I love the fashion style of some “Green Frogs.” It’s like a ...

2026-07-15T12:32:39Z

I love the fashion style of some “Green Frogs.” It’s like a kid started coloring a frog and quickly ran out of green crayons.

Northern Green Frog

#Frogs

The Butterfly Weed is doing its thing. #Butterfly #BloomScrolling ...

2026-07-06T12:32:53Z

The Butterfly Weed is doing its thing.

#Butterfly #BloomScrolling

The Woodland Faeries have their own fireworks. ...

2026-07-04T12:17:44Z

The Woodland Faeries have their own fireworks.

Surprisingly, it’s taken until July to spot a Russula. With the ...

2026-07-03T12:34:50Z

Surprisingly, it’s taken until July to spot a Russula. With the recent thunderstorm rains, we should have a few more pop up.

Likely…
Russula emetica

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

I rarely take panoramic photos, but… ROOT! #Trees #WoodedStream ...

2026-06-29T12:30:58Z

I rarely take panoramic photos, but…

ROOT!

#Trees #WoodedStream

Most mushrooms release their spores from their undersides through ...

2026-06-26T12:44:22Z

Most mushrooms release their spores from their undersides through a catapult like action that shoots the spores out with incredible speed and force.

This Varnished Polypore was in the firing range of nearby mushrooms and itself, getting its top (!) covered with creamy brown spores. I rubbed away a heart-shaped patch to expose the mushroom’s normal appearance.

That’s a LOT of spores.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes ...

2026-06-23T12:34:16Z

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes

Hard to contain but quite spectacular in bloom. Canada anemone ...

2026-06-22T12:34:49Z

Hard to contain but quite spectacular in bloom.

Canada anemone

#BloomScrolling #Flowers

After the rain. Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi [Ganoderma ...

2026-06-19T12:34:44Z

After the rain.

Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi
[Ganoderma tsugae]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

One of the great weeks of the year. The Mountain Laurels are in ...

2026-06-17T12:26:56Z

One of the great weeks of the year. The Mountain Laurels are in peak bloom!

#BloomScrolling #Wildflowers #WednesdayWalks

There is a fully visible insect in this picture. I swear. See ...

2026-06-13T18:18:59Z

There is a fully visible insect in this picture.

I swear.

See alt-text for the spoiler.

#insects

Eastern Phoebes are sneaky. Even the babies. They don’t make a ...

2026-06-08T12:34:45Z

Eastern Phoebes are sneaky. Even the babies. They don’t make a sound, just the tiniest little “chiip” when getting fed.

Just discovered these three. Or should I say, these three discovered me.

#Birds

Like something you’d see in the pastry case. Varnished ...

2026-06-05T12:36:10Z

Like something you’d see in the pastry case.

Varnished Polypore, Hemlock Reishi
[Ganoderma tsugae]

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mushtodon

Finding a moss covered glacial erratic is always special. But ...

2026-06-03T12:31:48Z

Finding a moss covered glacial erratic is always special. But finding wild columbine growing on the TOP of it is, well… 🤗

#Moss #Wildflowers #BloomScrolling

When I worked at a nature sanctuary, we had lots of Pink Lady ...

2026-06-02T12:33:19Z

When I worked at a nature sanctuary, we had lots of Pink Lady Slippers.

Unfortunately, people would steal them, (presumably) to transplant them in their own yards.

It isn’t that easy. Lady Slippers depend on a symbiotic relationship with fungi. More often than not, digging them up is a death sentence.

We tried to educate people not to take them. When that didn’t work we put up “Keep Out - Poison Ivy!” signs on the edges of where they grew.

That worked pretty well.

#Flowers #BloomScrolling

“Living my best life! Wheeeeeeee!” #Insects ...

2026-06-01T12:28:49Z

“Living my best life! Wheeeeeeee!”

#Insects

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2026-05-31T12:32:13Z

#SilentSunday

It’s been a while since I found something in the woods and ...

2026-05-25T12:39:32Z

It’s been a while since I found something in the woods and thought, “This is THE single greatest (fill in the blank) that I’ve ever found.”

It felt surreal to just come upon this out in the middle of nowhere, way, way offtrail.

#Rocks

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2026-05-24T12:25:11Z

#SilentSunday

I don’t find many mushrooms in the wet sand at the edge of the ...

2026-05-22T12:32:25Z

I don’t find many mushrooms in the wet sand at the edge of the brook, but this Barometer Earthstar [Astraeus hygrometricus] is one that doesn’t mind the conditions.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Tourist season has begun on my deck and one of the first ...

2026-05-21T12:14:00Z

Tourist season has begun on my deck and one of the first check-ins is this White-spotted Sawyer beetle. The telltale sign is the white spot at the cusp of its wing covers.

#insects

I don’t get many recordings of bobcats during daylight. This ...

2026-05-18T12:31:18Z

I don’t get many recordings of bobcats during daylight. This looks like a younger one headed in the direction of my house.

#15SecondsOfFame #Bobcat #Trailcam

You’d think with all the wildlife I have at my house, Red Efts ...

2026-05-12T12:32:31Z

You’d think with all the wildlife I have at my house, Red Efts would be a common occurrence. They aren’t. I have yet to see one (and let’s face it, they aren’t hard to see 😅) here at the house or in the neighboring forests for miles.

I was several towns away when I finally came across this one. (You can tell it was happy for the photo op as it just sat there as they’re prone to do.)

#salamanders #amphibians

If spotting birds is something you enjoy, there are specific ...

2026-05-07T12:33:37Z

If spotting birds is something you enjoy, there are specific places you always remember, because that’s where you saw your very first [insert bird].

Some of my “lifers” were in simple places like a cemetery or a beach. Some were more exotic places like cenotes or rainforests.

But then there’s the story of my first Indigo Bunting sighting.

From inside the car.

[May, 2006]

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#Birds

Nature makes the best screensavers. #plants #succulents ...

2026-05-05T12:33:28Z

Nature makes the best screensavers.

#plants #succulents

A reminder to always stop to touch the Turkey Tail. #FungiFriday ...

2026-05-01T12:33:37Z

A reminder to always stop to touch the Turkey Tail.

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi

Hobblebush is in bloom. These are native viburnum shrubs that ...

2026-04-28T12:34:28Z

Hobblebush is in bloom. These are native viburnum shrubs that grow not far from the brook.

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

I was way, way offtrail and saw a large green object in the ...

2026-04-22T12:37:40Z

I was way, way offtrail and saw a large green object in the woods. At a distance I could only guess it was a car, abandoned in the middle of nowhere like you sometimes find in the New England woods.

As I got close I could tell it wasn’t a vehicle, but had no idea what possibly could be this shade of green.

Moss! Like a kid’s magic marker. I mean, just soak it in.

#Moss #Mosstodon #WednesdayWalks

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes #Snake ...

2026-04-21T12:35:21Z

#SnakesOnMyFirewood #Snakes #Snake

Apparently, WHEREVER I AM in the yard, I’m in the way of the ...

2026-04-20T12:33:51Z

Apparently, WHEREVER I AM in the yard, I’m in the way of the female Eastern Phoebe building her nest. Or at least that’s the current status of side-eyes I’m getting. 😅

#Birds

Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind ...

2026-04-15T12:35:15Z

Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.

It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.

Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.

The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.

#Insects

We’d like to welcome a first time visitor to our yard. Give it ...

2026-04-10T12:38:42Z

We’d like to welcome a first time visitor to our yard. Give it up for…

Fox Sparrow!

#Birds

Inventory of lovely spring plants in my yard: ❌ Crocuses ❌ ...

2026-04-07T12:33:02Z

Inventory of lovely spring plants in my yard:

❌ Crocuses
❌ Snowdrops
❌ Daffodils
❌ Violets
✅ Skunk cabbage

#Plants

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2026-04-05T12:28:53Z

#SilentSunday

When I was growing up, my grandmother had a garden where she kept ...

2026-04-01T12:39:27Z

When I was growing up, my grandmother had a garden where she kept butterfly-attracting plants. In the middle was a birdfeeder.

She had her own set of names for the birds. I heard these names so often that I started to think of them that way. And they weren’t exactly flattering.

House Sparrows were Little Stinkers

Starlings were Crybabies

And Goldfinches were Piggers because they’d sit there and eat all the seed while the other birds had to wait their turns.

Some things don’t change.

#birds

@nprofile…dyu0 Pippin had an… odd skill set. 🤭

2026-03-28T13:09:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…e0en
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Pippin story #6. She is very missed. Age 4 Some cats curl up. ...

2026-03-28T13:06:17Z

Pippin story #6. She is very missed.

Age 4

Some cats curl up. Pippin would “square up.”

#PippinStories #Caturday

My Wife: I’ve seen reports that bears are up and about. Time to ...

2026-03-23T12:45:23Z

My Wife: I’ve seen reports that bears are up and about. Time to bring in the feeder.

Me: Seems awfully early.

My Wife: You said that last year.

Me: I did? Ok, after the weekend.

My Wife: That’s EXACTLY what you said last year. And then when did the bear eat our feeder?

Me: Errr… like Monday night I think.

My Wife: No, it was Sunday morning.

Me: We’ll compromise. How about Saturday night?

SATURDAY, 6:30pm
Me: I took the feeder in. See, no bears.

10 minutes later…

#Bears #15SecondsOfFame

Our little friend’s fort has seen better days, but still she ...

2026-03-04T13:28:33Z

Our little friend’s fort has seen better days, but still she defends it. 🥹

#Squirrels

Caught a bobcat on the trailcam carefully placing its paws in the ...

2026-03-02T13:31:27Z

Caught a bobcat on the trailcam carefully placing its paws in the footprints I had made a couple days before in the deep snow. When it gets to where I turned around, it looks around and decides - nope, not going out there, and turns to go down to the brook.

#15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam #Bobcat

I thought I would share some of Pippin’s stories. She is very ...

2026-02-28T13:29:58Z

I thought I would share some of Pippin’s stories. She is very missed.

Age 2

Pippin was an innovator in cord management before it was a thing. 😂

She routinely would find the most difficult places to access, twist her little body to fit, and make the craziest places look comfy. When she was done, she’d carefully extract herself, and walk away, never pulling anything that shouldn’t be pulled, or knocking anything over.

#Caturday #PippinStories

Nothing like having a happy puppy, err… happy donkey, err… ...

2026-02-23T13:31:57Z

Nothing like having a happy puppy, err… happy donkey, err… happy deer (?!) running through knee-deep snow to greet you!

#15SecondsOfFame #Trailcam #Deer

The only thing tougher than building a fort is defending it. ...

2026-02-20T13:26:15Z

The only thing tougher than building a fort is defending it. (Part 1)

#Squirrels

@nprofile…nekg Thinking of you laughing just made me laugh ...

2026-01-26T19:14:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…e0kl
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@nprofile…nekg 🤭

2026-01-26T19:11:51Z

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About 16 inches of snow here (and still snowing!) Not much to ...

2026-01-26T17:31:05Z

About 16 inches of snow here (and still snowing!) Not much to show as everything is a mass of white marshmallows and I am still waiting for the plow. In the meantime enjoy these tracks of “Pancake Squirrel” doing a little circle that included a bellyflop.

That’s all I got.

Apparently there was a break-in at the local House of Pancakes. ...

2026-01-25T13:36:34Z

Apparently there was a break-in at the local House of Pancakes.

#Squirrels

When I rewatch my trailcam videos I occasionally spot something I ...

2026-01-19T13:35:41Z

When I rewatch my trailcam videos I occasionally spot something I missed the first time.

Watch our little porcupine. After being startled by something toward the bottom right…

QUILL MODE DEPLOYED

And if you crank the volume you can actually HEAR THE QUILLS going up!

And then she crosses the bridge still powered up. 🤗

(video from Nov. 2025)

#PorcupineBridge #Trailcam #Porcupines #15SecondsOfFame

Pippin moves a little slower these days and getting to her water ...

2026-01-17T13:27:53Z

Pippin moves a little slower these days and getting to her water bowl can take a bit.

So now she has her own “tea” cup.

(Along with her tea table, and let’s face it, her whole tea house.)

#Caturday

I often find myself on old logging roads. They were once wide, ...

2026-01-09T13:38:14Z

I often find myself on old logging roads. They were once wide, straight, alleys in the woods where large equipment crossed, grooving deep furrows, keeping green growth at bay and stomping each stone, leaf, and lichen covered branch out of sight.

Slowly it is being reclaimed. The ruts fill in, the width shrinks, and a new generation of trees begin.

It’s a new year and Pippin has decided it’s finally time to ...

2026-01-03T13:30:50Z

It’s a new year and Pippin has decided it’s finally time to show off her rarely seen white belly fur.

It’s the fluff of legends! 🤭

#Caturday

The voles have been hard at work at their new art exhibit. ...

2025-12-30T13:42:53Z

The voles have been hard at work at their new art exhibit.

This is the look of an 18 year-old cat that just got caught ...

2025-12-27T13:28:25Z

This is the look of an 18 year-old cat that just got caught licking a stick of butter on the dining room table.

#Caturday

If you’re traveling this week, remember to stop at all ...

2025-12-24T13:45:08Z

If you’re traveling this week, remember to stop at all crossings and look both ways before…

None of which the Little Porcupine has to deal with.

#PorcupineBridge #Trailcam #Porcupines

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2025-12-21T13:33:43Z

#SilentSunday

@nprofile…08j2 Last seen headed west. Do not approach, ...

2025-12-15T14:56:27Z

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WANTED for crimes against birdfeeders #Birds #Borb ...

2025-12-15T13:31:10Z

WANTED
for crimes against birdfeeders

#Birds #Borb

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2025-12-14T13:25:16Z

#SilentSunday

Pippin looking to see if I’m done bringing the laundry up and ...

2025-12-13T13:34:37Z

Pippin looking to see if I’m done bringing the laundry up and down the stairs so that she can officially begin her nap.

#Caturday

The Red Squirrels don’t usually visit the brook side of my ...

2025-12-08T13:32:56Z

The Red Squirrels don’t usually visit the brook side of my house - they usually hang out on the hilly terrain in the back. But I scattered a bunch of sunflower seeds atop the snow, and boom! It raced right over to eat a… hemlock cone. 😂

#Squirrels

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2025-12-07T13:25:19Z

#SilentSunday

In her senior years the tortie colors have faded a bit and in the ...

2025-12-06T13:26:40Z

In her senior years the tortie colors have faded a bit and in the right light she has a gray mane.

But… still a tortie. 🥹

#Caturday

The first rule of setting up a pull out sofa? Don’t hesitate. I ...

2025-11-29T13:36:23Z

The first rule of setting up a pull out sofa? Don’t hesitate.

I hesitated.

#Caturday

The best way to combat Black Friday? Yellow Fairy Cups! ...

2025-11-28T13:25:02Z

The best way to combat Black Friday?

Yellow Fairy Cups!

#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mushtodon

My kind of Thanksgiving Day Parade. (from 2024) #Turkeys ...

2025-11-27T13:36:29Z

My kind of Thanksgiving Day Parade.
(from 2024)

#Turkeys

#Spider #Spiders ...

2025-11-20T13:33:24Z

#Spider #Spiders

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2025-11-16T13:30:01Z

#SilentSunday

Mother Porcupine has grown quite large so my wife is planning on ...

2025-11-13T13:29:30Z

Mother Porcupine has grown quite large so my wife is planning on widening #PorcupineBridge to accommodate Mom’s… ampleness. 😊 In the meantime, enjoy a large porcupine carefully going across a bridge so she doesn’t get her paws wet. 🥹

#TrailCam #Porcupines #15SecondsOfFame

The Pileated Woodpeckers succeeded in shearing off the last of ...

2025-11-11T13:32:28Z

The Pileated Woodpeckers succeeded in shearing off the last of bark on this dead tree. Decomposing has been going on for nearly 10 years.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees

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2025-11-09T13:36:24Z

#SilentSunday

Shenanigans at #PorcupineBridge! Keep your eye on the left side ...

2025-11-06T13:37:38Z

Shenanigans at #PorcupineBridge! Keep your eye on the left side of the screen where the little stream is. Right away you see 2 little eyes bopping along in the water coming right at you. Now look to the bottom right to see it continuing, hopping to the right, then, like a laser, darting back and straight into a plant, loud enough to draw the porcupine’s interest! 🫨 I slowed down the end of the video to see it clearer.

Jumping Mouse, perhaps?

#Porcupines #Trailcam

November is the Witch Hazel’s time to shine. #BloomScrolling ...

2025-11-05T13:24:57Z

November is the Witch Hazel’s time to shine.

#BloomScrolling #Shrubs #Trees

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@nprofile…dyu0 Pippin had an… odd skill set. 🤭

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