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Joe Hickman
@hardlyable.bsky.social
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Lover of wild places, better living through fermentation, and beautiful songs about terrible things.
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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · Sep 19
“The life of a snail is as full of tasty food, comfortable beds of sorts, and a mix of pleasant and not-so-pleasant adventures as that of anyone I know” - Elisabeth Tova Bailey #macro #pnw #invertebrates #photograpy #snails
Snail moving across a wet stone surface
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For #MushroomMonday, here is a lobster mushroom I found with a banana slug for scale. #optoutside #pnw #nature #sluglife
Lobster mushroom at the top of the frame, lying on a mossy rock. A banana slug crawls by at the bottom of the frame.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Happy to have Lucy Scott joining the commentary for the #MiaRobertsDerby today. How does she feel about the way @finalwhistle.bsky.social has been abusing all of us in the EPL fantasy league he lured us into? #askwxm
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Morris once again! #dcfc #dcfcfans
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Path to a forgotten adventure?
#ForestFriday #optoutside #photography #forestscape #getoutside #pnw #scape
Old stone stairs, covered in moss and dead leaves, leading up a hill in the forest.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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John told us all to be patient, the team needed time to develop, I am now a convert to the Manyfold Path of Eustace. #dcfc #dcfcfans
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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#ThickTrunkTuesday with a bit of shelf #fungus for good measure.
Closeup of a tree trunk with two shelf fungi with white undersides growing on the trunk. Evergreen trees in the background.
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The physicality continues in the second half, proper derby. #askwxm #wxmafcwomen
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Crisp passing, good vision, I’m liking the start today. #askwxm #wxmafcwomen
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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It is disgusting that Republicans CHOSE to let SNAP benefits run out today—letting millions of kids and families go hungry for political leverage.  The courts have made it clear that USDA must fund SNAP for November.
November 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Happy #Caturday! Hope your day is as relaxed as Artemis.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Mark Howard (The Wizard) is on Match Day Live again today with @miarobbo.bsky.social #askwxm #wxmafc
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Spooky scenes happening on the Pacific Coast.
#ForestFriday #optoutside #photography #forestscape #getoutside #pnw #scape
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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My governor has a cuter cat than your governor has. #NationalCatDay #catsofbluesky
governorferguson.bsky.social Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 12d
Peter the First Cat and I treat every day like National Cat Day. Still, today is a great opportunity to recognize the contributions from all cats to the state of Washington.

Happy National Cat Day from me and Peter!
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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It hasn’t been much above 10C in weeks, and yet there on the east side of my house, facing the morning sun, blooms are happening. #RoseWednesday #bloomscrolling
A pink rose bloom in center of the photograph with a few unopened buds behind it
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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It’s #TidesOutTuesday, a great day to show off my mussels on the beach. #SalishSea #marinelife #marineinvertebrates
A rocky intertidal zone covered in blue mussels and a single red sea star. Clallam Bay in the distance.
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Moon jellies doing what moon jellies do. Defiance Point, Tacoma. #BlueSkyMonday #marinelife #marineinvertebrate #jellyfish
About a dozen moon jellies swimming in a tank of dark blue water
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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One of the local squirrels has learned how to balance on top of the baffle meant to keep them at bay. Enjoy your spoils, my wily friend. #animal #nature #wildlife #squirrel #backyardwildlife
Grey squirrel balancing on top of a conical squirrel baffle attached to a metal pole. There is a red bird feeder just above the squirrel.
October 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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This is the team we have been waiting for this season. #dcfcfans #dcfc
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Our Epiphyllum anguliger (fishbone cactus) only blooms one night a year. Last night was that night! #bloomscrolling #cactus #plant #photography
Pale yellow and white blossom extending from a flat, zig-zag stem. Pale yellow and white blossom extending from a flat, zig-zag stem.
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Kennedy Creek in the afternoon sun
#ForestFriday #optoutside #photography #forestscape #getoutside #pnw #scape
The edge of a creek in the foreground, ferns cover the bank, a moss-heavy branch cutting across the picture and cedar and maple tree trunks in the background
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Was that the fastest goal in #USWNT history? 33 seconds!
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Chomp has being nailing it on Match Day Live. Having him alongside @finalwhistle.bsky.social and @miarobbo.bsky.social will be a real treat today. #askwxm
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Hairy chiton going about its omnivorous business #nature #macro #marinelife #SalishSea #photography #optoutside
Hairy chiton on a rock, surrounding by small acorn barnacles
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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A fallen soldier on Lake Crescent. #ThickTrunkTuesday #PNW #optoutside #olympicpeninsula
A large tree trunk extending into a lake of crystal clear water. Swimmers and a kayaker are in the water and there are tree-covered hills across the lake
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#vertical #waterfall #optoutside
Waterfall in the middle of the the image, flowing over fallen logs. Trees and mossy rocks on either side
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM