Paul Foth
@paulrfoth.bsky.social
Sparrow, lichen, music fan account
Bird guide in the BC Cariboo
Occasional scholar of of religious history
Exile from the Salish Sea
Bird guide in the BC Cariboo
Occasional scholar of of religious history
Exile from the Salish Sea
The 12 days of crustose lichens
Day 2: Lecanora xylophila, or Driftwood Rim lichen. As the name suggests, I found this on driftwood in Mukilteo, Washington.
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Day 2: Lecanora xylophila, or Driftwood Rim lichen. As the name suggests, I found this on driftwood in Mukilteo, Washington.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The 12 days of crustose lichens
Day 2: Lecanora xylophila, or Driftwood Rim lichen. As the name suggests, I found this on driftwood in Mukilteo, Washington.
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Day 2: Lecanora xylophila, or Driftwood Rim lichen. As the name suggests, I found this on driftwood in Mukilteo, Washington.
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most radioactive reindeer of all?
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most radioactive reindeer of all?
Scientists studying reindeer/caribou early in the Cold War made a startling discovery. It led to a major public health investigation, turning Canada and the Arctic into nuclear spaces.
#histSTM 🗃️
daily.jstor.org/the-radioact...
#histSTM 🗃️
daily.jstor.org/the-radioact...
The Radioactive Reindeer Problem - JSTOR Daily
Cold War nuclear testing left troubling levels of Cesium-137 in caribou, prompting years of research into Arctic fallout and its risks to human health.
daily.jstor.org
December 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most radioactive reindeer of all?
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most radioactive reindeer of all?
It's the 12 days of crustose lichens.
Day 1: Dimelaena oreina, or Golden Moonglow. Near Ashcroft, BC.
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Day 1: Dimelaena oreina, or Golden Moonglow. Near Ashcroft, BC.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's the 12 days of crustose lichens.
Day 1: Dimelaena oreina, or Golden Moonglow. Near Ashcroft, BC.
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Day 1: Dimelaena oreina, or Golden Moonglow. Near Ashcroft, BC.
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Merry Christmas from the red and green creatures in your life
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December 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Merry Christmas from the red and green creatures in your life
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Uncertain poor shepherds
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Uncertain poor shepherds
His real name is Seth Applegate and he actually only retired.
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
His real name is Seth Applegate and he actually only retired.
In Williams Lake: Short-eared Owl, American Tree Sparrows.
In 100 Mile House: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Short-eared Owl, a very late Marsh Wren.
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In 100 Mile House: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Short-eared Owl, a very late Marsh Wren.
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Sooo... How was everyone's CBCing? Did you find anything fun?
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In Williams Lake: Short-eared Owl, American Tree Sparrows.
In 100 Mile House: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Short-eared Owl, a very late Marsh Wren.
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In 100 Mile House: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Short-eared Owl, a very late Marsh Wren.
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I see we're back to blaming lots of things on Martin Luther. I'd like to add add to the list:
-Precious Moments
-Carman
-Deforestation
-The Netflix WB acquisition
-AI slop
-Alberta separatism
-Precious Moments
-Carman
-Deforestation
-The Netflix WB acquisition
-AI slop
-Alberta separatism
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I see we're back to blaming lots of things on Martin Luther. I'd like to add add to the list:
-Precious Moments
-Carman
-Deforestation
-The Netflix WB acquisition
-AI slop
-Alberta separatism
-Precious Moments
-Carman
-Deforestation
-The Netflix WB acquisition
-AI slop
-Alberta separatism
I thought this was an interesting history of evangelical worship, for those wondering how things have gone this way.
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I thought this was an interesting history of evangelical worship, for those wondering how things have gone this way.
The first of two nearby Christmas Bird Counts is in the morning! I expect slushy conditions. 🪶
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The first of two nearby Christmas Bird Counts is in the morning! I expect slushy conditions. 🪶
Sumas Lake: back for a limited time only!
The Fraser Valley Is Flooding Again. Are We Ready? | The Tyee
UPDATED: As the Nooksack spills north, some lessons learned, and ignored, since the 2021 disaster.
thetyee.ca
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sumas Lake: back for a limited time only!
Reposted by Paul Foth
Alberta says Hello to another citizen initiative!
(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots and get some signatures!
It's time to switch to Whiskey, we've been petitioning all night!
I'm a Hurtin' Albertan and the only cure is democracy (or coal, if that's your preference, I guess)
Stop me. Or join in.
(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots and get some signatures!
It's time to switch to Whiskey, we've been petitioning all night!
I'm a Hurtin' Albertan and the only cure is democracy (or coal, if that's your preference, I guess)
Stop me. Or join in.
NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued a Notice of Initiative Petition. This confirms a citizen initiative petition application has been received and the Chief Ele...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Alberta says Hello to another citizen initiative!
(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots and get some signatures!
It's time to switch to Whiskey, we've been petitioning all night!
I'm a Hurtin' Albertan and the only cure is democracy (or coal, if that's your preference, I guess)
Stop me. Or join in.
(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots and get some signatures!
It's time to switch to Whiskey, we've been petitioning all night!
I'm a Hurtin' Albertan and the only cure is democracy (or coal, if that's your preference, I guess)
Stop me. Or join in.
I think of shining from shook foil more than the average person
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I think of shining from shook foil more than the average person
Serifs forever!
What’s your most obnoxious pet peeve, in the sense that it annoys you so much for being completely irrelevant or unimportant?
Mine is how every logo is going sans-serif. I just don’t like it.
Give me the serifs back. Stop looking so… clean? corporate? boring? round? I dunno
Mine is how every logo is going sans-serif. I just don’t like it.
Give me the serifs back. Stop looking so… clean? corporate? boring? round? I dunno
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Serifs forever!
Reposted by Paul Foth
The True Meaning of Christmas Understanders
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The True Meaning of Christmas Understanders
The one other local Lung lichen species I found this way is Lobaria hallei/Gray Lung. This small thallus was on a precariousply leaning Aspen. No sign of others nearby. 🌿
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The one other local Lung lichen species I found this way is Lobaria hallei/Gray Lung. This small thallus was on a precariousply leaning Aspen. No sign of others nearby. 🌿
I live in a dry Interior Douglas Fir region, but I'm learning how to find the locally uncommon Lung/Lungwort lichens--nearly all of them Lobaria pulmonaria. In shaded mature forest, I check the N/NE face of large Aspens with large, dark cracks in the trunk. It's a surprisingly reliable method.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I live in a dry Interior Douglas Fir region, but I'm learning how to find the locally uncommon Lung/Lungwort lichens--nearly all of them Lobaria pulmonaria. In shaded mature forest, I check the N/NE face of large Aspens with large, dark cracks in the trunk. It's a surprisingly reliable method.
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No, THIS is the song of the year.
Featuring roosting Vaux's Swifts, magicians getting dunked on.
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Featuring roosting Vaux's Swifts, magicians getting dunked on.
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Aesop Rock - Bird School (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Rhymesayers Entertainment
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
No, THIS is the song of the year.
Featuring roosting Vaux's Swifts, magicians getting dunked on.
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Featuring roosting Vaux's Swifts, magicians getting dunked on.
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Reposted by Paul Foth
Another of the brainy Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca #lichens. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends
#fungi #fungifriends
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another of the brainy Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca #lichens. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends
#fungi #fungifriends
Reposted by Paul Foth
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December 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Reposted by Paul Foth
“Radiohead Denies Influencing Local Band” theonion.com/radiohead-de...
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“Radiohead Denies Influencing Local Band” theonion.com/radiohead-de...
Reposted by Paul Foth
annahstasia.bandcamp.com/album/tether = I cannot remember the last time I fell this much in love with an artist’s voice on first listen. If you love Nina Simone and Joan Armatrading as much as I do, you must listen to this album RIGHT NOW.
Tether, by Annahstasia
11 track album
annahstasia.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
annahstasia.bandcamp.com/album/tether = I cannot remember the last time I fell this much in love with an artist’s voice on first listen. If you love Nina Simone and Joan Armatrading as much as I do, you must listen to this album RIGHT NOW.
Reposted by Paul Foth
Stop what you’re doing and listen to Big Boi praise Kate Bush for a few minutes. Dudes a REAL 1 for sure. youtu.be/lWX07G3Q-xs?...
Big Boi’s Favorite Verse: Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” | VERSES
YouTube video by Big Boi
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Stop what you’re doing and listen to Big Boi praise Kate Bush for a few minutes. Dudes a REAL 1 for sure. youtu.be/lWX07G3Q-xs?...
Reposted by Paul Foth
If your man doesn't treat you like a white-breasted nuthatch, LEAVE HIM
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If your man doesn't treat you like a white-breasted nuthatch, LEAVE HIM
Getting disenchanted with the idea of disenchantment
Last week I read some Jason Josephson-Storm about how the modern "secular age" is not disenchanted in the least. Then, as if to convince me, I heard two people talking earnestly in town about what the season means for their astrological signs. Then I heard a radio interview of a couple who...
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Getting disenchanted with the idea of disenchantment