Alces Magnet
@alcesmagnet.bsky.social
Biologist, hiker, and backpacker. Lover of books and playing in the garden dirt. Unions matter. Please, no DM unless we have met in person.
I have a garlic puzzler. I planted Duganski and Spanish Roja in separate locations, but the ID tags were removed. I did keep them separate when harvesting, though.. Any idea which one is which? My guess is on the photos.
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I have a garlic puzzler. I planted Duganski and Spanish Roja in separate locations, but the ID tags were removed. I did keep them separate when harvesting, though.. Any idea which one is which? My guess is on the photos.
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm trying my hand at falafel using a recipe from www.themediterraneandish.com/how-to-make-... tasty stuff and the patties hold together quite well! Next time I'll use my larger pan to fry it ;)
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm trying my hand at falafel using a recipe from www.themediterraneandish.com/how-to-make-... tasty stuff and the patties hold together quite well! Next time I'll use my larger pan to fry it ;)
She has her butt on the windowsill and her front feet in her pot of oat grass.
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
She has her butt on the windowsill and her front feet in her pot of oat grass.
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
I had several kinds as well. Some of the plants I received from someone else (Sungold, Early Girl, Big Beef, and a plum type). The ones I started are in the pic. I really like the Cherokee Purple and Ace 55.
October 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I had several kinds as well. Some of the plants I received from someone else (Sungold, Early Girl, Big Beef, and a plum type). The ones I started are in the pic. I really like the Cherokee Purple and Ace 55.
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is there a kitty in here? Turn up the volume to hear her reply! #caturday #catsofbluesky
October 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Is there a kitty in here? Turn up the volume to hear her reply! #caturday #catsofbluesky
I didn't see her for a few hours... She wasn't under the bed, behind the curtain, or burrowed under blankets. I checked the chair on the porch and called to see if she was outside.. finally, I heard some rustling coming from a back room & found her in an empty box! #caturday #catsofbluesky
September 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I didn't see her for a few hours... She wasn't under the bed, behind the curtain, or burrowed under blankets. I checked the chair on the porch and called to see if she was outside.. finally, I heard some rustling coming from a back room & found her in an empty box! #caturday #catsofbluesky
:) You never know your impact on other people. Really good movie, by the way!
September 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
:) You never know your impact on other people. Really good movie, by the way!
Hey bear! Where you at? With all of these thimble berries (and huckleberries, and I can't remember what else) you've got to be here somewhere! #Yellowstone National Park #bear #hyperphagia #backpacking
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hey bear! Where you at? With all of these thimble berries (and huckleberries, and I can't remember what else) you've got to be here somewhere! #Yellowstone National Park #bear #hyperphagia #backpacking
Hot springs in the Bechler River area. Three Rivers patrol cabin is nearby.
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hot springs in the Bechler River area. Three Rivers patrol cabin is nearby.
Bechler River #Yellowstone National Park #backpacking
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bechler River #Yellowstone National Park #backpacking
Bechler River #Yellowstone #backpacking
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bechler River #Yellowstone #backpacking
The Bechler River area of #Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful #backpacking trip in the SW corner of the park that I will need to do again! I'm glad I didn't forget the crocks and trekking poles for the 3 thigh high river crossings.
September 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Bechler River area of #Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful #backpacking trip in the SW corner of the park that I will need to do again! I'm glad I didn't forget the crocks and trekking poles for the 3 thigh high river crossings.
Sometimes it takes a Forest to get the job done 😆 I was contacted by a graduate student earlier in the week about a radio collar they tracked to the top of a snag. Normally they would have considered it a loss, but the squirrel it had been on was dug up during hibernation...
September 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sometimes it takes a Forest to get the job done 😆 I was contacted by a graduate student earlier in the week about a radio collar they tracked to the top of a snag. Normally they would have considered it a loss, but the squirrel it had been on was dug up during hibernation...
The spring was so busy with work that I was late getting my garden in. It's a few weeks later than the other folks at the community garden, but it is still coming along well! Every night this week, I've been to harvest something. Planted some carrots and beets last night & marigold plants.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The spring was so busy with work that I was late getting my garden in. It's a few weeks later than the other folks at the community garden, but it is still coming along well! Every night this week, I've been to harvest something. Planted some carrots and beets last night & marigold plants.
Birds heard this week in central ID: long-billed curlew, greater yellowlegs, willson's snipe.
April 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Birds heard this week in central ID: long-billed curlew, greater yellowlegs, willson's snipe.
First day back at work after three months.
March 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
First day back at work after three months.
#HappyValentinesDay
So much doom and gloom in the news lately. How about a little humor?
So much doom and gloom in the news lately. How about a little humor?
February 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#HappyValentinesDay
So much doom and gloom in the news lately. How about a little humor?
So much doom and gloom in the news lately. How about a little humor?