Clyde Bennett (he/him)
@clydebennett.bsky.social
Lifelong Austinite.
For #MacroMonday leaves of the Galapagos black mangrove showing droplets of salt water that are filtered out to the leaves.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
For #MacroMonday leaves of the Galapagos black mangrove showing droplets of salt water that are filtered out to the leaves.
#Stunday from the Galápagos Islands, where these succulents called Galapagos Carpet Weed, live thru the dry season by saving energy by turning red to slow down their photosynthesis.
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#Stunday from the Galápagos Islands, where these succulents called Galapagos Carpet Weed, live thru the dry season by saving energy by turning red to slow down their photosynthesis.
“Red and yellow kill a fellow. Red and black venom lack.”
Texas Coral Snake slithering in my yard.
Texas Coral Snake slithering in my yard.
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Red and yellow kill a fellow. Red and black venom lack.”
Texas Coral Snake slithering in my yard.
Texas Coral Snake slithering in my yard.
Happy Indigenous People’s Day. Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Taos, NM, is one of the oldest places in the United States that has been lived in continuously.
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy Indigenous People’s Day. Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Taos, NM, is one of the oldest places in the United States that has been lived in continuously.
#BlueskyArtShow greetings from Kicker Rock in the Galápagos Islands.
October 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#BlueskyArtShow greetings from Kicker Rock in the Galápagos Islands.
#BlueSkyMonday greetings from this sea iguana, warming its body on the volcanic rocks on the shores of #IslaEspañola, #Galápagos Islands, #Ecuador.
October 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#BlueSkyMonday greetings from this sea iguana, warming its body on the volcanic rocks on the shores of #IslaEspañola, #Galápagos Islands, #Ecuador.
Happy #WaterWednesday. Yesterday I learned that the Red Mangrove lives near the shores of salt water bays and lagoons, survives by filtering the salt water and secreting it thru their leaves. The secretions taste very salty.
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy #WaterWednesday. Yesterday I learned that the Red Mangrove lives near the shores of salt water bays and lagoons, survives by filtering the salt water and secreting it thru their leaves. The secretions taste very salty.
Is this not the cutest little #Galapagos giant tortoise you’ve ever seen?
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Is this not the cutest little #Galapagos giant tortoise you’ve ever seen?
A moment of zen from the island of San Cristobal, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
September 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A moment of zen from the island of San Cristobal, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Happy #Stunday from the highlands of the Reserva Ecologica Antisana in Ecuador! Say hello to the Crested Caracara, surveying for his next meal at 13,000 ft. #Ecuador #NaturePhotography #Antisana
September 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy #Stunday from the highlands of the Reserva Ecologica Antisana in Ecuador! Say hello to the Crested Caracara, surveying for his next meal at 13,000 ft. #Ecuador #NaturePhotography #Antisana
Calle de la Ronda, Quito.
September 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Calle de la Ronda, Quito.
September 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Does Trump’s cancellation of the de minimus rule used to exempt imports of<$800 affect US citizens who use duty free shops at foreign airports to “import” liquor & luxury items?
#imports #tariffs #foreigntravel
#imports #tariffs #foreigntravel
September 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Does Trump’s cancellation of the de minimus rule used to exempt imports of<$800 affect US citizens who use duty free shops at foreign airports to “import” liquor & luxury items?
#imports #tariffs #foreigntravel
#imports #tariffs #foreigntravel
For today’s chapter of #Stunday photos I share w/ you this photo taken in the fall at #ZionNationalPark.
#NationalParks
#NationalParks
August 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For today’s chapter of #Stunday photos I share w/ you this photo taken in the fall at #ZionNationalPark.
#NationalParks
#NationalParks
#BlueskyArtshow #Skyline of Austin, Tx with the Colorado River in the foreground.
#Austin #DronePhotos
#Austin #DronePhotos
August 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#BlueskyArtshow #Skyline of Austin, Tx with the Colorado River in the foreground.
#Austin #DronePhotos
#Austin #DronePhotos
For my #BlueskyArtshow contribution, here’s a picture of the #Skyline of Bern, Switzerland w/ the Matterhorn in the distance.
August 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For my #BlueskyArtshow contribution, here’s a picture of the #Skyline of Bern, Switzerland w/ the Matterhorn in the distance.
For today’s #WindowsOnWednesday, this window of a cheese shop in Amsterdam.
August 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For today’s #WindowsOnWednesday, this window of a cheese shop in Amsterdam.
Reposted by Clyde Bennett (he/him)
The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
Wind turbines in Texas now supply more clean wind energy than any other state.
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wind turbines in Texas now supply more clean wind energy than any other state.
Another #Stunday rises.
Rainmaker by artist David Morris (2000), Palm Springs, CA
#PalmSprings #PublicArt #Water #Photography
Rainmaker by artist David Morris (2000), Palm Springs, CA
#PalmSprings #PublicArt #Water #Photography
July 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Another #Stunday rises.
Rainmaker by artist David Morris (2000), Palm Springs, CA
#PalmSprings #PublicArt #Water #Photography
Rainmaker by artist David Morris (2000), Palm Springs, CA
#PalmSprings #PublicArt #Water #Photography
For this #ForestFriday, I’ve chosen to share my photo of a winter forest surrounding Cascade Lake near Lake Tahoe.
#LakeTahoe #DronePhotography #DJI #Nature
#LakeTahoe #DronePhotography #DJI #Nature
July 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For this #ForestFriday, I’ve chosen to share my photo of a winter forest surrounding Cascade Lake near Lake Tahoe.
#LakeTahoe #DronePhotography #DJI #Nature
#LakeTahoe #DronePhotography #DJI #Nature
#RockinTuesday
Still in awe of how the Incans constructed retaining walls and bldgs w/o the use of mortar. Some rocks were carved with up to 14 sides to fit between other rocks. And configuring doorways as trapezoids to make walls more resistant to earthquakes.
#Peru #MachuPicchu #Incan
Still in awe of how the Incans constructed retaining walls and bldgs w/o the use of mortar. Some rocks were carved with up to 14 sides to fit between other rocks. And configuring doorways as trapezoids to make walls more resistant to earthquakes.
#Peru #MachuPicchu #Incan
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#RockinTuesday
Still in awe of how the Incans constructed retaining walls and bldgs w/o the use of mortar. Some rocks were carved with up to 14 sides to fit between other rocks. And configuring doorways as trapezoids to make walls more resistant to earthquakes.
#Peru #MachuPicchu #Incan
Still in awe of how the Incans constructed retaining walls and bldgs w/o the use of mortar. Some rocks were carved with up to 14 sides to fit between other rocks. And configuring doorways as trapezoids to make walls more resistant to earthquakes.
#Peru #MachuPicchu #Incan
A very well camouflaged chinchilla living amongst the ruins of Machu Picchu.
#RockinTuesday #MachuPicchu #Peru #IncanArchitecture
#RockinTuesday #MachuPicchu #Peru #IncanArchitecture
July 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A very well camouflaged chinchilla living amongst the ruins of Machu Picchu.
#RockinTuesday #MachuPicchu #Peru #IncanArchitecture
#RockinTuesday #MachuPicchu #Peru #IncanArchitecture