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Craig Messerman
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Craig Messerman—Husband, Dad and Cat Dad; nature lover; retired science teacher; photographer; dedicated skeptic; KF7QYV Missoula, Montana USA; 🌎🏳️‍🌈 he/him

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#silentsunday #nokings #filmphotography
A marcher/protester at Missoula's No Kings Rally last October 18. An elder veteran's face is framed between US flags.
January 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Here's a recent #Sunset for you. Have a great night.
Brilliant red sunset clouds behind silhouettes of trees, and building, and a smokestack.
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Willie tries to eat my Pilot Coleto 5 on #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
An action photo of tortie cat Willie with mouth open trying to bite a pen
January 18, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Random #Caturday street art in Seattle.
Cat art on wall in alley
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Riffle is the best lap warmer. #catonmylap #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
My tabby mix cat Riffle napping on my lap
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Morning run on Missoula’s riverfront. #Photography #iphonephotography #sunrise #Winter
Icy river at sunrise with mountains in the background
January 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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My first full year of retirement is over. Resolution was deliberate exercise every day. Kept a journal in the wonderful waterproof Field Notes brand notebook. My totals:
Running: 401 miles
Biking: 169 miles
Walking/Hiking: 189 miles
Skiing: 26 miles
Rest days […]

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Field Notes memo book cover, high-visibility orange, waterproof sample pages of my 2025 journal
December 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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A #Caturday Yin-Yang Willie.
My kitty Willie rolled up in a ball
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Happy #Solstice everyone from 47°N.
A weather vane with a moose on top and rabbit brush in the background
December 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Willie and Riffle watching their humans from the computer desk. #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Cat in a box and another sitting looking up in front of a display
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Riffle makes a good window ornament on #Caturday
#CatsOfMastodon
My tabby cat riffle in a window with Christmas greens in the window box
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Update: crazy warm overnight! (Record high minimum?)
Weather display shows 57 F at 1:45 am
December 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Atmospheric river blasting into the northern Rockies. Missoula, Montana #Weather
A weather station display shows 58 F at 9 pm
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Beautiful Green-Winged Teal drake from the photo blind at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, Montana. #WildLife #Birds #Photography
A green-winged teal duck on a pond with golden cattails in the background
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#silentsunday
A boardwalk extends into the distance toward snow capped mountains
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Willie is a cozy loaf on #Caturday #Cat #CatsOfMastodon
Willie the tortie on her perch with nose tucked in by a window looking out on the river and mountains. A water prism hangs above her.
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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#Snow in the northern Rockies (Missoula, Montana)
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Avoiding cold feet on #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Tortie cat Willie sitting on a wood deck with one front paw lifted up.
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Teresa and I walked up from Roosevelt to Tower Fall and back, and saw a beautiful Ruffed Grouse, some bison, and a family of muskrats. The northern range of Yellowstone was snow-free last weekend, but all the roads except Mammoth-Cooke City are closed for the […]

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Ruffed grouse up in an aspen tree View of the Yellowstone River from the Calcite Springs overlook. A bull bison between two fir trees. Three muskrats on the thin ice of a pond
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Good evening from Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone National Park. #camping #nightsky #stars
Our lit up tent camper under a sky full of stars
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Willie had a happy #Caturday ! #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
Tortie cat Willie in a sunny window looking up.
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Tonight's #aurora as the clouds rolled in. #northernlights
Red above green northern lights above suburban houses. Northern lights above a suburban street with the time lapsed lights of a car going by.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Aurora popping in Montana right now #aurora
Aurora borealis
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Great day for a catnap #catonmylap #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #caturdayeveryday
Willie the tortilla (little tortie!) fast asleep on my lap
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Enjoy some #autumn color along the Clark Fork River, Missoula, Montana
Golden Cottonwood, and larch trees on hillside above the river Rocks and golden leaves next to a river More golden Cottonwood and large trees I said large large do not know the word large. It’s a kind of tree.LARCH!
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM