Daniel Bachman
@danielbachman.bsky.social
Guitar, etc./Folklore & History of Virginia/Gardener
Manahoac Territory
Born at 353.15 ppm.
Manahoac Territory
Born at 353.15 ppm.
Not bad. Mostly whites and reds tonight. I’ve never experienced as much aurora as we have in the last two years.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Not bad. Mostly whites and reds tonight. I’ve never experienced as much aurora as we have in the last two years.
King George VA hambone master Steve Hickman making an appearance on the new Spinal Tap.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
King George VA hambone master Steve Hickman making an appearance on the new Spinal Tap.
I was glad to find it because this whole section of woods has been logged recently. Also adding to heaviness of this trip was the fact that the whole area is showing signs of the Beech disease, making this potentially one of the last years well experience this beautiful peak leaf beech grove.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I was glad to find it because this whole section of woods has been logged recently. Also adding to heaviness of this trip was the fact that the whole area is showing signs of the Beech disease, making this potentially one of the last years well experience this beautiful peak leaf beech grove.
It’s hard to know exactly how old this tree is but it is fair to say that it likely witnessed this landscape before the civil war when the region was among the oldest and fiercest of the American Slavocracy, on through to the modern era, when woodland trails were abandoned for car infrastructure.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It’s hard to know exactly how old this tree is but it is fair to say that it likely witnessed this landscape before the civil war when the region was among the oldest and fiercest of the American Slavocracy, on through to the modern era, when woodland trails were abandoned for car infrastructure.
My friend Roger who passed away in 2019 took me to see this tree almost a decade ago. Roger was a true keeper of local history and folklore in his section of the Northern Neck and told me he understood this marking to be the last survivor of five beech trees used as trail markers through the woods.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My friend Roger who passed away in 2019 took me to see this tree almost a decade ago. Roger was a true keeper of local history and folklore in his section of the Northern Neck and told me he understood this marking to be the last survivor of five beech trees used as trail markers through the woods.
Everything is tucked away for tonight’s first real freeze. Fall garden is really doing well this year, got some of those multiplier onions & overwinter lettuce seed in. Harvest our first daikons today too.
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Everything is tucked away for tonight’s first real freeze. Fall garden is really doing well this year, got some of those multiplier onions & overwinter lettuce seed in. Harvest our first daikons today too.
Really so happy to have found this tree still standing. The area was logged was about 50/100 feet away but the steep hills made it hard to get machines in there I guess. The beech disease will likely take this grove out in the years to come, but I’m glad I got to see it in peaks leaf this year.
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Really so happy to have found this tree still standing. The area was logged was about 50/100 feet away but the steep hills made it hard to get machines in there I guess. The beech disease will likely take this grove out in the years to come, but I’m glad I got to see it in peaks leaf this year.
Peak leaf is happening this weekend in the Tidewater region of VA. I’m excited to get out into some of these old growth Beech groves in Westmoreland co tomorrow.
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Peak leaf is happening this weekend in the Tidewater region of VA. I’m excited to get out into some of these old growth Beech groves in Westmoreland co tomorrow.
Starting to get these Tokyo Market turnips from SESX. We can’t grow them in the spring bc the worms are so bad, but they do great in the fall. Purple tops are on the way.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Starting to get these Tokyo Market turnips from SESX. We can’t grow them in the spring bc the worms are so bad, but they do great in the fall. Purple tops are on the way.
Heading over to Spotslyvania/Orange today to hopefully catch the last of the fall colors around there and make some recordings on the battlefield for my witness tree project.
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Heading over to Spotslyvania/Orange today to hopefully catch the last of the fall colors around there and make some recordings on the battlefield for my witness tree project.
Detail of the bullet/tree fragment and photograph from the aftermath of the Wilderness campaign.
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Detail of the bullet/tree fragment and photograph from the aftermath of the Wilderness campaign.
Getting creative with using parts of dead trees for my witness tree project. This is a piece of a tree with a lead bullet stuck in it from the Spotsylvania battlefield.
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Getting creative with using parts of dead trees for my witness tree project. This is a piece of a tree with a lead bullet stuck in it from the Spotsylvania battlefield.
November page of our PA Dutch planting calendar.
“After we husk all the corn, then it is time for a little dancing.”
“After we husk all the corn, then it is time for a little dancing.”
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
November page of our PA Dutch planting calendar.
“After we husk all the corn, then it is time for a little dancing.”
“After we husk all the corn, then it is time for a little dancing.”
Aldona’s steamed noodles tonight 😮💨 steaming gets a real chewy texture I’ve never had before trying this recipe.
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Aldona’s steamed noodles tonight 😮💨 steaming gets a real chewy texture I’ve never had before trying this recipe.
Just past peak leaf here along the Old Blue Ridge Turnpike in Shenandoah Natl Park.
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just past peak leaf here along the Old Blue Ridge Turnpike in Shenandoah Natl Park.
Bevis says Happy Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Bevis says Happy Halloween.
Finally getting a little rain here and the plants are loving it.
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Finally getting a little rain here and the plants are loving it.
This event might interest some people on here.
“Resisting GenAl & Big Tech in Higher Education. November 25, 2025.”
“Resisting GenAl & Big Tech in Higher Education. November 25, 2025.”
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This event might interest some people on here.
“Resisting GenAl & Big Tech in Higher Education. November 25, 2025.”
“Resisting GenAl & Big Tech in Higher Education. November 25, 2025.”
Nice day snooping around King George today. Found the historic chestnut stumps thanks to the park staff. Hit some historic graveyards too. Peak leaf almost in Fburg but Northern Neck is still pretty green. I used to work out here at some historic gardens, nice to revisit some of those backroads. 🍁
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nice day snooping around King George today. Found the historic chestnut stumps thanks to the park staff. Hit some historic graveyards too. Peak leaf almost in Fburg but Northern Neck is still pretty green. I used to work out here at some historic gardens, nice to revisit some of those backroads. 🍁
There’s a woodpecker that lives in the big sycamore above our building and he comes home every night just as the sun is setting.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There’s a woodpecker that lives in the big sycamore above our building and he comes home every night just as the sun is setting.
First gourd of the year has been cut. Anyone have thoughts on curing on/off the vine? I’m determined to get some good ones this year and there are a ton still drying on the trellis.
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
First gourd of the year has been cut. Anyone have thoughts on curing on/off the vine? I’m determined to get some good ones this year and there are a ton still drying on the trellis.
All the under ripe ones going to the ghog colony.
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
All the under ripe ones going to the ghog colony.
Winter squash harvest 🎃
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Winter squash harvest 🎃