JBtheExplorer ❄️| Native Plant Gardener (WI)
@jbtheexplorer.bsky.social
Wisconsin Native Plant Gardener🦋 (more than 3000 sq. ft.!), Habitat Enthusiast🌿, Casual Nature Photographer, Hiker, Gamer, Motorsports fan, Plane watcher. Using Bluesky to document the nature in my yard and elsewhere. Please plant #NativePlants
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I could hear the pond ice making sounds while out on a hike today. My first time ever experiencing it and it was amazing!
#Winter #Wisconsin
#Winter #Wisconsin
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I could hear the pond ice making sounds while out on a hike today. My first time ever experiencing it and it was amazing!
#Winter #Wisconsin
#Winter #Wisconsin
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I visit this pond all the time but can't usually get to this spot. It's interesting seeing the pond from this angle.
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I visit this pond all the time but can't usually get to this spot. It's interesting seeing the pond from this angle.
Got out this morning for the first hike of the year!
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Got out this morning for the first hike of the year!
In the process of removing my 2023 photos from my pc so I might as well share a few while I have easy access to them. In this case, here are some of my #nativegarden photos from that spring and summer.
#nativeplants #butterfly #bloomscrolling #gardening
#nativeplants #butterfly #bloomscrolling #gardening
January 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
In the process of removing my 2023 photos from my pc so I might as well share a few while I have easy access to them. In this case, here are some of my #nativegarden photos from that spring and summer.
#nativeplants #butterfly #bloomscrolling #gardening
#nativeplants #butterfly #bloomscrolling #gardening
Much better shot of the second Green Bay Packers plane.
January 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Much better shot of the second Green Bay Packers plane.
Couldn't get a better photo but this is the first of two Green Bay Packers planes flying past on their way to Chicago for the playoff game.
#aircraft #planes #aviation #Packers #GreenBayPackers
#aircraft #planes #aviation #Packers #GreenBayPackers
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Couldn't get a better photo but this is the first of two Green Bay Packers planes flying past on their way to Chicago for the playoff game.
#aircraft #planes #aviation #Packers #GreenBayPackers
#aircraft #planes #aviation #Packers #GreenBayPackers
Winter sowing with 14 milk jugs. We'll see how this goes. Species include rosinweed, tall thimbleweed, zigzag goldenrod, culver's root, and more. I also have more seeds in my stratification box, and might start a few indoors.
#nativeplants #nativegarden #gardening
#nativeplants #nativegarden #gardening
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Winter sowing with 14 milk jugs. We'll see how this goes. Species include rosinweed, tall thimbleweed, zigzag goldenrod, culver's root, and more. I also have more seeds in my stratification box, and might start a few indoors.
#nativeplants #nativegarden #gardening
#nativeplants #nativegarden #gardening
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I noticed something white on my cedar tree a few minutes ago and realized it's the empty monarch chrysalis still tied to the branch that I forgot to remove.
January 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I noticed something white on my cedar tree a few minutes ago and realized it's the empty monarch chrysalis still tied to the branch that I forgot to remove.
I play Bandle nearly every day and I've gotten a handful of songs right on the first try in the past year and a half, but I'm proud of how fast I got it today. As soon as I pushed play I recognized it. 😁
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I play Bandle nearly every day and I've gotten a handful of songs right on the first try in the past year and a half, but I'm proud of how fast I got it today. As soon as I pushed play I recognized it. 😁
15°F didn't feel so bad wandering around the lighthouse (until I walked over to the lake and felt a breeze).
#lighthouse #Wisconsin #Winter #LakeMichigan
#lighthouse #Wisconsin #Winter #LakeMichigan
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
15°F didn't feel so bad wandering around the lighthouse (until I walked over to the lake and felt a breeze).
#lighthouse #Wisconsin #Winter #LakeMichigan
#lighthouse #Wisconsin #Winter #LakeMichigan
Another look at the Wind Point foghorn building built in 1900.
#LakeMichigan #HistoricMarker #Wisconsin #Winter #historicbuilding #museum
#LakeMichigan #HistoricMarker #Wisconsin #Winter #historicbuilding #museum
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Another look at the Wind Point foghorn building built in 1900.
#LakeMichigan #HistoricMarker #Wisconsin #Winter #historicbuilding #museum
#LakeMichigan #HistoricMarker #Wisconsin #Winter #historicbuilding #museum
More photos from Wind Point. I found out after I got home that there's a Purple sandpiper hanging out at Wind Point. I never saw it and wasn't actively looking for birds, so I missed out.
#LakeMichigan #Winter #Wisconsin
#LakeMichigan #Winter #Wisconsin
January 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
More photos from Wind Point. I found out after I got home that there's a Purple sandpiper hanging out at Wind Point. I never saw it and wasn't actively looking for birds, so I missed out.
#LakeMichigan #Winter #Wisconsin
#LakeMichigan #Winter #Wisconsin
I took a photo of it in the summer of 2024 under clearer conditions. Cormorants were all over it back then.
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I took a photo of it in the summer of 2024 under clearer conditions. Cormorants were all over it back then.
Racine Reef Light is a couple miles east of shore in Lake Michigan. It used to be a home to a pretty cool lighthouse but that was torn down in 1961 and replaced with a basic metal tower. At certain times of year it will be covered either in ice or cormorants.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Racine Reef Light is a couple miles east of shore in Lake Michigan. It used to be a home to a pretty cool lighthouse but that was torn down in 1961 and replaced with a basic metal tower. At certain times of year it will be covered either in ice or cormorants.
The top of the Wind Point lighthouse. One of the tallest and oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
#lighthouse #wisconsin
#lighthouse #wisconsin
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The top of the Wind Point lighthouse. One of the tallest and oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
#lighthouse #wisconsin
#lighthouse #wisconsin
The Wind Point foghorn building overlooking Lake Michigan. It was built in 1900. Today it operates as a small museum.
#Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #HistoricalMarker #History #Winter
#Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #HistoricalMarker #History #Winter
January 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The Wind Point foghorn building overlooking Lake Michigan. It was built in 1900. Today it operates as a small museum.
#Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #HistoricalMarker #History #Winter
#Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #HistoricalMarker #History #Winter
Visited the Wind Point Lighthouse today. I rarely ever visit it in winter so it was nice to see with some snow on the ground.
#Wisconsin #Lighthouse #winter #snow
#Wisconsin #Lighthouse #winter #snow
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Visited the Wind Point Lighthouse today. I rarely ever visit it in winter so it was nice to see with some snow on the ground.
#Wisconsin #Lighthouse #winter #snow
#Wisconsin #Lighthouse #winter #snow
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A few more additions to my collection. I usually stick with racecars but I couldn't pass up a Jurassic Park Jeep.
#diecast #HotWheels #Matchbox #racecar
#diecast #HotWheels #Matchbox #racecar
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
A few more additions to my collection. I usually stick with racecars but I couldn't pass up a Jurassic Park Jeep.
#diecast #HotWheels #Matchbox #racecar
#diecast #HotWheels #Matchbox #racecar
All the leaves are brown.
And the sky is gray.
And the sky is gray.
January 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
All the leaves are brown.
And the sky is gray.
And the sky is gray.
Coyotes were active on the trails overnight.
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Coyotes were active on the trails overnight.