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michael mcneil
@mikusthetiger.bsky.social
geographer by day, traveler by night
when you are running
the anxious world drifts away
and you become time

2025-04-27

#running + #writing + #mapping
April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
down the pine alley
i am witnessing the trees
as they witness me

2025-04-06

#running + #writing + #mapping
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ooooh the azaleas
an exploding pink mural
nature’s graffiti

2025-03-23

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
spring dreams untethered
when the ruby throats arrive
up up and away

2025-03-16

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
amsterdam/brussels:
a celebration of parks
and more love for home

2025-03-09

#running + #writing + #mapping
March 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
less than one hundred
so much pollen in the air
spring sprung a headache

2025-02-27

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
wow i am super excited about traveling to #amsterdam next week for mardi gras

look at that strava heat map

so many parks and water vistas

amsterdam looks like a #running paradise!

anyone here familiar and care to share recommendations? also any good local running shops?
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
sun kissed your bare skin
and a hint of foreign air
never more alive

2025-02-22

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
soaring red-tailed hawk
arctic air and bluebird skies
notice the small joys

2025-02-20

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh how suffering
can be so freeing when you
lose your self and live

2025-02-16

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
there comes a point in
every run when it feels like
you might forever

2024-12-22

#running + #writing + #mapping
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
lil’ spot on the butt
now you see it everywhere
yellow-rumped warbler

2025-02-13

#running + #writing + #mapping (and #birding too!)
February 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
dead wren on the porch
tear drops falling from the sky
the suffering ends

#running #writing #mapping
February 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
default: run away!
when what’s life asking of you?
to keep showing up

#running #writing #mapping
February 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
on long runs i write
as the feet pound, the thoughts clear
a mind-body sys

#running #writing #mapping
February 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Only in Louisiana
January 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
OK wow this is historic! Blizzard conditions in parts of Louisiana
January 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sneaux Day
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hi it's me, newspaper reader! No big surprises in my year-in-review except for the favorite author -- it's Rachel Feintzeig forever and ever.

Also, shout out to the WSJ's @cchurchili.bsky.social this week for those compelling LA wildfire maps. Great carto work here:

www.wsj.com/us-news/same...
January 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
For someone who loves a good Irish goodbye, I had a hard time leaving Ireland behind.

A personal project about a week on the Emerald Isle:

michaelmcneil.substack.com/p/a-real-adv...

Merry Christmas / Nollaig Shona!

#ireland #jamesjoyce #travel #maps
December 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM
playing with maps in python for a personal project
December 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
genius
December 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM
finally a way to know when is the next “opposite day”
December 16, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Death, taxes, and finishing 3rd in my age group at the St. Jude 10K every year 🤷‍♂️🤣
December 7, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving y’all. We made it home safely from Ireland and spent yesterday at the family farm. The camellias are in full bloom!
November 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM