Raised by Voles
@raisedbyvoles.bsky.social
Winding down from an adventurous life, a multi-media artist and craftsman, kayaker and amateur photographer settled down at long last along the southern Oregon coast.
Fireline saws were big, too big for me.
This particular sawyer was something else, tough and wiry but with a neurotic twitchy finger on the saw's throttle, we always knew who was running it from the staccato pulse of sound as he moved on to the next tree...
This particular sawyer was something else, tough and wiry but with a neurotic twitchy finger on the saw's throttle, we always knew who was running it from the staccato pulse of sound as he moved on to the next tree...
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Fireline saws were big, too big for me.
This particular sawyer was something else, tough and wiry but with a neurotic twitchy finger on the saw's throttle, we always knew who was running it from the staccato pulse of sound as he moved on to the next tree...
This particular sawyer was something else, tough and wiry but with a neurotic twitchy finger on the saw's throttle, we always knew who was running it from the staccato pulse of sound as he moved on to the next tree...
Poor Greta.
Reduced to scraping bottom on NewsMax.
Reduced to scraping bottom on NewsMax.
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Poor Greta.
Reduced to scraping bottom on NewsMax.
Reduced to scraping bottom on NewsMax.
29 forever...
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
29 forever...
Semi-hibernation is a viable means of dealing with a harsh environment.
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Semi-hibernation is a viable means of dealing with a harsh environment.
It looks fully feathered and fat, the eagle labored along like it was heavy.
The harlequins are a bit dopey as they surf and huddle along surf's edge among the large rocks, I can see an eagle who has been watching a small flock of ducks could pick one off.
The harlequins are a bit dopey as they surf and huddle along surf's edge among the large rocks, I can see an eagle who has been watching a small flock of ducks could pick one off.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
It looks fully feathered and fat, the eagle labored along like it was heavy.
The harlequins are a bit dopey as they surf and huddle along surf's edge among the large rocks, I can see an eagle who has been watching a small flock of ducks could pick one off.
The harlequins are a bit dopey as they surf and huddle along surf's edge among the large rocks, I can see an eagle who has been watching a small flock of ducks could pick one off.
'Varying nefarious affairs variously nefariating...'
I notice he struggles to answer the questions, stumbling among his words until he can shift to his prerecorded verbal spew, then his delivery becomes rapid and precise.
I notice he struggles to answer the questions, stumbling among his words until he can shift to his prerecorded verbal spew, then his delivery becomes rapid and precise.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
'Varying nefarious affairs variously nefariating...'
I notice he struggles to answer the questions, stumbling among his words until he can shift to his prerecorded verbal spew, then his delivery becomes rapid and precise.
I notice he struggles to answer the questions, stumbling among his words until he can shift to his prerecorded verbal spew, then his delivery becomes rapid and precise.
Best group of guys I've ever worked with, and I've been around the lake...
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Best group of guys I've ever worked with, and I've been around the lake...
I came by that fact from Navajos on my firecrew, a crew wherein I was one of only three palefaces.
They had an awesome sense of humor and loved to share occasional tidbits of lore that were by and large true albeit with the inclusion of one small hook of misdirection, just to keep me guessing.
They had an awesome sense of humor and loved to share occasional tidbits of lore that were by and large true albeit with the inclusion of one small hook of misdirection, just to keep me guessing.
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I came by that fact from Navajos on my firecrew, a crew wherein I was one of only three palefaces.
They had an awesome sense of humor and loved to share occasional tidbits of lore that were by and large true albeit with the inclusion of one small hook of misdirection, just to keep me guessing.
They had an awesome sense of humor and loved to share occasional tidbits of lore that were by and large true albeit with the inclusion of one small hook of misdirection, just to keep me guessing.
He' starting out naming the low hanging, unknown rotten fruit.
Soon the names will become more familiar...
Soon the names will become more familiar...
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
He' starting out naming the low hanging, unknown rotten fruit.
Soon the names will become more familiar...
Soon the names will become more familiar...
In two consecutive answers Lyons contradicts himself.
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
In two consecutive answers Lyons contradicts himself.
In my mythology they scurry into a crevice then inflate themselves to prevent being pulled out by the tail.
But this is just something I heard in firecamp.
But this is just something I heard in firecamp.
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
In my mythology they scurry into a crevice then inflate themselves to prevent being pulled out by the tail.
But this is just something I heard in firecamp.
But this is just something I heard in firecamp.
He wrote that over a half century ago... another prophet taken from us too soon.
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
He wrote that over a half century ago... another prophet taken from us too soon.
The beak is somewhat translucent and absolutely glows when backlit, I never tire of their antics
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The beak is somewhat translucent and absolutely glows when backlit, I never tire of their antics
'Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold'
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold'
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
'Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold'
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold'
Brow furrowingly perplexive.
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Brow furrowingly perplexive.
A contemporary prophet.
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A contemporary prophet.
Thank you, it was a very active scene, many other birds in the mix as well...
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Thank you, it was a very active scene, many other birds in the mix as well...
He was decades ahead of his time, as well as a century or two behind the times.
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
He was decades ahead of his time, as well as a century or two behind the times.
That guy isn't dressed for the weather...
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
That guy isn't dressed for the weather...
How many of the "nannies" did he leave behind?
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
How many of the "nannies" did he leave behind?
Something I noticed as well... large and strong.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Something I noticed as well... large and strong.