Richard Birdsall
@rbirds.bsky.social
Retired from the FAA ages ago. Then got myself educated and taught at a local state university and a state college for another decade. Retired again. Now teach short courses at OLLI_UNF.
Sunrise this morning. Caught it just before it disappeared behind a quick-moving overcast.
September 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sunrise this morning. Caught it just before it disappeared behind a quick-moving overcast.
Leaves are changing up here in the mountains, becoming more vivid each day.
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Leaves are changing up here in the mountains, becoming more vivid each day.
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social iOS story of a bicyclist killed by a DUI driver included this incomprehensibly inappropriate ad in the body of the story.
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social iOS story of a bicyclist killed by a DUI driver included this incomprehensibly inappropriate ad in the body of the story.
Setting sun reflected off of cloud to the northeast. Quite a sight.
September 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Setting sun reflected off of cloud to the northeast. Quite a sight.
Looking southwest into a glorious sunset. Wow!
September 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Looking southwest into a glorious sunset. Wow!
Mountain cat....
September 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Mountain cat....
Amateur still life....
August 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Amateur still life....
Happened upon a bunch canna lillies on my walk this morning.
August 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Happened upon a bunch canna lillies on my walk this morning.
3 inches of rain between 6 pm and 9 pm last night. At the heaviest point of the deluge, rain was falling at a rate of 6.76 inches/hour in the backyard.
August 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
3 inches of rain between 6 pm and 9 pm last night. At the heaviest point of the deluge, rain was falling at a rate of 6.76 inches/hour in the backyard.
Morning walks down here rarely yield anything interesting. But when they do, it is usually something in the sky.
August 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Morning walks down here rarely yield anything interesting. But when they do, it is usually something in the sky.
Low clouds today envelops the mountain top. Stll lots of moisture but most of the rain is east of us.
August 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Low clouds today envelops the mountain top. Stll lots of moisture but most of the rain is east of us.
Sunset with the sun filtered through several layers of clouds. Sky is slowly clearing up after frontal passage yesterday. Relieved temps have dropped with the front coming through. Both lovely and refreshingly cool.
August 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sunset with the sun filtered through several layers of clouds. Sky is slowly clearing up after frontal passage yesterday. Relieved temps have dropped with the front coming through. Both lovely and refreshingly cool.
Happened across this planter box of black-eyed susans in town today. It is in between several paved areas, in another town it may have remained untended and bare. But here it is an occasion to plant flowers. What makes this place special.
August 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Happened across this planter box of black-eyed susans in town today. It is in between several paved areas, in another town it may have remained untended and bare. But here it is an occasion to plant flowers. What makes this place special.
On August 3, 1981, two-thirds of all air traffic controllers walked off their jobs. More than 11,000 lost their jobs. It was a day than changed my worklife and that of every other controller regardless of their support or opposition to the strike.
August 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
On August 3, 1981, two-thirds of all air traffic controllers walked off their jobs. More than 11,000 lost their jobs. It was a day than changed my worklife and that of every other controller regardless of their support or opposition to the strike.
Aleutian Island Police Blotter just updated for a weekend full of bad weather, stuck cars, helpless inebriates and ex-husbands outstaying their welcome. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
July 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Aleutian Island Police Blotter just updated for a weekend full of bad weather, stuck cars, helpless inebriates and ex-husbands outstaying their welcome. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
My walk down from the top includes an abandoned road leading toward town where I finish with a post-walk Diet Coke. When the light is just right, I amble into a scene most prosaic.
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My walk down from the top includes an abandoned road leading toward town where I finish with a post-walk Diet Coke. When the light is just right, I amble into a scene most prosaic.
Near the top of the mountain is a grove of Sycamores. Shaped and twisted over time by wind, rain, cold, snow and, most recently, Tropical Storm Helene, they prevail. Inspiring.
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Near the top of the mountain is a grove of Sycamores. Shaped and twisted over time by wind, rain, cold, snow and, most recently, Tropical Storm Helene, they prevail. Inspiring.
High tension wires notwithstanding, my walk up in the mountain this morning included greeting the sun rising above adjoining mountain ridgeline.
July 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
High tension wires notwithstanding, my walk up in the mountain this morning included greeting the sun rising above adjoining mountain ridgeline.
Even the public toilet up here in the mountains is decked out for the July 4th holiday.
July 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Even the public toilet up here in the mountains is decked out for the July 4th holiday.
Bright blue sky to welcome the 4th of July.
July 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bright blue sky to welcome the 4th of July.
A lovely walk up the mountain early this morning. July 4th so all sorts of weekenders up here for the holiday. But early on it was peaceful with just a breeze for company.
July 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A lovely walk up the mountain early this morning. July 4th so all sorts of weekenders up here for the holiday. But early on it was peaceful with just a breeze for company.
Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, is a transit point for all kinds of people just passing through. It makes for an interesting police blotter reflecting a part of daily life. A new day's worth of entries just posted. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
July 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, is a transit point for all kinds of people just passing through. It makes for an interesting police blotter reflecting a part of daily life. A new day's worth of entries just posted. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
The Aleutian Island Police Blotter has been updated. Even in the middle of the work week inebriates are quelled. The police officer's style in her rendition of the blotter is evolving, including a sentence-long attempt at alliteration. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
July 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Aleutian Island Police Blotter has been updated. Even in the middle of the work week inebriates are quelled. The police officer's style in her rendition of the blotter is evolving, including a sentence-long attempt at alliteration. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
The nonsensical but politically useful Medicaid work requirement illustrated in a single chart.
July 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The nonsensical but politically useful Medicaid work requirement illustrated in a single chart.