Sage Magister
@sagemagister.bsky.social
Environmental historian, professor, author, citizen.
Fun! We had these siblings playing in our driveway last summer, it was great fun watching them too.
November 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fun! We had these siblings playing in our driveway last summer, it was great fun watching them too.
The text of the 25th Amendment, Section 4, becomes more relevant every day for America.
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The text of the 25th Amendment, Section 4, becomes more relevant every day for America.
Got some help with the fall chores!
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Got some help with the fall chores!
I don't get such good seats...
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I don't get such good seats...
Cue the usual suspects, at both ends of the spectrum.
August 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Cue the usual suspects, at both ends of the spectrum.
Sunset over ice arena construction site in Billings, MT.
August 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sunset over ice arena construction site in Billings, MT.
Santa effigy, 40 miles NE of Mountain Home, ID.
August 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Santa effigy, 40 miles NE of Mountain Home, ID.
And mama did not look particularly happy about it...
August 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
And mama did not look particularly happy about it...
Appropos of nothing, this calf seemed to be very interested in the possibility of eating the cover from our ATV.
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Appropos of nothing, this calf seemed to be very interested in the possibility of eating the cover from our ATV.
Lots of fawns in NE Oregon this summer too, and some big bucks as well!
July 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Lots of fawns in NE Oregon this summer too, and some big bucks as well!
Wildfire smoke tints the sky at sunset, Morrow County, Oregon.
July 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wildfire smoke tints the sky at sunset, Morrow County, Oregon.
Electric sunset, Union County, Oregon.
July 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Electric sunset, Union County, Oregon.
We can do better, America. Pay attention to history and act accordingly.
July 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We can do better, America. Pay attention to history and act accordingly.
Theodore Roosevelt was a good president-- we even named a National Park for him.
July 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Theodore Roosevelt was a good president-- we even named a National Park for him.
How quickly we forget-- this is ALSO Gallup poll data, from 1976 and 1979. One incident and approval shifted fairly dramatically in a matter of days.
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
How quickly we forget-- this is ALSO Gallup poll data, from 1976 and 1979. One incident and approval shifted fairly dramatically in a matter of days.
11 million turned out for No Kings rallies around the US and...like 1,100 people showed up for the Trumpfest Parade that literally were not *required* to be there by their superior officers. Sad.
June 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
11 million turned out for No Kings rallies around the US and...like 1,100 people showed up for the Trumpfest Parade that literally were not *required* to be there by their superior officers. Sad.
Ponderosa Pine buds...soon to be cones.
May 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Ponderosa Pine buds...soon to be cones.
I do like the heads up display on Delta flights, I must say. Far more interesting than a tiny movie.
May 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I do like the heads up display on Delta flights, I must say. Far more interesting than a tiny movie.
Hardly requires comment...
April 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hardly requires comment...
USGS still hosts climate info online, including a nice series of ecosystem services illustrations. Like this one: Forests!
March 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
USGS still hosts climate info online, including a nice series of ecosystem services illustrations. Like this one: Forests!