Jonathan Shipley
@shipleywriter.bsky.social
A writer from Madison, Wisconsin who likes, well, yes, cheese, but also things like small town baseball, jazz, photography, conservation, comedy, social justice, travel, and wearing aggressively colorful pants.
Reminds me of this Marion Post Wolcott photo.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reminds me of this Marion Post Wolcott photo.
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." – John Muir
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." – John Muir
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
Happy birthday, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986). Born down the road from me in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. #ArtSky #WisconsinSky
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy birthday, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986). Born down the road from me in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. #ArtSky #WisconsinSky
50 years ago today.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
50 years ago today.
First snow of the season. #WisconsinSky
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
First snow of the season. #WisconsinSky
As a writer, sometimes you read a book that explodes in your brain because it's wondrous, it has a singular voice that's both a praise song and a prayer, and reminds you that you, too, have a voice. That book for me right now is this one. #BookSky
October 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As a writer, sometimes you read a book that explodes in your brain because it's wondrous, it has a singular voice that's both a praise song and a prayer, and reminds you that you, too, have a voice. That book for me right now is this one. #BookSky
Thinking of Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11), the girls who died in the Birmingham church bombing that happened on this day in 1963. #HistorySky
September 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thinking of Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11), the girls who died in the Birmingham church bombing that happened on this day in 1963. #HistorySky
Celebrate National Read a Book Day.
September 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Celebrate National Read a Book Day.
Doing my best to soak up the last bit of summer in Door County.
September 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Doing my best to soak up the last bit of summer in Door County.
Made it up to the UP for the first time. Beautiful. Lake Huron - beautiful.
August 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Made it up to the UP for the first time. Beautiful. Lake Huron - beautiful.
Our dogs could be siblings.
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Our dogs could be siblings.
As a proud Wisconsinite it is important to note that on this day, in 1919, the Green Bay Packers were when the Indian Packing Company agreed to sponsor a pro football team under the direction of Earl "Curly" Lambeau.
August 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As a proud Wisconsinite it is important to note that on this day, in 1919, the Green Bay Packers were when the Indian Packing Company agreed to sponsor a pro football team under the direction of Earl "Curly" Lambeau.
My daughter, on her birthday, says, "Let's go for a hike, thunderstorms be damned." And off we go, on her 22nd birthday, to Parfrey's Glen.
August 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My daughter, on her birthday, says, "Let's go for a hike, thunderstorms be damned." And off we go, on her 22nd birthday, to Parfrey's Glen.
A JMW Turner sky.
July 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A JMW Turner sky.
Always magnificent to watch the Wisconsin Dells Singers of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
July 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Always magnificent to watch the Wisconsin Dells Singers of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Summer is hear and the road is calling. Check out the latest issue of @finebooks.bsky.social. I wrote about the maps of Route 66.
July 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Summer is hear and the road is calling. Check out the latest issue of @finebooks.bsky.social. I wrote about the maps of Route 66.
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you". Happy birthday, Walt Whitman!
May 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you". Happy birthday, Walt Whitman!
Happy birthday, Wisconsin. On this day, in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state admitted to the Union. I'm proud to call it my home.
May 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Happy birthday, Wisconsin. On this day, in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state admitted to the Union. I'm proud to call it my home.
It's Memorial Day. One of my favorite poems - "For the Union Dead" by Robert Lowell (1917-1977). poets.org/poem/union-d...
May 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It's Memorial Day. One of my favorite poems - "For the Union Dead" by Robert Lowell (1917-1977). poets.org/poem/union-d...