@shortcreek.bsky.social
Retired, reader, gardener, backyard bird watcher.
I eat cranberries year around, as there's something very satisfying about their flavor.
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The botany behind why cranberries became a Thanksgiving staple
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I eat cranberries year around, as there's something very satisfying about their flavor.
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I like waking up at the quack of dawn. 😊
#Scape #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunrise #sky
#Scape #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunrise #sky
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I like waking up at the quack of dawn. 😊
#Scape #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunrise #sky
#Scape #BirdOfTheDay #MorningLight #BlueSkyArtShow #warmth #sunrise #sky
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Snow this morning 11/28/2024 to the west of us including on Mt. Adams…we had heavy rain last night on the valley floor…hope our historic drought is breaking…
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#mountains #snow #landscape #scape
#nature #rural #snow #ruralscenes
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#mountains #snow #landscape #scape
#nature #rural #snow #ruralscenes
#WestCoastKin
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Snow this morning 11/28/2024 to the west of us including on Mt. Adams…we had heavy rain last night on the valley floor…hope our historic drought is breaking…
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#mountains #snow #landscape #scape
#nature #rural #snow #ruralscenes
#WestCoastKin
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#mountains #snow #landscape #scape
#nature #rural #snow #ruralscenes
#WestCoastKin
Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing — theonion.com/thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing
PITTSBURGH—After two hours in which they discussed a variety of routine topics with waning enthusiasm, the local Halverson family’s Thanksgiving conversation reportedly devolved this afternoon into si...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing — theonion.com/thanksgiving...
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Babysitting Lillian
sure, she’s cute when sleeping
but, escapes regularly
and is not allowed on chair
yet, here she is
sure, she’s cute when sleeping
but, escapes regularly
and is not allowed on chair
yet, here she is
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Babysitting Lillian
sure, she’s cute when sleeping
but, escapes regularly
and is not allowed on chair
yet, here she is
sure, she’s cute when sleeping
but, escapes regularly
and is not allowed on chair
yet, here she is
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November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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‘Unusual timing’: Beloved grey whale is back feeding in B.C. instead of Mexico this winter #BritishColumbia
Little Patch is among the best-known grey whales in the Salish Sea, residents and whale watchers say
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Little Patch is among the best-known grey whales in the Salish Sea, residents and whale watchers say
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Well-known grey whale back feeding in B.C. waters this winter instead of Mexico | CBC News
A well-known grey whale is back feeding in British Columbia for the second time this year, with whale watchers saying its winter apperance marks a change in its normal migration pattern.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
‘Unusual timing’: Beloved grey whale is back feeding in B.C. instead of Mexico this winter #BritishColumbia
Little Patch is among the best-known grey whales in the Salish Sea, residents and whale watchers say
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Little Patch is among the best-known grey whales in the Salish Sea, residents and whale watchers say
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Good morning, kids.
Have some alpenglow with your coffee. ☕️
Have some alpenglow with your coffee. ☕️
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning, kids.
Have some alpenglow with your coffee. ☕️
Have some alpenglow with your coffee. ☕️
Doggo wanted out at 3a.m. so here’s night trees and sky. Have a good day, friends.
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Doggo wanted out at 3a.m. so here’s night trees and sky. Have a good day, friends.
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I literally stood here in complete awe with my mouth on the ground. The West Elk Wilderness in Colorado is paradise for photographers. The amount of subject matter to photograph is overwhelming ❤️
#Colorado #Fall #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Nature #NaturePhotography #Sony
#Colorado #Fall #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Nature #NaturePhotography #Sony
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I literally stood here in complete awe with my mouth on the ground. The West Elk Wilderness in Colorado is paradise for photographers. The amount of subject matter to photograph is overwhelming ❤️
#Colorado #Fall #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Nature #NaturePhotography #Sony
#Colorado #Fall #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Nature #NaturePhotography #Sony
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Sharing Simmcewan’s amazing #Bumblebee shot❣️
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Sharing Simmcewan’s amazing #Bumblebee shot❣️
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And the mystery's solution doesn't involve alien spacecraft, which will come as a shock to a segment of the population.
Florida professor may have solved mystery of Peru’s Band of Holes
Charles Stanish surmised indentations were rudimentary market place and later adapted as accounting and storage system
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November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
And the mystery's solution doesn't involve alien spacecraft, which will come as a shock to a segment of the population.
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Some of the last fall leaves I was able to get a photo of. I'm going to miss the beautiful foliage.
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Some of the last fall leaves I was able to get a photo of. I'm going to miss the beautiful foliage.
Family was watching Smoke Signals, so ‘missed sunset. Here’s one from Idaho. Good night and good dreams.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Family was watching Smoke Signals, so ‘missed sunset. Here’s one from Idaho. Good night and good dreams.
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Turkey is kicking in…💤💤💤💤
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Turkey is kicking in…💤💤💤💤
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Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to my many American friends and family! May something beautiful arise from our collective efforts for which we can all be grateful! #Photography #EastCoastKin #Macro
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to my many American friends and family! May something beautiful arise from our collective efforts for which we can all be grateful! #Photography #EastCoastKin #Macro
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14th Century Green Man capital at All Saints, Oakham, Rutland.
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
14th Century Green Man capital at All Saints, Oakham, Rutland.
North Cascades sunset with fresh snow, Highway 20, by George Mamar.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
North Cascades sunset with fresh snow, Highway 20, by George Mamar.
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#BirdOfTheDay is a cute floofy snoozing barred owlet 😴💤 #headshot #Florida #Thursday #nature #photography #wildlife #birds 🐦🪶
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#BirdOfTheDay is a cute floofy snoozing barred owlet 😴💤 #headshot #Florida #Thursday #nature #photography #wildlife #birds 🐦🪶