@shortcreek.bsky.social
Retired, reader, gardener, backyard bird watcher.
The doggos took a break from running to get a drink at riverside. ‘Hope everyone has been keeping hydrated and healthy.
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The doggos took a break from running to get a drink at riverside. ‘Hope everyone has been keeping hydrated and healthy.
The Green River was looking like its name on a gray day. We were the only people there on a holiday afternoon, which delighted the dogs who ran off leash, and ran, and ran.
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The Green River was looking like its name on a gray day. We were the only people there on a holiday afternoon, which delighted the dogs who ran off leash, and ran, and ran.
The local county used a common resource for its fence posts—river smoothed rocks.
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The local county used a common resource for its fence posts—river smoothed rocks.
High desert evening, looking toward the Uinta Mountains and Utah. We were coming back from a county park along the Green River. ‘Got back to a solid structure before the wind became fierce, a common occurrence here.
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
High desert evening, looking toward the Uinta Mountains and Utah. We were coming back from a county park along the Green River. ‘Got back to a solid structure before the wind became fierce, a common occurrence here.
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.
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.
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.
‘Didn’t see sunrise today so here’s one from a week ago. Good day, all.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
‘Didn’t see sunrise today so here’s one from a week ago. Good day, all.
Happy Thanksgiving (or Thursday) from the high desert of Wyoming.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Thanksgiving (or Thursday) from the high desert of Wyoming.
A sunflower for solidarity.
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A sunflower for solidarity.
Good night, moon. Wyoming.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Good night, moon. Wyoming.
The family project today was lefse, a Scandinavian flatbread based on riced potatoes.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The family project today was lefse, a Scandinavian flatbread based on riced potatoes.
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana, on a November day with a storm brewing, by Bureau of Land Management.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana, on a November day with a storm brewing, by Bureau of Land Management.
Sunflower for solidarity
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Sunflower for solidarity
Sunset somewhere in central Idaho.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sunset somewhere in central Idaho.
Colorado morning by Just An Amateur Jo, Flickr.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Colorado morning by Just An Amateur Jo, Flickr.com
Good day, bluesky. ‘Have been busy with laundry and packing for the holiday trip, but the dog needed some outdoor exercise so I caught a patch of blue showing through the overcast. We had bonus rain that wasn’t forecast, so a good day all around. Have a great week everyone.
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good day, bluesky. ‘Have been busy with laundry and packing for the holiday trip, but the dog needed some outdoor exercise so I caught a patch of blue showing through the overcast. We had bonus rain that wasn’t forecast, so a good day all around. Have a great week everyone.
"Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years."--David Gruber of Project CETI
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years."--David Gruber of Project CETI
Good day, bluesky. We have color in the sky today, which delighted me though doggo was much more interested in checking out the smells. Nothing was found requiring growls or barks.
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Good day, bluesky. We have color in the sky today, which delighted me though doggo was much more interested in checking out the smells. Nothing was found requiring growls or barks.
Animal trail through the very thorny Harrison’s yellow roses, suitable for quail, cats, and not-too-tall dogs. The feral cats have an ambush hidey hole, which dog regularly checks. The quail mutter their concerns. The cats snarl if thwarted.
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Animal trail through the very thorny Harrison’s yellow roses, suitable for quail, cats, and not-too-tall dogs. The feral cats have an ambush hidey hole, which dog regularly checks. The quail mutter their concerns. The cats snarl if thwarted.
Winter steelhead angler in the Olympic rainforest, WA, by Chase Gunnell.
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Winter steelhead angler in the Olympic rainforest, WA, by Chase Gunnell.
WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife stocks trout in popular lakes for Black Friday anglers. Lakes are better than malls for holiday recreation. Credit to Julie Harper.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife stocks trout in popular lakes for Black Friday anglers. Lakes are better than malls for holiday recreation. Credit to Julie Harper.
Steelhead angler, unidentified, on the Skykomish River by WDFW.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Steelhead angler, unidentified, on the Skykomish River by WDFW.
Seasonal colors of the Rufus-sided Towhee by thom_morris.
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Seasonal colors of the Rufus-sided Towhee by thom_morris.