Owen D. V. Sholes, Ph.D.
@solidagobro.bsky.social
Retired ecologist in New England. https://owensholes.com
Hands Off democracy; Hands Off science
No AI, no A1, don't call me Al
Hands Off democracy; Hands Off science
No AI, no A1, don't call me Al
Machu Picchu exceeds expectations
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Machu Picchu exceeds expectations
Deep red red oak leaves backlit by late afternoon sunlight
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Deep red red oak leaves backlit by late afternoon sunlight
Red hibiscus is inside for the winter, and blooms
Go figure
Go figure
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Red hibiscus is inside for the winter, and blooms
Go figure
Go figure
October farm
Vermont
Vermont
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
October farm
Vermont
Vermont
Red-orange leaves of October 2024
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Red-orange leaves of October 2024
No kings
Except T rex
In Worcester MA
Except T rex
In Worcester MA
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
No kings
Except T rex
In Worcester MA
Except T rex
In Worcester MA
Thousands of people before things got started at No Kings Worcester MA
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thousands of people before things got started at No Kings Worcester MA
Colorful sunset through the trees
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Colorful sunset through the trees
Yellow, orange, and red leaves reflected in a pond in October 2019
October 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Yellow, orange, and red leaves reflected in a pond in October 2019
Looking up through red, orange, and green leaves of four large red maple trees in Worcester MA
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Looking up through red, orange, and green leaves of four large red maple trees in Worcester MA
More autumn colors around a pond in a sunny day
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More autumn colors around a pond in a sunny day
Colorful red maples by a pond on a sunny day
October 2023
October 2023
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Colorful red maples by a pond on a sunny day
October 2023
October 2023
Ho, hum, another
Fiery Sunset!
Phone cam not quite up to the task
Fiery Sunset!
Phone cam not quite up to the task
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ho, hum, another
Fiery Sunset!
Phone cam not quite up to the task
Fiery Sunset!
Phone cam not quite up to the task
Some mountains in the Lofoten Islands on a cloudy spring day in 2023
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some mountains in the Lofoten Islands on a cloudy spring day in 2023
Old sawmill with new windows and an amazing stone foundation from the 1700s
Moore State Park, Paxton MA
Moore State Park, Paxton MA
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Old sawmill with new windows and an amazing stone foundation from the 1700s
Moore State Park, Paxton MA
Moore State Park, Paxton MA
Bridge railing with public art, Tokyo
September 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bridge railing with public art, Tokyo
Kanazawa castle gate at night
Sept 2024
Sept 2024
September 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kanazawa castle gate at night
Sept 2024
Sept 2024
Autumn aster
September 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Autumn aster
Tree-lined pond at Moore State Park on a sunny September morning
September 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tree-lined pond at Moore State Park on a sunny September morning
Eastern white pine reaching up to a clear blue sky
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Eastern white pine reaching up to a clear blue sky
Early autumn colors around a pond under a mostly blue sky
Central MA
Central MA
September 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Early autumn colors around a pond under a mostly blue sky
Central MA
Central MA
Evening sky brightens the clouds with trees in shadow
September 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Evening sky brightens the clouds with trees in shadow
Clouds looming over the pond, straining to see their own reflections, blue sky between them, so we know they aren't entirely serious
September 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Clouds looming over the pond, straining to see their own reflections, blue sky between them, so we know they aren't entirely serious
I like it when clouds part and blue sunlight shines through above the trees
September 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I like it when clouds part and blue sunlight shines through above the trees
Fog over a pond turning everything gray in September a few years ago
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fog over a pond turning everything gray in September a few years ago