Wyles
@stolsen.bsky.social
Environmental Scientist, Druid, Animist. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMFJ2080z3antcCarBjrrw
editing is way harder than it should be today. I am about half way through a ten minute video and have reached the point of not wanting to edit any farther. Problem is if I release as is, half the video will look great, the other half will look like it was edited two years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
editing is way harder than it should be today. I am about half way through a ten minute video and have reached the point of not wanting to edit any farther. Problem is if I release as is, half the video will look great, the other half will look like it was edited two years ago.
Feel like this may have to be my new profile picture, for no real reason other than I look awesome in this light.
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Feel like this may have to be my new profile picture, for no real reason other than I look awesome in this light.
Been putting together a series of videos about finding nature even when you feel stuck in a city. It has been a lot of fun to brainstorm ideas. My favorite so far? Finding the wildflowers that push up through the sidewalks. A really fun way of thinking.
flowers growing out of a crack in a sidewalk
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November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Been putting together a series of videos about finding nature even when you feel stuck in a city. It has been a lot of fun to brainstorm ideas. My favorite so far? Finding the wildflowers that push up through the sidewalks. A really fun way of thinking.
Went to a funeral today and for some reason the outfit I chose to wear gives either major Monty Python vibes or major evil English literature professor from a bad movie vibes.
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Went to a funeral today and for some reason the outfit I chose to wear gives either major Monty Python vibes or major evil English literature professor from a bad movie vibes.
If you see this, QTP with a gif of your favorite wild animal 🌿
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If you see this, QTP with a gif of your favorite wild animal 🌿
I know this whole building a YouTube channel is worth it but after two years I really am ready for a freaking win. Just one win, that is all I’m asking for.
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I know this whole building a YouTube channel is worth it but after two years I really am ready for a freaking win. Just one win, that is all I’m asking for.
Been spending a huge amount of time in the video game “Tales of the Shire” and realize how amazing the world would be if we settled disputes through gardening clubs, cooking meals for our neighbors, and just enjoying strolls in the countryside. I wish I were a hobbit.
a hobbit house sits on top of a hill with a wooden gate in front of it
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November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Been spending a huge amount of time in the video game “Tales of the Shire” and realize how amazing the world would be if we settled disputes through gardening clubs, cooking meals for our neighbors, and just enjoying strolls in the countryside. I wish I were a hobbit.
I started learning Gaelic because I wanted to connect to my heritage, I now understand that it is actually a secret power to allow me to read most fantasy names and constructed languages in fantasy setting without stumbling over names. I now know why a lot of native speakers hate modern fantasy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I started learning Gaelic because I wanted to connect to my heritage, I now understand that it is actually a secret power to allow me to read most fantasy names and constructed languages in fantasy setting without stumbling over names. I now know why a lot of native speakers hate modern fantasy.
watched the new Superman movie last night. I think it did better than most of the new DC films but it is still not at the level of Marvel studios. I did enjoy the story and the acting was great, there were just moments where the film fell off for me.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
watched the new Superman movie last night. I think it did better than most of the new DC films but it is still not at the level of Marvel studios. I did enjoy the story and the acting was great, there were just moments where the film fell off for me.
When I grow up I want to be like Granddad in Bluey. That guy has got it all and is not bogged down by the worries of modern life and technology.
two cartoon dogs are standing next to each other in front of a toy store
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November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When I grow up I want to be like Granddad in Bluey. That guy has got it all and is not bogged down by the worries of modern life and technology.
balancing running a custom world DnD campaign, growing a small independent business, and learning how to produce content for YouTube has been quite the journey. I am really enjoying this so far.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
balancing running a custom world DnD campaign, growing a small independent business, and learning how to produce content for YouTube has been quite the journey. I am really enjoying this so far.
got to swing dance with my dance studio manager last night at a party. Always a good time when the manager/head instructor at the end says, "wow you are a really good dancer, I can't believe we haven't danced together before."
Well ma'am thank you for your amazing staff that has taught me.
Well ma'am thank you for your amazing staff that has taught me.
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
got to swing dance with my dance studio manager last night at a party. Always a good time when the manager/head instructor at the end says, "wow you are a really good dancer, I can't believe we haven't danced together before."
Well ma'am thank you for your amazing staff that has taught me.
Well ma'am thank you for your amazing staff that has taught me.
highlight of my science career was working on a prairie restoration project to return bison to Colorado. I loved the field work and the lab work as we studied nutrient levels of different prairie locations and how the native animals help with those levels. Really made me appreciate prairie dogs.
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
highlight of my science career was working on a prairie restoration project to return bison to Colorado. I loved the field work and the lab work as we studied nutrient levels of different prairie locations and how the native animals help with those levels. Really made me appreciate prairie dogs.
there is a small rural museum on the northeast border of Colorado that has a barbed wire display. It looks at how it has evolved from the 1800s through the present with small lengths of the stuff hung on a wall. It really is fascinating, even if it is inherently harmful to wildlife.
In a list of the most important technologies that have shaped the American West, barbed wire would be near the top. It's great for the livestock industry, but can harm wildlife.
Barbed wire fences dot the West. There’s a growing movement to take them down -- for wildlife
Every two and a half miles of barbed wire is responsible for killing one deer, elk or pronghorn a year, one study estimated.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
there is a small rural museum on the northeast border of Colorado that has a barbed wire display. It looks at how it has evolved from the 1800s through the present with small lengths of the stuff hung on a wall. It really is fascinating, even if it is inherently harmful to wildlife.
I am waiting patiently for the weekend so I can go out and do some more hiking. I miss just being out and doing my thing without people telling me how to live. Maybe I missed my calling by deciding to live in a city rather than rural America. I crave those wide open spaces as the chicks sing about.
a man stands on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean at sunset
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November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am waiting patiently for the weekend so I can go out and do some more hiking. I miss just being out and doing my thing without people telling me how to live. Maybe I missed my calling by deciding to live in a city rather than rural America. I crave those wide open spaces as the chicks sing about.
Been looking into exploring different avenues of conservation over the last few days. I really want to find things that I can control rather than react to things that I am unable to. I decided that I was going to start a series of short form videos all about our nature and how amazing it is.
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Been looking into exploring different avenues of conservation over the last few days. I really want to find things that I can control rather than react to things that I am unable to. I decided that I was going to start a series of short form videos all about our nature and how amazing it is.
Was given an opportunity to “touch grass” this morning. Ended up going on a 3 mile hike through a wonderful ecological border region. The world really is a magical place.
November 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Was given an opportunity to “touch grass” this morning. Ended up going on a 3 mile hike through a wonderful ecological border region. The world really is a magical place.
#reading Diary: Primates evolved such good eyesight mostly in part to our relationships with snakes. Snakes stay out of inclement weather so every day to them is a tropical delight.
~Stephen Hall, "Slither"
~Stephen Hall, "Slither"
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#reading Diary: Primates evolved such good eyesight mostly in part to our relationships with snakes. Snakes stay out of inclement weather so every day to them is a tropical delight.
~Stephen Hall, "Slither"
~Stephen Hall, "Slither"
the world is so much bigger than the limited scope of politics or religion. I am always grateful for those that showed me this fact when I was younger. The likes of Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, David Attenborough, Jeff Corwin, and all the Mutual of Omaha conservationists. We need ppl like them today.
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
the world is so much bigger than the limited scope of politics or religion. I am always grateful for those that showed me this fact when I was younger. The likes of Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, David Attenborough, Jeff Corwin, and all the Mutual of Omaha conservationists. We need ppl like them today.
I love my degree sometimes, and sometimes it is scary AF. Been reading research on chronic wasting disease and parasites affecting animal populations in North America. Apparently climate change, habitat destruction, and anthropogenic interactions w/ fauna could lead to mass disease and pop declines.
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I love my degree sometimes, and sometimes it is scary AF. Been reading research on chronic wasting disease and parasites affecting animal populations in North America. Apparently climate change, habitat destruction, and anthropogenic interactions w/ fauna could lead to mass disease and pop declines.
at my wife's woo woo healing studio they have a book/item exchange. She brought home an Egyptian themed tarot deck and I have had so much fun reading the guidebook. It took me back to primary school when I was obsessed with egyptology and the myths associated with it.
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
at my wife's woo woo healing studio they have a book/item exchange. She brought home an Egyptian themed tarot deck and I have had so much fun reading the guidebook. It took me back to primary school when I was obsessed with egyptology and the myths associated with it.
I am at my wits end and feel broken and tired and alone.
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I am at my wits end and feel broken and tired and alone.
Regretting that second glass of wine last night, but ooo did it taste so good in the moment.
a bottle of van nahmen datterino tomate is on a white background
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October 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Regretting that second glass of wine last night, but ooo did it taste so good in the moment.
I have a two year old going on threenager please send help. And…. Maybe…. Candy, but mostly help.
a picture of a girl with the words " it 's so hard being thre "
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October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have a two year old going on threenager please send help. And…. Maybe…. Candy, but mostly help.
Not sure if it is me getting older or just figuring out my own personal style but I’m really digging tweed slacks and waistcoats right now. I’m living me best hobbit life.
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Not sure if it is me getting older or just figuring out my own personal style but I’m really digging tweed slacks and waistcoats right now. I’m living me best hobbit life.