Thisistheforestsuccessional
@thereinthedistance.bsky.social
Books, nature’s last ups
From the sprawl
From the sprawl
Hello, climate change 😬
I can’t recall if this high tide/winter storm erosion events combo was a series of storms and high-high tides? But the drop-off it/they carved on this one little beach in the Boston Harbor area is 4-5 inches deep.
I can’t recall if this high tide/winter storm erosion events combo was a series of storms and high-high tides? But the drop-off it/they carved on this one little beach in the Boston Harbor area is 4-5 inches deep.
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hello, climate change 😬
I can’t recall if this high tide/winter storm erosion events combo was a series of storms and high-high tides? But the drop-off it/they carved on this one little beach in the Boston Harbor area is 4-5 inches deep.
I can’t recall if this high tide/winter storm erosion events combo was a series of storms and high-high tides? But the drop-off it/they carved on this one little beach in the Boston Harbor area is 4-5 inches deep.
Also here for #forestfriday !
A pine barren-like forested area, fire-adapted habitat (with no fire anymore) of wind-warped pines and red cedar, with dry grasses and goldenrods growing on glacial till ❤️
A pine barren-like forested area, fire-adapted habitat (with no fire anymore) of wind-warped pines and red cedar, with dry grasses and goldenrods growing on glacial till ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Also here for #forestfriday !
A pine barren-like forested area, fire-adapted habitat (with no fire anymore) of wind-warped pines and red cedar, with dry grasses and goldenrods growing on glacial till ❤️
A pine barren-like forested area, fire-adapted habitat (with no fire anymore) of wind-warped pines and red cedar, with dry grasses and goldenrods growing on glacial till ❤️
Lol I’m prepared today! 🍄🟫 #fungiFriday
Wondering now if these might be turkey tails? At first click, I thought they could be a bracket 🤷♀️ pretty tho
Wondering now if these might be turkey tails? At first click, I thought they could be a bracket 🤷♀️ pretty tho
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lol I’m prepared today! 🍄🟫 #fungiFriday
Wondering now if these might be turkey tails? At first click, I thought they could be a bracket 🤷♀️ pretty tho
Wondering now if these might be turkey tails? At first click, I thought they could be a bracket 🤷♀️ pretty tho
This small (slate?) stone has several lengthwise splits and moss has moved into these openings making stripes
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This small (slate?) stone has several lengthwise splits and moss has moved into these openings making stripes
Foot and head of a white pine, taken in a park in Norwell, MA. it was late in the day and about 4 pm a great horned owl started to speak their piece nearby
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Foot and head of a white pine, taken in a park in Norwell, MA. it was late in the day and about 4 pm a great horned owl started to speak their piece nearby
Randomly, from Wikipedia, the puffer-fish-like paper nest structure of the social wasp Polybia scutellaris (from Brazil):
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Randomly, from Wikipedia, the puffer-fish-like paper nest structure of the social wasp Polybia scutellaris (from Brazil):
Look, there in the distance, puffins and guillemots, staying well out of camera range! 🤪🤪🤪 (nice puffin cruise, tho! ❤️)
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Look, there in the distance, puffins and guillemots, staying well out of camera range! 🤪🤪🤪 (nice puffin cruise, tho! ❤️)
Aurora-ish lol
Not bad considering the light pollution 👍
Not bad considering the light pollution 👍
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Aurora-ish lol
Not bad considering the light pollution 👍
Not bad considering the light pollution 👍
Little patch of lowbush blueberry bringing the flame while the oak leaves go bronze overhead
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Little patch of lowbush blueberry bringing the flame while the oak leaves go bronze overhead
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently has this obviously false statement across the top of the homepage, just another day in the idiocracy
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently has this obviously false statement across the top of the homepage, just another day in the idiocracy
This 30-40 yo red maple is the variety October Glory or something like it. Seems like the last maple to turn and it goes vivid scarlet like this just before the leaves drop. ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This 30-40 yo red maple is the variety October Glory or something like it. Seems like the last maple to turn and it goes vivid scarlet like this just before the leaves drop. ❤️
View of a salt marsh today. Against the red, yellow, and brown colors of the deciduous trees I was seeing smaller conifers in front, which are likely red cedar. A few white pines in the background are popping up a bit over the top of the canopy.
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
View of a salt marsh today. Against the red, yellow, and brown colors of the deciduous trees I was seeing smaller conifers in front, which are likely red cedar. A few white pines in the background are popping up a bit over the top of the canopy.
something just gives me the feeling that i should not trust US govt sites anymore, and should prob expect to get lots of food poisoning for a while yet 🤷♀️🤔
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
something just gives me the feeling that i should not trust US govt sites anymore, and should prob expect to get lots of food poisoning for a while yet 🤷♀️🤔
Wasps not allowed? or maybe wasps have rented the picnic area down the path? 🤔
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Wasps not allowed? or maybe wasps have rented the picnic area down the path? 🤔
Went out to run and errand and heard this little guy ❤️
owl had stuff to do, didn’t hang out long, so i didn’t get a look
tho now i think again, this wasn’t far from a fire department house, hope owl wasn’t drawn in by a siren 😳
owl had stuff to do, didn’t hang out long, so i didn’t get a look
tho now i think again, this wasn’t far from a fire department house, hope owl wasn’t drawn in by a siren 😳
October 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Went out to run and errand and heard this little guy ❤️
owl had stuff to do, didn’t hang out long, so i didn’t get a look
tho now i think again, this wasn’t far from a fire department house, hope owl wasn’t drawn in by a siren 😳
owl had stuff to do, didn’t hang out long, so i didn’t get a look
tho now i think again, this wasn’t far from a fire department house, hope owl wasn’t drawn in by a siren 😳
Pyrola americana with the stalks dying back now. Love the intricate little flowers on these
October 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Pyrola americana with the stalks dying back now. Love the intricate little flowers on these
path carpeting from this afternoon
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
path carpeting from this afternoon
“Your 2026 Aktau Red Sox!” 👍
Eerily similar to Boston tbh
Eerily similar to Boston tbh
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“Your 2026 Aktau Red Sox!” 👍
Eerily similar to Boston tbh
Eerily similar to Boston tbh
Similar optimism (tho that ofc was a croc-eyed optimist)
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Similar optimism (tho that ofc was a croc-eyed optimist)
What a great adaptation! How do they sneeze, tho? If they sneeze 🙂
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What a great adaptation! How do they sneeze, tho? If they sneeze 🙂
Another great bonus with growing native plants: they plant friends 🙂 you can also harvest some seed to try growing it elsewhere ofc
A bit like oaks growing from acorns, tiny goldenrod seeds can become large, resilient plants that feed all sorts of insects 💛
A bit like oaks growing from acorns, tiny goldenrod seeds can become large, resilient plants that feed all sorts of insects 💛
October 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another great bonus with growing native plants: they plant friends 🙂 you can also harvest some seed to try growing it elsewhere ofc
A bit like oaks growing from acorns, tiny goldenrod seeds can become large, resilient plants that feed all sorts of insects 💛
A bit like oaks growing from acorns, tiny goldenrod seeds can become large, resilient plants that feed all sorts of insects 💛
Blithering on the internets about this won’t do but it needs reading
October 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Blithering on the internets about this won’t do but it needs reading
I‘m reconsidering my Apple Music subscription rn 💸
it’s fine, but kind of odd in places: in Apple Classical, the “Ensemble” heading leads to these playlists. 🤔 Are there folks who think “screw duos, it’s an octet day”?
it’s fine, but kind of odd in places: in Apple Classical, the “Ensemble” heading leads to these playlists. 🤔 Are there folks who think “screw duos, it’s an octet day”?
October 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I‘m reconsidering my Apple Music subscription rn 💸
it’s fine, but kind of odd in places: in Apple Classical, the “Ensemble” heading leads to these playlists. 🤔 Are there folks who think “screw duos, it’s an octet day”?
it’s fine, but kind of odd in places: in Apple Classical, the “Ensemble” heading leads to these playlists. 🤔 Are there folks who think “screw duos, it’s an octet day”?