Joe Hastings (he / him)
@wherewildthingsare.bsky.social
High school Business & Computer Science Teacher; summer camp counselor / Director; Unified Coach who loves learning about nature. I’m a husband as well as a father to three ‘wild things’. Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
That it doesn’t last forever, and that inviting (or allowing) other good people into our world can bring us strength and help to temper the sadness into wisdom and compassion.
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
That it doesn’t last forever, and that inviting (or allowing) other good people into our world can bring us strength and help to temper the sadness into wisdom and compassion.
Hey that’s my neck of the woods! Enjoy the tourist free beach and all the gulls and piping plovers!
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey that’s my neck of the woods! Enjoy the tourist free beach and all the gulls and piping plovers!
Gorgeous! I’ll bet she flies!
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Gorgeous! I’ll bet she flies!
… AND not an AI chatbot
September 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
… AND not an AI chatbot
Little Shop of Horrors
August 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Little Shop of Horrors
Ok, I wrote this with a lot of emotion; not jail for expression, but how is this acceptable. Here’s where the statement “If you allow something, you encourage it” applies.
July 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ok, I wrote this with a lot of emotion; not jail for expression, but how is this acceptable. Here’s where the statement “If you allow something, you encourage it” applies.
This statement alone SHOULD (in a just society) be enough to put someone who says that in jail. How beyond cruel. There is no other word other than evil.
July 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This statement alone SHOULD (in a just society) be enough to put someone who says that in jail. How beyond cruel. There is no other word other than evil.
I also get to learn about topics ranging from soil and climate science, to bike and commuting concerns, to native plants. I like the authenticity from the people I regularly read from.
July 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I also get to learn about topics ranging from soil and climate science, to bike and commuting concerns, to native plants. I like the authenticity from the people I regularly read from.
While I myself don’t often post, I get to hear from MANY different voices and read (and consider) their perspectives. I’m relatively new on here, but have only come across positive and well-meaning posts from the ones I follow.
July 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
While I myself don’t often post, I get to hear from MANY different voices and read (and consider) their perspectives. I’m relatively new on here, but have only come across positive and well-meaning posts from the ones I follow.
But I love the title!
June 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
But I love the title!
Or perhaps: …”Never Formally Studied..”
June 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Or perhaps: …”Never Formally Studied..”
I just hit 800 myself. That’s a huge accomplishment!
June 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I just hit 800 myself. That’s a huge accomplishment!
June 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Congratulations!!!
June 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Congratulations!!!
I’ve never thought of using Excel to do a plant map! How cool!
June 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’ve never thought of using Excel to do a plant map! How cool!
😢 that is not easy. I’m so sorry; that’s super difficult at 12. It’s not easy as an adult either, but now my weird family, friends, and I celebrate our weirdness and cherish our authenticity.
June 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
😢 that is not easy. I’m so sorry; that’s super difficult at 12. It’s not easy as an adult either, but now my weird family, friends, and I celebrate our weirdness and cherish our authenticity.
That does sound like a lot after going to an eye doctor, but the errands do sound lovely. My wife LOVED the Teller of Small Fortunes; I got her the book for Christmas
June 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
That does sound like a lot after going to an eye doctor, but the errands do sound lovely. My wife LOVED the Teller of Small Fortunes; I got her the book for Christmas
I thought that was an intentional design at first! Woah! It certainly looks two-tired to carry on.
June 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I thought that was an intentional design at first! Woah! It certainly looks two-tired to carry on.