The Woodchuck
@woodchucklove.bsky.social
Fierce independent and book lover. Geological Engineer. Mackay School of Mines Alum. Transcendentalist. Administrator of the Robert Burns Poetry Bot. @robertburnsbot.bsky.social
I’ve been working on my early Jack Londons. It’s a treasure hunt every time I’m at a used bookstore.
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I’ve been working on my early Jack Londons. It’s a treasure hunt every time I’m at a used bookstore.
I couldn’t agree more
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I couldn’t agree more
Pulled some Jamaican Mushroom peppers from the garden today! These are tasty but SO HOT 🥵
October 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Pulled some Jamaican Mushroom peppers from the garden today! These are tasty but SO HOT 🥵
Beautiful juvenile Red Tailed Hawk at the ranch this evening.
September 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Beautiful juvenile Red Tailed Hawk at the ranch this evening.
Love the Sierra Nevada!
September 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Love the Sierra Nevada!
Princess Pearl
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Princess Pearl
Current inventory of our Little Free Library. I built this 15? years ago for Mother’s day. The library’s getting a lot of use these days. 📚 #library #littlefreelibrary #books #reading
September 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Current inventory of our Little Free Library. I built this 15? years ago for Mother’s day. The library’s getting a lot of use these days. 📚 #library #littlefreelibrary #books #reading
Harvesting perfectly ripe Himrod grapes. The vines are a little over 20 years old and produce prolifically. These are the best grapes I’ve ever tasted. We know fall is here when they’re ripe.
September 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Harvesting perfectly ripe Himrod grapes. The vines are a little over 20 years old and produce prolifically. These are the best grapes I’ve ever tasted. We know fall is here when they’re ripe.
Our small garden has gifted us pounds of Chile de Arbol this season. They’re hotter than I like to eat fresh. Maybe ferment and make hot sauce?
September 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Our small garden has gifted us pounds of Chile de Arbol this season. They’re hotter than I like to eat fresh. Maybe ferment and make hot sauce?
Chili peppers are ripening! 🌶️ Have two types this year; Chili Arbol and supposedly Scotch Bonnet (i think they’re really Jamaican Mushroom Peppers). #chili #peppers #garden #summertime
August 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Chili peppers are ripening! 🌶️ Have two types this year; Chili Arbol and supposedly Scotch Bonnet (i think they’re really Jamaican Mushroom Peppers). #chili #peppers #garden #summertime
This is a cool post. Here’s a little one I did a while back. They’re kinda difficult to put together.
August 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is a cool post. Here’s a little one I did a while back. They’re kinda difficult to put together.
Here’s a cross-section of modern Roman concrete created in my lab. This material has NO Portland cement but is comprised of lime, pozzolan, and aggregates. Despite the hype, real RC is relatively weak (1400 psi) but is highly strain tolerant and is self-healing so very survivable. #roman #concrete
August 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
July 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Despite high temps (104F) we had a great day in the field today mapping a Triassic marine limestone in nowhere, Nevada. Had a couple of great encounters!
July 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Despite high temps (104F) we had a great day in the field today mapping a Triassic marine limestone in nowhere, Nevada. Had a couple of great encounters!
Had a great time today at Haleakala NP! Saw some bucket list birds including these beautiful Nene foraging #birdwatching #maui #bird #hawaii #geese
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Had a great time today at Haleakala NP! Saw some bucket list birds including these beautiful Nene foraging #birdwatching #maui #bird #hawaii #geese
This filibuster speech is phenomenal. I’ve been really down on Dems as an opposition party. @corybooker.com breathing fire is starting to meet the moment.
April 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This filibuster speech is phenomenal. I’ve been really down on Dems as an opposition party. @corybooker.com breathing fire is starting to meet the moment.
Spring has arrived in the Sierra!
March 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Spring has arrived in the Sierra!
For St. Patrick’s Day I present an outcrop of Irish Carboniferous limestone from the Burren in County Clare. Can any bird folk help identify my avian companion?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For St. Patrick’s Day I present an outcrop of Irish Carboniferous limestone from the Burren in County Clare. Can any bird folk help identify my avian companion?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
My 30th book from the Le Monde list. I finished this a couple days ago and am still contemplating what I've read. The cyclical nature of time and related ebb and flow of family/societal fortune seem particularly germane to today's current events. #booksky #books #reading #classicbooks
March 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My 30th book from the Le Monde list. I finished this a couple days ago and am still contemplating what I've read. The cyclical nature of time and related ebb and flow of family/societal fortune seem particularly germane to today's current events. #booksky #books #reading #classicbooks