Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This weekend I: - explored a pond/future campground that recently opened to the public under new ownership - foraged milkweed at the family Christmas tree farm (flowers for a shrub, pods to blanch and sauté for dinner) - made some minor improvements to the community calendar I maintain 010
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 18/07/2026My sister’s house needs foundation repairs which may cost about what she paid for the house about five years ago. The only good news (bad news in most other contexts) is that the house has about doubled in value in that time… 030
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Caught a red fox napping in the snow in my yard today 030
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Also can’t log in because of this, but still receiving push notifications… 020
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Parasitic fungus infecting the overwinter hive at my lady beetle sanctuary (AKA my house) :( 280
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Today my dad helped rescue a duck that somehow found a way into my basement… 130
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 17/05/2025The blueberry bushes and apple tree seem vigorous this year. 100
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Most of the mice have vacated the house, though some remain. 100
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 17/05/2025The grass is growing fast. When I mow, I smell the wild chives. Keeping back the knotweed is a constant task. 100
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 17/05/2025More recently, deer and rabbits cross my yard, and today a couple gophers are chomping down on my weeds. A lilac crushed by a snowstorm has new sprouts from the roots. My forsythia never flowered much, but has an abundance of green leaves. 100
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I was thinking: cool of your town to have a weekly email… Half a second later: what?! 010
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Sorry, post might be clearer if you substitute “infovore” in place of “power user” 530
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 29/12/2024I’d guess at least 2. I tend not encounter the same tweets if I spend less time scrolling in a day, and some days people tweet more than others and I won’t see all of them on those days. I also try not to follow super prolific posters and I think the following feed on Twitter still has some filters 120
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Write vs read bias? I gain a lot of utility from reading social media even without posting lots of ill-formed thoughts. 010
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 29/12/2024I follow over 5,000 people on Twitter and had a high quality feed. (And still read through all the new posts in the “Following” feed regularly.) Haven’t reached those numbers on Bluesky yet, but please don’t disregard power users. 2650
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Love “Year in Review” and “Predictions for Next Year” season! Reply with your favorites in this vein. 050
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Spent the night at my parents the other day, because my power/internet/heat were out. My sister wanted to know why I packed 20 books... 010
Reposted by Chris OgdenSeamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 08/11/2024If you’re bored enough later today, I’m going to begin fermenting some cacao. 5-7 days of pictures that will not change, obscure temperature and microbial data, and bad jokes lie ahead. Get psyched. 57984102
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 06/11/2024Josh Riley as my congressman is my silver lining for today. 120
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 01/11/2024It is fall and my house is once again a sanctuary for ladybugs 🐞 🍁 120
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 30/09/2024Oh, and I forgot to mention the three flying squirrels living in my rafters! Or the peregrine falcon perched on my utility lines last week. 141
Chris Ogden @ctogden.bsky.social · 30/09/2024Sometimes feel like I’m in a fairy tale. Walked by my window and there’s a baby deer and a chipmunk and a white butterfly flittering by. Yesterday there were at least 7 northern flickers harvesting worms from my yard. 3291
