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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am really looking forward to the derby with TNS next weekend! See you at The Rock. #askwxm

Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Saw this one on a utility pole in front of our local pizzeria on Saturday. Like America, I hope he finds his way home. #doglife

Missing Dog. Do not chase! Spooked easily. Fears World War III. Not the smartest, but understands the world held hostage by superpowers and their proxy wars for hegemonic control

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our Epiphyllum (night-blooming cactus) was still awake this morning. #bloomscrolling

Huge, showy flower with white petals and yellowish sepals lying on a wooden surface in the sun.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Get outside on this #ForestFriday. There’s good stuff out there.

A temperate rainforest with devils club and sword ferns lining both sides of a stream that cuts through the center of the frame

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Up at 5:30 in the morning, crept through the house like at cat burglar to let the wife and kids sleep, but I made it! #askwxm

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hope you all found a sunny window for your #Caturday

Cat lying on a sunny windowsill with front paws stretched toward the camera.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My thirteen year old and his friends have distilled the English language down to just two words, “Bro” and “Yo.” Much like the tonal languages of the world, the meaning is entirely in where you place the emphasis. Yo, bro! Yo, bro? Yo! Bro? Yo? Bro! All with distinct meanings. #linguistics

Three teenagers walking away from the camera, along a sandy beach, the ocean to their left.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The defense is really punching above their weight against this constant attack from Wolves. #askwxm #wxmafcwomen

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Summer is starting to fray at the edges here, but some still bloom in defiance. #bloomscrolling #macro #flowers #photography

A close up of the center of a sunflower. A dense circular disk made of hundreds of florets surrounded by orange/yellow petals.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When a problem comes along, you must whip it. #TidesOutTuesday

Teenager using a piece of bull kelp as a whip. The kelp forms a long arc over his head. He is standing on a sandy beach with the Pacific Ocean behind.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

My wife and kids are at Moclips Beach, where a grey whale carcass washed up last month. She sent me this haunting photo for your #TidesOutTuesday #PNW Photo credit @ncelina.bsky.social

Grey whale carcass its tail and fluke toward camera. It lies on a sandy beach after sunset. Dark blue waves in the background

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

For the #birdoftheday theme of #firsts, here is my earliest digital photograph of a bird that I can find. A turkey from what seems a lifetime ago.

A tom turkey strutting through dead grass and pine trees.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Not fully open for business, but already serving customers #bloomscrolling #gardening #bees

A partially opened sunflower with a bee on it

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I hope you sleep in late and do nothing of importance on this stunning Sunday. 🌱 #roses #photography #stunday #bloomscrolling

A rosebush reflecting the sun. One bloom in the foreground is in sharp focus while multiple are slightly blurred in the background. There is a cedar fence behind the bush.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The clematis in our garden has been more active this year than most. I think it’s been all the neglect I’ve given it. #FloralFriday #bloomscrolling

Purple clematis blooms and green leaves spill over a wooden fence.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

How tenacious was that goal from Thomas!?! #askwxm

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I am receiving regular updates from my children about all things #Jimothy. I can’t believe how much I now know about raccoons with spinal conditions.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Excited to see how #wxmafcwomen perform against a USL Super League team. Also, happy to be watching it with all of you after a couple of months on hiatus. #askwxm

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Tally Lake, Northwestern Montana. Our camping trip last week was better than average. #scape #naturephotography #getoutside

Lake water reflects a sky of high, wispy clouds. The lake is surrounded by forested hills. A group of children on paddle boards and floats can just be seen I the center the lake.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you’re not watching Egypt v Argentina right now, you should be!

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I spent the last week camping in Montana. The song sparrows were thick around Tally Lake. #birds #getoutside #Montana

Adult song sparrow with dark streaks on its back, white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of its breast. It has brown cap and a long brown rounded tail.

Song sparrow with its mouth open in song

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

You know what fixes a long day at work, garden time. #bloomscrolling #PNW #gardening

Five-petaled phlox blossoms, each white flower has a pink center that makes a vibrant five-pointed star in each . Leaves surround the blooms.

Delicate, purple lilies open against a pale blue sky, smeared with wispy clouds. Unopened blooms near the top of the frame.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This young sparrow was watching me work in the garden today. #BirdoftheDay #LittleBrownBird #Sparrow #birds

Young sparrow standing on ground covered in dry leaves and needles

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I never expected to be a rose tender, but then we bought a house with a dozen plants and now I am constantly #bloomscrolling

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

These local kids are always trying to convince me to hire them to mow the lawn. #wildlife #pnw #deer #nature

Young deer buck eating flowers growing near a sidewalk

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I was sitting on my porch drinking tea when an unfamiliar cat came by, I think we are friends now. #Caturday

Fluffy grey and white cat lying on its back waiting to have its belly rubbed. My hand is reaching toward it.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Last night I watched my eldest play trombone with his 1100 piece band. Louie Louie never sounded so sweet. #bigband #livemusic #bandbash

1100 musicians wearing brightly colored shirts, arranged in a large semicircle on an athletic field.

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It’s that time of year when I start calculating the LD50 for strawberries. Let’s see, 4000mg/kg for fructose and if each strawberry is 4% fructose, then I can probably eat another bowl and not die… #gardening #PNW

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A morning visitor while I was drinking tea on the porch. #bird #photography

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is the look that Artemis gives me when I start the robot vacuum and ruin her #Caturday

Wide-eyed calico cat with robot vacuum running in the background

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