iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sometimes the slugs beat ya to ‘em! I liked the colors on these two so thought I’d share. #fungifriends

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A pause for lunch and a pic of the only king bolete found today. This will probably go into omelettes along with yesterday’s find. It is quite early in the season to be finding these at all! The second picture is likely a conifer bolete hiding there. They say those are really bitter! Left it there.

060

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A solitary king bolete found on the trail to my fishing beach today. These are my absolute favorite! It’s a little earlier in the season than we are used to finding them. We’re going on a hike tomorrow to a spot that really produced last year. Perhaps we’ll find more!!! #fungifriends

1120

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A beautiful Astoria formation exposure we took a look at during a recent road trip along the Oregon coast. The site sees a lot of fossil hunting activity but we still found some neat bivalves! #fossilfriday

1181

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

We had a little Oregon getaway this past week. We combed some beautiful rocky beaches and found a few goodies here and there. Petrified wood, agates, chalcedony in pieces of host rock. Two pictures are of a basalt boulder just full of agate-filled cavities. Wish I could’ve taken it! 😫😂 #rockhound

1161

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

youtu.be/4WasZ8ytzNE I thought this was a lot of fun. Here’s Freddy McGregor covering a great Roger Miller song. Certainly the best use of steel guitar and fiddle in reggae I’ve ever heard. #musicsky

youtu.be

The King Of The Road

YouTube video by Freddie McGregor - Topic

050

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

One of my favorite stretches of Big Creek in Wa. The trout fishing here is sometimes as amazing as the scenery. It was yesterday morning for sure! Caught and released some nice ones.

190

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Took this picture of Mt. Ranier today. We were on a bike trail near the Green River in Kent Wa. The trail runs through an industrial area of the town hence the structures there. The least impeded shot to be found.

180

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We had friends visiting for the long weekend. Took them for a walk on the Westport pier. Couldn’t get a clear picture but the first one is a mother harbor seal with a brand new pup! A nice walk along a nearby river and some time at a beach. I found a nice little carnelian there.

090

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We spotted some mushrooms on a little hike around Lake Sylvia in Washington yesterday. Didn’t pick any but I was wondering if they were oysters. My research indicates they are not but are probably angel wings. Some sources say edible some say they might make one sick. Pretty anyhow! #fungifriends

3442

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A pretty decent turnout for Aberdeen, Wa. today! #Nokings !

0191

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I’m really liking all of the green mineral posts on here this St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️ Here’s a nice, big, green chunk of diopside/calcite I collected the last time I visited the Adirondacks. I had to leave it behind with family as it was too big to take on the plane! #rockhound #minerals

1200

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My sister gave us a mushroom-growing kit and I must say it’s been quite fun! This is the second batch so far. They are pioppinos and are about as tasty as some of the wild mushrooms we forage around here. #fungifriends

6482

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

We actually had a nice, sunny day today after many days of rain. My girlfriend and I took advantage of it to go for a nice walk on the beach. She found this small orbicular jasper out there and I think it’s one of the coolest rocks either one of us has found around here! #rockhound

3961

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I decided to tumble a barrel of strictly petrified wood last week. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened it up to change to the next grit! The 4 smaller pieces are from PNW beaches. The large one I picked up rock hounding on a friend’s ranch near San Antonio when I lived in Tx. #rockhound

A closeup of one of the smaller PNW pieces.

61196

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

We had a fun time at our local No Kings march today. I think there may have been a few more people this time and far less negative reactions from passing motorists.

1290

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It wasn’t a very good year for chanterelles where we live because of the lack of rainfall. We only found a few here and there. We did find a really good spot for boletus edulis though! We had a heck of a good time in the woods today. #fungifriends #mushrooms #foraging

0330

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

So no Rapture this time either? Feels like 2012 all over again.

2191

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A picture from a hike the other day. This is in the Johns River area in Wa. The hike ends at a pioneer cemetery. A beautiful nature walk with interesting history to boot!

0191

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

youtu.be/d4LdUQzCPPM Nirvana covering a Meat Puppets song. Cranking this band tonight and having a few beers with my girlfriend. We’re trying to drown out the absurd amount of fireworks here. We totally get why Kurt disliked this ignorant town. #musicsky

youtu.be

Nirvana - Lake Of Fire (Live On MTV Unplugged, 1993 / Unedited)

YouTube video by NirvanaVEVO

1220

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We stopped to visit this Thomas Dambo creation on the way home from Portland, Or. the other day. There are a bunch more of these throughout the U.S. I thought it was pretty neat. The only kind of troll I like to see on Bluesky

1221

Reposted by @kenbruneau.bsky.social

Chrisie @chrisiehunter.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

A new protest song. Not my usual genre, but I dig the lyrics. #musicsky music.apple.com/us/album/out...

music.apple.com

Outlaw Country by Dylan Earl on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 2:46

082

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

We participated in a small town #nokings protest today. Beautiful Westport,Wa.! It started with a march and ended with everyone singing in the park. The only king around here is salmon. I loved that sign!

2404

Reposted by @kenbruneau.bsky.social

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Remember this: be unpredictable. “Outrun, outlast… make it impossible for them to justify the cost.” They’ve already wasted $131 million. We are fully committed to peaceful demonstrations, and just as committed to protecting our communities.

137111472374

Reposted by @kenbruneau.bsky.social

sassafrasgirl @sassafrasgirl.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We have to fill the streets in numbers too big to count! History shows that mass peaceful protests make a difference! If you are close to a protest now - GO! If you need to plan then go on June 14th. There are over 1800+ protests planned that day! www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

15321

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Happy Mothers Day! (And Mother’s Day) Apostrophe is good too.

1120

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Time line cleanse! A cool limb cast I found in a Yegua Formation exposure in Bryan,Tx. a few years ago. #rockhound #petrifiedwood

2301

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The protest we took part in today had a pretty decent crowd for the small town of Ocean Shores,Wa. The guy on the lawn mower wasn’t happy about us being there and we got a few one-finger salutes from cars. Most of the reactions from passing motorists were positive though. We liked that.

0190

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We moved this batch of mead into a jar for 2nd. fermentation today. The must contains wild huckleberries and blackberries that we picked over the summer. It’s been going for 2 months and I like the color. My girlfriend demanded we sample a taste (my arm still hurts from all the twisting) Delicious!

4371

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The final polish for my fossil corals. I had to stop the process for a few weeks due to below-freezing temps at night. They took a pretty good shine considering how soft they are. I think using ceramic pellets helped. Shown with some harder material which I ran in a separate barrel. #rockhound

7492

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Sometimes when wading creeks looking for petrified wood, pieces of weirdly crystallized chalcedony turn up. At one time they filled a cavity in the petrified wood, but eroded out over time. Fun to find in their own right but it would have been great finding everything intact! #rockhound

6541

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Some more interesting War of 1812 artifacts from Lake Champlain. Military buttons and a flint wrapped in lead which I assume was used with a musket. I found some musket balls here too. #metaldetecting

1361

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The area on Lake Champlain where I found my U.S. buckle plate became a public beach and picnic area sometime after the War of 1812. (Until 1950?)Besides wartime artifacts, silver coins from the early 1900’s, tin toys, etc. would turn up sometimes. While not in great shape, this souvenir is fun.

2280

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Regarding metal detecting, I’m often asked what my best find is. The item shown here is the answer. I have found more intrinsically valuable items, but it’s about the history for me. Found on Lake Champlain near the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Plattsburgh. I was wading in the spring. Ice cold!

Other items I found here include musket balls, incidental clay pipe stems, buttons, a flint wrapped in lead, silver coins from later years and some others to be shown later.

2360

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

After only phase 2 my Wisconsin rocks I selected for tumbling are shaping up nicely. They should look great in our display jar of tumbled material! #rockhound #rock #lapidary #polishing

6400

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Not sure if there is anyone here who likes to make mead. We got this one ready to start fermenting today. It’s our 3rd batch and it has wild blackberries and huckleberries that we picked and froze. Our last batch contained figs from our tree and came out pretty tasty.

3280

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

My girlfriend and I checked out a nearby fossil hunting site today. (Lincoln Creek Formation in Greys Harbor County, Wa.) While we didn’t find much to speak of there, we did find an overlook with some great scenery.

2400

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Pieces of extinct corals and other Silurian marine fossils can be found on the gravelly beaches of Wisconsin along Lake Michigan. I selected some material from there today that I thought might do well in the tumbler. Update in a couple weeks! #rockhound #fossils

0271

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Stand-outs from our latest tumbler batch. These are all from PNW beaches. #rockhound

4301

kenbruneau.bsky.social @kenbruneau.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Maybe it’s because I’m new to the PNW, but this seems like an insane amount of driftwood. It’s washed in recently because of the storms and high tides.

5150