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Everyone should have a favorite patch of fan clubmoss, I always say. Go get you some.

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I’ve been back to work at school for weeks but clinging to the last official days of summer break. So many wonderful hikes with beautiful sights in June and July.

don’t be part of the problem be the whole entire problem aka go big or go home aka leave no stone garden sculpture unturned

bun bun says his farm-to-mouth greens be safe

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ebony jewel wing and blue fronted dancer

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Caught the Eastern towhee floofing in a rare out-from-under-the-bushes moment.

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Chocolate slime mold . . . love to see it.

Slowly working on reducing noise in my photos. That meant these were pretty dark, still not completely sharp . . . Gonna have to work more on my tripod and remote shutter skillz. Or spend a few more thousand on a new lens idk.

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Technically, I think I have to classify these as Danish since their base is puff pastry, but for fun I’m thinking of them as fancy homemade raspberry/almond Pop Tarts.

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some little species of bristlefly

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Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Caught a red-footed cannibal fly lying in wait for its prey on our azalea bush last week.

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Sometimes I wonder if any ornithologists listening to my Merlin recordings enjoy the birdsong-Spotify mashups I’ve created, e.g. mourning doves & Morissey, barred owls & LCD Soundsystem, Carolina chickadees & Chicago, white-eyed vireos & Whitney Houston, white-breasted nuthatches & Hole, etc.

Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Kinda took a break from horror while I was back in school for counseling and getting my first couple years in my new job underway. Am slowly trying to come back to it. Finished this killer read by @keithrosson.bsky.social last night and am so glad good horror didn’t go anywhere while I was gone.

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Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Go hike the other side of the park now that you’re done w/this side, she said. It’ll be fun, she said. 🙃 On the + side, not even 1pm and I’ve already walked 15k+ steps and climbed the equivalent of 69 flights of stairs so gonna eat whatever I want the rest of the day. Drive home also very pretty.

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Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I caught the summer azures puddling this morning by the creek on my Raven Cliff Falls Trail hike.

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Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Today’s hike rewarded me with the sight of the American Indian ghost pipe plant, which I had only ever seen in pictures. The *huge* body of Bondarzewia guaitecasensis (species of polypore fungus) was incredible, too. I put my lens cap on it for scale; it was at least 2.5 - 3.0ft across and 1ft high.

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Caught this osprey over Jellison Cove one morning last week while walking on the beach. Looked like he was carrying a thick twig for his nest away with him.

One of my favorite discoveries in Maine was Birdsacre, Cordelia Stanwood’s former home, which has been turned into a nature preserve with miles of trails and also serves as the home of multiple permanently injured bird “ambassadors” who could not be rehabilitated to return to life in the wild.

Some of my favorite landscapes of Acadia National Park #acadianp #maineoutdoors #maine #blueskytogs

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Thunderhole at low tide (so no impressive splishy splashies, but still very impressive rocks), Acadia National Park 6/18/26

Hunter’s Beach, Acadia National Park, 6/18/26

Just finished @dmihesuah.bsky.social’s Blood Relay, and it packed a gut punch. Echoes of Wind River but uniquely and authentically Native female perspectives and points of view anchor Mihesuah’s fictional #MMIW narrative. I hope this is the first in a series with more Perry, Sophia, and Raquel.

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#AcadiaNationalPark is where you want to go if you want umpteen pictures posing near impressive rocks that slap so hard. They got big ones, small ones, rough ones, smooth ones, all shapes, all colors, just cool rocks and even more cool rocks everywhere you go, etc. #maineoutdoors #rocks

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The #puffins lived up to the hype. Stupid cute borbs. Highly recommend Acadia Puffins Cruise to Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge if you’re in the area. #MaineCoast #CoastalMaine #Maine #PetitManan #MaineOutdoors #BirdWatching

Oh, hiiiii. The harbor seals we observed a few dozen yards away from our 40’ boat near #PetitManan were so curious and delightful. They surrounded our boat to pop their heads out of the water to inspect us. #CoastalMaine #Maine

On the trail to Tidal Falls Preserve, just before you reach the opening of the forest trail to the rocky coastal shore on the bay, there is a large tree stump with a mound of things people have found on the beach and brought back to share on their hike back to the trailhead. #maine #Blueskytogs

Drove past this house with stories on my way to a nature preserve off Jellison Cove/Taunton Bay in Downeast, Maine and had to stop to photograph it. #maine #Blueskytogs

Tidal Falls Preserve, managed by the Frenchman’s Bay Conservancy. in Hancock, Maine, 6/18/26

I WAS ON A BOAT Petite Manan National Wildlife Refuge, Maine, 6/17/26

moody dramatic foggy rainy day in Maine, 6/17/26

The great blue heron, Jellison Cove, Hancock, Maine 6/16/26

Tidal Falls Preserve, Hancock, Maine 6/18/26

These Star Wars garden statues at a highway antique mall between Ellsworth and Bangor were precious.

Couldn’t not stop by the International Cryptozoology Museum in Bangor on our way out of town today to pay homage to the Mothman and others.

Kristin @kristininman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Flew out of Bangor today after an amazing week exploring Downeast Maine and Acadia National Park. Had to stop by Uncle Stevie’s house on our way out of town. #stephenking #constantreader #castlerock

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The ocean is mysterious, beautiful, and terrifying. Jellison Cove, Maine, 6/17/26

landscapes of Acadia NP, Maine Otter Cliffs Overlook, crossing the st to OCO, coastal inlet on Ship Harbor trail, and Sand Beach

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Bladder wrack and knotted wrack from all along the shore here, near Frenchman’s Bay / Acadia NP area

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The Bubbles, as seen from Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine

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