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Laura Bifano @bifanoland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Paintings from my art retreat in Canmore!

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Australian Institute of Marine Science This timelapse captures just over two years of coral growth, between May 2011 and August 2013, in the central Great Barrier Reef. The footage was taken by our fixed underwater camera at AIMS' weather station at Davies Reef. linktr.ee/AustInstitut...

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The bluebells are asleep 😴 This is when the hard work starts as it’s the only time humans step on the bluebell fields Poorly trees come down, & paths are replaced with them. Also the brambles encroaching on the paths can be trimmed now the resident birds are not nesting

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 02/09/2026

The thing that kills me about these stories is NOT just the use of AI but it's like they turned their brains off. They summited at 7pm they should have realized it was getting dark and turned around long before they did.

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A weekend spent working the trail turned this section of ankle breakers into a perfect path for any hiker! Years of winter storms washed away the original gravel trail bed, so #patc volunteers refilled it with additional check dams to keep the gravel in place. #hiking #snp #nationalparks

Before and after pictures of Piney Branch Trail in Shenandoah National Park. Trail on the left is the result of years of floods washing away smaller stones and gravel, leaving only "ankle breaker" rocks in the trail. On the right is the same trail after Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) volunteers recovered gravel from down hill and refilled the trail bed. The large stone steps or "check dams" will help hold the gravel in place and limit the ability for floods to dislodge the gravel from the trail.

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John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A new twist that I saw this time is, "The rivers that flow down from the Appalachians are older than the ocean they flow into."

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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Incredible stuff from Avalon Nursery.

Guys I’m sorry about my last few posts picking on Agapanthus & Yuccas. I understand lots of you like these plants so I do apologise. I will admit, there is a time and a place for all plants including those two. And that time is never and that place is hell. Bye

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Keeping an eye out - Huntley Meadows Park 📷 #photography #nature #NoVa

A small green frog hangs on the backside of a cattail leaf, one yellow eye lit up by the sun.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 09/07/2026

Are the Americans awake yet? Okay so a restaurant just opened in London called ‘Appalachia’ and this is their ‘June’ menu; discuss

Hillbilly Loaf, Cultured Apple Butter (v) €5.0
Cheddar and Jalapeño Cornbread Madeleines, Ranch Dressing (v) £3.5 each
British Oyster, Chow Chow Mignonette £6.0
Tongue and Head Skewer, Oyster Sauce Glaze and Pork Rinds £6.0
Harissa and Sour Cream Skillet Corn (v) £8.5
Kilt Salad, Horseradish and Mustard Leaf (v) €12.5
Wild Mushrooms, Pot Liquor and Duck Egg (v) £18.0
Bean Soup, New Season Potatoes and Garden Vegetables (v) £15.5
Beef Tartare Tostada, Pickled Cucumber and Lime £16.5
Duck Heart Tacos, Fermented Chilli Barbecue Sauce €16.0
Spicy Paprika Sausage, Blue Cheese Slaw and Bourbon Mustard €15.0
Old Bay Omelette, Crab, Chilli, Ginger, Seaweed Butter Sauce £25.0
Smoked Pork Chop, Spiced Collard Greens £38.0
Butter-Brined Half Chicken, Miso Grits, Black Pepper Gravy £40.0
Peach and Rhubarb Cobbler, Milk Ice Cream £10.5
Banana Pudding Choux Bun, Salted Caramel Popping Candy €10.0

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🎃 Will Porter 🥐🐺🦇 @dinosaursheriff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Frankly, there're parts of Appalachia that would still be suspicious of tacos if it weren't for the efforts of Taco John.

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

By comparison, a non-WPA shithouse that recently drew the ire of the porcupine gods

A large hole chewed through sheet metal and plywood in an outhouse

A hole chewed through the floor of an outhouse

Hole dug under foundation of an outhouse

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 05/07/2026

Photo of the night contender from angela n. Stunning shot!! More lightning plus fireworks photos compiled on the site or at the Capital Weather app.

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Parag @parag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Six months-long exposure taken using a pinhole camera containing photographic paper. It tracked the Sun’s movement in the sky from winter to summer solstice. Each curve shows one day and stretches of cloudy days can be seen as dark patches. #solarcan 🔭🧪

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Some ominous storm clouds over #NoVA during the last couple days #photography #dcweather #dcwx

Billowing storm clouds roil overhead with highlights of electric blue, violet, and soft gold.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 13/06/2026

A weekend hike may be just what you need

Forest sign:
THE WOODS
GO AHEAD AND GO IN 'EM
TRAILHEAD

DON'T EVEN...
DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 09/06/2026

european [soccer teams/fans] coming to america and finding out that this place is incredible is always fun

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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 30/05/2026

in another life I was a landscape painter

painting of four deer in a forest
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#kimgakaku

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Nothing better than getting down in the mud to clear out a lateral drain on the trail #AT #hiking

A lateral drain on the AT choked full of mud and undergrowth

Partially cleared out lateral drain, the freed up water is turning everything into a muddy slurry.

Fully cleared out lateral drain with spring water flowing through.

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Duncan Eagleson @duncaneagleson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Yes, calling a liquid "gas" used to bug me no end. Then I discovered that it ought actually to be "caz," not "gas." It's based on a trade name. A thread... 1/6

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Feeling like summer - first Elkwallow blackberry milkshake of the trail season #snp #hiking

A big blackberry milkshake from Elkwallow Wayside, Shenandoah National Park

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"Honey, it's getting pretty crowded here" - Saffron finches, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park #photography #birds #nature #nationalparks

Two yellow birds (Saffron finches) sit on the edge of a car window. Both are reflected twice, once in the window and a second time from the side view mirror. One bird is staring down it's double in the window, while the second bird is glancing over its shoulder at the ones in the mirror.

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Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Something will be lost when all the mountains in the US finally get cell coverage. They will be diminished. There will be nowhere you can get away.

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Spring means trail work is in full swing, clearing winter blow downs and getting things ready for the summer hiking season. With more and more people showing up to volunteer, we've also been providing on-the-trail training opportunities to get folks up to speed. #hiking #AT #SNP #NPS #PATC

Two new Potomac Appalachian Trail Club volunteers pry out a rock in order to widen a water bar drain. Water bars are meant to divert water off the trail to prevent erosion, and by widening the drain the structure should be more effective and require less ongoing maintenance to clear out dirt and leaves.

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🌾 Dr. Liz Anna Kozik 🌾 @chaseprairie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Happy spring! It may be gross and rainy out and too cold for bees, but the spring ephemerals of Eastern North America all seem to be out east of the Mississippi! Come meet some friends in the woods near you! 7c140796.flowpaper.com/ephemerals/#...

an image that says "woodland ephemerals: A quick ID guide" with a background of a spring woodland with little flowers popping up

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LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Old one, but apropo

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Spooky Femme Peter Lorre 🙀 @sarahkite.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

laminated flyer pushpinned to a community board. we see a photo of a coyote, and the text reads:

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DOG?

[photo of a coyote]

DUMMY THAT'S A COYOTE.
OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO???:
—NO ACTION REQUIRED
—IT IS WILDLIFE IN THE WILD (!)
-HERE TO EAT DELICIOUS RODENT
-LET HER COOK
—NOT INTERESTED IN YOU, LOL GET OVER YOURSELF BABE;)
—KEEP DOGS ON LEASH AND CATS INDOORS
-(LIKE YOU SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY)
—YOTE IS A RESPECTED NEIGHBOR AND CRITTER CONTROL PROFESSIONAL

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Misty fog over a small pond in Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park. In the foreground a tree stump sticks up out of flat calm waters. Trees, snags, and blowdowns can barely be seen in the background through the fog.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

SB: I'm Smokey Bear JM: and I'm James Mercer of aughts indie darlings The Shins SB: And we have a message for all you hikers who think it's cool to stack rocks JM: Listen, an it'll change your life. [Unison] Cairning is creepy

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true: There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

At first I thought this group of juvenile bald eagles (?) was fighting over a fish, but turns out they were playing keep-away with a chunk of ice out of the river (canada geese studiously ignoring them). Must be getting ready for the big game! #photography #birds

Three juvenile bald eagles (?) flying low over a partially frozen river. One of the eagles has a chunk of ice in it's talons. A group of canada geese in the background studiously ignore them.

Three juvenile bald eagles (?) swoop towards a fourth standing on a shelf of ice defending his ice chunk.

Two more juvenile bald eagles (?) spectate as the other four swoop around the ice chunk. The one on the left has odds on Bob.

Two juvenile bald eagles (?) spar in the air as four more observe. Who will win the chunk of ice?

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 06/02/2026

another year of us not running a super bowl ad

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hour long check-out lines at the grocery store and shelves looking like Day One of Covid - yep, the mid-Atlantic is getting some snow

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Off and on it

[Scene is heaven, in clouds. JESUS, acting as God’s PA, is briefing God, a big ball of light with arms sat at an executive desk, with a computer on it].

Jesus [holding a tablet computer]:

OK, so -

The next one to check in on is…

‘Earth’.

God: Spelling?

Jesus: E-A-R-T-H.

[God types into the computer]

tap-tap-tap-tap-tap. Tap.

God: F—ing hell.

What’s happened here!?

We need to complain - get me the manager.

Jesus: Uh, well, the most powerful one is…

[Jesus turns his iPad round to show God. We can’t see the screen]

God: What is that.

I mean, it’s been a while but that’s definitely not how I designed them. Are you sure we’ve got the right planet?

Jesus: Yes, this is the… top human.

God: Off and on it again

Jesus: I’ll book the meteor

[Ends]

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Terrifying Effigies @terrifyingeffigies.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

First (late) hike of the year - Madison Run and Austin Mountain, Shenandoah National Park 📷 #photography #landscape #hiking #snp #nationalparks

Small pool of water in a mostly dry Madison Run during winter. The pool collects beside a rock outcropping with dead logs criss-crossing above the water.

Madison Run Fire Road running straight beneath pine trees. The low winter sun leaves shadows criss-crossing the gravel roadbed.

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Erin 🍂 fall is fall 🐦‍⬛ @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Just learned that feds want to use the Patuxent Research Refuge for DHS and Secret Service training and are planning to clear a whole lot of forest intended for conversation and scientific research to do so. I called my congressperson. There is a lot going on but they cannot have Patuxent for this

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