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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Native Maypops popping and fruiting in NE TX.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Beaverworks upstream from their former pond. They have created 3 new ponded areas on the former 4’ wide spillway channel and with typical beaver-flair they have dam-scaped their mud-n-stick bulwarks with the native Sensitive Fern that abounds along the banks. Snacked on an inundated Ash as well.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Native Wisteria frutescens (Amethyst Falls) blooms profusely trained up a 50 year old stumpy Redbud (mother tree for dozens of Cercis in our NE Texas woodland.)

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Blue sky on the beaver pond- one of three they built in response to the county road crew backhoe-terrorizing their primary pond for a culvert installation. Keep calm and beaver on 🦫.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Beavers working the night shift: they now have a series of four dams and new ponds in response to county road hooligans emptying their main pond for a new culvert install. The beavers and I are reconstructing that pond away from the reach of the dinosauric monster equipment. I work the day shift.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Ghost trees on the beaver pond offer nesting/perching sites for all manner of birds: woodpeckers, kingfishers, warblers, even egrets. We leave most of them to fall in their own time—often standing for a decade. At that point many become ‘sundecks’ for the pond turtles.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Acer p. ‘Seiryu’, an upright lace-leaved cultivar, always has the last word on fall color in our woodland garden.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Native Drummond’s maples in our bottomland woods. We’ve planted over a dozen in our wetland seepage and they’ve rewarded us with fireworks every year. All were two year old whips and now 7-8 years later are 20-25’ tall. Some have yet to go full color well into December.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

BeaverSticks pond in this morning’s foggy light.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We’re now starting our ninth year ’hosting’ beavers on a small piece of land across the road from our home property. The beavers over this time have cleared about .5 acre of willow, ash and buttonbush while turning a trickling spring-fed creek into a beautiful wildlife sanctuary.

Early morning light on the beaver lodge and pond.

Trees and bluesky reflections on the beaver pond in NE Texas.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Overflow water from the beaver pond snaking through part of our bamboo grove in one of many hand-dug swales. We’ve had over 4” of rain in the last week on our bottomland woods.

Silvery reflecting stream of water flowing gently through the bright green canes of bamboo plants.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Beaver ponds aren’t just for beavers. As you can see, we’ve got our turtles in a row.

A line of turtles sitting on a floating willow log in our beaver sanctuary pond, sunning themselves.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

All cut with EGO 16” bar 7.5Ah battery (they seem to have fixed their ongoing battery problems now. Stihl 12” bar 300 battery (been running over 10 years); I covet the Husqvarna line but have only used a friend’s saw couple times. My favorite Arborist shop online Tree Stuff often has them on sale.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Moodlifter for Wednesday: the great annual chlorophyllic regression has begun in earnest in NE TX. Trees ‘green down’ in order to ‘fall color up.’

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Moodlifter for Wednesday: light and rising cane in the bamboo grove perfectly mulched by two 50’ pine trees.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Blue sky on the water of BeaverSticks Pond after an all night, thunderous but gentle rain (.8). Much appreciated by beavers and gardener alike.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Friday moodlifter: Formosa lilies (some 6-7’ tall) trumpeting in our woodland.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Friday moodlifter: Three of a perfect pear. Started picking today; can’t wait for cobbler.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Moodlifter for Tuesday from our woodland garden.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

One swimmer from the latest iteration of beaver families that have inhabited our beaver sanctuary pond over the past eight years. So cute and so very cautious.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Moodlifter for Monday: Big Blue on BeaverSticks Pond landing legs down;(especially for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social)

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Moodlifter Saturday: Bluesky Mimosa. First major blooming on a tree grown from seed gathered locally, sown 6 years ago. From seedling to showstopper, and yes the fragrance is delicious.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Moodlifter for Thursday; I never plant any sunny containers without using Evolvulus—-best blue for Bluesky.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Waiting for someone’s Mom at our nursery’s plant display in NE TX.🌱😎🌿

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Clematis ‘Henryi’ joyously expounding from 8’ up a Little Gem Magnolia.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Inside the boxwood topiary: cardinal’s nest full of eggs.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Our beavers doing beaverish things on the nightshift. Dropped a sweetgum that was scheduled for removal. As an arborist, I always marvel at the precision of their ‘beaver-hinge’ technique. They’ll be gnawing on this beauty for a week or so.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Moodlifter for Sunday: looking westerly for the easter beaver. No sighting but the BeaverSticks Pond that they built certainly is full. In fact, with this morning’s light rain, it has risen!

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

6 year old ‘Orient’ pear (over 200 pears/year) on blue sky.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Today’s moodlifter: big pine (60’) on blue sky.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Lady Banks rose, full-tilt moodlifter for today.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Native coral honeysuckle bustin’ with blooms. Saturday’s moodlifter.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Rain jewels on sassafras leaves. Moodlifter for Thursday.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Chinese snowball viburnum; April mood-lifter.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Unabashed beauty. Sunday Mood Lifter.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Blue sky water oak in flower. Monday mood lifter.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Redbud blue sky beaver pond. Take a breath.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

PaPa Beaver crepuscular cruising on BeaverSticks Pond after two days of rain and wild wind gusts here in NE Texas. Background chorus of white throated sparrows peeping away as they settle into our bamboo grove across the road.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I post to offer a break from the doom scrolling, Elon-gate and Comrade Krasnov’s (djt) full scale treason. Here’s PaPa beaver chomping, munching and taking his ease along with Tommy Turtleville (D- BeaverSticks Pond, TX). Please share the respite; more to come.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

All in a night’s work: sweet tooth for sweet gum; ready for redbuds and okay for return to the oak drop. Beavers dealing with night temps in the teens—keep munching!

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

A rare low light cameo from PaPa beaver (2nd generation) swimming over to the ‘pantry’ filled with fresh bamboo foliage. MaMa’s in the lodge most likely pregnant with this year’s kit(s).

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The lodge (year 8) and ‘gifts’ on BeaverSticks Pond named to honor Barry Lopez who kept a collection of found beaver sticks in his writing studio.

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Willowchomp @willowchomp.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Depleted a sizable portion of our retirement savings seven years ago to buy an abandoned watershed property so that the beavers could live long and prosper.

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