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Definitely, but it's unnerving for me to see other people ...

2026-07-20T18:10:08Z

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Definitely, but it's unnerving for me to see other people open-carrying in the backcountry. My thought is that a spray would work just as well and not creep other people out.

Yowza, a bad cougar encounter is one of my worst fears being out ...

2026-07-20T16:12:45Z

Yowza, a bad cougar encounter is one of my worst fears being out in PNW forests. They're just really scary predators.

A cougar was acting aggressively towards a trail runner and bicyclist in the Methow Valley. They did all the right things but it wasn't giving up stalking them and even approached one man close enough to wet his leg with its nose. Most likely a young curious cougar, but it was still very dangerous. This might be a great reason to carry some type of spray.

https://methowvalleynews.com/2026/05/21/close-encounters-of-the-cougar-kind-on-valley-trail/

Part 9 in this series is missing!

2026-07-10T20:36:03Z

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Part 9 in this series is missing!

I went through the entire Baroque series ... it took me a year. ...

2026-06-24T23:35:34Z

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I went through the entire Baroque series ... it took me a year. Still love Stephenson and am glad to have his books, but I definitely felt some of my time was stolen.

I did! I was happy to see K8s co-creator Joe Beda start a new ...

2026-06-24T23:32:14Z

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I did! I was happy to see K8s co-creator Joe Beda start a new blog: https://joe.dev/posts/thinking-out-loud/

For a while, I bought my son a pair of cowboy boots each year. He ...

2026-06-11T01:47:38Z

For a while, I bought my son a pair of cowboy boots each year. He outgrew this last pair and when I asked him if he wanted another he said no. End of an era. 🥹

There are not a lot of Black folks where I live in the Seattle ...

2026-06-03T19:10:00Z

There are not a lot of Black folks where I live in the Seattle area and those that do live there probably conform to the culture. So it’s very nice to visit D.C. and observe what Black culture looks like. I love it!

I think we can trust those who knew him best. And from all ...

2026-05-29T22:41:37Z

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I think we can trust those who knew him best. And from all accounts that I've read, he seems like a genuine believer.

Added some garden fencing to increase the height of the chicken ...

2026-05-25T16:34:04Z

Added some garden fencing to increase the height of the chicken run enclosure. Halfway done. Hopefully this will be too high for the bobcat. We’ve lost three birds over the past two months.

Stuck in construction traffic on Highway 18 and admiring this ...

2026-05-17T23:16:13Z

Stuck in construction traffic on Highway 18 and admiring this crazy scarlet colored clover sown alongside the road. I’ve never seen this variety before.

RE: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/116494054414777348 This is a ...

2026-04-30T17:42:41Z

RE: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/116494054414777348

This is a really good point about your attention being the real currency of your life. What are you spending your attention on?
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Rattlesnake Lake yesterday morning from the kayak. I caught no ...

2026-04-18T02:29:44Z

Rattlesnake Lake yesterday morning from the kayak. I caught no fish but refilled my soul. Take your PTO, my friends.

I put the bird feeder up yesterday and the stellar jays were the ...

2026-04-09T16:24:53Z

I put the bird feeder up yesterday and the stellar jays were the first to find it, the beautiful bastards.

Uhh ... yikes ... from the Anthropic Red Team's latest blog: ...

2026-04-08T17:13:19Z

Uhh ... yikes ... from the Anthropic Red Team's latest blog: https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/

Two ravens, those ancient tricksters, were up to no good in the ...

2026-04-08T02:11:40Z

Two ravens, those ancient tricksters, were up to no good in the chicken run today and I got them on video. I need to put up the fishline with reflective streamers again to deter large predator birds. Last year’s got blown down over the winter.

Photos of the 120+ year old ginko tree on Front Street in ...

2026-04-04T23:58:16Z

Photos of the 120+ year old ginko tree on Front Street in Issaquah. The leaves are just starting to come out.

I stepped in cat barf just before I joined an online meeting at ...

2026-04-03T14:46:06Z

I stepped in cat barf just before I joined an online meeting at 7:30 a.m.

How's your Friday going?

Endorse me for my skill in bacon pancakes! ...

2026-04-01T18:04:49Z

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Endorse me for my skill in bacon pancakes! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysonsupasatit/

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2026-03-31T23:24:00Z

Respect.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/portland-protest-frog-seth-todd-ordered-to-stay-away-from-ice-building/

Using our stash of madrone wood in the stove this week. It feels ...

2026-03-31T16:26:44Z

Using our stash of madrone wood in the stove this week. It feels extravagant! So much stored energy … it’s beautiful

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2026-03-30T23:05:04Z

What is the best season for hiking in the #PNW?

We give the extras away to family, friends, and neighbors. People ...

2026-03-30T19:54:14Z

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We give the extras away to family, friends, and neighbors. People get a kick out of it, especially the duck eggs.

Our family does need to buy eggs during the darkest winter months but otherwise have achieved egg self-sufficiency.

“Full steam ahead!” ~ Our flock with the lengthening daylight ...

2026-03-30T19:36:56Z

“Full steam ahead!” ~ Our flock with the lengthening daylight

#backyardchickens

My daughter has a hiking class (I know, right?!) and they have ...

2026-03-30T17:53:03Z

My daughter has a hiking class (I know, right?!) and they have monthly homework assignments to do a certain distance and elevation at a certain pace. They track it using the Strava app.

Anyway, yesterday I was really pressed to keep up with her! Proud papa moment.

Excited to watch Project Hail Mary at my favorite movie theater ...

2026-03-29T02:00:14Z

Excited to watch Project Hail Mary at my favorite movie theater

Salmonberries are blossoming! ...

2026-03-27T20:44:03Z

Salmonberries are blossoming!

One of my longtime dreams was to visit Hong Kong, especially the ...

2026-03-26T21:50:36Z

One of my longtime dreams was to visit Hong Kong, especially the Chungking neighborhood that's the set of one of my favorite movies (Chungking Express starring Tony Leung and Faye Wong).

Sadly, that's not ever going to happen. I can't imagine being forced to hand over my account passwords or face one year in jail.

(Also, this was once the type of news that made me glad to live in America but now I see this type of stuff and wonder, "How long until I see this here?")

WSJ gift link:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hong-kong-national-security-law-john-lee-7a42643f?st=NXaaMt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

OpenClaw showed us that people really like the idea of a personal ...

2026-03-26T20:44:59Z

OpenClaw showed us that people really like the idea of a personal assistant but also how incredibly bad things can get without security controls.

Niels Provos (npub1mc0…w5tc) built IronCurtain as a research project to show what a personal assistant might look like if architected with security and reliability in mind.

https://www.provos.org/p/ironcurtain-secure-personal-assistant/

A couple of years ago, I started reading Wendell Berry’s Port ...

2026-03-08T01:07:08Z

A couple of years ago, I started reading Wendell Berry’s Port William novels and some of his essay collections. His thoughts and values have made a tremendous impact on me, which I’ll try to explain briefly.

His book The Unsettling of America (1977) makes an argument for what people today might call de-growth or at least systems thinking aiming for sustainability.

He asks us to question the assumptions of our modern capitalistic society. “What are people for?”

Berry points to the self-sufficient communities that used to exist across rural America as holding the answer. His work shows us the beauty and meaningfulness of such communities, where people were committed to one another and the land. When you bring in a lot of expensive equipment and get into debt, then turn away from the land to seek money, you lose a lot. In his fictional community of Port William, Kentucky, we see what we’ve lost and what we might recover if we wake up and change our values. I read somewhere that if you enjoy a local farmers’ market, you probably partly have Wendell Berry to thank.

I remember watching an interview he did on YouTube one night and just breaking down sobbing. I think it was this interview and I can’t remember what particularly moved me: https://youtu.be/e4qoIGUd0IA?si=JdAY6fImC9JDHEbV&t=1475 Admittedly, I might have been a little drunk at the time.

I hadn’t thought about what we had lost with our current prosperity until I finished his books. It’s led me to be very intentional about forming relationships with my neighbors and supporting local businesses. I will probably never be self-sufficient in terms of food (it’s too much work!), but just having the skills is enough and important. I want to re-purpose and fix quality things. I want to reduce my spending so that we have more options for how we live. I want to take care of the ecosystem on our property and advocate for the land that I inhabit with my community. All these are things that I might have done before anyway, but that I’ve come to see as part of a coherent vision thanks to Wendell Berry’s work.

The man is still alive, but he’s 91 this year. What a treasure for our nation. If you’re interested in an alternative vision for society, check him out!

#wendellberry

I think it's incredibly cruel of ...

2026-03-03T23:41:12Z

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I think it's incredibly cruel of [@seattletimes.com](https://web.brid.gy/r/https://seattletimes.com/ ) to publish this syndicated article when there are zero of these Pizza Hut Classic franchises in the #PNW. The closest one is in Montana. 😭

I'm really sad that there are no Pizza Hut Classic locations ...

2026-03-03T20:59:43Z

I'm really sad that there are no Pizza Hut Classic locations anywhere in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho. It looks like the closest one to me is in Montana.

https://rolandopujol.substack.com/p/the-retrologists-guide-to-pizza-hut

One of our chickens, Leftovers, died last night. I found her body ...

2026-02-14T19:19:35Z

One of our chickens, Leftovers, died last night. I found her body in the run today; no signs of predation. I looked at her vent and saw something was pushing out (not an egg), so am thinking she might have been egg bound somehow. This is the third chicken I've lost due to them being egg bound. I'm not sure how to prevent it other than make sure they are comfortable, and have good food and clean water.

We called her Leftovers because we were going with a food theme and she was grey colored. She was a cochin so super puffy. I joked that she was Sir Mix a Lot's favorite chicken because her butt was so fluffy. She was four years old, so I'm guessing she laid ~600 eggs for us over her lifetime (150/year). She went broody a lot and had the meanest glare and chicken growl when you tried to reach under her to take the eggs she was trying to hatch. Because she was a cochin, she really suffered in the summer heat. For that reason, I'm not sure I'd get this breed again.

RIP, Leftovers.

If any #backyardchickens or #homesteading folks have tips on how to prevent (not treat) chickens from getting egg bound, let me know!

Does anyone know about growing loofah (luffa)? Wikipedia says ...

2025-12-17T22:02:51Z

Does anyone know about growing loofah (luffa)? Wikipedia says that it's a sub-tropical plant, but I'm wondering if it will grow where I am in zone 8b.

I'd love to grow these and make loofah sponges for our own use and to give as gifts. We grow squash really well here in the summer, and I'm hoping loofah would be the same.

#gardening #homesteading

One silver lining of all the rain in the #PNW is that it is prime ...

2025-12-14T00:44:20Z

One silver lining of all the rain in the #PNW is that it is prime time to dig up blackberry vines. The soil is incredibly saturated and loose, it should be much easier to get entire rootball out.

[Taps head] Fight smarter, not harder.

Salmon back at it even after the ginormous flood subsided here ...

2025-12-12T23:48:28Z

Salmon back at it even after the ginormous flood subsided here near the Raging River (off the Snoqualmie River). The river and stream were crazy balls. Like super insane—I saw multiple large trees on their sides in the river today. These fish are world-class endurance athletes and face so many dangers from loss of habitat to predators to floods. Respect 🫡

We could hear the boulders rolling in the water! This is the ...

2025-12-11T00:26:04Z

We could hear the boulders rolling in the water! This is the Raging River near Preston, WA. #wawx

The chicken run is flooding, and the ducks are loving it. They ...

2025-12-10T21:00:10Z

The chicken run is flooding, and the ducks are loving it. They are living their best ducky lives! 🦆

#backyardchickens #RunnerDucks

That's tough and totally your call to make. I appreciate your ...

2025-11-24T23:14:56Z

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That's tough and totally your call to make. I appreciate your willingness to sacrifice for what you think is right. More of us need to do that if we're going to make a difference.

John Muir describing a night at what is now known as Camp Muir at ...

2025-11-20T03:37:54Z

John Muir describing a night at what is now known as Camp Muir at 10K feet on Mt Rainier. Hard core, those old breed.

Much longer video of the salmon in the roadside stream. They’re ...

2025-11-16T02:22:09Z

Much longer video of the salmon in the roadside stream. They’re so happy with all this rain.

For the most part, this is a forest stream. It only runs along the road for about a quarter mile.

The salmon have arrived in our neighborhood! Last night's ...

2025-11-14T21:29:42Z

The salmon have arrived in our neighborhood! Last night's rain did the trick.

This Seattle Times article talks about how a UW professor took ...

2025-11-14T19:59:17Z

This Seattle Times article talks about how a UW professor took local transit from Seattle to Portland.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-to-portland-what-a-12-hour-public-transit-trip-looks-like/

I love this. One of my favorite things to do in Bangkok was explore the city by taking different modes of public transport (buses, mini-buses, trains, tuk-tuks, motorcycle taxis, river/canal taxis, etc). It never occurred to me that you could use this method of travel to explore the United States.

The itinerary for the Seattle -> Portland trip:

7:30 a.m.: Take Link Light Rail to King Street Station
7:55 a.m.: Take Sounder train
9:11 a.m.: Arrive at Lakewood Transit Center
9:20 a.m.: Take Intercity Transit 620 bus to Olympia Transit Center (Note: The 620 bus no longer exists; It has been replaced by Route 600 and 610.)
10:04 a.m.: Arrive at Olympia Transit Center
11 a.m.: Take Lewis County Transit Green bus to Mellen Transit Station in Centralia
11:50 a.m.: Arrive at Mellen Transit Station
1 p.m.: Take Lewis County Transit Purple bus to Kelso
1:48 p.m.: Arrive at Three Rivers Mall in Kelso
3:40 p.m.: Take RiverCities Transit 45 bus from Three Rivers Mall to Longview Transit Center
3:52 p.m.: Arrive at Longview Transit Center
4:30 p.m.: Take RiverCities Transit 511 bus from Longview Transit Center to 99th Street Transit Center in Vancouver
5:25 p.m.: Arrive at 99th Street Transit Center
5:41 p.m.: Take C-TRAN 105 bus from 99th Street Transit Center to Southwest Fifth Avenue and Southwest Alder Street in Portland
6:13 p.m. Arrive in Portland

#pnw #seattle #portland #publictransport

This truck is 52 years old and still gets the job done. It helps ...

2025-11-10T19:02:34Z

This truck is 52 years old and still gets the job done. It helps that it's easy to repair and parts are readily available. It does use a lot of gasoline, but surely amortizing the materials and manufacture waste over so many decades should mean something in terms of #sustainability.

In this era of planned obsolescence, how many of the products that we buy today will still be doing their job even 20 years from now?

Love the grooves in that album. Very 1970s Thai rock band.

2025-11-10T15:35:47Z

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Love the grooves in that album. Very 1970s Thai rock band.

I've been working on the interior of the treehouse. Here are ...

2025-11-04T21:56:00Z

I've been working on the interior of the treehouse. Here are before and after pictures. The flooring is reclaimed pine shiplap. It looks and feels much nicer!

They call it a big leaf maple for a good reason. ...

2025-10-27T19:08:01Z

They call it a big leaf maple for a good reason.

Woodshed update! Also, it started raining today. No pressure. ...

2025-09-06T20:26:15Z

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Woodshed update! Also, it started raining today. No pressure. 😆

Woodshed update! I recruited help and am planning to get the roof ...

2025-09-05T15:30:26Z

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Woodshed update! I recruited help and am planning to get the roof on next. I only have a few hours of daylight each day after I log off from work, so might do some construction with the headlamp tonight.

I recruited a friend from church to help and am very grateful for the assistance.

Racoon massacres in the daytime?! That’s terrible! Maybe I ...

2025-09-05T05:31:12Z

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Racoon massacres in the daytime?! That’s terrible! Maybe I should keep my .22 by the door.

I've been working frantically to finish the wood shed before ...

2025-09-04T17:16:13Z

I've been working frantically to finish the wood shed before the rain starts on Sunday and continues throughout next week. Got the posts and beams up, next are the rafters and roofing. It's shaping up well!

I can't wait to fill it with the wood that's been seasoning this summer and add some decorative siding using some old fencing that I picked up.

A close escape! Dont' worry, this has a happy ending. Olive ...

2025-09-04T15:11:37Z

A close escape! Dont' worry, this has a happy ending.

Olive the Olive Egger always jumps out of the run to free range. (I need to clip her wings.) This morning, a coyote nearly got her!

When I went out because the chickens were making a ruckus, I saw this pile of feathers and thought she was a goner. Turns out, the coyote had spooked and Olive had run far away. I saw her just now in the front yard and brought her back into the run. She looks fine other than missing some tail feathers. Hopefully she's learned her lesson about staying in the run!

#backyardchickens

I saw your same post on LinkedIn and it hits a lot different on ...

2025-07-15T00:13:56Z

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I saw your same post on LinkedIn and it hits a lot different on Mastodon. I feel like folks here are pretty good about having a healthy self-conception outside of their job.

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2025-07-14T00:58:24Z

#silentsunday

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2025-07-06T20:57:35Z

#silentsunday

Some of my favorite #nokings protest signs ...

2025-06-14T20:26:01Z

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Some of my favorite #nokings protest signs

#NoKings protest in North Bend, WA with the iconic Mt Si in the ...

2025-06-14T20:12:28Z

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#NoKings protest in North Bend, WA with the iconic Mt Si in the background

Omg I’m dying … this is in North Bend, WA where a lot of Twin ...

2025-06-14T19:42:43Z

Omg I’m dying … this is in North Bend, WA where a lot of Twin Peaks was filmed. IYKYK

#twinpeaks #nokings

Craft supply place is completely out of foam board and poster ...

2025-06-14T01:36:43Z

Craft supply place is completely out of foam board and poster board. #NoKings is going to be crowded.

I was driving through Klicitat County over the weekend and saw ...

2025-06-09T22:11:05Z

I was driving through Klicitat County over the weekend and saw the most stunning forest. It was Ponderosa Pine and Garry Oak (Oregon White Oak), with some Douglas Fir here and there.

I observed it on Highway 97 coming down out of the Simcoe Mountains from Yakima to Goldendale. The most dramatic views were where the highway went along the side of a river canyon and you could see these beautiful trees just cover the rocky hillsides.

Below are some photos I took of nice specimens along the road, but they really don't do it justice.

I became interested in Garry Oak when I learned it's the only oak native to the Pacific Northwest and planted a few young ones around my house.

#pnw

I had the same question. Do you do the entire thing in one day, ...

2025-05-15T16:47:13Z

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I had the same question. Do you do the entire thing in one day, or do you overnight in the parking lot or at the "lunch counter?" It's a 4 hour drive for me.

I'd like to think my level of risk acceptance is lower than ...

2025-05-13T00:30:07Z

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I'd like to think my level of risk acceptance is lower than that. We all accept some amount of risk for outdoor adventures, but stories like this make us be more deliberate about our choices. I'm very sorry for the families of these climbers.

Added some strips of tin foil to (hopefully) deter airborne ...

2025-05-05T01:53:11Z

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Added some strips of tin foil to (hopefully) deter airborne predators. I’ve heard that just the presence of some fishing line also makes their job harder. I may add more. #backyardchickens

I think ravens might be killing my chickens?! I lost another one ...

2025-05-03T22:57:22Z

I think ravens might be killing my chickens?! I lost another one today in daylight. Cleaned up the carcass and then just now heard more commotion and ran out to scare two ravens out of the run. Perhaps they saw the carcass earlier and were just coming to scavenge. So weird and spooky! I’ve never heard of ravens killing adult chickens before but if they worked together I believe they could.

It's kind of fun to think that the bears will still be up ...

2025-04-24T14:51:43Z

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It's kind of fun to think that the bears will still be up there in berry season just doing their thing. I wonder if they'll miss us? "Hmm, where are all those hairless bipeds with interesting smells?"

Access to Mt Rainier from Carbon River/Mowich Lake is closed for ...

2025-04-23T21:53:45Z

Access to Mt Rainier from Carbon River/Mowich Lake is closed for the foreseeable future. At least until we find $100M for a new bridge.

Bummer, as Spray Park in late-summer, early fall was one of my favorite hikes. Practically guaranteed to see fat bears gorging themselves on berries and ignoring the humans.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/key-bridge-to-mount-rainier-starting-to-buckle-closes-indefinitely/

Middle Earth is my go-to escape from reality. But it’s not only ...

2025-04-04T00:22:58Z

Middle Earth is my go-to escape from reality. But it’s not only escape: I feel that it’s written to strengthen and aid the reader for life, just like Gandalf’s purpose was to encourage men, elves, and dwarves to resist Sauron.

#middleearth #tolkien #lotr

This is a cool project. The idea is that the seedlings of the ...

2025-03-14T17:11:54Z

This is a cool project. The idea is that the seedlings of the same species (Douglas Fir, Spruce, Western Red Cedar, etc) from further south will do better than seedlings from our native trees of the same species. This project will test that hypothesis.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/king-county-foresters-plant-trees-from-the-climates-of-tomorrow/

#pnw #climatechange

Check out this cool wheelbarrow tower in Cle Elum, Washington. ...

2025-02-17T21:43:35Z

Check out this cool wheelbarrow tower in Cle Elum, Washington. It’s near the ranger station on Second Street.

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2025-02-02T15:15:02Z

#silentsunday

I've been collecting stories from my neighbors: the types of ...

2025-01-20T02:20:30Z

I've been collecting stories from my neighbors: the types of stories that you'd retell over and over and I believe are essential for a sense of place and community. Here's one that I recently published. It's titled "Beaver, You Must Go."

A neighbor has a small creek that runs through his property. Over the years, beavers have tried to dam the creek three times. The first time, the neighbor was surprised at the speed and craftsmanship of the dam. It was constructed with larger rocks at the bottom and sections of turf to hold the water. He had to wade in up to his chest to breach it. He called the State and they sent a WDFW employee to trap and relocate the beaver. They put it in Duvall, as apparently beavers are very stubborn and will return to keep building their dam if within 10 miles.

The second time a beaver built a dam, the neighbor again called the State but apparently now they contract this work out to a private company. The man that came to trap the beaver was unsavory in his appearance and smell. The neighbor felt bad for the beaver, having to be trapped by such a person.

Later, the neighbor traveled up to the Kenai River in Alaska where he related the beaver episodes to a Native American woman. She told him that when a beaver is constructing a dam somewhere inconvenient, the indigenous people talk to the beavers and ask them to leave. That thought stuck with our neighbor.

The third time a beaver built a dam (this neighbor's been on the property for quite a while), he didn't call the State. Instead, he walked out to where the dam was, closed his eyes, and spoke to the beaver using his mind. His spirit reached out to the beaver's spirit.

"Beaver, you have to leave. You can't build your dam here. It will flood my driveway."

The beaver's spirit was steadfast. It wasn't leaving. He tried again, this time reasoning with the beaver. He told the beaver what would happen if it stayed. There would be a stinky man who would come. The man would trap the beaver. Our neighbor showed the beaver a picture of itself in a trap carried by the malodorous man. It would be bad.

The beaver's spirit thought about it, then agreed. The beaver left and didn't come back.

#microfiction #storytelling #pnw #beaver

Packets don't lie!

2025-01-12T01:34:19Z

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Packets don't lie!

I'm extremely fortunate to live on 2.5 acres of property. It ...

2025-01-03T01:02:28Z

I'm extremely fortunate to live on 2.5 acres of property. It may seem like I'm complaining about taking care of the land, but in reality it's in my bones. I am sore and aching after spending yesterday pulling up English Ivy (ready for the burn pile in the photo) but would 100% do that over my do-things-on-the-computer job. When God put Adam in the garden, his job was to care for it. I feel that some people have that pleasure in land husbandry, and I'm one of them. No offense to those of you who would rather hire someone!

Anyway, here's what I've learned about my top two invasive plant enemies so far:

English ivy - It's actually not nearly as bad as I had anticipated. The ground is super wet, and I think that makes the vines a little easier to pull out. I'm strong enough that I can rip one out at a time. The vines are very strong which means I can pull out 20' of vine at a go easily. Otherwise, they snap which is also fine. The trick is to find the vines that lie an inch or two underground and pull those up—otherwise you're just treating symptoms. I spent five hours on this yesterday and cleared an estimated 1,000 sq ft. I noticed that the vines grow thick in sunlit areas and that they were really sparse deeper under shade.

Himalayan blackberry - I've successfully cleared some areas! Like the ivy, it was more easily eradicated from shaded areas as in it's less likely or slower to return. You have to tackle it hand-to-hand. I wear double pairs of gloves so that I can grip the vines without worrying about thorns. The best time to get after these is January-March when the ground it soft and they've died back during the winter. I use a shovel, but am interested in other tools. I try to get as much of the root ball as possible. I paid a neighbor to clear and area with a skid steer and it worked pretty well. He dug a few inches down and then I went through a few months later and could easily target the root balls he missed. There's still some coming up in that area, but it's manageable and I'm hoping that they'll be gone in a couple years after targeted digging.

#invasivespecies #gardening

“Conan, what is best in life?” “To rip invasive plants out ...

2025-01-02T04:15:30Z

“Conan, what is best in life?”

“To rip invasive plants out of the ground, pile them high, and put them to fire.”

I spent New Year’s Day putting a serious dent in the English Ivy that has been spreading in my front yard. It felt really good, but man I’m tired!

I can tell by the sun’s position in the sky it must be about ...

2024-12-08T15:59:43Z

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I can tell by the sun’s position in the sky it must be about noon in this photo <joke, sort of> #winter #pnw

Yo #BSidesAustin stop by the Dropzone AI table to say hi on Day ...

2024-12-06T07:33:17Z

Yo #BSidesAustin stop by the Dropzone AI table to say hi on Day 2. Yesterday, I learned about the IBM campus that turned into The Domain. Also, a lot about the cluster of chip design centers that is centered in Austin. Pic of BBQ tonight. 🥰

Beautiful girls! What breed is Honey? Looks like Zelda is an ...

2024-12-04T01:13:46Z

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Beautiful girls! What breed is Honey? Looks like Zelda is an Ameraucana?

Well, if nothing else, this windstorm taught my family a few new ...

2024-11-22T17:27:34Z

Well, if nothing else, this windstorm taught my family a few new things about disaster preparedness:
1. Fill up gas tanks and charge power banks when we see nasty weather coming
2. We only need to run the generator a few hours in the day to keep the freezers cold, get ready for bed, pump sewage to the septic tank, etc.
3. I'm learning more about how our well system works!
4. The Verizon network has been a lifesaver, allowing me to keep working
#pnw

An intrepid salmon made it up the creek to my backyard. May your ...

2024-11-22T01:00:49Z

An intrepid salmon made it up the creek to my backyard. May your spawn be prodigious, fish friend! 🖖 #salmon #pnw

There's a hacky bridge that lets people there follow your ...

2024-11-20T17:27:54Z

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There's a hacky bridge that lets people there follow your Fedi account. It works! You can also use the same bridge to follow Bsky accounts. https://infosec.exchange/@tsupasat/113511538131176796

Every year around this time, I’ll start watching for the salmon ...

2024-11-14T19:30:35Z

Every year around this time, I’ll start watching for the salmon to arrive in the stream. It runs alongside the road for a 1/4 mile before cutting back into backyards. Last year they didn’t make it up to my backyard … hopefully there’s enough rain this year! These fish traveled up the Snoqualmie and Raging rivers to get to this point. #pnw #salmon

I felt happy this morning. The sun was out and looked great on ...

2024-11-07T20:45:20Z

I felt happy this morning. The sun was out and looked great on the treehouse. Sharing here in case it makes you feel better that there's a lot of beauty out there. Hope you run into some things to be happy about today.

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2024-10-27T21:00:29Z

#trickortreat

Investments in modern nuclear technology is a happy byproduct of ...

2024-10-19T02:10:32Z

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Investments in modern nuclear technology is a happy byproduct of GenAI

Without the salmon migration, our forests would eventually lose ...

2024-10-15T02:52:42Z

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Without the salmon migration, our forests would eventually lose much of their nutrients to the sea. After learning this, I came to appreciate their spawning cycle so much more! https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Salmon%20-%20MarineDerivedNutrientCycling-pptx.pdf

If I ever leave corporate life, I’m definitely going to ...

2024-09-24T16:24:25Z

If I ever leave corporate life, I’m definitely going to independently publish a series of choose-your-own-adventure books. They’d be about crazy work situations and maybe some infosec.

On the bright side, I bet the early salmon are loving it. I heard ...

2024-08-23T23:40:35Z

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On the bright side, I bet the early salmon are loving it. I heard from someone at the Issaquah hatchery that the counts of fish at the Ballard Locks is great this year. 🐟

It's not just my imagination! Look at these flowers ... they ...

2024-08-23T17:12:12Z

It's not just my imagination!

Look at these flowers ... they are so confused.

#pnw #wawx