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Beardy Guy Musings

Living and working in a tiny house the woods. I freelance as Beardy Guy Creative where I design and create websites, newsletters, annual reports and and all manner of graphics and documents. I experiment with ways to live a low impact life and write about the climate emergency, Apple and the iPad. Lately I've also been posting often about Israel's genocide against the Palestinians. Living on the traditional territory of: - O-ga-xpa Ma-zhoⁿ (O-ga-xpa) (Quapaw) - Očhéthi Šakówiŋ - Kaskaskia - Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo)

Photography

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    Seen on the trail today, a zebra swallowtail! Saw a red spot purple on the walk yesterday. And the small flowers are starting to pop up above the leaves.

    Rue anemone A light pink flower grows near a leaf on the forest floor and is sunlit from the back

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    I opened photos to look for a photo and ended up at some older images.

    A tiny house in the woods in the evening. Several lanterns light the porch and a flower garden in front of the cabin. My cabin in the evening.

    A Beardy guy with glasses looking at a small deer as he reaches out with both hands, scratching the deer's cheeks and neck Giving Petunia a neck scratch.

    A sunset lights the clouds over a lake A sunset over the lake.

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    A perfect afternoon visiting the bees as they collected pollen from a flowering plum tree.

    A honeybee collecting pollen from a white flower. in the background a branch of blurred flowers is on the right side of the image and a bright blue sky behind the bee and flower.
    A honeybee is collecting pollen from white plum flowers.
    A honeybee is collecting pollen from white plum flowers. A bright blue sky is visible in the background.

    #nature #bees #spring #flowers

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    A variety of bees, flys and butterflies were busy pollinating the plum trees today - the western honey bees especially!

    A closeup of two honeybees, one is flying above white flowers, the other is resting on a flower as it collects pollen
    A honey bee gathering pollen from white flowers set against a blue sky
    A macro image of a furry honeybee collecting pollen from white flowers
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    With the recent rain the moss and lichen are looking very lush.

    A close-up image of green moss that consists of cedar-like tendrils with an orange tint.
    A mix of various species of moss in a very close-up photo. At least 3 different species are visible.
    Cups of brownish green are set against a larger mass of pale green lichen on a branch.

    #moss #mosstodon #lichen #lichensubscribe

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    An interesting patch of moss and lichen near the trail on my morning walk. The lichen appears to be taking over the moss.

    A patch of moss and lichen. A small purplish leaved plant is growing in the bottom right corner.
    A patch of moss and lichen, the lichen seems to be covering the moss, growing over it
    A patch of moss and lichen, the lichen seems to be covering the moss, growing over it
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    Trying to sleep with two dogs and a cat. Last night was particularly fun. At 3:30 Cosmo (dog on left) decided to move closer. Annie in middle on her back. Cosmo's plan was to use Annie as a pillow. I was trying to take photos without waking.

    Two black dogs and a person trying to sleep

    Annie is now a pillow Two dogs nestled closely to a human trying to sleep

    Rosie on top of my arm. a brown cat sleeping on a human's arm

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    A gall induced by Atrusca quercuscentricola, Spotted oak apple gall wasp. An egg is laid and after hatching the larvae signals the tree which produces a protective gall which contains a nutritious food source. At maturity in late November to early December it cut's a tiny hole and exits the gall.

    A small, light orange sphere with many dark red circles sits on a brown leaf in a forest. It is made by a gall wasp. The sphere has a small hole in the top right that reveals that the sphere is a very thin material.
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    Seen on my morning trail walk. From top to bottom: The gall of a Atrusca quercuscentricola Spotted oak apple gall wasp.

    Cladonia portentosa Lichen

    A small, light orange sphere with many dark red circles sits on a brown leaf in a forest. It is made by a gall wasp. The sphere has a small hole in the top right that reveals that the sphere is a very thin material.
    pale green lichen with many very tiny branches that looks like a kind of sponge. The lichen grows atop a darker green patch of lush moss on the forest floor with a background of winter woodland
    pale green lichen with many very tiny branches that looks like a kind of sponge. The lichen grows atop a darker green patch of lush moss on the forest floor with a background of winter woodland
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    Silent Sunday.

    A photo taken in the woods and close to sunset. The sun flares from behind a group of pine trees. The forest floor is gold with fallen pine leaves and a blue sky is visible behind the trees.
    A photo taken from the ground shows a forest floor covered in moss near the camera. The background is slightly blurred cedar trees against a blue sky
    Shelf fungi growing from a log. The fungi are dark mossy green where they attach to the log. The surface is slightly fuzzy and the colors form rings outward to the edge changing from green to gray back to green and then orange.
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    I recently had the thought that I wanted to try making waffles so asked on a family messages thread if anyone had a waffle iron I could borrow. My aunt and uncle (also neighbors) offered one of theirs. I added peanut butter and caramel on top of chocolate chip waffles. Oh my, I've been missing out!

    a small waffle iron is open, showing a small recently cooked golden colored waffle
    two waffles, on a plate with peanut butter and caramel on top
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    Broom Forkmoss, Dicranum scoparium with a little cedar berry appearance. A macro photo of a mound of lush green moss. Each cluster of hairs

    Thuidium delicatulum, delicate fern moss or common fern moss. A macro photo of lush green moss that resembles a small forest of fern leaves

    A macro photo of lush green moss that resembles a small forest of fern leaves

    ID uncertain, possibly Entondon cladorrhizans flattened entondon moss Long tendrils of cedar like moss grow along a tree branch

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    I almost missed this fallen branch covered in Luminescent Panelus, Panellus stipticus. Such a fascinating world if we take the time to see it.

    A macro side view of cluster of Orangish cream colored mushrooms grow from a fallen tree. In the background green moss and more mushrooms are visible.
    A Top down view of a cluster of Orangish cream colored mushrooms growing from a fallen tree. The mushrooms are in the shape of a Half circle and are irregular in texture and variations of color. In the background green moss, lichen and more mushrooms are visible.
    A bottom up view of a cluster of Orangish cream colored mushrooms growing from a fallen tree. The mushrooms are in the shape of a Half circle and are irregular in texture and variations of color. As the photo is taken from below the underside of the mushrooms with gills or ridges are visible. In the background green moss, lichen and more mushrooms a
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    With last night’s rain and the soft light this morning the fungi, lichen and moss really popped out at me during my morning trail walk.

    Luminescent Panellus, Panellus stipticus and Eastern speckled shield lichen, Punctelia bolliana Small off-white to peach colored fungi near a cluster of cup-like lichen and green moss

    Sternum ostrea, false turkey-tail Fungi, dark brown at the center attachment to a tree. Rings outward gradually become lighter with the outer edges a light orange and white. They are in the shape of a semi-circle, somewhat resembling sea shells

    Tremella mesentercia, witch’s butter A bright yellow, semi-translucent, gelatinous fungi grows from a tree branch. Pale green lichen are also growing on the branch.

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    While out on a trail walk yesterday, I saw something small and white moving around in the leaves and met this cute, furry moth, Artace cribrarius, the dot-lined white.

    a furry white moth is perched on a brown leaf set against a blurred forest background. The image is taken from the side.

    a furry white moth set against a blurred background of brown leaves. The moth has faint, delicate black specs on its wings.

    a furry white moth is perched on a leaf. Is taken from the underside, showing its belly and its legs holding onto the stem of a leaf. The background is a blurred forest.

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    From my morning trail walk.

    A custer of flowers have turned golden brown for the winter. Amongst the remaining flower parts are several small seeds still attached. The seeds have an elongated black base with tiny white, feathery tendrils to catch the wind.
    A custer of flowers have turned golden brown for the winter. Amongst the remaining flower parts are many small seeds are still attached. The seeds have an elongated black base with tiny white, feathery tendrils to catch the wind.
    The golden seed heads of the sea or river oats plant. Each cluster of seeds consists of around eight seeds which are flat and pointy on their outer end. the heads hang from deicate golden brown stems that are attached to larger stems that are, in turn, attachd to the main stem of the plant. Blurred against the background, a few remaining golden leaves can be seen along the main plant stem.
    A very small white feather clings to a dark brown stem of a plant. The feather is whispy with thin, delicate branches from its main stem.
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    From my morning walk. I almost missed this branch hosting tiny Trametes fungi.

    Primarily white fungi grow from a fallen tree branch. They are a half circle shape with a stem attachment to the branch on the flat side of the fungi. The have faint orangish brown rings dispersed across the surface. The branch and fungi are resting on a backgound of green moss and brown leaves.

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    Enjoying and appreciating the burning bushes scattered about the Missouri woodland. They're holding on but just days from giving way to rest of winter.

    Bright red leaves set against a bokeh background of brown winter woodland.
    The fall colors of a burning bush in the forest. A branch of leaves of pink, yellow and green, set against a slightly blurred background of small tree branches in a winter woodland.
    The fall colors of a burning bush in the forest. The small tree with leaves of pink, yellow and green, in a winter woodland of brown.
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    I've been enjoying my time on the trails this past week. So much color and the fragrance of autumn is overwhelming at times. Fantastic. These woods are home.

    A fat tire bike leans against a tree in the woods. To the right is a leaf covered dry creek. The leaves in the trees are mostly yellow.
    A leaf covered woodland trail passes under trees one of which is dominated by bright yellow leaves. Most of the other trees in the image have brown leaves in their branches.
    A fat tire bike leans against a tree in the woods. The leaves in the trees are a mix of green and yellow.
    A large cream colored fungi grows from the side of a fallen tree. The image is taken from directly over the fungi and it has a half moon shape. The texture of the fungi is highlighted by light orangish-brown that faintly extends as barely definable concentric rings from the center connection at the tree to the outer edge. The center stem connection is more solidly orange-brown. Below and around the fungi and tree are brown and orange leaves on the forest floor.
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    My three furry friends hanging out on the porch today.

    Two black dogs and a brown cat lay on beige colored carpeting on a porch. The dog closest to the photographer is looking at the camera
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