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Beardy Guy Musings

Experimenting with ways to live a low impact life in a tiny house in the woods. Graphic and web design at Beardy Guy Creative . I often write about the Climate Emergency, Apple and the iPad. 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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    With all the rain we've had recently the creek is flowing really well. My favorite place to stop and be still. These are the best moments in my simple, slow life. Learning to be content in a smaller radius and with as little external fossil fuel input as possible.

    A fat tire bike leans against a tree in the woods an near a creek

    The blurred running water of a creek in the woods, a bike leans against a tree on the far left side

    A woodland trail on the left and a bike leaning against a tree. To the right of the bike is a creek.

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    Some sort of orange slime mold on a cedar tree. Amazing color!

    A cedar tree branch is coverd by a semi-translucent, vibrant orange gooey slime.

    A cedar tree branch is coverd by a semi-translucent, vibrant orange gooey slime.

    A cedar tree branch is coverd by a semi-translucent, vibrant orange gooey slime.

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    Really nice trail ride today. Lots of wild flowers. Hypoxia hirsuta, common goldstar, one of those that's currently blooming.

    A fat tire bike leans against a tree near a trail through the woods

    A macro image of a yellow, six petaled flower. The petals are pointed giving it a star shape.

    A macro image of a yellow, six petaled flower. The petals are pointed giving it a star shape.

    A macro image of a yellow, six petaled flower. The petals are pointed giving it a star shape.

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    Spring Bluebird!

    A Bluebird perched on a branch with it's back to the camera, it's feathers are vibrant blue with black tips. It's brown neck is visible as it's looking to the side. The background is blurred forest.

    A Bluebird perched on a branch and facing the camera. It's chest feathers are golden brown towards the top and white towards the bottom. It's head is vibrant blue. The background is blurred forest.

    A Bluebird perched on a branch and facing sideways. It's head, back and wing feathers are vibrant blue. The golden brown front of the bird is also visable. The background is blurred forest.

    A Bluebird perched on a branch and facing the camera. It's chest feathers are golden brown towards the top and white towards the bottom. It's head is vibrant blue. The background is blurred forest.

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    Finally getting around to trying out Stable Diffusion via the Draw Things app on the iPad. The original photo taken on one of my gravel rides in southern Missouri. One image in the style of Van Gogh and another in the style of Thomas Hart Benton.

    A bright blue sky full of puffy white clouds. On the left side are trees along a road that is headed off into the distance. On the right side is a green field which is borderd by trees. Beyond the trees is another field.

    A photo painted in the style of Van Gogh. A bright blue sky full of puffy white clouds. On the left side are trees along a road that is headed off into the distance. On the right side is a green field which is borderd by trees. Beyond the trees is another field.

    A photo painted in the style of Thomas Hart Benton. A bright blue sky full of puffy white clouds. On the left side are trees along a road that is headed off into the distance. On the right side is a green field which is borderd by trees. Beyond the trees is another field.

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    Redbud Extreme close-up macro of a pink flower with a water droplet hanging from the central lobe. A very shallow depth of field creates a painted effect. Dogwood Three white dogwood flowers on a branch lit with late afternoon golden light against a blue sky. Wood Poppy An extreme close-up macro of a yellow flower with a shallow depth of field

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    A fat tire bike leans against a tree in the woods, near a creek. The sky is blue and early green leaves are on the trees.

    Some nice trail rides in recent days. Always a treat to observe the woods wake up in the early days of spring.

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    Dew covered redbud flowers

    soft, pink flowers of the red bud tree. The picture is soft with a dreamy paint effect due to the shallow depth of field. The flowers have three petals at the top with a bulbous bottom formation.

    soft, pink flowers of the red bud tree. The picture is soft with a dreamy paint effect due to the shallow depth of field. The flowers have three petals at the top with a bulbous bottom formation.

    soft, pink flowers of the red bud tree. The picture is soft with a dreamy paint effect due to the shallow depth of field. The flowers have three petals at the top with a bulbous bottom formation.

    soft, pink flowers of the red bud tree. The picture is soft with a dreamy paint effect due to the shallow depth of field. The flowers have three petals at the top with a bulbous bottom formation.

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    Furballs

    Too many furry critters to work from bed this morning. Rosie started it when she decided to nap on my hand. 🥰

    a cat lays across the photographers fore arm as he tries to type from bed. In the background, a dog is napping

    a cat laying on a beardy guy's forearm, making it difficult to type

    a black dog is looking at the photographer, and beginning to yawn. An iPad sits on the shelf to the right side, and in the background are very shelves and decorations in a tiny house

    a close-up portrait of a black dog with an orange is brown nose,

    a small, black dog with long eyelashes is licking his nose as he nervously looks sideways at a cat, who is only partially visible in the photo

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    I've written several times about reducing waste. I don't wash my clothes as often as most people and when I do I tend to dilute so this jug has lasted me for a long time. Going forward I'll be using soap strips that come in paperboard. Imagine the energy/waste saved if millions did the same.

    a paper board container of laundry detergent strips is in slim package sitting on the table next to a green plastic jug of liquid laundry detergent.

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    The northern flicker or common flicker, Colaptes auratus.

    A large, grayish tan woodpecker perched on a branch. It's chest is covered with black spots and the feathers on it's back is a pattern of tan and black. It has a gray cap on the top of its head and on the back of it's head a red spot. It's chest bears a large black marking that looks like a bib.

    A large, grayish tan woodpecker perched on a branch. It's chest is covered with black spots and the feathers on it's back is a pattern of tan and black. It has a gray cap on the top of its head and on the back of it's head a red spot. It's chest bears a large black marking that looks like a bib.

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    Passerella iliaca, fox sparrow foraging for seed.

    A primarily brownish orange bird with white speckled chest and small bands of gray along the side and back of its head is foraging for seeds in the snow.

    A primarily brownish orange bird with white speckled chest and small bands of gray along the side and back of its head is foraging for seeds amongst a woodchip mulch covered ground.

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    Auricularia americana, jelly tree ear or Auricularia auricula, wood ear. According to Wikipedia the first grows on broadleaf trees but is confined to Europe. The second grows on conifers and can be found in North America. These were found on the trunk remains of a broadleaf tree in North America.

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    Cyanocitta cristata, Blue Jay

    A bird jay perched on a tree. The bird has a black beak and blue tuft on the top of its head with a black stripe from the back of it's head down to the throat. It's front is white-gray and it's back side a mix of vibrant blues.

    A bird jay perched on a tree. The bird has a black beak and blue tuft on the top of its head with a black stripe from the back of it's head down to the throat. It's front is white-gray and it's back side a mix of vibrant blues.

    A bird jay perched on a tree. The bird has a black beak and blue tuft on the top of its head with a black stripe from the back of it's head down to the throat. It's front is white-gray and it's back side a mix of vibrant blues.

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    Three Lichens, posted together for easier comparison.

    Punctelia bolliana, Eastern speckled shield lichen

    Brownish green, smooth, flat funnel shaped lichen, growing in a cluster on a branch.

    Cladonia, Pixie Cup Lichen

    Upright, deep funnels of lichen that are pale green and speckled, growing from flater, smoother leaves

    Turban cup lichen, Cladonia peziziformis

    Branching pale green lichens topped with brownish tan nodules

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    A welcome patch of green in the winter woods, Fan club moss, Diphasiastrum digitatum, known as groundcedar, running cedar or crowsfoot. It grows to a height of four inches, with the spore-bearing strobili held higher.

    An evergreen, ground cover resembling cedar branches covers the winter forest floor. Bare winter trees are in background.

    An evergreen, ground cover resembling cedar branches covers the winter forest floor.

    An evergreen, ground cover resembling cedar branches covers the winter forest floor. Two stems of yellowish strands are growing up from one of the plants.

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    I love early spring rides in the woods. I can feel spring right around the corner! It's the time of year when I can hear the spring peepers and in a couple of weeks the first wildflowers will start to pop!

    A fat tired bike leans against the moss covered remains of a fallen tree. In the background is a creek in a winter woodland.

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    Forest within a forest. Turban cup lichen, Cladonia peziziformis. A species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. The thallus consists of two parts: the primary thallus and the upwardly podeties where the apotheci are found.

    Macro image of small pale green lichen with dark brown caps on top. Blurred in the background are many more such lichen creating a miniature forest

    Macro image of small pale green lichen with dark brown caps on top. Blurred in the background are many more such lichen creating a miniature forest. Further in the blurred background is the actual forest of trees.

    Macro image of small pale green lichen with dark brown caps on top. Blurred in the background are many more such lichen creating a miniature forest. Further in the blurred background is the actual forest of trees.

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    Cladonia, Pixie Cup Lichen

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    Punctelia bolliana, Eastern speckled shield lichen

    Various lichens growing on a branch, some are pale green and flat, others are dark green and cup shapped with a white outer rim

    Moss, stereum fungi

    Small orangish fungi growing on a branch

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