@ahaverstick86.bsky.social
Newspaper editor, hermit, nerd and spy-fi fan using my camera for niceness instead of evil.
Sometimes I write blogs on Get Smart, though not as often as I'd like anymore. #getsmart #television #comedy
18.09.2025 23:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm going to take a stand and say it's annoying when someone asks you to help them with something and you reach out to make that happen they ghost you. Why do the humans do this?
25.07.2025 16:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The bulk of my job consists of standing around awkwardly waiting for stuff to happen. Today I'm doing that in a 101 degree heat index.
22.06.2025 19:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Was up past 1 in the a.m. working. I am so tired this morning that I just brewed a cup of hot creamer 😵💫
13.06.2025 14:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An osprey flying with a fish.
There were a few fishers out yesterday evening, including this osprey flying overhead with its supper.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #osprey #photographersofbluesky
Full Flower Moon
Last night's full moon. Is this why things are weirder than usual?
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #moon #fullmoon #flowermoon
A black bird singing.
Black bird singing - probably to alert the rest of the feathered population to my presence.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #blackbird #photographersofbluesky
A mole cricket
What happens when a mole cricket crosses your path?
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #nature #insects #crickets #molecricket #bugs #photographersofbluesky
Call me old-fashioned, but I just think when you get a screw put in your jaw, you should get some pain meds afterward. Just saying. 🤷♀️
29.04.2025 00:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A wood duck in flight.
Wood duck sighting - these ducks were flying from tree to tree.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #woodduck #ducks #waterfowl #lakelife
Loon flying across a lake.
Loon flying across a nearby lake.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #loon #waterbird #lakelife
A house finch
Bird on a wire.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds #finch #housefinch
Sandhill Cranes in flight.
Happy to see these sandhill cranes fly over!
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #sandhillcrane #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
A pileated woodpecker.
These pileated woodpeckers are hard to keep up with.
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
The only thing that's going to keep me out of trouble today is the voice of my late grandfather advising me to just keep my mouth shut. Know your audience.
07.03.2025 16:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A robin with a leaf in its mouth.
After a bit of foraging, this robin selected a prime leaf. 📷 🐦
#photography #outdoorphotography #birdnerd #naturephotography #robin #birding #birdphotography #blueskybirds
Fog rising from a frozen lake.
Misty morning with temperatures warming and the ice on the nearby lake melting.
#photography #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #winterweather #photographersofbluesky #outdoorlife #midwest
A Robin eating berries.
A Robin snacks on some berries. Spring is around the corner. 📷 🐦 #birdsky #birds #Robin #outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #photography #naturephotography #naturelovers
24.02.2025 15:07 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's already a colossal disaster. I think we know who to thank for that. Check out the USPS hub in Indianapolis.
21.02.2025 20:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0From a PR pitch in my inbox: "Many of us are stuck in a never-ending cycle of doom scrolling and brain rot."
I feel called out.
Blue jay in a tree in a snowstorm.
This blue jay found a spot to weather yesterday's snowstorm. 📷🐦
#outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #photography #birds #birding #bluejay #winter #snowstorm #nature #naturephotography
A female cardinal on a bird feeder in the snow.
This cardinal braved this morning's blast of snow to get a bite. 📷 🐦 #outdoorphotography #outdoorlife #nature #birding #cardinal #lakeeffect #snow #birds #photography #winter
16.02.2025 18:34 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A moon in the afternoon sky.
A Delta airplane flying.
Moon shot from this evening with an airplane making a cameo appearance. 🌕📷 #outdoorphotography #photography #moon #naturephotography #space
07.02.2025 23:57 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0LOL A horse may make more sense than my pile of "No" letters.
05.02.2025 00:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Sounds about like the kind of letter I'd get.
05.02.2025 00:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Ice fishers were still at it this weekend, which hit a balmy 40 degrees. #photography #outdoorlife #outdoorphotography #winter #icefishing #indiana
03.02.2025 21:48 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An ice carver uses an iron on ice.
A softball player catches a ball in the snow.
Ice fisherman cross a frozen lake.
More scenes from last week's WinterFest. Did you know you could iron ice?
#winter #photography #outdoorphotography #wintersports #icefishing #indiana #icecarving
This morning I woke up and found a ladybug doing the backstroke in my glass of water. I wonder if that will set the tone for today?
29.01.2025 15:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Trying to cover a meeting via Zoom. Wonder if the universe will let me.
27.01.2025 16:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ice carvers create a tractor from a block of ice.
How we spend the winter in Northwest Indiana. #winterfest #icecarving #winter #indiana #laporte
24.01.2025 23:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
