Mike Patterson

That random fall day when "the flip" happens and its lower humidity and cool temps should be a city holiday. You never know when exactly it happens but I loved it whenever it did.

go to super bowl
lose offensive coordinator
promote from inside the org
suck
hire outside oc
go to super bowl
lose offensive coordinator
promote from inside the org
YOU ARE HERE

So excited I said "live" twice!

Professional sports is the closest thing to live, unscripted, live theater. And it's often based on local affiliation. If you live in a town and like your town you often gravitate towards supporting your town club!

Btw. I'm agreeing with you. Im not sure pro/rel does solving for a club fan. I think it "solves" some of the worries for neutrals

"Solved" does more work here than a Hollywood intern...

I did 2 years in Houston for school and 4 in Tallahassee... moving to CO was perfection. 11 years later I cannot comprehend moving back

Coming up for air while on week 2 of the camino. We're on the meseta now and loving it. 315km walked. 84 bird species seen. So many wonderful people met.

I was in the end zone student section as a grad student for UH vs Texas Tech in 2009.https://youtu.be/gnAW_ZZquWU?si=MQiW8s2SW3Bd-UDU just an amazing place to be.

Detroit is the only major city in the USA where you can walk due south into Canada.

Live games are fun, more fun than a few years ago. But I think you'll be shocked how fast everything is. I've lost 2 whole innings just doing a bathroom/beer run with barely a line!

But all that said, still nothing quite like an afternoon/evening at the park

It's amazing what $3 beers before first pitch can do for a franchise with a large transplant population. My friends and I only go to watch our (former) home teams play the Rockies. Kind of amazing it works, but somehow it does.

I just hope this year is finally too embarrassing for the ownership...

Hi bsky birding folks! I'll be going on a pilgrimage across Spain on the Camino de Santiago starting the 3rd week of August. As part of it I'm hoping to do some birding along the way. Does anyone have any good places to check out along the Camino Frances, or for after once we've finished? Thanks! 🪶

Rapids are gonna honor all tickets as a free drink voucher for after this right? My nerves are fried

Feels like a while since I've seen such a good combo of urgency and crispness from the pids.

Definitely feels like a nearby possible world had it 4-1 at the half

A Rufous-breasted Antthrush perched atop an arching branch. The branch makes an arch from the bottom left to bottom right through the middle. The black and reddish/brown bird is looking slightly askance at us with their tail pointed straight up.

Honestly, just happy to have gotten this one on camera and in focus. Rufous-breasted Antthrush hopping up onto the limb to check us out. 🪶

@burgundywave.bsky.social Not sure if this is expected behavior or I'm just making a big deal out of what should be expected... but this feels bad, right?

seating chart of section 107, where each red dot is a resale ticket available. Tickets haven't even become available for the 2nd pre-sale group.

Like, section 107 is just such a letdown:

I'm sitting and waiting for the chance to pre-order tickets to the USMNT this fall. I'm in the second wave as a season ticket holder for the Rapids. Only one group went before me and I'm seeing hundreds of resale tickets already on the market.

It's demoralizing as a fan to see the gouging this bad

A medium sized bird perches on a mossy covered branch. The Toucan Barbet has a bright red chest, a grey neck, yellow bill with black tip.

Say hi to this lovely little Toucan Barbet! 🪶

A Golden-naped Tanager sits on a wet, mossy branch. The bird is overall very bold blue with a dark blue face. The feathers are wet, but you can also see a slightly golden patch of feathers where a hairband would sit on your head.

Here's one very damp Golden-naped Tanager. Mindo, Ecuador. 🪶

White-booted Racket-tail. Small green hummingbird sits on a branch. It has white puffy feet, which gives its species specific name. It also has two flag like feathers in a long tail, which is where the group name comes from.

Another fun hummingbird from Mindo. The White-booted Racket-tail! 🪶

A green hummingbird with long trailing purple tail feathers sits on a branch in the cloud forest. The purple and green are reflecting the light and shining brilliantly on dark green background.

Finally got around to processing some photos from a trip to Mindo, Ecuador. Enjoy this Violet-tailed Sylph! 🪶

I hate to be that guy, but these studder stepping pks gotta stop. Just take the shot!

Leave it to the pids to score twice in one play!

We just bailed from there. Even if the lightning stops anytime soon the roads are actively flooding. No way tonight

Not sure if this fits as a modified waldo, but for me nothing beats the old gold cup red/blue horizontal stripes with the stars on the shoulders.

Here. This managed to ignite my utter loathing of tech bros enough for me to write this.

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Might be two things depending on what you see and timing. They normally incorporate feathers into a nest so if the nest broke up you'd get that mess. Or could also just be feather molt as they often will take the time right after nesting to replace their entire flight feather groups.