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Derrick S Denholm

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UltraNerd Author, Artist, Music snob, Nature lover, Athiest, Vegetarian, Leftist, Gardener, Science geek. Nyckelharpa, HurdyGurdy, and Banjo aficionado. Vancouver-born Scots-Swede-Dutch compound.

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Good luck with taking a great number more years off your life, idiot. Some punchlines only make fun of you.

14.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bright green moss bryophyte growing as a loose patch on damp soil and decaying wood beside a woodland stream. The shoots rise upright in small clusters, each bearing rounded oval leaves that spread like tiny spoons around the stem. Individual leaves are only a few millimetres across and appear glossy with water droplets. Several darker stalks with developing capsules (sporophytes) are visible among the leaves, hinting at the β€œdotted” appearance that gives Dotted Thyme-moss (Rhizomnium punctatum) its common name. The surrounding scene includes other mosses, small woodland plants, and mossy wet leaf litter in a shaded Devon woodland.

A bright green moss bryophyte growing as a loose patch on damp soil and decaying wood beside a woodland stream. The shoots rise upright in small clusters, each bearing rounded oval leaves that spread like tiny spoons around the stem. Individual leaves are only a few millimetres across and appear glossy with water droplets. Several darker stalks with developing capsules (sporophytes) are visible among the leaves, hinting at the β€œdotted” appearance that gives Dotted Thyme-moss (Rhizomnium punctatum) its common name. The surrounding scene includes other mosses, small woodland plants, and mossy wet leaf litter in a shaded Devon woodland.

Dotted Thyme-moss (Rhizomnium punctatum) starting to live up to its name, the leaves dotted with dark capsules.

Growing beside a woodland stream in Devon.

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#moss #bryophyte

11.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 644 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

That's a little presumptuous.

09.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fer chrissake!, learn how to compose a sentence before you dare make another post.

09.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It says a lot about the USA that the colossal moron Trump was voted in for a second time, rather than let a woman of colour be president. But those of us who are NOT americans are not surprised, at all.

09.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of all-time badass Stagecoach Mary Fields, holding her rifle.

A picture of all-time badass Stagecoach Mary Fields, holding her rifle.

Happy International Women's Day!

Remember, when in doubt, do as Stagecoach Mary Fields did, and either headbutt, shoot it, set it on fire, or let your horses trample it.

"She broke more noses than any other person in central Montana."

08.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1849 πŸ” 556 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 30

Irony of WWII and the USA's late entry to help is not lost on anyone who read a book in the last 80 years

09.03.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

anyone who voted for Trump, especially twice, requires a good social spanking

09.03.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How an underground fungal map of the world's oldest, slowest-growing rainforest trees can boost Earth's resilience The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny wild cats called kodkods, and curly vines of waxy red bellflowers. Towering ...

Globally, mycorrhizal fungal communities move roughly a billion tons of carbon per year into Earth's soils, above all in old-growth forests.

Wild, natural ecosystems are the bedrock of a healthy planet. It's time we started recognising and acting on that.
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05.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 203 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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These #Cat #Drawings Somehow Capture Pure Chaos in Just a Few Lines - #art by ShouXin #CatArt #graphite

Link: mossandfog.com/these-cat-dr...

And another link: mymodernmet.com/cat-drawings...

05.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 3503 πŸ” 415 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 14
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 26269 πŸ” 10309 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 205
Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

05.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snowy, misty Bickle Lake, northern BC, Canada.

27.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

27.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

Queen-size patchwork crazy quilt with tree design, which I did in late 1998, overwintering in a somewhat remote wilderness area, south of Francois Lake, in Northern BC. The outer wine-coloured velvet was stripped from an ancient abandoned easy chair found in a rotten cabin. Ha!

05.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, Keith, what is it? Why not do a little research and let the rest of us know what you found?

03.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white illustration featuring a forest setting with central hippo like creature, hedgehog in the foreground and birds flying overhead

Black and white illustration featuring a forest setting with central hippo like creature, hedgehog in the foreground and birds flying overhead

Illustration from Tove Jansson's book 'The Moomins and the Great Flood'Β (1945) #Womensart

01.03.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 874 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
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01.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

26.02.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

26.02.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Print in black and white looking up to a gap in the canopy of bare trees in a wood where two birds in silhouette fly

Print in black and white looking up to a gap in the canopy of bare trees in a wood where two birds in silhouette fly

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

28.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 703 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

If you just drew your first ever animal, do us all a favour and just tuck it away in a folder. Seriously.

01.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of three dark tabby kittens, one lighter, tabby, and one white kitten sitting inside of a miniature covered wagon.

Black and white photo of three dark tabby kittens, one lighter, tabby, and one white kitten sitting inside of a miniature covered wagon.

The Oregon Trail reboot that the world needs right now. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

01.03.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 2808 πŸ” 368 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 12
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Snowy, misty Bickle Lake, northern BC, Canada.

27.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

My friend's Icelandic sheep in the snow.

27.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a roundish, cream coloured lichen growing flat on dark rock. About 80%of the lichen (all but the edges) is covered in dozens (hundreds?) of small round discs called apothecia.

Photo of a roundish, cream coloured lichen growing flat on dark rock. About 80%of the lichen (all but the edges) is covered in dozens (hundreds?) of small round discs called apothecia.

Orange Rock Posy Lichen. NWT, Canada.
lichen is about 3cm in diameter.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends

27.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 1385 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8
Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

Quint the Intrepid out doing forestry work with me in November 2023, near Maxan Lake, Northern BC.

26.02.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

I like to look at every composition as if it were a potential Franz Kline painting. Bold shapes balanced off-kilter. Photo of the shore of Francois Lake on Christmas day, 2015. Northern British Columbia, BC.

26.02.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rock, Paper, Scissors is pretty boring when you see that there are so many more complex math nerd versions out there. www.umop.com/rps15.htm

24.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, I see there are still lots of people out there who still bring home their groceries in plastic bags provided by the store. LOVE your dog but when was this video made, in the 1990s?

26.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0