Max
@paisleystars.bsky.social
Sometime wanderer. When not wandering, probably north of you. Wildlife photographer (they/them)
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Max
@paisleystars.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Shamelessly reposting some of mine because I have early morning anxiety and feel the need to prove my credentials when grumbling about somebody with a much larger audience 😂
I live closer to the north pole than penguins do to the south pole and we are not going to get a white Christmas this year. It is 2°C and raining.
I just want to reiterate how utterly fucked that is.
I just want to reiterate how utterly fucked that is.
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I live closer to the north pole than penguins do to the south pole and we are not going to get a white Christmas this year. It is 2°C and raining.
I just want to reiterate how utterly fucked that is.
I just want to reiterate how utterly fucked that is.
Important small town news being passed around the local coffee shop today: has everybody seen the one massive cheese on the reduced shelf in the supermarket?
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Important small town news being passed around the local coffee shop today: has everybody seen the one massive cheese on the reduced shelf in the supermarket?
I used to have a personal 'no long stays in small towns' policy. Now I have the same policy but with a specific exception for small towns in big wilderness and small towns that otherwise look like this.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I used to have a personal 'no long stays in small towns' policy. Now I have the same policy but with a specific exception for small towns in big wilderness and small towns that otherwise look like this.
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The light show is a little softer this morning 💚💙
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The light show is a little softer this morning 💚💙
Just completely stacked it aurora chasing. Had to thrust my tripod aloft like a torch while the rest of me plunged through a rotting snow bridge.
But fellas.
If you could see the set I just got from beneath the old mine cableway, not one of you would have done any different.
But fellas.
If you could see the set I just got from beneath the old mine cableway, not one of you would have done any different.
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Just completely stacked it aurora chasing. Had to thrust my tripod aloft like a torch while the rest of me plunged through a rotting snow bridge.
But fellas.
If you could see the set I just got from beneath the old mine cableway, not one of you would have done any different.
But fellas.
If you could see the set I just got from beneath the old mine cableway, not one of you would have done any different.
Emerald clouds tonight over my weird little town at the end of the world
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Emerald clouds tonight over my weird little town at the end of the world
Quality small town churching from our small town church, which has this poster prominently displayed.
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Quality small town churching from our small town church, which has this poster prominently displayed.
My snoooooowwwwww 😭😭😭
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My snoooooowwwwww 😭😭😭
Serious* aurora this morning.
*I am here defining 'serious' by 'individual shapes visible with the naked eye through thick cloud'.
Completely ridiculous, I've never seen anything like it.
*I am here defining 'serious' by 'individual shapes visible with the naked eye through thick cloud'.
Completely ridiculous, I've never seen anything like it.
December 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Serious* aurora this morning.
*I am here defining 'serious' by 'individual shapes visible with the naked eye through thick cloud'.
Completely ridiculous, I've never seen anything like it.
*I am here defining 'serious' by 'individual shapes visible with the naked eye through thick cloud'.
Completely ridiculous, I've never seen anything like it.
I didn't take a non long exposure shot but this is the same image processed to as close to reality as possible. It's possible to spot dayside aurora but really only if conditions are just right and you already know what you're looking for.
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I didn't take a non long exposure shot but this is the same image processed to as close to reality as possible. It's possible to spot dayside aurora but really only if conditions are just right and you already know what you're looking for.
Got that solstice sort of feeling today. Lunchtime in the northernmost town in the world.
(Very long exposure to show you the dayside aurora. Actual visibility is closed to nothing)
(Very long exposure to show you the dayside aurora. Actual visibility is closed to nothing)
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Got that solstice sort of feeling today. Lunchtime in the northernmost town in the world.
(Very long exposure to show you the dayside aurora. Actual visibility is closed to nothing)
(Very long exposure to show you the dayside aurora. Actual visibility is closed to nothing)
Me: "I'm upset to learn that the word gnu is actually pronounced 'new'."
Husband: 🤨 "Gno it's gnot."
(It *is* and I am upset about this.)
Husband: 🤨 "Gno it's gnot."
(It *is* and I am upset about this.)
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Me: "I'm upset to learn that the word gnu is actually pronounced 'new'."
Husband: 🤨 "Gno it's gnot."
(It *is* and I am upset about this.)
Husband: 🤨 "Gno it's gnot."
(It *is* and I am upset about this.)
My husband and Old Lady Dog are winding each other up over breakfast 😂 he is alternating between signing 'all done' and flipping her the bird with both hands and every time he stops engaging with her and looks away she walks up to him and gives a very pointed 'woof' right in his face
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
My husband and Old Lady Dog are winding each other up over breakfast 😂 he is alternating between signing 'all done' and flipping her the bird with both hands and every time he stops engaging with her and looks away she walks up to him and gives a very pointed 'woof' right in his face
Today's 6am dog walk was even more spectacular than usual. I guess she heard we were having trouble with the lights and decided to help out
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Today's 6am dog walk was even more spectacular than usual. I guess she heard we were having trouble with the lights and decided to help out
Whole town blackout at lunchtime today.
Social media posts from elsewhere:
OMFG! Sabotage! Invasion! Call NATO!
Social media posts from inside the town:
- the energy company's canteen looking like the Mary Celeste
- the supermarket posing with the flashlights they're giving as members' Xmas gifts
Social media posts from elsewhere:
OMFG! Sabotage! Invasion! Call NATO!
Social media posts from inside the town:
- the energy company's canteen looking like the Mary Celeste
- the supermarket posing with the flashlights they're giving as members' Xmas gifts
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whole town blackout at lunchtime today.
Social media posts from elsewhere:
OMFG! Sabotage! Invasion! Call NATO!
Social media posts from inside the town:
- the energy company's canteen looking like the Mary Celeste
- the supermarket posing with the flashlights they're giving as members' Xmas gifts
Social media posts from elsewhere:
OMFG! Sabotage! Invasion! Call NATO!
Social media posts from inside the town:
- the energy company's canteen looking like the Mary Celeste
- the supermarket posing with the flashlights they're giving as members' Xmas gifts
It is family run day.
That is, interval sprints day, so Old Lady Dog is allowed to come too.
She just does the runs on a long, super elastic lead, so she doesn't need to pull or cover as much distance as Boy Dog and me.
Boy Dog is furious.
I think she's cramping his style.
That is, interval sprints day, so Old Lady Dog is allowed to come too.
She just does the runs on a long, super elastic lead, so she doesn't need to pull or cover as much distance as Boy Dog and me.
Boy Dog is furious.
I think she's cramping his style.
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It is family run day.
That is, interval sprints day, so Old Lady Dog is allowed to come too.
She just does the runs on a long, super elastic lead, so she doesn't need to pull or cover as much distance as Boy Dog and me.
Boy Dog is furious.
I think she's cramping his style.
That is, interval sprints day, so Old Lady Dog is allowed to come too.
She just does the runs on a long, super elastic lead, so she doesn't need to pull or cover as much distance as Boy Dog and me.
Boy Dog is furious.
I think she's cramping his style.
We have returned 😁
Oh. The entire towns power supply just went out. The moonless polar night is suddenly extremely dark indeed
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We have returned 😁
Oh. The entire towns power supply just went out. The moonless polar night is suddenly extremely dark indeed
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Oh. The entire towns power supply just went out. The moonless polar night is suddenly extremely dark indeed
Cheese and ham omelette for dinner. Old Lady Dog has died of lack of cheese and ham omelette.
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cheese and ham omelette for dinner. Old Lady Dog has died of lack of cheese and ham omelette.
Okay, tourists. I generally love tourists. You're mostly great
But
To the lady who stopped Boy Dog and I on our run today to ask 'how would you like it if somebody made you run in these conditions?'
I am sorry I fully lost control of my face when trying to respond.
But
To the lady who stopped Boy Dog and I on our run today to ask 'how would you like it if somebody made you run in these conditions?'
I am sorry I fully lost control of my face when trying to respond.
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Okay, tourists. I generally love tourists. You're mostly great
But
To the lady who stopped Boy Dog and I on our run today to ask 'how would you like it if somebody made you run in these conditions?'
I am sorry I fully lost control of my face when trying to respond.
But
To the lady who stopped Boy Dog and I on our run today to ask 'how would you like it if somebody made you run in these conditions?'
I am sorry I fully lost control of my face when trying to respond.
Polite letter to Old Lady Dog: it is ok to decide you don't want to be a husky any more due to the horrible storm outside. We can do a 2 minute high-speed bathroom break, no problem.
What you can't do is then sit inside, singing about how awful the weather is. Husky is an all or nothing commitment.
What you can't do is then sit inside, singing about how awful the weather is. Husky is an all or nothing commitment.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Polite letter to Old Lady Dog: it is ok to decide you don't want to be a husky any more due to the horrible storm outside. We can do a 2 minute high-speed bathroom break, no problem.
What you can't do is then sit inside, singing about how awful the weather is. Husky is an all or nothing commitment.
What you can't do is then sit inside, singing about how awful the weather is. Husky is an all or nothing commitment.
It's warm but it is very much the wrong kind of warm.
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's warm but it is very much the wrong kind of warm.
Today is the traditional community Christmas bar crawl. You decorate your kick sled with lights, then start from the northernmost bar in town, at sea level, and gradually make your way to the southernmost, 120m up.
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today is the traditional community Christmas bar crawl. You decorate your kick sled with lights, then start from the northernmost bar in town, at sea level, and gradually make your way to the southernmost, 120m up.
Made some additions to the standard sandwich I ordered. Forgot to ask for other ingredients to be substituted out, so I have just been handed a ham, cheese, chilli, mustard and pickled onion sandwich and it is entirely my own fault.
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Made some additions to the standard sandwich I ordered. Forgot to ask for other ingredients to be substituted out, so I have just been handed a ham, cheese, chilli, mustard and pickled onion sandwich and it is entirely my own fault.
I've booked two hours in the self-service sauna on the fjord for Christmas Day. If the aurora doesn't show, we're going to fall out.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I've booked two hours in the self-service sauna on the fjord for Christmas Day. If the aurora doesn't show, we're going to fall out.