Justine Frederiksen
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Justine Frederiksen
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Just walking, taking pictures & picking up litter.
Location: Northern California
https://thatwascooladdress.blogspot.com/
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Invasion of the Banana Slugs!

More creepy cool things we found at Filoli Gardens:
youtu.be/WoUjPcbgFdU
So excited to find some wildflowers this week: Bright pink Hound's Tongue blooming strong on Jan. 2!
#FlowerReport #wildflowers
January 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The best thing I did in 2025 was also the craziest: Driving several hours just to see a big wooden troll.
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Advice for 2026: That crazy quest no one else gets? Just do it!
That Was Cool: Small moments that made a big difference in my life.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
My holiday miracle: The ornament that helped me forgive my sister
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A recipe for happier holidays: Forgiving family members for not being how you want them to be.
That Was Cool: Small moments that made a big difference in my life.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Spooky sky tonight.
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I found a mushroom forest!
"Look at all these!" 🍄🍄
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Today's super cool trail encounter: A newt!
December 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Today at the river: Magical fog!
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December 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
What do Elle Fanning as C-3PO and Joaquin Phoenix battling a penis monster have in common? They were both in movies I saw in November.
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Movies I saw in November: Prey, Predator: Badlands, Roofman, Beau is Afraid
That Was Cool: Small moments that made a big difference in my life.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Look at all these mushrooms I found in the forest!
Happy #fungifriday
More fungi friends here:
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December 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Bumpersticker that made me smile today: "I'd rather be slowly consumed by moss."
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Leaves and pink sky.
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
California poppy blooming on the last day of November, 2025.
#FlowerReport
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“NOAA Research costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year, with large returns on this small investment," writes @weatherwest.bsky.social

And I'd happily pay even more for the National Weather Service's Forecast Discussion!
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The Forecast Discussion: How I fell in love with the National Weather Service
That Was Cool: Small moments that made a big difference in my life.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Litter & Little Mushrooms: Trash I picked up while making new fungus friends today. 🍄
#litterpicker #FungiFriday #litterpicking #mushrooms
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When a surprise snowstorm one night had me too scared to drive to work, my boss introduced me to the "Forecast Discussion." And I never drove again without it.
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The Forecast Discussion: How I fell in love with the National Weather Service
That Was Cool: Small moments that made a big difference in my life.
thatwascooladdress.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Invasion of the Banana Slugs!

More creepy cool things we found at Filoli Gardens:
youtu.be/WoUjPcbgFdU
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Rosa Sunfinger, just one of the many cool Thomas Dambo trolls we met at Filoli Gardens.
Walk the grounds with us here:
youtu.be/WoUjPcbgFdU
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Ever tried Witch's Butter?
(Yeah, me neither!)
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Fungus finds: Witch’s Butter #fungi
YouTube video by Justine Frederiksen: That was cool
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November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mushroom we met today. 🍄
While I was filming, a young guy rode by on an electric skateboard and asked what we found.
"Just a cool mushroom," I said.
"I love mushrooms!" he said.
#mushrooms #MushroomMonday
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The litter I picked up this week was soggy! 🌧️
#litterpicking #litterpicker
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Meet my third-favorite picnic table in California.
Location: Nisene Marks, my forever-favorite forest:
youtu.be/p5s-Tt3uFpg
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My latest ode to mushrooms?
My most-disliked YouTube video yet!
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Mushrooms I met this week #nature
YouTube video by Justine Frederiksen: That was cool
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November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mushrooms I met this week:
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#FungiFriday
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In other news, someone forgot to turn off the Government Shutdown Clock...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Let's all strive to visit more museums in fedoras, shall we?

"He said that he typically reserves his fedora for weekends, holidays, museum visits and special occasions. 'I like to be a gentleman,' he said. “It’s important to be chic.'"
The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by
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November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM