The Sage Grouse
@maybeimaleo.bsky.social
Nanoblogger, distance day hiker & trail scout.
Tech, space, politics, music and everything else.
Thirst follows will be blocked. Don't waste my time, I don't have much left.
Tech, space, politics, music and everything else.
Thirst follows will be blocked. Don't waste my time, I don't have much left.
This is the resting position for old radio telescopes.
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This is the resting position for old radio telescopes.
Just gonna drop this picture of a plaque along a hiking trail we were on the other day.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just gonna drop this picture of a plaque along a hiking trail we were on the other day.
Plain old everyday California beauty. It's everywhere you look.
This is from Anniversary Trail in Windy Hill, looking west toward the Pacific.
This is from Anniversary Trail in Windy Hill, looking west toward the Pacific.
October 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Plain old everyday California beauty. It's everywhere you look.
This is from Anniversary Trail in Windy Hill, looking west toward the Pacific.
This is from Anniversary Trail in Windy Hill, looking west toward the Pacific.
Fantastic. Here's one in flight I managed to capture against a cloudy background.
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Fantastic. Here's one in flight I managed to capture against a cloudy background.
This old tree had seen some things.
August 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This old tree had seen some things.
Spent some time on my long walk today out on the salt flats near the Alviso marina.
These pics feature the red coloring that I think comes from some salt-loving microbe or algae.
It's very much like walking on ice – solid in spots and crunchy in others.
These pics feature the red coloring that I think comes from some salt-loving microbe or algae.
It's very much like walking on ice – solid in spots and crunchy in others.
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Spent some time on my long walk today out on the salt flats near the Alviso marina.
These pics feature the red coloring that I think comes from some salt-loving microbe or algae.
It's very much like walking on ice – solid in spots and crunchy in others.
These pics feature the red coloring that I think comes from some salt-loving microbe or algae.
It's very much like walking on ice – solid in spots and crunchy in others.
Cows like to watch, and if they like what they see, they'll follow you. These did.
June 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Cows like to watch, and if they like what they see, they'll follow you. These did.
The tree is dead but the moss is very alive in the rain.
May 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The tree is dead but the moss is very alive in the rain.
Yesterday I snapped what I thought were century plants, but probably are agave. A dozen or more are flowering (budding?) in the border of a closed commercial building near Hwy 237 in Santa Clara CA. Many more buds had been sawed off, probably last year.
Thanks for the ID.
Thanks for the ID.
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Yesterday I snapped what I thought were century plants, but probably are agave. A dozen or more are flowering (budding?) in the border of a closed commercial building near Hwy 237 in Santa Clara CA. Many more buds had been sawed off, probably last year.
Thanks for the ID.
Thanks for the ID.
Government efficiency at its finest…
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Government efficiency at its finest…
Wouldn't it be easier to tell the whale? (per Brian Klaas)
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wouldn't it be easier to tell the whale? (per Brian Klaas)
Digging my new Pixel's close-up ability: Western columbine, taken last week in Portola Valley,
April 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Digging my new Pixel's close-up ability: Western columbine, taken last week in Portola Valley,
Climbed Berryessa Peak Trail yesterday. The trail runs up to the cliffs and turns right to eventually reach the peak. Saw a small rattler next to the trail on the way down.
April 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Climbed Berryessa Peak Trail yesterday. The trail runs up to the cliffs and turns right to eventually reach the peak. Saw a small rattler next to the trail on the way down.
Trump has actually outdone himself with pure nonsense.
Soon he'll feign ignorance and throw someone under the bus for this algorithm, which saved time for some starstruck underling tasked with ginning up an impressive-looking list. But Trump has revealed before that he BELIEVES this claptrap.
Soon he'll feign ignorance and throw someone under the bus for this algorithm, which saved time for some starstruck underling tasked with ginning up an impressive-looking list. But Trump has revealed before that he BELIEVES this claptrap.
April 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump has actually outdone himself with pure nonsense.
Soon he'll feign ignorance and throw someone under the bus for this algorithm, which saved time for some starstruck underling tasked with ginning up an impressive-looking list. But Trump has revealed before that he BELIEVES this claptrap.
Soon he'll feign ignorance and throw someone under the bus for this algorithm, which saved time for some starstruck underling tasked with ginning up an impressive-looking list. But Trump has revealed before that he BELIEVES this claptrap.
How's this for a thick trunk?
April 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How's this for a thick trunk?
A dance at Internet speeds.
March 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A dance at Internet speeds.
I found this one a few weeks ago in a scooped-out hollow along a trail.
March 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I found this one a few weeks ago in a scooped-out hollow along a trail.
This was all so nice, I thought I was on Bluesky…
March 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This was all so nice, I thought I was on Bluesky…
This actually took longer than I expected. (NYT)
March 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This actually took longer than I expected. (NYT)
Why is (famous computer genius) Elon Musk talking about 150-yr-old people listed as Social Security beneficiaries?
Per Paul Krugman, it's just Cobol…
Per Paul Krugman, it's just Cobol…
February 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Why is (famous computer genius) Elon Musk talking about 150-yr-old people listed as Social Security beneficiaries?
Per Paul Krugman, it's just Cobol…
Per Paul Krugman, it's just Cobol…
