Paul Foth
@paulrfoth.bsky.social
Sparrow, lichen, music fan account
Bird guide in the BC Cariboo
Occasional scholar of of religious history
Exile from the Salish Sea
Bird guide in the BC Cariboo
Occasional scholar of of religious history
Exile from the Salish Sea
Precious Moments accurately depicts the angels.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Precious Moments accurately depicts the angels.
A historical exposé of good king Wencaslas (who I know nothing about).
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A historical exposé of good king Wencaslas (who I know nothing about).
We had a noisy sink drain named Heraclitus.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We had a noisy sink drain named Heraclitus.
Lots of these around here
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Lots of these around here
I EUST to think these codes were just ALFL.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I EUST to think these codes were just ALFL.
I viewed one with a mysterious dark goo in the basement. Could be.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I viewed one with a mysterious dark goo in the basement. Could be.
My preschooler loves "Truck Got Stuck," and "Hurtin Albertan" and "Cows Around."
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
My preschooler loves "Truck Got Stuck," and "Hurtin Albertan" and "Cows Around."
I love Corb Lund even more now.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I love Corb Lund even more now.
These are more rare in my area lf BC, but I'm always happy when I can hear one (and occasionally see one).
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
These are more rare in my area lf BC, but I'm always happy when I can hear one (and occasionally see one).
Thanks for going into this detail. As a newcomer to Canada, I mostly know of the Notwithstanding Clause as a mysterious constitutional trick that gets wielded as a threat by provinces.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Thanks for going into this detail. As a newcomer to Canada, I mostly know of the Notwithstanding Clause as a mysterious constitutional trick that gets wielded as a threat by provinces.
I was scratching my head at that one. Canada has pre-emotive legislators.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I was scratching my head at that one. Canada has pre-emotive legislators.
It really is much warmer up here in central BC than usual for the time of year. I expect more ducks to stay later than is normal.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It really is much warmer up here in central BC than usual for the time of year. I expect more ducks to stay later than is normal.
I get it now. This is basically every conversation at home.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I get it now. This is basically every conversation at home.
I was just thinking of squamulose as not exactly fruticose, but I guess the podetia/cups would be. I come to these as a hobbyist not a biologist, so I struggle with the vocabulary.
But also, I talk to my wife about lichens all the time, so I think we pass the test.
But also, I talk to my wife about lichens all the time, so I think we pass the test.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I was just thinking of squamulose as not exactly fruticose, but I guess the podetia/cups would be. I come to these as a hobbyist not a biologist, so I struggle with the vocabulary.
But also, I talk to my wife about lichens all the time, so I think we pass the test.
But also, I talk to my wife about lichens all the time, so I think we pass the test.
Also, I wouldn't really call Cladonia fruticose
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Also, I wouldn't really call Cladonia fruticose
I found some snails at a lake today too.
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I found some snails at a lake today too.
"Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I just can't do this on my own"
-Hans Urs von Balthasar
Take it from my hands
Cause I just can't do this on my own"
-Hans Urs von Balthasar
My wife informed me that Reinhold Neibuhr wrote the Serenity Prayer, and it feels like finding out that George Harrison wrote "Who Let the Dogs Out."
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I've appreciated your thoughtful writing and thorough investigative work.
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I've appreciated your thoughtful writing and thorough investigative work.
Yeah, there are so many lichens. This was one already described, but I had never sene it. There is probably more coverage for species having alresdy been described where I am because of very active nearby lichenologists.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yeah, there are so many lichens. This was one already described, but I had never sene it. There is probably more coverage for species having alresdy been described where I am because of very active nearby lichenologists.