Steve Harrell
@steveharrell.bsky.social
Retired professor, unretired ethnographer, polyglot, part-time climate activist, occasional contrarian. Taiwan, China, and Whatcom County--Post mostly plants, mountains, energy transition. Occasionally political snark.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 330 (finally caught up after three days of jet lag and day confusion):
No roses in almost December, but I did find a fungal rosette:
No roses in almost December, but I did find a fungal rosette:
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 330 (finally caught up after three days of jet lag and day confusion):
No roses in almost December, but I did find a fungal rosette:
No roses in almost December, but I did find a fungal rosette:
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 329:
Herons' nests at Post Point are empty now, but ready for reoccupation in February:
Herons' nests at Post Point are empty now, but ready for reoccupation in February:
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 329:
Herons' nests at Post Point are empty now, but ready for reoccupation in February:
Herons' nests at Post Point are empty now, but ready for reoccupation in February:
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 327:
Birches are one of the last trees to drop their leaves in the fall:
Birches are one of the last trees to drop their leaves in the fall:
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 327:
Birches are one of the last trees to drop their leaves in the fall:
Birches are one of the last trees to drop their leaves in the fall:
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 325:
Hips of Nootka Rose appear when the leaves fall off, red before they turn black and inconspicuous again:
Hips of Nootka Rose appear when the leaves fall off, red before they turn black and inconspicuous again:
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Belated day 325:
Hips of Nootka Rose appear when the leaves fall off, red before they turn black and inconspicuous again:
Hips of Nootka Rose appear when the leaves fall off, red before they turn black and inconspicuous again:
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 328
Salmonberry (Rubus parvifolium) already shows next spring’s buds among the last fall leaves.
Salmonberry (Rubus parvifolium) already shows next spring’s buds among the last fall leaves.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 328
Salmonberry (Rubus parvifolium) already shows next spring’s buds among the last fall leaves.
Salmonberry (Rubus parvifolium) already shows next spring’s buds among the last fall leaves.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, day 323:
In the fall, the third kingdom pops up in random places, as if it were emerging from a hidden fourth dimension.
In the fall, the third kingdom pops up in random places, as if it were emerging from a hidden fourth dimension.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, day 323:
In the fall, the third kingdom pops up in random places, as if it were emerging from a hidden fourth dimension.
In the fall, the third kingdom pops up in random places, as if it were emerging from a hidden fourth dimension.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 322. Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor) certainly is discolored on the fall, but the seeds remaining on the clusters spell F O O D to a flock of hungry bushtits.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 322. Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor) certainly is discolored on the fall, but the seeds remaining on the clusters spell F O O D to a flock of hungry bushtits.
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 320 or 321, depending on where you are...
Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) leaves turn a strange pale shade of lemon-lime before they fall.
Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) leaves turn a strange pale shade of lemon-lime before they fall.
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 320 or 321, depending on where you are...
Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) leaves turn a strange pale shade of lemon-lime before they fall.
Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) leaves turn a strange pale shade of lemon-lime before they fall.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 319 or 320, depending on where you are. We often overlook it, but Hazel (Corylus) is another native tree/shrub that turns fall color.
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 319 or 320, depending on where you are. We often overlook it, but Hazel (Corylus) is another native tree/shrub that turns fall color.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 317:
Red currant (Ribes sanguineum) has one of the shortest dormant periods of any deciduous shrub or tree around here. Leaves still hanging on, and they'll be one of the first to leaf and flower in the spring.
Red currant (Ribes sanguineum) has one of the shortest dormant periods of any deciduous shrub or tree around here. Leaves still hanging on, and they'll be one of the first to leaf and flower in the spring.
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 317:
Red currant (Ribes sanguineum) has one of the shortest dormant periods of any deciduous shrub or tree around here. Leaves still hanging on, and they'll be one of the first to leaf and flower in the spring.
Red currant (Ribes sanguineum) has one of the shortest dormant periods of any deciduous shrub or tree around here. Leaves still hanging on, and they'll be one of the first to leaf and flower in the spring.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 316:
Autumn forest on Galbraith Mountain, from Samish Hill, with Kulshan (Mt. Baker) peeking in the distance.
Autumn forest on Galbraith Mountain, from Samish Hill, with Kulshan (Mt. Baker) peeking in the distance.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 316:
Autumn forest on Galbraith Mountain, from Samish Hill, with Kulshan (Mt. Baker) peeking in the distance.
Autumn forest on Galbraith Mountain, from Samish Hill, with Kulshan (Mt. Baker) peeking in the distance.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 315:
Forest paths get slick with maple leaves this time of year. By spring, they'll pretty much be soil:
Forest paths get slick with maple leaves this time of year. By spring, they'll pretty much be soil:
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 315:
Forest paths get slick with maple leaves this time of year. By spring, they'll pretty much be soil:
Forest paths get slick with maple leaves this time of year. By spring, they'll pretty much be soil:
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 313:
Last glory of Japanese maple Seiryu 青龍 as leaves start to drop. Last chance to ask why it isn't 紅龍。
Last glory of Japanese maple Seiryu 青龍 as leaves start to drop. Last chance to ask why it isn't 紅龍。
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 313:
Last glory of Japanese maple Seiryu 青龍 as leaves start to drop. Last chance to ask why it isn't 紅龍。
Last glory of Japanese maple Seiryu 青龍 as leaves start to drop. Last chance to ask why it isn't 紅龍。
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 312:
Bellingham's urban forests with Canadian Coast Range mountains in the background.
Bellingham's urban forests with Canadian Coast Range mountains in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 312:
Bellingham's urban forests with Canadian Coast Range mountains in the background.
Bellingham's urban forests with Canadian Coast Range mountains in the background.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 310
Our Japanese Maple Seiryu 青龍 At the height of its glory (a few days ago)
Our Japanese Maple Seiryu 青龍 At the height of its glory (a few days ago)
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 310
Our Japanese Maple Seiryu 青龍 At the height of its glory (a few days ago)
Our Japanese Maple Seiryu 青龍 At the height of its glory (a few days ago)
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 309:
Fall is the season of the Third Kingdom. This delicate "snowball" was growing on the sawed-off end of a downed tree that had fallen across a trail.
Fall is the season of the Third Kingdom. This delicate "snowball" was growing on the sawed-off end of a downed tree that had fallen across a trail.
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 309:
Fall is the season of the Third Kingdom. This delicate "snowball" was growing on the sawed-off end of a downed tree that had fallen across a trail.
Fall is the season of the Third Kingdom. This delicate "snowball" was growing on the sawed-off end of a downed tree that had fallen across a trail.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 308
For the first time, our Mountain Maple/Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum) has made a nice fall show.
For the first time, our Mountain Maple/Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum) has made a nice fall show.
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 308
For the first time, our Mountain Maple/Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum) has made a nice fall show.
For the first time, our Mountain Maple/Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum) has made a nice fall show.
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 307:
Biggest Amanitas I've ever seen. About 6-9 inches across. Not as cute as the usual toadstool ones.
Biggest Amanitas I've ever seen. About 6-9 inches across. Not as cute as the usual toadstool ones.
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#Bellingham #Forests 2025, Day 307:
Biggest Amanitas I've ever seen. About 6-9 inches across. Not as cute as the usual toadstool ones.
Biggest Amanitas I've ever seen. About 6-9 inches across. Not as cute as the usual toadstool ones.
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM