Todd Temkin
@toddtemkin.bsky.social
Poet, author, Patagonian alpaca farmer. A Wisconsin boy living in Chile between Valparaiso & Futaleufú. Please don’t ask about book #3. It’s coming. All llamas, alpacas & Icelandic horses are Green Bay Packers fans. No DMs. No porn. No crypto.
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Todd Temkin
@toddtemkin.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Here are the sights & sounds of Chile’s Futaleufú River for my new friends on #Bluesky #blueskysocial
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Freyja & Lukka. When our first Icelandics arrived in Chile they quarantined 15 days with the National Agronomy Service (SAG). The vets at SAG were enamored. “Are all Icelandics like puppies?” Kind of. The foals are, also, like school kids. Here they are waiting for me to finish my coffee & play.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Freyja & Lukka. When our first Icelandics arrived in Chile they quarantined 15 days with the National Agronomy Service (SAG). The vets at SAG were enamored. “Are all Icelandics like puppies?” Kind of. The foals are, also, like school kids. Here they are waiting for me to finish my coffee & play.
Freyja & Lukka. When our first Icelandics arrived in Chile they quarantined 15 days with the National Agronomy Service (SAG). The vets at SAG were enamored. “Are all Icelandics like puppies?” Kind of. The foals are, also, like school kids. Here they are waiting for me to finish my coffee & play.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Freyja & Lukka. When our first Icelandics arrived in Chile they quarantined 15 days with the National Agronomy Service (SAG). The vets at SAG were enamored. “Are all Icelandics like puppies?” Kind of. The foals are, also, like school kids. Here they are waiting for me to finish my coffee & play.
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I am pleased to report that Gilbert, who was brutally attacked by a stray dog 7 months ago, is totally healed, feeling great, and openly lobbying to be the cover model for our 2026 calendar. You deserve it buddy!
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am pleased to report that Gilbert, who was brutally attacked by a stray dog 7 months ago, is totally healed, feeling great, and openly lobbying to be the cover model for our 2026 calendar. You deserve it buddy!
I am pleased to report that Gilbert, who was brutally attacked by a stray dog 7 months ago, is totally healed, feeling great, and openly lobbying to be the cover model for our 2026 calendar. You deserve it buddy!
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am pleased to report that Gilbert, who was brutally attacked by a stray dog 7 months ago, is totally healed, feeling great, and openly lobbying to be the cover model for our 2026 calendar. You deserve it buddy!
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Good morning! Today’s timeline cleanse features the spring flowers in bloom along Chile’s famed Futaleufú River at Gelvez Bridge. The turquoise color of many Patagonian rivers is a phenomenon caused by glacial till.
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good morning! Today’s timeline cleanse features the spring flowers in bloom along Chile’s famed Futaleufú River at Gelvez Bridge. The turquoise color of many Patagonian rivers is a phenomenon caused by glacial till.
Good morning! Today’s timeline cleanse features the spring flowers in bloom along Chile’s famed Futaleufú River at Gelvez Bridge. The turquoise color of many Patagonian rivers is a phenomenon caused by glacial till.
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good morning! Today’s timeline cleanse features the spring flowers in bloom along Chile’s famed Futaleufú River at Gelvez Bridge. The turquoise color of many Patagonian rivers is a phenomenon caused by glacial till.
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Calm before the storm. The “Pasarela Santa Clara” is located between sections III & IV on Chile’s mighty Futaleufú. Section III is called “Terminator” and Section IV is called “Bridge to Bridge.” Together they combine to bring adrenaline junkies some of the most famed whitewater on earth.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Calm before the storm. The “Pasarela Santa Clara” is located between sections III & IV on Chile’s mighty Futaleufú. Section III is called “Terminator” and Section IV is called “Bridge to Bridge.” Together they combine to bring adrenaline junkies some of the most famed whitewater on earth.
Calm before the storm. The “Pasarela Santa Clara” is located between sections III & IV on Chile’s mighty Futaleufú. Section III is called “Terminator” and Section IV is called “Bridge to Bridge.” Together they combine to bring adrenaline junkies some of the most famed whitewater on earth.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Calm before the storm. The “Pasarela Santa Clara” is located between sections III & IV on Chile’s mighty Futaleufú. Section III is called “Terminator” and Section IV is called “Bridge to Bridge.” Together they combine to bring adrenaline junkies some of the most famed whitewater on earth.
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Good day! Here are Freyja & Lukka, the first two Icelandic foals born in South America, cuddling with some young gauchas at our farm in Futaleufú, Chilean Patagonia.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Good day! Here are Freyja & Lukka, the first two Icelandic foals born in South America, cuddling with some young gauchas at our farm in Futaleufú, Chilean Patagonia.
Good day! Here are Freyja & Lukka, the first two Icelandic foals born in South America, cuddling with some young gauchas at our farm in Futaleufú, Chilean Patagonia.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Good day! Here are Freyja & Lukka, the first two Icelandic foals born in South America, cuddling with some young gauchas at our farm in Futaleufú, Chilean Patagonia.
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I call this photo “What you talking ‘bout Willis?” Apparently Daniel & Bety’s geese, lower left corner in this photo, are Philadelphia Eagles fans. Llamas, alpacas & Icelandics are Green Bay Packers fans. Hopefully there will be peace in the valley on Tuesday.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I call this photo “What you talking ‘bout Willis?” Apparently Daniel & Bety’s geese, lower left corner in this photo, are Philadelphia Eagles fans. Llamas, alpacas & Icelandics are Green Bay Packers fans. Hopefully there will be peace in the valley on Tuesday.
I call this photo “What you talking ‘bout Willis?” Apparently Daniel & Bety’s geese, lower left corner in this photo, are Philadelphia Eagles fans. Llamas, alpacas & Icelandics are Green Bay Packers fans. Hopefully there will be peace in the valley on Tuesday.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I call this photo “What you talking ‘bout Willis?” Apparently Daniel & Bety’s geese, lower left corner in this photo, are Philadelphia Eagles fans. Llamas, alpacas & Icelandics are Green Bay Packers fans. Hopefully there will be peace in the valley on Tuesday.
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The view from my bedroom window at 6:18 a.m. this morning. This is why I refuse to out blinds on this window. I enjoy being woken up by the sunrise.
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The view from my bedroom window at 6:18 a.m. this morning. This is why I refuse to out blinds on this window. I enjoy being woken up by the sunrise.
The view from my bedroom window at 6:18 a.m. this morning. This is why I refuse to out blinds on this window. I enjoy being woken up by the sunrise.
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The view from my bedroom window at 6:18 a.m. this morning. This is why I refuse to out blinds on this window. I enjoy being woken up by the sunrise.
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Good morning. It was a good election day yesterday in the USA. That makes today a nice moment to take in the view from the bridge over Estero José, “Joe’s Creek,” just above the delta of this mountain stream at Yelcho Lake, Chilean Patagonia.
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Good morning. It was a good election day yesterday in the USA. That makes today a nice moment to take in the view from the bridge over Estero José, “Joe’s Creek,” just above the delta of this mountain stream at Yelcho Lake, Chilean Patagonia.
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In 1999 my wife & I were newlyweds making our first visit from Valparaíso to Chile’s Carretera Austral. The route was unpaved. Our tiny Opel Corsa was overwhelmed. We made it only as far as Yelcho Lake, but the energy & presence of Patagonia left a deep mark. 26 years later we call this place home.
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In 1999 my wife & I were newlyweds making our first visit from Valparaíso to Chile’s Carretera Austral. The route was unpaved. Our tiny Opel Corsa was overwhelmed. We made it only as far as Yelcho Lake, but the energy & presence of Patagonia left a deep mark. 26 years later we call this place home.
Good morning. It was a good election day yesterday in the USA. That makes today a nice moment to take in the view from the bridge over Estero José, “Joe’s Creek,” just above the delta of this mountain stream at Yelcho Lake, Chilean Patagonia.
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Good morning. It was a good election day yesterday in the USA. That makes today a nice moment to take in the view from the bridge over Estero José, “Joe’s Creek,” just above the delta of this mountain stream at Yelcho Lake, Chilean Patagonia.
In 1999 my wife & I were newlyweds making our first visit from Valparaíso to Chile’s Carretera Austral. The route was unpaved. Our tiny Opel Corsa was overwhelmed. We made it only as far as Yelcho Lake, but the energy & presence of Patagonia left a deep mark. 26 years later we call this place home.
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In 1999 my wife & I were newlyweds making our first visit from Valparaíso to Chile’s Carretera Austral. The route was unpaved. Our tiny Opel Corsa was overwhelmed. We made it only as far as Yelcho Lake, but the energy & presence of Patagonia left a deep mark. 26 years later we call this place home.
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Reason #79 that I love living in Patagonia? The NFL season is in spring here, so if my Packers lay an egg, as they did yesterday, I can always cheer myself up by going for a walk amongst the lupines.
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reason #79 that I love living in Patagonia? The NFL season is in spring here, so if my Packers lay an egg, as they did yesterday, I can always cheer myself up by going for a walk amongst the lupines.
Reason #79 that I love living in Patagonia? The NFL season is in spring here, so if my Packers lay an egg, as they did yesterday, I can always cheer myself up by going for a walk amongst the lupines.
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reason #79 that I love living in Patagonia? The NFL season is in spring here, so if my Packers lay an egg, as they did yesterday, I can always cheer myself up by going for a walk amongst the lupines.
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Tara, Yeti Patagonicus.
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tara, Yeti Patagonicus.
Tara, Yeti Patagonicus.
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tara, Yeti Patagonicus.
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Good morning! We are back home in Chile after almost a month in the US. A highlight? Bringing my 92-year old mother back to see her hometown of La Crosse, WI for the first time in 74 years. Lowlight? The black helicopters over Chicago. Yes, autumn was gorgeous in WI & MN, but it is good to be home.
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning! We are back home in Chile after almost a month in the US. A highlight? Bringing my 92-year old mother back to see her hometown of La Crosse, WI for the first time in 74 years. Lowlight? The black helicopters over Chicago. Yes, autumn was gorgeous in WI & MN, but it is good to be home.
Good morning! We are back home in Chile after almost a month in the US. A highlight? Bringing my 92-year old mother back to see her hometown of La Crosse, WI for the first time in 74 years. Lowlight? The black helicopters over Chicago. Yes, autumn was gorgeous in WI & MN, but it is good to be home.
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning! We are back home in Chile after almost a month in the US. A highlight? Bringing my 92-year old mother back to see her hometown of La Crosse, WI for the first time in 74 years. Lowlight? The black helicopters over Chicago. Yes, autumn was gorgeous in WI & MN, but it is good to be home.
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We are the sum of choices in life. This has always been a favorite spot when visiting Mom. The last covered bridge in WI, located between Cedarburg & Grafton. Also: the salmon are spawning on the Milwaukee River. You can see them at Riverside Park in Theinseville.
October 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are the sum of choices in life. This has always been a favorite spot when visiting Mom. The last covered bridge in WI, located between Cedarburg & Grafton. Also: the salmon are spawning on the Milwaukee River. You can see them at Riverside Park in Theinseville.