Matt Binder

Father of an adult and skateboarding since 96 unfashionably. Enjoys NATURE photography,music,snyth&keyboard. Recovering alcoholic, trying to complain less

[Matt Binder @Mattybletitb]

I really can't figure out the balance of the retweet and like. I don't think there is one. Back to old habits. I'm thrilled when I get them. I'm not on here to flirt. I always thought that was positive reinforcement for the substance of the post.

[KIDEKIWOHORU @Yuki_Sculptor]

The tree stood majestically, its branches spreading wide. Since camphor trees thrive in warmer climates, I had never seen one before. Unexpectedly, however, I found a large, mature camphor tree growing in a park nearby, a place I was visiting for the first time.

[Chris Anderson @Essau1969]

#MushroomMonday 👀💫

[Matt Binder @Mattybletitb]

Good morning. Definitely early for me working second shift. Alright, time to get this work vacation started...There are trees in the forecast so it's not all gloomy!

[Elizabeth @Elizabetht0000]

Good morning and happy Monday everyone. #GM A peaceful hidden oasis. 🌿✨

[Deborah Healey @debzhealey]

@Mattybletitb Enjoy, Matty here is some footage of the park yesterday
I was hoping to catch some of the older guys, must have been too early 🤣☮️

[Matt Binder @Mattybletitb]

@debzhealey Thank you so much for thinking of me! 🙂🙏This is a really nice skatepark! Looks designed well and they are maintaining it! I definitely will dream about skating this park. I appreciate you sharing this with Deborah. 😎🙏 Very cool and kind of you.

[Matt Binder @Mattybletitb]

I'm on vacation this week so I will probably not be on here as much. Got work to do and hopefully some hiking. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! ☮️☯️

[Della King👽 @kingdella55]

#nature #outmywindow

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.

Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.

She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.

Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.

What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

[Retro Recall (☥𝐃𝐁) @RetroMoviesDB]

Happy release day to The Goonies (1985)

One of the best Adventure films of all time.

[Matt Binder @Mattybletitb]

🍎 Apple Orchard

[abisail @abisail]

woodlands creatures!

[Jeane @JeaneFahrlander]

Lovely Sunday🍃

[Enna Siala @annealais]

Bonjour, très beau dimanche

[🌼🐿️ℳ𝒾𝒸𝒽ℯ𝓁𝓁ℯ 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇ℯ & 𝒯𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽𝓉𝓈 ✒️ @KrisMichelleZ]

Sunday morning peace and reflection 🏞️🌞🌿🐦🎶😊 #sundayvibes #weekend #NatureScenery #thoughts #weather @StormHour

[Ken T @Velociraptor500]

Poppy looking really vivid in early morning sunshine yesterday. Spotted a female Roe Deer in the meadow & a Jay was hopping between fence posts at the edge of the meadow. Several juvenile Herring Gulls were on the local field but of note were the two Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

[SurfSkateThrash @SurfThrash]

Guided By Voices
As We Go Up, We Go Down
Alien Lanes (1995)
Matador