I wander around looking at native plants. Botanical surveyor, Master Naturalist™️, habitat gardener, etc. b. 318 ppm CO2. Ecoregion 65m Rolling Coastal Plain. She/her.
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Last Notes npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I hope someone can point you to better advice than this, but I had something similar happen to me, and my takeaway from the experience is, be politely non compliant with anyone claiming to want to talk with me who is *already recording.* A sincerely interested would-be journalist should ask for consent first before recording you. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 One more tree, or maybe a large shrub, depending on your POV: Our beloved Pawpaw, which makes N. America’s largest native fruit. The flowers are sort of spooky and emo, dressed in deepest maroon and faces looking toward the ground. #NativePlants npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 This is Sasafras. #NativePlants npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Next, Dogwood, just opening. Classic understory tree in mid-Atlantic forests. The “petals” are actually bracts. The flower is the nondescript little cluster of green ball in the center. Since they are not open, it is technically not blooming. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I was going out to work in the garden. I did not work. I took a lot of photos. Maybe this thread will cheer you up. “Love is come again like leaves arising green.” npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’m actually pretty allergic to chrysanthemums! So I wouldn’t be trying that. If we ever hit the stage of post-industrial civilization where we don’t have DEET or permethrin, we will probably be at the point where we can use traditional land management techniques like prescribed fire and minimizing scrub instead. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Yeah, the main reason not to DIY permethrin is that it only lasts for (if I recall correctly) 6-7 washes. It also makes me nervous having the liquid in the same space as my cats, which is probably kinda irrational, but you know how cats can be. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 … because there is permethrin for your clothes. When I go out in tall grass, I’m completely covered with treated clothes, except for my face and hands. There are multiple ways to approach this, but I do not recommend DIY because it doesn’t last as long and the chemical is toxic to cats until dry. Getting your clothes treated professionally is cheap, like $10 per item. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 The avoidance advice here is solid. I would argue with the list of effective natural repellants — not because they aren’t somewhat effective, but because they simply aren’t effective enough. So long as DEET and permethrin are available, I’d prefer them as more effective. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 This is a solid list. Japanese barberry and English ivy are all over the suburban landscape around here. That’s not the only reason there are too many ticks, but they certainly contribute to the problem. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 My understanding is that it’s strictly a reaction to *mammal* proteins, so chicken and fish are still okay. Of course, you have to become extremely diligent about prepared foods, because of the potential for cross-contamination. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Greetings from near the epicenter, which aparently is around Charlottesville VA. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Same here. The main reason I think it’s important to be aware of Alpha-Gal is that it keeps people like me from having a false sense of security if they live in an area where the Lone Star tick is dominant. It doesn’t transmit Lyme, but it’s not benign. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 @npub1san…jgxu , another little something for #SolarPunkSunday ? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Just setting the stage for #SolarPunkSunday ! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 And also with you! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Look what came in the mail! #nativePlants #botany #crimePaysButBotanyDoesnt npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Productive indeed! The summary is much appreciated. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Hahaha. I think what I’m hearing is that I should take them down to the knife-sharpener at the farmer’s market, because this exceeds my skill level. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 @npub1san…jgxu , the article for #solarpunksunday about pruning has gotten too far down my feed, but it inspires a question: Can anyone who uses pruners regularly recommend a brand that can be easily sharpened? I’ve had terrible luck getting good results with mine, using a sharpening stone, and I’d like to get a tool that would actually last. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 The cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, is a water-loving native plant that is even more beautiful in life than in a photo — it has a deep velvety richness that a photo just can’t capture. Always a treat to see it. Butterflies and hummingbirds also love it as a nectar source. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 That’s weird. Why do they think it has anything to do with training AI? Maybe I’m just ignorant, but I thought alt text was for humans. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Snakes are everywhere, but not every marsh has alligators. #Alabama #MarshMadness npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Public Service Announcement for the mid-Atlantic: Pollen season has begun. Maple, hazelnut, alder. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Nothing says #MarshMadness like wild rice in full bloom. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Day 3 of #MarshMadness: a visit to Audubon’s Beidler Forest boardwalk, in #SouthCarolina. Check out the Packera species — some sort of Ragwort? — blooming amid the knobby Bald-cypress roots. Trust me, this is really a marsh! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 #MarshMadness, day 2. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Can confirm they are gross; didn’t know they are literally toxic. If I had a pile of money I would get it ripped out. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Let’s get this party started. #MarshMadness npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Yes, the weather is favorable and I’m going to putter around the garden and watch the robins eat holly berries. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I thought I was coping well, but it was all a lie. I’m rattled as hell. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’m much too shallow on French history to really follow this, but I’m curious. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Mothers? Caregivers? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Sigh. I think this is the way it’s going to be from now on. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’ll look for that! My skin has had a very hard winter. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I don’t know if you heard, but there was a massive sewage leak upstream on the Potomac, so nobody should be harvesting anything there. We do have a few struggling aquatic grasses, but I don’t know the species and it’s only occasionally that some washes up onto the shore. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Oh well. It’s almost spring. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Well, now I’m curious. Where do you get your seaweed? (I’m worried you’re going to tell me the ocean.) npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Oh well, it’s Virginia. It’ll take a couple years. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’m getting an uncomfortable feeling that the “just plant trees” crusade of the last decade might be the same thing as the “save the bees” crusade of the one prior. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 As they point out in the article, the management decisions are highly site-specific. If it’s a wasteland for miles around, go wild with the invasives. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’m with you: Let the plants decide. It’s never clear how much human intervention is helpful, but the track record thus far suggests that the prudent thing is for people to do less. Maybe reintroduce some species and see if they take hold, and maybe remove “crap plants” to let plants that take longer to establish have a chance. But then stand back and let evolution do its thing. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Well, my next question would be bird flu. I only ask because I know that scavenging birds like vultures are super-vulnerable to picking it up from diseased waterfowl locally. But that’s along a major migratory route along the east coast. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 What’s the local rabies situation? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 This popped onto my radar just today, Central VA friends, and you may already know about it. But apparently it’s *already* on the Hanover County Board’s agenda for Wednesday, according to my friend from the League of Women Voters. (January 28 at 5;30 PM, 7516 County Complex Rd, Hanover, VA.) npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Kaine has said he will vote no “without significant amendment,” whatever that means. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Tiny harbingers of spring: blooms of my native hazelnut, Corylus americana.The left photo is the male inflorescence, which you can see is starting to open up in preparation for releasing pollen. The right photo, taken a couple inches further up the same branch, is the itty-bitty female flower. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 All good suggestions! I would also add, however, that you should limit the amounts you collect to just a few. People tend to underestimate their impact. Also, don’t collect seed too early. If it’s fully mature, it will come off the plant quite easily. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 RE: https://sfba.social/@kueda/115849827524782875 npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Yes! Testify, moths! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I once had a chance to take a botanical illustration class with the main artist for the Flora of Virginia, Laura Call Gastinger. While I was there I bought one of her prints, which is an array of bits of #virginia #NativePlants that can be found in December. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Scrolled way back just to block this creep. So sorry! I’ll never understand why people like that don’t just shut up and keep their ugliness to themselves. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 “And for all this, Nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things…” npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 First of all, does anyone recognize this grass? Clearly not North American. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 As an aside, I used to know the couple that run The Timberjay, and they are awesome people who, if I recall correctly, live off-grid in a cabin they built themselves. They are also serious journalists, the type that’s hard to find any more. They would probably feel at home in the Fediverse. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Fungi! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 What’s the use of all these cookbooks? Well, when you’ve reached your limit with the #enshittification of Internet cooking sites, they are there for you. And this weekend, I hit my limit. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Meet my Leave the Leaves™️ Poster Child. I have no idea who this is going to be. Have a restful winter, lil buddy. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I have a foreboding feeling that the antivaxers are going to be making this much worse than it needed to be. Poor chickens. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 So, if I have room for ONE cultivated apple tree in coastal Virginia, what variety would be happy around here? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 This sounds like a lovely day! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Did you know it’s a mast year? https://beige.party/@Shivviness/115457259210762124 npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Wake up, babe, new invasive weed just dropped. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 What's in your field bag? I'll go first. In lieu of exceeding the character limit for the alt-text, I'll describe and annotate in a short thread. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Gluten Free npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I’d probably go for something like gender-nonconforming feminine? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Putting this out here for future reference. @npub1fn5…2e3g 's thread about Carob -- and discussion of other trees that are also legumes, like Redbud, Cercis canadensis -- sent me down a fun #botany rabbit hole about another tree in that category, Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia. I've always loved to eat its flowers raw off the tree, but could the pods also be edible? Maybe. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I was wondering if the larger airports with the larger planes could still do that in a pinch. Do they just talk to each other on the tower frequency? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 For anyone struggling with moving paper-based or spreadsheet-based citizen science survey data into the digital realm, this is just THE BEST! The right help at the right time. I am so excited! Now I know what I’m doing all winter. @topazcufflinks https://biodiversity.social/@gbif/115253477563670414 npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 The is the BEST NEWS! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 #covid update! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 And also with you. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I know you’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and here it finally is: the nut we were promised. #sedges #flatsedges #NativePlants #horta npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Maybe they all ate the radioactive shrimp at a party gathering. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I was having a pretty good time until you showed up. #invasives #invertebrates npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Why should you not go out into the woods and gather your own bowl of Pawpaw fruit? Isn’t there plenty for everyone? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Pawpaw news! Here you see the first harvest of a Pawpaw tree (North America’s largest native fruit) I planted almost a decade ago. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Very handy to have an expert in the family! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Looks very similar to Cyperus iria, which is what we get here. Very undemanding plant! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 When I was a young child, while driving around with my mom, there was a talk show on the radio about what I heard as “artistic children.” Being a fairly artistic child, I was extremely confused about why anyone would be so troubled and concerned about “artistic children.” npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I fits, I sits: Corsi-Rosenthal Box edition. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 On the other hand, maybe they are just here for the figs. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I have a sacrificial front yard that’s designed to communicate to the neighborhood that I’m respecting the norms here and keeping a (little bit of a) trimmed lawn. Mullet landscaping: Party in the back. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 I would take your fig storage tips, if you have any. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Well, I don't need much encouragement to share these. :) npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 #WildFlowerHour Hello! <tap tap tap> This thing on? npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Pleasingly cool in the summer heat, too. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 These are so nice! They look like they glow in the dark. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Glad to hear this. I’m trying scarlet runner beans this year, purely for a decorative screen, and I’ve gotten almost zero flowers. I don’t get it. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Admittedly, it looks a lot like many other flatsedges, but a close look at the flowering part of the plant should help. The “flatsedge” refers to the flat whorl of leaves under the inflorescence. This group of sedges blooms when it’s hot, but I’d guess the best time to harvest would be fall, when they would be fattening up their winter reserves. Check their status where you live, but around here they are considered a weed — although the Flora hedges bit and says their nativity is “uncertain.” npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Sedges in the news! An article in the Guardian made a reference to Horchata, but not the Central American drink made from barley. Apparently Spanish Horchata is made from tiger nuts — but what are those? Turns out they are the tuberous roots of a flatsedge, Cyperus esculentens. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Also, #insects. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 New horrors. The Biodiversity Heritage Library needs help. The Smithsonian Institution will end its support as of 1 Jan 2026. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Lovely, and it fits into a category of music that I love but never been to explain well. Instead of having a strong melodic line, this sort of music (or segment) has a very minimal melody, while forward motion is provided by the changes in the accompaniment. The melody can be as simple as one note, even just a held note, but its interaction with the rest of the music creates different harmonies and tones like light through cut glass making shifting rainbows. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Anyone in the mood for some bug ID? I have a theory about what’s happening here but would love for someone with more bee-smarts to weigh in first. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 It’s always a pleasure to hear someone speaking the unvarnished truth, even if the message is a harsh one. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Look up an organization called Election Protection. They mostly do routine assistance, but they have a robust network for documenting intimidation at the polls. They always could use more volunteers! npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Bad storm, but also one of the last times I felt like the Internet was going to make the world a better place. After a day or two, a G+ friend in California was concerned because he still couldn’t reach his mother, who lived alone in the woods. My kids and I went to check on her, and we found her without electricity but fine — standing in her driveway, saying goodbye to some *other* random Internet person who also went to check on her. @npub1nf4…nqe4 npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Very disappointed to see all three Dems from Northern Virginia voted no. I don’t think that’s what their constituents would want from them. npub156zf895jfu82k87k6y9gn83ttdj4aalg5vcwylcx4v8ejjr7ez2svyhx3t Climate Jenny 2.1 Trying for the third time to post this…. #bees #invertebrates
