Mikell
@bedboundbirder.bsky.social
Birds, hydroponic gardening, ME/CFS & POTS, disability justice, community
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Excited to reveal the cover for my poetry book, Wildness Unafraid! Tentatively set to be released this spring.
#poetry #naturepoetry
#ecopoetry
Artwork by @cranesuperior
#poetry #naturepoetry
#ecopoetry
Artwork by @cranesuperior
![[ID: A dark blue book cover that reads Wildness Unafraid at top. A picture of a Raven watching a sunrise from a tree with stars and the moon still in sight. At the bottom of the book cover it says poems and Tim Murphy].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bttrftwrlwjbbep2dtwdz4en/bafkreiefyuip3j4eugsdmtr6norre4zj7fzp5ihs5mwjsbttl7svtryn5a@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Excited to reveal the cover for my poetry book, Wildness Unafraid! Tentatively set to be released this spring.
#poetry #naturepoetry
#ecopoetry
Artwork by @cranesuperior
#poetry #naturepoetry
#ecopoetry
Artwork by @cranesuperior
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Ursula reminded us.
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ursula reminded us.
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
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Call script! Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 will put you through.
There’s a real opportunity to strike while the iron’s hot here.
There’s a real opportunity to strike while the iron’s hot here.
!["Hi, this is [NAME] and I'm a constituent from [CITY, ZIP CODE].
I'm calling to express my outrage over RFK Jr.'s attacks on public health and essential scientific research. His lies about vaccines are putting countless lives at risk through public distrust and acts of violence against federal workers. I ask that [REP/SEN NAME] publicly call for his resignation.
Thank you for your time."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3imhavozmr6u6dlcnbo2g43r/bafkreidy4lzp2hurxf3nfnxm7in4qwhuqhpmtrepbwv2poo7dma3ytl4be@jpeg)
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Call script! Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 will put you through.
There’s a real opportunity to strike while the iron’s hot here.
There’s a real opportunity to strike while the iron’s hot here.
My first almost-ripened tomato! 🥹🥰
I’ve been in a bad ME/CFS crash, and mostly bedbound for weeks. This little indoor garden has helped save my sanity.
#HydroponicGardening #HydroponicGardens
I’ve been in a bad ME/CFS crash, and mostly bedbound for weeks. This little indoor garden has helped save my sanity.
#HydroponicGardening #HydroponicGardens
August 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My first almost-ripened tomato! 🥹🥰
I’ve been in a bad ME/CFS crash, and mostly bedbound for weeks. This little indoor garden has helped save my sanity.
#HydroponicGardening #HydroponicGardens
I’ve been in a bad ME/CFS crash, and mostly bedbound for weeks. This little indoor garden has helped save my sanity.
#HydroponicGardening #HydroponicGardens
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This is the same eugenic belief system that many still hold re: the ongoing pandemic. They believe people’s deaths from covid are acceptable if they’re medically vulnerable. It’s a disgusting ableist belief system and this rhetoric surrounding children in Gaza is the natural consequence of that
I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.
August 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is the same eugenic belief system that many still hold re: the ongoing pandemic. They believe people’s deaths from covid are acceptable if they’re medically vulnerable. It’s a disgusting ableist belief system and this rhetoric surrounding children in Gaza is the natural consequence of that
My first success growing strawberries in my hydroponic garden!! 😍🙌🥰
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My first success growing strawberries in my hydroponic garden!! 😍🙌🥰
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An American oystercatcher feeds its young offspring.
#birds #🪶 #wildlife #nature #birder #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky
#birds #🪶 #wildlife #nature #birder #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky
July 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An American oystercatcher feeds its young offspring.
#birds #🪶 #wildlife #nature #birder #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky
#birds #🪶 #wildlife #nature #birder #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky
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URGENT ACTION ALERT! 🚨 The Senate is gearing up to ram #Medicaid cuts through. If this bill passes, it will take away food and healthcare from millions of Americans and force millions more into poverty. Read our update and contact your Senators NOW to #ProtectMedicaid:
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Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update - AAPD
This weekend, the Senate is trying to pass the budget reconciliation bill. AAPD is an outspoken opponent of the budget reconciliation bill, because of its significant cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other...
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June 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
URGENT ACTION ALERT! 🚨 The Senate is gearing up to ram #Medicaid cuts through. If this bill passes, it will take away food and healthcare from millions of Americans and force millions more into poverty. Read our update and contact your Senators NOW to #ProtectMedicaid:
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I’ve never been successful with growing hydroponic strawberries so I hope this time is different.
My cucumbers are sprawling and blooming! I’ve been acting as the resident bee and pollinating the flowers and… success! After many attempts with growing hydroponic cucumbers, I have my first cucumber!
My cucumbers are sprawling and blooming! I’ve been acting as the resident bee and pollinating the flowers and… success! After many attempts with growing hydroponic cucumbers, I have my first cucumber!
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I’ve never been successful with growing hydroponic strawberries so I hope this time is different.
My cucumbers are sprawling and blooming! I’ve been acting as the resident bee and pollinating the flowers and… success! After many attempts with growing hydroponic cucumbers, I have my first cucumber!
My cucumbers are sprawling and blooming! I’ve been acting as the resident bee and pollinating the flowers and… success! After many attempts with growing hydroponic cucumbers, I have my first cucumber!
Hydroponic garden update: I have been giving butter lettuce away as a door prize to my visitors - it is abundant! I have harvested these 5 little plants many times and they just happily keep growing!
I have a blossom on my strawberry plant!!
I have a blossom on my strawberry plant!!
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hydroponic garden update: I have been giving butter lettuce away as a door prize to my visitors - it is abundant! I have harvested these 5 little plants many times and they just happily keep growing!
I have a blossom on my strawberry plant!!
I have a blossom on my strawberry plant!!
A few little balcony joys this morning:
1- my first home grown strawberry! 🍓
2- a Western Tanager in our trees!(didn’t get a photo of it, but recorded it on Merlin)
3- the honey suckle is blooming! The hummingbirds will be so happy!
4- so many pretty pink honeysuckle blooms about to blossom!
1- my first home grown strawberry! 🍓
2- a Western Tanager in our trees!(didn’t get a photo of it, but recorded it on Merlin)
3- the honey suckle is blooming! The hummingbirds will be so happy!
4- so many pretty pink honeysuckle blooms about to blossom!
May 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A few little balcony joys this morning:
1- my first home grown strawberry! 🍓
2- a Western Tanager in our trees!(didn’t get a photo of it, but recorded it on Merlin)
3- the honey suckle is blooming! The hummingbirds will be so happy!
4- so many pretty pink honeysuckle blooms about to blossom!
1- my first home grown strawberry! 🍓
2- a Western Tanager in our trees!(didn’t get a photo of it, but recorded it on Merlin)
3- the honey suckle is blooming! The hummingbirds will be so happy!
4- so many pretty pink honeysuckle blooms about to blossom!
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As promised - #blackbirdersweek proving to be an exciting one around here! 🪶 I've really come to adore Trumpeter Swans these past few years and I'm really lucky that I only had to drive 10 minutes to check on this nest every day
May 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
As promised - #blackbirdersweek proving to be an exciting one around here! 🪶 I've really come to adore Trumpeter Swans these past few years and I'm really lucky that I only had to drive 10 minutes to check on this nest every day
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May 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Please excuse the dirt mess :) - I’m waiting for it to dry out to vacuum up more easily
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Please excuse the dirt mess :) - I’m waiting for it to dry out to vacuum up more easily
Planted my balcony garden today! My Columbine grew back from last year and is looking so happy! My baby bee balm came back as well. All the other plants are new and should be blooming soooon!! My honeysuckle should be blooming soon as well- will post bloom updates 🫡🌸
May 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Planted my balcony garden today! My Columbine grew back from last year and is looking so happy! My baby bee balm came back as well. All the other plants are new and should be blooming soooon!! My honeysuckle should be blooming soon as well- will post bloom updates 🫡🌸
I would have loved a closer image, but this will do :)
May 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I would have loved a closer image, but this will do :)