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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 7h

our morning glory was a real snooze-fest. It's in a planter on the deck with a trellis to climb -- looks like next year I need to find a sunnier spot 🌱

curiouselder.bsky.social @curiouselder.bsky.social · Apr 27

There are very few California native vines that do well in full sun. Calystegia macrostegia (Island Morning Glory) is doing well in full sun in Sacramento. The native morning glory is not invasive like the non native bindweed.
#CaliforniaNativePlants #nativeplants

Calystegia macrostegia. large bushy vine on fence covered in white and pink morning glory flowers.

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · Nov 12

Here's a why and here is a how:

bsky.app/profile/drem...

An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3d

Friends, please join me in welcoming the Manta Trust to Bluesky! They’ve left Twitter and are setting up shop here.

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 3d

Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas

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Euronews @euronews.com · 3d

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

l.euronews.com

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 3d

no worries. at least as far as I can tell, the farmers had already harvested their crops in this part of the county

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 3d

we managed to get 7 inches of rain in 24 hours recently in our neck of the woods! yowza

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 4d

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning from RHS Wisley

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Mike Keil @mikekeil.bsky.social · 4d

A good news story! Have a great day.
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 5d

yay! found a recipe to use the clearance-marked green beans I bought yesterday #recipe #GourmetMagazine

Haricots Verts with Herb Butter

By mixing butter, shallots, fresh herbs, and lemon juice together right in the serving bowl, you get an instant dressing on contact with hot haricots verts that you toss in at the last minute. Nothing...

www.epicurious.com

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 5d

it was so weird to see. If I hadn't seen it myself & only saw the photo, I would've thought it was altered. nope!

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 5d

oh, MY, thanks for taking us along, GP!

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 6d

the purple/blue hued sky surprised me the other morning #SkySunday

a dogwood tree sits in front of a harvested cornfield before a purplish sky

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 6d

gotta love it!!

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 6d

'twas a fine morning for a walk #SkySunday

the morning sun shines from behind the clouds in a "buttermilk sky"

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 6d

#vegetarian

Recipe: Pasta with Hummus, Olives, Feta, and Red Pepper

This Mediterranean-inspired dinner barely requires any cooking.

www.thekitchn.com

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 7d

love that GP shares what music he listens to as he cooks -- fun to listen as I read his post #music #recipe
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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 7d

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Goodport (GP) @goodport.bsky.social · 9d

Cold and sunny this morning, watching slow bees work at a leisurely pace.
#momentofzen #bloomscrolling #flowers #zen #TheOutpost

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 8d

@goodport.bsky.social

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 13d

#WeekMforMemories
#AlphabetChallenge
The restored men's bathroom in the Historic Hermitage Hotel circa 1910 -- Both male and female tourists are encouraged to take a peek when the coast is clear.

a view of the green/black art deco style restored men's restroom in the National Historic Landmark: The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009. Green pedestal sinks, black chairs on the shoeshine stand, and black & green striped walls. #travel

Wall Plaque reads: "By popular request, men and women alike in the Nashville area have asked that we preserve this men's room and restore it back to its original art deco luster remodeled and reconfigured in the 1930's. This room has been the site of several music videos and numerous legislative deals. The color scheme has encouraged as many women as men to steal a look inside."

(detail to better show the antique phone) a view of the green/black art deco style restored men's restroom in the National Historic Landmark: The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009. Green pedestal sinks, black chairs on the shoeshine stand, and black & green striped walls. #travel

a dark image of the green/black art deco style restored men's restroom shows black stalls with green porcelain urinals & toilets and black/green striped walls in the National Historic Landmark, The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009. #travel

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 14d

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USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N) #nativeplants

littlebunnyfoofoo.bsky.social @littlebunnyfoofoo.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Wingstem, Verbesina alternifolia, was very busy today. Fromans Run, Frederick Co, VA

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15d

Growing food crops under solar panels is called Agrivoltaics. Lots of crops benefit from growing underneath them. I know in Maine they were piloting wild blueberries, and in Massachusetts cranberries. You can also graze animals like sheep or if you mount them high cows (not goats - they climb)

Lewis Standing @lewis-standing.bsky.social · 17d

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

China is halting the expansion of the gobi desert by planting goji berries beneath solar panels.

The shade reduces heat and water stress on the plants.

Excellent

China enlists solar panels in war to halt desert sands

In arid northern China, dozens of workers prune goji berry bushes that stretch out under the protective shade of thousands of solar panels.

www.reuters.com

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 15d

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🍁 Scott 🇺🇦 @rescuerofcritters.bsky.social · 15d

🇨🇦 Happy #FlowerFriday! 🌼

Taking a short break now from my wanderings about beautiful #BeaconHillPark in #Victoria, #VancouverIsland, #BritishColumbia where the #FlowerGardens are quite simply fabulous!
🌼✨🌸✨🌼✨🌺✨🌼✨🌸✨🌼

#HunterFranklinPics
#Canada 🇨🇦 #Flowers

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D @dthinksit.bsky.social · 15d

#WeekMforMemories
#AlphabetChallenge

a colorful patchwork of painted tiles leading to the entrance of a little shop with a red door. San Diego, 2011 #travel

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 15d

TL:DR- patients having operations that started between 1300 and 1800 had statistically significant increases in postop complications, compared to pts with operative starts before 1300.

Next question- I'd love to know the results for ops starting after 1800. 🤔
#MedSky

Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 15d

Oooh, this is interesting!

"Surgical start timing was an independent risk factor for increased short- and long-term postoperative mortality, morbidity and healthcare resource utilisation."

#AnSky

doi.org/10.1111/anae...

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