GrowingLife
@growinglife.bsky.social
Fantasy author, native-plant geek, dog devoted.
My article in this month's "The Healthy Planet". Nature really is amazing. #Nature #Bees #Pollinators #NativePlants #ReWilding
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July 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My article in this month's "The Healthy Planet". Nature really is amazing. #Nature #Bees #Pollinators #NativePlants #ReWilding
thehealthyplanet.com/2025/06/20-c...
thehealthyplanet.com/2025/06/20-c...
Wet soil makes it easy to pull honeysuckle seedlings.
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wet soil makes it easy to pull honeysuckle seedlings.
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
Ryan Hall is live streaming the massive storm headed toward STL. This storm is a beast, keep an eye on it! @rhyall.bsky.social #StLouis #Missouri #Illinois
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_zC...
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🔴LIVE - Tornado Outbreak Coverage With Storm Chasers On The Ground, Live Weather Channel...
YouTube video by Ryan Hall, Y'all
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March 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Ryan Hall is live streaming the massive storm headed toward STL. This storm is a beast, keep an eye on it! @rhyall.bsky.social #StLouis #Missouri #Illinois
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_zC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_zC...
My spicebush blooming for the first time! #nativeplants
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My spicebush blooming for the first time! #nativeplants
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The European Union will impose counter tariffs on $28 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminum reut.rs/3DCiljA
EU to impose counter tariffs on $28 billion in US goods
The European Union will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The European Union will impose counter tariffs on $28 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminum reut.rs/3DCiljA
Good morning from Missouri!
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Good morning from Missouri!
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“'We could consider limiting the use of some types of pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids that have a large effect on insects.'
Several states have enacted laws to curtail neonicotinoid use, but not Michigan. Neonicotinoids are largely banned in Europe, but the US has not followed suit." 👇
Several states have enacted laws to curtail neonicotinoid use, but not Michigan. Neonicotinoids are largely banned in Europe, but the US has not followed suit." 👇
Nation’s butterflies are disappearing at alarming rate, MSU researchers find | Bridge Michigan
A study tallying 20 years worth of population figures for more than 500 butterfly species found that, on average, populations have declined by 22% since the turn of the millennium. Researchers called ...
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March 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“'We could consider limiting the use of some types of pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids that have a large effect on insects.'
Several states have enacted laws to curtail neonicotinoid use, but not Michigan. Neonicotinoids are largely banned in Europe, but the US has not followed suit." 👇
Several states have enacted laws to curtail neonicotinoid use, but not Michigan. Neonicotinoids are largely banned in Europe, but the US has not followed suit." 👇
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Working on a series of projects this spring to inundate my region of Philly with action-item-based messaging focused on biodiversity.
One of those is a sticker!
This is an attempt to break down any emotional barrier to gardening by city dwellers. You don't need a green thumb, ya know? Just try it!
One of those is a sticker!
This is an attempt to break down any emotional barrier to gardening by city dwellers. You don't need a green thumb, ya know? Just try it!
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Working on a series of projects this spring to inundate my region of Philly with action-item-based messaging focused on biodiversity.
One of those is a sticker!
This is an attempt to break down any emotional barrier to gardening by city dwellers. You don't need a green thumb, ya know? Just try it!
One of those is a sticker!
This is an attempt to break down any emotional barrier to gardening by city dwellers. You don't need a green thumb, ya know? Just try it!
Love birds? Grow native plants.
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
March 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Love birds? Grow native plants.
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Just hand pulled 100+ honeysuckle seedlings and dug 24 medium sized plants. Very helpful that they start to leaf out so early, makes them easy to spot.
Now, a nap. #NativeGardening
Now, a nap. #NativeGardening
March 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just hand pulled 100+ honeysuckle seedlings and dug 24 medium sized plants. Very helpful that they start to leaf out so early, makes them easy to spot.
Now, a nap. #NativeGardening
Now, a nap. #NativeGardening
Having never been a religious person, I am starting a new-for-me Sunday habit: sabbath. Political sabbath.
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
March 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Having never been a religious person, I am starting a new-for-me Sunday habit: sabbath. Political sabbath.
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
A seizure-alert dog doing amazing and critical work for this women. #DogsAreAmazing #Dogs
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Heartwarming Moment Between Woman and Her Loyal Dog
YouTube video by PetsOnly
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February 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A seizure-alert dog doing amazing and critical work for this women. #DogsAreAmazing #Dogs
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@earthshoes59.bsky.social
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
January 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@earthshoes59.bsky.social
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
January 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Native plant geek? Join the Homegrown National Park site started by Doug Tallamy. 100,000 acres listed so far; I know there are more!
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Native plant geek? Join the Homegrown National Park site started by Doug Tallamy. 100,000 acres listed so far; I know there are more!
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
The 10 Biggest Environmental Wins of 2024
YouTube video by Good News
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December 21, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Couch full of Xmas decorations. No room for a dog — even a good one. #heartbroken #dogsofbluesky (I made room.)
December 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Couch full of Xmas decorations. No room for a dog — even a good one. #heartbroken #dogsofbluesky (I made room.)
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POW! ‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution: https://buff.ly/3xkYe5V Who's next?
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity
‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution - EcoWatch
Aruba has drafted a constitutional amendment that would make it the second country in the world to recognize that nature has inherent rights.
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December 7, 2024 at 7:07 PM
POW! ‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution: https://buff.ly/3xkYe5V Who's next?
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity
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"Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor." ― Joyce Carol Oates
December 5, 2024 at 12:10 PM
"Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor." ― Joyce Carol Oates
Now we gear up, again and forever, to guard those who cannot guard themselves, protect those that cannot protect themselves, and hold precious things for the naturalists not yet born.
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Now we gear up, again and forever, to guard those who cannot guard themselves, protect those that cannot protect themselves, and hold precious things for the naturalists not yet born.
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
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1. Write what you want to write. It's your book.
2. Just start. Sit down and open the document.
3. Impostor Syndrome is normal, and a liar.
4. It's not as bad as you think it is. Promise.
5. Chapters can be any length.
6. Progress. Not Perfection.
#Writers #Authors #BookWriting #WritingTips
2. Just start. Sit down and open the document.
3. Impostor Syndrome is normal, and a liar.
4. It's not as bad as you think it is. Promise.
5. Chapters can be any length.
6. Progress. Not Perfection.
#Writers #Authors #BookWriting #WritingTips
December 1, 2024 at 10:00 PM
1. Write what you want to write. It's your book.
2. Just start. Sit down and open the document.
3. Impostor Syndrome is normal, and a liar.
4. It's not as bad as you think it is. Promise.
5. Chapters can be any length.
6. Progress. Not Perfection.
#Writers #Authors #BookWriting #WritingTips
2. Just start. Sit down and open the document.
3. Impostor Syndrome is normal, and a liar.
4. It's not as bad as you think it is. Promise.
5. Chapters can be any length.
6. Progress. Not Perfection.
#Writers #Authors #BookWriting #WritingTips
Desert Night Dog Collar designed by Acoma Pueblo artist Michelle Lowden.
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
November 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Desert Night Dog Collar designed by Acoma Pueblo artist Michelle Lowden.
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
So, Bluesky, which is cuter:
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
November 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
So, Bluesky, which is cuter:
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog