Karl Horak
@schlepp.bsky.social
Arctophile, botanist, bread baker, plant taxonomist, information specialist, volunteer at the ABQ BioPark
6" diam. Clematis at the ABQ Botanic Garden yesterday.
December 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
6" diam. Clematis at the ABQ Botanic Garden yesterday.
Reposted by Karl Horak
Mass movement and protest is very effective and has shaped the arc of US history, say historians and political scientists.
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Mass movement and protest is very effective and has shaped the arc of US history, say historians and political scientists.
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
Holiday Koulourakia
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Holiday Koulourakia
About 40 folks showed up for today's Kadomatsu workshop at the ABQ Botanic Garden.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
About 40 folks showed up for today's Kadomatsu workshop at the ABQ Botanic Garden.
Reposted by Karl Horak
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
2/3 of the way through November and flowers are still blooming.
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
2/3 of the way through November and flowers are still blooming.
@usa-npn.bsky.social Populus tremuloides in New Mexico: What percent of the potential canopy is filled with color change?
October 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@usa-npn.bsky.social Populus tremuloides in New Mexico: What percent of the potential canopy is filled with color change?
Helianthus maximillianus to the max off of Rio Grande Blvd behind Los Poblanos.
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Helianthus maximillianus to the max off of Rio Grande Blvd behind Los Poblanos.
Seen in Edmonds, WA while walking back from dinner.
August 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Seen in Edmonds, WA while walking back from dinner.
Your occasional daily Hibiscus, 9" diam.
August 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Your occasional daily Hibiscus, 9" diam.
Prayer for the preying
July 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Prayer for the preying
Fluffy the feral cat comes for breakfast
July 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Fluffy the feral cat comes for breakfast
Evening stillness in my backyard.
July 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Evening stillness in my backyard.
NatureServe's BioDiversity map has rolled out... geohub-natureserve.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/Natures...
International Vegetation Classification Groups v1.0
This layer presents information on the distribution of International Vegetation Classification (IVC) Groups for North America.
geohub-natureserve.opendata.arcgis.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
NatureServe's BioDiversity map has rolled out... geohub-natureserve.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/Natures...
Reposted by Karl Horak
Along the Pueblo Acequia...
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Along the Pueblo Acequia...
Backyard garden, end of May.
June 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Backyard garden, end of May.
Begonias and Coleus at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
May 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Begonias and Coleus at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
Late afternoon sunlight in the garden
May 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Late afternoon sunlight in the garden
Fluffy the feral cat keeps her distance.
May 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fluffy the feral cat keeps her distance.
Weeping Hawthorne at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
May 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Weeping Hawthorne at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
Fluffy the feral kitteh relaxes on the back wall after her bedtime snack.
May 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Fluffy the feral kitteh relaxes on the back wall after her bedtime snack.
This weekend at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden...
May 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This weekend at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden...