Erin Sherman 🌱
@wearegonnafindout.bsky.social
Native plants (7b/65n Chesapeake rolling coastal plain)
Decarbonization, kittens, oddments
Working on building energy regulations at a big nonprofit; speaking for myself here
She/they
Decarbonization, kittens, oddments
Working on building energy regulations at a big nonprofit; speaking for myself here
She/they
Pinned
Up to 41 #nativeplants species sown 😳🌱 (a few out of frame here)
I'm considering a little post series extolling the virtues of easy beginner #nativeplants 🌱 for the Mid-Atlantic because in March or April, a bunch of new folks will careen into this hobby (it's like clockwork) and it might be handy to have said posts for quoting.
I'll thread them starting here.
I'll thread them starting here.
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It's #WoodDuckWednesday and the Wood ducks are watching you. 🪶
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's #WoodDuckWednesday and the Wood ducks are watching you. 🪶
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
such a huge percentage of 47 content that reaches me, a person whose political media diet is mostly bsky, npr, and late night, is about messaging - his rambling about word choice etc. it's weird. I can't tell if it's him being weird, or progressive media being weird about what they notice/care about
Trump: "Remember -- global warming! And then the temperature started going down like a rock. Remember? Remember?"
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
such a huge percentage of 47 content that reaches me, a person whose political media diet is mostly bsky, npr, and late night, is about messaging - his rambling about word choice etc. it's weird. I can't tell if it's him being weird, or progressive media being weird about what they notice/care about
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He caught the mouse
The new kitten has become aware of where the mouse sometimes goes
(yes there is unfortunately a mouse but! maybe the kitten will catch it)
(yes there is unfortunately a mouse but! maybe the kitten will catch it)
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
He caught the mouse
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What does it look like to deal with seeds of #nativeplants which are inside fruits? At this time of year, it means soaking the (dried) fruits to get the seeds out and clean them.
Here is one example. Read the alt text.
I soak dried fruits for at least a day to soften skins and pulp.
1/x
Here is one example. Read the alt text.
I soak dried fruits for at least a day to soften skins and pulp.
1/x
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What does it look like to deal with seeds of #nativeplants which are inside fruits? At this time of year, it means soaking the (dried) fruits to get the seeds out and clean them.
Here is one example. Read the alt text.
I soak dried fruits for at least a day to soften skins and pulp.
1/x
Here is one example. Read the alt text.
I soak dried fruits for at least a day to soften skins and pulp.
1/x
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Everyone needs a small colony of something unknowable
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Everyone needs a small colony of something unknowable
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Because I'm a sicko I'm going to try this, and my rule is that I can look stuff up in my own iNaturalist observations but nowhere else. I also am not making myself use scientific names bc I'd insta fail.
Here goes.
1 Monarch butterfly
2 Viceroy butterfly
3 Clouded sulphur
4 Summer azure
Here goes.
1 Monarch butterfly
2 Viceroy butterfly
3 Clouded sulphur
4 Summer azure
Introduce yrself with 150 Maryland native lepidoptera
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Because I'm a sicko I'm going to try this, and my rule is that I can look stuff up in my own iNaturalist observations but nowhere else. I also am not making myself use scientific names bc I'd insta fail.
Here goes.
1 Monarch butterfly
2 Viceroy butterfly
3 Clouded sulphur
4 Summer azure
Here goes.
1 Monarch butterfly
2 Viceroy butterfly
3 Clouded sulphur
4 Summer azure
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In the interests of education, today we show a berry-laden plant that you might see in yards, along roadsides or in vacant lots - but it is not a native plant. This is ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana), often called ‘Bradford’ pear. Over the last 20 years, it has become a pest. (1/2) #nativeplants
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In the interests of education, today we show a berry-laden plant that you might see in yards, along roadsides or in vacant lots - but it is not a native plant. This is ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana), often called ‘Bradford’ pear. Over the last 20 years, it has become a pest. (1/2) #nativeplants
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Fritillaria atropurpurea, our uncommon Checker Lily, blooming in a sagebrush meadow above the Blue River #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to June 9 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to June 9 🌿
December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fritillaria atropurpurea, our uncommon Checker Lily, blooming in a sagebrush meadow above the Blue River #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to June 9 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to June 9 🌿
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Oops, I've been arguing on the internet
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Oops, I've been arguing on the internet
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The inability for everyone to make an ethical choice doesn't mean we all get to opt out of them!
i am also very done with every single conversation about consumer choices being derailed by the what abouts
people have disabilities, people are poor, people are plus sized
the inability for everyone to make an ethical choice doesn’t mean we all get to opt out of them
people have disabilities, people are poor, people are plus sized
the inability for everyone to make an ethical choice doesn’t mean we all get to opt out of them
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The inability for everyone to make an ethical choice doesn't mean we all get to opt out of them!
Watchtower 🐈🐈
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Watchtower 🐈🐈
Just picked up a kitten in each hand just because I could
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Just picked up a kitten in each hand just because I could
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This is your reminder to go drink a full glass of water. I did not drink enough today and currently chugging warm water so my body doesn't dry out into a husk.
a person is holding a cup of water next to a duck
ALT: a person is holding a cup of water next to a duck
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is your reminder to go drink a full glass of water. I did not drink enough today and currently chugging warm water so my body doesn't dry out into a husk.
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6. Pink skullcap moth
The caterpillars eat skullcap & it's pink. Couldn't find a common name in English so I made one up.
At least it's better than calling it the confused/the old lady/flabbled rustic/southern buttworm moth etc.
(Ok only the 1st 2 of those are real.)
#ArtAdventCalendar
#Sciart.
The caterpillars eat skullcap & it's pink. Couldn't find a common name in English so I made one up.
At least it's better than calling it the confused/the old lady/flabbled rustic/southern buttworm moth etc.
(Ok only the 1st 2 of those are real.)
#ArtAdventCalendar
#Sciart.
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
6. Pink skullcap moth
The caterpillars eat skullcap & it's pink. Couldn't find a common name in English so I made one up.
At least it's better than calling it the confused/the old lady/flabbled rustic/southern buttworm moth etc.
(Ok only the 1st 2 of those are real.)
#ArtAdventCalendar
#Sciart.
The caterpillars eat skullcap & it's pink. Couldn't find a common name in English so I made one up.
At least it's better than calling it the confused/the old lady/flabbled rustic/southern buttworm moth etc.
(Ok only the 1st 2 of those are real.)
#ArtAdventCalendar
#Sciart.
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I’ll be visiting Santa Fe and Albuquerque in a few weeks. I’m looking for Native galleries, great restaurants, and any other recommendations you want to share!
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’ll be visiting Santa Fe and Albuquerque in a few weeks. I’m looking for Native galleries, great restaurants, and any other recommendations you want to share!
A few days late, but: I think the bee balm is finally done, having been snowed on.
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A few days late, but: I think the bee balm is finally done, having been snowed on.
Kitten Teddy likes to bite my phone.
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Kitten Teddy likes to bite my phone.
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need advice, especially from straight men. that's a once in a lifetime thing, get it while it's on offer!
my brother just finished his BA, 16 years after starting it. he's not feeling proud of himself, does not want a family celebration, but i want to get him a good gift. i'm stumped plz help
my brother just finished his BA, 16 years after starting it. he's not feeling proud of himself, does not want a family celebration, but i want to get him a good gift. i'm stumped plz help
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
need advice, especially from straight men. that's a once in a lifetime thing, get it while it's on offer!
my brother just finished his BA, 16 years after starting it. he's not feeling proud of himself, does not want a family celebration, but i want to get him a good gift. i'm stumped plz help
my brother just finished his BA, 16 years after starting it. he's not feeling proud of himself, does not want a family celebration, but i want to get him a good gift. i'm stumped plz help
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I just published my weekly list of #CleanEnergy, #Climate, and #Sustainability Jobs. Check them out + repost if you know someone they would help! #ClimateJobs #EnergyTransition #EnergyTransitionJobs #EnergyPolicyJobs #ClimateSky #EnergySky 🔌💡
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Ed's Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs List 12.07.25
2025, #45
Hi there! Welcome to Ed’s Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs List, where we know climate change is caused by burning fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal, oil, and fossil gas (“natural” gas)...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I just published my weekly list of #CleanEnergy, #Climate, and #Sustainability Jobs. Check them out + repost if you know someone they would help! #ClimateJobs #EnergyTransition #EnergyTransitionJobs #EnergyPolicyJobs #ClimateSky #EnergySky 🔌💡
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The simple joy of accidentally reflecting a bright light onto a surface and driving your kitten to distraction
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The simple joy of accidentally reflecting a bright light onto a surface and driving your kitten to distraction