Jen
@prairiesponge.bsky.social
Restore 🌍. ❤️All the Creatures. Kindness. DEI. 🇺🇦
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A Saffron Finch (which is not a finch but a tanager) for the #yellow theme of #birdoftheday picked by @alan678.bsky.social
#birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #eastcoastkin
#birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #eastcoastkin
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A Saffron Finch (which is not a finch but a tanager) for the #yellow theme of #birdoftheday picked by @alan678.bsky.social
#birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #eastcoastkin
#birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #eastcoastkin
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Feeder is busy today. Lots of juncos 🪶
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Feeder is busy today. Lots of juncos 🪶
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You all funded Penelope’s care in just 8 minutes ensuring she has everything she needs to recover! We removed her post due to how distressing her shelter intake image was. We’ll keep you pupdated on her progress here ❤️🩹
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
You all funded Penelope’s care in just 8 minutes ensuring she has everything she needs to recover! We removed her post due to how distressing her shelter intake image was. We’ll keep you pupdated on her progress here ❤️🩹
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A male Red-bellied Woodpecker works his way along the side of a snowy log.
January 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
A male Red-bellied Woodpecker works his way along the side of a snowy log.
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This is about as good an outcome is possible. It's sadly common for mountain lions which mistakenly end up in urban areas to end up dead.
Gift link, but requires registration.
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www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is about as good an outcome is possible. It's sadly common for mountain lions which mistakenly end up in urban areas to end up dead.
Gift link, but requires registration.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
Gift link, but requires registration.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
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A very dark sunflower for today’s flower. Just so everyone is clear, ICE is not a law enforcement agency anymore, they are a government sanctioned domestic terrorist organization. 🌱🌻
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A very dark sunflower for today’s flower. Just so everyone is clear, ICE is not a law enforcement agency anymore, they are a government sanctioned domestic terrorist organization. 🌱🌻
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#Resist
#TrashTheFash
#MeltTheIcehat
#Knitting
#YarnWork
#Crafts
Fundraising knitting pattern.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#TrashTheFash
#MeltTheIcehat
#Knitting
#YarnWork
#Crafts
Fundraising knitting pattern.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Melt the ICE Hat pattern by YarnCultMN
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal...
www.ravelry.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#Resist
#TrashTheFash
#MeltTheIcehat
#Knitting
#YarnWork
#Crafts
Fundraising knitting pattern.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#TrashTheFash
#MeltTheIcehat
#Knitting
#YarnWork
#Crafts
Fundraising knitting pattern.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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My favorite garter stitch project was this chevron baby blanket I made for my new little cousin a couple of years ago. It was such an easy knit, and the blanket was so squishy. I’m about to make a new one for a friend’s baby.
#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
My favorite garter stitch project was this chevron baby blanket I made for my new little cousin a couple of years ago. It was such an easy knit, and the blanket was so squishy. I’m about to make a new one for a friend’s baby.
#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
An extraordinary life.
Candidate for world's most interesting man:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Alfred McLaren, 93, Dies; Submariner Led Secret Cold War Missions
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
An extraordinary life.
Excellent!
(No paywall.)
(No paywall.)
Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Excellent!
(No paywall.)
(No paywall.)
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Happy 4th Birthday 🎂🥳
Bright Spot Mittens!!
Ready to level up your #knitting skills? Bright Spot Mittens feature a unique welted cuff & all over colorwork design. The perfect project to take along as you travel over the holidays! Find the pattern here: yarntreatsdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1195...
Bright Spot Mittens!!
Ready to level up your #knitting skills? Bright Spot Mittens feature a unique welted cuff & all over colorwork design. The perfect project to take along as you travel over the holidays! Find the pattern here: yarntreatsdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1195...
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happy 4th Birthday 🎂🥳
Bright Spot Mittens!!
Ready to level up your #knitting skills? Bright Spot Mittens feature a unique welted cuff & all over colorwork design. The perfect project to take along as you travel over the holidays! Find the pattern here: yarntreatsdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1195...
Bright Spot Mittens!!
Ready to level up your #knitting skills? Bright Spot Mittens feature a unique welted cuff & all over colorwork design. The perfect project to take along as you travel over the holidays! Find the pattern here: yarntreatsdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1195...
Very helpful 🧵
1/3 I’m finishing up socks I knit as a gift & thought I’d share this handy guide. All you need is someone’s shoe size to get started on gifting socks. #justknitting #sockknitting #knitsky
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Very helpful 🧵
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How to Knit a Vintage Lace Edging - Free Stitch Pattern
tenrowsaday.com/lace-edging/
#knitting #knit #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles #crochet
tenrowsaday.com/lace-edging/
#knitting #knit #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles #crochet
How to Knit a Vintage Lace Edging
Step-by-step tutorial for beginners and more advanced knitters about a lace edging for a vintage collection of knitting patterns.
tenrowsaday.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
How to Knit a Vintage Lace Edging - Free Stitch Pattern
tenrowsaday.com/lace-edging/
#knitting #knit #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles #crochet
tenrowsaday.com/lace-edging/
#knitting #knit #yarn #handmade #crafts
#knitter #handknit #fiberarts #bskyknits
#knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter
#art #textiles #crochet
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The seeds I'm planning to sow yet this year, but allegedly need minimal or no cold stratification, are:
Yellow false indigo
Ambiguous whorled milkwort
Carolina lupine
Slender mountain mint
Trailing fuzzy bean
Wild hydrangea
Downy skullcap
Hoary mountain mint
Wild bergamot
🌱 #nativeplants
Yellow false indigo
Ambiguous whorled milkwort
Carolina lupine
Slender mountain mint
Trailing fuzzy bean
Wild hydrangea
Downy skullcap
Hoary mountain mint
Wild bergamot
🌱 #nativeplants
Final few species for planned winter sowing as such. More in the spring...
Butterfly weed
Swamp milkweed
Common boneset
🌱 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
Butterfly weed
Swamp milkweed
Common boneset
🌱 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
more #nativeplants seeds 🌱 most from Bona Terra
Coastal plain Joe Pye
New England aster
Wreath goldenrod
New Jersey tea
Persimmon
Running foamflower
Maryland goldenaster
Bears foot
New York and upland ironweed
Shaggy blazing star
Columbine
& more meadow beauties (R. virginica)
Coastal plain Joe Pye
New England aster
Wreath goldenrod
New Jersey tea
Persimmon
Running foamflower
Maryland goldenaster
Bears foot
New York and upland ironweed
Shaggy blazing star
Columbine
& more meadow beauties (R. virginica)
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The seeds I'm planning to sow yet this year, but allegedly need minimal or no cold stratification, are:
Yellow false indigo
Ambiguous whorled milkwort
Carolina lupine
Slender mountain mint
Trailing fuzzy bean
Wild hydrangea
Downy skullcap
Hoary mountain mint
Wild bergamot
🌱 #nativeplants
Yellow false indigo
Ambiguous whorled milkwort
Carolina lupine
Slender mountain mint
Trailing fuzzy bean
Wild hydrangea
Downy skullcap
Hoary mountain mint
Wild bergamot
🌱 #nativeplants
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More useful phrases, as well as stuff in Tamil and Hindi, in the comments.
I need all yall that dont speak spanish to learn a few words, real quick.
pls RT
"La Migra" - common slang for ICE
"La Patrulla" - "The Patrol"
"No digas nada" - "Say nothing."
¿Cómo te llamas? - "Whats your name?"
"¿Quién quieres que llame?" - "Who do you want me to call?"
Escondense - Hide
pls RT
"La Migra" - common slang for ICE
"La Patrulla" - "The Patrol"
"No digas nada" - "Say nothing."
¿Cómo te llamas? - "Whats your name?"
"¿Quién quieres que llame?" - "Who do you want me to call?"
Escondense - Hide
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 AM
More useful phrases, as well as stuff in Tamil and Hindi, in the comments.
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I want to be so bored that my mind wanders. I want to come up with ideas and fulfill my creative desires through long thoughtful periods of letting my mind wander.
I want to feel happy with the amount of free time I have. I want to be lazy once in a while. I want to do nice things for people.
I want to feel happy with the amount of free time I have. I want to be lazy once in a while. I want to do nice things for people.
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM
I want to be so bored that my mind wanders. I want to come up with ideas and fulfill my creative desires through long thoughtful periods of letting my mind wander.
I want to feel happy with the amount of free time I have. I want to be lazy once in a while. I want to do nice things for people.
I want to feel happy with the amount of free time I have. I want to be lazy once in a while. I want to do nice things for people.
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I have a hard telling the Tufted Titmice apart, but I can recognize this one. This bird has a bit of fluff on the left wing. This feather has been like this since last Fall. It'll eventually molt away but for now it's fun to tell when this particular little one is around.
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I have a hard telling the Tufted Titmice apart, but I can recognize this one. This bird has a bit of fluff on the left wing. This feather has been like this since last Fall. It'll eventually molt away but for now it's fun to tell when this particular little one is around.
Regarding hand-dyed, tonal yarn, any tips for transitioning between skeins especially when one skein is noticeably darker in value? (This is for a merino, semi-lace scarf.) Alternate skeins every 2 rows? Alternate over how many inches of length? ...?
Thank you!
#knitsky #knitting #tonalyarn
Thank you!
#knitsky #knitting #tonalyarn
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Regarding hand-dyed, tonal yarn, any tips for transitioning between skeins especially when one skein is noticeably darker in value? (This is for a merino, semi-lace scarf.) Alternate skeins every 2 rows? Alternate over how many inches of length? ...?
Thank you!
#knitsky #knitting #tonalyarn
Thank you!
#knitsky #knitting #tonalyarn
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Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter, 1862–1918.
Fir Forest I, 1901.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Kunsthaus Zug, Switzerland | Painting and Fine Arts
Fir Forest I, 1901.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Kunsthaus Zug, Switzerland | Painting and Fine Arts
January 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter, 1862–1918.
Fir Forest I, 1901.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Kunsthaus Zug, Switzerland | Painting and Fine Arts
Fir Forest I, 1901.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Kunsthaus Zug, Switzerland | Painting and Fine Arts
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"The book begins with a simple, devastating idea: We are not born with purpose; we invent it. Jean-Paul Sartre doesn’t tell you how to live; he hands you the unbearable truth that no one can. It’s your burden, your freedom, your life to define."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Classic Literature
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Classic Literature
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"The book begins with a simple, devastating idea: We are not born with purpose; we invent it. Jean-Paul Sartre doesn’t tell you how to live; he hands you the unbearable truth that no one can. It’s your burden, your freedom, your life to define."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Classic Literature
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Classic Literature
💚💚
This is Maybelline. She was found as a stray, struggling to breathe. Born with an elongated soft palate and abnormal sinuses that cause severe swelling, she has never been able to take a full breath. Surgery will give her that chance. You can help her below ❤️🩹
1510.fan/maybelline-bsd
1510.fan/maybelline-bsd
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
💚💚
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The war game scenarios regarding Greenland are mind-boggling.
We could wind up with WWIII.
All for a stupid, bonkers man that won't take NO for an answer.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
We could wind up with WWIII.
All for a stupid, bonkers man that won't take NO for an answer.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
His irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The war game scenarios regarding Greenland are mind-boggling.
We could wind up with WWIII.
All for a stupid, bonkers man that won't take NO for an answer.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
We could wind up with WWIII.
All for a stupid, bonkers man that won't take NO for an answer.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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According to a recent study, the number of people reading for pleasure has declined by 40% over the last 20 years. https://to.pbs.org/3NfW4fX
Literary Arts Fund created to rekindle a love for reading
According to a recent study, reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years, continuing a long-running downward trend. By many measures, reading skills for both students and adults contin...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
According to a recent study, the number of people reading for pleasure has declined by 40% over the last 20 years. https://to.pbs.org/3NfW4fX