Alex Solla
@alexsolla.bsky.social
gardener in zone 5b, photographer, writer, former potter, and all-round color fiend.
A lengthy discussion about trying to determine what plant is coming up in May... in the latest blog post: laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/05/what...
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What The Heck Is This? and other things gardeners say in May
What the heck is this? Anyone who knows me would agree that organization is NOT my strong suit. Curiosity, absolutely. When May rolls aro...
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May 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A lengthy discussion about trying to determine what plant is coming up in May... in the latest blog post: laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/05/what...
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#garden 🌱
Lots of baby lupine seedlings... which will get potted up tomorrow, assuming the storms and wind dont keep me out of the garden in the afternoon.
April 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Lots of baby lupine seedlings... which will get potted up tomorrow, assuming the storms and wind dont keep me out of the garden in the afternoon.
April 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
April 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I am starting to wonder about Bluesky. Feels like folks provide content here... folks like it, occasionally repost it... but there seem to be very few actual conversations. Disappointing.
April 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I am starting to wonder about Bluesky. Feels like folks provide content here... folks like it, occasionally repost it... but there seem to be very few actual conversations. Disappointing.
Writing about early spring gardening between snow storms and drizzling rain...
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/04/digg...
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Digging in the Cold Earth
It would be easy to say that it is too cold to be gardening. It snowed a few days ago. Enough to cover the ground and stick overnight. The...
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April 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Writing about early spring gardening between snow storms and drizzling rain...
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/04/digg...
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A post about what's going on in the garden this weekend.
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A post about what's going on in the garden this weekend.
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Garden Diary - April 6
I've spent a fair bit of time over the last three days, wandering through the garden. With highs barely hitting the mid 40's, rain and wind...
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April 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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A post about what's going on in the garden this weekend.
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A post about what's going on in the garden this weekend.
#gardening #garden 🌱
March 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Writing down the blues.
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Blue
I started out tonight, wanting to write about loss and grief... shit that makes me blue. But blue doesn't reflect my sadness. I like blue....
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March 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Writing down the blues.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/03/blue...
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Real Americans are all-in for our great neighbor Canada.
March 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Real Americans are all-in for our great neighbor Canada.
Reflecting on being without power during this latest storm.
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When the Lights Go Out
This weekend, we lost power during the wild windstorm that screamed through on Sunday afternoon. All afternoon we had watched as the wind ...
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March 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Reflecting on being without power during this latest storm.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/03/when...
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/03/when...
March 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Writing about changes happening in the garden for the new year.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Writing about changes happening in the garden for the new year.
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This isn't a presidency, it's a hostage situation.
March 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This isn't a presidency, it's a hostage situation.
Reposted by Alex Solla
Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99 percent. Only 0.3 percent of Social Security benefits are improper payments, which are typically caused by mistakes or delays.
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
Setting the Record Straight on Social Security | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Social Security’s payment accuracy rate is very high — well over 99 percent — and it has many safeguards against improper payments, including rigorous protocols to stop paying benefits to people who h...
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February 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99 percent. Only 0.3 percent of Social Security benefits are improper payments, which are typically caused by mistakes or delays.
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
What did I miss?
Thoughts from the garden, reflecting on the things I missed as time raced by.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/02/what...
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Thoughts from the garden, reflecting on the things I missed as time raced by.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/02/what...
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What Did I Miss?
it's easy to miss Sometimes, I find myself asking, "What did I miss?" I look over my shoulder to see where I have been, then I look in f...
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February 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What did I miss?
Thoughts from the garden, reflecting on the things I missed as time raced by.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/02/what...
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Thoughts from the garden, reflecting on the things I missed as time raced by.
laughingravens.blogspot.com/2025/02/what...
#garden #eagle 🌱
February 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM