Muck & Grass (Zone 9a)
@burningwellies.bsky.social
Bonkers about #slugs #bugs #hens & #compost. Poor relationship with fake lawns, slug pellets, fascists, & God. Selective mute with no detectable sense of humour. Proofreading skills? None.
Pics: me/my crap phone
#GrowFood #Insects #SoilHealth #Pollinators
Pics: me/my crap phone
#GrowFood #Insects #SoilHealth #Pollinators
May 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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How to bypass this firewall: Bees Shimmering As A Defense Mechanism
April 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How to bypass this firewall: Bees Shimmering As A Defense Mechanism
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A #ladybug preparing for takeoff
They can eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime, making them natural pest controllers!
In some cultures they’re associated with luck
They can eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime, making them natural pest controllers!
In some cultures they’re associated with luck
April 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A #ladybug preparing for takeoff
They can eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime, making them natural pest controllers!
In some cultures they’re associated with luck
They can eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime, making them natural pest controllers!
In some cultures they’re associated with luck
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Another female Thomisidae but this time it's Misumena vatia, the flower crab spider.
It's impressive how big of a prey spiders can catch, this one snatched a bee that's bigger than her!
It's impressive how big of a prey spiders can catch, this one snatched a bee that's bigger than her!
April 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Another female Thomisidae but this time it's Misumena vatia, the flower crab spider.
It's impressive how big of a prey spiders can catch, this one snatched a bee that's bigger than her!
It's impressive how big of a prey spiders can catch, this one snatched a bee that's bigger than her!
Forgot the #alttext
#UKSpiders #FlowerCrabSpider #FleshFlies #Sarcophagidae #Diptera #CrapPhotography
#UKSpiders #FlowerCrabSpider #FleshFlies #Sarcophagidae #Diptera #CrapPhotography
April 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This pic was not intentional. I thought the fly looked a bit distressed as I passed, so I took a pic to find out why.
#Misumenavatia (I think). Super special - they can change colour at will.
#UKSpiders #CrabSpider #FlowerSpider
#Misumenavatia (I think). Super special - they can change colour at will.
#UKSpiders #CrabSpider #FlowerSpider
April 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This pic was not intentional. I thought the fly looked a bit distressed as I passed, so I took a pic to find out why.
#Misumenavatia (I think). Super special - they can change colour at will.
#UKSpiders #CrabSpider #FlowerSpider
#Misumenavatia (I think). Super special - they can change colour at will.
#UKSpiders #CrabSpider #FlowerSpider
First common banded hoverfly (male), of the year.
So excited! 😆
#BeneficialInsects #Pollinattors #Syrphusribesii
So excited! 😆
#BeneficialInsects #Pollinattors #Syrphusribesii
April 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
First common banded hoverfly (male), of the year.
So excited! 😆
#BeneficialInsects #Pollinattors #Syrphusribesii
So excited! 😆
#BeneficialInsects #Pollinattors #Syrphusribesii
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Did we already tell that we live in Sjaaks woods this year. ?
We really miss him, but we love to live here.
#theyoungones 😉
We really miss him, but we love to live here.
#theyoungones 😉
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Did we already tell that we live in Sjaaks woods this year. ?
We really miss him, but we love to live here.
#theyoungones 😉
We really miss him, but we love to live here.
#theyoungones 😉
I probably should’ve mentioned that, ‘I love #dandelions’ is my 2nd most frequently used post-it note during #spring. The 1st being, ‘WTF do you think you’re doing with that slug? Put it back, right now’
#Ants are brilliant accidental #pollinators, & not too shabby at #soil regeneration, either.
#Ants are brilliant accidental #pollinators, & not too shabby at #soil regeneration, either.
April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I probably should’ve mentioned that, ‘I love #dandelions’ is my 2nd most frequently used post-it note during #spring. The 1st being, ‘WTF do you think you’re doing with that slug? Put it back, right now’
#Ants are brilliant accidental #pollinators, & not too shabby at #soil regeneration, either.
#Ants are brilliant accidental #pollinators, & not too shabby at #soil regeneration, either.
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Introducing Hot Air – a searchable database of social media posts from almost 300 online actors posting about climate change, in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation.
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Introducing Hot Air – a searchable database of social media posts from almost 300 online actors posting about climate change, in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation.
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Good morning Blueskies from the wildlife pond
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨🌾🐓🐝🦋💧
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨🌾🐓🐝🦋💧
April 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Good morning Blueskies from the wildlife pond
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨🌾🐓🐝🦋💧
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨🌾🐓🐝🦋💧
Careful as you tread. The girls are still waking up.
#BeeKind #Bumblebee #LoveNature #Pollinators #Insects #CrapPhotography
#BeeKind #Bumblebee #LoveNature #Pollinators #Insects #CrapPhotography
April 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Careful as you tread. The girls are still waking up.
#BeeKind #Bumblebee #LoveNature #Pollinators #Insects #CrapPhotography
#BeeKind #Bumblebee #LoveNature #Pollinators #Insects #CrapPhotography
April 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Minnesota lost a legend yesterday in wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg. Gwen and I are sending our love to his family.
Here’s his photo ‘Chased by the Light’ taken in Ely.
Here’s his photo ‘Chased by the Light’ taken in Ely.
April 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Minnesota lost a legend yesterday in wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg. Gwen and I are sending our love to his family.
Here’s his photo ‘Chased by the Light’ taken in Ely.
Here’s his photo ‘Chased by the Light’ taken in Ely.
When you’ve finished exercising in the park this year please empty any unused water from your flask around any staked tree 💦 🌳
Thank you 🙏
#treewatering #everydrophelps
@ticlme.bsky.social @arbassociation.bsky.social
Thank you 🙏
#treewatering #everydrophelps
@ticlme.bsky.social @arbassociation.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🪶 ⌛ for a cardinal of the day bonus
Mrs Bishop, the female cardinal, does not take any 💩 here she is telling dovely, the morning dove, that she needs to eat from the ground. She is currently 🚫 feeder eating, she has been too aggressive and has been trying to sleep in the feeder tray again
#birds
Mrs Bishop, the female cardinal, does not take any 💩 here she is telling dovely, the morning dove, that she needs to eat from the ground. She is currently 🚫 feeder eating, she has been too aggressive and has been trying to sleep in the feeder tray again
#birds
April 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🪶 ⌛ for a cardinal of the day bonus
Mrs Bishop, the female cardinal, does not take any 💩 here she is telling dovely, the morning dove, that she needs to eat from the ground. She is currently 🚫 feeder eating, she has been too aggressive and has been trying to sleep in the feeder tray again
#birds
Mrs Bishop, the female cardinal, does not take any 💩 here she is telling dovely, the morning dove, that she needs to eat from the ground. She is currently 🚫 feeder eating, she has been too aggressive and has been trying to sleep in the feeder tray again
#birds
Hate that. You sit down in your PJs with every intention of having an early night because you've got a 5k in the morning, & suddenly it's "Where's my crochet, Kev? Kev? No! Nonononono! I've left him on the allotment!!".
#Cats
#Cats
April 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hate that. You sit down in your PJs with every intention of having an early night because you've got a 5k in the morning, & suddenly it's "Where's my crochet, Kev? Kev? No! Nonononono! I've left him on the allotment!!".
#Cats
#Cats
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Raised beds help. I use two pallet collars stacked one on top of the other. They're about a tenner each second hand & you'll get a 1 x 1.2m bed, about a foot deep. Plant some sacrificial garlic around the base so you keep crushing the stems as you walk on them. The smell deters rats & cats as well.
April 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Raised beds help. I use two pallet collars stacked one on top of the other. They're about a tenner each second hand & you'll get a 1 x 1.2m bed, about a foot deep. Plant some sacrificial garlic around the base so you keep crushing the stems as you walk on them. The smell deters rats & cats as well.
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Imagine a vote where every candidate is BRILLIANT. Imagine a vote with no corruption, lobby groups or dodgy polls. Imagine a vote that boosts your mental health. Imagine no longer – the polling booths are open for Invertebrate of the Year 2025. Vote here! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Invertebrate of the year 2025: vote for your favourite
Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose
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April 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Imagine a vote where every candidate is BRILLIANT. Imagine a vote with no corruption, lobby groups or dodgy polls. Imagine a vote that boosts your mental health. Imagine no longer – the polling booths are open for Invertebrate of the Year 2025. Vote here! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I've just been over for a quick look, & it's really lovely. Not many members at the moment, but as Carl Sagan never said, "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first build a gardening forum"
#GardeningBsky #GardeningCommunity #GrowFood #ApocalypseGardening #SoilHealth #Composting
#GardeningBsky #GardeningCommunity #GrowFood #ApocalypseGardening #SoilHealth #Composting
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April 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I've just been over for a quick look, & it's really lovely. Not many members at the moment, but as Carl Sagan never said, "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first build a gardening forum"
#GardeningBsky #GardeningCommunity #GrowFood #ApocalypseGardening #SoilHealth #Composting
#GardeningBsky #GardeningCommunity #GrowFood #ApocalypseGardening #SoilHealth #Composting
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My Bluebonnets are blooming
#TheOutpost
Texas legend the “Lady in the Blue” came from the Jumano Indians. Another legend tells the tale of a Native American girl named She-Who-Is-Alone.
🌱🌿👨🌾🌻🚶♀️
Below: I pulled back the petal to show you her cat claw! www.lovingly.com/flower-meani...
#TheOutpost
Texas legend the “Lady in the Blue” came from the Jumano Indians. Another legend tells the tale of a Native American girl named She-Who-Is-Alone.
🌱🌿👨🌾🌻🚶♀️
Below: I pulled back the petal to show you her cat claw! www.lovingly.com/flower-meani...
March 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My Bluebonnets are blooming
#TheOutpost
Texas legend the “Lady in the Blue” came from the Jumano Indians. Another legend tells the tale of a Native American girl named She-Who-Is-Alone.
🌱🌿👨🌾🌻🚶♀️
Below: I pulled back the petal to show you her cat claw! www.lovingly.com/flower-meani...
#TheOutpost
Texas legend the “Lady in the Blue” came from the Jumano Indians. Another legend tells the tale of a Native American girl named She-Who-Is-Alone.
🌱🌿👨🌾🌻🚶♀️
Below: I pulled back the petal to show you her cat claw! www.lovingly.com/flower-meani...
First #beefly of the year. Came into the shed. No pic - I was too slow 😞
#Bombyliidae #Insects #Nature #LifeOnThePlot
#Bombyliidae #Insects #Nature #LifeOnThePlot
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
First #beefly of the year. Came into the shed. No pic - I was too slow 😞
#Bombyliidae #Insects #Nature #LifeOnThePlot
#Bombyliidae #Insects #Nature #LifeOnThePlot
First #ladybird of the year.
I had to move both of the apple trees from the old hen yard, about a month ago. I didn’t think they’d go for it, but here they are.
I had to move both of the apple trees from the old hen yard, about a month ago. I didn’t think they’d go for it, but here they are.
March 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
First #ladybird of the year.
I had to move both of the apple trees from the old hen yard, about a month ago. I didn’t think they’d go for it, but here they are.
I had to move both of the apple trees from the old hen yard, about a month ago. I didn’t think they’d go for it, but here they are.