Desert Thistle
@desertthistle.bsky.social
I have too many interests to list them all. Here are a few:
Nature, dogs, books, libraries, native plants, permaculture, growing things, archaeology, sociology, science...
Retired librarian. Southwestern U.S.
Nature, dogs, books, libraries, native plants, permaculture, growing things, archaeology, sociology, science...
Retired librarian. Southwestern U.S.
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An arch high in the rugged Superstition Mountains of Arizona. #SuperstitionMountains #Hiking #SonoranDesert #saguaros #arches #Arizona
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
An arch high in the rugged Superstition Mountains of Arizona. #SuperstitionMountains #Hiking #SonoranDesert #saguaros #arches #Arizona
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“This is a historic confirmation for Michigan since it is the first time in over 100 years that verified cougar reproduction has occurred east of the Mississippi River,” #906Life #MyMichigan www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/12/18/n...
New photo of cougar cubs surfaces on Ontonagon trail camera
The cougars are the first confirmed in the Upper Peninsula in over a century
www.uppermichiganssource.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“This is a historic confirmation for Michigan since it is the first time in over 100 years that verified cougar reproduction has occurred east of the Mississippi River,” #906Life #MyMichigan www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/12/18/n...
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Art museum humor. I'm here for it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Art museum humor. I'm here for it.
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This feature isn't named, but it should be. Even in a landscape of rock, it stands out.
#Stunday
#hiking
#lanscapes
#Stunday
#hiking
#lanscapes
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This feature isn't named, but it should be. Even in a landscape of rock, it stands out.
#Stunday
#hiking
#lanscapes
#Stunday
#hiking
#lanscapes
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A section of petrified wood from the late Triassic, about 225 million years ago. This fallen tree was buried in wet mud and volcanic ash. Silica minerals like clear quartz, purple amethyst, and yellow citrine gradually replaced the organic parts. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 06 Mar 2010.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A section of petrified wood from the late Triassic, about 225 million years ago. This fallen tree was buried in wet mud and volcanic ash. Silica minerals like clear quartz, purple amethyst, and yellow citrine gradually replaced the organic parts. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 06 Mar 2010.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Let’s start the week with an Owl
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Let’s start the week with an Owl
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Hyperproductivity: The Next Stage of AI? secondthoughts.ai/p/hyperproduct… #AI #coding #workplace #optimizing
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hyperproductivity: The Next Stage of AI? secondthoughts.ai/p/hyperproduct… #AI #coding #workplace #optimizing
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We are excited to be a part of the @library.cmu.edu Open Science Symposium 2025 today! The sessions cover the spectrum of open science and open research from publishing to AI to public data.
#OpenScience
#OpenScience
Open Science Symposium
The Fifth Carnegie Mellon University Open Science Symposium
cmu-lib.github.io
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We are excited to be a part of the @library.cmu.edu Open Science Symposium 2025 today! The sessions cover the spectrum of open science and open research from publishing to AI to public data.
#OpenScience
#OpenScience
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ACLS Digital Justice Seed & Development Grants. (Due to ofa.acls.org by 9:00 PM EST on 11/20/25)
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
ACLS Online Fellowship and Grant Administration System
ofa.acls.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
ACLS Digital Justice Seed & Development Grants. (Due to ofa.acls.org by 9:00 PM EST on 11/20/25)
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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If you are considering a health product and you see an ad with a testimonial, pause for a beat.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you are considering a health product and you see an ad with a testimonial, pause for a beat.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
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From New York, Groll studied art in Europe before returning home in 1895. Initially a figure painter, he turned to landscapes and traveled west with ethnologist Stuart Culin in 1904. Groll returned often to the Southwest, finding success with his landscapes featuring low horizons and sweeping skies.
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
From New York, Groll studied art in Europe before returning home in 1895. Initially a figure painter, he turned to landscapes and traveled west with ethnologist Stuart Culin in 1904. Groll returned often to the Southwest, finding success with his landscapes featuring low horizons and sweeping skies.
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#FencepostFriday and #scape day, along with the ubiquitous tumbleweed.
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#FencepostFriday and #scape day, along with the ubiquitous tumbleweed.
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"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
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Evening colors on Cedar Mesa, UT. I had a coyote and a common poorwill for company.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
October 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Evening colors on Cedar Mesa, UT. I had a coyote and a common poorwill for company.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
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On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
5: Acequias in New Mexico - Water Matters!
Acequias are a traditional irrigation practice with roots across the world. The inhabitants of New Mexico have used ditch irrigation since time immemorial, though the acequias used today took their pr...
www.buzzsprout.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Arizona is one of 12 states that has been seeing higher positivity rates for a new variant of the virus that has seen emergency room visits surging among all age groups
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
State health department issues COVID vaccine order circumventing federal age limits | Arizona Mirror
Arizona health department issued standing order allowing COVID vaccines for all ages, bypassing federal restrictions
azmirror.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Arizona is one of 12 states that has been seeing higher positivity rates for a new variant of the virus that has seen emergency room visits surging among all age groups
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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So, if you're ever being chased by a tiger, throw a big Amazon box at it. Problem solved!
September 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
So, if you're ever being chased by a tiger, throw a big Amazon box at it. Problem solved!
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The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
University of Arizona research center spots elusive jaguar near U.S.-Mexico border
The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
www.kjzz.org
August 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
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