Lin Hawthorne
@haggewoods.bsky.social
Still Curious
Editor, author, biologist, horticulturist. FLS
Dilettante now, with interests in
Scientific Latin
Plant-invertebrate interactions
Colours of Nature
Truth and Beauty
naturallatin.com
Editor, author, biologist, horticulturist. FLS
Dilettante now, with interests in
Scientific Latin
Plant-invertebrate interactions
Colours of Nature
Truth and Beauty
naturallatin.com
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February is the time for working in the vineyard: pruning the vines; and tying the vines to poles.
#MedievalCalendar
Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.3v
#MedievalCalendar
Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.3v
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
February is the time for working in the vineyard: pruning the vines; and tying the vines to poles.
#MedievalCalendar
Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.3v
#MedievalCalendar
Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.3v
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Great Silver Water-beetle (see last repost) in plates from William Fowler's British Coleoptera vol.1 (1887) & John Clegg's Freshwater Life of the British Isles (1952). This beetle is not really silver but appears so underwater due to the bubble of air it carries with it.
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Great Silver Water-beetle (see last repost) in plates from William Fowler's British Coleoptera vol.1 (1887) & John Clegg's Freshwater Life of the British Isles (1952). This beetle is not really silver but appears so underwater due to the bubble of air it carries with it.
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With Palantir and Mandelson both back in the news, it’s worth revisiting this — the Epstein/Mandelson/Thiel connection, and how Mandelson’s lobbying company introduced Starmer to the Palantir team
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
With Palantir and Mandelson both back in the news, it’s worth revisiting this — the Epstein/Mandelson/Thiel connection, and how Mandelson’s lobbying company introduced Starmer to the Palantir team
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
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Mosaic of Christ from one of the domes in the inner narthex of Chora/Kariye Camii
January 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Mosaic of Christ from one of the domes in the inner narthex of Chora/Kariye Camii
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Entometa fervens - Gum Snout Moth
This beautifully marked Gum Snout moth was resting on our moth light tent this morning. These large moths can be seen around many parts of Australia.
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
This beautifully marked Gum Snout moth was resting on our moth light tent this morning. These large moths can be seen around many parts of Australia.
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Entometa fervens - Gum Snout Moth
This beautifully marked Gum Snout moth was resting on our moth light tent this morning. These large moths can be seen around many parts of Australia.
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
This beautifully marked Gum Snout moth was resting on our moth light tent this morning. These large moths can be seen around many parts of Australia.
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
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I usually stick to echinoderms, but this insect was so stunning.
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I usually stick to echinoderms, but this insect was so stunning.
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
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BREAKING: A federal judge has just ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas!
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has just ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas!
Alchemilla glabra, Smooth Lady's Mantle; glabra meaning smooth, hairless, 'leaves hairless above'. This one grown from seed ex Emorsgate, to be introduced into lowland meadow. Is reight northern in distribution. By special request.
@bertolicus.bsky.social
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
@bertolicus.bsky.social
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Alchemilla glabra, Smooth Lady's Mantle; glabra meaning smooth, hairless, 'leaves hairless above'. This one grown from seed ex Emorsgate, to be introduced into lowland meadow. Is reight northern in distribution. By special request.
@bertolicus.bsky.social
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
@bertolicus.bsky.social
plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
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Skyline powerwash 🌿
Ten years ago today at the Dragon's Teeth
Ten years ago today at the Dragon's Teeth
January 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Skyline powerwash 🌿
Ten years ago today at the Dragon's Teeth
Ten years ago today at the Dragon's Teeth
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Minnesota may be known for our lakes, Bob Dylan, and Prince - but our civic engagement runs deeper.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Minnesota may be known for our lakes, Bob Dylan, and Prince - but our civic engagement runs deeper.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
Snow Moon. Full tomorrow.
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Snow Moon. Full tomorrow.
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A wacky looking Pitcher Plant flower (Sarracenia purpurea, the Purple Pitcher Plant, I think) in the marvellous Carnivorous Plant section of the Kibble Palace at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 PM
A wacky looking Pitcher Plant flower (Sarracenia purpurea, the Purple Pitcher Plant, I think) in the marvellous Carnivorous Plant section of the Kibble Palace at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
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I spent a happy morning wandering around the glasshouses at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens today - the Orchid house being one of the highlights. 😍
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I spent a happy morning wandering around the glasshouses at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens today - the Orchid house being one of the highlights. 😍
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🦓 The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of Plains Zebra. 🎨 #SciArt by A. Gabler, from Johann Wolf's "Abbildungen und Beschreibungen merkwürdiger naturgeschichtlicher Gegenstände" (1818-22), in #BHLib via #FieldMuseum. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48425779 #InternationalZebraDay #WorldZebraDay 🧪
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🦓 The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of Plains Zebra. 🎨 #SciArt by A. Gabler, from Johann Wolf's "Abbildungen und Beschreibungen merkwürdiger naturgeschichtlicher Gegenstände" (1818-22), in #BHLib via #FieldMuseum. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48425779 #InternationalZebraDay #WorldZebraDay 🧪
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So the Trump DOE is using a loophole to sidestep the normal regulatory authority for nuclear safety, secretly relaxing their own safety rules, and paying startups to rush-build new reactors. What could possibly go wrong???!!!
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-…
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-…
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So the Trump DOE is using a loophole to sidestep the normal regulatory authority for nuclear safety, secretly relaxing their own safety rules, and paying startups to rush-build new reactors. What could possibly go wrong???!!!
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-…
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-…
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In a world that gifts you the opportunity to learn about ancient civilisations, endangered languages, particle physics and Discworld...
You, white cishet "liberal," do not need podcasts to teach you that rightwingers think brown people are "low IQ" criminals and women belong in the kitchen
You, white cishet "liberal," do not need podcasts to teach you that rightwingers think brown people are "low IQ" criminals and women belong in the kitchen
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
In a world that gifts you the opportunity to learn about ancient civilisations, endangered languages, particle physics and Discworld...
You, white cishet "liberal," do not need podcasts to teach you that rightwingers think brown people are "low IQ" criminals and women belong in the kitchen
You, white cishet "liberal," do not need podcasts to teach you that rightwingers think brown people are "low IQ" criminals and women belong in the kitchen
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Want to read more about palms that are variable in endosperm condition, homogeneous vs. ruminate? There is an old publication on the topic: Zona, S. 2003. Endosperm condition and the paradox of Ptychococcus paradoxus. Telopea 10: 179–185. #Arecaceae #seed #endosperm #ruminate #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Want to read more about palms that are variable in endosperm condition, homogeneous vs. ruminate? There is an old publication on the topic: Zona, S. 2003. Endosperm condition and the paradox of Ptychococcus paradoxus. Telopea 10: 179–185. #Arecaceae #seed #endosperm #ruminate #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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ICYMI
(No pay wall)
(No pay wall)
I stumbled into writing about politics.
Then I stumbled right back out again.
How one political thread led to three bestsellers, zero royalties, and a crime-fiction series
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
Then I stumbled right back out again.
How one political thread led to three bestsellers, zero royalties, and a crime-fiction series
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 AM
ICYMI
(No pay wall)
(No pay wall)
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When I photographed this butterfly (I think a checkered white, Pontia protodice) last weekend in the desert, the air was about 40 degrees F. But the sand was warmer, and that's probably why the butterfly was on the ground and reluctant to fly, even when I got close. Love the blue eye! #BugSky 🌿🐙📷
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
When I photographed this butterfly (I think a checkered white, Pontia protodice) last weekend in the desert, the air was about 40 degrees F. But the sand was warmer, and that's probably why the butterfly was on the ground and reluctant to fly, even when I got close. Love the blue eye! #BugSky 🌿🐙📷
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January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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We’re hearing that Child Protective Services is being ordered to hand over children, stuff like that.
It’s time, Ohio, time to show up.
It’s time, Ohio, time to show up.
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We’re hearing that Child Protective Services is being ordered to hand over children, stuff like that.
It’s time, Ohio, time to show up.
It’s time, Ohio, time to show up.