Ran
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Plants. Cats. Maybe art?
Let there be Green.
Let there be Green.
Less than a week! I'm glad I checked, because I almost missed them.
September 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Less than a week! I'm glad I checked, because I almost missed them.
One of the monarch caterpillars went on a grand adventure across the garden & porch before settling down under the railing. It's pretty wild to think of how in a week or two, they might be on their way to Mexico.
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of the monarch caterpillars went on a grand adventure across the garden & porch before settling down under the railing. It's pretty wild to think of how in a week or two, they might be on their way to Mexico.
Nature is healing*
*"healing"
Look, y'all, that fwd about milkweed instantly killing lanternflies is nice to think about—but it's got no legs.
Yellowjackets, however, have six legs, & now we know they'll make snacks out of these invasive buggers.
Let's let the zesty little monsters work.
*"healing"
Look, y'all, that fwd about milkweed instantly killing lanternflies is nice to think about—but it's got no legs.
Yellowjackets, however, have six legs, & now we know they'll make snacks out of these invasive buggers.
Let's let the zesty little monsters work.
September 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nature is healing*
*"healing"
Look, y'all, that fwd about milkweed instantly killing lanternflies is nice to think about—but it's got no legs.
Yellowjackets, however, have six legs, & now we know they'll make snacks out of these invasive buggers.
Let's let the zesty little monsters work.
*"healing"
Look, y'all, that fwd about milkweed instantly killing lanternflies is nice to think about—but it's got no legs.
Yellowjackets, however, have six legs, & now we know they'll make snacks out of these invasive buggers.
Let's let the zesty little monsters work.
Me: Viking Blod mead is made with hibiscus, so hibiscus mead is definitely a viable concept—
Also me: add jasmine, make Viking Soape
Also me: add jasmine, make Viking Soape
August 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Me: Viking Blod mead is made with hibiscus, so hibiscus mead is definitely a viable concept—
Also me: add jasmine, make Viking Soape
Also me: add jasmine, make Viking Soape
I have still managed to grow weirdly pretty garlic, even with the onion fly catastrophes of this spring.
This year my garden savior was neem soaks; next year I'm adding a mesh tent + yellow sticky traps.
This year my garden savior was neem soaks; next year I'm adding a mesh tent + yellow sticky traps.
July 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I have still managed to grow weirdly pretty garlic, even with the onion fly catastrophes of this spring.
This year my garden savior was neem soaks; next year I'm adding a mesh tent + yellow sticky traps.
This year my garden savior was neem soaks; next year I'm adding a mesh tent + yellow sticky traps.
This does mean, though, that my reaction to a destructive + invasive groundhog was . . . Possibly a little disproportionate.
July 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This does mean, though, that my reaction to a destructive + invasive groundhog was . . . Possibly a little disproportionate.
Fragaria virginiana has white (sometimes pinkish) flowers, little berries that droop downward, and—here, at least—more of a yellow-green shade to the leaves. They were also crossbred with the larger south American strawberry in order to make our better-known, more sizeable garden strawberry.
June 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Fragaria virginiana has white (sometimes pinkish) flowers, little berries that droop downward, and—here, at least—more of a yellow-green shade to the leaves. They were also crossbred with the larger south American strawberry in order to make our better-known, more sizeable garden strawberry.
Potentilla indica has yellow flowers, evenly colored berries that sit upright, a way more aggressive bloom-and-run growth pattern, and—in my patch, anyway—more of a blue-green shade to the leaves.
June 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Potentilla indica has yellow flowers, evenly colored berries that sit upright, a way more aggressive bloom-and-run growth pattern, and—in my patch, anyway—more of a blue-green shade to the leaves.
This year's regular strawberries continue to struggle, due to birds/chipmunks/friendly fire (strawberries are allelopathic)—but the feral patch of f. virginiana persists, despite having been mowed over a few times.
June 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This year's regular strawberries continue to struggle, due to birds/chipmunks/friendly fire (strawberries are allelopathic)—but the feral patch of f. virginiana persists, despite having been mowed over a few times.
In 1881, William Morris watched birds pillaging his strawberry patch—and in response, created the iconic Strawberry Thief textile/wallpaper print.
I am not William Morris. I can't effectively make my strawberry thieves into a print—but if they keep it up, I might turn them into bird pie.
I am not William Morris. I can't effectively make my strawberry thieves into a print—but if they keep it up, I might turn them into bird pie.
May 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In 1881, William Morris watched birds pillaging his strawberry patch—and in response, created the iconic Strawberry Thief textile/wallpaper print.
I am not William Morris. I can't effectively make my strawberry thieves into a print—but if they keep it up, I might turn them into bird pie.
I am not William Morris. I can't effectively make my strawberry thieves into a print—but if they keep it up, I might turn them into bird pie.
This could be us but you got no brisket
May 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This could be us but you got no brisket
Two days of good light later:
May 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Two days of good light later:
Who has two thumbs
Hella impulse control issues
And a glow-in-the-dark petunia?
Hella impulse control issues
And a glow-in-the-dark petunia?
May 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Who has two thumbs
Hella impulse control issues
And a glow-in-the-dark petunia?
Hella impulse control issues
And a glow-in-the-dark petunia?
This is Possum; every day I'm reminded of how happy she is to spend time with me, even if we're not really doing anything. Also, she gets the importance of regular work breaks.
May 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is Possum; every day I'm reminded of how happy she is to spend time with me, even if we're not really doing anything. Also, she gets the importance of regular work breaks.
"I want to make new things"
+ "Wait, I planted something here?"
+ "Wtf did I plant here anyway??"
= Flower stack on 16ga stainless, with a handy plant tag. It weebles, it wobbles, it doesn't blow away or wash off or crumble or turn to mush like the rest of this year's plant markers.
+ "Wait, I planted something here?"
+ "Wtf did I plant here anyway??"
= Flower stack on 16ga stainless, with a handy plant tag. It weebles, it wobbles, it doesn't blow away or wash off or crumble or turn to mush like the rest of this year's plant markers.
May 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"I want to make new things"
+ "Wait, I planted something here?"
+ "Wtf did I plant here anyway??"
= Flower stack on 16ga stainless, with a handy plant tag. It weebles, it wobbles, it doesn't blow away or wash off or crumble or turn to mush like the rest of this year's plant markers.
+ "Wait, I planted something here?"
+ "Wtf did I plant here anyway??"
= Flower stack on 16ga stainless, with a handy plant tag. It weebles, it wobbles, it doesn't blow away or wash off or crumble or turn to mush like the rest of this year's plant markers.
Brotip:
If you get spammed by "Join our fuzzy animal team!" bots every time you post on IG, try reporting & blocking the page they're promoting too.
Or, y'know, make some distance from the unrepentant shitty bot farm that is IG, since it's rapidly diving into non-functionality.
If you get spammed by "Join our fuzzy animal team!" bots every time you post on IG, try reporting & blocking the page they're promoting too.
Or, y'know, make some distance from the unrepentant shitty bot farm that is IG, since it's rapidly diving into non-functionality.
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Brotip:
If you get spammed by "Join our fuzzy animal team!" bots every time you post on IG, try reporting & blocking the page they're promoting too.
Or, y'know, make some distance from the unrepentant shitty bot farm that is IG, since it's rapidly diving into non-functionality.
If you get spammed by "Join our fuzzy animal team!" bots every time you post on IG, try reporting & blocking the page they're promoting too.
Or, y'know, make some distance from the unrepentant shitty bot farm that is IG, since it's rapidly diving into non-functionality.
There is a possibility I have been on the Internet for too long.
May 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There is a possibility I have been on the Internet for too long.
The bunnies have built an nest in my thyme plant, so cleaning up this section of the garden will wait until this little dude's not there to give me the hare-y eyeball.
April 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The bunnies have built an nest in my thyme plant, so cleaning up this section of the garden will wait until this little dude's not there to give me the hare-y eyeball.
The album cover for Egg's upcoming musical debut, Late Night Opera Hours
April 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The album cover for Egg's upcoming musical debut, Late Night Opera Hours
Eggy is trying to find his superpowers (so he can use them for crime)
April 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Eggy is trying to find his superpowers (so he can use them for crime)
Possum is ready for her supervillain era
April 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Possum is ready for her supervillain era
Don't get me wrong, free bricks are best bricks ... But when the bricks from the same manufacturer & demo'd building are FIVE different sizes, even a running bond path can be tricky*.
*Read: jfc these dumb things are about to end up being a bunch of little decorative 2-level retaining walls.
*Read: jfc these dumb things are about to end up being a bunch of little decorative 2-level retaining walls.
April 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Don't get me wrong, free bricks are best bricks ... But when the bricks from the same manufacturer & demo'd building are FIVE different sizes, even a running bond path can be tricky*.
*Read: jfc these dumb things are about to end up being a bunch of little decorative 2-level retaining walls.
*Read: jfc these dumb things are about to end up being a bunch of little decorative 2-level retaining walls.
Cheap mulch and dirt aside, HD's got their retro pride merch marked down to 25¢ a brick—which is about as good as it gets outside of chasing (mismatched) fb marketplace freebies.
April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Cheap mulch and dirt aside, HD's got their retro pride merch marked down to 25¢ a brick—which is about as good as it gets outside of chasing (mismatched) fb marketplace freebies.
15 days and the first ones had popped up; 19 days and there's a ton more little seedlings.
Last year's pea plants turned into a battle with weeds, the deer, and the groundhogs. This year I'm already out of patience and starting off as Yarden Rambo.
Last year's pea plants turned into a battle with weeds, the deer, and the groundhogs. This year I'm already out of patience and starting off as Yarden Rambo.
April 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
15 days and the first ones had popped up; 19 days and there's a ton more little seedlings.
Last year's pea plants turned into a battle with weeds, the deer, and the groundhogs. This year I'm already out of patience and starting off as Yarden Rambo.
Last year's pea plants turned into a battle with weeds, the deer, and the groundhogs. This year I'm already out of patience and starting off as Yarden Rambo.