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@erichquick.bsky.social
Idahoan, relocated to the Willamette Valley.
Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Our tea camellias are blooming right now while the seed pods from last year's bloom are just starting to open and release their seeds. #FlowerReport 🌱
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Our tea camellias are blooming right now while the seed pods from last year's bloom are just starting to open and release their seeds. #FlowerReport 🌱
After the fog cleared up it was a beautiful sunny day. We had some great views of the Chehalem Valley from Bald Peak.
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
After the fog cleared up it was a beautiful sunny day. We had some great views of the Chehalem Valley from Bald Peak.
It's the season where our magnolias are starting to open their seed pods and release their glossy red seeds. However our magnolia trees are still producing new flowers. 🌱 #FlowerReport
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It's the season where our magnolias are starting to open their seed pods and release their glossy red seeds. However our magnolia trees are still producing new flowers. 🌱 #FlowerReport
Our Australian tree fern is looking good this year. Unfortunately it will soon be time to bring it indoors, where it doesn't seem to do as well. 🌱
October 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Our Australian tree fern is looking good this year. Unfortunately it will soon be time to bring it indoors, where it doesn't seem to do as well. 🌱
We planted some new dahlias this spring. I was beginning to think this one wasn't even going to bloom, but now in mid-October, it is blooming for the first time. 🌱 #FlowerReport
October 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We planted some new dahlias this spring. I was beginning to think this one wasn't even going to bloom, but now in mid-October, it is blooming for the first time. 🌱 #FlowerReport
A few pictures from our trip to Crater Lake National Park yesterday. It's so hard to believe this is the first time we've been there since we moved to Oregon. We plan to go back soon.
August 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A few pictures from our trip to Crater Lake National Park yesterday. It's so hard to believe this is the first time we've been there since we moved to Oregon. We plan to go back soon.
We spent Friday in Bend, including a visit to the Old Mill District along the Deschutes River.
August 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
We spent Friday in Bend, including a visit to the Old Mill District along the Deschutes River.
We visited the Dahlia festival at Swan Island Dahlias today. There is such a huge variety of Dahlias there and now I'm getting some ideas about more varieties I'd like to try in our yard. 🌱#FlowerReport
August 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We visited the Dahlia festival at Swan Island Dahlias today. There is such a huge variety of Dahlias there and now I'm getting some ideas about more varieties I'd like to try in our yard. 🌱#FlowerReport
Every year,this is the last of our Oriental lilies to bloom. This one we brought from Idaho when we moved to Oregon several years ago. 🌱 #FlowerReport
August 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Every year,this is the last of our Oriental lilies to bloom. This one we brought from Idaho when we moved to Oregon several years ago. 🌱 #FlowerReport
Here's a rare view of a hummingbird at rest, in between trips to the kniphofia and crocosmia flowers in our backyard.
July 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Here's a rare view of a hummingbird at rest, in between trips to the kniphofia and crocosmia flowers in our backyard.
Since it was a cloudy gray day, here are some oriental lilies to brighten it. 🌱#FlowerReport
July 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Since it was a cloudy gray day, here are some oriental lilies to brighten it. 🌱#FlowerReport
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unironically speaking, it's that quite a few of them no longer understand how their own industries work
I am going to be so fascinated to read the post-mortem about how a revolt lead by tech billionaires lead to a gutting of both scientific research, university education and immigrant labor, all key prerequisites to the very existence of their industries.
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
July 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
unironically speaking, it's that quite a few of them no longer understand how their own industries work
Hydrangeas add a splash of blue to our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱
July 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hydrangeas add a splash of blue to our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱
Our backyard is looking very green right now. 🌱
July 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Our backyard is looking very green right now. 🌱
Some different colors of Kniphofia on display in our garden right now. 🌱 #FlowerReport
June 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Some different colors of Kniphofia on display in our garden right now. 🌱 #FlowerReport
After 17 years, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Shadow, yesterday. As sad as I am, at least I have so many memories of him, from the time I first brought him home from California to his last time laying in the sun yesterday.
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
After 17 years, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Shadow, yesterday. As sad as I am, at least I have so many memories of him, from the time I first brought him home from California to his last time laying in the sun yesterday.
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I’ve had a thesis for a while that the sudden increase in the cost of debt is one of the main drivers behind people believing the economy sucks, and my God:
One chart that shows the huge gap between people with a ZIRP-era mortgage vs. those who don't.
From today's newsletter.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
From today's newsletter.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
June 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I’ve had a thesis for a while that the sudden increase in the cost of debt is one of the main drivers behind people believing the economy sucks, and my God:
We've got a ton of Asiatic lilies blooming now. I can't decide which is my favorite color.🌱 #FlowerReport
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We've got a ton of Asiatic lilies blooming now. I can't decide which is my favorite color.🌱 #FlowerReport
Our magnolias have finally started blooming. I wish their flowers lasted longer. 🌱 #FlowerReport
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Our magnolias have finally started blooming. I wish their flowers lasted longer. 🌱 #FlowerReport
Yesterday we visited the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland. We've wanted to go there for a long time but hadn't gotten around to it until now. #FlowerReport
May 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Yesterday we visited the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland. We've wanted to go there for a long time but hadn't gotten around to it until now. #FlowerReport
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Look, it seems pretty basic to me, but if you were recently a lobbyist getting paid $100,000 a month by Qatar, you automatically recuse yourself from giving DOJ clearance for gifts from Qatar.
May 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Look, it seems pretty basic to me, but if you were recently a lobbyist getting paid $100,000 a month by Qatar, you automatically recuse yourself from giving DOJ clearance for gifts from Qatar.
We've finally got our first rose of the year.🌱 #FlowerReport
May 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We've finally got our first rose of the year.🌱 #FlowerReport
Enjoying all of the different rhododendrons blooming all around right now. These are a few from our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱
May 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Enjoying all of the different rhododendrons blooming all around right now. These are a few from our yard. #FlowerReport 🌱
Anyone in the Willamette Valley looking for rhododendrons should check out this sale. I've been going to their annual sale for several years now and have bought some great plants. It's tomorrow and this Saturday and next Friday and Saturday. They're out between Silverton and Mt. Angel.🌱
April 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Anyone in the Willamette Valley looking for rhododendrons should check out this sale. I've been going to their annual sale for several years now and have bought some great plants. It's tomorrow and this Saturday and next Friday and Saturday. They're out between Silverton and Mt. Angel.🌱