LW Lewis
@lesliewlewis.bsky.social
Writer and former academic turned microbe farmer. From Almost Heaven.
Witch hazel in bloom, mid-autumn. Appreciating the color 🌱
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Witch hazel in bloom, mid-autumn. Appreciating the color 🌱
This bee is sleeping on the Butterfly weed. Happy solstice! 🌱
June 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This bee is sleeping on the Butterfly weed. Happy solstice! 🌱
It's late evening on the Solstice. This one is asleep.
June 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's late evening on the Solstice. This one is asleep.
New water garden, and lily is blooming. 🌱
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New water garden, and lily is blooming. 🌱
Shagbark hickory tree seedling unfurling its leaves to grow in the new season. 🌱
April 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shagbark hickory tree seedling unfurling its leaves to grow in the new season. 🌱
Beautiful flowers from @butterbeefarm.bsky.social where we are experimenting with compost extract on flower beds. 🌱
April 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Beautiful flowers from @butterbeefarm.bsky.social where we are experimenting with compost extract on flower beds. 🌱
Yellow iris in bloom! 🌱
April 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Yellow iris in bloom! 🌱
Fothergilla in bloom. Happy spring! 🌱
April 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Fothergilla in bloom. Happy spring! 🌱
Peaches are in bloom! 🌱
April 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Peaches are in bloom! 🌱
Part of my daily meditation--this small olive tree. May she be one day soon free. 🌱
March 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Part of my daily meditation--this small olive tree. May she be one day soon free. 🌱
Remember this lettuce? Here are photos from a soil sample that show the micro-organisms, 400x total magnification. See alt text for descriptions. This is the soil food web in action, providing nutrients for plants. Compost is life!🌱
January 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Remember this lettuce? Here are photos from a soil sample that show the micro-organisms, 400x total magnification. See alt text for descriptions. This is the soil food web in action, providing nutrients for plants. Compost is life!🌱
So this is lettuce grown indoors in soil and compost under LED grow lights. Sunlight would be better but that requires a heated greenhouse in winter. This is salad for two for a week, as local as it gets. 🌱
January 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So this is lettuce grown indoors in soil and compost under LED grow lights. Sunlight would be better but that requires a heated greenhouse in winter. This is salad for two for a week, as local as it gets. 🌱
Soil biology, 400x magnification. Nature is so diverse in the living soil! 🌱
January 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Soil biology, 400x magnification. Nature is so diverse in the living soil! 🌱
It's time to be indoors. These books are on my next up table. Solstice blessings to all--seeking a quiet mind and full heart this season.
December 21, 2024 at 2:45 AM
It's time to be indoors. These books are on my next up table. Solstice blessings to all--seeking a quiet mind and full heart this season.
Colors in the fall garden. 🌱
November 25, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Colors in the fall garden. 🌱
It's bedtime. Phew. But maybe a belly rub?
November 21, 2024 at 2:19 AM
It's bedtime. Phew. But maybe a belly rub?
From the garden--8 lbs of beauty! Soup anyone? 🌱
November 19, 2024 at 1:36 AM
From the garden--8 lbs of beauty! Soup anyone? 🌱
Every year as the days get shorter the blooms begin. 🌱
November 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Every year as the days get shorter the blooms begin. 🌱
Rescue pup photos. Her eyes are what got me. And she sleeps so peacefully.
January 14, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Rescue pup photos. Her eyes are what got me. And she sleeps so peacefully.