Margaret Carreiro
@margcarr.bsky.social
Retired Ecology Professor. Interests are being an advocate for democracy and for the natural world. Native plant gardening, birds, insects, urban nature. Contributing to iNaturalist. Educating about climate change. Cooking, Nature photography.
Went out to weed today. As you can see, I'm easily distracted. LOL
May 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Went out to weed today. As you can see, I'm easily distracted. LOL
LIGHTS OUT LOUISVILLE! April 28.
Please turn all unnecessary lights out from 11 p.m. to 6.a.m. Also check lightsoutlouisville.org for more info on how all of can help save migrating birds.
Monday night is slated to be a big migration night. Over 300 million birds are expected to be in flight.
Please turn all unnecessary lights out from 11 p.m. to 6.a.m. Also check lightsoutlouisville.org for more info on how all of can help save migrating birds.
Monday night is slated to be a big migration night. Over 300 million birds are expected to be in flight.
April 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
LIGHTS OUT LOUISVILLE! April 28.
Please turn all unnecessary lights out from 11 p.m. to 6.a.m. Also check lightsoutlouisville.org for more info on how all of can help save migrating birds.
Monday night is slated to be a big migration night. Over 300 million birds are expected to be in flight.
Please turn all unnecessary lights out from 11 p.m. to 6.a.m. Also check lightsoutlouisville.org for more info on how all of can help save migrating birds.
Monday night is slated to be a big migration night. Over 300 million birds are expected to be in flight.
TODAY IN MARGARET'S GARDEN
This year, my Shooting Stars are out of this world!
This year, my Shooting Stars are out of this world!
April 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TODAY IN MARGARET'S GARDEN
This year, my Shooting Stars are out of this world!
This year, my Shooting Stars are out of this world!
TODAY IN MARGARET'S GARDEN.
Here's a suggestion for you...
Fernleaf Phacelia looks great together with Virginia Blue bells, Yellow Wood Poppy and Jacob's Ladder. All are woodland wildflowers native to Eastern USA.
Here's a suggestion for you...
Fernleaf Phacelia looks great together with Virginia Blue bells, Yellow Wood Poppy and Jacob's Ladder. All are woodland wildflowers native to Eastern USA.
April 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
TODAY IN MARGARET'S GARDEN.
Here's a suggestion for you...
Fernleaf Phacelia looks great together with Virginia Blue bells, Yellow Wood Poppy and Jacob's Ladder. All are woodland wildflowers native to Eastern USA.
Here's a suggestion for you...
Fernleaf Phacelia looks great together with Virginia Blue bells, Yellow Wood Poppy and Jacob's Ladder. All are woodland wildflowers native to Eastern USA.
In Kentucky today, NO KINGS DAY!
April 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In Kentucky today, NO KINGS DAY!
DETOURS WHILE GARDENING....
Found this Southern Yellow Jacket Queen (Vespula squamosa) hiding in a half-buried peat pot in my garden. Queens are orange and very striking (no pun intended). You don't usually get to see a Queen! It was cold out so I could get very close without her moving much.
Found this Southern Yellow Jacket Queen (Vespula squamosa) hiding in a half-buried peat pot in my garden. Queens are orange and very striking (no pun intended). You don't usually get to see a Queen! It was cold out so I could get very close without her moving much.
April 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
DETOURS WHILE GARDENING....
Found this Southern Yellow Jacket Queen (Vespula squamosa) hiding in a half-buried peat pot in my garden. Queens are orange and very striking (no pun intended). You don't usually get to see a Queen! It was cold out so I could get very close without her moving much.
Found this Southern Yellow Jacket Queen (Vespula squamosa) hiding in a half-buried peat pot in my garden. Queens are orange and very striking (no pun intended). You don't usually get to see a Queen! It was cold out so I could get very close without her moving much.
Everything good will be destroyed just to give fossil fuel companies a big win they don't deserve.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/pres...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/pres...
April 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Everything good will be destroyed just to give fossil fuel companies a big win they don't deserve.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/pres...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/pres...
Blue Phlox, Phlox divaricata, graces the base of a moss-covered tree trunk at Big Beech Trail in the Parklands of Floyd's Fork, Louisville, KY.
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Blue Phlox, Phlox divaricata, graces the base of a moss-covered tree trunk at Big Beech Trail in the Parklands of Floyd's Fork, Louisville, KY.
Nature cleanses the angst and rot that roils through the airwaves, replacing them with the determination of wildflowers to stay rooted and spread their seed.
April 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Nature cleanses the angst and rot that roils through the airwaves, replacing them with the determination of wildflowers to stay rooted and spread their seed.
I'm sure this will really help the townsfolk out there when the heavy rains come. (sarcasm, BTW)
April 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm sure this will really help the townsfolk out there when the heavy rains come. (sarcasm, BTW)
Spring has arrived in Cherokee Park, Louisville! PART 2
These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
April 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Spring has arrived in Cherokee Park, Louisville! PART 2
These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
Spring has arrived in Cherokee Park, Louisville! These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
April 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Spring has arrived in Cherokee Park, Louisville! These photos taken in the Wildflower Woods section where Wild Ones Louisville has worked hard to remove invasive species since 1999. Our labors have been rewarded well this spring!
Yes, it feels a good. Just a little. Because it shows all Trump voters care about is THEIR money. Not the Constitution. Not the loss of our societal safety net, not our air, land and waters, not the harm to others. If their finances improve, they'll go back to the Orange Conman in a heartbeat.
April 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yes, it feels a good. Just a little. Because it shows all Trump voters care about is THEIR money. Not the Constitution. Not the loss of our societal safety net, not our air, land and waters, not the harm to others. If their finances improve, they'll go back to the Orange Conman in a heartbeat.
Hands Off......Medicaid, Public Health, Public Lands, Immigrants, SNAP, Education, Science, Libraries, Museums, Books, PBS, NPR, CPB, EPA, NOAA, FEMA, Social Security, the IRS, Medicare, National Parks, USDA Forest Service, DOJ, FDA, FICA, SBA, DEMOCRACY!!!
April 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Hands Off......Medicaid, Public Health, Public Lands, Immigrants, SNAP, Education, Science, Libraries, Museums, Books, PBS, NPR, CPB, EPA, NOAA, FEMA, Social Security, the IRS, Medicare, National Parks, USDA Forest Service, DOJ, FDA, FICA, SBA, DEMOCRACY!!!
OZ. NOT A WIZARD.
April 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
OZ. NOT A WIZARD.
APRIL 5th Will Be a Day of National Protest. Rallies are being organized throughout the nation. We really need thousands to turn out and show Trump, DOGE and Project 2025 totalitarians that Americans resist their attempts to crush us into accepting their fascist rule.
March 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
APRIL 5th Will Be a Day of National Protest. Rallies are being organized throughout the nation. We really need thousands to turn out and show Trump, DOGE and Project 2025 totalitarians that Americans resist their attempts to crush us into accepting their fascist rule.
