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I'm going to talk a lot about native plants, gardening, and cameo random silliness. Come along for the ride.
Forget watching paint dry. I've spent the past two weeks waiting for the first bloom to open on my native Eastern Red Columbine (aqualegia canadensis). #nature #nativeplants #gardening
May 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Forget watching paint dry. I've spent the past two weeks waiting for the first bloom to open on my native Eastern Red Columbine (aqualegia canadensis). #nature #nativeplants #gardening
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
Why, yes, I do explore my native garden multiple times a day, every single day. Ohio spiderwort (tradescantia ohiensis), foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis), and holes in a log from overwintering insects. #gardening #nature #nativeplants
April 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Why, yes, I do explore my native garden multiple times a day, every single day. Ohio spiderwort (tradescantia ohiensis), foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis), and holes in a log from overwintering insects. #gardening #nature #nativeplants
April 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Do you need a minute of Fergus snores?
March 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Do you need a minute of Fergus snores?
March 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pin Oak (quercus palustris) has been a favorite of mine before I knew anything about native plants. A small stand surrounded my elementary school, and I'd pocket the tiny acorns for no reason other than they looked cool. They grow quickly, initially taking on a pyramidal shape before becoming 1/
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Pin Oak (quercus palustris) has been a favorite of mine before I knew anything about native plants. A small stand surrounded my elementary school, and I'd pocket the tiny acorns for no reason other than they looked cool. They grow quickly, initially taking on a pyramidal shape before becoming 1/
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Just a little early morning sun
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just a little early morning sun
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Timeline cleanse of the wildflowers of the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve.
I’ve always dreamed of exploring.
Purple Owl's-Clover
(Castilleja exserta)
#BloomScrolling
🌿
🧵Thread of 12
I’ve always dreamed of exploring.
Purple Owl's-Clover
(Castilleja exserta)
#BloomScrolling
🌿
🧵Thread of 12
March 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Timeline cleanse of the wildflowers of the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve.
I’ve always dreamed of exploring.
Purple Owl's-Clover
(Castilleja exserta)
#BloomScrolling
🌿
🧵Thread of 12
I’ve always dreamed of exploring.
Purple Owl's-Clover
(Castilleja exserta)
#BloomScrolling
🌿
🧵Thread of 12
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You gain a greater appreciation of these little fuckers when you start depending on them for food
March 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You gain a greater appreciation of these little fuckers when you start depending on them for food
Golden Alexander is one of the first things to bloom in my microprairie. The picture on the left is this year's growth coming up. The one on the right is from last year when it was 2-3 feet tall and in full bloom. #gardening #nativeplants #nature
March 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Golden Alexander is one of the first things to bloom in my microprairie. The picture on the left is this year's growth coming up. The one on the right is from last year when it was 2-3 feet tall and in full bloom. #gardening #nativeplants #nature
Had to do a double take to notice the Wild Bergamot coming up. Easily one of my favorites! #gardening #nativeplants #nature
March 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Had to do a double take to notice the Wild Bergamot coming up. Easily one of my favorites! #gardening #nativeplants #nature
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Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
March 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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It's Timberdoodle Tuesday!!
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's Timberdoodle Tuesday!!
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
I saw a single plant two days ago. Today, there are a dozen! Pictured is purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea), but the foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis) and wild sunflower (helianthus annus) germinated as well. Spring is near! #gardening #nature #nativeplants #plants
March 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I saw a single plant two days ago. Today, there are a dozen! Pictured is purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea), but the foxglove beardtongue (penstemon digitalis) and wild sunflower (helianthus annus) germinated as well. Spring is near! #gardening #nature #nativeplants #plants
This garter snake was hanging out on some turf grass. I brought it to the native garden in an attempt to recruit a homie.
March 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This garter snake was hanging out on some turf grass. I brought it to the native garden in an attempt to recruit a homie.
Patiently staring at my seeds, wondering why nothing has germinated. Oh... it's still March and just unusually warm in Ohio.
March 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Patiently staring at my seeds, wondering why nothing has germinated. Oh... it's still March and just unusually warm in Ohio.
One of my first pictures of the micro prairie. The critter is a Transverse Banded Fly (eristalis transversa), which feeds on nectar and pollen. #nature #nativeplants
March 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One of my first pictures of the micro prairie. The critter is a Transverse Banded Fly (eristalis transversa), which feeds on nectar and pollen. #nature #nativeplants
Eastern Columbine (aquilegia canadensis). I grew this from seed in the winter of 2023 and planted out in spring of 2024. Excited to see blooms this year! #nature #nativeplants
March 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Eastern Columbine (aquilegia canadensis). I grew this from seed in the winter of 2023 and planted out in spring of 2024. Excited to see blooms this year! #nature #nativeplants
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For International Women's Day, let's pay homage to the great plant anatomist Katherine Esau. In her long career, she transformed our understanding of plant structure through her research and her very important books. She is my academic grandmother, advisor of my advisor.
March 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
For International Women's Day, let's pay homage to the great plant anatomist Katherine Esau. In her long career, she transformed our understanding of plant structure through her research and her very important books. She is my academic grandmother, advisor of my advisor.
