I’m with Bernie on this one.

If anything, Thanksgiving is about appreciating and exploring local foods.

It wasn’t until today I learned axolotl is supposedly delicious! 🍬🦎

According to those that contributed to the Florentine Codex…

About to put this Apple Quince tart in the oven. So grateful for a local climate that allows me to have these fruits in the garden.

This meme really speaks to me.

Cedar and other plant and animal material artifacts created by the Duwamish First People of Seattle, if you’re in the area and appreciate ethnobotany, I highly recommend a visit to the longhouse.

Ever play telephone as a kid? Check out this Chimú (pre-colonial, pre-Incan Peru) communication technology constructed of two resin-coated gourd receivers, stretched-hide membranes stitched around the bases of the receivers, and cotton-twine cord extending 75 feet when pulled taut. Imagine in use!

Alki and Anderson.

9 years ago, I was diagnosed with PTSD after witnessing my partner’s death. 2016 was the darkest year of my life as I struggled with the aftermath. This election cycle has brought up a lot of those emotions, giving a new place for that darkness to exist—this time I’ll reach out instead of go inward.

I’m not getting too much interaction so far on Bluesky but I’ll keep trying. It certainly feels like less of a shitshow than all other social media right now. Hi, I’m Chelsea and I am obsessed with the reproductive structures of plants.

It’s official… my daughter plays better pinball than me.

Spotted this super twisty weeping Acer p. at the SeaTac Botanical Garden. A little frog chorus in the background as the planes roar overhead.

Hesperantha aka Schizostylis coccinea a suuuuuuuper late bloomer.

Behold! Trilby Baggins the 16 year old lady Shihtzu and Anderson Pooper, the young gentleman Border Collie Poodle. What a sweetie pair they are!

Isn’t she fabulous?

Motivated to pick this up by a fantasy scifi post thread I read on here. First day on this platform and I’ve already been influenced. I’m on chapter 4 and will probably finish it today.

I feel like an alien, so out of touch with what’s happened in America. This quote has helped it make some sense.