Cindy Crosby
@phrelanzer.bsky.social
Writer, speaker, prairie hiker, coffee drinker, dragonfly chaser. Gardens. Reads. Bakes. Occasional cat photo. Follow my prairie adventures at Tuesdays in the Tallgrass @Wordpress. Website: www.cindycrosby.com No DMs please.
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! This lovely illustrated book is jam-packed with interesting plant stories, trivia, quotes, and history. Enjoy it with a mug of java topped with whipped cream and sprinkles, and have a great week. #gardening #coffee #books
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! This lovely illustrated book is jam-packed with interesting plant stories, trivia, quotes, and history. Enjoy it with a mug of java topped with whipped cream and sprinkles, and have a great week. #gardening #coffee #books
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Tallgrass Prairie Transitions" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/t...
Tallgrass Prairie Transitions
“I have few illusions. But I feel a responsibility to work towards the things I consider good and right. I don’t know whether I’ll be able to change certain things for the better,…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Tallgrass Prairie Transitions" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/t...
November on the tallgrass prairie. #nachusagrasslands #illinois @nature.org #prairie #photography #nature
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
November on the tallgrass prairie. #nachusagrasslands #illinois @nature.org #prairie #photography #nature
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Revisiting this fascinating book in preparation for giving a new program “Plant Stories:Tales from the Garden.” Such a good read! Pair it with a foamy Peet’s Coffee cappuccino and enjoy the day. #books #coffee nature @peets-coffee.bsky.social @hachetteus.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Revisiting this fascinating book in preparation for giving a new program “Plant Stories:Tales from the Garden.” Such a good read! Pair it with a foamy Peet’s Coffee cappuccino and enjoy the day. #books #coffee nature @peets-coffee.bsky.social @hachetteus.bsky.social
Reposted by Cindy Crosby
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a... #prairie #tallgrass #nature #writing #photography #hiking
A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands
“I have never lived a moment not yearning to undo the damage.”—Janisse Ray ***** Let’s go for a hike at Nachusa Grasslands in early November. Nachusa Grasslands, Franklin Gr…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A November Hike at Nachusa Grasslands" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a... #prairie #tallgrass #nature #writing #photography #hiking
Great start to November at Nachusa Grasslands today. #prairie #nature #nativeplants #midwest #illinois @nature.org #naturegirl
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Great start to November at Nachusa Grasslands today. #prairie #nature #nativeplants #midwest #illinois @nature.org #naturegirl
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Love this bee-utiful guide to bees, with 500 color photos! Pair it w/a mug of coffee topped w/the good stuff (& a pilfered Count Dracula Kitkat from the Halloween candy stash) & enjoy the week! #bees #readers #books #nature @princetonupress.bsky.social #coffee
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The October Prairie's Final Innings" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t... #prairie #nachusa @mortonarboretum.bsky.social #tallgrass #nature #writers #nativeplants
The October Prairie’s Final Innings
“Grass sings. Grass whispers… . Tallgrass in motion is a world of legato.” —Louise Erdrich ***** The last week of October is here, and with it the cold, crisp weather everyo…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "The October Prairie's Final Innings" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t... #prairie #nachusa @mortonarboretum.bsky.social #tallgrass #nature #writers #nativeplants
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! A classic if you love prairie. I reread the chapter, “What the Prairie Teaches Us” every year. Pair it w/a hot chocolate (topped w/whipped cream & pilfered Halloween candy gummy bears) & have a great week! #prairie #writers @milkweededitions.bsky.social #nature #books
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! A classic if you love prairie. I reread the chapter, “What the Prairie Teaches Us” every year. Pair it w/a hot chocolate (topped w/whipped cream & pilfered Halloween candy gummy bears) & have a great week! #prairie #writers @milkweededitions.bsky.social #nature #books
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "The Glory of Prairie Grasses" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/t... #prairie #nature #photography #writing
The Glory of Prairie Grasses
“If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer ***** It’s been …
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October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together, discover "The Glory of Prairie Grasses" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/t... #prairie #nature #photography #writing
Lovely tallgrass prairie day. #nativeplants #prairie #schulenbergprairie #illinois @mortonarboretum.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Lovely tallgrass prairie day. #nativeplants #prairie #schulenbergprairie #illinois @mortonarboretum.bsky.social
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Love this book loan from prairie steward Kath Thomas, celebrating the life, poetry, prose, and garden of Stanley Kunitz. Pair it with a mug of hot chocolate, topped with plenty of whipped cream, and enjoy the change of seasons! #books #gardening #poetry @wwnorton.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Love this book loan from prairie steward Kath Thomas, celebrating the life, poetry, prose, and garden of Stanley Kunitz. Pair it with a mug of hot chocolate, topped with plenty of whipped cream, and enjoy the change of seasons! #books #gardening #poetry @wwnorton.com
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Highway Prairie Happiness" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/h... #prairie #nativeplants #nature #writing #midwest
Highway Prairie Happiness
“What is done cannot be undone, but at least one can prevent it from happening again.”—Anne Frank ***** Although most of our original Illinois tallgrass prairies have vanishedR…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "Highway Prairie Happiness" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/h... #prairie #nativeplants #nature #writing #midwest
Hinsdale Prairie in Illinois today. (DuPage County). One if the last remaining patches of remnant prairie in our state. #prairie #nativeplants #nature
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hinsdale Prairie in Illinois today. (DuPage County). One if the last remaining patches of remnant prairie in our state. #prairie #nativeplants #nature
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! The hot chocolate was great (w/a pilfered KitKat bar from the Halloween candy) but the book is even better. An inspirational approach to making a difference in your yard. Gorgeous photography & practical advice. Thanks Knucklehead Naturalist for the book rec. Cheers!
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! The hot chocolate was great (w/a pilfered KitKat bar from the Halloween candy) but the book is even better. An inspirational approach to making a difference in your yard. Gorgeous photography & practical advice. Thanks Knucklehead Naturalist for the book rec. Cheers!
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/o... #garden #prairie #nativeplants #writers
October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie
“Everywhere she walked the color sang and shouted around her.” —Elizabeth George Speare ***** Welcome, October! On Monday, a full “supermoon” rose, partially obscured …
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October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "October Arrives in the Garden and Prairie" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/o... #garden #prairie #nativeplants #writers
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Reposted by Cindy Crosby
Max tells us how he found, described, and named a new species of damselfly in the Amazon.
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
If you would like to share stories about your favorite species, contact Cindy Crosby: phrelanzer.bsky.social
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
If you would like to share stories about your favorite species, contact Cindy Crosby: phrelanzer.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Max tells us how he found, described, and named a new species of damselfly in the Amazon.
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
If you would like to share stories about your favorite species, contact Cindy Crosby: phrelanzer.bsky.social
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
If you would like to share stories about your favorite species, contact Cindy Crosby: phrelanzer.bsky.social
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Walk in the Prairie Park" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/a... #prairie #nativeplants #walking #nature #writing
A Walk in the Prairie Park
“Walking…leaves us free to think without being wholly lost in our thoughts.”—Rebecca Solnit ***** What a string of dry, sunny days we are having in the Chicago Region! Of co…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Walk in the Prairie Park" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/a... #prairie #nativeplants #walking #nature #writing
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! In the school pick-up line enjoying this lively collection of climate change haikus. Thank you MG for the gift. The coffee was not what I ordered 😂 but I rolled with it. Pretty good! Enjoy the week. #coffee #books #nature #poetry #climatechange
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! In the school pick-up line enjoying this lively collection of climate change haikus. Thank you MG for the gift. The coffee was not what I ordered 😂 but I rolled with it. Pretty good! Enjoy the week. #coffee #books #nature #poetry #climatechange
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Tallgrass Prairie Remedy" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a... #prairie #naturewriting #naturephotography #tuesday #writing #nativeplants
A Tallgrass Prairie Remedy
“Even as the people changed the prairie, it changed them.” —John Madson **** Feeling like events in the world have spiraled out of control? Having trouble doing anything except do…
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September 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's Tuesday! Let's go for a virtual hike on the prairie together; discover "A Tallgrass Prairie Remedy" tuesdaysinthetallgrass.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a... #prairie #naturewriting #naturephotography #tuesday #writing #nativeplants
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! I love this old favorite butterfly field guide, which helped me identify two butterflies this week (male & female Gorgone Checkerspots). Pair it with your favorite java, topped w/whipped cream & sprinkles, & have a great week!!! 🦋 #butterflies #illinoishistorysurvey
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! I love this old favorite butterfly field guide, which helped me identify two butterflies this week (male & female Gorgone Checkerspots). Pair it with your favorite java, topped w/whipped cream & sprinkles, & have a great week!!! 🦋 #butterflies #illinoishistorysurvey