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
Photo was taken 11-1 -it was s gorgeous day. A little chillier snd cloudier today-this is from Schaumburg Road Grasslands this morning. No bison here! 😀🦬
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Photo was taken 11-1 -it was s gorgeous day. A little chillier snd cloudier today-this is from Schaumburg Road Grasslands this morning. No bison here! 😀🦬
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
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
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
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
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!
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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
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
September 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Tough news about insect decline goes down better with a Panera Bread strawberry basil lemonade fresca, topped w/the good stuff at home. Let’s make a difference where we can. Cheers! #books #nature @harpercollins.bsky.social #insects #environment
September 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Tough news about insect decline goes down better with a Panera Bread strawberry basil lemonade fresca, topped w/the good stuff at home. Let’s make a difference where we can. Cheers! #books #nature @harpercollins.bsky.social #insects #environment
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! If you are interested in how the natural world is organized, you will want to read this book. Pair it with a lemonade flavored with the last bits of jam in the jar, lots of whipped cream and fresh berries, & enjoy the week. @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #reading #books
September 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! If you are interested in how the natural world is organized, you will want to read this book. Pair it with a lemonade flavored with the last bits of jam in the jar, lots of whipped cream and fresh berries, & enjoy the week. @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #reading #books
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! I’m enjoying this look at nature after datk; paired with a delicious blueberry basil lemonade. Cheers! #books #nature #night @algonquinbooks.bsky.social #owls #fireflies #salamanders #bats #afterdark #wednesdays
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! I’m enjoying this look at nature after datk; paired with a delicious blueberry basil lemonade. Cheers! #books #nature #night @algonquinbooks.bsky.social #owls #fireflies #salamanders #bats #afterdark #wednesdays
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Just started this-lots of ideas and inspiration for next year. Pair it with a strawberry lemonade (topped w/plenty of the good stuff) & enjoy the cooler weather this week. #prairie #books #nativeplants #gardening @timberpress.bsky.social #whippedcreamwednesday
August 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! Just started this-lots of ideas and inspiration for next year. Pair it with a strawberry lemonade (topped w/plenty of the good stuff) & enjoy the cooler weather this week. #prairie #books #nativeplants #gardening @timberpress.bsky.social #whippedcreamwednesday
Late to the party but… happy black cat appreciation day from Luan! #blackcats #cats #blackcatappreciationday
August 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Late to the party but… happy black cat appreciation day from Luan! #blackcats #cats #blackcatappreciationday
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday!! I am a long time subscriber to Mother Earth News and thought the August/September issue was really strong. Pair it with some black coffee topped with plenty of whipped cream and sprinkles and enjoy the week! #coffee #reading #gardening @motherearthnews.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday!! I am a long time subscriber to Mother Earth News and thought the August/September issue was really strong. Pair it with some black coffee topped with plenty of whipped cream and sprinkles and enjoy the week! #coffee #reading #gardening @motherearthnews.bsky.social