Patricia
@pjs501.bsky.social
Retired Biology teacher, gardener, bird watcher, cat lover, Democrat, and happy wife, among other things.
#pollinators #bees#garden
I managed to save a few flowering plants from the hard freeze by storing them in the garage. We are now experiencing a warm spell & the honey bees, native bees, and skippers are having a feeding frenzy.
I managed to save a few flowering plants from the hard freeze by storing them in the garage. We are now experiencing a warm spell & the honey bees, native bees, and skippers are having a feeding frenzy.
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#pollinators #bees#garden
I managed to save a few flowering plants from the hard freeze by storing them in the garage. We are now experiencing a warm spell & the honey bees, native bees, and skippers are having a feeding frenzy.
I managed to save a few flowering plants from the hard freeze by storing them in the garage. We are now experiencing a warm spell & the honey bees, native bees, and skippers are having a feeding frenzy.
#NoKings
This was the No Kings rally in South STL. Organizers said there were in excess of 3,000 despite the pouring rain. All was peaceful. Only one incidence of 2 tRumpers (teenagers) who were escorted away from the crowd.
This was the No Kings rally in South STL. Organizers said there were in excess of 3,000 despite the pouring rain. All was peaceful. Only one incidence of 2 tRumpers (teenagers) who were escorted away from the crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#NoKings
This was the No Kings rally in South STL. Organizers said there were in excess of 3,000 despite the pouring rain. All was peaceful. Only one incidence of 2 tRumpers (teenagers) who were escorted away from the crowd.
This was the No Kings rally in South STL. Organizers said there were in excess of 3,000 despite the pouring rain. All was peaceful. Only one incidence of 2 tRumpers (teenagers) who were escorted away from the crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
# butterfly
A Great Spangled fritillary (looking quite tattered) resting on the sunny grass. If you look closely at the head, you can see the proboscis flick in & out. I think it was drinking the dew on the lawn.
A Great Spangled fritillary (looking quite tattered) resting on the sunny grass. If you look closely at the head, you can see the proboscis flick in & out. I think it was drinking the dew on the lawn.
October 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
# butterfly
A Great Spangled fritillary (looking quite tattered) resting on the sunny grass. If you look closely at the head, you can see the proboscis flick in & out. I think it was drinking the dew on the lawn.
A Great Spangled fritillary (looking quite tattered) resting on the sunny grass. If you look closely at the head, you can see the proboscis flick in & out. I think it was drinking the dew on the lawn.
Monarch butterfly fueling up on this bright morning. There were 3 of them in my garden today.
October 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Monarch butterfly fueling up on this bright morning. There were 3 of them in my garden today.
#birds
Female hummingbird sitting on concrete ledge of our mailbox. She is very fat in preparation for migration. She opens and closes her mouth and sticks out her tongue.
Female hummingbird sitting on concrete ledge of our mailbox. She is very fat in preparation for migration. She opens and closes her mouth and sticks out her tongue.
September 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#birds
Female hummingbird sitting on concrete ledge of our mailbox. She is very fat in preparation for migration. She opens and closes her mouth and sticks out her tongue.
Female hummingbird sitting on concrete ledge of our mailbox. She is very fat in preparation for migration. She opens and closes her mouth and sticks out her tongue.
The migrating hummingbirds are fattening up to continue their journey south. DON'T take your feeders down till after Oct. 31st. The latest I have seen a straggler is November 4th.
September 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The migrating hummingbirds are fattening up to continue their journey south. DON'T take your feeders down till after Oct. 31st. The latest I have seen a straggler is November 4th.
The Yellow Garden spider's web was just damaged by a heavy rain. It is working to repair it. You can see the web come out of its spinneretes (reddish brown area at the rear of spider.
August 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Yellow Garden spider's web was just damaged by a heavy rain. It is working to repair it. You can see the web come out of its spinneretes (reddish brown area at the rear of spider.