I met a homeless little girl and her mom at a rest stop. I had no money but I gave her my hand lens. I said it was a window to a magical world. I told her I was a scientist because of what I saw in the window and maybe she could be one too.
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I met a homeless little girl and her mom at a rest stop. I had no money but I gave her my hand lens. I said it was a window to a magical world. I told her I was a scientist because of what I saw in the window and maybe she could be one too.
Hiding in the war-ravaged jungles of the Portland metro. One can hear the explosions of color all over the region. Running out of food for the blue jays and squirrels. Molotov kombucha mocktails thrown into glasses everywhere. Oh, the horror . . .
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hiding in the war-ravaged jungles of the Portland metro. One can hear the explosions of color all over the region. Running out of food for the blue jays and squirrels. Molotov kombucha mocktails thrown into glasses everywhere. Oh, the horror . . .
Bet you could use a smile right now.
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bet you could use a smile right now.
I found the eggs this morning!
Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae on my cauliflower leaves.
Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae on my cauliflower leaves.
April 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I found the eggs this morning!
Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae on my cauliflower leaves.
Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae on my cauliflower leaves.
She’s named Betsy. She has the best taste; buttermilk, dill, and chives.
March 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
She’s named Betsy. She has the best taste; buttermilk, dill, and chives.
I have named my stress loaves. Today, Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dum are loafing around the heater. Proof, once again, that rising up is a good thing.
March 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I have named my stress loaves. Today, Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dum are loafing around the heater. Proof, once again, that rising up is a good thing.
Despite all that is going on, there’s peas in our house.
March 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Despite all that is going on, there’s peas in our house.
I bet you could use a little color right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I bet you could use a little color right now.
Most people have no idea how many slug species can inhabit their landscapes. In a slug haven like the northwest, there can be many species. A milky slug, a dark-face arion, and a European red slug are sharing a meal in the garden. The meal was one of their fallen comrades.
February 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Most people have no idea how many slug species can inhabit their landscapes. In a slug haven like the northwest, there can be many species. A milky slug, a dark-face arion, and a European red slug are sharing a meal in the garden. The meal was one of their fallen comrades.
No fan of teasing, but teasing a slug to see the color of its slime can help with identification. Note the orange slime for dark-face arion.
February 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No fan of teasing, but teasing a slug to see the color of its slime can help with identification. Note the orange slime for dark-face arion.
The slug, dark-face arion, Arion distinctus, carries the blue theme but over the hole body.They like the cool temperatures this time of year.
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The slug, dark-face arion, Arion distinctus, carries the blue theme but over the hole body.They like the cool temperatures this time of year.
I commonly find Limax flavus, the tawny garden slug, this time of year in my garden or under pots. The distinctive blue tentacles help ID it.
February 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I commonly find Limax flavus, the tawny garden slug, this time of year in my garden or under pots. The distinctive blue tentacles help ID it.
Stress bake number three (trois) in progress. We’ll see what actual baking creates. Whole wheat oatmeal bread.
February 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Stress bake number three (trois) in progress. We’ll see what actual baking creates. Whole wheat oatmeal bread.
Hah! Someone added me to a block "furry" accounts list. Was it the weevil picture?
It’s not fur, they have setae.
It’s not fur, they have setae.
January 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hah! Someone added me to a block "furry" accounts list. Was it the weevil picture?
It’s not fur, they have setae.
It’s not fur, they have setae.
Hi to all who have welcomed me. Weevil lurks here on occasion but I am a benign influence.
January 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hi to all who have welcomed me. Weevil lurks here on occasion but I am a benign influence.