Juggling
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ysabetwordsmithI'm a fan of juggling. This video includes moves from very old Vaudeville routines, circus clowning, modern juggling, and more. Impressive.
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Shanidar 1
Jul. 30th, 2025 02:44 amysabetwordsmithShanidar 1 is probably the most famous disabled person in history: missing an arm, blind in one eye, hard of hearing or deaf, mobility impaired, and more. He belonged to a Neanderthal family who exerted maximum effort to keep him alive, far beyond the typical lifespan of the time. Because he strove to survive, and they helped, his story lives on through his bones -- concrete proof that compassion, not brute force, is part of what made us human from the very beginning. The ability to care for each other, and to value people for themselves, not just for what they could contribute, made a difference in our survival.
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( Read more... )Conservation
Jul. 30th, 2025 01:00 amysabetwordsmithMunmuni Payeng Is Planting a Million Trees in Flood-Hit Assam
Munmuni Payeng, the 'Forest Queen of Assam,' stands resilient against the floods that have long tormented her homeland, Majuli Island. Inspired by her father, the legendary 'Forest Man' of India, Munmuni's mission is clear: plant a million native trees to combat the ceaseless erosion and displacement her community faces. Her efforts are marked not by grand gestures but by a steadfast commitment to reinvigorating the land and fostering a collective resilience. She enlists local communities, particularly children, in her crusade to transform despair into hope, believing deeply that "when you plant with a child, you plant for a lifetime." Munmuni's journey is a profound testament to the power of quiet revolutions, where environmental restoration becomes a tapestry woven with shared stories and seeds of solidarity.
Trees are a tremendous help against flooding. Some trees, such as mangroves, are actually ecosystem engineers.
Munmuni Payeng, the 'Forest Queen of Assam,' stands resilient against the floods that have long tormented her homeland, Majuli Island. Inspired by her father, the legendary 'Forest Man' of India, Munmuni's mission is clear: plant a million native trees to combat the ceaseless erosion and displacement her community faces. Her efforts are marked not by grand gestures but by a steadfast commitment to reinvigorating the land and fostering a collective resilience. She enlists local communities, particularly children, in her crusade to transform despair into hope, believing deeply that "when you plant with a child, you plant for a lifetime." Munmuni's journey is a profound testament to the power of quiet revolutions, where environmental restoration becomes a tapestry woven with shared stories and seeds of solidarity.
Trees are a tremendous help against flooding. Some trees, such as mangroves, are actually ecosystem engineers.
Genocide
Jul. 30th, 2025 12:52 amysabetwordsmithIsrael is not a lawful state
Heartbreaking testimonies gathered from medical staff, parents of children hospitalized for malnutrition and displaced Palestinians struggling to survive paint a horrifying picture of acute levels of starvation and desperation in Gaza. Their accounts provide further evidence of the catastrophic suffering caused by Israel’s ongoing restrictions on life-saving aid and its deadly militarized aid scheme coupled with mass forced displacement, relentless bombardment and destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure.
Even worse, the food aid stations are set up as bait, drawing out parents of starving children to be gunned down by Israeli snipers.
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Heartbreaking testimonies gathered from medical staff, parents of children hospitalized for malnutrition and displaced Palestinians struggling to survive paint a horrifying picture of acute levels of starvation and desperation in Gaza. Their accounts provide further evidence of the catastrophic suffering caused by Israel’s ongoing restrictions on life-saving aid and its deadly militarized aid scheme coupled with mass forced displacement, relentless bombardment and destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure.
Even worse, the food aid stations are set up as bait, drawing out parents of starving children to be gunned down by Israeli snipers.
( Read more... )Politics
Jul. 30th, 2025 12:47 amysabetwordsmithThe enshittification of American power
There is no question that the last century, and particularly since the end of the Cold War, the world has been characterized by US hegemony exercised through its military and economic power, and control over financial institutions. But in a long article in Wired with the above title, Henry Farrell and Abraham L. Newman argue that under the Trump regime, the US is starting to follow the pattern of big tech entities like Google and Facebook and that this is eventually going to lead to a decline in US power and influence in the world.
This makes a disturbing amount of sense.
There is no question that the last century, and particularly since the end of the Cold War, the world has been characterized by US hegemony exercised through its military and economic power, and control over financial institutions. But in a long article in Wired with the above title, Henry Farrell and Abraham L. Newman argue that under the Trump regime, the US is starting to follow the pattern of big tech entities like Google and Facebook and that this is eventually going to lead to a decline in US power and influence in the world.
This makes a disturbing amount of sense.
Cuddle Party
Jul. 30th, 2025 12:35 amysabetwordsmithEveryone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.
We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!
We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!
Earthquakes
Jul. 29th, 2025 10:45 pmysabetwordsmith8.8 magnitude earthquake 133 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamtsjatka, Russia
4 hours ago
Tsunami alerts have gone out to Japan, Alaska, and various other places.
4 hours ago
Tsunami alerts have gone out to Japan, Alaska, and various other places.
Perfect Victims (and the guys who made the cash register)
Jul. 29th, 2025 05:29 pmlb_leeOkay, so to quickly explain what's going on with itch.io (and Fansly, and Steam, and Patreon, and OnlyFans, and and and...)
So, when you buy something from a website, there's you (the customer), the creator of the thing (the maker), and the website you buy it on (the shop). But then there's the payment processor. The payment processor is a middle-man between you and the shopkeeper.
The metaphor I use is: imagine you go to a store and decide to buy a cookie. You go to the shopkeeper to give them your money, and suddenly a guy jumps out of the bushes and tells you, "NO! You are only allowed to buy pure, clean, HEALTHY food with your cash!"
You say, "Who the fuck are you, a cop?"
"No."
"A politician? Are cookies illegal now?"
"No."
"Are you involved with the shop? The cookie makers?"
"No! We made the cash register!"
( further explanation, but I am not a banker nor all that educated about payment processors )
So, when you buy something from a website, there's you (the customer), the creator of the thing (the maker), and the website you buy it on (the shop). But then there's the payment processor. The payment processor is a middle-man between you and the shopkeeper.
The metaphor I use is: imagine you go to a store and decide to buy a cookie. You go to the shopkeeper to give them your money, and suddenly a guy jumps out of the bushes and tells you, "NO! You are only allowed to buy pure, clean, HEALTHY food with your cash!"
You say, "Who the fuck are you, a cop?"
"No."
"A politician? Are cookies illegal now?"
"No."
"Are you involved with the shop? The cookie makers?"
"No! We made the cash register!"
( further explanation, but I am not a banker nor all that educated about payment processors )Conservation
Jul. 29th, 2025 04:01 pmysabetwordsmithTwo new species of 'paintbrush-tailed' marsupials discovered in Australia: 'They are ferocious predators'
In a study, published in Ecology and Evolution, the research team released findings on two new species of kultarr (“cool-tar”), a carnivorous marsupial.
“Prior to this study, Antechinomys was considered to contain two species: A. laniger and A. longicaudatus,” wrote Cameron Dodd, lead author and a PhD student from UWA’s School of Biological sciences.
“With the description of A. auritus and resurrection of A. spenceri, A. laniger is now recognized as a species complex comprising three distinct taxa.”
In a study, published in Ecology and Evolution, the research team released findings on two new species of kultarr (“cool-tar”), a carnivorous marsupial.
“Prior to this study, Antechinomys was considered to contain two species: A. laniger and A. longicaudatus,” wrote Cameron Dodd, lead author and a PhD student from UWA’s School of Biological sciences.
“With the description of A. auritus and resurrection of A. spenceri, A. laniger is now recognized as a species complex comprising three distinct taxa.”
Birdfeeding
Jul. 29th, 2025 02:52 pmysabetwordsmithToday is mostly sunny and sweltering.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I found a cinnamon fern sprouting in the forest garden. :D I never know what will suddenly spring up from things I planted earlier.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a pair of mourning doves.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I checked the garden but nothing was ripe.
However, I think I've got a good start on my landrace zinnias. There is a nice cluster of purple and red ones where I planted the seeds gathered from the Charleston Food Forest last fall. :D Now I just have to hope that these do a good job of setting seed.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I walked out to the north end of the yard today. The telephone pole garden has balsam, gladioli, sunflowers, and zinnias blooming. :D Naked ladies are putting up flower stalks nearby, but none have opened yet.
I picked a couple of blackberries from the late-fruiting bush. Wildflowers are blooming all over the prairie garden.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I found a cinnamon fern sprouting in the forest garden. :D I never know what will suddenly spring up from things I planted earlier.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
I've seen a pair of mourning doves.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I checked the garden but nothing was ripe.
However, I think I've got a good start on my landrace zinnias. There is a nice cluster of purple and red ones where I planted the seeds gathered from the Charleston Food Forest last fall. :D Now I just have to hope that these do a good job of setting seed.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 7/29/25 -- I walked out to the north end of the yard today. The telephone pole garden has balsam, gladioli, sunflowers, and zinnias blooming. :D Naked ladies are putting up flower stalks nearby, but none have opened yet.
I picked a couple of blackberries from the late-fruiting bush. Wildflowers are blooming all over the prairie garden.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, August 5
Jul. 29th, 2025 03:28 amysabetwordsmithThis is an advance announcement for the Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. This time the theme will be "Books and Learning." I'll be soliciting ideas for readers, writers, storytellers, scribes, editors, publishers, students, teachers, caregivers, children, parents, bookworms, nerds, bookstore owners, librarians, an anonymous benefactor, activists, volunteers, superheroes, supervillains, other bookish people, reading, writing, delighting the reader, editing, publishing, bookbinding, shopping for books, telling stories, teaching, inviting students to a lesson, demonstrating tools, educating the whole child, learning, studying, parenting, lending a hand, cooperating, concentrating on a current task, volunteering, supporting people in hard times, respecting people, modeling manners and skills, learning to trust others, observing the environment, engaging all the senses, cultivating a full life, creating intimacy, making friends, getting to know each other, cooking together, choosing your own goals, discovering things, improvising, adapting, cooperating, bartering, sharing, making mistakes, fixing what's broke, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, other educational activities, books, scrolls, magical tomes, printing presses, pens and pencils, bookstores, libraries, Little Free Libraries, book nooks, windowseats, Montessori schools, other alternative schools, preschools or daycares, Montessori homeschool, prepared environment, colleges and universities, beautiful places, craft centers, community centers, coffeehouses, outdoor classrooms, parks, nature centers, other spaces designed for learning, Triton Teen Centers, mentor circles, intentional communities, clubs, quiet rooms, inclusive workplaces, Thalassia, the Maldives, the Lacuna, the Aqademy of the Qrossroads, Waldorf toys, Montessori materials, intrinsic motivation, child independence, respect for the child, freedom to choose, freedom of time and uninterrupted work periods, absorbent mind, post-traumatic growth, individualized education, three-part cards, language lessons, mathematics, diverse ages and abilities, self-correcting toys and lessons, natural consequences, freedom of movement, intentional neighboring, diversity, inclusivity, emotional closeness, nonsexual intimacies, first contact, rescue, interspecies relationships, trial and error, trust issues, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One involves education and reading in the Lacuna.
Arts and Crafts America focuses on fine arts and practical crafts, sometimes education. Bookbinding would be a logical craft.
The Bear Tunnels has future books in a past culture.
Daughters of the Apocalypse have to rediscover many historic skills for survival, including earlier methods of sharing knowledge.
Frankenstein's Family has two scientists teaching villagers to be thoughtful instead of stupid, and after a few years, several more people keenly interested in books and education.
Not Quite Kansas started with mishandling a book of spells, and involves trying to learn about a whole new world.
Path of the Paladins includes the Canticle of Thorns and other books.
Peculiar Obligations has Quakers in organized crime. The Religious Society of Friends has been greatly involved in education, including abolitionist and natural science publications.
Polychrome Heroics is largely about people learning things. Threads particularly focused on this include Antimatter and Stalwart Stan, Aquariana, the Big One, Danso and Family, Dr. Infanta, Iron Horses, Officer Pink, Rutledge, and Trichromatic Attachments.
Quixotic Ideas is set in a world with plenty of magic and a positive tone, where people often help each other and solve challenges peacefully. It includes a healthy magical school.
Schrodinger's Heroes save the world from alternate dimensions, and they learn a lot along the way.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
( New to the fishbowl? Read all about it! )
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One involves education and reading in the Lacuna.
Arts and Crafts America focuses on fine arts and practical crafts, sometimes education. Bookbinding would be a logical craft.
The Bear Tunnels has future books in a past culture.
Daughters of the Apocalypse have to rediscover many historic skills for survival, including earlier methods of sharing knowledge.
Frankenstein's Family has two scientists teaching villagers to be thoughtful instead of stupid, and after a few years, several more people keenly interested in books and education.
Not Quite Kansas started with mishandling a book of spells, and involves trying to learn about a whole new world.
Path of the Paladins includes the Canticle of Thorns and other books.
Peculiar Obligations has Quakers in organized crime. The Religious Society of Friends has been greatly involved in education, including abolitionist and natural science publications.
Polychrome Heroics is largely about people learning things. Threads particularly focused on this include Antimatter and Stalwart Stan, Aquariana, the Big One, Danso and Family, Dr. Infanta, Iron Horses, Officer Pink, Rutledge, and Trichromatic Attachments.
Quixotic Ideas is set in a world with plenty of magic and a positive tone, where people often help each other and solve challenges peacefully. It includes a healthy magical school.
Schrodinger's Heroes save the world from alternate dimensions, and they learn a lot along the way.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
( New to the fishbowl? Read all about it! )Feathering the Nest
Jul. 29th, 2025 02:45 amysabetwordsmithdialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest, which always has a theme of "fluff and comfort." The process is simple and familiar: reply to this post with an idea (or more than one), and for each person, I’ll write at least a thousand words (a short scene or a short story, depending upon how much plot creeps in!), send a reading copy to the prompter, and post a short summary as a reply to their comment. Rinse and repeat.
Don't Be a Dick Day
Jul. 29th, 2025 01:14 amysabetwordsmithToday is Don't Be a Dick Day. Pass the word and celebrate with your friends. Here are some more resources...
GG's Op-Ed Articles, Part 1: Trash Talking and Good Sportsmanship in Competitive Video Games
How to Be Polite
RuneScape:Don't be a dick
The Ultimate Game Night: 31 Ideas & How to Host One
Wheaton's Law: Don't be a dick. (video)
WHY SPORTSMANSHIP MATTERS
GG's Op-Ed Articles, Part 1: Trash Talking and Good Sportsmanship in Competitive Video Games
How to Be Polite
RuneScape:Don't be a dick
The Ultimate Game Night: 31 Ideas & How to Host One
Wheaton's Law: Don't be a dick. (video)
WHY SPORTSMANSHIP MATTERS
Activism
Jul. 28th, 2025 08:35 pmysabetwordsmithNonprofit hosts 'ghost trap' rodeo: A fishing tournament for cleaning abandoned fishing gear out of the water
Ghost traps are fishing traps that have been swept away in storms and currents or simply abandoned over time.
Once lost, these rusted traps often pose risks to coral reefs below and passing boats above — all while trapping and killing marine life that die long before they are pulled to the surface.
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“We started in October of 2018 through a grant from NOAA, which enabled us to hold seven tournament-style marine debris events around Tampa Bay,” Holland told the Port Charlotte Sun in mid-July.
“In that first year, our target was 15,000 pounds of marine debris. We ended up collecting 27,000 pounds, and had fabulous numbers of community members coming out to participate,” he said.
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Ghost traps are fishing traps that have been swept away in storms and currents or simply abandoned over time.
Once lost, these rusted traps often pose risks to coral reefs below and passing boats above — all while trapping and killing marine life that die long before they are pulled to the surface.
[---8<---]
“We started in October of 2018 through a grant from NOAA, which enabled us to hold seven tournament-style marine debris events around Tampa Bay,” Holland told the Port Charlotte Sun in mid-July.
“In that first year, our target was 15,000 pounds of marine debris. We ended up collecting 27,000 pounds, and had fabulous numbers of community members coming out to participate,” he said.
( Read more... )Monday Update 7-28-25
Jul. 28th, 2025 04:51 pmysabetwordsmithThese are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Climate Change
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Utopia
Green Energy
Birdfeeding
Summer of the 69
Green Building
New Crowdfunding Project: Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Cozy Academia Anthology
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 7-25-25: Horror
Activism
France Recognizes Palestine
Aroace Spectrum
Birdfeeding
Hobbies: Hairstyling
Poem: "Fed from So Many Sources"
Poem: "The Future by Consequence, the Past by Redemption"
Poem: "Strong, Competent, Capable"
Housing
Crafts
Climate Change
Birdfeeding
Hard Things
"Philosophical Questions: Looks" has 48 comments. "Incompetence, Sloppy Thinking, and Laziness" has 75 comments. "Not a Destination, But a Process" has 148 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 97 comments.
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sunshine_revival is running through July. See the schedule, meet the moderators, and use the master post to navigate the event. Meet new folks in the friending meme. Spread the word!
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 1: Light
Poem: "The Pleasure of Escaping the Responsibility"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 2: Tunnel of Love
Poem: "Legs of Grass, Feet of Flowers"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 3: Food
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 4: Fun House
Poem: "The Bee Tree's Gift"
* Sunshine Challenge 5: Carnival Barker
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 6: Game Night
Poem: "A New Twist"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 7: The Ferris Wheel
summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the calendar here and the current themes are Sopping Wet and 69 Accommodations.
There are no open epics at present.
The weather has been hot and wet here. It rained again yesterday. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a pair of mourning doves, a male cardinal, a gray catbird, and a fox squirrel. I've heard red-winged blackbirds, wrens, and a woodpecker without seeing them. Currently blooming: dandelions, pansies, violas, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, wild strawberries, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, impatiens, oxalis, moss rose, yarrow, anise hyssop, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, Asiatic lilies, cucumber, yellow squash, zucchini, morning glory, purple echinacea, narrow-leaf mountain mint, black-eyed Susan, yellow coneflower, chicory, Queen Anne's lace, sunflowers, cup plant, gladioli, firewheel, orange butterfly weed. Tomatillo and pepper have green fruit. Wild strawberries, mulberries, tomatoes, and cucumbers are ripe. Peas are done. The second crop of blackberries is ripe.
Climate Change
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Utopia
Green Energy
Birdfeeding
Summer of the 69
Green Building
New Crowdfunding Project: Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Cozy Academia Anthology
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 7-25-25: Horror
Activism
France Recognizes Palestine
Aroace Spectrum
Birdfeeding
Hobbies: Hairstyling
Poem: "Fed from So Many Sources"
Poem: "The Future by Consequence, the Past by Redemption"
Poem: "Strong, Competent, Capable"
Housing
Crafts
Climate Change
Birdfeeding
Hard Things
"Philosophical Questions: Looks" has 48 comments. "Incompetence, Sloppy Thinking, and Laziness" has 75 comments. "Not a Destination, But a Process" has 148 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 97 comments.
sunshine_revival is running through July. See the schedule, meet the moderators, and use the master post to navigate the event. Meet new folks in the friending meme. Spread the word!* Sunshine Revival Challenge 1: Light
Poem: "The Pleasure of Escaping the Responsibility"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 2: Tunnel of Love
Poem: "Legs of Grass, Feet of Flowers"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 3: Food
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 4: Fun House
Poem: "The Bee Tree's Gift"
* Sunshine Challenge 5: Carnival Barker
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 6: Game Night
Poem: "A New Twist"
* Sunshine Revival Challenge 7: The Ferris Wheel
summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the calendar here and the current themes are Sopping Wet and 69 Accommodations.There are no open epics at present.
The weather has been hot and wet here. It rained again yesterday. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a pair of mourning doves, a male cardinal, a gray catbird, and a fox squirrel. I've heard red-winged blackbirds, wrens, and a woodpecker without seeing them. Currently blooming: dandelions, pansies, violas, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, wild strawberries, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, impatiens, oxalis, moss rose, yarrow, anise hyssop, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, Asiatic lilies, cucumber, yellow squash, zucchini, morning glory, purple echinacea, narrow-leaf mountain mint, black-eyed Susan, yellow coneflower, chicory, Queen Anne's lace, sunflowers, cup plant, gladioli, firewheel, orange butterfly weed. Tomatillo and pepper have green fruit. Wild strawberries, mulberries, tomatoes, and cucumbers are ripe. Peas are done. The second crop of blackberries is ripe.
Birdfeeding
Jul. 28th, 2025 02:32 pmysabetwordsmithToday is partly sunny and sweltering. It rained early this morning.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.
7/28/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
7/28/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I picked 2 red cherry tomatoes and 1 yellow pear tomato.
I've seen a gray catbird and a mourning dove.
7/28/25 -- I potted up a handful of apples from the birdgift tree.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.
7/28/25 -- I put out water for the birds.
7/28/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I picked 2 red cherry tomatoes and 1 yellow pear tomato.
I've seen a gray catbird and a mourning dove.
7/28/25 -- I potted up a handful of apples from the birdgift tree.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
7/28/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
New Crowdfunding Project: "SALTGATOR: The 1st Desktop SoftGel Injection Molding Machine"
Jul. 28th, 2025 01:32 pmysabetwordsmithEvery once in a while, Kickstarter throws me a link to a totally random project. Believe it or not, this one was after an update for an aromantic anthology.
For my gizmologist and hobby-scientist friends: Have you ever wanted a gizmo of your very own? This one can even make other gizmos! :D I love nerds so much. It's not even a product type suited to my creativity, but I enjoyed the hell out of browsing just for the fun of it. Reminds me of geeking out with friends at Uni High.
SALTGATOR: The 1st Desktop SoftGel Injection Molding Machine
Rapid Soft Part Making | 10-Minute Ready | 3D-Printing Mold Support | For DIYers & Designers
$278,954 pledged of $15,000 goal
1,097 backers
38 days to go
( Read more... )
For my gizmologist and hobby-scientist friends: Have you ever wanted a gizmo of your very own? This one can even make other gizmos! :D I love nerds so much. It's not even a product type suited to my creativity, but I enjoyed the hell out of browsing just for the fun of it. Reminds me of geeking out with friends at Uni High.
SALTGATOR: The 1st Desktop SoftGel Injection Molding Machine
Rapid Soft Part Making | 10-Minute Ready | 3D-Printing Mold Support | For DIYers & Designers
$278,954 pledged of $15,000 goal
1,097 backers
38 days to go
( Read more... )
Deserts
Jul. 28th, 2025 12:04 amysabetwordsmithThe Desert Links Compendium is a collection of links assembled to encourage learning about and appreciation for the ecology, history, and cultural heritage of deserts and drylands, with a focus on the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave Deserts.
