Remind me which ones are the criminals again?

Beautiful!

Moth with triangular shape, head up, on a wooden fence at night. Color of moth is pale gray with black patches, and black crescents near wingtips.

Quite blustery tonight, but warm and humid, so turned on the light by our garage. This Baltimore Snout, Hypena baltimoralis, was one of the few visitors. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. #bugsky #moths #mothing #insects

I’m soliciting ideas for increasing revenue from my Blogger blogs, beyond Google Adsense. I have a strong following for one, and a deep archive, so not interested in switching platforms. Thank you. #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #blogging

Delightful! I did think it was a Fox Sparrow, though. 😁

The Beetle and the Bee At the end of February, I finally found a beetle I had been looking for here, for years. Perhaps I had not been scouting for it early enough...

An interesting springtime parasite and its host.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-... #bugwatching #bugsky #insects #bees

Another wonderful talent to follow. Highly diverse subject matter.

The money is out there for this to be the norm. The *will* is not, because patriarchy. We, as fans, need a strategy to change that.

Moth on inside latch of screen door. Moth has broad, triangular wings with broad, transverse bands of gray and brown-ochre.

Doing chores can have its rewards. Taking out the trash just now, I found this Barberry Geometer moth on the inside latch of our screen door. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. #bugsky #moths #mothing #insects

Magnificent. You may not know how much you are doing for your followers by sharing your work right now.

I came here to say the same thing. Thank you, Phina. Following you now.

Ok, Kansas City, bad night to test the emergency alert system!

Right?!

A male Luna Moth, green with broad wings, hind wings with long tails, hanging from a small branch. Selfie view with two people, sparse tree canopy, and blue sky in background.

Luna Moth selfie! This male was hanging from a branch of invasive honeysuckle close to the forest floor. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, April 6, 2026. #bugsky #moths #mothing

Jack-in-the-Pulpit flower in bloom. Tall, green, cylindrical, with hood over central stalk in throat of flower. Background shows sunlit forest floor.

Heidi spotted this freshly bloomed Jack-in-the-Pulpit flower on the forest floor in a ravine on the VA Trails here in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA today. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #spring

Two trout lily flowers, faded red withered, surrounded by the beautiful green leaves that are lightly mottled with purple, growing from the forest floor.

So bummed that we already missed the bloom of trout lilies (aka fawn lilies) in one of our favorite hiking spots here in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, today. The leaves are still wonderful, though. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #spring

Well, this got me to follow you, so there’s that. Also, thank you for your service. ❤️

I thought the first rule of flight club was “don’t talk about….” Oops, never mind.

You know which reactions to strive for. #writingcommunity #writercommunity #authors

You are so welcome!

Here’s why I was suspicious: my publisher wasn’t copied on the email; the person who sent the email was not listed under “staff” on the organization’s website. I forwarded the email to the website email and they confirmed the scam.

Book, titled Insectpedia: A Brief Compendium of Insect Lore, with a mason wasp pictured.

Earlier this week I received an email from someone purporting to represent the Edinburgh (Scotland) International Book Festival, a real event, inviting me as a guest panelist. It was a phishing scam. Authors and writers are the biggest targets for scams, I swear. #writingcommunity #booksky

If it’s Jet Blue, that must mean an annoying insect is buzzing around the cabin, carrying the internet signal.

This is what a great skeet looks like: original, succinct, personal experience, right to the point.

No apologies needed! Also, this is a great skeet: succinct, personal experience, right to the point. This is why I follow you.

Why call it “in-flight WiFi” when “Sky-Fi” is right there? Also, I call dibs on this.

Wow, I love this! Lots of diversity. It’s like a contemporary still life. Well done!

Bright pink flowers of Eastern Redbud, sprouting from bare, zigzag branches. An algae-stained wooden fence makes up the entire background.

Eastern Redbud is blooming now, even the smaller trees in our back yard. I love them for both the color, and the fact that they are the most obvious native plants flowering, attracting a variety of bee species. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers

I suppose this shouldn’t be surprising, but….wow.

Where's Walden? Watching the three-part Public Broadcasting Service documentary Henry David Thoreau , I am struck by the fact that in many ways I am searchi...

Thoughts from the Thoreau documentary, and longing for community.... senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2026/04/wher... #Thoreau #blogpost #writingcommunity #essay