Shadowed Pawpaw flower (maroon) taken below with blurry oak trees in the background (taken April 10th)

Sensitive ferns and mayapple flower photo taken from ground level (taken on April 18) with house in the background and leaf debris underneath the plants

So looking back at my photos of pawpaw and mayapple from prior years they are usually blooming at the very end of April and this year they were blooming about two weeks earlier - that warm weather is certainly creating some havoc with the normal cycles #nativeplants #wildlife

I devoured the audiobooks again (Kramer and Reading) in 2019-2020 and while there are cringeworthy moments in the story, I overall really enjoyed my reread and will probably do it again in a couple more years now that I’ve seen the adaptation and read the Origins by Livingston #WoTSkies

This is a valid point: whenever you see this sort of high-pressure sales tactic turned on a technology, you can be CERTAIN that it's a fake—actually useful new tech sells itself!

And don't underestimate the effectiveness of FOMO as a tool in the hands of a con artist.

Watch then read #WoTSkies

#WoTSpoilers 🤣

Donate to Help Lisa MacDonald Fight Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer, organized by Shannon Gourd I want to tell you about my beautiful sister-in-law Lisa MacDonald. I h… Shannon Gourd needs your support for Help Lisa MacDonald Fight Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer

The generosity and love in the #WoTSkies and #SaveWOT community never cease to surprise and inspire me. We have to support Jon now when his family needs it. gofund.me/0629519de @wotup.bsky.social

The Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate science The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”

My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world.

This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎

It's International Dark Sky Week. Consider keeping your garden dark at night: artificial outdoor lighting negatively affects insects, birds, bats, and other small mammals, and it can even make your garden plants less productive. Some easy suggestions for your "moon garden": wapo.st/4tIrNpW (gift).

Unfettered - Wikipedia

The anthology Unfettered en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfette...

I was in a bookstore today. It is such a bummer how much shittier and less awesome covers have gotten - particularly in the sci fi and fantasy spaces.

They’re squeezing a lot in there - by the time you get to S3E4 you will be 🤯 about how much of the seemingly random stuff ties together 😉

How far into it are you? Have you seen the cold open to S1E7 yet? 👀 - my favorite scene from S1 but S2 has some great moments as well

I heard the new one from Pike is fantastic but I’ve held off listening because she hasn’t gotten past book 4 yet. Kramer might feel a little weird at first but he grows on you. Definitely might be easier to sink in via reading visually until you get to know the characters. Love Kate Reading too 👍

*Rosamund

Did you try the Michael Kramer or Rosalind Pike narration?

i made a sparkly moon mug in honor of the incredible scientific feat NASA astronauts are undertaking today 🌕 🌙💫

🧪🌎🌐👩🏻‍🔬

#nasa #moon #pottery

Avery Brooks as Cpt. Benjamin Sisko in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

In 1993, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" made a Black man the star of a major sci-fi franchise and his character was like the Platonic ideal of a loving father, a great cook, a man who uplifted others, who was kind and tolerant but MILITANTLY so, and who also had flaws like any other human. Hail Sisko

The Wheel Of Time || Mega Summary YouTube video by Daniel Greene

Here you go 😉 youtu.be/YpJOwUD1oTo?...

And there is a huge YouTube book summary of the entire plot if you want to know how the story ends after watching the show but can’t sign up for that many books 😉

A daddy long legs sat on a poster for the Exeter City Nature Challenge

Good to see that the nature is interested in City Nature Challenge! 🦟

Less than a month to go now, so please do get involved with your local city, or join the global project on iNaturalist if you're not in a participating city 🌍 www.citynaturechallenge.org/participatin...

#WoTSkies would totally agree - the humor present in the books wasn’t much there in S1 but by the end of S3 the spirit of the story really felt like it was being conveyed even if the plot was a bit changed. Was really looking forward to a new interpretation. Costumes & acting were 🔥🔥🔥

There are examples of some shows having been saved. It’s really up to Sony. Remind me how many years it took Daredevil to get picked back up again? 🧐

Save The Wheel of Time – #SaveWOT Campaign Join fans from around the world working to find a new home for The Wheel of Time. Help us show Sony and streamers the story deserves to continue. #SaveWOT

Did you watch the behind the scenes to see the challenges with S1 & S2? Huge changes to their original plans because of COVID and an actor leaving. I tend to think many of the issues were that + getting the world established. Were some weird choices but they deserve to continue the story saveWoT.com

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially d...

I don't love that livestock forage in my yard & compete with the native bees I'm trying to support.

HOWEVER since we depend on honeybees for many crops but live in pollination deserts, this is a big time breakthrough. They engineered YEAST to replicate missing nutrients from pollen.

#Inverts 🧪🌎🌱

Save The Wheel of Time – #SaveWOT Campaign Join fans from around the world working to find a new home for The Wheel of Time. Help us show Sony and streamers the story deserves to continue. #SaveWOT

Hopefully you have signed the saveWoT.com petition?

lichen katydids

A recent issue of Natural History magazine has a feature on tropical katydids

Incredible creatures! Hard to decide which were the most amazing, but these lichen katydids are *next level*

#WheelofTime show fans/ #savewot allies, we are 103 signatures from 237k TOTAL on the petition - great job, all! Do your thing! Also, if you, friends, or family can put in a nomination for S3, E4 for a Hugo Award by tomorrow, all of us WoT show fans would be very appreciative! #ThereIsALWAYSHope

It's my birthday today.
May I have #TheWheelOfTime TV show back as a gift?

At least share this and sign the petition please:
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From what I’ve read and seen they are fans of the source material but also maybe more motivated by making a profit and not necessarily organized. It’s a “I’ll believe it when I see it” situation and will probably depend on if they can get enough talented people attached to attract $$$

Are The New Wheel of Time TV Show Announcements Real, or Just Hype? YouTube video by Nae'Blis

youtu.be/gQuNjWXlkjo?...