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🌏 Happy Earth Day 2026 🌎

I hope everyone is taking today to think about the wonders of our blue marble and how we all work together to protect it.

it's the simpsons meme with the sign that said 'don't forget, you're here forever' and instead of having pictures of maggie to make it read 'do it for her' it's got pictures of the earth

#earthday

what a lovely pic! and it reminded me to offer one of the grands a vintage picnic basket that's been idling around here. (one less thing around the house. yay to decluttering ha)

Did you know optimizing nutrition can help you live longer and healthier?

such a cool post ...vicarious gardening, vicarious birding, vicarious weather monitoring, vicarious dining ha #howto

Raw Carrot Salad with Athenos Feta | culture: the word on cheese Raw Carrot Salad with Feta This simple and fresh raw carrot salad is the perfect easy side dish to add to your spring menus. Made with crunchy carrot

working ever harder to get more veg into us 🍽️

"I always tell people now, “You don’t have to add sugar to that.” I want to remind them that they can get back to enjoying the plain, original flavors of foods as the earth intended, or sweeten something naturally by adding some fruit." 🍽️ #food

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.

Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars

The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.

Why aren't we doing this?

authormillyphilips: "Once I bought a timed ticket for the Georgia Aquarium for the wrong time and I went up to the ticket counter and I asked if I could get it corrected and the guy who worked there said time is a meaningless human construct and you are only bound to it if you choose to be. So that was a great customer service experience."

A female gray squirrel with a large mouthful of soft grass intended for lining her nest. A large tree root and pinecone nearby.

Today I spied a mom-to-be shopping for a new mattress.
#wildlife #nature #photography #Spring #TheOutpost

One-Pan Orzo With Spinach and Feta Recipe (with Video) • 5★ • 30 min Similar to spanakorizo, a Greek spinach and rice dish, this easy, meatless meal features orzo, spinach, peas and scallions It is deeply satisfying but still on the lighter side of pasta recipes, thank...

saving #vegetarian 🍽️

In a First for the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas In March, for the first time, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the transition to clean power. However, rising power demand is complicating the shift away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants.

In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.

3 Gray whales found dead in Washington, including 2 malnourished on Ocean Shores beach Marine biologists are investigating three Gray whales found dead in Washington State in recent days, with two washing up on the coastline and a third dying in a

3 Gray whales found dead in Washington, including 2 malnourished on Ocean Shores beach katu.com/news/local/3... 🧪 🦑 🌍️

Was so sorry to leave my soup behind.

Hold Your Head Up - Argent | The Midnight Special YouTube video by The Midnight Special

#earworm #music 🎶

saving your e-mail... soo love tarragon, so thank you, GP!! 😋

Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

A GENTLE REMINDER: we are trying to eliminate fossil fuels because using them kills us.

If fossil fuels were cheap (they're not) or reliable (they're SO NOT), it would still be urgent to get rid of them because their intended use destroys our life support systems.

A 6 inch aluminum gutter

Replacing 5” gutters with 6” because the former is just not up to the task anymore in this climate-changed world.

Photo of a salmon with caption underneath “once-adventurous salmon can’t believe she ended up moving back to birthplace, having a bunch of kids” from The Onion

Good Morning! #music 🌞

You don’t need to write for anyone else. Do it for yourself. Like many professors, I worry about my students’ writing.

"AI has already allowed us to become cognitively sedentary, and that will only increase over time. But just as we must be responsible for our bodies in an era of office work, we must now keep our minds active. Writing is a gym for human thought we need now more than ever." Jamil Zaki, Stanford

intriguing... wondering if this stream restoration technique, on a smaller scale, could mitigate damage from torrential rains in one's garden? Torrential rains seem inevitable these days. #climatesolutions #rainmitigation 🌱💚

Solar energy, cheap battery storage can meet 90% of India’s power demand at affordable costs: Ember report Battery storage is now cheap enough in India that solar power can meet 90% of the country’s power demand at lower lifetime costs than current average purchase rates in most states, a new study has fou...

Solar energy, cheap battery storage can meet 90% of India’s power demand at affordable costs: Ember report www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...

Thai Peanut Sauce Enjoying a Simple Life At Home With Goodport A very long time ago, I took two series of Thai Cooking classes. My Mom wanted to go, and since the classes were at night in a sketchy part of town, I accompanied her. They were held in the back of…

I absolutely love this stuff — and so simple! 🥜🌶️🌱
#HomeCooking #food #cooking #foodsky #cooksky #foodie #TheOutpost #Recipe 🍽️🍜

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Cheekwood Estate & Gardens With its intact and picturesque vistas, Cheekwood is distinguished as one of the leading American Country Place Era estates in the nation. Formerly the family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, the extra...

hope to visit some #botanicalgardens soon! 🌱

ummm...thanks for the #earworm 😄

This Quick Miso Butter Ramen Upgrade Makes Instant Noodles Extra Rich and Savory This fast, pantry-friendly ramen dinner skips the salty seasoning packet and uses miso and butter for a savory, satisfying bowl for one in just 15 minutes.

Saving #vegetarian #food 🍽️

Barracuda, baby! #music