Jim
@jgoved.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Proud Dad, lucky husband, retired teacher. [Woof] And Dog Dad. 5b/6a
Took awhile, but she finally paused long enough for a portrait. 🌱🦋 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
I hang on to my water molecules for an average of 99 years. Lake Superior is 191 years. Translation for humans = don’t put stuff in the Great Lakes (your freshwater supply) Clean water is life 🌊🌊
"It was June, and the world smelled of roses." - Maud Hart Lovelace
Clematis "Henryi." Huge, 7-8" blooms holding up well through recent storms.🌱
Teneral damselfly on mare's-tail, reflected in the water of the pond it just emerged from 🌱 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWater #bugsky #GardensHour
I'll take the data's word for it -- and I've never for a millisecond regretted becoming a father and raising my two kids -- but brother, nothin' made me feel dumber and more mentally messed up than being a dad. Eventually you get wisdom out of it, but it works like an 18-year brain-ectomy.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 2mo ago“Men who prioritize fatherhood may lose some sleep, gain some extra weight and enjoy less free time, but they can also discover a richer life with greater meaning, purpose and connection. And when it comes to brain health and mental fitness, becoming a father is one of the best things you can do.”
Mountain laurel in full bloom.🌱
Jim@jgoved.bsky.social · 2mo agoMountain Laurel "Olympic Fire" getting ready. 🌱
Yesterday, I attended a Brian Eno talk about the nature of creativity and art based on *What Art Does*, the short book he published with Bette Adriaanse last year: www.faber.co.uk/product/9780... 1/
No shortage of spring blooms on this beautiful prairie trail 😍😍😍 📍Mines of Spain State Park, Dubuque Iowa #hiking #iowa #nativeplants
america's reactionaries would love nothing more to nullify the reconstruction amendments and render them a dead letter of the constitution. this was as true in 1873 as it is today.
jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 3mo agoi think it is a testament to the inherent radicalism of the reconstruction amendments that the supreme court’s main project with regards to them has been to limit and weaken their impact on american society.
miniature ents are bred in captivity and prized for their small size, but some say keeping them as pets is cruel
