There's a lot of b.s. health info flying around on the socials that should be ignored for your own well being. This is NOT one of those things. The latest science, as published in esteemed scientific journals. You owe it to yourself to read this entire thread. Be well.

🇨🇦Ian - #RLessThanOne@simpson-ian.bsky.social · 4h ago

"Nearly everyone is infected by a variety of viruses throughout their childhood and adolescence. A handful of these pathogens are never fully cleared from the body. Instead, they hide quietly inside cells for a lifetime, kept in check by a healthy immune system."

🎯💯 truth, right here.

Kira Leigh 🏳️‍⚧️@kiraleigh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

someone on tumblr said it better than i could

Omg! Farmer's Market SCORE! Locally grown donut peaches (IYKYK), and handspun, undyed yarn from local sheep. I feel like I found a pirate's treasure, LOL!

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) in the garden today. These Echinacea "Magnus" purpurea are fantastic for attracting butterflies and birds. I haven't been quick enough to snap the birds.

I wish I could separate news stories into two different feeds. One for THIS THING HAPPENED and one for THIS THING COULD HAPPEN IF...Assigning the same urgency to both is messing with cortisol levels everywhere.

Echinacea, just beginning to bloom. I love its little Elizabethan ruff. #flowers #garden

Gorgeous Gladiolus! I call them flaming swords, and dry the spent, unbroken spears to use in protection magic. #witchsky #flowers

Calendula

A teeny tiny western honey bee, Apis mellifera, napping on weathered Echinachea petals. So many pollinators in the garden this year!! 💜 #bees #garden #flowers #insects

Allium flowers look like fireworks to me. Planted them to prevent the voles from eating the roots of my azaleas. Supposedly voles don't like the smell/taste of allium (onion and garlic). No voles this year. Maybe it worked? #garden #flowers

Beautiful visitor in the #garden today. I believe it's a spicebush swallowtail #butterfly.

#knitting #knitsky Attempting my first knit sweater. It's a bit messy and has been frogged and restarted twice...but now the collar is done and the yoke is underway and I am just so damned pleased with myself right now!!

Grief Like a stone Sits at the bottom of my heart Send it down Down into the ground Among the roots of friends Transformed Broken down Repurposed Pull it up Through me Into me Nourishment Sustenance Begin again

The yellow tint to this picture is not a filter. It's the haze of wildfire smoke from fires many-hundreds of miles away. #garden #flowers #wildfires

I was there, in Philadelphia. It was a helluva party. Going down memory lane, I thought wow that must have been like 20 years ago...it was 41. Forty one. That's over 4 decades. This is not helping my old lady complex.

Who played at Live Aid in 1985? The complete story and setlist

On Saturday, 13th July 1985, rock and pop music’s top table came together to raise money and awareness for the famine crisis then taking place in Ethiopia. Radio X looks back at the hugely influential...

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Surround yourself with the kind of people who consider The Princess Bride to be one of the most amazing films of all-time.

The neighborhood is a cacophony of chaos, with generators roaring, sirens screaming, chainsaws buzzing as we clean up the mess after the storm. This little oasis survived both the heatwave and the subsequent hail, wind and monsoon. I think every pollinator for miles has visited today. 💜🐝

These beauties stayed in tight buds through the furnace-blast heatwave. One night of rain and they all opened up, ready for harvest. Power will likely be out a few more days and the generator juice is sparce, so air-drying them instead of using a dehydrator. #herbs #flowers #calendula

Upside: jury duty cancelled due to extreme heat!

Question for the gardeners: I found powdery mildew on my Calendula (likely because, I didn't thin them enough). I don't want to use neem oil, because these plants are for making salves and creams. I read the "Cornell" baking soda/soap cure has been debunked as myth. Any other ideas? #garden #flowers

Taking pictures of the flower beds because next three days the forecast is for heat index of 110°F, so there's a good chance it will all be gone by Sunday. 😥😢

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Same title, same author, same content. The one on the right was published in 2013 by Llewellyn. The one on the left by Crossed Crow Books in 2026. I stupidly assumed the new one must be an updated version, but nope. 🤦‍♀️Oh well, another witchy book for the neighborhood little free library! #witchsky

Finally surfacing from a bad illness flare. Happy to have the energy to sit up and knit. This one was a doozy. #ShowMeYourKnits blue week. WIP: Hip to be Square Blanket by Jennifer Braico, yarn: KC Splendid Superwash Merino in Sapphire Star

Be wise and be generous. Exercise discretion in selecting organizations to support, and then give as much as you can. These are orgs recommended by AP News. You can also search Charity Navigator's site for their list of vetted organizations.

How to help those impacted by the Venezuela earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes have rocked Venezuela, killing at least 188 people and trapping at least 200 in buildings.

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The bees be bee-balming.

The first calendula of the season is about to open! #flowers #bloomscrolling #garden

It's that time of year again..the air in my kitchen is heavy with the scent of English Stock (Gillyflower). It's seriously intoxicating 🥰😊🤭. So I'm reposting these macro shots of the blossoms that I shot last year.

old lady bee@oldladybee.bsky.social · last yr.

Matthiola incana. Around here we call it English Stock, but it's also called Gillyflower or perfume plant. My favorite #flower. Gorgeous swirls of petals, and the scent! It's intoxicating, warm, and spicy. Difficult to grow. Luckily, there's a greenhouse nearby that grows them reliably every summer.

Really fantastic explanation re: Chiron leaving Aries and entering Taurus, and what it means for your rising sign. Great read. Thank you @thedeviantwitch.com for posting. #witchsky

Michael Blackthorn@thedeviantwitch.com · 2mo ago

If you want to know a little bit about Chiron in Taurus, here you go: www.patreon.com/MichaelBlack... #WitchLife #AstroWitch #ChironInTaurus #MagicalBazaar