Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Round-leaved navel-wort (Cotyledon orbiculata) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 9, 1795 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

Finished @tkingfisher.com's Wolf Worm. It was excellent - as her work always is! And very, very disgusting - even more so than most of her horror. I can handle sentient puppet-master fungi, but the insect/screw worm gore was...a lot. Not unrelated: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from Mexico

New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening, exposing the nation's cattle...

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Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 2, 1788 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

The heuchera and allium together make such a pretty combination. The photo doesn’t even really do it justice. #garden #bloom #flowers

Purple starfish at low tide in Edmonds, WA. There were dozens of these guys chilling on the dock posts. #nature

I love the dark purple #garden #bloom #iris

Lupine at Schreiner’s Iris Garden

Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Greater blue bottle (Centaurea montana) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 3, 1790 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Virginian tradescantia or spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 3, 1790 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

Good luck, Artemis II! T minus 10 minutes, and you can watch live. www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)

YouTube video by NASA

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This week: war, law, trans persecution, and a candidate who offers an attack against herself. weeklysift.com/2026/03/16/p...

Pathocracy

The transition to pathocracy begins when a disordered individual emerges as a leader figure. While some members of the ruling class are appalled by the brutality and irresponsibility of the leader …

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Little bunbun collecting grass in the garden. #nature #bunny

Everyone wants to use the spa today! #birds #nature

One of my favorite plants, Clerodendrum trichotomum, has purple pollen, leaves that smell like peanut butter, and flowers that smell like jasmine. It also has winter calyxes and fruits that look like this. So much bang for the botanical buck. #botany #flowers #plants #PNWgardening #bloom

Finished Shifter & Shadow (after re-reading the previous 5 in the series). A+ recommended! @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social, I'm so glad you decided to tell Kirra and Donnal's story at Dorrin Isle. I enjoyed the re-reading and the new book very much! You have such a beautiful writing voice. #books

Plains, MT #roadtrip #nature #montana

She’s definitely plotting something. #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky

Noxon, MT #roadtrip #nature

I have no idea why, but…ok, cool! Clark Fork, ID. #roadtrip #Idaho

NE corner of WA almost to the Idaho border. Skookum Creek free DNR campground. #roadtrip #nature #PNW

Overnighted at Hog Canyon Lake, which sadly had no lake access for vehicles, but it was nice and quiet. #roadtrip #nature

30 minutes east of Spokane. The wildfire smoke west of here was awful, but I’m finally out of that and next to this. #roadtrip #nature

Tricyrtis formosana (toad lily) flowers are so intricate and beautiful. #flower #bloomscrolling #nature #PNWgardening

Your daily dose of botanical drawings from the Botanical Magazine. Virginian tradescantia or spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica) Plate 105 in volume 3, 1790. #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

Clerodendrum trichotomum (Harlequin glorybower) is such a cool plant. The leaves smell like peanut butter when bruised, the flowers smell like jasmine, and the pollen is purple. #garden #PNW #PNWGardening #nature

Tiny tuxie adorableness. #cat #kitten #catsofbluesky

I got to visit a friend's foster kittens today. 3 were playful but shy. This one, though, was super floppy and friendly (but even more murdery than the others when the feather toy was out). Just look at those tiny toe beans! #cat #kitten #catsofbluesky

Caught a criminal in the act. #raccoon #pond #nature

Your daily dose of botanical drawings from the Botanical Magazine. Perennial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Plate 202 in volume 6, 1793. #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany

The Skykomish River being dazzling. #nature #PNW