kellyromanych

kellyromanych, 2 months ago to gardening

Our peach tree has peach leaf curl. It's a fungal disease. A copper fungicide is the common treatment, and it can kill soil microorganisms. Instead, I'm relying on our long relationship. Our tree is shedding the damaged leaves and starting to grow new ones. My part is to help lighten that load. I gently twist off extra peaches from all winter honey bee visits. I feed the soil. Today is a load lightening day. #restoration #gardening

The end of a peach tree branch against a clear blue morning sky. Some leaves are puckered and red. Others are healthy green. Several small peaches along the branch from non stop visits of honey bees through winter months.

kellyromanych, 2 months ago to random

Grateful for a calm morning after yesterday's thunderstorm. #spring #equinox #NativePlants

msquebanh, 2 months ago to gardening

These are the 2 pots of #hostas that I use as #edibles - the others I don't harvest for cooking. Those ones are split & put into different garden areas. If you enjoy asparagus & endives - you'll enjoy cooking & eating young hosta shoots too. They taste similar to those veggies.

#gardening #EdiblePlants #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PNW #YYJ #VictoriaBC #natureFeedsUs #FoodGarden #zone8 #GrowItEatIt

Young hostas, with new green shoots about to emerge.

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to random

Via a follower on Threads.

Sharing this again to get the word out…
Click the link below to send a message to the #SupremeCourt. It only takes a minute or two out of your day so make your voice heard. #SCOTUS

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kellyromanych, 3 months ago to animals

Elder dog sleeping peacefully in favorite chair. Every day is a bonus day ❤️ #DogsOfMastodon

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to random

Arbor Day Foundation's webpage "Trees for Bees and Other Pollinators" has Bayer logo...

#nonprofits I know how hard it is to fundraise. It's easier if you say no to sponsors that are opposite to what you stand for.

#bees #pollinators

https://www.arborday.org/trees/health/pests/article-trees-for-bees.cfm

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to Bloomscrolling

#bloomScrolling

ai6yr, 4 months ago to random

Retrieved my hammer and labeled my broom, LOL. I suspect someone brought along a newbie assistant who apparently owns no tools, so he went scavenging for supplies (also: don't leave your hammer laying around when contractors are wandering about). #contractors

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to random

#SilentSunday

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to rainbow

#rainbow #CAwx

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to gardening

When I read about robotic pollination, I think of extraction. Pollination is a relationship. How do you engineer this perfect fit? #bees #gardening

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to Weather

Clouds sweeping along morning sky. Transition before storm--from temps in high 70s to low 50s over a day or so. #weather

KitMuse, 4 months ago to sciencefiction

I need your help #bookstodon. One of the classes I'm taking at the graduate level this semester is Religion & Science Fiction. I read more fantasy, and would like to do my research paper on something that's not obvious (like ST/BS5/Matrix/etc.) & I'd love to use more modern sf rather than the golden age classics.

Anyone have any interesting ideas for my research paper on regarding the intersection of religion and science fiction?

@bookstodon #sciencefiction #scifi #ReligiousStudies #academia

kellyromanych, 4 months ago to random

Marigold petals attached to its seeds...

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to gardening

Looking for native plants in US?
Here's a searchable list by state.
"These nurseries are endorsed by Wild Ones as trustworthy sources for acquiring #NativePlants . If you do not see a nursery listed for your area, Audubon is also a great resource for finding native plant #nurseries in your local area"
#gardening #farming #restoration
https://nativegardendesigns.wildones.org/nursery-list/

ai6yr, 5 months ago to Futurology

LA Times: UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center... "The former Westside Pavilion, a long shuttered indoor mall, will be transformed into a UCLA biomedical research center aimed at tackling such towering challenges as curing cancer and preventing global pandemics" #malls #research #science #ucla https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-04/old-westside-pavilion-transform-ucla-biomedical-quantum-science-center

Daojoan, 5 months ago to random

What if all the writing and startup and life coaching advice is...wrong?

What if it genuinely is as simple as make stuff you love and tell people about it and hope you get lucky?

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to random

Donations aren't a game.

Instead of every donation you make gives you a chance to win a vacation that "offers you the opportunity to escape to a world of wellness and tranquility..."

Highlight one of the biggest lifts your community is making right now. Give the details on your work, not the vacation spot.

Center your community all year, and you won't need to gamify your year end asks for support.

#nonprofits

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to random

A bee researcher's colonies kept dying, and she couldn't figure out why. Then, she looked at the ethanol factory down the road.

#bees #beekeeping #ethanol

https://thefern.org/2023/12/buzzkill/?utm_source=modernfarmer.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=what-you-should-know-about-forever-chemicals

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to random

Winter #solstice arrives with thunder, lighting, and rain.

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Still blooming on last day of fall for me. Native yarrow, rudbeckia, and salvia. Rosemary isn't native for me--it helps support drought tolerant permaculture. All favorites of native urban bees. #bloomScrolling #NativePlants

Rudbeckia triloba. Small sunflower blooms. Dark brown button centers. Happy golden yellow petals. The purples and greens of Salvia leucantha blurred in background.
Purple blooms of Salvia leucantha. Long and tubular like a dragon's snout. Soft fuzzy hairs. A few rain drops still clinging to flowers. Green leaves and spent flowers blurred in background.
A few Rosemary blooms. On one, the anther can be seen rising up over the flower. Soft blues and creams. Small long green leaves support more tiny blooms starting to form. A bit of rain drops still visible.

teksquisite, 5 months ago to Dog

Now that Lily is post-op six months [TPLO surgery], I’m still obsessed with her left [surgery] 🦵 leg. Sometimes, when she first gets up—she limps a little. I always try to catch my breath (while trying hard not to freak out.) Her vet said she’s got a bit of arthritis and not to worry—unless her limp becomes more frequent. 🐾 Overall, for now it’s 😎 and enjoy time with my #dog #dogsofmastodon #dogs

Dog walking (off leash)

kellyromanych, 5 months ago to climate

7 days to winter solstice
78F in US Zone 10
+13F above average
#climate #gardening #farming