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nancywisser

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mostly harmless

Observer: always looking and curious about overlooked things, especially plants, especially native plants. I take a lot of pictures. I have a cat and I grow slipper orchids. Oh yeah also—I’m an old

Just a visitor here—Tumblr is my home and there I am geopsych

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luckytran, to random
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We are living in an age of denial. Denial of a genocide. Denial of an ongoing pandemic. Denial of a climate crisis.

Acknowledging reality is an act of rebellion.

nancywisser,
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@luckytran My dermatologist today asked why I was wearing a mask and when she had me lift it she seemed to spend a very long time checking that part of face and asked several questions as if to ensure I couldn’t hold my breath while her face was inches from mine.

nancywisser,
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@msquebanh @luckytran No, no one in the practice or in the waiting room was masking except me.

nancywisser, to random
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it me

skyfaller, to random
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We've finally cleared our main garden of all our inherited plants, except for the yucca. Assuming this is common yucca / Yucca filamentosa, it is native to just south of here, like Virginia, so I think of it as helping the plant move north ahead of global heating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_filamentosa

Also, I'm told that previous owners have tried to kill this plant multiple times and failed dramatically (it looks very healthy). I try not to pick fights I expect to lose.

nancywisser,
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@skyfaller Did you add anything special to the soil for the blueberries? I understand they can be hard to grow.

nancywisser,
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@skyfaller Sounds like you’re on top of things. I should have known. I’m in touch with a botanist in Michigan who grows wildflowers from all over the US by altering the soil in areas of his garden so he can grow almost any species, bogs, woodlands, meadows etc. I remember that pine needles were among the things he suggested to create acidic soils.

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nancywisser, to random
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Resetting the fan parameters on my 3 shelf orchid greenhouse after a power outage and maybe the fact that the interface was made by non English speakers is good actually

nancywisser, to Cat
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Bridget in two moods for #FelineFriday She shows so many expressions every day. #cat #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #bridget

The same tortoiseshell tabby looking straight at the camera seemingly fondly. Her eyes are shiny and just a hint of her whitish second eyelids show at the inner corners of her eyes. Her long white whiskers are pushed forward. (She is cute as heck.)

nancywisser,
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@ainmosni oh! Very well done. I’ve often seen WhiskersWednesday but the others are new to me. Although I’ve seen ThrowBackThursday used for old kitten pictures from time to time. And there’s also for those who participate. Someone will have to go over Mastodon with a lint brush to get out all of the cat hair!

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nancywisser, to Scotland
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Another for : while I was there a skylark flew down and lit on a stone at Scotland's Tomnaverie stone circle. I was thrilled because Shelley's To a Skylark was one of my favorite poems when I was young but we don't have them in the States. I got to see and hear them plenty during my visit.

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nancywisser,
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@skyfaller For a certain value of silent. ;-)

nancywisser, to Cat
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Bridget on the cat tree for Caturday! #cat #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #cute #ExceedingAllCutenessLimits

nancywisser, to photography
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Beauty this morning at the park.

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skyfaller, (edited ) to random
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I hired a landscape designer and he delivered this . It looks good, but somehow communication broke down and they included a lot of non-native plants when I thought I was clear I wanted native plants. If they include obvious introduced plants, how can I trust they'll source plants that meet my less visible criteria, like straight species / open pollinated & local ecotype? So I guess I have to modify and implement it myself, based on what native plants I can source.

Any feedback?

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@skyfaller When you say native do you mean to your area of PA, to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast? Eastern half of North America? People use this term to mean different things.

I agree that if you want straight species and local ecotypes you’ll probably have to get them yourself. I would trust very few people to understand those concepts well enough to do what you want. People think they know what you mean but the idea in their heads is different from yours.

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@skyfaller I keep thinking about this. Native plants are a passion of mine. If I may recommend, consider planting some kind of Joe Pye weed somewhere. Such a tall pollinator-friendly plant to have around. Butterflies love it.

CTGT, to Birds
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Finally got a shot of Ruby-crowned Kinglet with its crown visible.

#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #nature

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@CTGT Well done! I hear them all around when I walk but very rarely see them.

nancywisser,
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@CTGT Cool. A couple of the early warblers. I’ve heard yellow-rumps and saw a Nashville but I need to spend more time out there. Migration goes so quickly!

nancywisser,
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@CTGT Nice! What time of day do you go out? First thing? Or some other time?

nancywisser,
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@CTGT Thanks. I haven’t been seeing a lot the last couple mornings but maybe the cold is why. I should probably wait on cold mornings until the sun penetrates the woods.

nancywisser, to H5N1
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A lot of people think I’ve overreacted and continue to overreact about Covid. That’s okay. If you’re one of those who are tired of hearing about then you definitely shouldn’t read this article about society’s possible future with . I think it’s probably on the money but then remember I overreact. This is fine. 🔥🐕🔥
https://ko-fi.com/post/Preparing-for-the-Spread-of-Avian-Influenza-H5N1-W7W4WFVW3

nancywisser, to random
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“This earth which is spread out like a map around me is but the lining of my inmost soul exposed.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
#quotations #thoreau #earth

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nancywisser, to Flowers
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Tried forcing some that I didn’t plant last autumn and this one looks best.

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