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steegs.bsky.social
my current love is native plants and the animals they feed. my friends said I feed my garden better than I did my kids retired nurse chicago suburbs, north
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Observations from Chicago march: - a *lot* of American flags. Not just upside down ones, either. Normies are indeed pissed & out in force. I saw one old guy with a flag as a cape, no lie, go up to a line of bike cops and thank them for their service. - Mexican, Palestinian & Latin Am. flags too

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I really enjoy seeing all the creative signs

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Precious young Monarch Butterfly caterpillar. Safe travels, little one, I hope you grow up to be a beautiful butterfly. (Danaus plexippus) PA

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.

submitted 7 days ago • 192 comments

bees lost in the sauce today, penstemon and solomon's seal edition

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Went to Illinois Beach State Park today with Mr. CMG. Saw 25 species of #birds, including this Egret & Heron hunting & fighting with each other and a pair of Sandhill Cranes. Plus so many cool #NativePlants. #nature #UrbsInHorto #ecosystem 🌿

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Freya and Sven are shedding their white winter coats! During summer, an Arctic fox's fur changes to a brown-grayish hue to camouflage with the barren tundra in the wild. They sport a fluffy white coat in winter to blend in with the snow and ice.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Michael Wolff wrote that their bromance would end in tears, so who is crying first

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If the bugs and the birds and the pollinators die, WE die. And they are dying. They are dying in mass numbers.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Ukraine, man

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And now, to soothe your timeline, a patch of Illinois tallgrass prairie.

submitted 16 days ago • 11 comments

Skakek oh excuse me I didn't realize I was talking to Senator Ivan Drago

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

Today’s #AlwaysBePlanting Report, #NativePlants Winter Sowing edition: Triodanis perfoliata; Euphorbia corollata; Pycnanthemum incanum; Liatris punctata; Hieracium venosum; Ruellia humilis ‘White’; Asclepias viridis; Baptisia tinctoria; Rudbeckia triloba ‘Blackjack Gold’; Penstemon tubaeflorus. 🌱

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

I love telling people that there are three different populations of monarchs in the US -- a great explanation from @xercessociety.bsky.social 🦋 xerces.org/blog/everyth...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Being outside boosts our physical & mental wellbeing. Thanks to the Forest Preserves of Cook County's new all-terrain wheelchairs, visitors with mobility support needs are can enjoy our beautiful natural landscape. This is just one of many efforts FPCC has made to improve accessibility.

submitted 23 days ago • 14 comments

🪶House Finch - waiting its turn near the feeders in our backyard. I think it straightened up a bit when it saw the camera, added a little cute fluff to its feathers. 😃 #birding #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birds

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A Canada warbler at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, May 15, 2025

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Kentucky cops are training their dogs at a Creationist theme park where they’re rewarded for memorizing Bible verses. Taxpayer-funded Jesus dog school is real. Will anyone care? www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kentucky-c...

submitted 31 days ago • 11 comments

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Play to reenact religious ceremonies was not unusual in the '60's. We played school included church and even had an annual May Crowning ceremony. Girls in the neighborhood chose a crowner. We wore our first communion or any white dress. Invited the local nuns and priests. We have lots of photos.

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I'm old enough to remember how drearily boring Latin mass was. I lived for the bells.

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The ultimate lawn conversion is… 🥁 🌾 Growing a prairie! Be bold and replace your lawn with a mixture of native grasses and tall prairie plants to mimic the Midwest’s iconic ecosystem. 🧪

submitted 36 days ago • 4 comments