Wow!

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi). What a cool grass. Used in Chinese medicine: www.meandqi.com/knowledge-ba...

A human rights lawyer who fled China, applied for asylum in the US, and was delivering packages for Amazon when ICE took him this week:

Aww...haha!

Agastache rugosa, Indigofera sp., Scutellaria barbata. Summer!

Nothing is permanent. That's a hard one for me.

Congress should not enact legislation that further legitimizes and expands an industry whose promised public benefits are zilch while its costs and risks are increasing by the day. Here's what you need to know ⬇️ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/no-to-crypto

At my center, iron burns as hot as the surface of the sun, and it has never once gone cold. You are standing on a warm stone with a glowing heart.

Recent updates queticosuperior.org/seven-wildfi...

I have some friends there right now in the boundary waters. To all the folks there and downwind (smoked states), we're watching. The burning of fossil fuels has to stop.

I wanted to recall the cuts the convicted felon made to the federal government when he returned to office. This article reminded me. If we wonder why the current source of the “exploding diarrhea“ virus still has not identified, it’s not hard to wonder why. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

Wierd one-day virus with fever seems to be happening this past month. One of my students had it and said it was harsh and then he was fine. Sevensong also reported it from the Rainbow Gathering. (see next post) @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

Term Limits Rob Rogers cartoon July 15, 2026

For all the people that ask me to teach them about plants: sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/fall-2...

The design of this haori is a striking fusion of organic forms and geometric patterns, creating a harmonious whole. Early Showa Period (1926-1940), Japan

AWESOME! Best practices for sustainable and ethical sourcing in the herbal products industry. Know where your herbs are coming from. www.sustainableherbsinitiative.org/wp-content/u...

❤️💖 sending love & joy to all happy everything 💛💜💚🧡🌿

At least the birds get a break

Hodgsonia sp. www.flickr.com/photos/biodi... See photos on iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/549366-...

Last year, the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov, a comprehensive public source of climate science maintained by NOAA. Now, three former NOAA staffers — all women — have crowdsourced funding, rescued key climate resources from the old site, and relaunched it as Climate.us.

Palisades Falls, Hyalite

Northern spotted owls were spared from logging. Now, scientists are making a last stand to save them from a new threat. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vq2Y2B

Oxalis triangularis is a geophyte from South America with green leaves, but the commonly cultivated clone has purple leaves. It has an unusual underground feature: rhizomes with storage scales—they are like elongated bulbs. #Oxalidaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

This haori features large oak leaves crafted with urushi lacquered threads and arabesque motifs created through the shibori technique. The garment is crafted from soft rinzu silk, a type of damask weave that provides a subtle textural backdrop to the more prominent design elements. (1926-1940) Japan

"Researchers have already detected a new type of cognitive surrender by those who use AI a lot to assist in their writing and thinking. Scientists have for long said humans think in two ways (quick gut reactions (System 1) and slow, careful reasoning (System 2))....

"The question will become water for agriculture and households versus data centres." www.brockovichdatacenter.com

"Digitisation is a hot topic. Many herbaria all over the world are working towards digitisation of their herbarium and digitised specimens. Globally, 64 million digitised preserved plant and fungal specimens are available online for anyone." www.linkedin.com/in/ingekuijp...

The Risks of Getting a Tattoo and What They Do to the Skin

“There are psychological benefits to human beings of vast, wild places. They replenish the human spirit and give us sanctuary from an increasingly stressful world. Wilderness stops time. We need more, not fewer, places where we can stop time.” yellowstonian.org/carole-king-...

Ever look at coriander up close? 😍

Cool thread. I am a Scalzi fan though

At the turning of the millennium there were 769 satellites in space, 2026 there are 14,500 satellites. I spent 7mins photographing the Milky Way rising above Poatiri Mt Charles Hoopers Inlet, on Muaupoko (Otago Peninsula) this evening. Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ #Photography

I was watching this Green Heron and thought "the moss must feel very nice on that bird's feet." And then I wondered how much feeling they have in their feet. I wasn't able to find any direct research, but they likely have less sensitive feet than us as their feet are mostly bones and tendons, 1/2

'Trader Mulberry' (Morus alba). Stock is from North Dakota from a still living tree that's been producing fruit for 104 years! These guys are having a rough year in my yard. Out of 7, at least one has yet to show any leaves. Fencing protects them from the rabbits. www.montanafruittrees.com

Two very difficult plants to germinate. They both start out really tiny. Now, both of them are putting out runners and trying to escape. Yikes! Centella asiatica (gotu kola; top) and Anemopsis californica (yerba mansa; bottom).

Morning watering like mad and covering the raised beds to keep the plants from crisping later today. We've never had 104 F here. Watch out for heat stroke. Stay in shade and hydrate.

Maybe remembering a snowy yard will be cooling.

Oenothera caespitosa, tufted evening primrose

Penstemon albertinus

Whoa. Quite the monster. Angelica dahurica (native to China)

I'll check next week to be sure, but be aware of voter registration scams! Look up the phone numbers of the election office of the county the call says it's coming from. www.nass.org/sites/defaul...

Most herbalists in North America have never heard of Sanicula marilandica. In the Beartooth mountains of Montana. Other species also have a long history of use in both Europe and China. powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...

Good stuff! www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-m...

The molecule may be standardized. The organism is not. I like this guy. He's right on. www.linkedin.com/in/danielart...

Parents of kids in science classes: You are all so lucky to have such devoted and inspired science teachers. Science teachers rock! www.montana.edu/msse/index.h...

It might be a bit disturbing to grasp that when you eat a strawberry, you're eating lots of ovaries. And a receptacle.

Teaching plant identification, one of my teachers (students) found this very useful graphic. Shiny!