So many wonderful rose cultivars have come about as a result of this man’s work. R.I.P.

Anyone have go-to native plants (native to #Virginia) that don't need a full 6-8 hours of sun to flower reasonably? My yard has a lot of oaks overhanging the garden; it gets maybe 2-3 hours of direct sun early/mid afternoon before going shady again. #NativePlants #Flowers #PlantNative

AI-altered images on #birdwatching forums putting research at risk www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sad the #WorldCup is over but glad I'll have something to look forward to next year! Definitely hooked!

I'd say there's some less than pleasant blood between these two teams... #WorldCup

Sporting events need better halftime shows. That was a snoozefest #WorldCup

#Bees and #butterflies love Agastache!

#Conservation is scaling up as five global trends transform #wildlife recovery happyeconews.com/species-cons...

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-crippl... #GoodNews #Alzheimers #Health

Good lord what a game! 11 goals! And you really had no idea who was going to come out on top, even down to the last second. #WorldCup Me this entire game ⬇️

It's been quite some time since I've seen a comeback like this in sports! Mbappé is a beast! #France #WorldCup

France right back in this thing if they keep this momentum going! 4-2! #WorldCup

Just tuned into the 3rd place #WorldCup match....eegads, what the hell happened to France??? 4-0 England in the first half???

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#NationalMothWeek is July 18-26, so let's get to know these cool animals! Thanks to @mothweek.bsky.social, we have answers to common questions, including why they seem to really love lamps ➡️ xerces.org/blog/all-abo... Ready to meet some moths yourself? Get started mothing ➡️ nationalmothweek.org

You could not find dumber people on the planet than those who think putting a giant mirror into orbit to prevent night time is a good idea, and those who approved that plan. Tell me you don’t have a basic grade school education without telling me. 🤡

Disgustingly smokey in #RVA today; left work early as I tend to have respiratory sensitivities. Thankfully just today, the AQI looks much lower this weekend, and a nice cool-down coming as well.

One of my closest friends told me today that a good friend of hers just took his own life the other day, in a national park in California. Check on your friends, especially those you haven't talked to in a while. You never know what they might be going through. Some people hide their struggles well

🌱good morning🌞 had to catch this one sideways because the wildfire smoke has the sky so dark

Way to be, #Argentina! Messi to Martinez! #WorldCup

Still feeling like World Cup soccer could stand to really narrow what counts as a foul. Unless you’re bleeding or a limb is pointing the wrong direction, play on. Embrace the physicality of rugby!

#WorldCup time!

CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS! The Senate voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act which includes a section merging the U.S. and Israeli militaries. #NDAA #USPol #Israel

A lesser known hybrid shrub/tree, xChitalpa boasts fragrant pink flowers in summer and early fall that smell like waffle cones! They get 10-15’ and make a good specimen in a full sun spot. #trees #plants

Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa, formerly Cimicifuga racemosa) is a summer-blooming woodland perennial that is blooming now. The statuesque perennial sends up bloom stalks that effectively double its height, up to six feet tall. This plant does best in average moisture. (1/2)

I was today years old when I found out that toxic squash syndrome is a thing and causes very unpleasant symptoms when you consume squash that has turned bitter due to heat and drought stress: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and, in more extreme cases, hair loss! #gardening

Really, it should just go to penalty kicks at this point. We don't have all night to settle this thing. #WorldCup

The commentators in this game are shockingly defensive of the guy who drew two yellow cards. Replay looked pretty clear cut to me, he had to go. #WorldCup

Switzerland finally gets on the board! #WorldCup

Professional soccer needs to move away from relying so much on "He hit me! Did you see him hit me just then?" and the flopping on the ground after the slightest contact. #WorldCup

In keeping with my underdog rooting interests... Allez, la Suisse! Auf geht's, Schweiz! #WorldCup

Hmmm. Every team I've pulled for so far has been knocked out. Time to try the reverse-jinx? Go France! 😜 #WorldCup

Norway's really lucking out that none of these shots on goal have gone in yet. Too many close calls! #WorldCup

La oss dra til Norge! 🇧🇻 #WorldCup #Norway

🐝 love echinacea #flowers #bees

Not really sure who to pull for now that Belgium has been knocked out....maybe Argentina? Messi is absolutely a phenom! Maybe Switzerland, they seem like underdogs and I love a good over-achieving underdog story. #WorldCup

Flower power! Summer color still going strong #BloomScrolling #Flowers

Discovered this week that I apparently have some form of Orthostatic Intolerance....if I sit or stand still too long, I start getting lightheaded, dry mouth (and difficulty swallowing), racing heartbeat, and other symptoms that closely mirror anxiety/panic attacks. 😵‍💫

A Hummingbird clearwing moth visited the front yard native plant garden today! I've never seen one of these before. It was so freaking cool. This is exactly why we did the garden. #garden #gardening #nativegarden #insects #zone6b #zone6 #toledo

Disappointed that wasn’t a more competitive match, #Belgium ran circles around USA. Onward to Spain! 🇧🇪 #WorldCup

Team USA might want to have more players down at the Belgium end when the ball is heading that way, if they want to score more goals. Just a suggestion. #WorldCup

Kom op, België! Allez la Belgique ! #WorldCup 🇧🇪

🦋 Pearl-bordered Fritillary sitting on top of Bugle - the sun had disappeared behind a cloud so I was fortunate that this one sat still while I managed to rattle off quite the few shots #pearl-bordered #fritillary #nature #butterflies #ukwildlife #aberdeenshire

Just a beach sunset. Homer, Alaska. Low tide, so the whole beach was a mirror. Prints and Wall Art: photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photo... #alaska #sunset #beach

Echinacea are flowering now at the allotment and are very popular with butterflies and bees. #UKGardening 🌱

A stubborn refusal to do any sort of self-reflection, whether by individuals or political movements or governments, is a sure sign of being intellectually stunted and emotionally shallow. Pretending a country has no flaws is the kind of delusion you expect from North Korean top brass.

Coneflowers are holding up much better in this heat than I am 🥵

Yikes, looks like images are broken on @bsky.app :( Only text is loading in my feeds #BlueSky

"A republic does not survive because its people praise it. It survives because they repair it." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...