July is the time for making the hay, and lunch in a basket. #MedievalCalendar Morgan Library MS M.399; Da Costa hours, illuminated by Simon Bening; ca. 1515 CE; Belgium; f.8v

July is the time to harvest the golden wheat. #Medievalcalendar BnF MS Latin 1156B; Horae ad usum romanum; 15th century; f.7r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Fear of political repercussion in a potential blue wave year is the only thing that stayed the Court's hand. If they get another bite at this apple they'll be sorely tempted.

MONEY TALKS, SCOTUS LISTENS… Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

Chilling in preparation for a VERY hot day! #FirstBirdOfTheDay #GardenGrewPeas

Unexpected orchid in hedgerow on walk the other day #Wildflowerhour

For those, like @lakesstiles.bsky.social & @tutty352.bsky.social , who need a 🐑 🧵 with Herdies included 🐏🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

Under the African roof.

Mmm yummy vetch nectar!

Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.

Pots of Geraniums, 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12736

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. Plumbing the depths of a petunia! #GardenGrewPeas #Gardening 🌱

A sneaky rule change in the OMB proposal has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there’s still time to fight it. @beebrookshire.bsky.social for The Verge - gift link: bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

June word = Roses The extra warmth has made the garden perfume smell sublime #GardensHour

A highlight for June would be the flowers of the ‘Mexican hat plant’ Ratibida columnifera. A new annual for me this year #GardensHour

Supreme Court Mail Ballot Ruling Deals New Blow to Trump’s Election Plans www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...

Someone at my favorite garden shop has an eye for color and texture. The groupings of plants that greet you as you enter - gorgeous! #gardening #gardengrewpeas

Loving this Red Hot Poker and Amaranth combination. Phlox in the back also starting to go into bloom. #bloomscrolling #gardening #flowers #June

Our independent federal regulatory agencies were created to protect the public from corporate harms. The only reason to end these protections is to give corporate America even higher profits by shifting the risks of harms to individual people. The shame of the John Roberts court.

BREAKING: SCOTUS just handed Trump the power to fire FTC Commissioners without cause. This dramatically expands executive power, overturns nearly a century of precedent, undermines Congress’s check on presidential power, & opens the door to corruption. Our client, Rebecca Slaughter on the impact:

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. The days leading up to July 4, 1975 felt much more celebratory than what I feel now (we added 200 tiny candles to that cake later) #GardenGrewPeas #FourthOfJuly

As a contrast/antidote to the Great American State Fair, I recommend the American Aspirations exhibit at the Smithsonian Castle, just steps away. It's a thoughtful, professionally curated exhibit that explores strivings towards American ideals: freedom, hope, democracy, fairness, and liberty.

Instead of this 👆🏼, we could have had the Smithsonian. ETTD bsky.app/profile/robe...

Ill take more mañana. First glad of season.

Come on, fellow Texans-let’s make history!

Back in the day,our parents thought little of letting my grade school brothers,me flag down a greyhound at the end of our rural lane,ride into the city for art lessons,doc appointments www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/spirit-airlines-greyhound-bus-travel-boom?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Gotta love mystery plants. 3 seasons ago I had one start at the end of the sloped drive. I thought maybe a random daylily. It survived winter(freezing, snow) came back bigger. This season it took off, bloomed! A native plant, not a weed! A Zigzag Spiderwort with tiny purple flower!

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. Mystery plant in our garden has blossomed. Gorgeous! Also something is eating our moss rose. Thank you for your attention to this matter🫢 #GardenGrewPeas #Gardening 🌱

When I say that this Raccoon gave me a number of fantastic poses during a recent encounter, this is what I'm talking about. Unbelievable. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #mammals #raccoon #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 27 JUNE 2026 THE AUDACITY OF HOPE May this bring you HOPE in these horrible times In these times where we don't recognize our Country You know WHY I don't need to tell you Trump's America But tonight this loving message from Emily & the compassion from Obama

Please to announce I’ll be doing another gardening talk this August for some friends. If you’re around the North Kent area, you can book a ticket here: events.libdems.org.uk/events/96586...

This is a fascinating discussion and I recommend checking it out.

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. A lovely gentle rain on my #BalconyGarden. My little world feels renewed! #GardenGrewPeas #Gardening 🌱

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. A lovely gentle rain on my #BalconyGarden. My little world feels renewed! #GardenGrewPeas #Gardening 🌱

I still believe that the whole MAGA movement—from the J6ers up through Musk/Miller/Vought/Vance/Alito etc.—is the last, desperate gasp of the reactionary white patriarchy. I don't know how we get to the other side of this, but there are more of us, and I do think that will be decisive in the end.

In parts of England, bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) was called Tom Thumb, after a pixie-like figure of folklore who inspired the fairytale character. He enjoyed playing pranks & took magical revenge when upset. For this reason, it was thought unlucky to pick his flower.

Beluga Whale Escapes Research Facility And Swims Hundreds Of Miles Back To Her Baby. It is wrong and immoral to hold beings of self awareness captive if they have committed no crimes.

Every academic who writes in short snatches of time, in cafes, on trains, and at the breakfast table, imagines that every other academic retreats every evening to an elegant desk in a book-lined study and spends hours deep in concentration filling page after page with original scholarly reflection.

Venezuela Live Updates: Trump’s Vow to ‘Run’ Venezuela Is Tested After Quakes www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...

Certainly describes my situation: facing redundancy from a humanities job in weeks, no chance of another academic role, and at a university that went from teaching 15-20 languages to none.

The Senior Management Team is not your enemy. Provided you surrender immediately. thesphinxblog.com/2026/06/26/a...

G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. Hurrah! We have baby squash! #GardenGrewPeas #Gardening 🌱

Baucis & Philomen My favorite Ovid’s telling is humorous in a way that communicates that B’s & P’s dignity doesn’t depend on suavity

Oh, it me!

Support more families like Newroz's to grow a garden at their home garden. Every donation this June is being matched as part of our Tree & Plant Appeal, so your gift goes twice as far. lemontreetrust.org/spring-2026-... #WithRefugees #GrowingHope #OneGardenAtATime

"What was once a rubbish tip is now a living garden. It feeds my family, cools the air around our home and gives us somewhere to gather. I call it 'my country's garden'. When I sit there, I feel like I am back in Syria." – Newroz, Gawilan refugee camp resident youtu.be/-WUn3pXJL_8?...