At least someone in the house is excited about the chaos that is Christmas decorating.

No facts allowed in the U.S. www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

Back from Tennessee and a great visit with folks invested in improving education. Thanks to the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social for enabling these events!

In the winter of 2003, I was driving to Minneapolis to defend my dissertation when I hit a patch of ice, spinning off the highway into the median. My back wheel busted, I was stuck, freezing, until a minivan of #Somali #refugees (no coats, in sandals) rescued me. apnews.com/article/trum...

Look at this puppy. Sharing on Thanksgiving. #australianshepherd #puppyplaytime #dailydog #dogsky

Two for Turkey Thursday #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #tearoses #rose #gardening

He’s becoming such a handsome little guy #dailydog #dogsky #puppy #australianshepherd

Surprise Big Poppa #hibiscus bloom today just ready & waiting for anyone coming up the driveway. #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #latebloomer

A new double #hibiscus bloom with yellow freckles! #bloomscrolling #dailybloom #latebloomer

"IF THE INTERNET feels worse than ever recently, the good news is that there are many people who agree with you. The bad news is that your brain might be suffering as a result."

Cat toy? What cat toy? This is my chickie now. #dailydog #dogsky #puppy

Late #rosesunday and early #macromonday - it was my mom’s birthday today but she was not well enough to celebrate; here is to hoping for better days. This firery #rose is for you, Mom. You who has taught me my love for #flowers & dragged me into the cult of #gardening #dailybloom #bloomscrolling

My Louisiana Flash #hibiscus may be a late bloomer relative to my other plants but boy is it showing off. Six new blooms just today. Puppy in pic for size reference ;) Got my #dailybloom & #dailydog post in one. #bloomscrolling #dogsky

It was another dewy morning (and then all out downpour) for the roses today #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #rose #gardening

Happy 4 month birthday to this little guy who seems thoroughly confused by his toy. But not deterred! #puppy #dailydog #dogsky #australiansheperd

I know it isn’t #macromonday but I needed to do an extra closeup to capture the dew-dusting of this heritage red rose #redrose #rose #rosewednesday #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #gardening

For all those needing a little #puppy in their life #dailydog #dogsky

My crimson sunset double #hibiscus is even more shy and elusive than my Louisiana Flash so it was such a joy to see one blooming today! #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #doublehibiscus

Missing not having puppy coworker today. :( #dailydog #dogsky #puppy

My Louisiana Flash #hibiscus is just so pretty. I am not even mad that I had to wait til Fall for it to boom with blooms. It is like a bloom bonus when i thought my hibiscuses would be hibernating. #macromonday #dailybloom #bloomscrolling

That's a lot of times for someone who "did nothing wrong"...

I bring you toy, now we play. #dogsky #dailydog #puppy #themstherules

Impressed that my #hibiscus blooms are still showing up in November. Especially the notoriously shy Louisiana Flash that has maybe bloomed once a month. #dailybloom #bloomscrolling

Puppy cuddles while recovering is good healing #aussiepuppy #dailydog #puppy #dogsky

A late #floralfriday post since I had to be at the hospital and then heavily sedated. Trust me probably wouldn’t want to see my drunk on anesthesia posts. #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #rose #gardening

Puppy’s first lab meeting! #dogsatwork #dailydog #puppy #dogsky

They say you learn something new everyday. Today I learned our new puppy is afraid of his own dingleberries. And this 💯 is the look he gave me when I told my partner so I can only imagine what he would do if he knew I was telling the world. #dailydog #dogsky #puppy

We had our first freeze of the season which led to rapid covering of plants or bringing them inside, but I think the black edging on the red roses just adds character :) #dailybloom #bloomscrolling

Proud of my city and our restauranteurs for helping to feed hungry families! Feeding children should not be a partisan issue nor a bargaining device. If you have a SNAP card, you can eat at the following restaurants in Baton Rouge. www.brla.gov/3371/A-Table...

#macromonday closeup of a lovely yellow rose of friendship. #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #yellowrose

Time to wake up #wakeupcall #puppy #dailydog #dogsky

Headed back inside for AC after first morning meeting and so now he just looks longingly at the door. (Posted for you @natasharwood.bsky.social) #dailydog #puppy #australianshepherd #workfromhome

Happy Halloween from My Darlin’ hibiscus ;) #halloween #bloomscrolling #dailybloom

Dunno what #halloween prep looks like at your house but for us…this is just the half of it.

Some days I miss teaching. I have a wall of all the cards I have received from students in the past in my office and it makes me nostalgic. If you have ever had a teacher or professor who has had an effect on you, let them know. It means more than you know.

It’s a beautiful fall day today in Louisiana! I give it a star - a Texas star swamp hibiscus 🌺

I say this all the time: if having friends, family, or partners of different races eradicated racism then by the same logic sexism shouldn’t exist because all people have friends, family, and partners of different genders.

Reminder: Some of those pardoned by Trump for participation in January 6th included actual #Nazis ("neo-Nazis," "Nazi sympathizers") such as Robert Packer (www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...) & Timothy Hale-Cusanelli (www.congress.gov/congressiona...)

Also hiding in the rose bushes today… #dailydog #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

A red rose among the leafy bushes #rosewednesday #redrose #rosebush #gardening

I am so proud of @lsu.bsky.social for this initiative to combat both #foodinsecurity & #foodwaste - I wish more schools across the country would do the same. www.lsu.edu/blog/2025/10...

The little prince has built himself a proper pedestal of pillows on which to prop himself #puppy #australianshepherd #dailydog #dogsofbluesky

I thought my #hibiscus blooms had packed up for the fall but found one hiding this morning! Happy surprise! Especially as this particular plant hadn’t bloomed in months. #dailybloom #bloomscrolling #gardening

Our new paper just hit the presses! No, not extremism research. I wear many #research hats; so in #relationships science we know disapproving friends can harm a couple, but what if the partner disapproves of the friend? Does it harm the friendship? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #academia

In the land of my forefathers #Scotland #highlands #landscape #naturephotography

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Please pay attention to me #dailydog #dogsky #puppy #dogsofbluesky

Praying puppy looks to the heavens and thinks… #dailydog #dogsky #puppy

Heading to a lunch meeting on extremism research. He looks thrilled about it. #dogsky #australianshepherd #puppy #aussiepuppy

My new co-worker is distractingly cute! #puppy #workfromhome #aussiepuppy #australianshepherd #dogsofbluesky