Rest in Peace, Dame Jane Morris Goodall, visionary primatologist, conservationist, and one of the great human beings, (1934-2025). She gave us new ways of thinking about and respecting the other creatures with whom we share #PlanetEarth. #InMemoriam #Wildlife #Humanity #GiftArticle: wapo.st/3WmnTUU

In the #Garden Today | 1 Oct This is the last of our Swamp #Milkweed plants to produce its seedpods this year. (They resemble okra #seedpods!) And here's a nice #howto for #growing Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), which is beloved of #Monarchs. bit.ly/milkweed-guide #Pollinators #NaturePhotos #Fall

Evening in the Garden | 30 September #Gardens #GardenPhotography #Evening #PeacefulMoments #Solar #SolarLanterns

In The Garden Today | 27 September A veteran Limelight hydrangea is still blooming! www.thespruce.com/limelight-hy... #Bloomscrolling #GardenPhotos #Nature #Gardens #JoyForTheStruggle #Hydrangeas #ShadeGarden

#GiftArticle At the #UN, "Daron Acemoglu, who won a Nobel in #economics, signed the call for #AI prohibitions. On its current path AI could become an 'inequality generating' #technology, he said." He outlines a path that empowers #workers rather than replacing them. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

Real stories of climate action remind us that change is possible, and that we each have a role to play. This week’s newsletter highlights how individuals and communities are reshaping the future of clean energy. Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/80vk6 Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/aOmil

Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration

In the Garden Today | 22 Sept A surprising (to me) late bloomer this year — Calla lilies! In our area, the Calla lily rhizomes are dug up after the first frost, stored inside over the winter, and replanted in the spring. #Gardens #GardenPhotography #Nature #PeacefulMoments

In the #Garden Today | 22 Sept We spotted a Northern #Flicker today, dining on ripe seeds of our Sweetbay #Magnolia. We don't see Flickers often and weren't able to get a clear photo, so here's a lovely one of this #hautecouture #bird by David Mitchell bit.ly/DMPhoto_Nort... #Peaceful #Photography

"We came into being by the grace of #trees. We have depended on trees not just for the invention of civilization but for our very #existence. Without them, no us." — Richard Powers, The Overstory, 2019 #PulitzerPrize #Interview: bit.ly/2EPEciX #Books #Booksky #GreatBooks #Authors #Novels #Forests

Designer Dan Pearson’s modern garden for a #medieval castle at Torrecchia Vecchia—a preserved #ecosystem & "natural monument" outside #Rome w/ woodlands, #wildlife, and archaeological sites. Website bit.ly/garden-torre... Gardenista story bit.ly/2sVQela #Design #Gardens #PlacesToVisit #Photography

Rethinking Chrysanthemums! Photo of a spider chrysanthemum by Britt Willoughby Dyer | Story via Gardenista: www.gardenista.com/posts/chrysa... #Bloomscrolling #FallFlowers #Gardens #Gardening #JoyIntheStruggle #SpiderChrysanthemum #GardenPhotos #Nature

#GoodNews — The #coastal town of Hampton, NH is restoring 120 acres of #saltmarsh to protect against rising #sea levels. Salt marshes, which absorb and slow down fast-moving #waves, are a significant barrier to #flooding. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/18/m... #Cimate #FloodPrevention #WorkWithNature

#NewBook What motivates most #scientists and how do they think? In a new book, #author/physicist, Alan Lightman humanizes scientists—examining their aims to benefit society and the world, and how critical thinking guides their practice. news.mit.edu/2025/3-quest... #Science #Trust #Facts #Humanity

Today is International Red #Panda Day. This wonderful, small creature has, alas, become endangered of late. Native to the Himalayas, it is arboreal and feeds mainly on bamboo. And, as you can see, the #RedPanda really knows how to #relax, even on a tree limb! (GettyPhoto) #naps #wildlife #Earth

Cool #infographic! This wheel shows the annual sequence of generations + migration of eastern Monarch #butterflies. The 4th/"Methusala" generation, which migrates to overwinter + breed in Mexican forests, lives up to 9 months. #Pollinators #Monarchs #Nature #PlantMilkweed (Image: Nat'l Park Service)

In the Garden Today | 14 September A stand of Tall Phlox (beloved of bees and other pollinators) growing among some Red Twig Dogwood bushes. Lower garden in the background. #Gardening #Photography #Pollinators #LateSummer

Well, it’s been a hell of a week, and no maybes about it. TGIF! Why not treat yourself to a simple, fresh pasta? 🍜🍽️ #TheOutpost #Cooking #Food #Foodie #HomeCooking #foodsky #cooksky #goodlunch 🌱 goodport.blog/2025/09/12/p...

#GiftArticle "In ugly times, we need to seek beauty...It's precisely when our troubles are greatest that we need to find beauty." Not as an escape, but to be whole. The first installment of Dana Milbank's new weekly column. wapo.st/4pm7wVU #OurBeautifulPlanet #JoyInTheStruggle #NaturePhotography

#GiftArticle "It's precisely when our troubles are greatest that we need to find beauty." The first installment of Dana Milbank's new weekly column. wapo.st/4pm7wVU #MomentsOfPeace #OurBeautifulPlanet #JoyInTheStruggle #Resilience #Plants #NaturePhotography #Meadow

In the #Garden | A #memory from 2022 Here they are—"our" #caterpillars, now metamorphosed! They were reluctant to leave my hand, so after 20 min I nudged them onto the Buddleia, where they stayed for an hour, sipping nectar, before suddenly, together, #flying off to #Mexico! #Monarchs #Photography

In the Garden Today | 8 Sept The Autumn Clematis vines (Clematis terniflora) are now in bloom! At peak, the massed blooms are great white froths resembling sea-foam washing over fences, trellises, and walls. #Bloomsky #FallPlants #PeacefulMoments #Gardening www.thespruce.com/sweet-autumn...

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas on how to #solve tough problems. Here are 35 such individuals, who are working to mitigate #climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering. #health #science www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/i...

In the Garden - 6 September I never got around to providing this Morning Glory Vine a proper tuteur, so it adapted to growing over the wall between two Purple Sage plants. Here's to hardy, easy-going plants! #Garden #Gardening #MorningGlories #MomentsOfPeace #GardenPhotos #werisetogether #Bloomsky

A Thought for the Day #CaringIsStrength #BeingHuman #TruthMatters #RealityAlwaysWins #AmericanIdeals #LongLiveDemocracy

A #poem that I love—for anytime and especially in these last days of summer. By Lloyd Schwartz from his book, Cairo Traffic. @lloydschwartz.bsky.social "Nostalgia (The Lake at Night)," via the #Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57654/... #lakes #summertime #memory #immersive #night

At my brother’s house in Surrey. This bridge over the canal feels like an impressionist painting by Monet. It is always a tranquil spot to walk and think and be alone with nature. Plus there is an excellent pub at the end of the path! May your day be peaceful, my friends. 😊 #nature #art #life #calm

Celebrating the Weekend ~ brought to us by the American labor movement! Commentary: A 21st century labor movement thehill.com/blogs/congre... #holidayweekend #LaborMovement #gratitude #Rest&Restore #PenobscotBay #kayak #MaineCoast #fairwage #livingwage #goodjobs #weekend

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

In the Garden | August A #Bee visiting a Swamp #Milkweed Asclepias is a genus of perennial, flowering #plants named for a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides. The genus contains 200+ species found in Africa, N. America, and S. America. #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography #DailyJoys

Scratch corn muffins, made with yogurt. Easy, healthy, delicious. PDF included. #TheOutpost #Food #Cooking #Baking #HomeCooking #Bakesky #Foodsky goodport.blog/2025/08/12/r...

In the Garden Today | August 2025 A Morning Glory vine ("Heavenly Blue") blooming next to a venerable Limelight Hydrangea #Gardening #Photography #Nature #Bloomscrolling #JoyisStrength #JoyInTheStruggle #NatureWisdom #NaturePhotography

Mail voting is a secure way to cast a ballot that dates back to the Civil War. Election officials in every state use tested and multi-layered checks to ensure that mail voting is safe. 1/

NEW VIDEO: President Donald Trump announced he will issue a new executive order to get rid of mail-in voting and to control the counting of ballots in 2026. This is not a political stunt. It is an existential threat to democracy. I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6K4...

Dozens of countries use mail-voting because of its safety and accessibility. Despite his attempts to undermine it, President Trump has used mail-in voting in two elections, including his own. Everyone deserves that same freedom to vote.

5 years ago today the Great American Outdoors Act was passed to help protect U.S. landscapes, create jobs and expand outdoor recreation across the country. But now, this funding is under threat. Urge Congress to defend the #LWCF funding in the GAOA: preserve.nature.org/page/167450/...

🇸🇨 Here's how to plan for a healthy ocean in a country that's literally 99.9% water.

Scientists’ role in defending democracy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A schooner at sunset, mid-August It was a treat to see this lovely, two-masted schooner passing by one of the harbor #islands. I'm photographing from a far less elegant, but very salty, #downeast vessel my fella and I have for #exploring our #coastal waters. #photography #ProtectOceans #MarineLife

Promising research! But it will be a decade or more before large-scale marine carbon removal can happen. In the meantime we know how to #ReduceEmissions. It's not too late! undark.org/2025/08/13/o... #SolvingClimate #Science #PlanetaryHealth #CleanAir #CleanEnergy #LivableFuture #HumanFuture

Promising research! Highlights: Lithium is a nutrient we get from the #environment, like iron and Vit C. Researchers demonstrated in mice that #lithium depletion helps drive #Alzheimers. Replenishing lithium w/ lithium orotate restored #memory. #Research #Science #Health bit.ly/lithium-alzh...

In the #Garden Today Goldenrod does not cause allergies (that's ragweed!). The tall, airy Anemonopsis is a woodland plant that loves shade. Joe Pye is named for the Mohican healer Schauquethqueat, who took Joseph Pye as his Anglicized name. #Bloomscrolling #Gardening #Flowers #NaturePhotography

I made the font small enough here to restore the lines. Sorry if it’s harder to read! Thank you @lrb.co.uk for setting it in such a powerful issue.

From ‘Then the Fog’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social. Read here: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

In the #Garden Today | 11 Aug A Limelight Hydrangea morphing from white to dusty-pink & pale lime-green. The pink Swamp #Milkweed plants are beloved of Monarch #butterflies. We find their eggs (which we raise & release as adults) on the undersides of the leaves! #Blooms #Photography #Nature #Peace

How did these little brown #birds conquer the continent? Song Sparrows thrive from the deserts of #Mexico to the rainy islands of #Alaska to the marshes of the #Atlantic Coast. That’s what makes this bird so interesting to researchers. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/secret-... #genome #birding #nature

Remembering | August 9, 1945 Reading Susan Southard's book #Nagasaki is a "powerful way to engage with the moral conundrums of nuclear weapons." LA Times review: lat.ms/1N0Tbau About: www.susansouthard.com/book/nagasaki/ (Photo: lanterns, by Dangblog) #InMemoriam #80th #CultureOfPeace #NuclearBan

#GiftArticle - A glorious story about the historic paddle on the #Klamath #River —now free from dams & being restored for environmental & cultural well-being. "Seeing this group of #Indigenous teens kayak their ancestral #heritage makes your heart sing." #Restoration #Hope4OurFuture wapo.st/4m81PJf

From the Garden Some blooms brought indoors before a heavy rain: Eden Rose flowers (or Rosa "Pierre de Ronsard,"after the French poet), Ladies Mantle, and Lilies About the Eden Rose: plantove.com/eden-rose/ #Gardening #Photography #Bloomscrolling #Roses #MomentsOfPeace #JoyfulResistance