I had no idea #wildflowerhour was a thing! Yay! Here's a photo of Agapostemon texanus (Texas striped sweat bee) on a newly bloomed Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower) from the native plants garden I put in this past autumn.

Everyone cheering for Maine's moratorium on building datacenters, where are your voices now? The Democratic governor seems to think that 800 temporary jobs and maybe 100 permanent future jobs are all more important than everyone and everything else. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Liberals were the ones that allowed this to happen!" is the same argument as "What was she wearing?"

In these trying times, I, for one, am grateful that the free exchange of information crucial for important discussions is securely gate-kept behind paywalls. Thanks to all those on Bluesky for continuing to share life changing information that only those with the financial means can access.

Violet-cat stopping to smell some of the invasive Siberian squill I unceremoniously uprooted from the eastern end of my small yard. #caturday

((boop)) #caturday

Ruby Storming Cloud 12 years later (ref. a previous post) Now screaming into the void with the rest of us #caturday

Violet (cat) and my ACME (anvil). #caturday

Ruby Storming Cloud Diva Fan of Caravaggio #caturday

Violet Lurking Shadow, waiting for food. #caturday

Ruby Storming Cloud demonstrating relaxation. #caturday

#Caturday in the bathtub

Violet Lurking Shadow in her best costume. #Halloween #Caturday

October Violet, sitting by the feral strawberry "garden". #caturday

Violet Lurking Shadow, demonstrating how she got her name. #caturday

@raskin.house.gov @warren.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com To celebrate your decision on the declaration of Kirk Day, I took the liberty of doing a quick mock-up of the Democratic Party's campaign strategy for the 2026 midterms. Hope this helps!

@raskin.house.gov If the Dem leadership in Congress is just going to continually try to appease and cater to the MAGA & GOP bases, what's the point in voting? You will never win them over. They will always play you. And alienating the entirety of "the Left" chasing them won't win you elections.

Violet Lurking Shadow mocking the antique chair I purchased. She's a very good kitty. #Caturday

Sisters. #Caturday

Purple coneflower, sleepy bee.