Lol. I'm feeling this today. I have an appointment and am worried if I start working on a project I'll lose track of time and be late for or miss my appointment.

I'll be curious to see how this plays out IRL. Lately I have been researching privacy concerns regarding Flock surveillance cameras & home surveillance systems such as Ring. I'm also disgusted at how much my Google phone is tracking, even though I keep my mic and camera off unless I'm using them.

A couple of hot air balloons this evening, from the view of my backyard. Every now and then we will see them. They're fun to watch.

Sharing FYI. It doesn't affect me. I wiped all Meta accounts after the last Presidential election.

🌱 This is 'Sheila's Perfume'. She struggles a little bit because she's in pretty deep shade most of the day. She gets a small amount of sun in late afternoon. Hopefully, after our fence is finished, we can find a more suitable spot for her. Her scent is divine. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

Such a fun story!

Goodnight Bluesky. America leaves 250 years in the past. The future is ours to shape. This was the view from my backyard. Fireworks were a constant all evening long.

🌱 Today was a beautiful, balmy, comfortable day. Feeling grateful. Hope your 4th was fabulous. For those in the PNW, enjoy the fireworks as the shows begin around the region. #garden #Zone8b #bloomscrolling

🌱 Spent my morning dethatching our small front lawn for fire prevention. Last year a neighbor had a fire after people drove down the street shooting bottle rockets into yards. Happy 4th of July. Stay safe. Play nice. #garden #Zone8b

On 20th November 1986, the rose was declared the national flower of the United States. So today, a bouquet of roses from an English garden, sent with warmest wishes to all our friends across the pond for a very happy 4th of July. Have a wonderful Independence Day!

I visited the Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge for the first time today. This is the view of #MountTahoma / #MountRainier from the end of the mile-long Nisqually estuary boardwalk. There are so many beautiful places to see in Washington State, it may be impossible to visit all of them.

🌱 I think I'll start calling my "purple garden" the "jewel tones garden". I'm not going to edit the beauties that self-seed in my garden beds. These snapdragons that now reside in my purple bed originated in a #garden bed that is dedicated to yellow, orange and peach tones. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

These particular robots are in the UK, but some American cities do have them. I can only imagine the disasters of robots vs. Lime bike that could happen if these became popular in downtown Seattle.

🌱 In 2020 a friend recommended that I start to #garden again. My mom had passed, I was deep in grief, we were worried about finances due to the pandemic. I bought a tiny penstemon for $12, which seemed expensive. I have since divided that plant many times. It was money well spent. #bloomscrolling

Today is a day for good news. Fun Fact: Kim Wyman, a Republican, served as Washington's Secretary of State from 2013 to 2021. During her tenure, she did a significant amount of work to ensure that voting by mail is secure.

Thankful that Washington State didn't waste taxpayer dollars to have a booth at the State Fair in Washington DC. I can't wrap my brain around how the "fiscally conservative" party finds so many ways to waste taxpayer money.

🌱This bold beauty is a hybrid tea called "Eleganza Grande Amore'. It's a bright red rose with a warm undertone. While most of my roses are planted in the ground, this one seems happy enough growing in a half whiskey barrel. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

🌱 Wishing everyone a happy #pride weekend! 🏳️‍🌈 This rose from my #garden is blooming bright. Its name is Poseidon. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

🌱 The map in this video didn't include Washington as having the invasive jumping worm, yet a few years ago, I found one in my WA #garden. People from other WA cities have reported finding them, too. This video explains the damage they do. If you find jumping worms, seal in a plastic bag and dispose.

Looking forward to trying some of the recipes in the 'Attainable Sustainable' book series written by Kris Bordessa and published by National Geographic. 📚 #books www.attainable-sustainable.net

🌱 It's going to be a hot day. I stepped out my door and the scent of roses fills the air in the heat. This is what I dreamed of as I planted approx. 70 rose plants on 1/4 acre. This rose is 'Emily Bronte'. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b #roses

🌱 Happy Monday! Wishing you a wonderful week of creativity. This rose is named after the modern painter and printmaker Marc Chagall. I was a little iffy about adding it to my garden because it seemed a bit wild, now I love it and grow 5 plants together in a #garden bed. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

🌱 This beauty is called 'Earth Angel' and grows in part sun (shade in the day, sun in the evening). I #garden on 1/4 acre and ran out of space to plant roses in full sun, so I planted some in part sun and part shade. This one actually does quite well. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

🌱 When I come home and see roses in bloom all around my garden, I can't help but smile. This is 'Scepter'd Isle'. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

Saving to ask my young adults, who use Steam, what they think. They don't appreciate the damage AI is doing. I struggle to recognize AI voices, and if they catch me listening to a YouTube channel that is voiced over with what they suspect to use an AI voice, they'll make sure I know it's AI.

🌱 This is 'Gentle Hermione'. Today I cut the lupins down so the roses could shine. The lupins will grow back in a few weeks and will bloom again next spring. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

Wonderful day trip today. Enjoyed a long drive to Kitsap county to watch a performance of Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical in the magical setting of the forest. The presentation by the Mountaineers Players was professional. Gorgeous voices and excellent acting. www.foresttheater.com

🌱 My 'Rosa Gallica officinalis' is blooming. This rose is considered to be the oldest rose in commerce. It was grown as the apothecary rose. It was also the symbol of the house of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses. I keep mine in a tub because this rose sends out suckers. #bloomscrolling

Even if things sometimes seem difficult and hopeless, you must never give up too soon. Some situations in life simply take time, and things often turn out differently than expected. #BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut #Stunday #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #ImageAndVerse #thoughts

We had a fun evening enjoying the performing art of Circque Italia Water Circus near Seattle. The performers are incredibly talented and did many dangerous stunts. The show is moving to Olympia, WA next. Every seat seemed like it would be a good seat inside the arena of this traveling circus.

🌱 Enjoying the blooms of water lilies, listening to frogs, and seeing dragonflies return to the neighborhood are the top three reasons I am grateful to have a pond. It's also fun when neighbors walk by and ask if the frogs are real. 😂 They are. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

Hats off to the CEO of Patreon for telling Bricks & Minifigs to stuff it. This family of LEGO lovers is shocked, and horrified, at the actions of Bricks & Minifigs. Glad to see multiple Civil Rights Lawyers step up on YouTube to help Americans understand how messed up our legal system is.

🌱 My 'Fourth of July' climbing rose is blooming spectacularly on an 85 °F (29.44 °C) day. Haven't been outside much due to the heat, and am grateful we will cool back down the next few days (66 °F forecasted for tomorrow). I look forward to getting back out into the #garden. #bloomscrolling

🌱 First bloom on the 'Peace' roses this year. I'm grateful for my #garden. I don't know that I'd be handling the events of the world as well as I am without it. I truly find peace among the plants, flowers and wildlife. I spend more time in the garden than watching media. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

🌱 Seed starting in soil rolls has become my favorite method of planting seeds. The seedlings end up strong and healthy because they have extra space to grow long roots. These four 6" pots contain an entire packet of Pinwheel Marigolds. There are approx. 27 plants in each pot. #garden #Zone8b

Well said: "It’s going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It’s going to be people with good taste versus tacky." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

🌱 I call this the secret garden. The garden is in my small front yard, but is not visible from the road. I built this garden in dedication to my mother who passed in 2020. This is my view as I sit in my chair on the front porch. More about this garden in the alt text. #garden #Zone8b #bloomscrolling

🌱 'The Generous Gardener' blooms again. She's definitely one of my favorite climbing roses. #bloomscrolling #garden #Zone8b

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller May 22,1959

I thought I was alone in having bad luck with Amazon delaying and losing my orders. This morning they cancelled another order that I have been waiting 9 days for. Maybe it's not my bad luck, but, rather, the problem is their decision to eliminate human workers. dev.to/tyson_cung/a...

🌱 I want to remember these beauties all year long. #garden #Zone8b #bloomscrolling

🌱 Hybridized by a human. Named after a human. Grown with care by another human. This is David Austin's Crown Princess Margareta, a climbing rose, growing in my shade garden. Every day I celebrate the beauty of nature as it is cared for by human hands. #garden #Zone8b #bloomscrolling

Disappointed. I was looking forward to visiting the new 2-story Seattle store, too. Must AI ruin everything?

On World Bee Day, it's important to be able to tell what's a bee and what's a colleague. #WorldBeeDay

110 years ago today! First published #OnThisDay for the May 20, 1916 cover of The Saturday Evening Post is Norman Rockwell's painting, "Boy with Baby Carriage." This was Norman Rockwell's very first cover for the Saturday Evening Post cover, for which he was paid $75 in 1916.

🌱 One of the reasons 'Lady of Shallot' is my favorite rose is because it blooms early, blooms profusely, and blooms into Autumn. I have mine trained as a climber along a short fence. #garden #bloomscrolling #Zone8b

🌱 Stop and smell the peonies. #Garden #Zone8b #Bloomscrolling

🌱 First poppy of the season dancing in the late afternoon sun. #bloomscrolling #Zone8b #Garden

The Hallmark breach was my introduction to ShinyHunters. They made a phishing attempt. It's possible that more private information may have been breached in this attack than previous attacks. Be watchful and help the college students in your life navigate this.