It's aster time! I have never seen so many monarchs, bumble bees and other pollinators in my yard. I had 6 monarchs on my New England aster at one time! Maybe they are on their migration. Anyway, shows how important late season natives are. 🌱 #nativeplants, #pollinators

Finally, I got a monarch cat on common milkweed. First time in 3 years. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators #pixel7pro

A buckeye butterfly feeds on my late season liatris. I can't remember what I planted, but I think it's aspera. 🌱 #nativeplants

Ya, while being informative, this makes me sad. youtu.be/dp19ZKI2m2w?...

Inter-species kerfuffle: behind the eastern tiger swallowtail is a monarch battling for the same zinnia. After a brief dust up in the air, they took turns feeding on the flower. 🌱#pollinators

A fritillary of some kind feeds on my Red Whisker Clammyweed, Polanisia dodecandra, on a hot Kansas day. This is my first time planting clammyweed. It's an annual but I have the feeling I'll be seeing it for years to come. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators

A tale of two vibes.

I feel this guy's pain. 😅

On the shores of beautiful Lake Superior, Algoma District, Ontario. ❤️ #nature #photography #lakesuperior #Canada

This just totally breaks my heart. 💔

Purple coneflowers are my favorite. Here are 2 of the 4 species I have: Echinacea pallida -pale PCF - and Echinacea paradoxa - yellow coneflower. This year I have successfully saved most of my PCFs from the ravenous groundhog. 😄 #nativeplants🌱

Gillenia stipulata, American ipecac, is blooming now, though the plant is known more for its striking fall foliage color. I thought it might be ruined when the groundhog chewed it down this spring, but he actually helped it be less leggy. 🌱 #nativeplants

My fav sign of the day in KCK.

You are not alone. Andor: "I have friends everywhere"

Fast-paced action in the garden this evening. 🌱 #mollusks

I lost many butterfly milkweeds in my backyard over the winter, but this one growing out of the front steps is doing great. 🤷 #sidewalkflowers #nativeplants 🌱

The bumble bees (several species) are loving the white wild indigo. They are also crawling inside my penstemons. So interesting to watch. 🌱 #nativeplants #pollinators

Echinacea paradoxa, yellow coneflower, stands out this evening in my Kansas landscape. ❤️ 🌱 #nativeplants

A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035.  Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.

Baptisia alba- white wild indigo and Baptisia bracteata- cream false indigo: 2 of my favorite plants in my yard (they don't bloom concurrently). The blue wild indigo sadly didn't make it. 🌱 #nativeplants

We got Bruce Springsteen and they got Kid Rock. We are not the same!

She's so good.

Great to see a zebra swallowtail on a trail along the Missouri River. The larvae can only feed on native paw paw trees. But dude, you're feeding on an invasive honeysuckle bush. Don't know about other parts of the country, but here in the Midwest these are a huge problem. 🌱 #nativeplants

I know these aren't native in the U. S., but the dandelion can provide early food for pollinators including native bees. I sometimes remove them from my mote landscaped native gardens, but they go free in the yard. 🌱#nativeplants

My wild strawberry plants - Fragaria virginiana - are, well, going wild. I planted them last year to be a ground cover, but they are, reportedly, quite delicious. Feel it will be a battle between me and the birds and probably the neighborhood ground hog. 🌱 #nativeplants

I am extremely saddened today with the passing of Pope Francis. Though no longer active in the Catholic Church, he embodied the things instilled in me from my upbringing in the church- a strong sense of economic and social justice and a deep respect for the environment.

"Party of the working class."

He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."

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Nearly froze our behineys off, but making our voices heard in Kansas.

Making signs for tomorrow's Hands Off event. So many things to say, so little cardboard.

Started my pre-tariff coffee hoarding today #localroasteries

Sand phlox, Phlox bifida, is the first forb blooming in my native garden here in Kansas. It's a new flower to me and it seems to do well in my crappy soil. #nativeplants 🌱

You would think that being president during COVID would have taught him some key lessons: diseases don't care about borders, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But, no, let's do the opposite. And with the utmost cruelty too.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

Fragrant sumac- Rhus aromatica - blooming on a beautiful day in Kansas. 🌱 #nativeplants

They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.

New Rule: Elon Musk must personally be on the next SpaceX rocket flight in order to show his confidence in this "investment" by we, the American taxpayers.

“We’ve almost fully switched sides here” — Mark Kelly

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#IStandWithZelenskyy 🇺🇦 Pass it on.

🚨VOTEVETS RESPONDS: Trump’s tantrum in the Oval Office made America weaker. Zelenskyy did what every Republican should—put security over Trump’s ego.

This is insanity. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Exactly!