"Weeds" from my morning walk. Goldenrod soldier beetles doing their thing on some goldenrod. And a lovely aster.v #NativePlants

@ncgovernor.bsky.social NC DAC is allowing ViaPath to charge NC families more than 50% fees to put money on a loved one's Tablet acct. For a $10 deposit, fees jumped from $3.33 to $5.28. Are the prices we pay & the kickbacks you get not enough?! @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social @worthrises.bsky.social

@ncgovernor.bsky.social has until this Fri, Oct 3 to veto HB 307. Dial (919) 814-2000, then press #5 to ask him to veto this bill, which would increase the likelihood of executing innocent people, worsen racial disparities, criminalize mental illness, & ultimately fail to protect public safety.

I'm so tired of hearing people talk about who will get the "blame" for a shutdown, as if this were some kind of pissing game. This is not a game. This is about staying alive. We ALL lose if we don't have access to affordable healthcare. We ALL lose if we have a gov shutdown.

I love Forward Justice. Here's their excellent letter to @ncgovernor.bsky.social, asking him to veto the horrible HB 307. forwardjustice.org/wp-content/u... You should call him, too. (919) 814-2000 Ext 5

NC Justice Center’s analysis of NC HB 307 with a script to use/adapt when calling @ncgovernor.bsky.social to ask him to veto it. www.ncjustice.org/veto-recent-...

US Firms include Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Expedia, Motorola, Re/Max, TripAdvisor: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

NC Justice Center’s analysis of NC HB 307 with a script to use/adapt when calling @ncgovernor.bsky.social to ask him to veto it. www.ncjustice.org/veto-recent-...

In case you still need a reason to call @ncgovernor.bsky.social to ask him to veto the horrific NC HB 307...

We don't want a shutdown. We also don't want to lose healthcare funding. Yesterday I emailed my US Rep & 2 US Senators to tell them this. Today I called them. They need to work together to create a bipartisan funding bill that will keep the govt running & provide healthcare $.

A great article by by Rachel Crumpler and Taylor Knopf detailing more reasons why NC HB 307 is a horrific piece of legislation. Please call @ncgovernor.bsky.social to ask him to veto it.

Please write @ncgovernor.bsky.social to ask him to veto HB 307. It won't make us safer. Instead, we risk executing more innocent people & expanding cruel execution methods, while ignoring real solutions such as trauma-informed MH care & violence interrupters. governor.nc.gov/contact/cont...

We stand alongside 15,000 people, 100 orgs, and Congress, urging the FCC to protect prison calls. Every delay means money stolen from families. connectfamiliesnow.com/stopthedelay tinyurl.com/57su8w64

In 2018, NC spent just $2.82 per person per DAY on food. impactjustice.org/wp-content/u... And now they've raised canteen prices so that DAC can get a bigger kickback. This is on you, @ncgovernor.bsky.social.

A mason wasp on goldenrod

I found a couple of the monarch larvae in the Pink Muhly grass this morning. I reckon it's about time for them to form chrysalises...I'll be keeping my eyes open!

Eastern Aromatic Aster with (what AI ID tool says is) a small carpenter bee. #NativePlants #Gardening #Bloomscrolling

Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:

North Carolinians, please ask your state senator and representative to fully fund Medicaid. Send letters here: secure.everyaction.com/F7GeNCCvMEGf...

My brilliant friend Phillip V Smith II highlights the horrific injustices of prison slavery & shows why "fighting contraband" w/o addressing supply & demand is demented, while also taking every opportunity to learn. I'm humbled. @ncgovernor.bsky.social #abolition open.substack.com/pub/prisonli...

I already got my COVID shot in NC, but I needed a doctor's rx. The ACIP is meeting tomorrow and Thursday and may restrict vaccine access even more. This is rather terrifying. Gonna go ahead and try to get my flu shot just in case all access is restricted.

Another monarch high rise...because why not?!

If you need a little more delight in your life & haven't seen it (or even if you have), watch this precious 12 min. animated film, available on the Kanopy app if your library subscribes... www.kanopy.com/video/2764298

I thought my little curled up friend under the milkweed plant was dead. But happily I was wrong! It crawled back up on the plant and started eating once more.

Contented sigh. Plants are pretty.

I've been taking a crash course on the internet subcultures that I'd been intentionally ignoring...but that which now I can no longer ignore. This was helpful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcw0...

It's like a little monarch high rise!

"Families reported losing an average of $1,803 in income per month when a loved one is incarcerated...(and) spend an average of $4,200 annually per incarcerated relative." @joshsteinnc.bsky.social #abolition stateline.org/2025/08/04/u...

Y'all, my babies are getting so big! There are three of them in this photo. Can you spot all 3?

The colonialist, capitalist, patriarchal, white supremacist culture in which I live has failed. Indigenous elders such as @randywoodley.bsky.social & Robin Wall Kimmerer, whose indigenous cultures have succeeded over thousands of years, give me hope. May I be ready to learn & change.

Some tall goldenrod spotted on my morning walk 💛

These skipper butterflies make me happy.

🔥 Stop Saying "This is Not Who We Are" and Admit the Problem open.substack.com/pub/rwoodley...

Please consider writing to your US Rep and Senators to ask them to support the End Solitary Confinement Act secure.everyaction.com/K5kIuriB_0-d.... And @joshsteinnc.bsky.social, It doesn't require legislation to do this in NC.

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More! Of the monarch caterpillar babies, there are at least 4 on one milkweed plant and 2 on the other, each larva MAYBE 1 cm long. Yippee!

Y'all might be tired of Monarch larvae, but I'm not, and it's my feed so... Here are 2 itty-bitties on 1!

And another Monarch larva on a different plant!

Today is happy & sad. I think the 3 lg Monarch larvae have died (2 disappeared, 1 failed chrysalis). Yesterday's sun was brutal on them, I suspect. But also, eggs we saw laid Fri have yielded at least 1 baby-baby.

My 3 Monarch pals are still chompin' away on the butterfly milkweed #NativePlants 💚🧡

This was interesting, @klparmley.bsky.social

In case you need more Monarch cuteness on Butterfly Milkweed, look at this little one chowing down! #NativePlants

THREE Monarch larvae so far!

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle on Joe Pye Weed #NativePlants #Gardening

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed

Just watched 2 Monarchs lay eggs on Butterfly Milkweed. No photos: didn't want to disturb them or miss a moment to get the phone out. But just...wow. This was the first time in 5 yrs here that I've seen ANY Monarchs...and now, barely a year after replacing invasives w/natives, here we are!

This is a fantastic tool, which tracks the calls made to your US Representative and Senators.

Write your US Senators and US Representative to ask them to end the occupation of DC

"I oppose the use of the death penalty in North Carolina. It is an inhumane, unjust, and racially-biased punishment that has no place in the state." actionnetwork.org/forms/the-no...

@klparmley.bsky.social Do you know about the NCSU plant disease & insect clinic? You can submit photos of household and garden insects and plant diseases. They will diagnose the problem and provide suggested solutions at no charge. I love them. pdic.ces.ncsu.edu