Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and hot.

I fed the birds.  I've seen house finches and doves.

I'm also seeing a lot more native bees.  I've always had some, mostly bumblebees and some tiny ones that come to the orchard in spring, but they're more active this year.  There was a black one on a marigold, possibly a mining bee or a carpenter bee.  Learn how to attract native bees.

EDIT 8/23/21 -- I finished trimming around the firepit.

EDIT 8/23/21 -- I planted wild onions in the prairie garden.

Feathering the Nest

dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest today with a theme of nonsexual intimacies. Leave prompts, get ficlets!

If the tips reach $150, I’ll post another story of at least 7500 words, effectively doubling the word count for everyone to enjoy. The newest bonus story begins with Octavio traveling to Santa Cruz to visit the Ramirez family, only to run into one of their new neighbors…

Dreamwidth Points

My Dreamwidth account is about to expire.  If anyone has Dreamwidth points to spare, I could use some.  Thank you! 

EDIT 8/24/21 -- Thanks to the person who sent 2 months of paid time.

EDIT 8/24/21 -- Thanks to snippy for sending points.  

Beautiful Farms

My partner Doug found this lovely set of pictures.

Restorative Aquaculture

I'm intrigued by this example of restorative aquaculture.  It grows multiple native species in the same space, has a small footprint, and requires no food or other input.

Regarding community support: it's easy to make people like you and your project by giving them perks.  Either put a cut of your profits toward community upkeep like a beach reserve, or set aside part of the harvest for locals free or cheap.  Alternatively, use these things as community projects in the first place.  That's what the original clam gardens were.

Monday Update 8-23-21

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Poem: "A Way of Bringing People Together"
Poem: "Gravity Lessons"
Birdfeeding
Rogue Planets
Birdfeeding
Utopias
Community Building Tip: Vision
Birdfeeding
Poem: "Garden Bread"
Poem: "As Varied as the Individuals"
Birdfeeding
Coping Skills: Pet
Robot Parkour
Birdfeeding


Last week's fishbowl went well. I am still writing.


Poetry in Microfunding:

There are two open epics at present.

"Rainshadow Road" belongs the Daughters of the Apocalypse series. It introduces Maggot to the Clearwater Caravan.

"A Celebration and a Consolation" belongs to Polychrome Heroics. Keira comforts her mother after the breakup.


The weather has been hot and muggy here, but no rain. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a few house finches, a few mourning doves, and a squirrel. Currently blooming:  spiderwort, purple coneflower, yellow coneflower, morning glories, nasturtium, cup plant, black-eyed Susan, Queen Anne's lace, petunia, zinnias, marigolds, sunchokes, purple penstemon.