Mar. 10th, 2025
Monday Update 3-10-25
Mar. 10th, 2025 12:44 pmThese are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
32 Activities To Celebrate Women's History Month
Birdfeeding
Arthur Home and Garden Expo
Philosophical Questions: Morals
Birdfeeding
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 3-7-25: Meta
The Butterfly Apocalypse
Birdfeedng
Making a Tiny Terrarium in a Spice Jar for Lichens
Recommended Reading List for the Trail of Tears Nonfiction
Poem: "Weeping Over the Trail They Almost Walked"
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
"Not a Destination, But a Process" has 116 comments. "Online Friends Are Real Friends" has 47 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 64 comments. Joann Fabrics going out of business has 48 comments.
The March fishbowl went well. I am still writing. A couple of poems have been sponsored that I haven't had time to post yet, and two are currently available for sponsorship.
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marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month. See my tracking post and the first check-in post.
* Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 1: The Importance of Fanifestos
* Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2a: What Is a Fanifesto? intro & canon guide
"Babes in the Pineywoods" belongs to the Big One. It belongs to the Big One thread of Polychrome Heroics. Bo-Art and Creamjeans talk with the Black Doctor.
The weather has been chilly and wet here. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several starlings, several mourning doves, several grackles, a pair of cardinals, two male cardinals, a pair of house finches, a tufted titmouse, a male downy woodpecker, a red-winged blackbird, and a fox squirrel. Crocuses are blooming. Honeybees are out on sunny days, brawling over the first few blossoms.
32 Activities To Celebrate Women's History Month
Birdfeeding
Arthur Home and Garden Expo
Philosophical Questions: Morals
Birdfeeding
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 3-7-25: Meta
The Butterfly Apocalypse
Birdfeedng
Making a Tiny Terrarium in a Spice Jar for Lichens
Recommended Reading List for the Trail of Tears Nonfiction
Poem: "Weeping Over the Trail They Almost Walked"
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
"Not a Destination, But a Process" has 116 comments. "Online Friends Are Real Friends" has 47 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 64 comments. Joann Fabrics going out of business has 48 comments.
The March fishbowl went well. I am still writing. A couple of poems have been sponsored that I haven't had time to post yet, and two are currently available for sponsorship.
marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month. See my tracking post and the first check-in post.* Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 1: The Importance of Fanifestos
* Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2a: What Is a Fanifesto? intro & canon guide
"Babes in the Pineywoods" belongs to the Big One. It belongs to the Big One thread of Polychrome Heroics. Bo-Art and Creamjeans talk with the Black Doctor.
The weather has been chilly and wet here. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several starlings, several mourning doves, several grackles, a pair of cardinals, two male cardinals, a pair of house finches, a tufted titmouse, a male downy woodpecker, a red-winged blackbird, and a fox squirrel. Crocuses are blooming. Honeybees are out on sunny days, brawling over the first few blossoms.
Birdfeeding
Mar. 10th, 2025 02:43 pmToday is sunny and warm, a beautiful spring day. It's 72°F outside in early March.
I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a male house finch.
I put out water for the birds and watered the seed pots.
Lots more snow crocuses are blooming. :D I spotted the first peony sprout under the apricot tree with the fly-through feeder.
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I assembled the rain gauge from Power Plus, which has a long spike on the bottom and a funnel-shaped tube with large numbers (but not inked), and placed it in the barrel garden. Note that the instructions I found online, "Avoid large obstacles that could block precipitation" and "Mount the rain gauge in an area protected from strong wind, if possible," are mutually exclusive. :/ But it will be interesting to see how this works. I plan to put the other one in the septic garden if I can figure out how to attach it to the post for the anemometer. A rain gauge is also called a udometer, pluviometer, ombrometer, or hyetometer. I like pluviometer. :D
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I installed the second rain gauge from First Neighbor Bank in the septic garden. It's not level in that position, so I'll have to tinker with it later when I have more time.
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I've seen a fox squirrel leaping through the trees overhead.
It's just before 7 PM and the sun has recently set. If I needed to dash out and do one last thing before dark, I could. :D But I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a male house finch.
I put out water for the birds and watered the seed pots.
Lots more snow crocuses are blooming. :D I spotted the first peony sprout under the apricot tree with the fly-through feeder.
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I assembled the rain gauge from Power Plus, which has a long spike on the bottom and a funnel-shaped tube with large numbers (but not inked), and placed it in the barrel garden. Note that the instructions I found online, "Avoid large obstacles that could block precipitation" and "Mount the rain gauge in an area protected from strong wind, if possible," are mutually exclusive. :/ But it will be interesting to see how this works. I plan to put the other one in the septic garden if I can figure out how to attach it to the post for the anemometer. A rain gauge is also called a udometer, pluviometer, ombrometer, or hyetometer. I like pluviometer. :D
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I installed the second rain gauge from First Neighbor Bank in the septic garden. It's not level in that position, so I'll have to tinker with it later when I have more time.
EDIT 3/10/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
I've seen a fox squirrel leaping through the trees overhead.
It's just before 7 PM and the sun has recently set. If I needed to dash out and do one last thing before dark, I could. :D But I am done for the night.
23 Best Amazon Alternatives for Ethical Online Shopping
Amazon, the company that catapulted founder Jeff Bezos to billionaire status (and to the edge of space), has long been touted as environmentally unfriendly; the company emits the same level of carbon emissions as the country of Norway, according to a report released by Amazon in 2019.
Its impact on both the environment and the lives of its workers has catalyzed conscious consumers to switch to alternative companies that are more ethical, environmentally friendly, and aligned with their personal values.
The good news about switching from Amazon is that there are plenty of options online to meet a variety of needs (not to mention all of the in-person, small business, and secondhand shopping you can do, too!)
Remember that every little bit helps. Even if you can't avoid this economic black hole all of the time, you may be able to whittle away at its influence some of the time. Some is better than none.
Amazon, the company that catapulted founder Jeff Bezos to billionaire status (and to the edge of space), has long been touted as environmentally unfriendly; the company emits the same level of carbon emissions as the country of Norway, according to a report released by Amazon in 2019.
Its impact on both the environment and the lives of its workers has catalyzed conscious consumers to switch to alternative companies that are more ethical, environmentally friendly, and aligned with their personal values.
The good news about switching from Amazon is that there are plenty of options online to meet a variety of needs (not to mention all of the in-person, small business, and secondhand shopping you can do, too!)
Remember that every little bit helps. Even if you can't avoid this economic black hole all of the time, you may be able to whittle away at its influence some of the time. Some is better than none.
Poem: "A Darkness Over Democracy"
Mar. 10th, 2025 11:47 pmThis poem came out of the March 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jake67jake. It also fills the "Shadows" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.
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jake67jake. It also fills the "Shadows" square in my 3-1-25 card for the Tolkien Bingo Fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette.( Read more... )