Cats

Cats have species gifts that, in anyone else, would be superpowers.  The narrator does call them superpowers, though, which is a rare acknowledgement of higher-level abilities.

Monday Update 4-14-25

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Today's Smoothie
Science
Birdfeeding
Green Energy
Birdfeeding
The Trump Slump
Philosophical Questions: Life
Spongeworld
History
Today's Adventures
Follow Friday Master Post
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 4-11-25: Graphic Design
Photos: Back Toward the House
Photos: Savanna and Prairie Garden
Photos: South Lot
Photos: House Yard
Animal Communication
Birdfeeding
Hobbies: Metal Detecting
Early Humans
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Hard Things

"Not a Destination, But a Process" has 125 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 74 comments. Joann Fabrics going out of business has 55 comments.


Watch for Three Weeks for Dreamwidth coming April 25-May 15. People will celebrate the anniversary of the platform by posting things only on Dreamwidth and doing other blog activities. Think ahead about what you'll want to post while the traffic is higher.


"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 variable here. We got some more rain, yesterday was sunny with howling wind, today is cloudy but somewhat calmer. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a flock of grackles, a flock of assorted blackbirds, a flock of brown-headed cowbird, several starlings, two mourning doves, a male cardinal, a brown thrasher, a robin, a wren, and a fox squirrel showing nipples. I've heard red-winged blackbirds and woodpeckers. Crocuses are done. Currently blooming: daffodils, squill, forsythia, violets, blue grape hyacinths, tulips, dandelions, pear, trilliums, snowbells, serviceberry, crabapple, lilac, bleeding heart. Redbud and columbine have flower buds.

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and mild with variable wind.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows and house finches, several brown-headed cowbirds, a grackle, a brown thrasher, a male cardinal, a robin, and a wren.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I got the 5 'Caroline' raspberry plants into the ground, along the south edge of the ritual meadow.  I still have a lot to finish that project, though.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I spread topsoil around the new raspberries, covered them with jugs, and labeled them.

Columbine has flower buds in the rain garden.  :D

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I spread mulch around the new raspberries.  This concludes the Burpee's order.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I planted 3 red plum seeds in pots on the old picnic table.

Farmers are plowing their fields.  Immediately west of us, someone is trying to burn off the mats of dead stems that float to the edges of the floodles, which is filling the yard with thick clouds of choking smoke.  >_<  Now is not a good time for that because it is still quite damp, hence the copious smoke.  There's a reason I refer to our neighbor as Bubba Fail the Farmer.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I planted 25 crocosmia around the barrel garden.

The smoke has largely cleared away.

EDIT 4/14/25 -- I transplanted more bergamot from the telephone pole garden to the street side of the savanna hedge.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
 

Climate Change

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report

With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.
For the highly populated coastal country of Bangladesh, once-in-a-century storm tides could strike every 10 years -- or more often -- by the end of the century, scientists report.


Oh, it's worse than that. Sunny-day floods will wipe out coastal settlements long before the dramatic storms do.

Unsold Poems for the April 1, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the February 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."

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Poetry Fishbowl Report for April 1, 2025

This month's theme was "Cozy Coping Skills." I wrote from 2 PM to 5 AM, so about 13 hours, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 2 poems on Tuesday and another 4 later in the week.

Participation was down considerably, with 6 comments on LiveJournal and another 25 on Dreamwidth. A total of 6 people sent prompts.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the April 1, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Kittens, Cocoa, and Cuddles"


Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from April 1. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.

There were no donors this month, and thus no goals were met. :( There are 2 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.


The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal has long been a vital shipping route. Right now, it's running dry because of climate change.

At the same time, Panama's islands are going under as the sea level rises.

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