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AnneA
@annenc.bsky.social
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Tar Heel. Tree Hugger. Plant-Based. Community Gardener. Pro-democracy.☮️ Photos are mine or will be credited.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 10h
Me too! 💚
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 10h
Nice! I love the colors too.
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DiRebecca @direbecca.bsky.social · 10h
Gorgeous! Here's a California cousin, Anise Swallowtail/Papilio zelicaon (on fennel)...
Close-up of chubby green caterpillar with black and yellow spots, clinging vertically to a fennel stem.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 10h
Another beauty! Definitely cousins but with unique colors and pattern.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
Thanks for digging them up!
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
It’s been interesting because the monarch caterpillars pretty much wiped out my milkweed. Very few leaves left when they moved on. But the swallowtails left a lot of the celery intact with only a few bare branches.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
Ha! And I’m glad to see photos of the next stage since we’ll be searching for them at the community garden.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
It is and I’ve read about the stink but never experienced it!
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
It really is! It was fun watching them eat.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
I haven’t worn my pussy hat to any protests this year because it’s been too hot. But we are moving into hat season now!
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
Caterpillar comparison: Monarch on the left, Swallowtail on the right.
#caterpillars #butterflies
Yellow, white and black stripes with black tentacles on both ends. On a green milkweed leaf. Black and green stripes with orange dots. On a green celery plant.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
I think we should! 🐸
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 12h
Smitten Kitchen has a Freezer Friendly section on her website.
Freezer Friendly – smitten kitchen
Future you thanks you for cooking and storing these away.
smittenkitchen.com
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 15h
That’s a cute display! 🐈‍⬛🎃
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 18h
I know! Lots of excitement about it at the community garden. It had a small crowd of paparazzi yesterday. 🤣
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 18h
The Monarch Chrysalis. The pepper plant is pretty tall and the caterpillar climbed almost to the top to build. Looks like a nice safe sheltered place. #monarchs #butterflies
A green bell pepper plant next to a wooden stake in a raised bed garden. Various sizes of peppers AND a brown butterfly chrysalis. Close up of the chrysalis. A row of gold spots towards the top and the stripes of the wings visible. A tiny pepper above it.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 19h
#WeekPforPink
#AlphabetChallenge

Bougainvillea in the Garden District in New Orleans
Hot pink flowers and green leaves on a vine growing in front of a white wall with dark shadows.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 20h
a man in a purple shirt is standing with his hands on his hips and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a purple shirt is standing with his hands on his hips and looking at the camera .
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Lorrie D. @lorried-la.bsky.social · 1d
The Governor Newsom Press Office account is on Bluesky now.
govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov
Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 1d
Only in Trump’s America: government shut down, federal workers abandoned, and Canada flying Fleet Week.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 4d
With the Blue Angels sidelined by the government shutdown, a team of Canadian flyers was promoted to a starring role in this year’s San Francisco Fleet Week festivities.

See more photos → www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...

📸: @santiagomejia.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
Yay! Thanks for the heads up Lorrie. I was hoping they would come to Bluesky.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
Wow, you’ve already got some nice fall color. Last night’s windstorm blew some leaves down here even though they haven’t started to turn yet.
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
That’s a relief too. Yay!
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
It’s so true! Sometimes we don’t know how stressed we were until it gets relieved!
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
And what’s up with the Nor’easter… has it moved on or is it still there?
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AnneA @annenc.bsky.social · 1d
I’m sure it is such a huge weight off, what a relief! 💙 Really happy for you.
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