Anna Shockley
@guineapeople.bsky.social
Planter of trees, servant to guinea fowl and other animals. 1/2 century ago was privileged immigrant to the U.S. Many decades vegan 🌱🌳🐷 Retired from lots of things.
Bluffton, South Carolina, February 21. They still need volunteers, so if you are in the area and can help, contact info is at the bottom of the flyer.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bluffton, South Carolina, February 21. They still need volunteers, so if you are in the area and can help, contact info is at the bottom of the flyer.
Friday, August 29, free, via Zoom. I have "met" several of the speakers over Zoom and they are engaging speakers, knowledgeable and helpful.
August 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Friday, August 29, free, via Zoom. I have "met" several of the speakers over Zoom and they are engaging speakers, knowledgeable and helpful.
Do you recognize the species of toad (frog)? He's tiny, 1 1/4" long adult (young are fingernail size!), dark brown/black, tan stripe on back, lighter speckled belly. SC Francis Marion Forest. Only oak toad comes at all close, in this area. Apologies for photo quality; he hates the camera!
August 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Do you recognize the species of toad (frog)? He's tiny, 1 1/4" long adult (young are fingernail size!), dark brown/black, tan stripe on back, lighter speckled belly. SC Francis Marion Forest. Only oak toad comes at all close, in this area. Apologies for photo quality; he hates the camera!
A new friend in our yard. A large box turtle lived in our woods for decades, and I was sad last month to find that someone (the huge local bobcat?) had killed him and left only his top shell. I hope this much smaller one stays near the yard, away from predators! (He may; we see him often now.)
July 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A new friend in our yard. A large box turtle lived in our woods for decades, and I was sad last month to find that someone (the huge local bobcat?) had killed him and left only his top shell. I hope this much smaller one stays near the yard, away from predators! (He may; we see him often now.)
Breach of contract! You are supposed to go in through the front, deposit some pollen to fertilize the flower, pick up pollen for the next Carolina jessamine flower, and THEN get some nectar. Biting a hole in the back of the flower is robbery.
March 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Breach of contract! You are supposed to go in through the front, deposit some pollen to fertilize the flower, pick up pollen for the next Carolina jessamine flower, and THEN get some nectar. Biting a hole in the back of the flower is robbery.
These babies, Laurel oaks, Quercus laurifolia, all have an excellent chance to outlive Trump by many decades. Next fall they will join their more than 100 cousins in a former pasture. I love thinking about them growing up to clean the air and feed wildlife with their acorns long after we are gone.
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
These babies, Laurel oaks, Quercus laurifolia, all have an excellent chance to outlive Trump by many decades. Next fall they will join their more than 100 cousins in a former pasture. I love thinking about them growing up to clean the air and feed wildlife with their acorns long after we are gone.
Ruby, enjoying the snow this past January. It only snows about every 10 years and she loves it. I don't ride her. She's almost 30 and only 14.2. But I spend a lot of time with her, and she has a huge pasture and a pet donkey.
March 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Ruby, enjoying the snow this past January. It only snows about every 10 years and she loves it. I don't ride her. She's almost 30 and only 14.2. But I spend a lot of time with her, and she has a huge pasture and a pet donkey.
The guineas don't know about any of the bad stuff happening; in fact for them there isn't any. This was the start of today's excursion into the pasture and woods. I wish you could hear their shouts of joy. If you know them, you can see it, though.
February 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The guineas don't know about any of the bad stuff happening; in fact for them there isn't any. This was the start of today's excursion into the pasture and woods. I wish you could hear their shouts of joy. If you know them, you can see it, though.
A few live in our yard, in the South Carolina lowcountry. They've been here, watching us, all their lives and are pretty laid back and curious.
February 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A few live in our yard, in the South Carolina lowcountry. They've been here, watching us, all their lives and are pretty laid back and curious.
I've worn my "Immigrant" shirts in public since 1/20. Problem: I live on a farm in a big forest and rarely see people. So: Are you an immigrant who would wear such a shirt, or, if not an immigrant, would you wear the "Welcome" one? Your shirt, my ink, no charge but a promise to wear it. #charleston
February 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I've worn my "Immigrant" shirts in public since 1/20. Problem: I live on a farm in a big forest and rarely see people. So: Are you an immigrant who would wear such a shirt, or, if not an immigrant, would you wear the "Welcome" one? Your shirt, my ink, no charge but a promise to wear it. #charleston
photos by Antonio E. Colón-Román
February 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
photos by Antonio E. Colón-Román
Thanks for this post; I've enjoyed the comments! This is Chiku, one of 19 guinea fowl who have spent nearly 2 years in a large, well equipped enclosure for protection from bird flu. It was the first time I let them all out again, under supervision. No video, so you can't hear the squeals of joy.
February 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Thanks for this post; I've enjoyed the comments! This is Chiku, one of 19 guinea fowl who have spent nearly 2 years in a large, well equipped enclosure for protection from bird flu. It was the first time I let them all out again, under supervision. No video, so you can't hear the squeals of joy.
This I learned from the Musk/Trump mayhem: 1. NOW matters. 2. listen to your friends. My avian friends have spent much of 2 years in a (big, pretty) enclosure to protect them from bird flu. But it's unlikely here, and they so love to be out. I watch and will put them in when there are wild birds.
February 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This I learned from the Musk/Trump mayhem: 1. NOW matters. 2. listen to your friends. My avian friends have spent much of 2 years in a (big, pretty) enclosure to protect them from bird flu. But it's unlikely here, and they so love to be out. I watch and will put them in when there are wild birds.
Parkside Church, 652 Rutledge Ave, #charleston South Carolina, Vigil for Immigrants Saturday Feb.8, 5PM
Charleston Immigrant Coalition
Charleston Immigrant Coalition
February 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Parkside Church, 652 Rutledge Ave, #charleston South Carolina, Vigil for Immigrants Saturday Feb.8, 5PM
Charleston Immigrant Coalition
Charleston Immigrant Coalition
Mine's not he. Need her more than ever, now.
December 25, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Mine's not he. Need her more than ever, now.
Credit to Ivan Segura, who states: "The Coalition is a passionate group focused on defending the civil rights of the Latino community in #SouthCarolina ... Send me a message for link to register."
Find Ivan on facebook or send me a DM with your email address and I'll give it to him. Please share.
Find Ivan on facebook or send me a DM with your email address and I'll give it to him. Please share.
December 22, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Credit to Ivan Segura, who states: "The Coalition is a passionate group focused on defending the civil rights of the Latino community in #SouthCarolina ... Send me a message for link to register."
Find Ivan on facebook or send me a DM with your email address and I'll give it to him. Please share.
Find Ivan on facebook or send me a DM with your email address and I'll give it to him. Please share.
Friends. (My friends, too - but mostly each other's.) The horse is Ruby and the donkey is Tillie.
December 14, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Friends. (My friends, too - but mostly each other's.) The horse is Ruby and the donkey is Tillie.
Ruby (Satin's Ruby Tuesday), with her buddy Tillie, today's photo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs1S...
November 24, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Ruby (Satin's Ruby Tuesday), with her buddy Tillie, today's photo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs1S...
In one apartment complex in Atlanta the tenants feed the stray cats, and whenever possible catch them, spay/neuter them, and release them. This has been going on for years and works fine. We got our two cats as kittens there 9 yrs ago. I don't know if it happens all over Atlanta.
November 20, 2024 at 2:27 PM
In one apartment complex in Atlanta the tenants feed the stray cats, and whenever possible catch them, spay/neuter them, and release them. This has been going on for years and works fine. We got our two cats as kittens there 9 yrs ago. I don't know if it happens all over Atlanta.
Helping me keep my sanity despite Trump: brothers Zeki and Helow, who came as kittens 9 yrs ago when our daughter and her friend caught their stray mama, had her spayed, and released her. They kindly gave us her two sons, who surely are the coolest cats ever (and some of the most talkative!)
November 17, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Helping me keep my sanity despite Trump: brothers Zeki and Helow, who came as kittens 9 yrs ago when our daughter and her friend caught their stray mama, had her spayed, and released her. They kindly gave us her two sons, who surely are the coolest cats ever (and some of the most talkative!)
Tillie yesterday, in case you need a distraction. She snuck into the currently unused garden, against the rules. In the first picture she is wondering if she'll be kicked out, and in the 2nd she is watching her horse across the pasture fence.
November 5, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Tillie yesterday, in case you need a distraction. She snuck into the currently unused garden, against the rules. In the first picture she is wondering if she'll be kicked out, and in the 2nd she is watching her horse across the pasture fence.
My boss Tillie this morning, wondering if breakfast is on the way. (It was. You should hear her ear-splitting bray when I am five minutes late!)
October 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
My boss Tillie this morning, wondering if breakfast is on the way. (It was. You should hear her ear-splitting bray when I am five minutes late!)
My very first passion flower bloom, earlier this summer. I grew them for the Gulf Fritillary butterflies, and their babies ended up eating the entire plant, stems and all. (It will almost certainly be back next year. And the caterpillars are happy.)
September 16, 2024 at 2:20 PM
My very first passion flower bloom, earlier this summer. I grew them for the Gulf Fritillary butterflies, and their babies ended up eating the entire plant, stems and all. (It will almost certainly be back next year. And the caterpillars are happy.)
Two of my favorite companions: Nicola, one of two professional mothers in her tribe of 19 guinea fowl, with her daughter Lightning. Pictures from this morning.
We did not want anyone hatching eggs this year, because due to bird flu they can't go out much. Nicola hid an egg and tricked me.
We did not want anyone hatching eggs this year, because due to bird flu they can't go out much. Nicola hid an egg and tricked me.
August 26, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Two of my favorite companions: Nicola, one of two professional mothers in her tribe of 19 guinea fowl, with her daughter Lightning. Pictures from this morning.
We did not want anyone hatching eggs this year, because due to bird flu they can't go out much. Nicola hid an egg and tricked me.
We did not want anyone hatching eggs this year, because due to bird flu they can't go out much. Nicola hid an egg and tricked me.
Maya C. Popa, mayacpopa.substack.com
August 10, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Maya C. Popa, mayacpopa.substack.com