J. Raasch
@jraasch.bsky.social
Interested in science, natural history, preserving biodiversity. Restoring and protecting a 2-acre prairie remnant for 20+ years 😱 ... I have a lot of questions.
I try to read, but tend to fall asleep when I stop moving.
Wisconsin
I try to read, but tend to fall asleep when I stop moving.
Wisconsin
Puzzle Night 🙄
The Border Collie not only doesn’t want to wear winter boots. She tried to eat one when no one was watching. Chewed and swallowed one rubber sole before someone noticed and took the upper part away from her.
This could have caused serious intestinal blockage. 😱
The Border Collie not only doesn’t want to wear winter boots. She tried to eat one when no one was watching. Chewed and swallowed one rubber sole before someone noticed and took the upper part away from her.
This could have caused serious intestinal blockage. 😱
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Puzzle Night 🙄
The Border Collie not only doesn’t want to wear winter boots. She tried to eat one when no one was watching. Chewed and swallowed one rubber sole before someone noticed and took the upper part away from her.
This could have caused serious intestinal blockage. 😱
The Border Collie not only doesn’t want to wear winter boots. She tried to eat one when no one was watching. Chewed and swallowed one rubber sole before someone noticed and took the upper part away from her.
This could have caused serious intestinal blockage. 😱
grateful … despite preference for sleeping a bit longer today
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
grateful … despite preference for sleeping a bit longer today
Nature Report:
Snow
I was going to use this for one of those “mood” posts, but the snow despite work of clearing driveway is rather nice. It’s partly sunny, a pleasant 30F, and very little wind. Almost perfect. 😊
Snow
I was going to use this for one of those “mood” posts, but the snow despite work of clearing driveway is rather nice. It’s partly sunny, a pleasant 30F, and very little wind. Almost perfect. 😊
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Nature Report:
Snow
I was going to use this for one of those “mood” posts, but the snow despite work of clearing driveway is rather nice. It’s partly sunny, a pleasant 30F, and very little wind. Almost perfect. 😊
Snow
I was going to use this for one of those “mood” posts, but the snow despite work of clearing driveway is rather nice. It’s partly sunny, a pleasant 30F, and very little wind. Almost perfect. 😊
Public Service Announcement
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Public Service Announcement
Nature Report:
Someone attached to this a door to the building I work in. It brought me joy each morning this week.
Someone attached to this a door to the building I work in. It brought me joy each morning this week.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Nature Report:
Someone attached to this a door to the building I work in. It brought me joy each morning this week.
Someone attached to this a door to the building I work in. It brought me joy each morning this week.
Silphium perfoliatum. Carnivorous plants. Significant or just a little extra nitrogen?
The Ohio Naturalist. Vol. XIII, March 1913
The Ohio Naturalist. Vol. XIII, March 1913
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Silphium perfoliatum. Carnivorous plants. Significant or just a little extra nitrogen?
The Ohio Naturalist. Vol. XIII, March 1913
The Ohio Naturalist. Vol. XIII, March 1913
Hi. I hope you’re okay and everything goes better today.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hi. I hope you’re okay and everything goes better today.
just a photo of Red Clover seed
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
just a photo of Red Clover seed
Landscape photography while walking Border Collie on leash.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Landscape photography while walking Border Collie on leash.
Someone heard there were carrots in the basement and insisted on a trip through the back door, through the garage, down the hill, to the lower door so she could supervise.
Still needs to learn how to walk down interior stairs.
By the way, did not arrive in box off to right. But … 😬
Still needs to learn how to walk down interior stairs.
By the way, did not arrive in box off to right. But … 😬
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Someone heard there were carrots in the basement and insisted on a trip through the back door, through the garage, down the hill, to the lower door so she could supervise.
Still needs to learn how to walk down interior stairs.
By the way, did not arrive in box off to right. But … 😬
Still needs to learn how to walk down interior stairs.
By the way, did not arrive in box off to right. But … 😬
Grateful our new friend, despite other noise problems, doesn’t appear worried about nearby gunfire.
That said, why does it sound like someone is hunting pheasant with an automatic rifle right now. 🙄
That said, why does it sound like someone is hunting pheasant with an automatic rifle right now. 🙄
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Grateful our new friend, despite other noise problems, doesn’t appear worried about nearby gunfire.
That said, why does it sound like someone is hunting pheasant with an automatic rifle right now. 🙄
That said, why does it sound like someone is hunting pheasant with an automatic rifle right now. 🙄
And … more #carrots … about 25 pounds of Napoli. Our favorite staple variety.
Fortunately, returning to work soon. Undergrads waiting for surplus. I do not have refrigerator space for this. And it is too easy to grow too many carrots. Also too easy to grow too few.
Fortunately, returning to work soon. Undergrads waiting for surplus. I do not have refrigerator space for this. And it is too easy to grow too many carrots. Also too easy to grow too few.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And … more #carrots … about 25 pounds of Napoli. Our favorite staple variety.
Fortunately, returning to work soon. Undergrads waiting for surplus. I do not have refrigerator space for this. And it is too easy to grow too many carrots. Also too easy to grow too few.
Fortunately, returning to work soon. Undergrads waiting for surplus. I do not have refrigerator space for this. And it is too easy to grow too many carrots. Also too easy to grow too few.
About 18 pounds of Yaya Hybrid carrots.
This is supposed to be a storage variety of Nantes type. But I’m not convinced I’ll be storing these long. There’s much perforation and other damage. Slugs?
Also, not sure I want to plant again. Sort of club-shaped, tapered up not down. Difficult to pull.
This is supposed to be a storage variety of Nantes type. But I’m not convinced I’ll be storing these long. There’s much perforation and other damage. Slugs?
Also, not sure I want to plant again. Sort of club-shaped, tapered up not down. Difficult to pull.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
About 18 pounds of Yaya Hybrid carrots.
This is supposed to be a storage variety of Nantes type. But I’m not convinced I’ll be storing these long. There’s much perforation and other damage. Slugs?
Also, not sure I want to plant again. Sort of club-shaped, tapered up not down. Difficult to pull.
This is supposed to be a storage variety of Nantes type. But I’m not convinced I’ll be storing these long. There’s much perforation and other damage. Slugs?
Also, not sure I want to plant again. Sort of club-shaped, tapered up not down. Difficult to pull.
Only 5 pounds of Scarlet Nantes from fourteen-foot row. ☹️
This is why I plant 5 rows, several varieties. Some years a bazillion to share, some years very few. 🤷🏻♀️
#gardening
This is why I plant 5 rows, several varieties. Some years a bazillion to share, some years very few. 🤷🏻♀️
#gardening
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Only 5 pounds of Scarlet Nantes from fourteen-foot row. ☹️
This is why I plant 5 rows, several varieties. Some years a bazillion to share, some years very few. 🤷🏻♀️
#gardening
This is why I plant 5 rows, several varieties. Some years a bazillion to share, some years very few. 🤷🏻♀️
#gardening
How long do you usually leave your Halloween Tree up?
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
How long do you usually leave your Halloween Tree up?
🥕 About $5.00 for carrot seed tape.
🥕 Easy to plant, perfect spacing.
🥕 About 25 pounds of carrots.
#gardening
Now I just have to figure out how to store them. And there are four more rows. 😬
🥕 Easy to plant, perfect spacing.
🥕 About 25 pounds of carrots.
#gardening
Now I just have to figure out how to store them. And there are four more rows. 😬
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🥕 About $5.00 for carrot seed tape.
🥕 Easy to plant, perfect spacing.
🥕 About 25 pounds of carrots.
#gardening
Now I just have to figure out how to store them. And there are four more rows. 😬
🥕 Easy to plant, perfect spacing.
🥕 About 25 pounds of carrots.
#gardening
Now I just have to figure out how to store them. And there are four more rows. 😬
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM