@prairiecait.bsky.social
Conservation Professional - Gardener - Vegetarian - Cook/Baker - Chicken Mom - Actual Mom - Gamer - Rabidly Progressive
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A heads up - you won't see as much activism on my page because I'm spending most of my day at work on climate activism, EDIB, protecting natural resources, etc. But trust me that I am angry about what's happening, I'm fighting, and I'm not going to shut up about what our vulnerable populations need.
WE DID IT EVERYONE!
We made it to the darkest night!
Shroud yourself well and hold the darkness in your soul for when you need it.
Welcome in the light when you can, but slowly, slowly.
#wintersolstice
We made it to the darkest night!
Shroud yourself well and hold the darkness in your soul for when you need it.
Welcome in the light when you can, but slowly, slowly.
#wintersolstice
December 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WE DID IT EVERYONE!
We made it to the darkest night!
Shroud yourself well and hold the darkness in your soul for when you need it.
Welcome in the light when you can, but slowly, slowly.
#wintersolstice
We made it to the darkest night!
Shroud yourself well and hold the darkness in your soul for when you need it.
Welcome in the light when you can, but slowly, slowly.
#wintersolstice
If you're in the US, please consider leaving a comment opposing the weakening of the Endangered Species Act.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you're in the US, please consider leaving a comment opposing the weakening of the Endangered Species Act.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
It may look like decay. But instead it's a new form of growth. A transformation.
#gardening #blackberries #flowers 🌸🌱
#gardening #blackberries #flowers 🌸🌱
April 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It may look like decay. But instead it's a new form of growth. A transformation.
#gardening #blackberries #flowers 🌸🌱
#gardening #blackberries #flowers 🌸🌱
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just how many blackberry flowers do you really need to look at? 🌱🌸
Well, here's four...
Well, here's four...
April 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just how many blackberry flowers do you really need to look at? 🌱🌸
Well, here's four...
Well, here's four...
I'm a backyard gardener/homesteader. I'm trying to supplement our food but I know I'll never replace our full supply. I'm also trying to bring joy, deliciousness, and surprise to our food. Spring is very good for that! 🍓🌱
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm a backyard gardener/homesteader. I'm trying to supplement our food but I know I'll never replace our full supply. I'm also trying to bring joy, deliciousness, and surprise to our food. Spring is very good for that! 🍓🌱
I was gone for THREE DAYS and the garden is newly filled with flowers and fruits and flowers that will become fruits. 🌱
March 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I was gone for THREE DAYS and the garden is newly filled with flowers and fruits and flowers that will become fruits. 🌱
Prairie phlox! Paw paw flowers! Oranges in bloom! Fava beans!
(yes I'm just listing 🌱 things)
(yes I'm just listing 🌱 things)
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Prairie phlox! Paw paw flowers! Oranges in bloom! Fava beans!
(yes I'm just listing 🌱 things)
(yes I'm just listing 🌱 things)
My close-up photos are always hiding a...less beautiful context. There's tons of weeds and failed beds and dying plants. But sometimes I have the energy to do something. 🌱🐔
1) My lettuces and Ethiopian kale.
2) The actual bed they're in, surrounded by weeds.
3) I weeded!
4) The chickens helped!
1) My lettuces and Ethiopian kale.
2) The actual bed they're in, surrounded by weeds.
3) I weeded!
4) The chickens helped!
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My close-up photos are always hiding a...less beautiful context. There's tons of weeds and failed beds and dying plants. But sometimes I have the energy to do something. 🌱🐔
1) My lettuces and Ethiopian kale.
2) The actual bed they're in, surrounded by weeds.
3) I weeded!
4) The chickens helped!
1) My lettuces and Ethiopian kale.
2) The actual bed they're in, surrounded by weeds.
3) I weeded!
4) The chickens helped!
Fava beans are doing great, flowering like mad and lots of bean pods popping up. Louisiana Sweet Orange is in bloom. Strawberries are loving life. Spring is well underway! 🍓🍊🌱
March 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fava beans are doing great, flowering like mad and lots of bean pods popping up. Louisiana Sweet Orange is in bloom. Strawberries are loving life. Spring is well underway! 🍓🍊🌱
An ode to beneficial insects:
Never shall I spray you
With poisons or cruel toxins
You're part of this garden
And I need you where you are
🌱🐌🪲🦋🐝
Never shall I spray you
With poisons or cruel toxins
You're part of this garden
And I need you where you are
🌱🐌🪲🦋🐝
March 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
An ode to beneficial insects:
Never shall I spray you
With poisons or cruel toxins
You're part of this garden
And I need you where you are
🌱🐌🪲🦋🐝
Never shall I spray you
With poisons or cruel toxins
You're part of this garden
And I need you where you are
🌱🐌🪲🦋🐝
Today I made strawberry ice cream from ingredients almost entirely sourced from the surrounding 15 miles. And with such an emphasis on local, I didn't even want to waste the strawberry tops. Luckily I had some friends on hand to eat them! 🌱🍓🦎🐔
March 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Today I made strawberry ice cream from ingredients almost entirely sourced from the surrounding 15 miles. And with such an emphasis on local, I didn't even want to waste the strawberry tops. Luckily I had some friends on hand to eat them! 🌱🍓🦎🐔
Beautiful spring flowers. 🌱🌸🌷
March 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Beautiful spring flowers. 🌱🌸🌷
These girls are doing the hard work right now. The puppy, on the other hand, is eating all of my asparagus. 🌱🐔🐶
March 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These girls are doing the hard work right now. The puppy, on the other hand, is eating all of my asparagus. 🌱🐔🐶
A few photos from around the yard, including one particularly nasty (and impressive) weed. 🌱🐌🍓
February 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A few photos from around the yard, including one particularly nasty (and impressive) weed. 🌱🐌🍓
Our Black Australorps have been laying (relatively) huge eggs compared to the Speckled Sussexes. In theory both should be making "medium" eggs but apparently Biggs and Wedge didn't get the memo! 🐔🌱🥚
February 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our Black Australorps have been laying (relatively) huge eggs compared to the Speckled Sussexes. In theory both should be making "medium" eggs but apparently Biggs and Wedge didn't get the memo! 🐔🌱🥚
Native plant gardening (in the US at least) can be really hard. Not everyone sees the beauty in it and of course the blooms are very seasonal. But I can see how lovely it's all going to be.
Native blueberries, slender mountain mint, prairie phlox, and a grasshopper friend I found while weeding. 🌱
Native blueberries, slender mountain mint, prairie phlox, and a grasshopper friend I found while weeding. 🌱
February 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Native plant gardening (in the US at least) can be really hard. Not everyone sees the beauty in it and of course the blooms are very seasonal. But I can see how lovely it's all going to be.
Native blueberries, slender mountain mint, prairie phlox, and a grasshopper friend I found while weeding. 🌱
Native blueberries, slender mountain mint, prairie phlox, and a grasshopper friend I found while weeding. 🌱
Here come the flowers! Lots of buds.
- Fava beans up close
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate
- Native Coral Honeysuckle
- Fava beans up close
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate
- Native Coral Honeysuckle
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here come the flowers! Lots of buds.
- Fava beans up close
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate
- Native Coral Honeysuckle
- Fava beans up close
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate
- Native Coral Honeysuckle
Finally home after being away for more than a week, and it sure does look like spring down here! Baby fig leaves, blueberries about to bloom, a good radish harvest! Good yard. 🌱
February 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally home after being away for more than a week, and it sure does look like spring down here! Baby fig leaves, blueberries about to bloom, a good radish harvest! Good yard. 🌱
Got to meet the alpacas herd that my friend has! They're pretty great. Not necessarily going the alpaca route myself but I'm going to lightly "apprentice" for a while to learn as much as I can about livestock. 🌱🦙👩🌾
February 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Got to meet the alpacas herd that my friend has! They're pretty great. Not necessarily going the alpaca route myself but I'm going to lightly "apprentice" for a while to learn as much as I can about livestock. 🌱🦙👩🌾
I'm out of town but I got this photo that my fava beans are blooming! 🌱
February 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm out of town but I got this photo that my fava beans are blooming! 🌱
I wrote to my congresspeople. I'm making the text public in case anyone would like to use parts of it.
Fill in with your own state as needed. 🏛️✍️
Fill in with your own state as needed. 🏛️✍️
February 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I wrote to my congresspeople. I'm making the text public in case anyone would like to use parts of it.
Fill in with your own state as needed. 🏛️✍️
Fill in with your own state as needed. 🏛️✍️
Homegrown lemons! Going to do my best to preserve them well or use up as much as possible. Juicing and zesting and candying the peels. #lemon #gardening 🌱🍋
February 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Homegrown lemons! Going to do my best to preserve them well or use up as much as possible. Juicing and zesting and candying the peels. #lemon #gardening 🌱🍋
I overdid it a bit yesterday with yardwork, housework, and cooking/baking. But the plants sure look happy, including tiny spinach sprouts.
And these croutons (from homemade bread) are awesome. Link to recipe is in the comments.
And these croutons (from homemade bread) are awesome. Link to recipe is in the comments.
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I overdid it a bit yesterday with yardwork, housework, and cooking/baking. But the plants sure look happy, including tiny spinach sprouts.
And these croutons (from homemade bread) are awesome. Link to recipe is in the comments.
And these croutons (from homemade bread) are awesome. Link to recipe is in the comments.
A heads up - you won't see as much activism on my page because I'm spending most of my day at work on climate activism, EDIB, protecting natural resources, etc. But trust me that I am angry about what's happening, I'm fighting, and I'm not going to shut up about what our vulnerable populations need.
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A heads up - you won't see as much activism on my page because I'm spending most of my day at work on climate activism, EDIB, protecting natural resources, etc. But trust me that I am angry about what's happening, I'm fighting, and I'm not going to shut up about what our vulnerable populations need.