hisstogramma

ai6yr, 18 hours ago to random

Hmm... incoming #heatwave maybe for California -- at least, the computer models are definitely spitting out heat for the Central Valley and Northern California #CAwx

ai6yr, 2 days ago to random

The other night:

Me: "I think there's something alive in that box!"

My son: "You're imagining things!"

Me: " I hear something"

(we check box, take it outside... nothing)

Today: "rustle, rustle"

(looks UNDERNEATH THE BOX)

(large Jerusalem cricket trapped in the tape holding the box shut!!! Had to put it out of its misery... but it's been here for a week 😬 )

hisstogramma, 7 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Showy roadside wildflower displays along the Lake county Napa line in the hot interior coast ranges. These are called farewell-to-spring because they bloom at the tail end of spring. #bloomscrolling #NativeFlowers

Beautiful pink and white flower being held in someone’s hand
Beautiful pink flower with a deep red center being held in someone’s hand with grasses in the background
The stem of a Beautiful pink flowers being held with non-native grasses in the background

ai6yr, 7 days ago to Cat

I missed this... Vermont State University Castleton has given a cat an honorary Doctorate.

#cat #drmax #pets https://www.wshu.org/2024-05-15/max-the-cat-honorary-doctorate-vermont-state-university-castleton

ai6yr, 9 days ago to random

Hmm, one wonders if this is "Jan. 6" style popcorn or prior-to-2016 standard patriotic popcorn?

hisstogramma, 11 days ago to gardening

The first of the dahlias are coming up. This year I remembered to pinch out the plants to make them bushier so I get more flowers and they aren’t so tall. I will still need to stake them though. #dahlia #gardening

Black pots at the edge of the garden with dark green leaves

ai6yr, 17 days ago to random

Huge number of Monarch butterfly caterpillars in my backyard at the moment. #monarchbutterfly #insects #caterpillar

ai6yr, 21 days ago (edited 21 days ago) to Cats

Logging onto the Fediverse every day, I think of my friends and their cats and wonder: "I wonder if they have a cute cat photo today, or if they are in the ER having been viciously mauled by the cat for foolishly trying to trim their nails/brush them?" #cats

ai6yr, 22 days ago to random

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hisstogramma, 27 days ago to random

Little free library used for puzzles in our town. It is surprisingly busy! Puzzles and audiobooks are my evening guilty pleasure in the winter. #littlefreelibrary

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

All that coffee this morning did not do the job. Have now moved on to black tea with mint from the garden. (too much mint...darn weeds... might as well drink it). #yawn

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to Dogs

This is Tori. Nine weeks old. My neighbor’s new canine companion in training puppy. She will train and socialize her for 1.5 years and then give her to someone that needs her desperately. She has the best temperament- sweet and patient. #caninecompanion #dogs #puppies

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

CNPS vernal pool workshop today at Jepson prairie. Stunning flowers and several rare plants. My boots were yellow at the end of the day from the goldfield pollen. #bloomscrolling #vernalpools

Vernal swale with yellow flowers called goldfields
Boots that were yellow with goldfields pollen
Vernal pool in a green grassland with bright yellow and blue flowers

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to random

A story in 3 photos. A super cool chicken farm with a roadside egg, honey, and butter stand. Pay $0.25 for chicken feed. Happy chickens break out of the ranch (plus some sparrows) and come on over for snacks. Brilliant marketing department. #chickens #organicfarming

A gumball machine except filled with chicken scratch
Three Happy chickens at the roadside stand eating corn from the gumball machine

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to random

Mouse-Mouse discovers applewood slow cooked in the oven bacon (cooked for 3 hours - so it caramelizes) and his world has changed for the better. Same — Mousey. I feel the same. (It’s only a teeny bite - that’s too much sodium for big bites.) #caturday

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Harlequin lotus from the Sonoma coast yesterday. #bloomscrolling

ai6yr, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

It's a really good thing I don't have room or money (or need) for this... 1986 Hagglund up for auction down the street. "Hansel". Picture from below at McMurdo Station is the sister of Hansel, "Gretel", somewhere roaming around Antarctica. #Antarctica

Description of Hansel: Passenger ATV 1987, 16-person amphibious fording depth fre eboard 200mm wt 10,080-lbs
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ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Good thing I double check the now banished contractor's work. Apparently they have never seen a compression fitting in their life. #gas #safety

Bubbles on a gas line = bad. Brand new yellow line
More blue Teflon on a compression fitting

hisstogramma, 1 month ago to random

TurboTax is the devil. Never ever again will I use that awful mess of buggy code. #taxes

ai6yr, 2 months ago to gardening

Oxalis is underrated as a landscaping plant! The bees love it. Edible (in small quantities... though probably wouldn't eat these, the dog also likes marking it, ha ha) #gardening #garden #flowers

hisstogramma, 2 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Tulips! I’m hoping they don’t get hammered by the rain and wind. The orange and pink color combination is new to me this year. The reds will all come in later. #bloomscrolling #tulips

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ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

KCRA: A Northern California man's struggle after government mistakenly declares him deceased https://www.kcra.com/article/california-social-security-declares-man-dead/60248881?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

#imnotdeadyet #socialsecurity #oops

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

And now you know why my parents (immigrants to the US who have been here since the 60's) started carrying their US Passports when traveling around the US around 2016.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-texas-plan-to-arrest-migrants-for-illegal-entry-would-work