RobinApple

RobinApple, 12 hours ago to random

Reflections on how we use our time, by @AnnaBrones. The goal? Feel less pressured and get more enjoyment out of your day.

#saturdayvibes #vacation #weekend

https://open.substack.com/pub/creativefuel/p/slivers-of-time?r=9pqwg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

RobinApple, 14 days ago to california

The #aurora in Northern #California last night. Earth holds a lot of magic.

#auroraborealis

Purple-pink glow of aurora with pine trees in silhouette

RobinApple, 1 month ago to nature

I have a growing appreciation for the tiny insects in our world. 🐜🪲🐞🐝🦋

#insects #ecosystem support, #bugs #nature #biodiversity

‘Small but mighty’: how invertebrates play central role in shaping our world https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/09/small-but-mighty-how-invertebrates-play-central-role-in-shaping-our-world?CMP=share_btn_url

CWilbur, 1 month ago to random

Okay masto-friends, I’m entering a local wildlife picture contest and I need help picking the one shot to submit. I’m gonna show you 10 pictures in three posts. Can you all weigh in on your opinion? If you want, just reply to the post selecting one of the three(or four) pix. Anyway, enjoy the posts. I took all these pix. First set:

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RobinApple, 1 month ago to random

The unsung #heroes who help build America and keep it running— #immigrants #BridgeCollapse

“Does America need a more searing visual image than eight men working for their piece of the America dream — filling potholes on a terrifying bridge in 1 a.m. darkness — to understand that our nation was built by immigrants, runs on immigrant labor and needs immigrants?”

https://wapo.st/3x7PyQc

RobinApple, 2 months ago to nature

#SilentSunday

#Tree sentinels— coastal redwoods growing in community. Their roots lace together for mutual stability. Sequoia sempervirens

#nature #forest #trees #redwoods

RobinApple, 3 months ago to Bloomscrolling

#SilentSunday #bloomscrolling #flower #flowerphotography

RobinApple, 3 months ago to animals

“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” 🐝🐜🦗🐞🪰🪲

E. O. Wilson, biologist and Pulitzer Prize winner.

#insects #biodiversity #animals #ecology #nature #quote

RobinApple, 3 months ago to climate

“There’s a generational theft underway: of water and ice and coral, but also of security and ease.” Bill Mckibben, 350.org

#ClimateChange #climate affecting #children

https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/were-robbing-kids-of-their-future?publication_id=438146&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=9pqwg

RobinApple, 3 months ago to nature

#SilentSunday #mosstodon #nature

This #moss covered stump shows how trees can provide a living space even after being cut down. 🌲🌲

RobinApple, 3 months ago to Battlemaps

🌲🌲The U.S. Forest Service measures #tree growth in plots nationwide. Their finding? Eastern forests are growing faster with increased CO2 while Western #forests are slowing down due to increasing heat.

#forest #climatechange #ecology #nature

https://open.substack.com/pub/gabepopkin/p/the-eastern-united-states-powerhouse?r=9pqwg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Teri_Kanefield, 3 months ago to random

I got the grade of "A" I was expecting from my publisher for the manuscript I just turned in.

"Hi, wow! What a story! Here is my edit of BILL OF RIGHTS. It’s really good, and I found it very helpful to me as an adult, so I’m sure kids will appreciate it as they have to study it in the classroom. Teachers and librarians everywhere will thank you."

Edits are small word tinkers.

🎉

I like when teachers and librarians thank me. I also like when the editor who gives me money is happy.

RobinApple, 4 months ago to Animal

Can animal love/ devotion be similar to human love?

#animal #intelligence #emotions #nature #birds

https://nautil.us/what-pigeons-teach-us-about-love-235791/

RobinApple, 4 months ago to Battlemaps

#SilentSunday
Amanita #mushroom from the #redwood #forest.

RobinApple, 4 months ago to ocean

Each great #whale 🐋 provides carbon collection services equal to thousands of trees. They also mix the ocean layers when they dive, and fertilize it when they migrate. More life grows in the #ocean because of them. 💙

Bringing back more whales is a #ClimateSolution

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-makes-whales-fin-tastic-climate-champions?utm_campaign=oceans&utm_medium=email&utm_source=enews-wwf&utm_content=2407c-ed

RobinApple, 4 months ago to random

Bird populations dropped 30% in last 50 years, but we can change that by paying attention to why. 🐦‍⬛

“Birds’ top threats — habitat loss, climate change, pesticides, glass windows and domestic cats — are the result of human decisions.” From @washingtonpost Climate newsletter

ArgelagaOnFire, 4 months ago to bookstodon Catalan

Wow! This one here is a real pageturner! I'm still in the middle of it and I'm enjoying it a great deal! Have you read it?
#lisasee #bookstodon @bookstodon

RobinApple, 4 months ago to Mushrooms

#SilentSunday
Oyster #mushrooms seen on my walk in the #redwood #forest.

#fungi #nature

RickiTarr, 4 months ago to random

Last night, my husband asked me to look at something that felt weird on his back, and honestly, it looked like a cancerous mole. I told him he needed to go to the doctor this morning, so he did. The Nurse Practitioner said, Yep, that looks gnarly, and took a biopsy. Now we have to wait for a week, which feels way too long. I know basal cell carcinomas are very treatable, and almost never lead to death, but I still feel anxious. Has anyone else dealt with this before?

RobinApple, 4 months ago to Battlemaps

#mosstadon
This #moss covered tree stump could also be a stage for little forest folks. Stump speech anyone?

#forest sights, #nature #GetOutside

RobinApple, 4 months ago to climate

Has the #fossilfuel tide turned?

“We need deep and fast reductions in emissions if we hope to stay within the vanishingly small budget for carbon which remains.”

#climatechange #fossilfuels #ClimateAction #2023Recap

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/30/climate-scientists-hail-2023-as-beginning-of-the-end-for-fossil-fuel-era

RobinApple, 5 months ago to Battlemaps

Found this Dyer’s Polypore #fungus on a recent walk in the redwood #forest. They make lovely natural dyes for fabric plus they help downed wood decompose.

#plants #fungi #nature

passenger, 5 months ago to bookstodon

@bookstodon

I need to buy a gift for a family-of-friend. I am informed that they really like mystery stories, especially in historical settings, but are not fond of SFF.

I assume this means they have already read the obvious candidates, the Cadfaels and the like, or if they haven't then that's a conscious choice on their part which means I shouldn't buy them one of those.

What's a non-SFF mystery story you've enjoyed recently? Recommend me a book please!

#RecommendMeABook

RobinApple, 5 months ago to ocean

These kids developed a robotic system to rescue thousands of crabs 🦀 trapped in lost crab pots in the Salish Sea of Washington state. 👍👍

#crabs #ocean #ecology #teens to admire

https://open.substack.com/pub/fallows/p/the-kids-are-all-right?r=9pqwg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email