USelaine

ai6yr, 1 month ago to hiking

Hiking Safety Tip For The Evening / or maybe dating advice for guys who like older women?

Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men attracts cougars

https://mountainlion.org/2010/06/24/ck-cologne-attracts-cougars-no-not-those-cougars-actual-cats/

#hiking #safety

USelaine, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

They call this little iris Maui Moonlight. I love the gentle yellow. #BloomScrolling

USelaine, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Slpashicata cultivar of bearded iris has taken a rain beating in the last twelve hours, but still stands. #Florespondence #BloomScrolling

USelaine, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

My first bloom of an iris variety called Crows Feet. It’s so relatable. #BloomScrolling

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Hmm, it appears I have found another book on Feng Shui, based on the topics enclosed 😅 (it's a book about witchcraft, but the topic list is almost identical to the "Feng Shui for Dummies" book I borrowed last time).

USelaine, 1 month ago to random

National Geographic asks “Which Animals Were Actually on Noah’s Ark?” and it still breaks my heart to see what happened to the brand.

RickiTarr, 1 month ago to random

If you could have one new skill starting right now, what would it be?

USelaine, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Azalea “Mandarin Lights” started blooming this week. #BloomScrolling

CMDoran, 1 month ago to random

@ivory on Android very glitchy. Why don't I see words for posts?

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Hmm, so much for my plans for running a herd of cattle through the streets of Long Beach, California without a permit. #cowboy #laws https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6AN_CH6.16ANRE_6.16.020LIRIST

USelaine, 1 month ago to random

Overcast skies couldn’t suppress this thriving sunrose. #MendocinoCoast

USelaine, 1 month ago to random

Next time you pass through Fort Bragg <spit>, you might detour to the Purity Market parking lot to see this beauty. #StreetArt #MendocinoCoast

USelaine, 1 month ago to random

Any excursion inland before the oaks leaf out reminds me of the time a work visitor from the city arrived forlornly asking “what is this disease killing the trees?”

We were completely confused until she explained further. It was the lichen. She had never seen lichen on trees. Usnea drapes abundantly on the oaks and firs in our clean air. #LichenSubscribe
#Mendocino

Another lichen covered oak tree on the edge of an evergreen forest, with clear blue sky above and light green grass below.

RickiTarr, 1 month ago to random

Hello! I want to do a Spooky Picture Prompt! So, find a picture in your camera roll that would represent the phrase:

Last Picture on the Camera Roll

This should be spooky, but completely up to your own interpretation. Here's one from me, with weird eclipse light.

ai6yr, 2 months ago to cycling

Coffee cup holder for installing on your bicycle, anyone?... #BikeTooter #cycling #coffee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJp5zOebF9I

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

Yay! Finally, the vehicle won't start at all... rather than being intermittent. New starter or cables needed, likely. Has been spotty for months, but neither I nor my mechanic had been able to diagnose it since it was so intermittent. Intermittent car problems are worse than car problems. #carrepair

USelaine, 2 months ago to random

It’s weird to me that I can access iTunes with all of my purchases, on my ancient and battered iPad mini, but not on my iPhone.

violetmadder, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to gardening

Question! What are your favorite California native plants for the garden?

I am helping a community farm's native plant propagation project and I'm working on our wishlist. We're at the northeastern end of the Bay Area, so stuff from our region is best but anything from CA is worth consideration.

These are to be put out for sale to the general public, most of whom are not very familiar with the concept of native plants and are easily turned off by things that look funky or have specialized needs. Which is too bad, because funky/weird special plants are my favorites!

Edibility and fragrance are good bonuses that will add appeal. We don't want things to be stuck in pots for too long, natives suffer if they don't go in the ground and start developing deep roots pretty quick.

Is it totally the wrong time in the year to be starting any annuals from seeds? I dunno, so I'm focusing mostly on perennials for now.

I'll edit my list, in alphabetical order by scientific name:

Achillea millefolium, common yarrow is good and standard.

Aristolochia californica, the California pipevine, is totally funky but a big must since it's the only food for pipevine swallowtail caterpillars-- at the nursery where I used to work, we always had a waiting list for these because they're so slow to propagate.

Asclepias fascicularis, narrowleaf milkweed-- obvious pick for monarchs

Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed

Camassia quamash, blue camas was a staple food for the First Nations people and the flowers are nice but I never see it in the nurseries-- I hear it's pretty easy to grow, any reason not to try for this one?

Ceanothus, I don't know why this stuff gets called California "lilac" because it doesn't smell a darn thing like lilac, very popular though

Clinopodium douglasii, yerba buena is a nice minty groundcover

Dicentra formosa, the western bleedingheart, is one of my favorite plants ever, so elegant!

Eschscholzia californica, California poppy

Epilobium canum, California fuschia

Erigeron glaucus, seaside daisy-- especially the compact Wayne Roderick form is popular

Eriogonum fasciculatum, California buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium, seaside buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum, sulphur buckwheat is the bright yellow one

Erythranthe cardinalis, scarlet monkeyflower is one I see a lot

Fragaria chiloensis, beach strawberries I've been digging up from the yard and potting whole flats of em

Heuchera sanguinum, coral bells, has very attractive low foliage and tall flower spikes

Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon is a bit on the large side for our purposes but such an attractive and important habitat plant I want to carry a few

Iris douglasiana we've already got on hand

Lonicera ciliosa, orange trumpet honeysuckle, could be a good alternative to the invasive Japanese one

Monardella villosa, coyote mint smells very strong and has nice flowers

Penstemons, gosh there's so many which ones??

Prunella vulgaris, selfheal is a useful herb found all over the place

Ribes aureum, the golden currant, is edible and nice.

Ribes sanguinum, the red flowering currant is a popular one all over the world, so that's an obvious pick.

Salvia apiana, white sage is one I'd like more people to grow at home and stop overharvesting from the wild

Salvia clevelandii

Salvia mellifera, black sage

Salvia spathacea, hummingbird sage is quite attractive and has a fun pineapple sage flavor

Sisyrinchium bellum is charming and most nurseries with natives carry it

Symphyotrichum chilense, pacific aster we've got I've been digging it up where it jumped into the walkway and potting up a lot

Verbena lilacina is a nice fragrant one I'm fond of

Vitis californica, the native grape might be good-- although the hybrid Roger's Red is the version preferred by a lot of customers

What else, ya think?

#CNPS
#CaliforniaNatives
#NativePlants
#Gardening
#SFbayarea

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

Ah, my sympathies to this poor woman. You do not want to win a gob of money and have that known publicly, because you're going to have to sell your house and move, change your phone number, and avoid every relative/friend/etc. you had begging for money for a decade. (you want to win smaller amounts that aren't so visible).

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/downtown-las-1-08-billion-powerball-jackpot-winner-revealed/3376213/

#powerball #jackpot #sympathies

ai6yr, 2 months ago to earthquake

M5.8 Earthquake off the coast of California. NO tsunami expected. #earthquake #California #Oregon

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

The most useful invention I've ever run across... Corsi-Rosenthal box.

I have used this so far for:

1. Wildfire smoke
2. COVID-19
3. Bacon smoke (on Saturdays, LOL)
4. General improvement of AQI
5. Pet related allergies (hay and dander)
6. Ragweed/pollen heavy days
7. Dust from Santa Ana winds
8. Dust from construction/remodeling
9. Paint fumes (only partially useful, doesn't absorb gases, but helps somewhat) -- plus it sucks all the dust from the air, so it doesn't stick to your paint

(probably other uses, too...)

How to build one:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-box

#corsirosenthalbox #invention

USelaine, 2 months ago to random

#SilentSunday

RickiTarr, 2 months ago to random

What's a good movie to watch with your Mom?

USelaine, 2 months ago to random

My friend Quinn is raising money to get physical therapy. Her dog sitting work depends on improving her mobility. You may know her from the socials as reelquinn. Funny AF. Kind AF.

https://gofund.me/6ca548d0