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A rather tall bull thistle (𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦), from Thompson Park:

#PricklyPlants #BloomScrolling #WildFlowers #Asteraceae #flowers #plants #thistles

Flowering and not-yet-flowering heads of a tall thistle, giving the general impression of spiky green hedgehogs perched on the ends of thorny branches, with a couple of the hedgehogs waving pink pom poms.
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Female black meadowhawk (𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘦), from the Wiley Trails:

#dragonfly #meadowhawk #odonata #insects

A dragonfly perched on serrated spear-shaped leaves. She has big brown eyes and a golden tail with black markings. Her legs are black, as are the lacy veins of her wings.
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This week we're starting a new school year (10th grade) with my homeschooled teen, and the math and science books I selected for this year's curriculum are intended for college undergrads. Today we started on the math book (𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 by Lial et al.), and they seem to be really enjoying it. The first section is on inductive reasoning vs deductive reasoning with axiomatic systems, and the approach is so refreshing after the arithmetic-heavy high school materials from previous years. neocat_glasses

#homeschooling #math

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The mini rose (𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢 sp.) we impulse bought from the supermarket is blooming again:

#BloomScrolling #rose #flower #Rosaceae

Closeup of a single lovely pink rose. A few leaves and prickly stems can be seen behind in the mostly dark background.
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If I ever did get to go again, I'd love to get a dress from Holy Clothing for the occasion... neobot_heart_eyes_pink

https://holyclothing.com/

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Ooooh I'd forgotten the Sterling Renaissance Festival was a thing!

https://www.sterlingfestival.com/

I'd love to go again, if we ever have any summer days that are cool enough that I don't just want to crawl into a dark corner of the house and never poke my head outside. blobcatsweat

Sadly, climate change means I won't be holding my breath...

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CW: FB

I had someone else unfriend me on Facebook*, without warning, and so as usual I'm overthinking in an attempt to analyze it. I barely know this person (we went to high school together), but they don't seems that picky (they have over 550 friends surely they don't closely interact with all of them?) and I can't help but wonder what inspired them to suddenly drop me after all these years. Fear of caterpillars? Button misclick? Sudden onset transphobia and/or homophobia? Winning the random number generator defriending lottery? neobot_confused_dizzy

Just to be clear, I don't especially care about this person being my Facebook "friend," I'm just over analyzing what my sudden excision says about their perception of 𝑚𝑒.

(*The usual disclaimer: Yeah, I have a Facebook, it's the only way for me to keep in contact with high school or work friends/family members [and occasionally attempt to rabble rouse] without the horror that is actual human interaction. Adblocker, Friend Fixer, and using the friends feed keep it tolerable. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ )

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#SilentSunday

A semi-panoramic photo of the lookout at Thompson Park. The sky above is cloudless and shades from turquoise in the top left to a pale off white on the far right. On the left is a sort of gazebo built of stones, with pillars supporting a sienna orange roof. Trees paint a green border between the structure and the sky. From there a low stone wall stretches across the picture until on the far left there is a long-haired person in blue T-shirt, cargo shorts, and hiking boots, holding a phone and taking a picture of the view.
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I've been uncharacteristically productive today. Go me! neocat_pat_happy

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Another contribution from my teen, this sweet wee woolly bear (probably a Virginian tiger moth, 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢) found close to home:

#CaterpillarDay #WoollyBear #caterpillar #moth #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects

A sweet little fuzzy golden orange woolly bear caterpillar, speckled with a few wee drops of water, moving across a concrete surface.