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Written by Helena on 2025-02-02 at 14:33

Moss on an old apple tree

[#]Mosstodon

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-30 at 19:08

Still finding downed branches after Storm Éowyn, another chance to see what the lichen gets up to above head height.

Also gave me a useful opportunity to explain to someone (of the neat & tidy gardening persuasion) that lichen doesn’t harm the trees they are growing on & that they add to the biodiversity. Next time I get a chance I’ll tell them about the link between the types of lichen present and air pollution.

[#]LichenSubscribe

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-28 at 20:11

Uk folks- new petition

This is to stop new build houses getting gas boilers, so they can be phased out easier & to stop building more fossil fuel infrastructure

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/707891

[#]UKGov #Petition #ClimateAction

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-26 at 16:08

I get emails from the Scottish government about the consultations currently open & on Monday 20th Jan, their email led with “did you know we are also on X..” and giving their X address. Never noticed that before.

Such bad timing.

They shouldn’t be on X, who do we contact to ask them to leave X?

[#]Twitter #ScottishGovernment #Xit

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-17 at 22:09

lichen for Friday

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-16 at 15:45

Once again, there is “forbidden hummus” in the fridge.

[#]GrowItYourself #Stratification #PerennialVegetable

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-14 at 15:45

Couldn’t help but be impressed with the happy moss growing on the edge of a pedestrian bridge over a small watercourse.

[#]Mosstodon

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-13 at 18:31

Another icy photo from yesterday, it has been cold enough for ice to form in the pitchers of my Sarracenia purpurea.

Will need to wait & see how the plant felt about that.

[#]ice #InsectivorousPlants #Sarracenia

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-12 at 17:53

Am rereading the Murderbot diaries series by Martha Wells and wanted to shout out @murderbotbot

that posts Murderbot quotes (with spoilers) and definitely influenced my decision to start a re-read

[#]MurderBot #AmReading

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-12 at 15:25

The weather is starting to warm up after some days of freezing temps.

The ice is still around, and a few patches of frost.

I liked the way the bubbles had frozen in a container we had outside.

[#]ice #nature

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-12 at 15:14

[#]SilentSunday

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-11 at 12:54

@kedara sorry if this is redundant info - I’m not seeing that you have any posts (might be server connection related)

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-11 at 12:52

@kedara hello, welcome to Mastodon. Looks like you’re doing a good job of following folks, hopefully you know about following hashtags for your interests too.

You might have more people follow you back once you have a couple of posts up (some people write an intro post with bio type info and the hashtag “ # introduction “ without the space)

Which can then be shared so you can find more like minded people.

Even just replying to a couple of posts shows you are a real person (I hope you are!)

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-10 at 18:45

Last year’s Babbington leek bulbil plantings not minding the cold weather

[#]PerennialVegetable

[#]GrowItYourself #gardening

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-09 at 18:30

Beautiful frost feathers on wooden tables today.

[#]Frostodon #ice

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-03 at 22:41

Missing flowers this January day, so I was looking back at some of the summer flower photos, I liked the jumble of pink and purple colour we had at the back door herb (and flower) patch & thought others might like them too.

[#]BloomScrolling #SummerFlowers

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-02 at 14:19

Out in the frosty cold sunshine admiring mossy logs today.

[#]mosstodon

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Written by Helena on 2025-01-01 at 20:39

Out for the New Year Plant hunt with a couple of friends today, getting distracted by moss.

We spotted 19 species in flower.

[#]mosstodon #NewYearPlantHunt

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Written by Helena on 2024-12-29 at 19:53

Out walking through Dundee today with my #NewYearPlantHunt head on.

Quite a lot in flower, including chickweed, Arabidopsis, mayweed, shepherds purse, groundsel, daisy, smooth sowthistle, and this dandelion.

The wind made it hard going to get in-focus photos. I think I managed so I’ll be able to add them to the plant hunt later.

[#]wildflower

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Written by Helena on 2024-12-29 at 11:21

It’s started!

The BSBI #NewYearPlantHunt

If you are in Britain or Ireland and can get out over the next 4 days to spot what’s in flower near you you can submit the info

https://bsbi.org/new-year-plant-hunt/sending-in-your-new-year-plant-hunt-records

(Via an app) so the Botanical society of Britain and Ireland can collate the info.

[#]Wildflowers #Botany #Plants

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