laundry day
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Romneya coulteri
I made this page over a week ago; yesterday I saw that the remainder of the plant had disappeared, before I got a chance to dig it up and cage the roots.
I want to plant a lot more natives in the front yard, so I’m going to have to come up with a tactic to protect them while they get established.
mixing it up
Playing with tempera sticks and wax oil pastels makes me feel like a kid again. Nice!
Schistocerca nitens
Reading up on this grasshopper, I learned that it is a problematic invasive species in Hawaii. In 2004, a major swarming event on the island of Nīhoa devastated approximately 90% of the island’s vegetation. Likely introduced to Hawaii several decades ago, it has since spread throughout the archipelago, aided by its ability to fly over 300 miles across open ocean!
That last fact blew my mind. 🤯
Downton Abbey
Rainy morning, a good opportunity to catch up on this week’s Draw With Me, where the theme was Downton Abbey (kinda). I may have seen part of a single episode of the show long ago, but I really know nothing except that it’s about aristocratic Brits and stars Maggie Smith. The characters depicted here are just random Edwardian people. I’m glad we don’t have to dress like that anymore. Especially glad I don’t have to wear a pizza on my head.
Brenneria quercina
Do you have oaks in your neighbourhood? Are they drippy this year?
wall graphics
It’s easy to find the elevator here.
conejo valley botanic garden
concert in the park
My MIL’s community hosts summer concerts in the park. It’s a good opportunity to practice people sketching.
wood rat den
Wildwood is lovely, but sometimes the creek is pretty smelly. Scenic, but odiferous. I wonder if the woodrats are bothered by that.
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