Saw this a few minutes ago and now that song is playing on an endless loop in my head. Thanks 😬

In Congress

What was the book?

I regret my failure to acknowledge Bill Watterson in my thesis because Calvin and Hobbes were such an inspiration during my grad school years.

Yeah, I’m old. But it was a privilege to meet him

I had the pleasure of meeting him and hearing him speak on several occasions. Really look forward to reading this book!

Omg she looks exactly the way I feel!

Not only did @rokhanna.bsky.social show up for us, he stayed for 90+ minutes after the main event to listen to every comment and answer every question!

Najas guadalupensis, an annual aquatic plant, is facultatively perennial.

Non, it’s a collection of essays

I just stumbled across a book called Dark Botany: The Herbarium Tales and I am rearranging my weekend plans accordingly.

A promotional flyer that says "THEY'RE COMING" in big letters at the top. The background image shows a little orange-and-black cicada peering around a branch. The cover of my book "The Cicadas of North America" is shown on the left. A label at the bottom says "Use coupon code BROODXIV for 20% off The Cicadas of North America, now thru June!"

There's going to be a huge emergence of cicadas this spring. What a great time to pick up the world's best illustrated field guide to cicadas!
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Not surprising. I was told he was just “too busy” to hold an in-person town hall 🙄

Thousands of bright yellow orbs of light illuminate a dark forest.

In the midst of darkness, there is something beautiful about choosing to chase the light.

The word chionophile, a snow-loving organism that thrives in harsh winter conditions, may apply to the plant I am currently studying but it certainly doesn’t apply to me.

I love reading papers by early American botanists whose descriptions of the natural world expressed a deep appreciation and sometimes a touch of awe.

Looks more like levitation than flight

I have to wonder how they keep their balance so well on those narrow limbs - I would definitely fall off!

Definitely open!

I Iike the fingerless gloves that have a mitten-like piece that pulls over the fingers when you aren’t using your hands

The botanical term fugacious means falling or withering early, like the flowers of a blue-eyed grass. Wondering if it may apply to other ephemeral things like thoughts or joy.