David Jakubiak

I am just here to say I have solved 8 meal disasters and I am super dooper close to finishing the ninth.

A wasp enjoys the pollen of a sky blue aster, a late season bloomer that delights all sorts of pollinators.

It’s been a long time.
I shouldn’t have kept you
with a native plant pic to step to.

LIBRARIES WIN IN COURT. Federal court issues permanent injunction in Rhode Island V. Trump, stops the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The court ruled that all actions taken by the Administration to dismantle IMLS are nullified. This injunction takes immediate nationwide effect: all grants, in every state and territory. The Administration is stopped from taking these actions again in the future. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!

A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.

Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)

A small Boston Terrier proudly holds an Ichthyosauria-themed dog toy, inviting the on-looker to engage in a game of Tug of War.

She calls it her #gar. I’m good with it.

I felt like he legimately cared that I was working on my game and in school. It was super cool. Then, he died one day after I turned 18. It was awful.

Amazing person. I met Reggie at Holy Cross baskeball camp as a high school freshman. Saw him in Downtown Crossing that holiday season and he remembered me by name. The next summer I ran into him again at Faneuil Hall and he still remembered my name, asked how I was. Meant a lot to a skinny kid.

😎

Cool.

How much did it cost taxpayers?

If you are here with me in the year that is 2025, you know someone who will adore you for understanding them and getting them this new print from a local Chicago-area artist. Maybe as a holiday gift Maybe just to say that despite all the challenges we encounter, we must still let those birds fly.

This ---->

A boat motors towards a grid of mooring in Chicago’ Monroe Harbor on its way to remove them as part of winter preparations on November 13, 2025.

The annual removal of the moorings is underway at Monroe Harbor, which means soon ice watch will begin.

STFU About Chicago Stickers STFU About Chicago stickers are all 4" on their longest side. Sticker 3-packs are premade and we cannot accommodate requests!

@chuygarcia.house.gov is my rep. I am appreciative for all he has done. Legit first time we've had a rep who cared about the "lower ear muff." I do feel betrayed by what he did, which was just a gross replay of age-old Chicago style politics. That said, @gluesenkampperez.house.gov can respecfully...

Talk about an age-old beef.

Honor veterans - not with press releases on Nov. 11 - but by advocating for and supporting candidates who fund services that provide veterans connections and support transitioning back to civilian life, health care, good jobs and an unbreakable safety net of crisis care that is there when needed.

A brilliant white bloodroot blossom rises through its own leaf, offering pollen to spring bees. The plant gets its name from its blood-red sap which is incredibly toxic to folks like you and me.

One of my favorite spring ephemerals (and I have many) is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)! These brilliant white blossoms last about a day, and if pollinated, things get really fun! Bloodroot seeds are dispersed by ants which bring them home to their nests 1 — the ideal habitat for germination!

kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage . ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .

Stop saying “Miracle Mile!” There is no “Miracle Mile” in Chicago!

Psssst. Get a library card. Pass it on.

DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL. The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Two golden crocuses burst from a straw colored dormant lawn on March 10, 2021

To everyone in Chicagoland waking up to a snowscape, I have good news! It’s only four months until crocus season!

Your point stands

A skipper butterfly sits on the bright yellow woodland sunflower blossom in the summer sun.

As the first snow flies in Chicago, I thought I’d share this adorable skipper on a woodland sunflower.

This is so incredibly deflating. I’d post a Charlie Brown gif, but millions of people losing their healthcare because they have to sign up now - a month before a highly unlikely vote might maybe materialize is peak let them eat cake energy.

Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...

The ads continue to make themselves what if Dems made them:

Trump administration to faith leaders: “No More Prayer.”

You are an inspiration GARFUNKEL! Your resilience and fight make my heart soar!

:/

Of course it’s cloudy in Chicagoland.

Does anyone in national media know what a "man on the street" interview is in 2025? Like people are out and around in every part of Chicago every minute of every day. Ask someone how they feel. It's not that hard.

It is real out here!

Friend, I turned 50 this year and when I got my flu and covid, they were like:
What’l it be next?
-Shingles
-Pneumonia
-Hep
-DTAP
-RSV
PS you were born in the 70s so you might should boost that measles, dig?
So my winter is booked.