The ginkgo tree at the arboretum near us usually drops most of its leaves over the course of a day or two in early November. Feels magical with its leaves carpeting the ground amid the surrounding foliage. #ginkgo #nature #autumn #landscape

What is wrong with the NY Times? Awful reporting, though the name of the reporter, Jenny GROSS, seems to be appropriate. Call it what it is: shit, insane and reprehensible coming from a president.

Carl Sagan in 1986 on the problems with media and science literacy.

The Rascal's It’s a Beautiful Morning, because that's exactly what it is today in this part of the northeast.

A glass of an orange liquid with sprigs of mint. Headline: Mint Julep.

Thousands of juleps are poured at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby this weekend. Here's how to make one at home in five minutes. nyti.ms/3EETU5C

The President said of the U.S. economy: "We are a department store, and we set the price. I meet with the companies, and then I set a fair price, what I consider to be a fair price, and they can pay it, or they don't have to pay it."

And then... I lost it.

Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses cross species barriers and have the potential to cause pandemics. In North America, HPAI A(H5N1) viruses related to the goose/Guangdong 2.3.4.4b hemagg...

Historically, hygiene and health are reasons to have effective government. Without it, people senselessly die. Demolishing the federal government will have terrible costs.
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#HandsOff #morristown #handsoffnj @maddow.msnbc.com

Thank you, Senator Booker, for standing up for those of us who are appalled by the efforts of the Trump/Musk regime to close critical government agencies, undermine our social safety net and destroy relationships with our allies that took decades to build. You are an inspiration!

This is how it's done. Thank you @booker.senate.gov

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Secretariat was born 55 years ago today (March 30). One of the all time greats and the greatest I've seen in my lifetime. Claiborne Farm, August 1982. #secretariat

Nice work!

Did you know?

There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”

Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.

"Good For You", which translates to GFY when I use it.

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