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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Spent 3 hours trying to color correct an image for a print before I realized my magenta nozzle was clogged 🙂‍↔️ This is my least favorite part of being an artist!

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The weather is above freezing, I saw Snowdrops in bloom, and it’s starting to feel like Spring 🌷 Even if it’s just a tease, I’ll take it. #irises #knitting #icelandicwool

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help expand native woodlands, says study - Researchers say the animals could keep red deer numbers under control, leading to storage of 1m tonnes of CO2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Reintroducing wolves to Highlands could help native woodlands, says study

Researchers say the animals could keep red deer numbers under control, leading to storage of 1m tonnes of CO2

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Desk is cleaned up & organized. Officially time to buckle down and get back to art 😮‍💨 I’m feeling inspired, so let’s hope I can focus

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A cold, slushy Sunday in February is perfect for catching up on my winter sowing. I should have done this last month, but I think these seeds will grow into successful adults 😌 Solidago bicolor pictured below, plus lots of others 🥰

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

It’s hard to feel like pencil drawings are worth taking the time to finish, but I guess I’ll try to be stubborn and finish these violets. Maybe then I’ll trace the sketch into a watercolor pad for some fun

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Leann the Illustrator @leann-illustrator.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hey gay people of North Jersey you should go to this mixer tomorrow!!! #queer #dating #valentinesday #mixer #northjersey #njevents

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today’s goal is to hide from the news and get my art desk set up to actually paint. I’m going to challenge myself to work bigger, and I’m sick of not having a permanent art station. #uvularia #uvulariaperfoliata #bellflower #perfoliatebellflower #springephemeral

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-…

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Some of my seeds have already germinated, and I am counting down the days until Skunk Cabbage is back 🤭 Tiny plants and thoughts of spring always bring joy. #watercolor #botanicalart #skunkcabbage #symplocarpusfoetidus #nativeplants

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more. - US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID - $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes. - Food stranded in Houston - Aid stopped in transit. The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.

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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses

U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.

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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Start that art project—even if you don’t feel ready. The skills you need will come as you create.

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Oh, to be a tiny Bucculatricidae larva snuggled up in its cocoon, wedged in the bark of a red maple, sleeping through winter ..

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Every year, I promise myself I’ll practice botanical illustration more… then barely do. Nature is healing in difficult times though, and the super tedious and time-consuming rendition of nature seems like the perfect distraction. 🫣 Milkweed & Skipper

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Some simple watercolor sketches. I’m rusty and my hand gets tired way too fast 🥲 I’m so excited to work with vegetables again this summer.

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Shane Lear @shanelear.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Updated list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans

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The Lowly Esculent @lowlyesculent.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

A couple of quick watercolor sketches. First time painting anything since the election. It’s been tough battling the feeling of meaninglessness when it comes to art. Now to figure out what to paint that has some meaning

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