J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples 030
Reposted by J.D. HoJames Bashford @wrenandbee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve seen some Vestals before but never one as fresh and vibrant as this 🤩 #NatureWithin 36210
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Also, today I complimented a stranger on his spotted lanternfly killing technique. Wow!!! He was a pro!!! 030
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Made progress on my book today thanks to my excellent writing buddies @hanvanderhart.bsky.social, @jgriffingraham.bsky.social, and @danielbolnick.bsky.social. Truly, you cannot do it alone. 291
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Get yourself a friend who casually recommends your book to the nyt and puts you in the same sentence as Annie Dillard. Full disclosure, I helped him clean invasive weeds out of his pond. 030
Reposted by J.D. HoOf Poetry Podcast @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hear @jgriffingraham.bsky.social read from The Fall of Iris Henley on Episode 91! Listen here: share.transistor.fm/s/dc0a1b63 📚💜🎙️ 084
Reposted by J.D. HoMadrona Murphy @arbutocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Do you have Red Astrachan apples? Can you share photos (and location)? There are two distinct phenotypes and I want to know more about their geographical distribution. 277
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Today I fixed my door with two random screws from my giant random screw box. Don't ever let anyone tell you to throw that box out, no matter how huge it is and how many years you've had it without ever using a screw from it. 040
Reposted by J.D. HoOf Poetry Podcast @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Of genres and perceptions, of commercial and pulp writing (Fanny Howe!), of beautiful language and sentences that bring us joy, of public libraries and of blue collar readers and writing technology and more! Hear novelist Jennifer Graham read on Episode 91! 📚💜🎙️🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/dc0a1b63 1123
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 11/08/2026Another great moment at the Uplands Park Bioblitz bee walk was when a female Colletes I had on my hand starting blowing bubbles to concentrate nectar after I had just talked about that process! Some folks got good photos of it! I really did feel like the bee whisperer! Haha! #bees 1132
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Oh, man. Wish I could say the same. 😅 But I tackled the field of poison ivy? 110
Reposted by J.D. HoRiver River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Good morning to our A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: essays on form & water Kickstarter launch! 📚❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/riv...kickstarter.comA River Runs Through It: Essays on Form & WaterAn anthology exploring rivers and writing, forthcoming from River River Books in Fall 2026. 13119
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I am of the belief that engineers make what appears in sci-fi films. The people who invented our phones and iPads were watching Star Trek when they were kids, and they wanted communicators and PADDS. 100
Reposted by J.D. HoJames Bashford @wrenandbee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Ruby Tiger 💎 🐅 #NatureWithin 0496
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 06/08/2026At the point where I have to do deep thinking about my book structure. I ordered 5 lbs of coffee. 040
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 02/08/2026Posting bee observations on iNaturalist means you are contributing to scientific research that can help conserve native bees. Plus, you are more likely to get multiple people looking at your observations and getting the best possible identification from your photos. #bees 0154
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 28/07/2026Little Melissodes microsticta drying out before she starts work for the day. Ants were farming aphids on the elecampane, so of course I got covered in them! #rileyparkcommunitygarden #bees 0161
Reposted by J.D. HoMichelle Francl @michellefrancl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026This chapter on insect diets is has some great snarky prose: "data almost as hard to digest as the chitinous bodies of the insects themselves" 041
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 26/07/2026It's raining today in Vancouver. Bees will be hunkering down for the time being. And when the sun returns, it will be back to beezness. #bees 2192
J.D. Ho @nematode.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Almost done with the barf draft of my new book, which is not individual essays but rather one topic in chapters. Please tell me about your favorite manuscript organization tools/methods! 130
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 20/07/2026A little leafcutter bee casts a shadow on a mallow leaf as she forages in nodding onion. #bees #rileyparkcommunitygarden 0243
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 10/07/2026Halictus rubicundus is a ground-nesting bee that seems to do well in urban settings. That doesn't mean we should take her for granted. Every time green space is paved over, we lose potential habitat for this lovely gentle bee. #victorygardensforbees #bees 1224
Reposted by J.D. Hobeespeaker @loriweidenhammer.ca · 07/07/2026Agapostemon on cosmos. #rileyparklearninggarden I really love seeing gardens in Vancouver that have been created and tended with care with grassroots community support. Thank you to the gardeners. #bees 0293
