Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 20/09/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Scilla campanulata (Scilla campanulata) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 4, 1791 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 083
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 01/09/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Upright trillium (Trillium erectum) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 14, 1800 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 052
Reposted by Liz Sdougmuder.bsky.social @dougmuder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This week: bad economy, Blanche, Fauci, El-Sayed, and the Wizard of Was. weeklysift.com/2026/08/10/i...weeklysift.comInterested PartiesTyranny is the handmaiden of the moneyed interests. – Robert Reich “The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan” This week’s featured post is “Why the fre… 022
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 29/07/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Round-leaved navel-wort (Cotyledon orbiculata) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 9, 1795 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 0101
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Finished @tkingfisher.com's Wolf Worm. It was excellent - as her work always is! And very, very disgusting - even more so than most of her horror. I can handle sentient puppet-master fungi, but the insect/screw worm gore was...a lot. Not unrelated: www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comFlesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas calf as parasite crosses border from MexicoNew World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening, exposing the nation's cattle... 010
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 29/05/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 2, 1788 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 0112
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The heuchera and allium together make such a pretty combination. The photo doesn’t even really do it justice. #garden #bloom #flowers 171
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Purple starfish at low tide in Edmonds, WA. There were dozens of these guys chilling on the dock posts. #nature 050
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 10/05/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Greater blue bottle (Centaurea montana) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 3, 1790 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 082
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 06/05/2026Daily botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Virginian tradescantia or spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica) The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed, volume 3, 1790 #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 031
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Good luck, Artemis II! T minus 10 minutes, and you can watch live. www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...youtube.comNASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)YouTube video by NASA 000
Reposted by Liz Sdougmuder.bsky.social @dougmuder.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This week: war, law, trans persecution, and a candidate who offers an attack against herself. weeklysift.com/2026/03/16/p...weeklysift.comPathocracyThe transition to pathocracy begins when a disordered individual emerges as a leader figure. While some members of the ruling class are appalled by the brutality and irresponsibility of the leader … 042
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Little bunbun collecting grass in the garden. #nature #bunny 050
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 19/12/2025One of my favorite plants, Clerodendrum trichotomum, has purple pollen, leaves that smell like peanut butter, and flowers that smell like jasmine. It also has winter calyxes and fruits that look like this. So much bang for the botanical buck. #botany #flowers #plants #PNWgardening #bloom 050
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Finished Shifter & Shadow (after re-reading the previous 5 in the series). A+ recommended! @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social, I'm so glad you decided to tell Kirra and Donnal's story at Dorrin Isle. I enjoyed the re-reading and the new book very much! You have such a beautiful writing voice. #books 120
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 28/09/2025She’s definitely plotting something. #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky 0252
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 28/09/2025I have no idea why, but…ok, cool! Clark Fork, ID. #roadtrip #Idaho 010
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 27/09/2025NE corner of WA almost to the Idaho border. Skookum Creek free DNR campground. #roadtrip #nature #PNW 040
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Overnighted at Hog Canyon Lake, which sadly had no lake access for vehicles, but it was nice and quiet. #roadtrip #nature 030
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 25/09/202530 minutes east of Spokane. The wildfire smoke west of here was awful, but I’m finally out of that and next to this. #roadtrip #nature 030
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Tricyrtis formosana (toad lily) flowers are so intricate and beautiful. #flower #bloomscrolling #nature #PNWgardening 050
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 16/09/2025 Your daily dose of botanical drawings from the Botanical Magazine. Virginian tradescantia or spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica) Plate 105 in volume 3, 1790. #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 0317
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Clerodendrum trichotomum (Harlequin glorybower) is such a cool plant. The leaves smell like peanut butter when bruised, the flowers smell like jasmine, and the pollen is purple. #garden #PNW #PNWGardening #nature 040
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 02/09/2025I got to visit a friend's foster kittens today. 3 were playful but shy. This one, though, was super floppy and friendly (but even more murdery than the others when the feather toy was out). Just look at those tiny toe beans! #cat #kitten #catsofbluesky 1293
Reposted by Liz SWilliam Curtis @william-curtis.harpo.nl · 22/08/2025 Your daily dose of botanical drawings from the Botanical Magazine. Perennial lupine (Lupinus perennis) Plate 202 in volume 6, 1793. #magazine #artist #plants #curtis #botany 043
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 15/08/2025OMG, *so* many of my favorite authors are here in Seattle for Worldcon! I'm a crowds=nope person, but I'm fangirling here at home just knowing they're all nearby. I hope you all have a lovely visit: @annaleen.bsky.social , @brandonsanderson.com , @mathcat.bsky.social , #books #booksky #WorldCon 160
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 14/08/2025I wish I'd known this when I was caught in a rip current off Bocas Del Toro 20 years ago. I didn't die, but it was a near thing and unbelievably terrifying to be unable to get closer to land no matter how hard I swam. 010
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 14/08/2025There are a few series that I reread every 3-5 years. It's time for Elizabeth Moon's 'Heris Serrano' now, and they are just so good. 💕 #books #militarysci-fi #booksky 020
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The hummingbirds love the salvias. #birds #nature #PNWgardening #flower 060
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I just finished @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social's 'Long Live Evil', and it was absolutely brilliant. The publisher blurb calls it a send up of fantasy/romantasy, but to me it reads more as a scathing (and hilarious and heart-wrenching) commentary on society & loneliness. #books #booksky 1182
Reposted by Liz SQuite Interesting @qi.com · 02/06/2025Adding the word ‘fucking’ to your Google search query disables the unwanted AI summary at the top of the results page. 24619193
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 25/05/2025I sadly didn’t note the name of this Iris, but it sure is a stunner! At Schreiner’s Gardens in Salem, Oregon. #bloomscrolling #flower #PNW 060
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Iris ‘Wonders Never Cease’ at Schreiner’s Gardens. #bloomscrolling #flower #PNW 040
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Iris ‘Celebration Song’ at Schreiner’s Gardens just north of Salem, Oregon. #bloomscrolling #flower #PNW 050
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Terrestrial orchid at Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR. #bloomscrolling #plants #PNW #flower 1120
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-pulpit, spathe. I love the colors and pattern as it emerges. #nature #bloomscrolling #PNW 040
Liz S @thursdayrome.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum. #nature #PNW 020
