Tiny Urban Wilderness

I couldn’t help it. They’re near the end of their time at the nursery. Do you want them to go unadopted and die? They were 50% off. Nobody in my part of town wants native plants so it’s up to me to support the local plant store. It wasn’t my fault, I swear!

Campanula rapunculoides, creeping bellflower, is highly invasive. Tall Bellflower, Campanulastrum americanum, is a native plant that pollinators love. It grows naturally in my yard popping up in random locations.

Both of these sounds are so cool.

What an amazing conservation organization! International Crane Foundation does remarkable work. 🪶 The native plants were just as much of an attraction for me!! #cranes #birds #birdsoftiktok #conservation

I’ve been waiting for years to finally see one of these! I believe this is a moth called a Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). Music: A sip of small joy by onsradio #homegrownnationalpark #hummingbirdmoth

Yay! Figwort, lead plant, mushies, silver spotted skipper, cicada, and more. (Not in that order). So much to love here ♥️

I’m so proud of myself. Years of hard work and dedication have been rewarded with my own private paradise. Well, me and 1000s of my closest plant, bacterial, fungal, animal, insect, and reptile friends.

I may be socially awkward, but I can make different connections with my brain! I sampled my sour radish sauce. I realized it probably had oxalates. I looked it up and I was right. This is to be used sparingly on top of ice cream, yogurt, or pancakes.