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rootedincuteness · 1 year
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~𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓢𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓸𝔁! ~ 🐝🌱🐑🌷🐣🌼🐇💐
Love, The Roots & ‘Shrooms Gang 💛💚
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draganadimitrijevic · 8 months
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Where Breathing Starts © Dragana Dimitrijević
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dontfuckwithmyhigh · 7 months
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I love you anyway like, flowers do the daylight.
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lupinus-bicolor · 2 years
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Red dead gang + flowers
Arthur Morgan - Dudleya cymosa; Canyon liveforever, native to California cliff faces and craggy areas, thrives in the sun and blooms vibrant red and orange cymes. Pointed rosettes of succulent leaves form the base which sends out a delicate bloom in early summer. This flower is also the one found in the terrarium jar on Arthur's bedside table.
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Tilly Jackson - Helianthus annuus; Common sunflower, a showy plant native to grasslands in the US, its undomesticated form is a branching annual plant with many flower heads. Its domesticated form is an important food crop grown both for its seeds and seed oil. It's common in sunny gardens, where its unmistakable bright blooms attract pollinators. Commonly symbolizes longevity and adoration.
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Sean Maguire - Tripolium pannonicum; Sea aster, native to Ireland, a very hardy plant that requires very little to thrive. Showy purple blooms usually a bit ruffled, but all the brighter in their seaside environments.
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Charles Smith - Quercus alba; White oak, a staple crop for thousands of years, white oaks of the Quercus genus are amongst the most important habitat species for wildlife in North America. These trees provide food, shelter, fuel, and fertilizer for countless native flora and fauna, and oaks are among the few trees that thrive in both open fields and sheltered forests. Their diminuitive flowers (catkins) are wind pollinated and mature into thousands of acorns per tree every 2-10 years. Traditionally associated with bounty, wisdom, and protection. (Not a flower in the traditional sense, but catkins do count and white oak really REALLY suited Charles so I'm putting this in)
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Dutch Van Der Linde - Pueraria montana; Kudzu vine, a hardy, subtropical plant introduced to the US with bright sweet pea flower spikes in spring. Rapidly spreads to completely cover native flora, shading out and crushing plants and depleting habitat for mutualistic wildlife. This vine is a noxious invasive in the southern US.
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Hosea Matthews - Triticum aestivum; Wheat, grown as a staple crop around the world, wheat has many uses and is considered the backbone of western cuisine. Often grown in wide monocrop fields, mature wheat's golden color makes for a striking image. Commonly symbolizes bounty and resurrection. (Yes, grass (Poaceae) is a flowering plant family!)
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Mary-Beth Gaskill - Viola riviniana; Common dog violet, native to europe, its nodding purple blooms can be found along roads and creeks in lightly shaded areas. Flowers in this genus traditionally symbolize modesty and humility.
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Abigail Roberts/Marston - Rudbeckia hirta; Black-eyed Susan, a popular midwest native wildflower common in gardens for its sunny florets and contrasting center. Its association with gardening is a long established one, and traditionally symbolizes encouragement, adaptability, and determination.
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Molly O'Shea - Passiflora alata; Winged-stem passionflower, a species native to the south American tropics and known for its visually distinctive red petals and exotic striped filaments. A delicate looking nodding flower with an edible fruit, commonly cultivated for its medicinal benefits and its beauty.
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This post got very long! I will make a part two to save you the effort of scrolling <3
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dansnaturepictures · 7 months
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3rd September 2023: Clouded Yellow and more at Old Winchester Hill
Photos taken in this set: 1 and 2. The Clouded Yellow. I am ecstatic that we saw this sun coloured butterfly flitting around the rich meadows, landing on flowers, an astonishing sight stationery and in the air flashing it's brighter yellow parts and black spots. This is for me one of our most grand, enigmatic and enchanting species, and it was a true honour to get such fine views of this one. Seeing it battle Adonis Blues and fly with Brimstones and Small Heath was exceptional. This is such an important sighting for me as my first of the species this year, my 47th butterfly species of the year and it will be the last one we see. It was a target of ours and it was just getting into being a lengthening quest to see one this year so it was rewarding to see one for another year. I am so pleased to reach 47 butterfly species seen this year, two higher than my previous highest totals. Its been a sensational few months of butterfly watching, with Clouded Yellow - ten years on from when we first ever saw one like many of the species - the icing on the cake, and it was lovely seeing Brimstones flitting around today too a nice full circle with that my first butterfly species of the year seen in Winchester back in March. 3. Hawksbeard. 4. Lovely lesser stitchwort. 5. Yellow flowers in the garden on this yellow weekend for us. 6. Actually the same photo as the first distantly centring on the clouded yellow, but I kept an un-cropped version as I loved the meadow around it including wild carrot, thistle, hawksbeard type flowers and rose hips. 7, 8, 9 and 10. Glorious views on a gorgeous day in this hot and sunny weather, I never tire of the panoramic and divine South Downs views here and having to come back after not seeing the Clouded Yellow on the (still brilliant) trip here last Sunday was a treat I love this place.
The electrifying Adonis Blues, lots of Small Heath and Meadow Browns, the Brimstones, some Chalkhill Blues, Speckled Wood, Small White and thrilling views of an excellent Painted Lady made it another epic butterfly day, with Mint moth type moths seen quickly. A dragonfly seen quickly I couldn't tell which, ladybird, cricket/grasshopper and bee were other insect highlights. We got amazing views of Kestrel once again of late with one whizzing by us before we got a good view of it on a tree, and Buzzards in the air were a delight to watch on a great day for raptors soaring high. We also saw Swallow, a Yellowhammer briefly and I heard the eerie bark of Raven. Wild basil and marjoram, ragwort, viper's-bugloss, carline thistle, knapweed, eyebright, unique views of harebells, rosebay willowherb and field/small and devil's-bit scabious were key flowers seen. Elderberries looked stunning at the car park and hawthorn berries put a red coat over the landscape. A top butterfly day, it was good to chat to some fellow enthusiasts we'd seen before too. It was good to see a Migrant Hawker out the front when home today the first dragonfly or damselfly I recall seeing at or from home. Black-eyed Susan, sedum, buddleia and sunflower looked great in the sun at home. A fantastic wild weekend.
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New species I’m getting this year!
Antennaria rosea (Rosy pussytoes)
Arisaema dracontium (Green dragon)
Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart’s tongue)
Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub)
Carex aurea (Golden sedge)
Claytonia virginica (Fairy spuds)
Echinacea pallida (Pale purple coneflower)
Equisetum hyemale (Scouring rush)
Iris setosa (Bristle-pointed iris)
Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
Lonicera canadensis (Canadian fly honeysuckle)
Lonicera involucrata (Twinberry honeysuckle)
Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted fern)
Passiflora incarnata (Maypop)
Pediomeleum esculentum/Psoralea esculenta (Breadroot)
Polystichum munitum (Western sword fern)
Triglochin maritma (Seaside arrowgrass)
Vaccinium macrocarpon (Large cranberry)
Viburnum acerifolium (Maple-leaved viburnum)
Viola pedata var. bicolor (Crowfoot violet)
Species I’m trying again this year after failed past attempt(s)!
Antennaria neglecta (Field pussytoes) Was planted in late summer and I was kept from watering it adequately.
Argentina anserina (Silverweed) No idea why they didn’t survive where I put them, but try, try again, elsewhere this time.
Artemisia frigida (Fringed sagebrush) First time ended up being white sage brush instead; second time plug was on its last legs on arrival, died soon after.
Chamaenerion angustifolium (Fireweed) Going to try this in yet another spot.
Dennstaedtia punctiloba (Hay-scented fern) Supposed to be aggressive! Mine was not. Maybe the one I get this year.
Dioscorea villosa (Wild yam) Planted the tuber but it never came up.
Glycyrrhiza lepidota (Wild licorice) Squirrels...Dug it up and broke the stem.
Lupinus polyphyllus (Big-leaf lupine) Leafed out nicely for its first and second year and then just didn’t come up again after its second winter.
Maianthemum racemosum (False Solomon’s seal) Squirrels! Dug it up and broke the stem.
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum (Western bracken fern) I put it in a dry shady spot, as recommended, and it died.
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) SQUIRRELS!!! Dug it up and while I was visiting home and it dried out. Couldn’t revive it.
Silene acaulis (Moss campion) Sunny, wet, amongst rocks. Check, check, check, but they keep dying on me.
Sisyrinchium montanum (Blue-eyed grass) Two places tried, two place died. I shall try a third place this year.
Viola pubescens (Downy yellow violet) FUCKING. SQUIRRELS. Dug it up while I was at work and left it to scorch and dry out in the sun. Couldn’t revive it.
Species I’m getting again because I’m fairly sure mine didn’t make it
Apocynum cannabinum (Hemp dogbane) It might not have gotten enough sunlight thanks to the white mulberry that grew over. I’ll try it in a different area.
Sagittaria latifolia (Duck potato) It may come up after all but I don’t want to take the chance of planting too late if it doesn’t.
Sparganium americanum (American bur-reed) Not sure why, but we’ll try again this year. And I may yet be surprised.
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) It’s possible it’s just young and takes longer to come up than it would if it were more mature, but I don’t want to take chances since there’s only one place I can get them at.
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apatosaurus · 1 year
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Bee friends about town 11/2/22: My neighbors around the corner have a sunny, south facing hillside where they have planted native asters and black eyed Susans. The bees were very busy in their yard. Meanwhile, this sleepy friend was warming up on a tall marigold in my garden.
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porchenjoyer · 5 months
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I’ve also ordered a blueberry bush cultivar that can grow in a patio container, some spearmint and basil seeds to grow indoors for mojitos and delicious spaghetti sauces (respectively), and I’ve already got the seeds on hand for native wild monarda/bee balm/bergamot to also grow in a patio container, lavender and chamomile to grow for tea, and daisies, black-eyed susans, and sunflowers all cultivated for patio containers. I’ve also got my eye on either some honeysuckle or trumpet vine to grown up the sunny wall of the patio opposite the storage room door, but I haven’t ordered one yet because I don’t know what color I want. Probably pink or red (rather than yellow) given the sunflowers and the black-eyed susans.
My absolute favorite flower is the daffodil but I don’t want to grow any on the patio. I’m thinking about doing some guerrilla gardening and planting daffodil bulbs in the barren raised beds around the signs for the complex.
If I can swing it financially I’d also like to see if I can use patio edgers or plain bricks to mark off a section in the corner of the fencing near my building, to prepare and scatter with native wildflowers. I definitely have to mark the area with the pavers/bricks because otherwise the lawn company workers won’t realize the sprouts are flowers come spring. They DO respect all the guerrilla gardening my neighbors have done, where they have roped off or otherwise marked their plants. So I know it will work.
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Wheel of the Year Prayers
Imbolc (Feb 1- March 20 or 21) We give thanks for early spring, time of fresh skies and budding shoots. Frigid frosts melt and crocuses bloom. Daffodils and tulips spread their color. Sacred are the cross and candle, symbols of inspiration. May Mercury guide us this Imbolc season, bringing us cleansing and new beginnings. 
Ostara (March 20 or 21 - May 1) We give thanks for late spring, time of flowering trees and returning songbirds. Gentle rains nourish azaleas and camellia blossoms. Hyacinth and forsythia bloom. Sacred are the hare and egg, symbols of regeneration. May Venus guide us this Ostara season, bringing us hope and joy.
Beltane (May 1 - June 20 or 21) We give thanks for early summer, time of virid grass and shady boughs. The forests are greening and the roses begin to bloom. Poppies, irises, and peonies are tossed in the stormy weather. Sacred is the bonfire, symbol of our passion and desire. May Mars guide us this Beltane season, bring us passion and vitality.
Litha (June 20 or 21- Aug 1) We give thanks for late summer, time of sunny warmth and fiery blooms. Fireflies glow and rabbits sprint through the grass. Honeysuckles, hydrangeas, and cactus flowers fill the air with sweetness. Sacred is the bee, symbol of industry and enlightenment. May the Sun guide us this Litha season, bringing us confidence and clarity.
Lammas (Aug 1 - Sept 22 or 23) We give thanks for early fall, time of starry nights and fields of rippling gold. Thunderous skies release heavy rain. Hibiscus and sunflowers bloom beneath flowering crepe myrtles. Sacred are bread and stalks of wheat, symbols of abundance and nourishment. May Jupiter guide us this Lammas season, bringing us prosperity and expansion.
Mabon (Sept 22 or 23 - Nov 1) We give thanks for late fall, time of fiery treetops and cooling breeze. Leaves transform and preparations for winter begin. Black-eyed susans, anemone, and roses give their last hurrah. Sacred is the harvest, symbol of unity and generosity. May the Earth guide us this Mabon season, bringin us stability and security.
Samhain (Nove 1 - Dec 21 or 22) We give thanks for early winter, time of cold rains and stark shadows. Treetops shiver as they shed their leaves. The last of the daisies nod their heads. Sacred is the skull, symbol of our mortality. May Saturn guide us this Samhain season, bring us transformation and necessary endings.
Yule (Dec 21 or 22 - Feb 1) We give thanks for late winter, time of falling snows and warm hearths. Pine trees stand tall beneath the solemn night sky. Sacred are the evergreen and holly, symbols of resilient life in the midst of darkness. May the moon guide us this Yule season, bring us contemplation and companionship. 
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I just wanted to send you some flowers since it’s been hard lately with job hunting and other things.
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Black-eyed Susans are meant to represent encouragement (according to the interwebs)
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And snowdrops represent hope.
I hope you have a lovely day today Sunny, I’m praying for you <3
Sorry I took so long to get to this <33
Thank you for the flowers and the encouragement. It was very very lovely and made me smile when I first saw it <33
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annaporterartist · 2 years
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Black-Eyed Susans These sunny flowers are the essence of summer — they completely fill one area in my garden and bloom all summer long. #blackeyedsusan #summer #flowers #annasgardens #sheltonwashington #washingtonstate #loves_blossom #eye4flowers #floral_secrets #floral_shots #floral_perfection #flowerstarz #ig_captures_flowers #soul_curry #rebels_united #rebel_flowers #rebel_colors #royalsnappingartists #rsa_flowers #rsa_rural #rsa_nature #naturehippys #colors_of_the_day #colors_of_our_world #123yellows #global_nature_yellows #jj_florals #jj_colorlove #bns_flowers (at Shelton, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_vGjIPJ40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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rootedincuteness · 2 years
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Halfred told Sunny about the yellow flowers that always bloom at the base of the red and purple clematis vine climbers, so she’s been on the lookout for them. Today they finally began blooming! She was eager to see the first few blossoms, which were as sunny as she always is. There will be many more of these in the coming days before the plants are all spent, too! =)
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mrktimes · 2 years
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YOUR WEEK IN MERROCK MAY 15 - 21
Although the week is kicking off with morning showers, it should be a beautiful one in Merrock! Whether you’re planning to spend it at the flower festival, or have some plans to tidy up the yard -- or maybe even want to go hiking, explore the beach, whatever you feel up to, there’s plenty of warm weather to go around. Happy week!
FORECAST:
Sunday: 60°F / 50°F - AM showers
Monday: 62°F / 53°F - cloudy
Tuesday: 68°F / 50°F - mostly sunny
Wednesday: 65°F / 48°F - partly cloudy
Thursday: 64°F / 50°F - partly cloudy
Friday: 65°F / 56°F - mostly sunny
Saturday: 75°F / 56°F - sunny
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK:
May 18 : Darcy Alexander!
ON THE BULLETIN BOARD:
May 15 - 21 : Flower Festival!
May 20 : Pizza Party Day!
LOCATION SPOTLIGHT:
LAVENDAR LANE -- we’ve definitely spotlighted this one before, but given that the event takes place at the nursery, it seems fitting to give it a little love. Located in the countryside, this flower and plant nursery is open seasonally, from 10AM until 6PM daily during the warm months. They have just about everything that you could ask for with your planting needs!
MAINE FUN FACT:
If you're looking for some of the best plants to grow in Maine, try the rock cress, columbine, foamflower, speedwell, bee balm, black-eyed susan, obedient plant, aster, baby's breath or cinnamon fern!
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Creating a Backyard Land Spirit Profile
Working with land spirits can help connect you with your local ecosystem, and for some practitioners is a crucial aspect of bioregional magic. Some folks, like myself, consider themselves to be initiated by one or more land spirits.
When I use the term land spirits, I am referring to a few different things. First are the collective spirits of various plants, animals, and insects present in a specific bioregion. An example of collective, in this context, means that if I'm petitioning help from the spirit of violets, I am working with the spirit of all violets present in that area rather than a singe flower that grows in my yard.
The next is the land guardian, which in my practice is a more powerful spirit with claim over a specific territory, like a forest, river, or neighborhood.
Sometimes these two concepts are separate and sometimes they're interchangeable. It all depends on personal practice, culture, local folklore, etc.
One thing that has been extremely beneficial to my practice has been creating a backyard land spirit profile. This method has been useful for spirit work and "green" magic, but more importantly, it's helped me immerse myself in my local ecosystem and I get to meet a lot of cool animals and plants.
Here is an over-simplfied example of my backyard land profile:
Ecosystem: Central Interior and Appalachian: Mixed woodlands, close to possible floodplains
Soil Type: Clay in garden bed, Loamy near/beneath shrubs, Sandy in sunny areas of the lawn
Flora:
Cultivated- Paradise Apple, Highbush Blueberry, Rose of Sharon, Dog Rose, Black-Eyed Susan, Sundial Lupine
Native - Bloodroot, Wild Strawberry, Common Violet, Wrinkle-Leaf Goldenrod, Blue Wood-Aster, Horseweed, Fireweed, Deer-Tongue Witchgrass, Common Milkweed
Invasive - Round-Leaved Bittersweet, Yellow Toadflax, Creeping Bellflower, Common Mugwort
Naturalized - Dandelion, Broad-Leaf Plantain, Deadly Nightshade
Notes - Various mosses, unidentified mushrooms growing on lawn and lichens found on some trees/shrubs.
Fauna:
Mammals - Raccoon, Opossum, Striped Skunk, Grey Squirrel, Chipmunk, Feral Cats, Deer mouse, House Mouse
Birds - Cardinals, Chickadees, Catbirds, American Robin, Downy Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture, Crow
Reptiles and Amphibians - N/A
Fish - N/A
Invertebrates - Dotted Wolf Spider, Leopard Slug, Tiger Bee Fly, Monarch Caterpillars, Peach Root Weevile, Narrow-Winged Mantis, Fireflies
Ecoregion and Soil Type
The first thing I did was determine what type of ecosystem my yard used to be. In an urban/suburban area this was a bit challenging.
I started by identifying a few wild plants and finding out where they usually grow. Most of them seemed to prefer shady woodlands and rich soil. There were also a couple of pioneer species present in the sunnier and more disturbed areas of the yard.
Next, I took a look at surrounding wild areas. We are close to a mountain and a large river. There are woodlands near and within the city made up of mostly hardwood and conifer trees. I knew from memory that certain areas close to my home are likely floodlands.
After that, I found a bioregion map of my country which showed that my state fell under the category of Central Interior and Appalachian. I searched this region on landscope.org and was able to determine my specific ecoregion (not shared here for privacy reasons).
From there I started making educated guesses. I determined that my backyard was likely a mixed hardwood and conifer woodland sitting very close to what might have been a floodplain.
For my soil type, I took samples from different areas of my yard and used an online guide to determine what kind of soil I had. Most of it was sandy or loamy, but my flower beds seemed to have some clay.
Using all this information, I had a general idea of what kind of plants and wildlife would be present without human intervention. It also helped with deciding which native plants to start growing.
Plants
Throughout the year, I went out to the yard with a wildlife field guide and a couple identification apps and identified every plant and insect I found. I grouped the plants into four categories: native, invasive, naturalized, and cultivated. This isn't shown in the example, but I also grouped them by season and the time of year they appear.
Naturalized refers to plants that have integrated themselves into the environment without inflicting damage to the local ecosystem.
You'll notice that under the cultivated section I included a few native plants. This is because those plants were introduced by me and would not be present without my intervention and I wanted to make that distinction.
The importance of native and naturalized plants is obvious, but what about cultivated and invasive? Keeping a profile of invasive plants helped me keep a record of which noxious weeds I need to remove. From an ecological perspective, their removal is crucial to the survival of my native plants and garden crops. From a spiritual perspective, this can be an offering or act of service to the local land spirits. Some of these plants, like Common Mugwort, are both valuable for workings and fine to harvest in large quantities since they are invasive.
Cultivated plants are also important. Many of these plants, like my Blueberries, Apples, and Rose of Sharon, were here before me. The importance of plants introduced by humans is greater than you'd think. First, they are usually crops and flowering plants and provide food for both humans and the local wildlife. Secondly, I live in an urban area, and my land spirits are likely very closely associated with people.
I researched all of my plants and took note of growth patterns, toxicity, medicinal uses, ediblity, native region/habitat, ecological significance/impact, etc. Then I moved onto folklore and symbolism and started working with the spirits of a few plants, performing divination, leaving offerings, harvesting them and including them in rituals and spellwork. I did this in groups to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
Please note that you should always properly identify plants and be aware of potential toxicity before harvesting, especially if you plan on burning or consuming said plant. Also steer clear of protected or threatened plants and keep harvest to a minimum even for abundant native species.
Wildlife
My next project was writing down every species of animal and insect that I had encountered in my yard. I grouped them into several categories: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. In real life my invertebrates section is separated into several subcategories (orb weavers, beetles, etc.).
Next, I used basically the same system I did for plants, researching their native range, preferred habitat, behavior, diet, ecological importance. Then I started looking into folklore.
Finally, I started integrating them into my practice and working with their collective spirits. This involved using animal symbolism in rituals, leaving offerings, and performing a lot of divination.
Remember to never interact with or directly feed wildlife. If I'm making offerings outdoors it is usually fresh water, scattered birdseed, and acts of service like creating habitats and growing plants that a specific species enjoys. If scattering birdseed, do so in the morning to keep too many animals, like raccoons, from entering your yard at night.
Side note: Keep a record of what appears in your yard each year! For example one year we had several chipmunks and one year I saw none. One year we had no fireflies and the next our backyard was covered in them.
Tying It All Together
Once I had my backyard profile completed, I started working with the collective spirits of select species. I have an offering schedule, perform communication, and petition these spirits regularly in spellwork. I use certain plants that I harvest for offerings and use for tinctures, infusions, cooking, and crafts. I use symbols of local animals in crafts and spellwork.
After working with the "smaller" spirits, you can start seeking out specific land guardians by using a combination of divination and research of local history and folklore.
On a mundane level, I am now able to cultivate an appropriate ecosystem for the local wildlife and start projects to support it. Examples of this are pollinator gardens, stick and brush piles for fireflies and small animals, growing seed-rich and fruiting plants for birds and mammals, winter shelters and TNR plans for feral cats, and more.
I also like to take notes on plants and wildlife that I encounter in my general area that don't usually make it into my backyard. For example there have been coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and black bears spotted in my neighborhood.
I want to stress that I live in a semi-urban and relatively populated neighborhood and I have a small yard. The brief example of of my land profile doesn't cover even a fraction of the wildlife I have encountered in my backyard. There is so much life in urban and suburban areas in need of our support.
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howtohelpdeadflowers · 9 months
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When I went to your house the other day
Echinacea I gave you had died
Withered, shriveled up
Despite how it was meant to be there
In a sunny front yard
And that I told you to take it
Fill its roots with water
And shade it a little
I guess I could have helped more
And planted it for you myself right away
Instead I thought about other plants
I might bring to you one day
The black eyed Susans that suddenly
Bloomed overnight in my garden
I would dig those up to bring you
Another piece of me that I might leave behind
But now I am not sure you would care for them
Even though you know what they need
Even though they belong
In an open bright place
Tell me how I am supposed to feel
To remain willfully ignorant
Is what you are asking
When I know to trust my judgment
Can a dead thing grow back
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dansnaturepictures · 2 years
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27/08/2022-Post 2 of 2: Hill Head and home 
In continuation of my previous post, also like Sunday we called into Hill Head on the way home to look for any terns we had not yet seen this year with a couple such species reported lately. We didn’t see any different terns for the year but it was remarkable to see a group of Yellow Wagtails fly down onto the shore!  I took the second picture in this photoset of one. Just like bank holiday Saturday in 2020 after seeing Yellow Wagtails at Workman’s Lane then saw some somewhere else the same day it was Farlington Marshes two years ago. I’d not seen any literally on the coast before it was great to see these beautiful birds again. It was also nice to see lots of the sea swallows the Common Tern, Redshank and get great views of Turnstone, lovely Ringed Plovers and Little Egret. There were great creamy light sky scenes and beautiful evening views of the serene seaside. I took the first, third and fourth pictures in this photoset of views here. We got chatting to some lovely people on this lovely evening including a fellow birder who supports the same football team as us which made for some lively conversation which was great after we won today.
It was great to see Goldfinch and House Sparrow out the back at home on a sunny morning today, I took the fifth picture in this photoset of two Goldfinches including one young and sixth of a House Sparrow the sharp sunlight so great to see both of these birds in. I enjoyed Small White seen from home today too. I took the seventh picture in this photoset of a great view in the garden with fuchsia, roses and sunflower looking nice in the sun. Black-eyed Susan, sedum and hebe looked nice at home today too.
There were some extraordinary minutes as we got home today, firstly I noticed a Kestrel flying over the green out the front not too common a sighting whilst they are around at Lakeside nearby I have seen them further into the green nearer to Lakeside but this was quite close to home. Then in some of my most amazing moth moments and general moments this year perhaps we were stunned to see two Hummingbird hawk-moths flitting around the buddleia! An iconic species which we had seen once before at Stockbridge Down three years ago and I had wanted to for years before that. It was so thrilling to take in their quirky and unique shape as they whizzed around the buddleia bush hovering as they went. Their wings flapping as fast as lightening. An exceptional moment to witness this evening, one of those wow moments of nature and a key moment in my amazing year of moths this year. I took the eighth and ninth pictures in this photoset of the Hummingbird hawk-moth not an easy one to photograph especially under the dark light of an impending bit of rain but these will do for record shots. Funnily enough after being out on August bank holiday Saturday in 2020 too we had an incredible wildlife moment at home seeing a Sparrowhawk in the garden then so this was a good repeat of that in a way too. I enjoyed seeing a stunning few sky scenes as the sun went down tonight some great orange I took the tenth and final picture in this photoset of this. What a day!
Wildlife Sightings Summary for Hill Head: One of my favourite birds the Little Egret, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Redshank, Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Cormorant, Pied Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail.
Part 1 of today’s posts is here: https://dansnaturepictures.tumblr.com/post/693775327884935169/27082022-post-1-of-2-hook-with-warsash-we-as
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