#naturejournal — Public Fediverse posts

Here’s another of my Illustrated Journal pages—my art & notes celebrating little things in everyday life like yummy food and rainwater goodness. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/blue-cornbread-and-beets-chocolate

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We see White-winged Doves in summer in Tucson, sitting on top of Saguaros, eating the Saguaros’ nectar, pollen, fruit, & seeds. Here’s 1 in my Perpetual Journal. See more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/more-avian-visitors

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: organic local produce; 9 Saguaro seedlings; Palo Verde seedlings. We donated our baby Saguaros to a local enviro. non-profit & now we’re just starting to see little PV seedlings.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Foothills Palo Verde Seedpods turning red; 0.82” rain; Saguaro fruits! In ‘26 the seedpods are turning tan; Saguaros have had fruit for weeks & we got .4” rain the previous week.

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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of Saguaro & Hedgehog cacti in bloom in my Tucson AZ yard this Spring. Read more about cacti in bloom on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-and-hedgehog-flowers

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2/2: Many of our Spring wildflowers started blooming in January & February this year, including this Lupine I illustrated in my Perpetual Journal. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/mid-winter-flowers

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For #SuperbOwl Sunday, here’s my Perpetual Journal art of 2 very superb owls: 2 Great Horned Owls calling back & forth (duetting) along with a Cooper’s Hawk & a small Mexican Poppy plant.

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Here’s more positivity for your timeline: my Perpetual Journal art of a Western Screech-Owl in our owl box, that our new nest cam recorded! 😍 See more of my bird art & another nest cam image on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/all-about-birds-part-4

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I got to see a Painted Bunting (a new bird for me!) in a small urban park here in Tucson, AZ. It was so colorful it HAD to be my Perpetual Journal art that week! 😍

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Couldn't decide whether it is worth reading any further this #NatureJournal article.

"Simple steps could shrink US beef industry’s carbon #hoofprint. #BeefProduction accounts for 3% of country’s #CarbonEmissions, but measures such as tree-planting offer help." 🙄

First of, #cattle carbon emission, if you factor in everything, are surely higher than 3%

Second: planting trees? Really???

Publishing such ridiculous claims as science? I'm baffled.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02848-x

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