Notices by KellyAnn Romanych (she/her) (kellyromanych@mastodon.social), page 2

White people on the #fedi: here's ways to respond to racist comments.

From National Museum of African American History & Culture

#antiracist

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist

The True Cost of Billionaire #Philanthropy: How the Ultra-Wealthy Use Charity to Avoid Taxes and Exert Influence While Taxpayers Foot the Bill

A 56 page report from the Institute for Policy Studies: https://ips-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Report-The-True-Cost-of-Billionaire-Philanthropy.pdf?mc_cid=bfa8894a28&mc_eid=UNIQID

soft rain overnight to wash away the dust

#butterflies

If you need support growing food in SoCal and US southwest region, check out San Diego Seed Company

#gardening #food #CA

https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/

We've swung from triple digits, to 10 below average, and now back up into the 90s.

Planting perennials is a lifeline for pollinators.

Today, the rosemary is hosting skippers, metallic green bees, leafcutter bees, and honey bees.

Don't give up on urban #bees and #butterflies

#gardening

Pumpkin flower opens to smokey morning sky.

Peponapis bee still finding pollen inside.

Heading for a high of 104F.

#climateDiary #gardening #bees

Yarrow at smokey sunrise

#sunrise #CAwx #wildfires

leafcutters have emerged. seems like males and females are bouncing off each other across this one rosemary shrub. pic was a quick point and click, so a bit like impressionist painting

2:30 pm PST
104F
106F with humidity
7mph winds sw
13 mph gusts
14F+ above average in SGV

#bees #zone10 #gardening #heatwave

The strategy now is to support the pumpkin flowers for as long as the vines push them out in heatwave.

These squash family flowers are the sole source of nectar and pollen for the Peponapis bees. Unlike other bees that are generalists who can find opportunities with other flower families. The bees make colonies nearby, so this week is about keeping them & next gen supported.

8 am PST
80F
43% humidity for our dry SGV clime
108F projected high

#ClimateDiary #bees #gardening

How many high heat days are in your neighborhood's future?

Source: Data from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of Colorado Boulder and UC Berkeley

Credits: Arfa Momin, CalMatters

https://calmatters-graphics-heat-housing.netlify.app/heat-days-lookup

#heatwave #climateChange #California

Do you need official info about voting in the US?

Here's the GSA link. It covers:

Register to vote or update your registration

Find answers to common questions about registering and voting

Know your voting rights
Covers voting:
As a college student
While unhoused
As a new US citizen
With a disability
After a felony conviction
As a military servicemember
As a US citizen from outside the US
#uspol #voting #GOTV
https://vote.gov/

#SilentSunday

@Gargron @ionizedgirl safety is a top priority to make good on your nonprofit mission.

20 native plants that have had an impact on where you live. One native plant a day for 20 days. No explanations. Name, description, location, and AltText.

1/20

#20NativePlants20Days #NativePlants

Phoebis catches morning rays

#butterflies

tale of a cucumber vine in two pics...

hold on...(1)

#gardening

...the flower's coming. (2)

#gardening

upside down hearts for you

#bloomScrolling