For anyone interested in low-water gardening

Today is cloudy and mild, a beautiful day.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows and house finches.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I put out water for the birds.  Bees are mobbing the metal birdbath.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I watered the new picnic table and septic gardens.

I picked 4 groundcherries, 4 red cherry tomatoes, and 1 yellow pear tomato.  :D

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I watered the old picnic table, house yard plants, and patio plants.

I pulled up a ball carrot to use in tonight's stir-fry.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and some seedlings in the savanna.

EDIT 8/24/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

Crickets and cicadas are singing.
 
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Today is cloudy and mild.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 8/23/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Could societies exist without a way to transfer value (i.e. without money or a barter system)?

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Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

The fossils found in northeastern Ethiopia date between 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago and shed new light on human evolution.
In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ago. These finds challenge the old idea of a straight evolutionary ladder, revealing instead a tangled web of ancient relatives.


I'm surprised to find such far-flung relatives coexisting like that, but it's a happier image than today's lonely Homo.

My Noise has a bunch of new soundscapes that you can play with. 

These are active communities in Dreamwidth from Summer 2025. They include things I've posted, but only the active ones; the thematic posts also list dormant communities of interest. This list includes some communities that I've found and saved but haven't made it into thematic posts yet. This post covers A-I.

See my Follow Friday Master Post for more topics.

Highly active with multiple posts per day, daily posts, or too many to count easily
Active with (one, multiple, many) posts in (current or recent month)
Somewhat active (latest post within current year, not in last month or few)
Low traffic (latest post in previous year)
Dormant (latest post before previous year, but could be revived because membership is open and posting is open to all members or anyone)
Dead (not listed because there are no recent posts, plus membership and/or posting are moderated)
Note that some communities are only active during a limited time, or only have gather posts on a certain schedule.

Follow Friday 6-6-25: Active Communities on Dreamwidth Spring 2025 J-Z
Follow Friday 6-13-24: Hetalia
Follow Friday 6-20-25: Highlander
Follow Friday 6-27-25: Hiking
Follow Friday 7-4-25: Historical Fiction
Follow Friday 7-11-25: History
Follow Friday 7-18-25: Homestuck
Follow Friday 7-25-25: Horror
Follow Friday 8-1-25: House
Follow Friday 8-8-25: Icons
Follow Friday 8-15-25: Indie

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Today is cloudy and mild.  :D

I fed the birds.  I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 8/22/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 8/22/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Today is cloudy and cooler. :D

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I watered spaces to put the irises.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I planted a Dangerous Mood Bearded Iris (lavender standards with near-black falls) in the purple-and-white garden. I planted a Montmartre Bearded Iris (purple with yellow edges) and a Ziggy Reblooming Bearded Iris (yellow standards with burgundy-and-yellow streaked falls) under the maple tree.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I watered the newly planted irises.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I watered the old picnic table and the patio plants.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I watered the new picnic table and septic garden.

EDIT 8/20/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and some of the savanna plants.

Cicadas and crickets are singing. Fireflies are out.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.