Paul @Paul@kith.kitchen

🦉 The birds of North America
New York: Published under the auspices of the Natural Science Association of America, 1903.
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35159807

If you're in the UK, and are able to get out for a walk, try to be mindful of your natural surroundings.

Despite everything, spring has sprung, and the first spring flowers have emerged. Here's one that's easy to identify:

Blackthorn -
Blackthorn is a spiky, bushy plant used for hedges. Blackthorn produces it's flowers before it's leaves. The fruit of the blackthorn are called sloes, and are famously used to flavour gin.

If you're in the UK, and are able to get out for a walk, try to be mindful of your natural surroundings.

Despite everything, spring has sprung, and the first spring flowers have emerged. Here's one that's easy to identify:

Colt's Foot -
Looks a bit like a dandelion. The stems look jagged, and the leaves emerge after the flowers.

It's #NationalPuppyDay and I'm going on a rampage of posting puppies. Seriously, an "Awww!" moment really does help stress, mental acuity and emotional health.

🌸 The floral magazine;
London, L. Reeve & Co.
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46013384

Request for BandCamp suggestions, boosts ok!

Since BandCamp is waving fees and lots of artists are in need of help:

If you have suggestions on good music on BandCamp that I should get today, lmk.

Preference for smaller artists, people here on masto, and nothing with too violent of lyrics or super heavy. I like relaxing music!

#coronavirus #COVID19 #CrimethInc #MutualAid #RentStrike ​

just a one-off, and I'm not endorsing this particular business as I've never worked with them, but

if you've had a musical instrument laying around that you've always meant to learn how to play, some instructors are taking their lessons online via video chat:

https://musicfactorynw.com/online-lessons-during-quarantine

as I said, I haven't worked with this group, but it's a good example of what might be available from schools closer to your local area

great idea if you have kids that are missing out on music instruction during school closures, too, imo

can't afford to pay for lessons right now? understandable! there are lots of good instructors who post pre-recorded material on the video sites...maybe check some of them out

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Dande-lions

If you ever need a break from all the crap going on in the world, do check out the #florespondence hashtag 🌺 🌷

This is the result of the bullshit generational warfare propaganda crap.

Celebrating the deaths of old people, *most of whom will be poor, because that's how this fucking shit works*, is absolutely fucking twisted!

Knock it the fuck off, assholes!

🔎 Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina
[London]: Impensis Jacobi Parkinson, 1792-1796.
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29568430