Because I love you all (even the folks I don't like), I'm going to keep yelling at you about COVID. #Vaccines are essential and you should get every shot you can, but to avoid catching and spreading COVID you must wear a good mask indoors at all times. It's annoying to me too, but that's the deal.

Here's a great summary of recent scientific studies on #COVID: https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/you-may-be-early-but-youre-not-wrong

Here are the key points:

+ You can catch Covid multiple times.
+ Reinfections are common, not rare.
+ Breakthrough infections are common.
+ Covid can kill you months after you recover.
+ It can cause brain damage.
+ It can cause blood clots and heart attacks.
+ It doesn’t spare children.
+ Vaccines help, but only some.
+ Masks work.

#theBeeAt3


Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.


#18.


Leafcutters are #solitarybees that do exactly what it says on the tin.


Females cut pieces from leaves to construct separate pods back in the nest for their young.


They won’t destroy your plants and are a privilege to observe if you’re lucky enough to have them in your garden.


‘And softly through the altered air 
Hurries a timid leaf!’ 
- E Dickinson


#bees 
#bumblebees #beesofmastodon #photography #solitarybees #honeybees #nature