SharonMcConnel

@SharonMcC@syringa.social
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Joy & kindness over bigotry. Live & let live liberal. Rural crone. Gimpy & creaky. Binge reader. Admin, genealogy websites SW #Idaho

#today #quotes #reading #vintage

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history & genealogy sitehttps://ahgp.org/id/index.htm
Meanderings bloghttps://sharonsmeanderings.wordpress.com/

98% of all new power production in the US has been from #solar and #wind in Q1 2025. These are not only the cheapest ways to generate power now, they’re also the quickest to deploy at a time when electricity prices are through the roof.

The House-passed budget bill was crafted to do maximum damage to the power grid. It won’t just hurt solar customers and 300k workers—but everyone who pays a power bill. Or who breathes! There will be thousands of deaths every year from pollution and blackouts.

Happy Friday Everyone! Choose right!

#humor #humour #choices #mistakes #mistake #decisions

The Tolkiens knew how to party!

Spotted this dried-up riverbed during a walk today. It's pretty bad when even Scotland is experiencing drought-like conditions (the driest Spring for ~150 years apparently).

All change tonight, thankfully... 🌧️

#climatechange #drought #scotland #rivers

When I talked to my sister yesterday she was painting trlliium, a spring favorite. Here's one of my photos from my archives. I see on a forest service website there are pink & yellow varieties in other areas.

#bloomscrolling

The Doe, continued

Tall and lean, with stick-like legs that go on forever, she checked the bearberry bush by habit. She remembered how loaded with fruit it was in the fall and how tasty the leaves were in the winter.…

Sharon's Meanderings

22/05/2025 - A chat with the bees before heading home after work today.

I'm not very good with bee ID but I saw 6 different types I think. These were my two favourites, tree bumblebee and early bumblebee. Proper made me smile, they are just lovely.

#Bees

Zennor, Cornwall

Any visit to West Cornwall would not be complete without saying hello to the C15th Mermaid of Zennor. Although she sits in isolation in a sea of mediocre Victorian restoration, she is beautiful, inspiring, and mysterious. She holds a mirror and a comb, seen as symbols of vanity.

#Woodcarving #Cornwall #Zennor #Mermaid