New SpaceX report on Starlink conjunctions and deorbits (a.k.a. dumping tons of metal/plastic/solar panels/computers into the upper atmosphere) https://www.scribd.com/document/883045105/SpaceX-Gen1-Gen2-Semi-Annual-Report-7-1-25

Scariest part:
472 Starlinks were burned up in the atmosphere in Dec-May. Assuming each satellite is 800kg, and 50% aluminum by mass, that's 1 ton of aluminum PER DAY.

The natural infall rate of aluminum from meteoroids is 0.3 tons per day. Starlink has been ~3x that, for the last 6 months.

I started harvesting garlic bulbs last week, after a good crop of scapes, and it's a mixed harvest. Some smaller than I'd like, a few broken and not fit for curing, but a decent number of good-sized solid bulbs. Certainly better than last year, when I was just testing varieties.

I snapped this guy pulling it, so I'll be eating it fresh, probably tonight.

I'm working on scaling up again this winter, doubling the bed space and taking what I've learned to hopefully grow a glut and give a bunch away. Baby steps, but I'm happy with the progress.

#gardening #garlic #GrowFood

Oh heyy~ it's #DisabilityPrideMonth ✨ 🥰

Hi, I'm a freelance illustrator who's also born deaf. I was fully raised in the hearing world w/o sign language. I use 2 cochlear implants. With them, I'm hard of hearing and still face barriers in everyday life.

As an illustrator I'm privileged to be able to do this job from home, almost all communication via email & minimal reliance on spoken language. I've always loved drawing so this was always my dream profession.

#mastoart #art #illustration

Pollinators are going crazy for the Eryngiums. At times there are hundreds of insects.

#insects #gardening

Peony and Bud

#johnlehetphoto #garden #bloomscrolling #flowers