July 5 - 6 is World Firefly Day! Like a lot of insects fireflies are threatened by our actions. Check out fireflyersinternational.net to find out how you can help gather data on these magical animals and help scientists track their populations.

My #linocut print shows 3 fireflies (Photinus pyralis, the common eastern firefly or big dipper firefly) in a field against the night sky. These bioluminescent insects are the most common firefly in North American, and 🧵1/2

silk, silver, spices, slaves book discussion with lio mangubat! 🙌🏾 these "lost tales" are really ones I've never heard of before. (the otter fur trade in manila? filipino gangsters in shanghai? francis ford coppola getting absolutely traumatized by philippine weather?) the event featured a chapter reading (sultan of broadway), a spirited q&a, and an activity on "philippinitis." follow @/beachreads.kap (beach house kapitolyo) for more events! upcycled blouse by me.

#bookstodon #bookclub #history

When we mention we're going to be planting trees we have infinite people biting our arms off to come and plant them.

When we need the help with maintenance there is a deafening silence.

If you want to chase glory, focus on saving recently planted woodlands, doing the hard but critical work of making sure these saplings live, instead of just grabbing photo ops with a spade.

Birthday drinks afterwards. Come play. https://www.protect.earth/events/sapling-guardian-day-near-radstock

“I lament my own immersion in an economy that grinds what is beautiful and unique into dollars, converts gifts to commodities in a currency that enables us to purchase things we really don’t need while destroying what we do” (Robin Wall Kimmerer, 'The Serviceberry,' p. 72).

#SundaySentence #ecology #climate #extractive #climatecrisis #economics

“The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving” (Rebecca Solnit, ‘No Straight Road Takes You There,’ p. 170).

#SundaySentence #hope #activism #climatecrisis

Haya sings Bella Ciao, accompanied by her older sister Yara on the violin, as bombs drop on a nearby neighbourhood in Gaza 💔

#FreePalestine

I love how this queen Lasius arizonicus ant is smooth like glass. She’s a social parasite who , after dropping her wings, sneaks into existing ant colonies, kills the resident queen, and takes over.

So much drama. #Lasius #Ants #Insects