I took a ton of photos for #Alberta #MayPlantCount observations May25-31, posting to #iNat or direct to organisers by June 30. Now we'll see how many I can actually get posted to iNat! Here's a fave: Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold #WildflowerHour #NativePlants #nature #spring

A short video: me potting an oversprouted potato from last year's harvest- in my usual rather casual #gardening style...lol no views of me in this one, just the soil etc and me jabbering #permaculture #VegetableGardening #potatoes #NativeSoil #Alberta youtube.com/shorts/tJcRsr2…

Pearly (cat) left the screen door open for a bit when she let herself in, last week. Later I found this super cute little person inside, put them back out- more in vid/description #insects #Alberta #BorealForest #pollinators #nature #rescue #bees youtube.com/shorts/X2argDz…

I haven't got many #Alberta #MayPlantCount photos posted, after taking lots...lol oh well! Viola nephrophylla Northern bog Violet, abundant here in both open +wooded wetland/edge sites. Just starting in late May when this was taken #WildflowerHour #nature #flowers more on #iNat

Heat wave trending in NA, this is the forecast here! Decent rain this wknd -1C last night, needing fire inside a few times a week. Original forecast -2 tonight, we'll see! Meantime, sun has come out a bit, reached 11C at noon.' Hot' this weekend! #ShareYourWeather #Alberta

Toasty temps this week- first time this year we are forecast 30C/86F and higher. 35C/95F is almost as high as it's ever been here (36 a couple of years ago). The heat warning is only supposed to apply when nights are over 14C/57F- only one forecast #Alberta #weather Jay Akerley

here's how I put out water for insects in hot/dry weather- using things I have laying around- not fancy, but it works! youtube.com/shorts/bmoCf69… It hasn't been dry here, but with days above 30C, the surface will dry fast. #garden #WildlifeGardening #insects #pollinators #alberta

Okay- add tall grass and low shrubs to the areas I should be watching for #wasp / #hornet nests...lol #insects #gardening #HottestDay #Alberta youtube.com/shorts/Whae3R-…