These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:Poetry Fishbowl Report for July 1, 2025Unsold Poems for the July 1, 2025 Poetry FishbowlPoem: "Provoking Change by Bringing Nature"Space ExplorationPlacemaking: How to Connect the DotsBirdfeedingMarketplace BooksClimate ChangeToday's SmoothieSuperhero on CallBirdfeedingPhilosophical Questions: PovertyExtinct BirdsToday's AdventuresArtBirdfeedingFollow Friday 7-11-25: HistoryCommunitiesFocusClimate ChangeSandwich Alignment ChartMushroomsArtificial IntelligenceBirdfeedingRoadside AmericaActivismBirdfeedingCuddle Party"
Philosophical Questions: Looks" has 42 comments. "
Not a Destination, But a Process" has 146 comments. "
The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 95 comments.
There will be a bonus Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, July 15 with a theme of "
anything goes."
sunshine_revival is running through July. See the
schedule, meet
the moderators, and use the
master post to navigate the event. Meet new folks in the
friending meme. Spread the word!

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Sunshine Revival Challenge 1: LightPoem: "The Pleasure of Escaping the Responsibility"*
Sunshine Revival Challenge 2: Tunnel of LovePoem: "Legs of Grass, Feet of Flowers"*
Sunshine Revival Challenge 3: Food*
Sunshine Revival Challenge 4: Fun HousePoem: "The Bee Tree's Gift"
summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the
calendar here and the current themes are
Body Worship 69 and
Greater Than 69.
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In the Heart of the Hidden Garden" is now complete! Lawrence shows Stan more of his favorite places.
The weather has been variable here. It drizzled most of yesterday. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a pair of mourning doves, a pair of cardinals, a gray catbird, a house wren, a fox squirrel, and at least 2 bats. Currently blooming: dandelions, pansies, violas, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, wild strawberries, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, impatiens, oxalis, moss rose, yarrow, anise hyssop, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, Asiatic lilies, cucumber, snowball bush, yellow squash, zucchini, morning glory, purple echinacea, narrow-leaf mountain mint, black-eyed Susan, yellow coneflower, wild bergamot, chicory, Queen Anne's lace, sunflowers, cup plant. Tomatillo and pepper have green fruit. Wild strawberries, mulberries, peas, tomatoes, blackberries, and cucumbers are ripe.