My milkweed appeared on its own when I stopped mowing the lawn a few years ago. This afternoon the fragrant blossoms were a magnet for bumblebees.
#NativePlants #GardeningForPollinators #Gardening #Massachusetts #Bumblebee
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Hello #Boston #Massachusetts - its the end of June 2026 - every week I put together a thread of local events worth the trip, as a way to build community on the #fediverse. Follow along at #BostonWeekend and enjoy, enjoy your #NewEngland 1/???
#BostonWeekend for the first wknd of July 2026 - a long weekend for not enough of us, and a hot snap here in #boston #Massachusetts Your roundup of local events worth the trip is back - there's always tons going on, take care out there, and enjoy, enjoy your #NewEngland
#BostonWeekend is on - its summer, its...pleasant and sunny, high no more than 80F, and no skyblobs or excessively coarse air. Last Sat and Sun of July 2026 - if you're able, get out and enjoy, enjoy your #NewEngland - your weekly roundup of #Boston #Massachusetts area events is free of ai and advertising, its just the stuff I think worth the trip, - Let's Go! 1/???
Headed into downtown New Bedford to check out the newly-unveiled statue of Herman Melville by sculptor Steff Rocknak today, since I wasn't able to sneak out of work for the unveiling itself.
We’re not #agist, we’re #progressive
Senator #EdMarkey, a progressive #Massachusetts #Democrat who has served in #Congress for a half-century, defeated a much younger rival in the primary.
Markey, 80, used a fiercely progressive message & the support of many younger left-wing leaders to ward off Rep Seth Moulton, 47, a #moderate Democrat who had campaigned on a message of generational change.
#Senate #USpol #MApol
https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-senate-primary-election-markey-moulton-7968135279320c758b0fd4750d864db9?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
Seth Moulton did not walk away from Omelas.
He decided that the suffering of trans girls was necessary for society.
Now society has walked away from him.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/seth-moulton-abandoned-trans-people