PostsCommentsmichael561 in #hive-125125 • 13 days agoHeart Attack SnowFolks up here call it “heart attack snow.” You might have heard the term before, or muttered it yourself halfway through a too-long driveway with a too-small shovel. It’s the…michael561 in #hive-140084 • 16 days agoAshes to Open Sky; What the Emerald Ash Borer Is Teaching Lincoln ParkThe Trees We Chose The first thing to know is this wasn’t inevitable. The emerald ash borer didn’t choose Lincoln Park. We did. Not deliberately—not with malice—but through the…michael561 in #hive-125125 • 19 days agoCrows at the CreekThere’s a little creek that runs behind our apartment. It’s not much to look at, especially in the colder months when the trees are bare and the water runs low, shallow and…michael561 in #climate-breakdown • 20 days agoNot Quite Spring, Not Quite WinterA few months back, a neighbor told me that Duluth always has two false springs. He said it with a kind of worn certainty, like it was something you just come to accept after a…michael561 in #hive-125125 • 22 days agoWorms Again, with ContextI’m getting back into worm composting. Not scaling up. Scaling down. A decade ago, I was living in a rental house with no yard and too many roommates. I started worm composting…michael561 in #hive-125125 • 3 months agoExcited to Make Matsoni YogurtMy family and I are about to embark on a small but exciting culinary experiment: making matsoni yogurt at home. After ordering a starter culture online, we’ve been diving into…
