Credit: The Daily Sprout (Facebook) "It isn't venomous. It has no venom glands at all. It isn't dangerous — no fangs to speak of. And it isn't even a spider: one body section instead of two, no silk, no web. It's a harvestman, an entirely different creature that's been minding its own business for 400 million years. And its business is good for you. That wobbly-legged fellow patrolling your mulch at night eats aphids, mites, insect eggs and whatever's rotting under the leaves — a one-bug cleanup crew that asks for nothing and bites no one. So when one high-steps across the porch tonight, let him pass. He's working." #gardening #Harvestman #DaddyLongLegs

"Who are you?' said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, 'I — I hardly know, sir, just at present — at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.'" Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865. John Tenniel - Alice the Blue Caterpillar.

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Credit: Gardening Chores (Facebook) "That white fuzz isn't mold. It's a fungus eating poison. For decades, Maine farmers spread sludge on their fields because the state told them it was safe. The sludge — treated municipal waste — was licensed, regulated, and marketed as free fertilizer. What nobody mentioned was that the wastewater treatment plants were processing effluent from paper mills, tanneries, and textile factories that used PFAS, the "forever chemicals" that don't break down in soil, water, or human blood. The farmers didn't know. The state didn't test for it. The chemicals just accumulated, year after year, in the hay, the milk, the beef, the groundwater. By 2025, over 100 Maine farms and 500 residential properties tested positive. Five farms closed. Three scaled back. The rest were watching their livelihoods dissolve into the dirt. Then Maine did something no other state had tried. The Department of Environmental Protection funded a project using wood-rot fungi mycelium to biologically break down PFAS chemicals. The mechanism is enzymatic degradation — specific species of white-rot fungi, including Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes versicolor, produce extracellular enzymes called laccases and peroxidases that attack the carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS molecules. Those bonds are among the strongest in organic chemistry, which is why PFAS are called "forever chemicals." The fungi don't care. They evolved to break down lignin in rotting wood, and their enzymes are indiscriminate enough to shred fluorinated compounds that industrial chemistry couldn't touch. Here's why this is mechanically brilliant. Traditional PFAS remediation involves excavation, incineration, or deep-well injection — all expensive, energy-intensive, and destructive to soil structure. Mycoremediation works in place. The mycelium is mixed into contaminated soil as a spore-infused substrate — usually sawdust, straw, or wood chips — and left to colonize. Over 12 to 18 months, the fungal network spreads through the soil profile, secreting enzymes that degrade PFAS into shorter-chain compounds, then into harmless fluoride ions and carbon dioxide. The process doesn't sterilize the soil. It rewilds it. The second-order effect is scalable and democratic. Wood-rot fungi are not exotic lab creations. They grow on dead trees in every forest in Maine. The spores can be cultivated in simple incubators, mixed with local agricultural waste, and applied by farmers themselves. A dairy farm in Fairfield that lost its organic certification due to PFAS contamination is now running a pilot mycoremediation plot, measuring degradation rates and documenting soil microbiome recovery. If the data holds, Maine will have a remediation tool that costs a fraction of industrial alternatives and can be deployed by the people who need it most. Forever chemicals broken. Soil renewed. Fungi fed." #gardening #soilrenewal

"There is one thing I have seen change children more than anything else in all my years of working with families. Not discipline. Not rewards. Not consequences. Just 10 uninterrupted minutes every day where a parent sits with their child, asks questions, listens without judgement, without correcting, without trying to fix, and simply offers their full presence and unconditional love. It sounds almost too simple, yet I've watched angry children become gentle, anxious children find calm, defiant children become cooperative, and disconnected families rediscover each other. A child who feels deeply seen and heard no longer has to demand attention through behaviour. Their nervous system begins to feel safe, their emotional cup fills, and everything starts to change. Never underestimate what 10 minutes of genuine connection can do." -Anthony Goldsmith (Facebook) #parenting

Crdie : Classical Literature (Facebook) "In The Brothers Karamazov, the elder Zosima makes one of the most remarkable statements in all of literature: "Each of us is guilty before everyone, for everyone and everything, and I more than the others." Our lives are woven together much more closely than we tend to think. Every little interaction or conversation shapes another person's life, who in turn shapes someone else's. Dostoevsky understood well that families, friendships, and even entire societies are built this way. They grow through countless ordinary encounters that seem insignificant in the moment but continue echoing long afterwards. Thus, even the smallest act of love or simply encouragement can make a vast difference. A person’s life can take a completely different course because, even if only for a brief moment, someone chose to care about them. Zosima encouraged his followers to remember that every life touches countless others. Every action you make can leave the world a little richer (or poorer) than it was before." #Dostoevsky

Credit: Psychiatry With Soul (Facebook) "Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, 'This is what I need.' It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment - not discouragement - you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature and your life . . . This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow." Joseph Campbell Artwork © Catrin Welz-Stein

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson (Art: 'Return from Fishing' [detail], 1894 by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida)

Credit: Native People's Network (Facebook) "The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has officially regained ownership of the sacred Nikwasi (Noquisiyi) Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, marking one of the most significant Indigenous land restoration milestones in the southeastern United States. The transfer was completed on February 26, 2026, following a deed-signing ceremony between EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Franklin Mayor Stacey Guffey. The return came after the Franklin Town Council unanimously voted to remove the remaining legal barriers to transferring the site directly to the Tribe. Built around 1000 CE, Nikwasi Mound served as the ceremonial, political, and spiritual center of an important Cherokee mother town. In Cherokee tradition, Noquisiyi means “Star Place” and is associated with the Nunne’hi, spiritual protectors described in Cherokee oral history. After Cherokee communities lost control of the site during the early 1800s, the mound remained under non-Tribal ownership for more than two centuries. In 1946, local residents helped protect it from industrial development, and it was later added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Tribe plans to preserve the mound for future generations and has also acquired nearby property to develop an educational center where visitors can learn about Cherokee history, culture, and the significance of the site. Returning sacred places helps protect Indigenous history, culture, and future generations—what are your thoughts? 🪶 #LandBack #Cherokee #heritage #nativeamerican #nativehistory Sources: • Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – Official announcement. • Town of Franklin, North Carolina – Official meeting records and deed transfer information. • Noquisi Initiative – Project information. • National Register of Historic Places – Nikwasi Mound listing."

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