Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
photo essay: June Blooms for Pollinators (Cathy Weston/Goldenrod Garden) She’s got a native garden on Cape Cod. In this post she features Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’), Pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia), Wild cherry (Prunus serotina), Great bay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) — including a ‘Dark Knights’ variety, Threadleaf bluestar (Amsonia hubrechtii), Coreopsis, and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta).
article: Dangerous Dragonflies (Rachel Sargent Mirus/The Outside Story/Northern Woodlands) “Once airborne, dragonflies reach their peak speed in one or two wing beats. They feel accelerations of up to 3 g’s. For comparison, the force we feel during take-off as passengers on a commercial flight is unlikely to exceed 0.6 g.”
essay with photos: July 2026 Newsletter – David Lebovitz. A little of this and that from France, including his doctor retiring, Scandinavia trip and luggage handlers strike, getting jam jars from a deceased neighbour whose flat he’s toured before it goes on the market, apricot cherry crisp recipe (link) and links to other summer recipes, the European heatwave and A/C discussion in France, moving on from skinny jeans to looser jeans, and more!
essay with photos: Nectar Thieves (Chris Helzer/Prairie Ecologist) Watching carpenter bees “stealing” nectar from penstemon flowers without doing any pollinating.
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