Good evening. Compost volunteer 🌱 Cherry Tomatoes soon. This one popped up middle of Cuke bed. These were supposed to be long vining slicing variety, hence trellising. Instead they were short bush picking variety. Plenty of room and good timing because my dwarf tomatoes are calling it quits.

Good afternoon. 🌱 Clematis still looking lovely in the deep heat of summer. The Mr.'s lithotripsy went well early this morning. We will be back at the lake later today.

St. Louis City Alder Shane Cohn's Good Deeds STL, a legal money laundry for his Recorder of Deeds campaign, uses 🚨 Kelley Group's Show Me Victories. The main contributor to date is Andy Taylor's Enterprise PAC: $5,000. Of that $2,600 was laundered to Cohn's candidate committee.

Campaign contributions by corporations are investments, not exercising First Amendment right, Exhibit 783017544 David Robert, Chief Investment Officer for Midas Hospitality midashospitality.com/whats-new/mi..., has registered Midas Clayton with MEC for purposes of investing in candidates.

1:45 pm Today, Tuesday, 7/28, St. Louis City Mayor's Board of Public Service www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event... 🔸️ Festival Permits

1 pm Today, Tuesday, 7/28, St. Louis Board of E&A (Mayor, Comptroller, Board Prez) www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event... Agenda includes Mayor Spencer's 🌪 Tornado Recovery Office staffing. Being a sycophant sure pays good.

Good morning. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... enjoying the shorty zinnia next to sweet potato patch during sprinkler time.

Hairy like this?

Good evening. Native volunteer 🌱 Wild Petunia (Ruellia strepens) mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... made itself a Parsley companion plant.

Thru Friday, July 31st, Missouri Conservation Department event at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventD... Nature Art Exhibit 📷 Photography by Harold Ostergaard www.haroldostergaard.com

Good afternoon. 🦋 Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... on native 🌱 Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...

Tax District Dude Developer Bro Matt O'Leary caught gluing Downtown electrical outlets A police officer standing nearby said the man was trying to stop people who are homeless from using the outlets. St. Louis Post-Dispatch article via Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.07.27-1...

#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395850 4 pm Today, Monday, 7/27, St Louis City Preservation Board Zoom Only Meeting www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event... 😡 NO Agenda posted on City Public Meetings Calendar, only on Board's webpage www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d..., violation of Exec Order 60

Good morning. Starting the week with 🌱 Salvia, one of those plants that blooms regardless of how hot it gets. It's a good choice for gardening in these ever climate changing times. Reminders. Carry extra water and share. Check on neighbors w/o AC.

A week's worth of San Marzano tomato harvests = 8 more jars of The Mr.'s garden goodness extra garlic tomato sauce. That brings us to 17 jars.

Good evening. Neighbor's cardinal red 🌱 Hibiscus

It's a jingoistic MAGA motel that used to have a giant Trump cut out in entrance. It's an iced coffee joint. It's a bakery. It's a BBQ place. It's a jingoistic MAGA motel, ice coffee joint, bakery, and BBQ.

Today's 🌱 harvest Lots of San Marzano tomatoes. The Mr. is supposed to sauce and can today but still hasn't started. 🧐 Three smol yellow crookneck squash for a neighbor who asked for smol ones. Two cucumbers One handful of cherry tomatoes. Also ate a handful in garden.

Good afternoon. Neighbor's 🌱 Black Eyed Susans mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat.... She has three large clumps of these growing on side of house. She also has a large patch of Zinnia growing very short, same as ours. 🤷‍♀️

Good morning. A most lovely 🌱 Million Bells (Calibrachoa) flower www.bhg.com/gardening/pl...

Good evening. It's 🌱 Zinnia Saturday. Show us your Zinnia! Advice on How To Harvest Zinnia Seeds To Grow More Flowers Next Year www.southernliving.com/how-to-harve...

You absolutely do not need to click on this St. Louis Post-Dispatch story about Pelosi in St. Louis to support the Gentleman from AIPAC. It's written by racist, misogynist writer Joe Holleman. We know that without looking.

Support an amazing St. Louis organization championing replacement 🌳 trees in Tornado devastated North City & more trees in general 4-7 pm Sept 26 Forest ReLeaf fundraiser ArborMeisters Homebrew + Craft Beer Festival Nursery & Arboretum in Creve Coeur Park moreleaf.org/event/arborm...

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Hey, gardeners looking for preservation advice University of Illinois Extension has great information on 🌱 Food Preservation Canning Freezing Pickling Fermentation Jams & Jellies Drying extension.illinois.edu/food-preserv...

Good afternoon. It's 🌱 Zinnia Saturday. Show us your Zinnia! Advice from University of Illinois Extension on how to prevent, protect zinnias from powdery mildew extension.illinois.edu/news-release...

KC contracor claiming white dude discrimination previously pled guilty to conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud in a federal case kickback scheme tied to demolition contracts. His cause is championed by MAGA AG Hanaway. St. Louis Post-Dispatch article via Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.07.25-1...

Schnucks to eliminate 64 union and non-union workers in Bridgeton. The writing was on the wall. St. Louis Post-Dispatch article Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.07.24-2...

Good morning. It's 🌱 Zinnia Saturday. Show us your Zinnia!

Good evening. 🌱 Butternut Squash flower with complimentary bee (inside)