For #FungiFriday I present this pair of #mushrooms growing from a decaying log on the forest floor. I encountered these by a hiking trail at the #LSU Burden Research Center in #BatonRouge #Louisiana on April 5, 2025.
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I wanted to see if #FernFriday could be a thing? I was walking in the Beauregard Town Neighborhood in Downtown #BatonRouge, #Louisiana when I came across these Resurrection #Ferns, Pleopeltis polypodioides, growing on the base of a tree. I thought they looked photogenic in the little patches of #moss they were growing in. The recent rains have insured they are well hydrated and unfurled. #Mosstodon probably also applies here.
#Spring is in full swing here in #BatonRouge #Louisiana! It’s now time for the glory of the Chinese Fringe Trees. This particular specimen is found at the corner of Fifth Street and Spanish Town Road in the historic #SpanishTown Neighborhood. I wanted to share it to the #bloomscrolling community!
It’s #azalea season in #BatonRouge #Louisiana and this time I thought I’d share the white flowering variety. These particular shrubs were formed into a hedge in front of a historical bungalow in the #SpanishTown neighborhood. I figured they would be of interest to #bloomscrolling and #gardening. The key to getting these type of blooms is not to prune in the fall after the buds are set. If you do that you will only see flowers on the inside of the shrub.
For #bloomscrolling I wanted to share the beauty of these #azalea bushes I encountered on my walk today in Downtown #BatonRouge. These are an old-fashioned variety growing in front of a historic home. #Azaleas are amazing right now, they always make #spring in the #south extra special. Most of the year they are just a shrub, but at this time they are glorious.
Today I saw these old style #camellias while walking in downtown #BatonRouge #Louisiana. I was struck by the rose like flowers. I thought they would be a good topic for #bloomscrolling. Since they are cultivated, they probably are #gardening material as well. Camellias are such great flowers, because they are evergreen and bloom in the late winter when little else is growing. #Bromeliad fans might notice a few sprigs of #Tillandsia growing on the stems of the bush.
#MardiGras
#Louisiana
#BatonRouge
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Title is 'Lady in Red goes to Mardi Gras'.
Revisiting older photos as I think about this year's parade season.
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#NewYork doctor indicted over online prescription of #abortionpill in #Louisiana
PBS News · New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in LouisianaThe case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door for states to have strict anti-abortion laws.
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For #FungiFriday I present this fallen branch that is covered in a striped bracket fungus that I believe is Turkey Tail #Fungus, Trametes versicolor. This photo was taken at Brooks Park in #BatonRouge #Louisiana on November 3, 2024.
For #FungiFriday I wanted to present this little clump of #mushrooms that popped up in my yard in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. The Seek App tells me it is the Ringless Honey Mushroom (Armillaria tabescens) and that it might be bioluminescent. I’ll have to go look at it tonight!
Gov. Landry wants to flatten the corporate tax rate—from 7.5% in the highest bracket—and install a flat 3% tax rate for all businesses no matter how much profit they take.
How will #Louisiana survive the loss of revenue? Cuts to spending, of course.
Didn’t we try this under Jindal? Didn’t we all see how terrible that was?
Contact your representatives and urge them to oppose this madness!
Louisiana Illuminator · 'This tax code is broken': Gov. Landry pitches Louisiana tax overhaul to start special session • Louisiana IlluminatorLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the state’s tax code.
For #ThickTrunkTuesday I took a picture of these majestic spreading Live Oak trees. These trees are growing along a path at City Park in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. Since I took these pictures on Sunday 11/3/24, I guess it also could be a #SilentSunday picture.
#Today I was walking in the Spanish Town Neighborhood in #BatonRouge #Louisiana when I saw this Candle Bush #flower and I thought it would be a good candidate for #bloomscrolling.
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But acc/to a review of arrests in the 5 months since the #law took effect, most of the 17-yr-olds booked in 3 of the state’s largest parishes have NOT been accused of #violent #crimes. Verite News & ProPublica identified 203 17-yr-olds who were arrested in #Orleans, #Jefferson & East #BatonRouge parishes April–September. A total of 141, or 69%, were arrested for offenses that are not listed as violent crimes in #Louisiana law, acc/to our analysis of #jail rosters, #court records & DA data.
A #Law to Target #Teen #Violence led to 17-Yr-Olds Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses
In Feb, a prosecutor from a #rural area outside #BatonRouge asked… #Louisiana’s Senate #judiciary cmte to imagine a frightening scene:You are home w/your wife at 4AM when suddenly a 17-yr-old w/a gun appears. The teenager won’t hesitate, DA Tony Clayton said. “He will kill you & your wife.”
#law #JusticeReform #CommunityServices #AdolescentMentalHealth #racism #FearMongering
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-teens-prosecution-reverse-raise-the-age
ProPublicaA Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.
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One more update from #BatonRouge while it’s still a little light out - some big gusts but the wind and rain are still not so bad.
While I was typing this I heard something big fall down the street 
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As #HurricaneFrancine makes landfall it’s starting to get gusty here in #BatonRouge
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3:30 pm in #BatonRouge - not as windy or rainy as you’d think looking at the radar.
Light rain in #BatonRouge since about 9:30 am. It’s like gentle Pacific Northwest weather but more ominous.